Edward Bland

Edward Bland (died ca. 1653) was an English explorer and merchant. Early and family life Bland was born in England to the wife of John Bland, a London merchant and investor in the Virginia Company. His mother was named either Mary, or Susan. He was baptized on February 5, 1614 in the Saint Stephen Coleman Street parish. He had several brothers and sisters, of whom John Bland II, Theodorick Bland and Adam Bland also emigrated to Jamestown, where they became merchants, trading Virginia tobacco and other goods for items essential for the colony's well-being as well as luxury goods. Personal life Around 1634 Bland married his cousin Jane Bland, the daughter of his uncle, Gregory Bland. They had one child together, Edward.