John Ingram

John Ingram (sometimes spelled Isgrum, ) was a settler in colonial Virginia who lived in the settlement of Jamestown and became a member of Nathaniel Bacon's Rebellion. He took the lead of the rebellion after Sir Nathaniel Bacon died from dysentery. The members of the rebellion consisted of 300-500 mostly indentured servants, but included a number of Black slaves. They had been upset at the treaty of 1646, which ended the Third Anglo-Powhatan War. The rebellion occurred throughout 1676, and resulted in Bacon's forces burning much of Jamestown to the ground.

Early life John Ingram Jr. was born sometime before 1644 in Northumberland County, Virginia. His father was John Ingram Sr. and his mother was Jane Ingram. His siblings were Elizabeth Ingram, Thomas Ingram, and Jane Ingram.

On September 19th, members of the rebellion burned Jamestown to the ground, but Governor Berkeley was able to flee. Bacon caught dysentery and died from it on October 26, 1676. As second in command, John Ingram took over leadership of the rebellion, but it soon collapsed, as a Royal Navy squadron arrived to Jamestown and restored order.

Aftermath

Berkeley returned to Jamestown soon after. He ordered the hanging of 23 leading members of the rebellion. It is not known when Ingram died, but most likely, he was one of the men who was hanged.