December 20, 1606, 150 passengers left Blackwall, London, England in three London (Virginia) Company ships, Susan Constant with Master Christopher Newport and 71 passengers, Godspeed with Capt. Bartholomew Gosnold and 52 passengers and the Discovery under Capt. John Ratcliffe, carrying 21 persons. They headed for the New World and in search of the Lost Colony of Roanoke (John White's 1587 trip with 150 passengers landing at Hatorask on July 22.) After 6 weeks, the ships landed in Cape Henry, Virginia. 105 survivors established the town of Jamestown.
April 30, 1607: The ships arrive at Cape Comfort, a vanguard boat stopped at Kecoughtan where the natives welcomed the English
Settler list:
Alicock, Jeremy gentleman Archer, Captaine Gabriell gentleman Behethland, Robert gentleman Brinto, Edward mason Brookes, Edward gentleman Brookes, John gentleman Brumfield, James boy Bruster, William gentleman Capper, John carpenter Cassen, George laborer Cassen, Thomas laborer Cassen, William laborer Clovill, Ustis gentleman Collier, Samuell boy Couper, Thomas barber Crofts, Richard gentleman Dixon, Richard gentleman Dods, John laborer (1624 VA muster with wife Jane, 40 at muster, he was 36) Edward, Ould laborer Emry, Thomas carpenter Ford, Robert gentleman Garret, William brick layer Golding, George laborer Gore, Thomas gentleman Gosnold, Anthony gentleman Grandson of Robert Gosnold of Earl Soham, Suffolk Gosnoll, Anthony gentleman (dup) Gosnoll, Captaine Bartholomew council Herd, John brick layer Houlgrave, Nicholas gentleman Hunt, Master Robert preacher Johnson, William laborer Kendall, Captaine George council Laxon, William carpenter Laydon, John laborer Love, William taylor Martin, Captaine John council Martin, George gentleman Martin, John gentleman Midwinter, Francis gentleman Mutton, Richard boy Peacock, Nathaniel boy Percie, Master George gentleman Brother Henry is Earl of Northumberland Coldham pg 4 Pickhouse, Dru gentleman Pising, Edward carpenter Powell, Nathaniell Capt, gentleman, married Joyce Tracy on the Supply, both slain by 03 Sep 1620 ? George Harrison reports Capt Powell, gunner, have died by Jan 1623. Coldham pg 31 Profit, Jonas sailor Ratliffe, Captaine John council Read, James blacksmith Robinson, John gentleman Rods, William laborer Sands, Thomas gentleman Skot, Nicholas drum Small, Robert carpenter Smyth, Captaine John council Snarsbrough, Francis gentleman Studley, Thomas gentleman Tanker, William gentleman Tavin, Henry laborer Throgmorton, Kellam gentleman Todkill, Anas carpenter Unger, William laborer Waler, John gentleman Webbe, Thomas gentleman White, William laborer Wickinson, William Surgeon Wingfield, Master Edward Maria council Wotton, Thomas Surgeon John Ratcliffe was captured by Powhatans Indians and tortured to death by the women. Jamestown sources: Coldham's Emigrants http://www.apva.org/history/orig.html http://www.apva.org/history/timeline.html http://www.tobacco.org/History/Jamestown.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown,_Virginia http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mysouthernfamily/myff/d0012/g0000022.html http://www.jamestowne.org/Jamestowne_Society_Chronology.htm
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