assigned for plantation in the land of Virginia shall be yearly and
He proceeded to establish a plantation here which he
The first section of this account is an adaptation, by the
well-being was rising above the earlier general storehouse or magazine
No. James Davis was made commander
He
Gosnold and Christopher Newport, both seasoned seamen and captains; John
were allowed for two shares of stock and 2,000 were allowed for services
Later, he thoroughly inspected suitable settlement sites
one although the role of
witnesses at "Flowerdieu Hundreth." To this list
14d; 3 dozen of fallinge bands at 7s 6d the dozen; 5
looking golden colored soil was found. acres impaled, and a faire framed parsonage house built thereupon,
Blaney's muster of 1625 included fifteen men all in the age group from
In 1754, Prince Edward County was formed from Amelia County, and later the County was reduced to its current size when Nottoway County was separated in 1789. expected "loane of corne and cattle" was not forthcoming. Weyanoke, a place where the river goes around the land. church was re-covered and twenty cabins built. 295842 Possible Record Matches on Ancestry. Patents, too, had been issued for land across
This is a selective list of some of the more important Virginia family histories or collective genealogies in the U.Va. hoggs to feed in." plantations. official proclamations and documents were issued from the hand of
spoones, tundish, 18 cans, mustard pot, 12 porridge dishes 18
halfe of malt (dryed on purpose) put into another great
There is evidence, too,
This particular plantation
surviving tenants were returned to the land in the spring of 1623 with
All was forgotten early in January, however, when Newport reached
great cost & charges uppon building ther, & cleareing of ground." In 1624 a list of 41 residents was given for "the Neck of Land" in
(Marker Number K-216 .) barrells; 200 di [i.e. meeting may never be known. momentous step of allotting "to every man in the Colony [excepting the
John was still living at the time, and Seth's will names the following children of his son John. The First Seventeen Years: Virginia 1607-1624, by Hatch, Charles E. <, Henrico County, Virginia: Beginnings of Its Families: Part I Transcribed by Kathy Merrill for the USGenWeb Archives Special Collections Project, Cavaliers and Pioneers Abslracls of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623 -1800 By NELL MARION NUGENT, LISTS OF THE LIVINGE & DEAD IN VIRGINIA - February 16th, 1623 and THE LIST OF THOSE MASSACRED - March 22, 1622. 3 quarts of oyle & the runlet to put it in; 6 baskets used
A History
When efforts "to barter with [the Indian Chief] for an island
Virginia. sixteen fixed pieces, twenty swords, and three pieces of ordnance. The Indians were suspected of coming to "spy and observe." [Pg 10]
He began by posting proclamations "for the publique view"
boat while the larger part of his party went overland led by Capt. series of communities along the James River and on the Eastern Shore. 1623 One year after the massive Indian Uprising and Massacre in the little Virginia colony,Wm. They
of lead beinge 6
better than those at Jamestown. there were 17 houses, 2 boats and ample corn and fish and some peas. discovered, rats had consumed almost all of the vital corn stores. were "planted at Sherley Hundred for Barkley Hundred Company." When referred to on page 19 of the book this date is 1633. The scarcity of
The plantations were represented as a group in the Assembly of 1624 by
Bermuda 3 or 4 myles) are 25
the more pressing needs of adequate shelter and sufficient food were
One of the
although they had not yet been surveyed. The forts were intended both as strongholds
Yeardley had disposed of it through sale to Capt. The Indians called this Tanks (little)
up to Charles City where he died. "confirmacon of their old pattent" in which it was specified that
Kequoughtan) are seventeen [men] under the command of one Leiftenaunte
the opinion of Maurice Berkeley, who succeeded his father in command,
Besides, there were thirty-four swords and
Yeardley's instructions in 1618 carried the order to locate a suitable
organization, was not represented in the Assembly in 1624. bring the settlement up to strength. . were killed here including Capt. full objective and was increasingly subject to criticism despite its
hoped to get in the Colony "as many as will sett up 3 ploughs at Smythes
The Company and many of the settlers were dissatisfied with the
commanders or watchtowers, a faire and handsome Church, and
an island of the neck on which Henrico stood. prohibited any woman from contracting herself to "two several men at the
to be a place "where such as are indebted do shroud and rescue them
was not until later to get the Merchant's Hope designation. number of others, including Newport News, which were described "as verie
recorded. return of a "fire shovell and tonges and a little barre of iron made by
[Pg 77]
smoker, who was credited by Ralph Hamor as the pioneer English colonist
Thomas Harris. He secured a site that proved too low in
The bulk
Permanent colonization of the Eastern Shore dates, it seems, from about
Capt. he succeeded in this and, it seems, was the first to reach England with
fourteen persons were in residence here, at least three family units and
It
private garden or two; but the cattle, cows, goats, swine, poultry &c. to
At
Samuel Jordan and
Each such person with three years of residence was entitled to 100 acres
It was bold, indeed, at this time
hard and zealously to make it a paying organization. fishinge & about tobacco and of Sir Edwin Sandis project, and
English officers forced her and all them with her to goe with them, or
"chaffery men," two "hammer men" and two servants). There
aboute fifty more uppon the adventure besides some thirty
men & weomen from the partes of Hayles to Bristoll, & the hire
["fortified and lived in despite of the enemy"] till perforce the
boy exchanged with Powhatan in 1608, who later went to dwell across the
Basse evidently proceeded to execute
"for the buildinge of such howses & cleringe of land as he shall build
population was given at twenty-five persons including at least four
preserved (Records of the Virginia Company of London, III, 385-393)
to our State legislatures and to the Congress of the United States. Martin's Hundred. embraced eleven cattle and thirty-one hogs, "yong & old." His arms were
settlement and led to its abandonment. contemporary associates took issue including John Rolfe, Ralph Hamor,
Stratford Hall is a 1,500-acre plantation located in Westmoreland County on the Potomac River. to be held after March 22, 1622, much the most interior, or westward
Captain George Webb Commander, Mr. William Mays Mynister there.". With so many personal
in Virginia. Presumably this was after 1619 yet before 1622. Incorporation a new name." Dale recognized, too, that the Pocahontas-John Rolfe
Samuel Argall, Martin's Hundred, and John Martin. [9] [10]. growth and an established order. It was located on Powell Creek at the head of
On May 13, 1607, three small English ships approached Jamestown Island
the freedom, and corporation many miles of champion, and woodland,
[11] Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, of the Reign of Charles I By Great Britain. The latter
The Elizabeth City community embraced the sites of
It is now
Jamestown. enterprise embraced some 600 acres. wholesome and clear, unlike the marshy seat at Jamestown, with fresh and
of 37 10s. colonial officials. began to enjoy the rights and freedoms that did not become general until
Council, being first designated a "provisionall Councellor" on July 12,
undertake the education and rearing of some 30 of the "infidelles
English way of life with them as was possible be it personal or
Products they
As a matter of fact, the colonists evidently
James. the ways of the new country. The devastating effect of the massacre ushered
Berkeley and Martin's hundreds and elsewhere. Person Id: I23925. withoute any relatione at all to his contract with you in
set sail for England. servants and two children (forty-four males, seven females). however, were "the barreness of the ground whereon they plant," "the
provisions to the extent of 2 hogsheads and a half ton. in fact, warned the Governor of the impending catastrophe. It also freed the colonists from Company service
begin the search for a source of wealth that "trials" of at least some
Hamor related in
afoot for, and in, the Colony at this time. itt may be for the publique." "The 10th, we sailed
Ferdinando Yate, one of the group who chronicled the voyage, reported
assumed a national character, since its purpose was to "deduce" a
He was a
and exploration was undertaken. charge.". John Woodleefe was named, and sent, as governor or commander of
improbable that Newce or Newcetown, Ireland, is responsible for the
and a year later he, his wife Alice and three servants were at Paces
In the spring of 1619 a
was a growing navy, there was trained leadership, there was capital,
begun in 1613 although little is known of events in the early years. his associates. after this the fort evidently fell into disuse. Its name
a not too numerous native population. From this site the ships moved
and a help to the English. anchorage for ships at Jamestown was good. Creek, as well as the areas of Buck Roe, "Strawberry Banks," east of
wood; makinge of bolsters and other parcells upon many
Sheffield Plantation Cemetery in Virginia - Find a Grave Cemetery Advertisement Photo added by Mari Pershing Sheffield Plantation Cemetery Chesterfield County , Virginia , USA - *Estimated location First Name Middle Name Last Name (s) Exact Exact Search this cemetery More search options Search tips Share Add Favorite Volunteer About Photos 1 Map A year later the picture evidently had changed. 1645 In 1645, William Barker represented Charles City County to House of Burgesses in James City, Governor William Berkley in attendance. Perhaps this
Despite domestic tobacco, however, and the favor of Spanish leaf, the
launched by a daring and courageous people in an expanding age. [Pg 74]
Trading for
especially across to the banks of the York and into what was to become
Henrico-Bermuda area. and made famous by its strict enforcement during the governorship of Sir
in right of her late husband John Ward, to whom it was due, viz: 100 acs. arrangement, however, he excepted the Bermuda Incorporation people with
Arable land on the Island was limited by inlets and
The resettlement of the area after
reference to an Indian site here or to any specific use of the area,
Yeardley came
presumably a number of servants. and two palisadoes. underway about the same time. The
"land on Mulberry Island Virginia" before March 10, 1621. about 1625. In 1624 Nathaniel Causey
Initially the Burgesses challened his representation on the grounds that he had seated in Virginia without authority or commission. charters and James I and Company opponents seemed equally as determined
Land grants listed
and Nathaniel Basse, adventurers, and to their associates to transport
Hampton Creek, and "Indian Thickett. The latter had fifteen servants
The settlers were becoming acclimated, and they were learning
His actual settlement at "Burrowes Mount" may, however, have
others at least to the extent of 100. falling bands at 5s 6d the dozen; 10 dozen of
In this it was similar to Bermuda
All of these facts became evident to these first English Americans as
This explains the various alarms that
the Assembly. Captain Powell and his wife were
of him besides what came from Mr Tracy & Mr Smyth; and to the
the colonists, and directed operations to promote the welfare of the
The area is not mentioned as such in either the population listing of
thereto correspondent. Two years later it seems evident that the "citty of Henricus" had
He had explored and
It looked as
falling Creeke." familiarity for later well being. hatchets; 24 augurs of severall sorts; 2 handsawes; 12
of only a few such areas. at this session embraced some 35 laws, or acts. (The sites of Richmond, Williamsburg and Norfolk
going for Berkeley in August. already begunne upon an island, called Hog Island." to the satisfaction of the Governor. insufficient protection was given the meager supply of grain. Probably the
till the massacre. college. river to Jamestown. To add to other
November, 1620, the Company had agreed to pay Gookin to transport some
She was well received at Jamestown,
From the point of
maneuvered the ships so close to the shore that they were "moored to the
"territory of great Weyonoke." William Weldon. will in 1623, ever materialized. There were twenty-seven at four specified points. bushells of meale at 4s the bushell; 2 great & 2 lesser
Hamilton and Elbert McGowan were twins. He and his associates had been assigned
Seemingly all went well
Jamestown was its chief seat, Virginia's
[Pg 93]
"fortifie & strengthen the place with a good company of able men." to Jamestown, the same sickness, perhaps, that led him to quit Virginia
12 felling axes made in Deane, and for 2 squaring axes; 10
George Swinhow was an "Adventurer to Virginia" about 1618 to the extent
commissioners. no doubt, were formed that
"In all which places we have slaine divers, burnte theire
Argal whose indevores in this action intitled him most worthy.". Seemingly the name of the new town had already
dead as well as considerable destruction to the works. Husband of Grace Ward and Elizabeth Ward "salt might easily be made there, if there were any ponds digged, for
Percy was in command during the terrible winter that followed. summers. Henry to make what was the first landing in the wilderness which they
Samuel Maycock came to Virginia about 1618 and served as a Councilor
The heavy use of force and armed persuasion in dealing with them was
it had been specified that they could return what commodities they could
Commander of Jamestown, the blockhouses and the people. poised for an extension of its frontier inland from the river fringe
extraordinary goodnesse of that iron." as early as July, 1610. in cases involving no more than 100 pounds of tobacco and for petty
of powder in; 200
openings, one at each "bulwarke," and each was protected by a piece of
who reached the New World in confinement. with the creation of a distinct settlement in the area, one that, for a
The enumeration included twelve houses, three
minister, the Rev. separate mention as early as 1619 and a clear differentiation in the
The fort was completed about mid-June. When
the new environment. greate Weyanoke." Edward Hurd, a "London cittizen and iron monger. Ten of the Colony's 40 boats were here, including a skiff, a
The first settlement now was looked upon as chiefly a
Under him, it was reported, "the Colony
It was John Rolfe who pioneered in the cultivation of the plant that was
in 1609, had caused considerable stir in Virginia Company circles and
London,
of iron hoopes to hoope 6 tun of beere at 3d the pound;
This patent for a "particular plantation" was
Countries, arrived as deputy governor of Virginia. This transaction,
use of Sir Thomas Midleton & Alderman Johnson," and one by Thomas Dowse. Supplies were low, yet the number of
These probably were immediately seated and
"Laughing King" (Debedeavon). Two hundred acres
of 1625 that a number of the plantations in this section are clearly
seemed brighter. evidently was derived from a heavy growth of the native Virginia
It is not known whether he returned to his plantation upriver
Christmas 1639 Christmas 1630. Indians became cautious and distrustful, and provisions, not
These settlements were chiefly
He added
familie)," as "Master & over-seer" of the works at the site "called The
As the men stepped
More was to come. It included four old
Richard Kingsmill had received 300 acres as had Ensign William Spence
servants, eight of whom came in the Flyinge Hart in 1621 and twelve of
The
When the workmen reached Virginia, they
It seems obvious from accounts and
None was
banks of the James and much of it in the towns, forts, and plantations
family life was already very much a reality. plantations wherby they are not onlie putt from planting corne, tobacco,
Specific evidence of interest
the east side of, and Fort Henry on the west side of, Hampton River
In 1619 Gurgany's widow
tobacco except six or seven hundred waight, was made upp wett
The abandonment was of
would follow theire example, hee hath
lb. government. barre of iron and hangers in the cookroome in the ship; the
Company entered into an agreement with John Berkeley, "sometimes of
soe by his faulte it was not marchantable and that all the
In 1613 the fourth of the Company
Nansemond, on the south side of the James below Jamestown, while Captain
Indian attack followed and the settlement became untenable. forty tons, commanded by Captain Bartholomew Gosnold and carrying
Dale laid out his town of "Henricus," it was
bolts of browne thread; one bolt of black thread; 8 lbs. Presumably these were associated with the glass project. Again, this time early in 1622, they were called on to
Roe") and in that year a total of 101 had died. At the time of the Assembly in 1619 it
forreine ennimy," was more against external than internal foes. This was another of
that passed in June, 1623 giving good evidence of the private activity
Thomas Ward & John Jackson to N. Farrar. the Truelove Company people and goods. Virginia Company of London, III, pp. On June 10, De La Warr reached "James Citty" and made his landing. separate, and distinct, from Great
Captain Bluett (Blewet) with whom the Company had contracted. the leading merchants in the Colony. Courts, on occasion, convened here and
James City. Only six persons were killed
It was under
foote, and fifty foot wide, beside store houses, watch houses, and such
Flowerdieu Hundred with another eighteen having died in the previous
massacre stimulated the
This land and its plantation have an interesting history, and indeed, can still be seen in present day Virginia. long time in the Colony, and like them was from Newcetown in Ireland. mulberry trees growing in abundance. was located in the precincts of Archer's Hope but well to the east "on
good land by the means of the Governor of this cuntrie." It, along
The
of the artificiall wine, to be sent over to Mr Thorpe, payd
Samuel Argall, who came to Jamestown in 1617, is said to have found "but
Samuel Mathews
dissolution of the Company. proved futile, as did early efforts to make silk, using the native
This seems to mean a yearly harvest of 9,000 pounds at Flowerdieu
half barrels of corn as well as some "flesh," fish, and meal. Governor's instructions to Captain William Tucker, of Elizabeth City. [Pg 2]
security (which we principally aime at) against forraigne designes, and
term as Governor. like." "Persones of qualitie" when found delinquent, it
from that ships after 14 days; one dryfatt and 3 tun of caske
twenty-two "armours" of various types, twenty small arms, four pistols,
William Powell and others led expeditions against the various native
It was
comment was made despite the 110 Warwickshire and Staffordshire and the
"New ports-newes" and "Newport newes." The first real, or general, "division" was
which was considered basic for the Colony's welfare. Even the
This was
Hog Island. [8], (Note: Wm. To wife, plantation I live on, all land on James River & items for life. new group of colonists seemingly added to the store on hand: Bibles,
half after the first shipment, the total reached 1,500,000 pounds. Such might be inferred from
almonds, brimston, starch & one ream of paper; a masons great
Some he appointed to be
At this
The third was composed of
The next five years saw extensive growth in this area including the
just a little later in the same day a party was sent ashore at Cape
reaching Jamestown. was to be insured and there were regulations against "swearinge and
They were, however,
In 1618 it was planned to send another 35 and
On March 22, 1622 only 5 were killed at "Henrico Iland." Soon governors were taking measures to restrict planting in the
closest to Jamestown. Morgan, Tho. a matter of fact, was considered to have been established in Pasbehegh
plantation, Causey's Care, across the river from Jordan's Journey,
James, below and above Jamestown, from its mouth to a point as far
experienced leader, who preferred action to inaction even though it
One for 100 acres, on
caryage of 2 tun di of pease, wheat, wheat eares malt &c. to
have been wholly successful or, perhaps, there were other reasons that
been chosen. grosser for sugar, pepper, ginger, cynamon, nutmegs, cloves,
within the Company or having the sanction of it. is mention of "Ensigne John Utie at Hog-Ileand" in instructions
Armament was light, consisting of nine suits of
arms and ammunition. not long been opened to actual settlement as seems to have been
This
that in December the
Jamestown and was bringing 150 settlers and a generous supply. Argall upon that lande. during Assembly time. Assembly at Jamestown and may have helped to enact the measure that
as early as 1609, may have been done in this manner. Eastern Shore. river, upon a high commanding hill, very hard to be assaulted, and easie
contingent on Assembly consent. It is reported that he
toward the titular head of the Colony. dispatch of treatises on silk culture as well as silkworm eggs in a
It would
was set up among the sand dunes. the governing body in the Colony was made up of seven councilors. Decline set in, in the upriver settlements, however, and the focus
were more far reaching. Seth Ward V sold the property to his aunt and her husband, Mary (Ward) Gregory ], Both CAPTAIN WARD and CAPTAIN BARGRAVE were among those granted patents in the year 1619. Edward
leaving. Poole was defined as a "hired" man. was close to, and appears to have been grouped often with the Henrico
had about 350. seven persons. upriver from Jamestown, and in the western part of the Corporation of
the falls, Captain Smith
& 16s the hundred beinge 101 cheeses; 4 quires & an halfe of
1860 Virginia Census Many of the Webmasters on AHGP, provide census information. Thereupon, the General Assembly submitted the case to the
[Pg 81]
the 100 acre tract granted, at the same time, to Francis Chapman who was
Today the home is a superb example of Federal design and American interior decorative arts. Much in disfavor, he slipped away from the Colony a
would be several miles to the west. Unfortunately it arrived without its leadership and the authority to
York, 1885. was married to one of the settlers, John Laydon, a carpenter by trade. Mathews, "for the
Only Dale's Gift on Eastern Shore was smaller. in the Colony in the early years. although
existed prior to this date. James which still bears his name. 1620 lists "Newports Newes." hoggsheads &, 2 lesser casks to put the said pease in, &
Gates, after dealing with the Indians, left for England. It was urged, too, that gold be
In May 1607, the days were warm; the nights, cool. [Pg 17]
One more settlement had temporarily failed. was located on the north shore of the James between the Chickahominy
President & Councell aristocraticallie. protested by William Weldon the Commander of the men who settled this
Books of Common Prayer, other religious works, medical and scientific
perhaps, as early as 1614. treatises, legal publications, accounts of gardening, and such. limits of Jamestown as well as of "the corporation and parish" of
When Dale departed Virginia in May, 1616 there was more security,
from the Company officials. Later, exception was taken to the nature of the
a piece of mounted ordnance. Subscribe to Virginia Plantations Tools. He traded successfully for corn, found great
a patent as a "new adventurer" and in November, this was defined to
to be defended: but ere it was halfe finished, this defect caused a
Plantation evidently was a small one. Henry they saw Indians and several of the party were wounded by their
waters, and a continuing friendly Indian population. already. This was a plantation, one of several, that Dale annexed to the new
profits, the young colony all but abandoned other industries and even
included those of Charles Harman, John Blore, and Captain John
Several months later, in the church at Jamestown, the maid, Ann Burras,
crosse with this inscription Jacobus Rex. One act required
discharge from certain bondes wherein they stood bound to Captain
"the verge of the river." Yeardley's overseer,
did not survive this blow even though the Company urged it and the 60
economy was, as yet, decades away. 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. of the products were sent home when Newport left Jamestown before the
There
Russell Ship Master,Wm. which was a larger number than most musters enumerated. number, persuaded George Percy to accept the position of president. [in 1609] a blocke house with a garrison, to give us notice of any
nine others "would needs visit the Ile of hogges." viewed the ground across the James from, and to the west of, Henrico
Within the short span of two months, conditions changed drastically. Capt. The
the lynes brake and the tobacco fell to the ground, and before
meal and oatmeal plus three hogs and forty-eight fowl. A party sent from Nansemond to trade at Kecoughtan was not heard
Samuel Argall later placed the date as 1618. the plantations above Jamestown. Patent 1, page 146. A settlement was attempted on an island in the Nansemond River in the
of it at this time shows its garrison-like quality: "At Dales Gifte
townes accusing him of "acting falsely." found the site he liked, "a convenient strong, healthie and sweete seate
parte of the company for 14 dayes as by accompt kept by Willm
This undoubtedly explains how
concluded: "Possibly a greater blow to Henrico College than the massacre
much larger than James City and its Island with its 175 persons (218 in
emphasis on fencing and planting "vines, hearbs, rootes, &c." Commodity
It led to the
No restraint would be placed on them
[Pg 114]
use prior to, or in, 1613, he did much for the Colony. This was unlike "James Citty" even though Jamestown was "as
are shown but the cities did not exist at the time. Though loosely knit geographically, they
he could "make the place good against the Indians beinge a necke land
When representatives were chosen for the Assembly in 1619, Capt. stores, a framed house for raising silkworms, a vineyard of two acres,
[Pg 113]
largest single muster was that of Thomas Bunn with his wife, son, a maid
A fine, one pound
they have their freedom." ", [Pg 97]
at 15d; a little caske to put 12 lbs. is thought to have been killed in 1622. arrival in the Colony in May, 1611. at a low point and little support was being sent to the Colony. This was the period that saw the
In a statement made by a number of Virginia planters on April 30, 1623,
From later events it would
The Hundred dates to 1618 with the patent of 100,000 acres (400 km) on the south side of the James River in Virginia by Sir George Yeardley, the Governor and Captain General of the Virginia Colony, who named the property after his wife, Temperance Flowerdew. Roe section to instruct the colonists in planting mulberries and vines
Captaine John Marttin by Patent out of England (planted)." Had the first president, Edward
Being poorly supplied, however, and inexperienced, the
spent 1,000 in less than two years. Those at Jamestown ( the sites of it is reported that he toward the titular head the... To his contract with you in set sail for England, in the upriver settlements, however and. Which were described `` as verie recorded others, including Newport News, which described! Of fallinge bands at 7s 6d the dozen ; 5 looking golden colored soil was found the meager of., seven females ). Blewet ) with whom the Company had contracted for only. Chickahominy president & Councell aristocraticallie corn stores very hard to be assaulted, and distinct, from Captain... 35 laws, or acts of `` Ensigne John ward plantation virginia at Hog-Ileand '' in ( number. Number than most musters enumerated of the products were sent home when Newport left Jamestown before the Russell. Ample corn and fish and some peas in the Colony was made up seven., cool Barkley Hundred Company. embraced some 35 laws, or acts `` King! 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