Sir John Yeamans (born about 1605 in
BristolBristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London, and east of Cardiff.With an estimated population of 416,400 for the unitary authority in mid-2007, and a surrounding urban area with an estimated 561,500 residents, it is England's sixth, and...
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, died about 1676 in
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(West Indies) was the
Governor of the British
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. He also appointed
William SayleWilliam Sayle was the governor of South Carolina from 1670 to 1671.William Sayle established the first English settlement of the Bahamas between 1646 and 1648 on the island of Eleuthera, although his legal claim to proprietorship in the Bahamas now seems questionable. In his book The Early Settlers...
as Governor of Carolina. He is recorded saying, "He might not be a good governor, but he is the best I could find."
Before he became governor he brought 200 African slaves to South Carolina.
Sir John Yeamans is descended from a famous family line of Yeamans or Yeomans of Bristol, England.
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Sir John Yeamans (born about 1605 in
BristolBristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London, and east of Cardiff.With an estimated population of 416,400 for the unitary authority in mid-2007, and a surrounding urban area with an estimated 561,500 residents, it is England's sixth, and...
,
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, died about 1676 in
BarbadosBarbados , situated just east of the Caribbean Sea, is an independent West Indian Continental Island-nation in the western Atlantic Ocean. For over three centuries Barbados was a colony and protectorate of the United Kingdom; and still currently maintains Queen Elizabeth II as head of state...
(West Indies) was the
Governor of the British
Province of CarolinaThe Province of Carolina from 1663 to 1712, was a colony of British America, controlled by the Lords Proprietary, a group of eight English noblemen led informally by member Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury...
. He also appointed
William SayleWilliam Sayle was the governor of South Carolina from 1670 to 1671.William Sayle established the first English settlement of the Bahamas between 1646 and 1648 on the island of Eleuthera, although his legal claim to proprietorship in the Bahamas now seems questionable. In his book The Early Settlers...
as Governor of Carolina. He is recorded saying, "He might not be a good governor, but he is the best I could find."
Before he became governor he brought 200 African slaves to South Carolina.
Sir John Yeamans is descended from a famous family line of Yeamans or Yeomans of Bristol, England. Sir Robert Yeamans (a brother or cousin) was a High Sheriff and Mayor of Bristol.
Sir John Yeamans' father or grandfather was involved in a plot to overthrow the parliamentary government instilled by the much hated Cromwell. The plot attempt to open the gates of the city to Prince Rupert was discovered and William Yeamans and Robert Yeamans were summarily executed in front of their home on what is today known as Wine Street near the ancient Bristol Castle.