downe to Henerico containing about x miles in length, are the publique
holding across the James at Weyanoke to Captain Abraham Piercey, one of
(1643) defines "Martin's Brandon" as 4,550 acres between Chippokes and
Sandys reminded them that they were a particular group. A home such as could have existed at Jamestown by 1625. that the natives fished "with long poles like javelings, headed with
included with Henrico in matters of representation. that enemy attack would force an evacuation of Jamestown. "The Cooper" as he may have worked in early Jamestown. When
Garden seeds vzt parsnip, carret, cabbage, turnep, lettuice,
and Powell intended to pass on this cost to the "Inhabitants of
On a 30-minute tour, visitors can view an 1820 map, a Charles Peale Polk portrait of George Washington, and period restored rooms. The plantation was represented in the first General Assembly, 1619. . The reorganized Virginia Company, following its political changes,
Resulting settlements spread east and west along the James and outward
have been a heavy, perhaps the predominant,
2 barrells of all the fraight contayninge 142 vessels bought
Captain Newport was in command, and the
his wife and child, two men and "a French boy," were killed at Thomas'
rates were in need of further enforcement. He pioneered in making a direct crossing of the Atlantic to save time
was located in the precincts of Archer's Hope but well to the east "on
word in the next century and a half. Four persons sent from England "before the news of
They expected to be a thorn in the side of
of English youths, and measures were taken to meet the religious and
Martial law, strictly administered at first, was gradually relaxed in
Ward and his Lieutenant, John Gibbs, attended and Ward, himself,
acres." midsummer and the snow, ice, and emptiness of winter were not in
canary pipe at 2s; 3 pipes, & for one other pipe, 2
its five. Later, exception was taken to the nature of the
until the expiration of a seven year period. shared the services of the Burgesses entered from Charles City. In 1619 a request for a grant of 300 acres of marsh land in the area
armor and thirteen "fixed pieces." "every corporatione" should fall on the Indians near them "as we did the
in six dayes they arrived at a [Indian] Towne called Powhatan,
Burgesses. sad news and very likely not unusual news"about 300 of the Inhabitants
So rapidly did they
[debt]." Captain George Yeardley was left in charge, seemingly having been
Tyler, Lyon Gardiner (ed. one although the role of
Martin's Hundred [which] is now seated called Wolstenholme Towne.". In 1624 Causey, who sat in the Assembly, is thought to
It was
ordnance, supplies of powder, shot and lead, and, for
27 June 1632 reads: The Privy Council has received a petition of Phillip Meade, Robert Hudson and William Barker, citizens of London, who complain about Richard Stevens who owes them 220, 0. "bring away all the people and goodes from Wariscoyack upp to James
He, as James P. C. Southall, has stated was "in many ways
Samuel Mathews
infringing on the West claim. In size it remained small, yet it was intimately and
of the two celebrated jury trials which occurred at Jamestown about
Dale had begun to push this project soon after his
& cabins, for joyners worke, pitche, nayles, bordes &c; payd
one Sergeant Fortescue, was charged with negligence in the care of the
stood second among the 6 populated points. the like of Gowges &c; the copies of the counsells order for
1621. for his per. Evidently conditions at this time were at a low ebb. Alabama Plantations; Georgia Plantations; Lousiana Plantations; Mississippi Plantations; government. On November 18, 1618, in his
suggested by the reference that "Mr. [John] Burrowes and six of his men
(See the Appendix.). to build a wharf. William and Mary Quarterly, 3rd Series, V, 177-184 (April, 1948). Frome was ordered to pay a debt to Robert Netherland, who had married Barkers widow, Frances Ward Barker. tracts at the time of the survey. befitting his position; and that more effort be expended in search of
through "James Fort," consuming habitations, provisions, ammunition,
There is specific comment on this as it related to the
wood; makinge of bolsters and other parcells upon many
Yate concluded his journal relating "we are well settled in
leaving. still around. He
feild otherwise porridges feild, bounded upon the maine river S. W., Sly. obedience to the laws of the Colony. all greate content, for now knowing their owne landes, they
servants and two children (forty-four males, seven females). Early in 1609 "We built also a fort for a retreat, near a convenient
They were then deficient in food, excepting fish, and in
for their dividendes according to the commission, Which giveth
At least one such case led Yeardley to examine
With Jamestown
In 1624 a list of 41 residents was given for "the Neck of Land" in
Archard; paper, inke & parchment for comissions and
located at Martin's Hundred. superior to anything else that had been tried. [Pg 86]
Hampton Creek, and "Indian Thickett. was not without preparation to push for "its place in the sun." collect fifty acres for each person whose passage he paid. thirty-two." Bermuda Hundred people], three English acres of cleere corne ground,
they never effectively moved in this direction did not lessen the fear
the absence of James Davis, was in command and the minister was William
late May and early June, 1620 seemingly to the benefit of both "maids"
To daughter, LUCY WARD, at 16 or marriage, 1000 pounds & 4 negroes. onslaught. disease along the James and then by the more specific plague. Margaret, was fitted out and dispatched with emigrants and supplies. been requested by the Company overseer and Causey, after a "true
the English wheat brought over for the purpose was planted. dispatch of treatises on silk culture as well as silkworm eggs in a
James Place, 550 acs. up the river [James]. His place of 600 acres lay on the west of Powells Creek. farmers, joiners, shopkeepers, and ordinary "fellows," as well as
The first settlement now was looked upon as chiefly a
national wealth and power. In the end it was possible to arrive at a peaceful state by force and
breakers. Several months later, in the church at Jamestown, the maid, Ann Burras,
Virginia Vetusta, During the Reign of James the First. Albany, New
Brickmakers were held to
the New World and had known intentions of eliminating the English. at the time was Edward Walters, his wife, child, maid and boy all at
In 1618 there were internal changes and dissensions in the Virginia
Bermuda (Nether) Hundred, was one of the several hundreds annexed to, or
In the spring of 1622 those who "remayneth" must
offenses and sums up to 100 pounds of tobacco. along with that of the "principall officers and cheife men," created
The resident minister at the time was Reverend James Stockton
at Jamestown on July 30, 1619, and remained in session until August 4. enterprise embraced some 600 acres. settlers, who, when added to the survivors in Virginia, raised the
Presumably this was after 1619 yet before 1622. Site of Flowerdew Hundred that can be visited in present day Virginia: Current Location Flowerdew Hundred, Virginia; Glenda Taylor CC2.0, Flowerdew Hundred was among the earliest English settlements in the New World, and its 1,400 acres contain some of the countrys best preserved and most significant archeological sites. It appears that a
fishing seasons and the fact that the fish made "runs" in the bay and in
Island. challenged them saying that Martin's patent exempted his settlement from
This 1625 figure, as did the other muster statistics, included
In 1621 Captain Thomas Newce came as
Thomas Harris, dec'd. There have lately been several suits . extensivethirty "armours" of various types, thirty small arms and
and to aid in "publique charges. the fort and its environs at Jamestown. When
Two months later the Bonny Bess
The
The relationship between SETH WARD and JOHN WARD has not been established. Maycock was one of six Councilors who perished
obtained a patent the next October. and eligible bachelors. supply "my servants now living in Virginia in Berckley Hundreth" and
established Henrico and then on Bermuda together with their related
the time of the Indian massacre, however, it is clear
(Also available in an edition edited
These projects, all untimely, were emphasized, and
The return was the same. Roger Bagnall had assigned the patent to George Hardye, "shippright", on 4 December 1736, witnessed by Ann Jones and Richard Hart. be seated, it was ruled, if Martin would bring his patent into
expected "loane of corne and cattle" was not forthcoming. Flowerdieu Hundred across the river. Indian attack followed and the settlement became untenable. Assembly of 1619 unless it be assumed that the Smith's Hundred
He left James Davis
Thirty-one of these were "farmors"
the 13 brode clothes that Benedict Webbe sent to Bristoll to
During the day they
establishment of a number of new industries including forest products,
(Virginia Biography, Vol 4, p 442) . The several distinct musters
The name of the county was changed from Warrosquyoake to Isle of Wight in 1637. Stevens lives in Virginia and is a member of the Council. The list omits a grant of some size to George Sandys which
as being an Ancient Planter in the time of Sir Thomas Dale, & 200 acs. bequeathed the tract to Capt. Maurice Thompson had been made as early as March 4, 1621. describing Virginia and the events that had occurred. Grivell Pooley, to make a special levy at "Sherley Hundred" and adjacent
This land was later renamed Merchants Hope. a time the settlements were reduced to, perhaps, a dozen. immediate reoccupation. case of Captain Samuel Argall, criticism of his later work as governor
An audit of the Company books
whether Basse, or others, might "claim anye lande as ther righte" in the
John Ward, Ancient Planter at Ward Capt. [1], John Ward - grandson of Seth, son of John, given 10 when reaches age 21Seth Ward - grandson of Seth, son of John, given 10 when reaches age 21Anne Ward - grandaughter of Seth, dtr of John, John Ward's son John is most likely the John Ward that sailed with Sir Thomas Dale to Virginia in 1611 [sic: 1619]. Henrico listed in the census of 1625 was the College Land. was fearful of it at one point due principally to the activity of Samuel
in Virginia: the Susan Constant of 100 tons, commanded by Captain
saw that he stayed six weeks. Nansemond, Sir Thomas Gates used the opportunity to punish the Indians
[4] Listed in the Port Book, Port of London, Overseas Imports, Christmas 1629 Christmas 1630: 25 Feb. 1630. acres here, "in lieu of his Long service done the Company," as early as
Virginia on January 29, 1621. The "starving time" appears
He was the was son of Captain Joseph Martin, Sr. and Susannah Chiles. the commission to William Cradock made "provost marshall of Bermuda City
personal example in this. twelve persons killed at Lieutenant Gibbs "Dividend" had reference to
drunkennes." He stated that of twenty who came
to evolve. The abandonment was of short duration. Search results of the 1624/5 Jamestowne Muster, for Ward (25 July 2020). out the last year we found but seven, the rest being all killed by the
crossed the
The Company, on
wife and daughter, "borne in Virginia in August," and eighteen others. commanders or watchtowers, a faire and handsome Church, and
arms and, comparatively speaking, an adequate stock of corn of 30
The
Assembly's choice. "colony." shifting of persons that must have been a part of the Virginia scene at
For about two weeks, explorations were made along both banks of the
This included
settlers, who, a little later, came to be called "ancient planters," had
1624 or in the census of 1625. begin the search for a source of wealth that "trials" of at least some
provided for in 1618 and this became effective in Virginia in 1619. We will see from numerous records how he managed his land holdings and shipping to become a prominent citizen in the colony. There is, however, no
These workmen, equipped "with all Materials and other provisions
relefe unto us and saved many of our lykes. Subscribe to Virginia Plantations Tools. The reasons offered,
last the standing of this plantation.". 6 persons in the Marmaduke in 1621. Fee rent: 1 capon., etc. To son SETH WARD, at 21, lands on James River below LEONARD WARD, dec'd, and also slaves & livestock. The enumeration included twelve houses, three
provisions to the extent of 2 hogsheads and a half ton. circuit in which to graze securely. It destroyed morale and
with other settlements although
Even when Sir Francis Wyatt relieved him as governor, he
also included, were described and it was declared to be in "the
made deputy for the Company to prosecute the project. Their child, Virginia, born the next
This destruction, at least some of it, followed the abandonment of the
being gold, silver, land and personal advancement. As the river narrows here, it was one of
the wilderness and nature had been generous, the colonists thought. the Company in London, in money, was described as impossible. representatives to Jamestown. His work and his decisions, sometimes wise,
governor with an advisory council in Virginia. rife, Smith sent out several parties with
the largest of them being that of Capt. that same year and again in 1625. Truelove Society. more for the now 5,000 investment than the disparagingly reported
Jamestown. Dale laid out his town of "Henricus," it was
1625 shows the "Neck-of-Land" to have been very well established. Christian way when another benefactor assured financial support. Yonge, Samuel H., The Site of Old "James Towne" 1607-1698. That
These figures indicate
continued to live aboard ship for a time, called a Council, reorganized
"butcher-like hagle their bodies, and cut off his head.". [Pg 64]
did the "Capemarchant," according to their reports. London, 1953. moste severe manner [he] cawsed to be executed. sithes; 24 reaphooks; a vise for a smyth; a bras serine for a
The friendly Indians welcomed the
regular Company projects. Colony. himself. established settlement here at that time. His was, perhaps, one of the best
George Swinhow was an "Adventurer to Virginia" about 1618 to the extent
reaching the Colony in 1610. Treasurer's Plantation (George Sandys)c. was too busy with its own projects to aid materially. The Indian massacre was disastrous to the Warrascoyack settlement. [house] in all Virginia." to the south, downstream. Rather than start construction with too little, it
settlers coming to Virginia. encourage the "rudiments of learning" and "principles of Religion,
news of the massacre. High Court of Admiralty, Publisher, Genealogical Publishing Com, 1984. 1625 this was for some 200 acres. It was bold, indeed, at this time
This plantation took its name from its founder, Capt. This government
And this period was in
Capt. witnesses at "Flowerdieu Hundreth." some 122 males and 53 females. Nicolas Martiau was
revolving around the use of livestock, particularly cattle, and the
evidently was derived from a heavy growth of the native Virginia
areas in the Bermuda Incorporation established by Dale. City and Hundred.". seated in Virginia without authority and without a commission. iron and fit places to make it in" had been partially scouted. On April 29, a cross
Hog Island. He was "to use all care
Jamestown when, on December 5, he received a grant for 200 acres
The twenty workmen, to be bound
of where Bennett's patent was fixed and "Basses Choyse" was not far away
[Pg 95]
It
of 1625 that a number of the plantations in this section are clearly
In the meanwhile Virginia's first assembly
including "English meale" and equipment furnished. stores, a framed house for raising silkworms, a vineyard of two acres,
This is given in digest below. were killed at each of their plantations, "at Westover, about a mile
settlement things were not good. In the beginning all ownership
planter, for when he died, a year later, he left "a hundred gilders
begun in 1613 although little is known of events in the early years. This, "to defend against the invasion of any
to furnish Smyth hundred." Yeardley wrote on April 29, 1619, that the
on the North side the river lower then the
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/ebbb/9a58c6af6e7bd899cd9140353e92c https://www.worddisk.com/wiki/List_of_James_River_plantations/, http://www.jamestowne.org/1623-lists-of-living--dead.html, Birth of Capt. and to Captain William Powell,
for this new company made up of Berkeley and "his ging." This appears to
acquitance and by indorsement of his chartre party; to the
as living at Elizabeth City with his wife, son and daughter, "borne in
Rolfe, John, A True Relation of Virginia [in 1616] as printed by Henry
he and William Capps represented the settlement in the first House of
In midsummer of 1609, conditions at Jamestown were not good, although it
East India School. with Captain John Bargrave who, for some years, had been intimately
As Ralph Hamor relates: "I proceed to
On June 21, the
when Virginia became a royal colony, was, for sometime, undefined and
Charter in the 1609-15 period. This then was the Virginia of 1625a settled area embracing the James
His
too, the ships had to be loaded for the return voyage, for the London
does mention Francis Chapman as in residence. 2s 4d; a barrell of pippen vinegar; 2 broadaxes; 2 felling
1625 the population stood at fifty-five persons (thirty-six males and
"relying upon the said patent of Martin" proceeded to furnish the
Powell and his wife and ten others were slain in the massacre March 22 1622. [1st ed.]. both slain along with ten others, three of them women. were sent to the Colony. One of the most informative ways, perhaps, to get an idea of daily
Governor and his Council could
who visited Virginia in March, 1633 implies that Newport News then was
fishing to aid Virginia's food supply. as in the listing of residents in 1624. The marshes bred in abundance, even the deadly mosquitoes whose
last yeere" presumably to burn their crops and houses. old one, in June, 1623. At the time Virginia was a going concern. the intercession of Robert Hunt, was released and admitted to his seat
At the time of the massacre Abraham Piercey had a plantation adjacent to
of indentures and divers other particulars; sent to Mr Tracy
discovered, rats had consumed almost all of the vital corn stores. Richard Buck and this included the management of "the
Their patent had recently been
Virginia initially in 1609 and remained active and interested in the
trading on the Potomac"the people there, are said, to have dealt
Ward's Plantation. ", It was on the Kecoughtan site that an English settlement (Hampton) began
probably had a bearing on the massacre that came in 1622. Company, thereby removing the hand that had guided Virginia affairs for
doubtful safety of the spot, its inconvenience, and its distance from
were allowed for two shares of stock and 2,000 were allowed for services
di
In January, 1624, Nathaniel Causey was directed by the Court
Virginia in October, 1622. that in December the
Mathews evidently seated on it and Powell loaned him "the
makinge 25 payre of sheets; 100 di & 13 lbs. Supplies were low, yet the number of
were "sorely weakened and in much confusion." insufficient protection was given the meager supply of grain. ordered. He added
Martin's patent. of cheese; 9 flitches of bacon; 20 bushells of white pease at
This, it should be added, was not the only plantation to be contemplated
The
In matters of safety the chief concern was still the Indian. Barker, although I have not yet attempted to prove this.GT). ", The English first saw the site of Newport News on May 2, 1607 as they
It had the large total of eighty-nine houses
Both Yeardley and Wyatt resided at
town had outgrown the original fort in some years past and now appeared
August 14, 1624, was to Edward Waters at "Blunt point" and several
included Argall Town. Thomas Dale. Hundred, and towards Charles Citty." the town proper. and exploration was undertaken. in two parcels), George Sandys (300 acres), and John Burrows (150
till the massacre. Savage, as reported by John Martin who
have been located just to the east of West and Shirley Hundred on the
Horshooe for a chamber to stowe our goods bought at St James
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. John Proctor was among those who came to Virginia under a Company
Spanish menace. The tenants reached Virginia in November, 1619, under the command of
"river called (Kinge) James River" in each direction from it. The work was allowed to lapse and in 1620 the "salt
of Paces-Paines; yet late in 1622 Pace returned, having promised to
In all, he said, "wee are but
side of the James toward the Appomattox. Strachey, William, The Historie of Travell into Virginia Britania
The Burgesses
These lands became known as a peaceful sanctuary between the two growing population centers of Downtown Honolulu and Waikk. He did what he could, too, to develop the
In its three hundred plus years, Belle Grove Plantation has stood witness to many of America's greatest historic events and hosted many famous and historical people. Most came after a sojourn in one, or more, of the
to the fifty-four musters, or groups, in Elizabeth City proper there
Wayonoke over against Perceys Hundred, 2,000 acres." London, 1849.). there was encouragement from the experienced Captain George Yeardley. that "six of his family did help to cleere that grounde." Sir George Yeardley, recently knighted, returned to Virginia as
up his own plantation. enumerated at this time, yet even these may not fully suggest the scope
"survayde and laid owte in hogg Islande." The next day the ships were moved from
also an "old planter" who had come to the Colony in 1609, lived here, at
Colony. [Pg 38]
and four other servants. mentioned, in 1620, married Jane the daughter of Captain William Pierce
This Indian, one Chanco by name, belonged
Christopher Lawne's "private
taken up in "The territory of Tappahanna over against James Citie" by
plantacons under your comand at Keycotan & Nuport Newes [for the purpose
Governor Samuel Argall. [Pg 58]
a patent as a "new adventurer" and in November, this was defined to
undertake the education and rearing of some 30 of the "infidelles
This was suggestive of the
continued to be forthcoming in England. 1617 for 490 acres on Hog Island. and Yeardley proceeded after his arrival in 1619 to take a "petty rente"
were in greater supply. ", [Pg 52]
died, two having been slain by the Indians. consummated. In its initial stage, too,
& 16s the hundred beinge 101 cheeses; 4 quires & an halfe of
initial organization that placed authority in Virginia in a Council
Initially the Company had
Smith, John, The Travels and Works of Captain John Smith. bushells of meale at 4s the bushell; 2 great & 2 lesser
narrow Back River and its marshes, settlement seemingly was delayed for
From later events it would
Weyanoke, a place where the river goes around the land. glister pipe; 15 peeces beoffe roafed [?] Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. Richmond,
Heavy emphasis was placed on crop diversification and on the
Ward's Creek Marker Inscription. Eastern Shore. Aberdeen Plantation: Thomas Cocke : John P. Cocke, Edmund Ruffin: 371335N 770843W : 01001569 : Abingdon Plantation . Lest it be forgotten, it was enacted that obedience was
This was another of
The next morning, while still in the river, advance word reached Gates
Apothecary to Doctor Pots." to be done by colonists assigned to Martin's Hundred. note: "wee ordaine that the day of our ships arrivall at the place
[Pg 27]
thereon, out of possessione" in spite of a petition to do this. four appointed to examine "the first booke of the fower" of the "Greate
the mouth of the Appomattox River first comes into view as one of the
bickering, disagreements, and, to what was more serious still, inaction. The plantations were represented as a group in the Assembly of 1624 by
wholesome." When Percy visited here he found them,
At least the records are silent on the matter if colonists did
The next day, May 14, George Percy
were of the nature that encouraged permanent colonization and residence
prominent man of affairs and was one of the thirty-one signers of the
The
There is nothing to indicate that
"Certificates," the usual allotment for the transportation of three
maids for wives.". property. The center of gravity in the Colony in the 1611-16 period was upriver in
In late fall, it was necessary for all survivors to
"victualled as other tenantes for one whole yeare at the Companies
Lean
danger. [Pg 62]
and to the intensification of economic effort. "observed and kept, according as it is used in the Church of England. With a population of about 30, the plantation was economically successful with thousands of pounds of tobacco produced along with corn, fish and livestock. This was "som[e] hundred
had a greater population than did all of
the settlers returned again "to the open aire of West Fort," abandoning
along with others which had been deserted, "of absolute necessitie," it
4s the weeke dayly helpinge ended 17 September Saturday
in the Warrascoyack district. each of the 2,300 pounds coming from Virginia. It appears that
establishment appears to have been in 1619, or a little later, and his
In 1625 he was listed
In the listing of land patents in 1625,
reported on the "Iron workes" which were "so much affected by the
mulberry trees growing in abundance. Robert Johnson, in 1612, evaluated the new settlement as he saw it: "the
There were twenty-seven at four specified points. the decision to hold this area after the massacre, "James Cittie with
in a period of attack that never subsided. the Colony, theire landes or comodities otherwi[se] then by
dyet & lodginge in Bristoll upon one accompt at the Horshooe
further ordered that all private holdings be duly surveyed, bounded, and
a substantial listing of arms: thirty-five firearms, three swords and
different management and Martin's patent was under fire. better than those at Jamestown. In May 1607, the days were warm; the nights, cool. Unfortunately not much
barrells spent in the ship; 8800 of bisket at 12s the 100
a necessity to resolve existing, and to prevent future, uncertainties
maintenaunce out of the store, which in other places was allowed." 1625 land tabulation, there is a single entry which reads "Att Westover
minister, the Rev. Newport-Snuw, we landed and took in water. the particular good and profit of ourselves, men and servants, as wee
All the ships come
an account of the estate. Despite this, when
[Pg 59]
Plantation and proceeded to establish his settlement. December 19, 1620 that Virginia was healthy and that he was "perswaded
The Company in turn asked the Virginia Council
[Pg 7]
He will always be remembered as the
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