Memories of Virginia
He made the silent return to his British home to sleep well with his kindred. He left the coast of Virginia mourned, loved and regretted. Nor was the dead Governor forgotten in the great event when England had a King, and amid the joy notes that sounded over the James, September 20, 1660, there was a requiem in hearts: "He comes no more."
A name beloved as no other Virginian from 1622 till 1660. A great man of a great race
Samuel Matthews,
Founder of Jamestown, the Birthplace of our Nation.
Note.
| The Royal Government established . | 1624 |
| Civil War in England. . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1642 |
| King Charles beheaded . . . . . . . . . . . | 1649 |
| Mathews died March . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1660 |
| Restoration Charles 2d, May . . . . . . . | 1660 |
From 1660 a new regime stand recorded, namely:
The Colonial Government permanently established under Governor Spottswood, 1710, to mark the Second Century of Great Britain's occupation in the Western World.
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See note on page 80.
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