James Crewes

James Crewes
Born1622 (1622)
England
DiedJanuary 26, 1677(1677-01-26) (aged 55)
Jamestown, Colony of Virginia
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Other namesJames Crews
ConvictionTreason
Criminal penaltyDeath
Member of the House of Burgesses for Henrico County
In office
June 1676 – 26 January 1677
Serving with Nathaniel Bacon
Preceded byWilliam Farrar
Succeeded byThomas Cocke

James Crewes (or Crews) (1622 – 26 January 1677) was an English merchant who traded with the Virginia colony before emigrating there. He became a planter in Henrico County and represented it for one session of the House of Burgesses, but was executed for his participation in Bacon's Rebellion.

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