"William Claiborne"@en . "Clayborne, William"@en . "Secretary of State for the Virginia Colony" . "William Claiborne (c. 1600 \u2013 c. 1677) (also spelled \"William Cleyburne\") was an English pioneer, surveyor, and an early settler in the colonies/provinces of Virginia and Maryland and around the Chesapeake Bay. Claiborne became a wealthy planter, a trader, and a major figure in the politics of the colonies."@en . . "1677Z"^^ . "1600Z"^^ . "Parliamentary Commissioner and Secretary of the Virginia Colony" . . . . "Claiborne, William"@en . . "Colonial settler" .