John Ingram was a settler in colonial Virginia who lived the settlement of Jamestown and became a member of Nathaniel Bacon's Rebellion.
In 1622, the second Anglo-Powhatan War broke out when the Powhatan attacked Jamestown and killed 347 settlers, roughly 30% of the settlement's population at the time.
[citation needed] In 1676, John Ingram joined 300–500 men under the leadership of Sir Nathaniel Bacon in a rebellion against the local government.
In "The Declaration of the People," Bacon accused Governor Berkeley of being nepotistic and demanded a military commission to fight Native tribes.
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.