His brother Raleigh Travers emigrated to Virginia by 1651 or 1652, the first session in which he represented Lancaster County in the House of Burgesses.
In 1675, as Colonel for Lancaster County, the Governor's Council commissioned him to employ Native Americans to defend the Colony.
[3] His role in Bacon's Rebellion is unclear, for May 13, 1676 correspondence has survived in which Travers complained that Governor Berkeley was misinformed about the Susquehannock and Portotobaco tribes.
Thus, one historian who believes him probably aligned with the previous Speaker, Augustine Warner Jr. (who owned land in many counties but could no longer serve in the lower house representing Gloucester County after his elevation to the Governor's Council), and not attracted to Bacon's cause.
[2] His successor as Speaker, Mathew Kemp, represented Gloucester County before his speakership and until his elevation to the Governor's Council.