General Notes

Name Prefix:<NPFX> Col.
became a member of the House of Burgesses from the County of Henrico and served
in that capacity in 1644,1645,1646,1649,and 1652.

Military: served in Bacon's Rebellion in 1676 also served in Va House ofBurgess

William Hatcher was a member of the House of Burgesses for Henrico County, Virginia October, 1644; November 1645; Mrch 1645/6; October 1649; and April 1652. At the beginning of the November 1645 session, the House of Burgesses issued the following order which read in part: "Whereas Col. Edward Hill, unanimously choen Speaker of this house, was afterwards maliciously reported by William Hatcher to be an atheist and blasphemer...........And forasmuch as the said William Hatcher, notwithstanding he had notice given him of the Governor and Council's pleasure........hath also reported. That the mouth of this house was a Devil, nominating and meaning thereby the said Right Worshipful Colonel Edward Hill; it is therefore ordered by this house that said William Hatcher, upon his knees, make an humble acknowledgement of his offence unto the said Col. Edward Hill and Burgesses of this Assembly; which accordingly was performed, and the he, the said, Hatcher, dismist paying his fees."

William Hatcher was again Burgess in March 1658/9. The article inciates this to be his last public and states, ".....the temper which induced him to denounce Speaker Hill got him into trouble at the time of Bacon's Rebellion." At a court held by the Governor and Council on March 15, 167/7, "William Hatcher being brought before the court for uttering divers mutinous words tending to the disquiet of this his Majesty's country, and it being evidently made appear what was layd to his charge by divers oaths, and a jury being impanneled to assess the damages, who bring in their verdict that they award the said Hatcher to pay ten thousand pounds of tobacco and caske....."

At a deposition dated 1677, William Hatcher's age was give as sixty-three, placing his date of birth at about 1614.

William Hatcher's son, Henry Hatcher, married Anne Lound, the daughter of Henry Lound. Anne Hatcher, wife of Seth Ward, was their daughter.

Source: The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 5, 1898, pp 98-100

Birth: 14 JAN 1613/14 in Careby, Leicestershire, England 1
Death: MAR 1676/77 in Henrico Co., Virginia 1
Emigration: ABT. 1635 England to Virginia 2
Event: Fact BET. 1644 - 1645 Member of the House of Burgesses, Henrico Co., VA
Event: Fact Immigrant ancestor for Hatcher family in Virginia 3
Event: Fact 1 JUN 1636 Wm. Hatcher received a patent for land for the importation of himself and three others into the Colony of Virginia. 4
Event: Fact BET. 1644 - 1646 Member of House of Burgesses, Henrico, VA 5
Event: Fact 1649 Member of House of Burgesses, Henrico VA 6
Event: Fact 1649 Member of House of Burgesses, Henrico, VA 7
Event: Fact 1649 Member of the House of Burgesses, Henrico Co., VA
Event: Fact 1652 Member of House of Burgesses, Henrico VA 2
Event: Fact 1652 Member of the House of Burgesses, Henrico Co., VA
Reference Number: 14963

became a member of the House of Burgesses from the County of Henrico and served
in that capacity in 1644,1645,1646,1649,and 1652.

Military: served in Bacon's Rebellion in 1676 also served in Va House ofBurgess

William Hatcher was a member of the House of Burgesses for Henrico County, Virginia October, 1644; November 1645; Mrch 1645/6; October 1649; and April 1652. At the beginning of the November 1645 session, the House of Burgesses issued the following order which read in part: "Whereas Col. Edward Hill, unanimously choen Speaker of this house, was afterwards maliciously reported by William Hatcher to be an atheist and blasphemer...........And forasmuch as the said William Hatcher, notwithstanding he had notice given him of the Governor and Council's pleasure........hath also reported. That the mouth of this house was a Devil, nominating and meanin