William Berkeley
Sir William Berkeley (1605-1677)
Governor appointed by King Charles I. He arrived in Virginia in 1642 and governored till the 1670s. He wanted to expand the colony westward so he sent explorers across the Blue Ridge Mountains. He organized a force that put down the 1644 Indian uprising, captured Opechancanough, against Berkeley's orders and killed him. Whlie he did manage to get the land he wanted, he didn't let the white settlement west of a line until he negotiated with the tribes.
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Co-proprietor of New Jersey from 1664-1674. Sold his share to a group of quarrelsome Quakers because of the political difficulties created by New York Governor Nicolls, George Carteret, and himself. Effeciviely split New Jersey into two colonies: East Jersey(belonging to other proprietor Sir George Carteret) and West Jersey. The colony was divided until 1702 when West Jersey went bankrupt and the colony was given back to the English crown, whom unified the colony again.
