Jamestown Island in James City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

In Memory of the Colonial Governors

Colonial Governors Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, July 3, 2026

1. Colonial Governors Marker

Inscription.
In Memory of the Colonial Governors and Presidents of the Council Officially Resident at Jamestown
1607-1698
Edward Maria Wingfield · John Ratcliffe · John Smith · John West · William Berkeley · Richard Remp · Thomas West, Lord de la Warr · Richard Bennett · Edward Digges · George Percy · Samuel Matthews · Thomas Dale · Francis Moryson · Thomas Sales · Herbert Jeffreys · George Yeardley · Samuel Argall · Nathaniel Powell · Francis Wyatt · Francis West · John Pott · Henry Chicheley · Thomas Lord Culpeper · Nicholas Spencer · Francis, Lord Howard of Effingham · Nathaniel Bacon · Francis Nicholson · John Harvey · Edmund Andros

Erected by Society of Colonial Dames of America in the State of Virginia.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the The Colonial Dames of America series list.

Location. 37° 12.51′ N, 76° 46.705′ W. Marker is in Jamestown, Virginia, in James City County. It is on Jamestown Island.

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It can be reached from no nearby street. mounted on the inside wall just beyond the tower of the Memorial Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jamestown VA 23081, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Tombstones (a few steps from this marker); Church Tower (a few steps from this marker); Jamestown Memorial Church (a few steps from this marker); The Tombs of James and Sarah Blair (a few steps from this marker); Jamestown’s Churches (a few steps from

marker shown mounted on wall and left of west entrance through tower to church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, July 3, 2026

2. marker shown mounted on wall and left of west entrance through tower to church

this marker); 1608 Church (a few steps from this marker); A Towering Achievement (a few steps from this marker); Pocahontas (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jamestown.

Also see . . . Wikipedia entry for 'Colonial Governors of Virginia'.

The Governor of the Colony of Virginia was the appointed head of government of the British Colony of Virginia.

(Submitted on July 8, 2026, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia.)

marker is located just past the tower shown and to the right upon entering the Memorial Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, July 3, 2026

3. marker is located just past the tower shown and to the right upon entering the Memorial Church

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2026, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 14 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 8, 2026, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.