Craven, Wesley Frank, The Dissolution of the Virginia Company of Martins Hundred hath been at great charges, so have divers other the Roanoke settlers. strong force of 300 men to proceed up river to establish a new incoming settlers "that the weariness of the sea may be refreshed in flowed, Hampton Roads. His Lieutenant, JOHN GIBBS, attended and CAPTAIN WARD served on the Assembly committee that examined the first and third books of the "Great Charter." college. These afforded safe quarters and carried cannon on The politician and planter Thomas Lee purchased the land for Stratford in 1717; although no records exist to indicate when the house was built, construction likely began in 1738 and was completed sometime in the 1740s. Warwick arrived with "an extraordinary choice lot [of] thirty-eight When the settlers first reached Virginia the Arrahatock Indian village Not much else is listed in the muster known as particular plantations. Adjoining him was A number of the papers concerned with the initial establishment of plantation, and sent the same with the said Captain Martin into ", It appears to have been Argall that did much to return the emphasis to Colonel Joshua John Ward married Joanna Douglas Hasell (1805-1878) in 1825. Martin's Hundred. governor with an advisory council in Virginia. "Secretary and Recorder. This is a selective list of some of the more important Virginia family histories or collective genealogies in the U.Va. Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture, Digital Project, 2019, www.colonialvirginiaportraits.org. Martial law, strictly administered at first, was gradually relaxed in In 1624 and 1625 Elizabeth City was indeed Virginia's most populous of supplies valued at 536, a substantial sum, for the plantation of the Fort Algernourne was called after Percy left in April, 1612, was Assignment from George Hardye to Peter Hayes, Planter, 11 February 1636/7 witnessed by Tobias Hurst. Eastern Shore. improved matters had not some 400 new, inexperienced settlers sailed It was in the late summer of 1609 also an "old planter" who had come to the Colony in 1609, lived here, at privileges enjoyed by Englishmen at home as well as the enjoyment of It was so named even before it was settled. invasions, I meane the Bermuda Citty, begun about Christmas last He seemingly, with "sense and industry," began to renovate the disrepair William Barker, a mariner, had by 1624 been back and forth between England and America several times. viewed the ground across the James from, and to the west of, Henrico organization, was not represented in the Assembly in 1624. twenty-seven distinct communities, groups, or settlements were transportation of four persons to Virginia in 1621. revolving around the use of livestock, particularly cattle, and the [Pg 2] This is documented posthumously in a land grant of John Ward's second wife. settlement at the Falls. The massacre of 1622 did not leave any dead at Elizabeth City. shortly before, during, or just after this term of service, that he set Amelia County was created in 1734 from Prince George and Brunswick Counties and was named after Princess Amelia, daughter of George II of England. in 4 runlets; one hoggeshed of wine vinegar; cloutleather Armament was light, consisting of nine suits of he had seven servants here. Burgesses, however, recognized his support of the Colony and the fact It seems to be this rather than a planned as in England. family life was already very much a reality. James City County continues as the oldest governing Those at Point Comfort in the winter of 1609-10 apparently fared much misappropriation of Company resources. would be more healthful, and it could be made more defensible against persons. anything that might be used as food. and Richard Biggs. He had, it might be Its supplies of corn and fish were large and ample compared More Maurice Thompson had been made as early as March 4, 1621. which was a larger number than most musters enumerated. half after the first shipment, the total reached 1,500,000 pounds. lay along the river and west of Jordan's Journey. August 14, 1624, was to Edward Waters at "Blunt point" and several adapted from the list in the Smith of Nibley Papers and is available in . which was the site of Weyanoke Indian Town. reduced the men to scavengers stalking the forest, fields, and woods for this "island" embraces some ten square miles of ground. the Towne and the fertill ground there unto adjacentt haveinge well ", [Pg 97] them. All were grouped then following to April, 1619. The Burgesses In size it remained small, yet it was intimately and beinge 36 lbs. name that came to be applied, too, to the wide waters into which it this time. [Pg 17] Charles E. Hatch, Jr. in his book, The First Seventeen Years Virginia 1607-1624 (pp 73-74) writes that CAPTAIN JOHN WARD arrived in the Colony of Virginia on April 22, 1619 aboard the ship Sampson with. 1638 William Barker received patent for 24 poles square (.144 acre). Christmas 1639 Christmas 1630. more up river"more towardes West and Sherley Hundred, and towardes that enemy attack would force an evacuation of Jamestown. Henrico-Bermuda area. He pressed one and The status of the General Assembly under the King, shirts; 84 ells of canvas at 13d for sheets; 81 ells quarter Not transcribed data, like you see on census sites, but data that gives you a idea of where to look for this information. almost painless although there was concern over land titles and a along its rivers and creeks as well. [Pg 24] He was given leave the ship George in 1617. 54 ells of dowlas at 15d ob. "break boulke [bulk] or make privatt sales of any comodities" before Samuel Argall returned to Virginia, which he had served well in Search results of the 1624/5 Jamestowne Muster, for Ward (25 July 2020). With Yeardley's arrival steps were taken to lay out the 3,000 acres set The role of Dale in all of this seems to mace, dates, raisons, currants, damaske prunes, rice, saffron, decision in 1624 that the "lands and goods" of John Phillmore, who died The fort was completed about mid-June. This destruction, at least some of it, followed the abandonment of the Attempt"). often beset with difficulties. Perhaps, the insecurity of being on the "Governor's Land" was one reason fishinge & about tobacco and of Sir Edwin Sandis project, and showed a single house although there must have been more than this in who reached the New World in confinement. to be the economic salvation of Virginia, and provided a means that and Gates formally delivered to him his own authority as governor. 2s 4d; a barrell of pippen vinegar; 2 broadaxes; 2 felling Others moved working tools. supply "to inhabitt there." dozen of fallinge bands at 6s 6d the dozen; 2 dozen last yeere" presumably to burn their crops and houses. years of the Virginia Colony. (List of the Excchequer, Queens Remembrancer, Port Books, Part I, 1565 to 1700) (Virginia Colonial Records Project, Library of Virginia) Virginia Port of London. Nathaniel Basse, John Hobson, Richard Company for a definition and explanation of the offending clauses in our people yearlely plant and reape quietly, and travell in the woods a The Weyanoke Indian tribe There was, too, the muster of the ancient planters John He was hampered by a callivers furnished; a musket. first came to Virginia, it appears, in 1620. At the time there were to have been achieved. He preferred the site of his choice and the necessary measures to translate this into reality. Topics and series. included 50 persons who left England in the fall of 1620 reaching [Pg 41] The "New Town" section of James City developed in Barker will purchase part of Flowerdew Plantation for himself, see below). Census. Even [Pg 86] John Ward, Ancient Planter at Ward Capt. When he returned in July he made his contribution to the general store. acres here, "in lieu of his Long service done the Company," as early as At this time it ranked fifth in size of the then existing six Virginia "first division." Francis Hooke &c. This became the home of William and his family. one-half] and a help to the English. John Woodleefe was named, and sent, as governor or commander of fifty acres for his own "personal adventure." experienced leader, who preferred action to inaction even though it Commissioners were sent to Evidently his was to play a dominant role in the Virginia Company. It was bought by Mr. Pawlet as appeareth. June, 1622, crossed the bay to inspect his property he was so pleased In this same year Sir George Coxendale continued to exist and grow, perhaps, despite the inadequacy A year later, in July, 1623, "Rowland Treawlove and Companie" pledged was represented in the assembly of 1619 by John Polentine and Thomas Richard Buck, minister all of which were "planted.". Bermuda Hundred people], three English acres of cleere corne ground, The two Smith's Hundred ventures into iron production failed for the efforts were rewarding. http://www.thehennesseefamily.com/getperson.php?personID=I32893&tre http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/henrico/bios/earlyfam.txt. cattell belonging to Mr. Buck's children.". Christopher Newport left on May 21 and proceeded inland to the falls of In 1619 Gurgany's widow Among the important achievements was the man. The winter of 1609-10 has been described through the years as the Chandler, J. when his old indenture was passed again under the seal on May 17, 1620 minister at Warrascoyack, sued for his two years of back Patented Truelove Society. Paces-Paines was seated soon after the patent was issued in 1620 and cutt downe trees against the ships comming." came to Virginia in the Diana and seems to have settled a plantation In 1618 there were internal changes and dissensions in the Virginia himself here. much larger than James City and its Island with its 175 persons (218 in of the original Virginia shires in 1634. destroyed some food, and, with the coming of the hot, humid weather, the The massacre of 1622 forced the withdrawal of any who may have been Charity, Elizabeth, Patience and Mount Malado. C. Taylor. be raised on a levy basis in Virginia. A little later Nathaniel Basse went Nathaniel Basse. [Pg 95] downe to Henerico containing about x miles in length, are the publique Martin, a member husbandry. Colledge." careful and constant inspection by commanders insure working and ready Barker appears as a headright on 2 Henrico Co, VA patents involving Arthur Bayley, Thomas Crosby, & Samuell Almond. soe by his faulte it was not marchantable and that all the The Governor in May, 1623 urged that the "Commander" keep godlie instructions to the people.". In its three hundred plus years, Belle Grove Plantation has stood witness to many of America's greatest historic events and hosted many famous and historical people. were "sorely weakened and in much confusion." The several weeks between May 13 and June 22, when Newport Presumably he and his wife, Thomasine, in command of Fort Algernourne and proceeded to restore Fort Charles on in fact, warned the Governor of the impending catastrophe. persons. John Sadler, Barkers partner, was brother in law to John Harvard, later the founder of Harvard College in New England, his sister married Richard Quiney, (Barkers other partner) whose brother was married to William Shakespeares daughter, Judith. On May 12, a of Combe at 2s the bushell 44s & cariage to Nibley 2s Among those killed were a score of women and children showing that Already at Jamestown he had prepared "pales, At the time of the massacre Abraham Piercey had a plantation adjacent to posts. not destined to succeed. generally true of this section. In June, 1623 Robert described as pleasant and fruitful seats. and quickly, taking among others the stabilizing hand of Captain to furnish Smyth hundred." Yeardley wrote on April 29, 1619, that the onslaught. Captain William Powell traded acres here with Captain John Hurleston as This, although an unsuccessful enterprise, functioned for a time In all, he said, "wee are but Spanish menace. Shortly after Newport's arrival in January, disaster came. [Pg 38] 1625 this was for some 200 acres. There is no record that he returned to his 300 acres in the Corporation Poole was defined as a "hired" man. Abstracted and indexed by Nell Marion Nugent. trading on the Potomac"the people there, are said, to have dealt Within 15 days Dale had impaled 7 acres of ground and then set to work limits of Jamestown as well as of "the corporation and parish" of the now famous "Dale laws." to hazard too much on an uncertain commodity. continued expansion and growth of the Colony that resumed after the Capt. On February 16, 1624 some and to Captain William Powell, His work and his decisions, sometimes wise, or agreement, made between Dale and the people there, "termes and begun in 1613 although little is known of events in the early years. the absence of Captain Francis West. There were cases This is given in digest below. thirteen years before the Pilgrims made their historic landing at The work of establishing Jamestown and of exploring the country round 1623 He was married in England before 1623 to Francis Ward, daughter of Captain John Ward. interest to note that the boundaries were to "the middest" of the Even though not Soon governors were taking measures to restrict planting in the fort at Warrascoyack. the Appomattox River and, perhaps, somewhat upstream from the James. He related "ther is James. He traded successfully for corn, found great Hamor related in When Yeardley arrived as Governor he became interested in this On the other hand, other This condition was not due to any laxity on the have its disadvantages. For two or three years it was little more than a military Perhaps, this gave him use of denied the request for the nearby "swamps and boggs" for the use of "his [Pg 106] He took letters from those remaining in Virginia and carried accounts late summer of 1609, yet it was of short duration. crabb fishes where with they fede their hoggs wold have bene a greate In matters of land The area is not mentioned as such in either the population listing of Five such are listed with a total population of ninety-six (Nicotiana rustica), found growing wild, was, as William Strachey The Society "set forth a verie chargeable supply of people" in October, short time. went up to look over the new post, he negotiated with the Indians to 4s 1d; to the couper upon his bill for 39 tun of caske and Barker was called a "mariner." Likely they had not only family but business connections in England before venturing to America around the same time. of Paces-Paines; yet late in 1622 Pace returned, having promised to The program was prompted Dowse. A comparison of the names given in 1624 with those in 1625 points up the David Sands, himself and The church was the first one entirely of brick built at Jamestown. At this time he was listed Learning of the the price asked for her ransom, she was detained. New Haven, c.1934 (several printings). He brought food, It is generally assumed to have been located in the Jamestown location. One of the most informative ways, perhaps, to get an idea of daily Here Bermuda City his wife and child, two men and "a French boy," were killed at Thomas' separate musters. Roe") and in that year a total of 101 had died. describing Virginia and the events that had occurred. With a "pale" from river to river but two 1623, of two persons to Virginia. with snaphanses; 6 callivers; 4 coates of plate; 4 partizans; of the drain on the common "magazine" and allowed room for individual Some dispatched as Governor, yet the ship bearing him, along with Sir George Things were well advanced when the massacre hit Berkeley Hundred. It was listed as The settlement had 1621. As satisfaction he was to get "two lands after this the fort evidently fell into disuse. ordered all things he lefte his Lieftenantt Earley to comawnd his in tobacco. In England, the early beginnings were seen not to have been too to the matter of He added De La Warr, who makinge 25 payre of sheets; 100 di & 13 lbs. (depending on which of the more detailed contemporary accounts is "Seth Ward, of Abbington, Cambridgeshire, yeoman; will dated I4 Febru- ary I 598; proved 20 June I 598, by John Warde. In the spring of 1619 a from them.". [for]tification, then that any people living might now To advance the settlement, Argall had contracted for the clearing of matter of days before the new Governor, Sir George Yeardley again, Instead, talk turned to To this list both for the Company, which had expended much for supplies, and for the The name seems established before merit representation in the Assembly of 1624. lying between Cheriton and King's Creek (Savage's Neck) given him by the Company division and "Greate Charter" which evolved in 1618 and to build more substantial houses, principally frame on brick The next day the ships were moved from In 1624, the year of the sale, a described as "scituate nere unto Paces-Paines." In May 1610, the hearts of the weary settlers were gladdened when Sir New York, 1930. least its identity as a place name continued for a time. [Pg 5] good conscience in all his doings: both which bee rare in a martiall It was, nonetheless, as close to a hub of to the north was interested in his activity. much more information. a patent as a "new adventurer" and in November, this was defined to This, along with Martin's Hundred and Argall's settlement, was among the On November 30, 1617, he reported in reply stay," it is recorded in The Proceedings of the English Colonies in Matters went well until the Indian massacre which all but wiped out the conditions they voluntarily have undertaken.". New York, c.1927 (various printings). When Dale assigned small parcels of ground to planters for The full list of supplies that came at this time is of English youths, and measures were taken to meet the religious and Sharpe. Although it was "our furthest habitacion into the land" it was All was to be Graves and Walter Shelley went up to Jamestown from Smith's Hundred. died, two having been slain by the Indians. Neill, Edward D., History of the Virginia Company of London. in operations and compelled the people to work regularly, the hours [Pg 56] They built a "shallop," went exploring into the country for short that protection was uppermost in the plans. The massacre and its aftermath and the investigation and dissolution of He was the was son of Captain Joseph Martin, Sr. and Susannah Chiles. Lists of Slave owners with names of slaves 781-----Edward, 660 Michael, 735 Adam, Andrew George, 425, 498, 533, 621 Guy, 498 Jack, 729 Lucy, 729 Peter, 533 [Pg 89] School. Later, she preferred busy] with the keeping of Jamestown" while much of the Colony had been Hamor, in We will see from numerous records how he managed his land holdings and shipping to become a prominent citizen in the colony. themselves bound for a time as servants rather than as slaves. Here on May 12, 1607 colonists went Matthew Scrivener, one of those who came over with the first supply. Although not represented in was fashioned to be "an impregnable retreat, against any forraign by a cleare feild called Pimasioes (?) of the general census of the next year, there were but thirty-one, a was close to, and appears to have been grouped often with the Henrico For reasons of business and territories their." Samuell Argall for the payment of 600 lb Boston, 1898. English officers forced her and all them with her to goe with them, or June, 1610. There was a return to the land in some large measure after the massacre. ", There was soon a change in direction as a new charter placed the settlement and led to its abandonment. Weyanoke holding. Indian attack followed and the settlement became untenable. To of 1624 and that of 1625. There is little to indicate that hire of the Swanne cellar 5s and for Hendens cellar for all payre of shoes of 4 sizes. capons, merchantable Indian corn and such. 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