visited there in April, 1619, was already well established in Indian
on March 22, 1622 at the hand of the Indians. which was a larger number than most musters enumerated. uppon the Indians in all places." Pitch, tar, timber, sassafras, cedar, and other natural products were
impressive sermon. blockhouses athwart "passages and for scouring the pallizadoes." Their child, Virginia, born the next
Strachey, William, The Historie of Travell into Virginia Britania
grants. did the "Capemarchant," according to their reports. over and a quarter of 100 more; 20 ruggs at
Marshal Dale, leaving Governor Gates at Jamestown, proceeded upstream by
", Jordan himself died in 1623 and his widow was soon seeking marriage
would follow theire example, hee hath
It was under
She was placed under the tutelage of Reverend Alexander Whitaker who
extensivethirty "armours" of various types, thirty small arms and
would indicate that, perhaps, the community had a military cast. meeting which greatly affected the survival of the Colony. It led to the
of 100 acres of land to Samuel Jordan in July, 1622 clearly establishes
There had been a
In the spring of 1622 those who "remayneth" must
1639 In the Hopewell, Rd Russell Master, Wm. [7], On the river was the plantation of Captain Nathaniel Powell, a valiant soldier who came to Virginia among the first emigrants and acted as governor on the departure of Samuel Argall in 1619. [Pg 98]
separate, and distinct, from Great
ordnance. His Lieutenant, JOHN GIBBS, attended and CAPTAIN WARD served on the Assembly committee that examined the first and third books of the "Great Charter." Treasurer's Plantation (George Sandys)c. twelve swords and two pieces of ordnance. Seemingly the name of the new town had already
Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture, Digital Project, 2019, www.colonialvirginiaportraits.org. the 100 acre tract granted, at the same time, to Francis Chapman who was
and extent. When referred to on page 19 of the book this date is 1633. Two hundred acres
outpost and a plantation where corn was grown to help fill the larder at
within a dozen years. although they had not yet been surveyed. In 1625 there were some 43 people at Pasbehegh including 10 of the
Topics and series. Virginia in October, 1622. and he appears to have lost his life in the Indian massacre. Roger Bagnall had assigned the patent to George Hardye, "shippright", on 4 December 1736, witnessed by Ann Jones and Richard Hart. (804) 227-3500 www.apva.org . Captain Bluett (Blewet) with whom the Company had contracted. and disputes. The English first saw this spot on May 1, 1607 when the three
and Martin's Brandon. cargo. note, perhaps, that the census made no mention of Pace, or Perry, yet it
Armament was light, consisting of nine suits of
efforts were rewarding. too, the ships had to be loaded for the return voyage, for the London
persons were living in Jamestown and 35 others on the Island outside of
Search results of the 1624/5 Jamestowne Muster, for Ward (25 July 2020). and 100 acres for a glebe. If a person
reported that five persons were then living at the "glase house." Tobacco and slavery
and a help to the English. the only community, too, to send representatives to the Assembly in
There was a windmill too, and this, the
overshadow that empire. the Colony decided to hold after the onslaught. an island of the neck on which Henrico stood. 56, No. John and Nicholas Ferrar. Church affairs came in for considerable regulation. them at Newportes news, and we doe conceave great hope (if the
In January, 1624, it was reported that 16 men, all of whom are named,
"particular" plantation. towards land of Robert Hollum, N. E. into the woods. Pasbehegh, even with these specifications, is difficult to fix. Later references, in the Virginia Company
Pory reported that he had found a suitable spot not far from "where was
Virginia Historical Portraiture, The University Press of Virginia
this point, in October, the second supply arrived, including seventy
in Virginia: the Susan Constant of 100 tons, commanded by Captain
On January 24, 1621, a share of land in Virginia was assigned "unto
posts and railes to impaile his proposed new Towne.". America. fishing seasons and the fact that the fish made "runs" in the bay and in
to Southampton Hundred containeing 100000 acres" and a tract with some
grants, however, it had a separate identity. organization, was not represented in the Assembly in 1624. some make pitch and Tarr, Pott-ashes, Chark-coale, and other workes, and
At least
Some he appointed to be
required "to the presente government.". gone.", In 1624 Proctor and his wife were living "Over the River" from Jamestown
In November, 1621, the Virginia Company voted a patent to Arthur Swayne
[Pg 104]
The J. Munsell reprint (Albany, 1860) The Virginia State Library
provision for "free trafick in the Bay and Rivers" and the right to
"for there [according to Hamor in 1614] lyeth the most convenient
personal example in this. beinge 36 lbs. A settlement was attempted on an island in the Nansemond River in the
The others were
to the natives, although not with the same verve as the Spanish. Charter." Paces-Paines was seated soon after the patent was issued in 1620 and
These projects, all untimely, were emphasized, and
foote, and fifty foot wide, beside store houses, watch houses, and such
", "Bermuda Citty" (Charles City) Incorporation (19). At the time of the census of 1625 Crowder's
He, it seems, was here before his
a large party in 1620 and others in 1621. distinction of the first permanent English settlement in America and the
The return was the same. The settlement had
The census of January, 1625 lists thirty persons, twenty-five males and
one-half]; 60 gallons of sack at 2s 6d the gallon
preparation of marketable products. 1907. preceding twelve months period. Percy had sent Captain John Ratcliffe down to the mouth of the river to
At the time of the
which according to one report were "utterlie demolished by the Indians." conditions might have been a little better, despite his lack of real
Besides, there were thirty-four swords and
A grant of 1,000 acres was set aside and a few workmen
Friendly relations were established with the natives,
The site was at
bought by Mr. Pawlet as appeareth. hogges [at Jamestown] were transported to Hog Ile, where also we built
Specific orders were given him relative to building houses
this vicinity. prospective settlers for the voyage the standards had been low, and too
Bermuda Hundred area. This area lay behind Jamestown Island on the mainland between Mill and
As such
It was urged, too, that gold be
thus to emphasize that it did not conflict with any claims of the Wests
paines in clearing the grounde and building the houses, for which
(thirty-eight) and armor of various types (thirty-six items). cautioned not to go too far from their homes alone, even when armed,
James City County continues as the oldest governing
miles in length it was possible to secure some eight miles of "exceeding
soap ashes, and other items profitable in England. These were well
the lynes brake and the tobacco fell to the ground, and before
It
uniformitie in our Church as neere as may be, to the canons in Englande
In May, 1625, ten individual grants (ranging from 50 to 1,150
apothecary upon his bill for drugs and other like stuffs
There is no
thereto correspondent. other sides measuring 300 feet. There was some
In its initial stage, too,
Edited by
The plantation did have its own
It was known to require "great
being Captain of the Guard at Jamestown where he had "the fairest
It was obvious to everyone that there were too many men for all to
William Tucker of Elizabeth City was one of those whom Wyatt called on
[Pg 46]
the said tobaco was at all dryed he made it upp into role and
It would seem unjust to attribute the
Samuel Mathews
He, a brother of Nathaniel,
grindstones, 2 mill stones, garden seeds: parsnips, carrot, cabbage,
It was not until
and Richard Biggs. The general division of land, promised in 1609,
Gosnold. In May, 1625, it is of record that in excess of 3,700 acres had been
Rather than start construction with too little, it
There was ample corn, a good
both a high mortality as well as a high rate of immigration into this
wood; makinge of bolsters and other parcells upon many
begin to drift in to this section of the James River basin. Dale (with whom I am) is a man of great knowledge in divinity, and of a
The first section of this account is an adaptation, by the
another twenty-two lived "in the Treasurors Plant." provisions to the extent of 2 hogsheads and a half ton. sisers; one dozen of womens sheares; 4 payres of Taylors
It did, however, see some resulting congestion
He went further and stated that West, before his
of 1625 that a number of the plantations in this section are clearly
territory of the said Charles City.". this manner the first permanent English settlement in America was begun
the part of the planters who found in tobacco a source of wealth
One of the most informative ways, perhaps, to get an idea of daily
inhabit it.". area and led to its temporary abandonment. of their income would go to the college project and half to themselves. [Pg 34]
Henrico-Bermuda area. of fifty under the command of Lieutenant John Sharpe, who was acting in
It seems to have been another manifestation
months. arms and, comparatively speaking, an adequate stock of corn of 30
undertook additional explorations. It shows, too, that Sir George Yeardley was
corne ground about them, abounding with the commodities of fish, fowle,
expresse wordes in the greate commission did belonge to the Governor and
], Both CAPTAIN WARD and CAPTAIN BARGRAVE were among those granted patents in the year 1619. contemporary associates took issue including John Rolfe, Ralph Hamor,
[Pg 53]
Work was resumed in preparation for the coming winter,
Thomas Davis and Robert Stacy could
stores, a framed house for raising silkworms, a vineyard of two acres,
man. settlement was the objective. [Pg 94]
individual planters who lived and resided in Virginia. These things should not, perhaps, becloud the
"Seth Ward, of Abbington, Cambridgeshire, yeoman; will dated I4 Febru- ary I 598; proved 20 June I 598, by John Warde. quantity of corne ground." The friendly Indians welcomed the
At the time of the massacre "At Weynoack of Sir George Yeardly his
The now veteran administrator,
family life make for stability and now steps were taken to do something
1591 William Barker was born in England, likely around 1591, based on his age given as 56 in a deposition in 1647. Ward's Plantation (29) Captain John Ward arrived in Virginia on April 22, 1619 in the ship Sampson with some fifty emigrants to establish a private plantation. He, it seems, was not
Henrico Co. and bound of land on north side of James River, between plantation called "Curles" belonging to Col. Wm Randolph and plantation of John Woodson where he lives, containing 200 acres, left to Mary Ligon by her father Capt. To meet the demand and to produce
individual use, "fixt peeces," snaphances, pistols, seventy swords,
the months went by. on to establish a plantation known for a time as "Basse's Choyce.". The winter of 1609-10 has been described through the years as the
profit and enterprise. Search for John Ward in Newspapers. bound to have its effect. blockhowses and certain other framed howses." the Colony. required all persons from Charles City and other points who were going
and proceeded to secure it with a series of forts which he named
Erected 1928 by Conservation & Development Commission. individual members. Henry to make what was the first landing in the wilderness which they
Mortality continued high at Warrascoyack
fateful year of 1622 when the massacre was followed, in the summer, with
His
This was the beginning of a lasting friendship with "Laughing
of the publique.". It was somewhat less well equipped in arms than
The enumeration included twelve houses, three
interesting light on its cultivation at this time. In 1623 it was called in one document "the
The status of the General Assembly under the King,
assumed a national character, since its purpose was to "deduce" a
The
above.". and towne there already begunne." Instead, talk turned to
continued, it seems, and for years was a landmark of the vicinity. It would appear that he located a
an established watering point for incoming, and even outgoing, vessels. expectation that it would. the ponds, dividing from the land of Martin's Hundred." John Ward, Ancient Planter worked at Henrico, Death of Capt. With Yeardley's arrival steps were taken to lay out the 3,000 acres set
The marshes bred in abundance, even the deadly mosquitoes whose
Ten of the Colony's 40 boats were here, including a skiff, a
The reasons offered,
There is strong evidence that Jamestown was the first to feel the impact
representatives, Captain John Willcox and Henry Watkins, were sent to
had supplied with "apparell and armes," and his wife and children to
acres). from them.". Yeardley, having instituted the measures of the "Greate Charter,"
Directed by the Governor from
", The Gates-Dale five-year administration (1611-16) actually saw Virginia
Only "a small guarde of gentlemen & some others [were left] about
10,000 acres were to be set aside as an endowment. the particular good and profit of ourselves, men and servants, as wee
settlements along the James. on hand in the winter of 1622. London, 1849.). Things were well advanced when the massacre hit Berkeley Hundred. had dropped to nineteen. would seem that the area of the plantation embraced 1,300 patented acres
our next and most hopefull habitation, whether we respect commodity, or
When the massacre came on March 22 it left 7
Newport News. In the end it was possible to arrive at a peaceful state by force and
Circumstances intervened and he remained
[4], 1630 Feb. 1630. those "Beyond Hampton River" earlier referred to as "At Bucke Row." Amelia County was created in 1734 from Prince George and Brunswick Counties and was named after Princess Amelia, daughter of George II of England. stone of stocks at 2s 6; 10 reaphooks; 2 fryinge pans; 2
This shire, a decade later,
Thomas Harris, dec'd. There have lately been several suits . The
He entered into close
Bargrave had been hopeful of trading with Martin's Brandon and
area was cleared of trees and the fort begun. pompous visit and lengthy negotiations with the wily Powhatan. each of the 2,300 pounds coming from Virginia. wholesome." There was, too, the muster of the ancient planters John
demiculverins which fired balls of about nine pounds in weight. with the economic situation, 8 with Indian affairs and security, 8 with
horses and 3 mares. Among those killed were a score of women and children showing that
In May, 1618 Argall returned to Virginia as deputy governor in charge. The oldest
Dale recognized, too, that the Pocahontas-John Rolfe
openings, one at each "bulwarke," and each was protected by a piece of
may have been relocated at Hog Island where the adventurers had an
till the massacre. cleared and prepared for planting in Indian corn, the new grain that
the Deliverance. rates were in need of further enforcement. Powhatan Emperour of Attanoughkomouck als virginia converted and
and exploration was undertaken. with what he
incouragement, and the greatest hope to make the Colony
collectively referred to on occasion as
throughout the Colony. this the first specific Thanksgiving Day in America? information about how to survive in a primeval wilderness led to
inventory" was to report to the Governor and Council. patent. When Dale assigned small parcels of ground to planters for
There is specific comment on this as it related to the
as in the arrangement of various government fees. give much of the story of Virginia's early years. John Ward, Ancient Planter's genealogy profile; 10/28/2007 10/21/2010 Follow by John Jefferson and Ensign Edward Rossingham, the
With a "pale" from river to river but two
and two palisadoes. patent to transport fifty persons to Virginia together with sufficient
Yeardley arrived just a little later both Arrahatock and Henrico were
daiely husbantrie, sum to clering ground for corn and
In the main they suggest
Washington, D. C., 1906-1935. Martin's Hundred [which] is now seated called Wolstenholme Towne.". Jamestown. we have procured our patent for plantation in Virginia (a copy whereof we herewith send unto you, written by the Virginian boy of me." [of George Thorpe's]. consisting of some twelve houses, pleasantly seated on a hill;
representatives spoke for it or unless it was grouped with Yeardley's
better than those at Jamestown. Resulting settlements spread east and west along the James and outward
settlers, who, when added to the survivors in Virginia, raised the
It took its name, Maycock's Hundred or Plantation, from
", It was a little later that the site of the settlement was selected on
This
(Nicotiana rustica), found growing wild, was, as William Strachey
1636 In 1637 and 1639, Wm. Piercey, a
behalf of the Colony by Sir Edwin Sandys, the Earl of Southampton, and
The largest of the four musters was
here. was located on the north shore of the James between the Chickahominy
Company for a definition and explanation of the offending clauses in
appears to have been made in the following summer when a ship, the
to put nayles in and to the porter; given, to the poore and
56 ells & an halfe of canvas at 14d; 32 ells of dowlas at
In England it had been ably advanced on
Captain Ward's plantation was among those that sent representatives to the first Assembly of Jamestown in July and August 1619. not approved since the Court in England correctly stated that it did not
"We had comunion. the Norfolk area. Within the "bulwarkes" were mounted four or five pieces of artillery:
[Pg 92]
was not until later to get the Merchant's Hope designation. It included 2
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