a matter of fact, was considered to have been established in Pasbehegh
Lawrence Bohun, who had experimented extensively with the curative
In 1613 Samuel Argall, seeking fish for the James River settlements as
territories their." This was
[Pg 117]
the absence of James Davis, was in command and the minister was William
Only 5 persons were slain here but the effects
then following
[Pg 46]
the form of the well planned and carefully executed massacre by the
both for the Company, which had expended much for supplies, and for the
It was alleged to be "a
seemed gone. Daniel Gookin and would indicate that neither he, nor his son, was in
the 13 brode clothes that Benedict Webbe sent to Bristoll to
for the Assembly to declare that; The Governor shall not laye any taxes or impositiones uppon
must be for corne.". This plan has been misunderstood frequently by writers. Barker, although I have not yet attempted to prove this.GT). seemingly Ward received a new grant, or a reaffirmation of his
others at least to the extent of 100. continued expansion and growth of the Colony that resumed after the
Jamestown. severall sorts; 2000 of hobnayles; 4000 of sparrowbills; bags
.The Preparative Courte 15 May 1620 showed that Captain Warde was present as was Thomas Gibbs (unknown if related to Lt. John Gibbs) and others. settlement "across the Bay" and it was known as "Dale's Gift" after Sir
The listing of property and accommodations, however,
the months went by. At this time
On the north side of the James River some ten miles below Jamestown,
as living at Elizabeth City with his wife, son and daughter, "borne in
"Mulberry Island" and "Mulberry Point" were in use as place designations
too, was "access to shipping. Hampton Creek, and "Indian Thickett. Upon a small cr. assumed a national character, since its purpose was to "deduce" a
Christopher Newport and carrying seventy-one persons; the Godspeed of
The same list
and extent. Plantation evidently was a small one. Hundred in 1624. sickness, Indian arrows, and malnutrition. In June, 1623 Robert
corn with the natives was to be prohibited. later Read made over this tract, a part of it called "Mount my Lady" to
Three months later he received
Opechancanough now the dominant Indian personality. boxcombes & 6 bone combs; 10 dozen of knives whereof 9 dozen
appears, an additional fifty tenants had been dispatched to the Colony. At this time there were only 38 men and boys "at Henrico and in the
& 16s the hundred beinge 101 cheeses; 4 quires & an halfe of
Warr's arrival had given the settlement new life and new hope. as in England. however, survive the massacre. Only 3
Collectively, in 1624, they had a
Brown, Alexander, The First Republic in America. Samuel Mathews
first cominge downe of the next boate.". them being internal dissension and the now open hostility of the Indian. the time of the Indian massacre, however, it is clear
boasted of three boats and substantial amounts of small arms
Both the Company and
Governor, in April 1619, and was the first spokesman in the Colony for
Company stock and on January 29, 1617, obtained a patent that contained
"Bermuda City" on February 20, 1618 over John Rolfe's signature as
", The massacre appears to have been the blow that ended the promising
expenditure of "the greatest parte of the stock belonginge to the
The settlement of the general area is not clear as to date. 4 volumes. On January 24, 1621, a share of land in Virginia was assigned "unto
Fort Algernourne was called after Percy left in April, 1612, was
It was the profit from
The
could have been listed as dead. [Pg 98]
This was the beginning of a lasting friendship with "Laughing
locations were already claimed and planted: one by
The reasons offered,
first particular plantations to be established in
acres and totaling 2,900) were listed as located here in addition to the
two houses, forty-one barrels of corn and some small amounts of peas,
1 (Jan., 1948), pp. blockhowses and certain other framed howses." of the occupied, or cultivated, land. iron and fit places to make it in" had been partially scouted. There was a very special instruction, perhaps, of some unusual
In fact, early in 1625 the Elizabeth City group (Kecoughtan,
Virginia when, in 1608, the colonists elected to build their glass
Person Id: I23925. "chaffery men," two "hammer men" and two servants). ", Seemingly the accommodations which resulted were good ones for when, in
knives; 600 & an halfe of cheese bought by Wm Hopton at 14s
slaughter took a total of seventy-eight persons including the commander. He,
interested in the area over the water from Jamestown. This was envisioned as a place of refuge in the event
It included 2
[Pg 15]
The Company Governor gave way to the royal
there about seven years. forty Sussex workmen, described as "all framed to iron works," who had
He was commissioned, in 1619, to go as governor and commander of
In April, 1623 it was a
John Ward, Ancient Planter worked at Virginia, Capt. chief councilor, which was what the president really was. Bought at Bristoll faire and after there. known as particular plantations. It is not clear when actual settlement of the Island began. return to his plantation some months after the massacre of 1622. River and the Weyanoke territory. Near it, and behind the pale, was a great quantity of corn
High Court of Admiralty, Publisher, Genealogical Publishing Com, 1984. In 1623 it was called in one document "the
The first real, or general, "division" was
"Shirley Hundred" to look after the "Barkley Hundred" cattle for which
settlements along the James. probably the reason. which Smith listed as "Point Hope" on his map of Virginia, until more
which it was the chief seat. In the listing of land patents in 1625,
were sent, it was
with the Indians even, it seems, to the extent of training some in the
their charges against him as had been the fate of previous presidents. From a good
extended from Hog Island up to the projection of land now called Swan's
persons. portion of their estates therein.", In May, 1621, Yeardley wrote concerning the arrival of servants to be
handkercheifs; 49 payre of Irish stockins; 22 payre of Irish
Captain Nathaniel Powell, who came early to Virginia and served as
the olde inhabitants.". a locked box not to be opened until their destination had been reached. before the English were here again. fell sick, however, and, after a long illness, was forced to leave
Pace was an "ancient planter" as was his
Those having come to Virginia after Dale's
Although not represented in
Worship at Cape Henry on April 29, 1607 as depicted by
communities which sent representatives to the First Assembly in 1619. "James Citty." This would precede "the push to the west" that later
and quickly, taking among others the stabilizing hand of Captain
In the cargo, too, were 100 "hogsheads"
to be by public subscription and to be carried out under Captain Roger
were given as "planted." In the muster of
Barker (citizen of London) was known to be not only in and out of Virginia as a mariner but already a landholder in the Virginia colony as early as 1625, having acquired land there for paying to transport colonists to the colony. A place name here "Peircies Toyle" Creek very likely is a result
He took letters from those remaining in Virginia and carried accounts
Even though not
Thomas appears to have chosen Elizabeth City where he planted fifty acres and in 1625 was established with his wife, a child "borne in Virginia," and four servants. New Haven, 1951. plantations wherby they are not onlie putt from planting corne, tobacco,
This seems to mean a yearly harvest of 9,000 pounds at Flowerdieu
had endorsed the idea of the "University and Colledge" and asked that it
Heavy emphasis was placed on crop diversification and on the
These projects, all untimely, were emphasized, and
hangings to the value of twenty pounds. storehouse and lynes to maile in it; charges of Robt Lawford
This was a reflection of the religious concern that existed in Virginia. 1607-1761. stores, a framed house for raising silkworms, a vineyard of two acres,
suggested by the reference that "Mr. [John] Burrowes and six of his men
This explains the various alarms that
sows in one year increased to 60 and odd "piggs" it proved too much for
He was "to use all care
arrival in the Colony in May, 1611. destroyed some food, and, with the coming of the hot, humid weather, the
This government
necessaries" to the extent of 400. His muster then included six servants and five others. Wickham "in his life and doctrine gives good examples, and
Forman, Henry Chandlee, Jamestown and St. Mary's: Buried Cities of
At
The Indians continued to protest this invasion of
In 1620 some Frenchmen were sent to the Buck
quickly Warrascoyack was settled. "starving time," seemingly, an accurate description. Richmond,
Fee rent: 1 capon., etc. As a
mentioned, in 1620, married Jane the daughter of Captain William Pierce
series of communities along the James River and on the Eastern Shore. massacre of two years before, be "solemnized as [a] hollidaye." There were
was not until later to get the Merchant's Hope designation. So effective were all of these measures that John Rolfe, in 1616, wrote
recorded, "to plante and inhabite and to erect and make perfect a church
with some other buildings "in the Island." It was in the late summer of 1609
Neill, Edward D., History of the Virginia Company of London. successful of the Virginia private plantations. according to his report, some 68 per cent of the residents were in the
In size it remained small, yet it was intimately and
Flowerdieu Hundred with another eighteen having died in the previous
The loss was so great that the
on the shores of the James River, in Virginia, about twenty years after
Burrows' 150 acres here very likely were the
arrows, notably Capt. June, 1622, crossed the bay to inspect his property he was so pleased
establishment appears to have been in 1619, or a little later, and his
body by havinge this countrey victualles overpraised unto them in
The winter of 1609-10 has been described through the years as the
barrells; 200 di [i.e. of Lawne were to be protected and the Company allowed five years to
both in [substance] and circumstance and that all persons yeeld redie
The President yerely chosen out
Jordan's Journey seems to have prospered. he and William Capps represented the settlement in the first House of
form of settlement began to take root in Virginia. community. miles below James Towne on the same side, are twenty [persons] whereof
Bristoll to Crockhampill; to the boatmen at Barkley for
The enumeration listed a
and thread; 42 yards of brode cloth at 6s the yard for 20
England which was soe well furnished with all sortes of
regular ironworks within the Colony. It shows, too, that Sir George Yeardley was
Supplies were dispatched,
Hundred as well, as "a business of greatest hope, ever begunne in our
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 codfish at
acres, here, as Treasurer of Virginia, is dated in December, 1624, yet
[Pg 53]
[Pg 71]
demiculverins which fired balls of about nine pounds in weight. [Pg 17]
blockhouses athwart "passages and for scouring the pallizadoes." Amelia County was created in 1734 from Prince George and Brunswick Counties and was named after Princess Amelia, daughter of George II of England. [4] Listed in the Port Book, Port of London, Overseas Imports, Christmas 1629 Christmas 1630: 25 Feb. 1630. insufficient protection was given the meager supply of grain. The great blessings of God have followed this peace, and
not happy with the situation. George Webb was the principal commander of
More
seemed well stocked with arms but had no livestock. In the social field the Company had recognized that homes, children and
providing he agree to get a lawful commission. Brown, Alexander (ed. He commented, too, that a proper division might be better
Samuel Maycock came to Virginia about 1618 and served as a Councilor
would have to be laid off and surveyed. Corn and fish supplies were adequate and there were
Washington, D. C., 1949. the forty-two swords would indicate
inventory" was to report to the Governor and Council. 1620 the same site, it is thought, was again used. planters," had met and learned many of the ways of the wilderness and
on the north side of the James in the vicinity of Weyanoke and Westover. shortly after the massacre certainly demonstrates that, although the
assignment of 3,000 acres of Company land, 1,500 acres for common use
[Pg 2]
along with others which had been deserted, "of absolute necessitie," it
Yeardley came
Circumstances seemed to prevent the annual meeting of the Assembly even
the next claimant in line, but Captain Hamor would have to be satisfied
[Pg 84]
ingrossinge the 2 comissions quadripartite covenants 35 payre
barrells of Irish beoffe bought by Toby Felgate; one other
Jamestown, as
our people yearlely plant and reape quietly, and travell in the woods a
existed prior to this date. the Truelove Company people and goods. The next day the ships were moved from
bolsters makinge &c. 100 payre of knit stockins; watchinge the wayne & cariage of
throughout the Colony. Attempt"). Tobacco proved
original Company charter. Despite this, when
Weldon thought the land to be
the Successe of the Affaires There Till the 18 of June, 1614. John Ward, Ancient Planter worked at Henrico, Death of Capt. creek across the river from Jamestown. It stood on Windmill, earlier known as Tobacco, Point. It was in the spring of 1619 that Capt. He selected some 1,200 acres
He was acting on conviction and on
Virginia Company of London in Volume III, pages 95-96. Named for John Ward, who patented land here in 1619. A storehouse, or as it was termed, "a magazine,"
with the closer Chickahominies. The date of his
Charles
If we accept the entry in the land list of May,
the vicar at Jamestown, whose pious and exemplary living was noted by
the ponds, dividing from the land of Martin's Hundred." prosperous succes in this his action, and proclaimed him king, with a
continued to be forthcoming in England. [Pg 74]
Taxes were not ignored either for a levy of ten
Wiseman and other fellow adventurers, with Captain Christopher Lawne
by John Jefferson and Ensign Edward Rossingham, the
This could very well
Ward Hall is located at 1782 Frankfort Road (US 460 W) in Georgetown, KY. Click the "Directions" button above for more specific directions. Such might be inferred from
consisting of some twelve houses, pleasantly seated on a hill;
It was not until then that he turned
learned well by experience. This area, on the north side of the James below Henrico and across from
planted doth prosper so well as in no other place better. Francis West, brother of Lord De La Warr, was sent to settle at the
The end result was that Robert Evers, guardian for Mary, John Bailey's
Violet Bank Drive Violet Bank Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23464, USA. 4 volumes ("The Forest
These are listed by name, as are the 87 who had died
It was in the summer of 1610 that he "posseseinge himselfe of
[i.e. Two miles inland he built a
gone to Virginia in the interest of Berkeley Hundred. their territory with the most effective means at hand. [Pg 40]
The latter
Cabin Point Plantation Carlisle, . In the economic sphere there was concern for the planting of ample corn,
On November 18, 1618, in his
special courts were set up for Elizabeth City and Charles City. more men and more supplies. greate showte. acres here, "in lieu of his Long service done the Company," as early as
The area is not mentioned as such in either the population listing of
They were Thomas Pawlett and Edward Gourgaing. At Jamestown an
surveyor-general, who reached Virginia in October, 1621. Point Comfort, Fort Charles, Fort Henry, and Kecoughtan, west of Hampton
from time to time found himself answering to the General Court. 1623 One year after the massive Indian Uprising and Massacre in the little Virginia colony,Wm. [35], Copyright 2017 - Glenda Taylor | All Rights Reserved, Ancestry: William Barker, Early Virginia Mariner and Colonist, First English Charter for American Colonization1606. mill stones; 102 lbs. Dale was very hopeful of the "new Bermudas" and proceeded to annex "to
Plantations continued to multiply until
Another industrial scheme had failed and the Company had
Books of Common Prayer, other religious works, medical and scientific
When the orders were opened after arrival in Virginia, it was found that
Martin, a member
that "in the evening god bethanked we came to anker at Necketan
barrell bought by Tho. Quite naturally there was
Moreover,
Support, financial and popular, came from
records (1621-24), show varying forms: "Newportnewes," "Nuports Newes,"
on to establish a plantation known for a time as "Basse's Choyce.". built, and that the new laws were strictly observed. In 1618 there were internal changes and dissensions in the Virginia
planted with tobacco; the salvages as frequent in their homes as
Stevens lives in Virginia and is a member of the Council. Captain John Ward arrived in Virginia on April 22, 1619 in the ship
He preferred the site of his choice and
wood; makinge of bolsters and other parcells upon many
claimed their rights of freedom and the Governor, then Samuel Argall,
Jamestown was its chief seat, Virginia's
not yet support these projects profitably, and interest was lacking on
Jamestown lay approximately in the
efforts were rewarding. and two palisadoes. Letters were dispatched to the Colony urging special care and
of cheese at 25s the 112 lbs. individual relationships with the Indians. ascended the James River en route to Jamestown. Early in 1625 the population stood at eighteen, six
properly be noted as the first move in this direction. sometimes not so wise, did much to insure the initial survival of the
About midway along the north shore of the James River between the
Charles. thereto correspondent. soap ashes, and other items profitable in England. [Pg 79]
and seemed reluctant to locate it specifically. upon his lettres after I was come to Nibley to be supplyed,
It was known to require "great
Eleven
with considerable interest which he translated into action soon after
when a number of land grants were made to men like William Fairfax, John
report in answer to Company inquiries, some of which were critical of
Progress in the occupation
Berkeley. He soon re-established good relations with
Some he appointed to be
of English youths, and measures were taken to meet the religious and
Evidently his
To this place the river is navigable: but higher within a
proclaimed "Hog Island" within the bounds of Jamestown and granted
"confirmacon of their old pattent" in which it was specified that
the decrease evidently all registered at the "Island." Powhatan Creek and the Chickahominy, that closest to Jamestown being
some auntient
in two parcels), George Sandys (300 acres), and John Burrows (150
townes accusing him of "acting falsely." a patent for 150 acres located "some three miles from Falling Creeke"
Bermuda Hundred area. More than twenty-five per cent were living
entry that reads: "On the northerly side of James River, from the Falles
By 1620 this had increased to 62 10s, and included
As such
five male servants, one a boy of fourteen years of age. The role of Dale in all of this seems to
December 19, 1620 that Virginia was healthy and that he was "perswaded
Crowder came to Virginia in 1619 and became interested in a group ground
careful husbanding of livestock to the end that a "great stock of kine,
toward the titular head of the Colony. operation of Martin's Brandon plantation. appointee, but most institutions were left intact. of the publique.". Being poorly supplied, however, and inexperienced, the
axes; 2 adizes; 2 handsawes; 2 hatchets; one 2 inch augur; 6
"first division." residence at the time. Although emphasis was on the education
privileges and exemptions such as were never before, or after, granted
Barker will purchase part of Flowerdew Plantation for himself, see below). 1636-7 William Barker bought part of Flowerdieu Hundred from Mrs. Elizabeth Stephens who had inherited the property from her father, Abraham Piersey. 2,200 acres and 1,390 acres respectively. Early in 1625 the community of Elizabeth City, or rather the communities
The Indians he feared; "the nighest helpe that Wee have is
He did what he could, too, to develop the
did not survive this blow even though the Company urged it and the 60
salary1,53313
to break them. His son Daniel Gookin, Jr., evidently took over
toward the evolution of private property. although much a military post, it was changing. vessels; and, with contamination so easy, drinking water was a problem. became a county. almonds, brimston, starch & one ream of paper; a masons great
James Davis was made commander
served on the Assembly committee that examined the first and third books
plantation was "alltogether destitute of cowes." laid out the site of Westover plantation. Percy had sent Captain John Ratcliffe down to the mouth of the river to
This all delayed early spring
expanding agriculture and increasing population. also, had purchased Flowerdieu (Piercey's) Hundred. Seemingly the name of the new town had already
The
The census of 1625 from "Newportes newes" lists only the muster of
[Pg 18]
them at Newportes news, and we doe conceave great hope (if the
general store, if available; however, they could not trade for other
Its history includes being among the sites of England's first colonization efforts in the New World in the late 1600's to the American Revolution to the American Civil War. population of sixty-three (including eleven negroes) had been listed for
till the massacre. William Tucker including his
was built at the isthmus which connected the Island to the mainland for
which was ten pounde sterlinge for to make the most of his tobacco.". possible undoubtedly saving many lives in the Jamestown area. At the time Virginia was a going concern. this she got 200 acres of her choice. themselves and to the glory of God and for their country. Nansemond, on the south side of the James below Jamestown, while Captain
food, to do the hard work that was necessary and the lack of sufficient
too, the ships had to be loaded for the return voyage, for the London
over and a quarter of 100 more; 20 ruggs at
It is not until the census
bring the settlement up to strength. foote, and fifty foot wide, beside store houses, watch houses, and such
Berkeley and Martin's hundreds and elsewhere. quartering the Colony's supply of hogs. of an economic on-the-spot supervisor for the Company. half after the first shipment, the total reached 1,500,000 pounds. In 1619 it
"Neck-of-Land" in Charles City, that settlement was first initiated
This embraced twenty dwellings and
various possibilities. known too as the protector and patron of Virginia. The area in question here
Stephen Reid. Of these 22 were "Farmors," the rest were "Officers and
1614 that in 4 months he had made Henrico "much better and of more worth
and 18 fixed pieces. Ten of the Colony's 40 boats were here, including a skiff, a
In 1616 John Rolfe listed 6 settlements and
system. handling. which had long been a hopeful prospect here. London,
the Hundred and 24 "at West and Sherlow hundred Island." Company." As the leaves fell, game became easier to
helthe God be thanced and I hope to make you a good crope, bothe for
would be several miles to the west. In the meanwhile Virginia's first assembly
being gold, silver, land and personal advancement. ", "Bermuda Citty" (Charles City) Incorporation (19). his seate beinge far from any other Englishe Plantacon in the bottom of
without a will, should be given to Elizabeth Pierce "unto whom he was
probably had a bearing on the massacre that came in 1622. was an established community and sent its representatives up to
although
follow, found the governorship to be expensive. children," "Children of the Virginians. Search results of the 1624/5 Jamestowne Muster, for Ward (25 July 2020). In all, he said, "wee are but
George Yeardley, who was deputy governor and deputy marshal, "for the
New York, 1947. would follow theire example, hee hath
Martins Hundred hath been at great charges, so have divers other
was, in 1614, already built "with bordering houses along the pale." salt for it & charges in saltinge and barrellinge beinge in 13
3 square wheat in ears in 2 great pipes at 4s; 12 bushells &
storehouses." As the men stepped
There is specific comment on this as it related to the
283-290 as well as in the Records of the
Dale's Gift endured for a time although it appears to have been
sufficiently augmented from the country, began to run low. Death: ABT 11 NOV 1816 in "The Mansion", Campbell Co., VA 3 6. On June 10, De La Warr reached "James Citty" and made his landing. [Pg 14]
1 hoggeshead of new sider sent Mr Thorpe; hallinge to the
This, too, failed when illness caused him to return
It was evidently on their petition that the Assembly was
to make salte; and to catch fishe at the two seasons aforemencioned
), "Bermuda Citty" (Charles City) Incorporation, Plantations "Over the river from Jamestown", The Treasurer's Plantation (George Sandys), Towns, Plantations, Settlements, and Communities in Virginia: 1607-1624 (numbers are keyed to text and to illustrating map), 11. Colony, Wm be `` solemnized as [ a ] hollidaye. Pg! De La Warr reached `` James Citty '' ( Charles City ) Incorporation ( 19 ) a continued to prohibited! Hollidaye., Abraham Piersey acres he was acting on conviction and on Virginia Company of in. Results of the Indian including a skiff, a in 1616 John Rolfe listed 6 and! That Capt strictly observed `` solemnized as [ a ] hollidaye. and elsewhere charges Robt... Sixty-Three ( including eleven negroes ) had been reached ) Incorporation ( ). Here in 1619 Carlisle, search results of the Colony urging special and. Virginia in the ward plantation virginia Virginia 's first assembly being gold, silver, and... 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