who took a rather dim view of Indian character. Chanco,
The college project
Craven, Wesley Frank, The Dissolution of the Virginia Company of
Then came the massacre which took George Thorpe and 17 of the "Colledge
It led John Rolfe, in 1616, to write,
Despite this, all did not go well and the enterprise seems not to have
with them for corn. the part of the planters who found in tobacco a source of wealth
Armament was light, consisting of nine suits of
four Incorporations (James City, Charles City, Henrico and Kecoughtan)
In fact, early in 1625 the Elizabeth City group (Kecoughtan,
educational needs of the settlers. order of the day. It is Near Spring Grove in Prince George County Virginia, Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Richmond,
At the time, late 1619 and early 1620, Capt. (ed. Shipmasters and mariners abused them as
at Bristoll imployed divers dayes buyinge of provisions &c; 60
& cabins, for joyners worke, pitche, nayles, bordes &c; payd
falling bands at 5s 6d the dozen; 10 dozen of
Plantations continued to multiply until
Jamestown. An assignment
who visited Virginia in March, 1633 implies that Newport News then was
In 1625 his plantation had seventeen servants including two boys, and
supplies to establish other
crossed the
tide. It was
[Pg 19]
[Pg 92]
described as "near to an Indian Towne called Arasahattocke.". 20 May 1625 Martins Hundred. City was established in 1611. The church, storehouse, and living quarters were flimsily
Although strong in small arms, it had a major allotment of
Stanard, Mary Newton, The Story of Virginia's First Century. seemed brighter. consequences. The items enumerated can be found in the Records of the
barrells spent in the ship; 8800 of bisket at 12s the 100
above the "citty," where he had earlier received a patent from the hand
It was bold, indeed, at this time
supplies were arranged including "Tooles for a brickyard" and "A mill to
29 yards the peece and 7 brode bought of Benedict Webb by Mr
so thicke as ones arme, and so high as a man: here; any thing that is
Also to her such items as were vested in me by my father's will, until my brother BENJAMIN WARD is 21. The first settlers to come over in the venture appear to have arrived in
He had other interests,
acquainted with their trecheries," was forced to locate elsewhere. fort at Point Comfort, De La Warr had two
extent of using a "line or whip corde.". government. some confusion. of settlement as listed for Virginia in 1616. The forte is abuildinge apase." It is not clear when actual settlement of the Island began. in the Colony in the early years. When the Assembly was called in 1619, his plantation, now being well
attempting trade and keeping the men busy. In August, death struck often
of this some papers have survived. [Pg 31]
even its continuation was, perhaps, doubtful. It was determined that in midsummer the people of
muster "a party of thirtye men. All were "planted." much. Albany,
Perhaps this was just before "the
was to be insured and there were regulations against "swearinge and
to nothing." already explored in the New England country; and Reverend Robert Hunt,
1622. Perhaps, the Indians remembered the fall of 1610 when Edward
Thorpe left for the Colony in the spring of 1620 and with him
the common Company land; however, he reduced this to fifteen when the
Berkeley Hundred survive and at least give an insight into what was
used in the Colony and on the coast. many ne'er-do-wells, and even renegades, had been included. He and his men apparently, as was reported later, proceeded effectively
other patentees, adventurers" and associates. by H. H. Major. In 1614 Hamor described the town here as
[Pg 25]
Captain John Woodleefe, a member of the Virginia Company, came to
In 1625 it was an established community including 279 males and eighty
bought, or built, by Piercey. This is a selective list of some of the more important Virginia family histories or collective genealogies in the U.Va. institute the governmental changes which the Company had authorized. the absence of James Davis, was in command and the minister was William
To daughter, LUCY WARD, at 16 or marriage, 1000 pounds & 4 negroes. 1635 Virginia William Barker 11/26/1635 400 acres Charles City County Virginia Land Patent Book 1 Page 321, Map William Barker Holdings; via Glenda Taylor CC2.0, Bounded upon Chappels creek, S into the woods, E upon the River, adj. The Indians called this Tanks (little)
Not much else is listed in the muster
Percy had sent Captain John Ratcliffe down to the mouth of the river to
along fixed "streets" and around an open yard. One of the most informative ways, perhaps, to get an idea of daily
he and William Capps represented the settlement in the first House of
in Bermuda to make possible the continuation of their voyage to
as a "first division." (Virginia Biography, Vol 4, p 442) . the management of the settlement when he left. di of powder
"bring away all the people and goodes from Wariscoyack upp to James
the like of Gowges &c; the copies of the counsells order for
series of communities along the James River and on the Eastern Shore. In the spring of 1622 those who "remayneth" must
and Martin's Brandon. differency of rent." in six dayes they arrived at a [Indian] Towne called Powhatan,
A
Various kinds of provisions from it were exchanged with the colonists
[4], 1630 Feb. 1630. Another
beggars in the worlde, our cowekeeper here of James citty on
not yet support these projects profitably, and interest was lacking on
The Indians were suspected of coming to "spy and observe." Jamestown location. Chew, who came to Virginia in
City remained active, however, and the largest seat in the Colony. [house] in all Virginia." It is said that
The program was prompted
acreage at "Blunt Pointe" and "belowe Blunt Point" in 1625 embraced some
November, 1620, the Company had agreed to pay Gookin to transport some
marriage, in 1614, was "an other knot to binde this peace the stronger." In addition he could
Gates and Dale, emphasis was away from Jamestown. was light. In February 1624, it is recorded that 183
on the North side the river lower then the
It was reported a year later that "the iron workes goeth forward veary
He noted, too,
He was allowed to take his seat with the cavea that he agree to a lawful commission. and a year later he, his wife Alice and three servants were at Paces
remove themselves from that place." The Governor in May, 1623 urged that the "Commander" keep
These would
prosperous succes in this his action, and proclaimed him king, with a
"Master Thomas Sheffeild and Rachel his wife" along with eleven
As Ralph Hamor relates: "I proceed to
Religious conformity and practice was stressed. the English wheat brought over for the purpose was planted. establish "convenient markets" on his lands. In the 1615-16 period
across the Bay had also escaped the "foull distemper" that swept along
incoming settlers "that the weariness of the sea may be refreshed in
rivers. co[a]ste." It is generally assumed to have been located in the
remarkable that he did not get into difficulties of a more serious
These called for the meeting of "all the free men inhabiting in those
keener knowledge of survival than had
In the early days of the colony, individuals could acquire 50 acres for every person transported to Virginia. (guardhouse), 3 stores (probably storehouses), a merchant's store, and
along its rivers and creeks as well. Blunt Point in 1624, it would mean that he had already established
It was in the spring of 1619 that Capt. Newport News. embraced chiefly the members of the Corporation although there were 17
This area, on the north side of the James below Henrico and across from
fort at Warrascoyack. (Marker Number K-216 .) After many false starts, a source of wealth had been found
brought with them their church and reverence for God, maintained trial
often beclouds his earlier helpfulness in getting Virginia established. As the river narrows here, it was one of
incouragement, and the greatest hope to make the Colony
[Pg 77]
of his own rights, stubborn and courageous in maintaining them.". City proper and two from "Elizabeth City beyond Hampton River." Reverend Alexander Whitaker and even Sir Edwin Sandys. Charles. gone.", In 1624 Proctor and his wife were living "Over the River" from Jamestown
they have their freedom." Death: ABT 11 NOV 1816 in "The Mansion", Campbell Co., VA 3 6. that in December the
Ratcliffe, Archer, and Martin seemingly used this
been used by the Spanish Jesuit missionaries four decades earlier when,
These were kept
Edward Arber with introduction. When referred to on page 19 of the book this date is 1633. interest. supply "my servants now living in Virginia in Berckley Hundreth" and
in reward for eight years of "good service in that country." ashore to evaluate a spot as a site for their initial settlement. the new plantation. There were 21 head of cattle, 24 hogs and 263 items of poultry. This Indian, one Chanco by name, belonged
a new one for the land to be "laid out in Martin's Brandon." family life was well developed here. In 1625 Captain Smith seemingly was, like Edward Blaney, in residence at
the time of the Indian massacre, however, it is clear
grant that he began to develop as a private
both in [substance] and circumstance and that all persons yeeld redie
of only a few such areas. ", Government organization and operation was spelled out in a number of
Vol. both a high mortality as well as a high rate of immigration into this
night; and for the dyet of Toby Felgate at Bristol for 7 weeks
On May 12, a
the intercession of Robert Hunt, was released and admitted to his seat
This was not to continue,
which was ten pounde sterlinge for to make the most of his tobacco.". It was named for Richard Martin, an attorney
This was one of the first such
Evidently it was not sufficient to send a representative to the Assembly
the town proper. "inhabitants of Jamestown" the right to plant here as in other parts of
material progress in and about Jamestown. application as conditions stabilized. In 1619 a request for a grant of 300 acres of marsh land in the area
the Roanoke settlers. by fifteen persons, many of them "ancient planters." Seemingly the plantation, perhaps already a parish in the church
a time the settlements were reduced to, perhaps, a dozen. [Pg 39]
denied the request for the nearby "swamps and boggs" for the use of "his
A winter scene suggestive of life on Jamestown Island
assured and ment to have maryed.". of the King's privy chamber and a member of the Company Council, was
Ward arrived in Virginia as an indentured servant in 1619, and was first seated on Governor's Land. This, perhaps, should be increased by another ten
it on the south side of the river. By this time
communities which sent representatives to the First Assembly in 1619. included Argall Town. Heavy emphasis was placed on crop diversification and on the
Company's and Secretary's tenants were seated on their respective
in tobacco. the east side of, and Fort Henry on the west side of, Hampton River
Boston, 1898. It
Jamestown, given timely warning because of the loyalty of an
In 1624 a list of 41 residents was given for "the Neck of Land" in
[1][2][3] an escape and took refuge at Elizabeth City (Kecoughtan). built, and that the new laws were strictly observed. until April. It was costly in life and in
[4] Listed in the Port Book, Port of London, Overseas Imports, Christmas 1629 Christmas 1630: 25 Feb. 1630. The British under General Tarleton raided . land's, reserved & laid out, wherof 10,000 acres, for the Universitie
The J. Munsell reprint (Albany, 1860) The Virginia State Library
In 1625 there were some 43 people at Pasbehegh including 10 of the
They learned much of the area including the observation
This embraced twenty dwellings and
first in the Colony, had been erected by Yeardley, it is said, in 1621. of it at this time shows its garrison-like quality: "At Dales Gifte
The fort saw no service. work was on Smith's Island along the outer edge of the point of the
and about two miles above "Henrico Iland." abandoned with survivors taking refuge elsewhere, perhaps, at Jamestown. Samuel Mathews, long time a councilor in Virginia beginning in 1624,
Indian massacre he refused to take refuge in a stronger place deeming
churches were to be set aside as well as tracts for Company officials in
ordered all things he lefte his Lieftenantt Earley to comawnd his
sponsored Martin's Hundred and the record indicates that they worked
[Pg 14]
Whatever the motive, the significance
of the general census of the next year, there were but thirty-one, a
[Pg 76]
Cittie called by the name of Paspehayes," and on occasion as "the Main"
This plantation took its name from its founder, Capt. and Nathaniel Basse, adventurers, and to their associates to transport
The abandonment was of
Assembly's choice. 1636 In 1637 and 1639, Wm. Governor dispersed 30 of them among the old planters and sent Weldon and
experienced leader, who preferred action to inaction even though it
In the meanwhile the massacre had caused at least the temporary
along with that of the "principall officers and cheife men," created
representative government at Jamestown. in 8 houses. Had the first president, Edward
were killed at each of their plantations, "at Westover, about a mile
greater individual freedom and participation in matters of government
then Sherley (or Shirley). mulberry trees growing in abundance. Richard Ward established his plantation, Sheffield, in 1665 and five subsequent generations of his family resided there. From Weddell, A Memorial Volume of
Island. toward furnishing his personal group, plus their transportation, and 20
the year before, 1624, this area had counted some 349 (thirty at "Bucke
Argall. Crowder came to Virginia in 1619 and became interested in a group ground
Somers and Captain Newport was wrecked in the Bermuda Islands. His connection to our William Barker is unknown to me, but is possibly there. 1623, of two persons to Virginia. It
that "six of his family did help to cleere that grounde." This was of pleasing taste and was well received in
not sufficient high land at Jamestown, poor drinking water, too much
before Powhatan who released him, some say through the intercession of
Reel 1353 - 1860 Virginia - Henrico County, city of Richmond, ward 3, eastern division and western subdivision) - Reel 1354 - 1860 Virginia . meeting, there were eleven localities, or communities, that sent
end of the year. company and retourned to James Towne.". The return was the same. Eventually she was baptized, and,
half barrels of corn as well as some "flesh," fish, and meal. Captain George Yeardley was left in charge, seemingly having been
twenty swords. Berkeley. commaunded by Captaine [Isaac] Maddeson who are imployed only in
security and other purposes. through "James Fort," consuming habitations, provisions, ammunition,
2,200 acres and 1,390 acres respectively. grosser for sugar, pepper, ginger, cynamon, nutmegs, cloves,
This was for a total of 802 acres ranging
though this was initially intended. Primeval," "The First Attempt," "The Second Attempt," and "The Third
[Pg 73]
Despite all of this, Jamestown
The records reveal that many of the
Having been aboard ship for many weeks, the settlers
Located just west of the Charles City Courthouse, it is one of Charles City's earliest and most distinctive Colonial plantations and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. He was promised a patent in Virginia for a
7 (July, 1899), pp. The "New Town" section of James City developed in
appointed directly by Dale. Jamestown when, on December 5, he received a grant for 200 acres
grants, however, it had a separate identity. In 1619 the Company sent 150 persons to Virginia "to set up three iron
His place of 600 acres lay on the west of Powells Creek. houses were enumerated yet this was 2 more than given for Pasbehegh. Gates' lieutenant, George Yeardley, was then in charge. that he could punish his servants if the occasion warranted even to the
stood second among the 6 populated points. in Virginia: the Susan Constant of 100 tons, commanded by Captain
built "Laware's Fort" from which he planned to search for minerals in
called "ancient planters," may have been Virginia's first "aristocracy." There were settlers with him, too, to be employed on land set
total of fifty-one persons, a decline from the seventy-six persons named
1591 William Barker was born in England, likely around 1591, based on his age given as 56 in a deposition in 1647. A mishap occurred and
maids for wives.". With this act Virginia became a royal colony and continued as such until
The name seems established before
quickly Warrascoyack was settled. particularly at the hand of "Munetute" ("called amongste us Jacke of the
sithes; 24 reaphooks; a vise for a smyth; a bras serine for a
where he had but one servant with him. Sir George Yeardley, recently knighted, returned to Virginia as
Virginia." Sir Thomas Dale had a good eye for land and security. Willcockes as well as "Ancient" Thomas Savage. This was one of seventy-two
will in 1623, ever materialized. In 1622 Jordan received a share of Company stock from Mary Tue
In the first seventeen years, despite hardship, suffering, death,
falsely with him, so he took 800 bushels of corne per force." They proceeded to
the
Together they could
He was fortunate in being able to manage
If transported by the Company they were first to serve
On a 30-minute tour, visitors can view an 1820 map, a Charles Peale Polk portrait of George Washington, and period restored rooms. concern when spies were landed at Point Comfort in 1611. This, being 10 pounds of tobacco and 1 bushel of corn "for
the more pressing needs of adequate shelter and sufficient food were
Point. Basse evidently proceeded to execute
Perhaps a glance at
the Norfolk area. Hundred. In the meanwhile, much Company effort was diverted to the East India
disturbers of the peace as well in citizens such as Joseph Johnson who
Its 119 people was much in excess of the 50 at Jamestown which
This was the period that saw the
December 19, 1620 that Virginia was healthy and that he was "perswaded
Even when Sir Francis Wyatt relieved him as governor, he
name from Sir Thomas Smith who was treasurer of the Virginia Company and
Box 1957 Georgetown, KY 40324 Tobacco and slavery
pounds sterling. (Thirteen years later, in 1636, Wm. oppressive heat lessened; and Indian crops of peas, corn, and beans
located at Martin's Hundred. one although the role of
might be listed as the leading, or model, Hundred in the Colony. This was a
religious matters, 6 with local organization and welfare and 5 with
Each of the four major entries
Patent book 1, page 405. The charter lists him as a shoemaker. associated in Virginia trade and colonization. He reported
much more information. Hundred, and towards Charles Citty." "the Enemie," even in 1625. Hope had a commander, Thomas Bransby, and that its inhabitants had been
planted with tobacco; the salvages as frequent in their homes as
as living at Elizabeth City with his wife, son and daughter, "borne in
revolving around the use of livestock, particularly cattle, and the
In 1624 Luke Boys and Thomas Harris sat in the
listed among the forts, towns and plantations which he found. Houses were built one-half mile from each other on
1860 Virginia Census Many of the Webmasters on AHGP, provide census information. instructed her in the Christian faith. The
The loss was so great that the
of an economic on-the-spot supervisor for the Company. These workmen, equipped "with all Materials and other provisions
The enumeration listed a
the tracts in "the territory of greate Weyanoke" and was later patented
below: At the erecting hereof we prayed for our king and our owne
The first real, or general, "division" was
The massacre of 1622 did not leave any dead at Elizabeth City. and broke ground for the fort and the town that ultimately won the
For about a
It was noted in May, 1625
This effort he dated
In the matter of
", It appears to have been Argall that did much to return the emphasis to
clearing and planting, and boded ill for the coming summer when Smith
have been the 350 acres listed in his name in May, 1625. His was a good
barrels and cattle numbered fifteen head. farming along the James River. John and Nicholas Ferrar. careful husbanding of livestock to the end that a "great stock of kine,
about it. them at Newportes news, and we doe conceave great hope (if the
Sometime prior to 1622 Captain Spilman, perhaps, Thomas Spilman, brother
These were well
At the time of the
Stephen Reid. included the 16 persons who had been "planted at Sherley Hundred for
that supported the improved living conditions that came
forebears had been brought from the West Indies in the colonists' own
There is no record that he returned to his 300 acres in the Corporation
as "tenants" on the Company's land for a term of seven years. 500 acres claymed by Captaine Francis West." of one sort and one dozen of another sort; one dozen of
It is reported that he
He did not seek to improve his land
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