As a result of the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715 in Scotland, George Hume spent nearly all of his adult life in Virginia where he became a respected surveyor including areas inhabited by Germanna people. Also, he was an ancestor of several Germanna families that makes him of special interest to Germanna historians. This note examines the reasons behind the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715.

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