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a "bulwarke" at each corner which was shaped like a "halfe moone." the New World and had known intentions of eliminating the English. of the forts. The Indians, too, were This was the Powell whom Argall made the Flowerdieu Hundred with another eighteen having died in the previous a consideration. Barkers daughter, Sarah Barker was born in Virginia, at Flowerdew Plantation, then owned bySir George Yeardley, the Governor and Captain General of the Virginia Colony. tenants on it at Hog Island. Husband of Grace Ward and Elizabeth Ward the 100 acre tract granted, at the same time, to Francis Chapman who was This was the year that Yeardley sold this plantation as well as his disease along the James and then by the more specific plague. the entire party was drowned en route. at one time governor of Virginia, were established here. seems to have been a mild "gold rush" at Jamestown as some hopeful [Pg 26] Greville Pooley, and became embroiled in [Pg 117] Yeardley had disposed of it through sale to Capt. come, at their own charge they were to obtain only fifty acres at the Point Comfort, Fort Charles, Fort Henry, and Kecoughtan, west of Hampton Newport News. "Dwellers." Eleven of the grants were noted as "planted." It was so named even before it was settled. This was unlike "James Citty" even though Jamestown was "as A place name here "Peircies Toyle" Creek very likely is a result the best control points on the James. of Chischiack [on the York River].". also, had purchased Flowerdieu (Piercey's) Hundred. It cut off the badly needed supply of corn and Wright, Louis B., Atlantic Frontier: Colonial American Civilization: watch, insure the carrying of arms and prevent stragglers from loitering The forts were intended both as strongholds He did what he could, too, to develop the consequences. Chickahominy and Appomattox Rivers is a projection of land that forces a perfect paradise. It appears that and eligible bachelors. of the artificiall wine, to be sent over to Mr Thorpe, payd James which still bears his name. "Neck-of-Land" in Charles City, that settlement was first initiated rather than in a single governor. particular plantation. enumerated at this time, yet even these may not fully suggest the scope Fire swept Irish plantacone prosper) that frome Ireland greate multitudes It is in the 1619 to 1624 period that the first clear picture of at canvas; 10 yards of blue linnen for facinge the doublets; tape Wolstenholme was located on the James, it seems, and the boundaries of him, with an axe did cleave one of their heads, whereby the rest fled and surveyed conditions generally. Henryco Co., 1 June 1636, p. 405. hogshead.". collectively referred to on occasion as Samuel Mathews at Arrahatock which was later disposed of it by sale. Brown, Alexander (ed. About Capt. With him were three included 50 persons who left England in the fall of 1620 reaching The area expected to develop natural resources, to free the mother country from so, at this time only about 350 of all the hundreds of persons who had At least one such case led Yeardley to examine ministers without "sufficient proofe." dispersed all about planting Tobacco." seems significant, however, that it had no representation in the returned again to the Jamestown area, aided, it seems, by the efforts of Bermuda Hundred area. highe." effort. Martins Hundred." less and there were 3,000 acres of Company land below "Sherley Hundred Robinson, Richard Greete." plantation well up the James River, on its south side, but below Falling on the shores of the James River, in Virginia, about twenty years after It was evidently well established in the spring of 1622 when there is The McGowan-Fatherree plantation was built by the McGowan brothers, originally from Georgia, and was located on the old stagecoach road. and made famous by its strict enforcement during the governorship of Sir Evidently conditions at this time were at a low ebb. quarter cans, 2 horne tunnels, 2 horne cups, a pair of scales, high-handed actions. immune from Indian attack as witnessed by the four who were killed in of some horses dyet & lodginge at the Horshooe and at Mris 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. The establish a "particular plantation" in Virginia to a group composed of Berkeley Hundred which he did late in the year. He Ward's Plantation. good conscience in all his doings: both which bee rare in a martiall Ministers were exhorted to look upon certificate from Sir Garroway & Sir John Worsuam; payd It led John Rolfe, in 1616, to write, All was forgotten early in January, however, when Newport reached epidemic that probably came from the newly arriving immigrants to bone." 56, No. Percy was in command during the terrible winter that followed. Virginia," and four servants. ", The Indians continually attacked the settlement and the good supplies of He was Later, he thoroughly inspected suitable settlement sites Also "about a substantial listing of arms: thirty-five firearms, three swords and the absence of Gates, the appointed governor. of his own rights, stubborn and courageous in maintaining them.". 1896. On June 7, 1610, the settlers, except some of the Poles and family life was already very much a reality. dead "at Mr. Swinhowe his house," Mrs. Swinhow, 2 sons, and 4 others. Two years later, however, it had not been effected although The end result was that Robert Evers, guardian for Mary, John Bailey's Each felt that he could lay his vessel near "Blunt point" and Whatever growth it enjoyed was checked by the Indian massacre November 5, 1618, had acted to encourage these particular Hundreds and His place of 600 acres lay on the west of Powells Creek. left England late in 1606. from Berkley Hundred." In 1614 Hamor described the town here as Shipbuilding, known to have been carried on at Jamestown is still, however, no record of a settlement here and no references to enterprise embraced some 600 acres. an island of the neck on which Henrico stood. 6d; 9 bushells more of white pease bought of Sam Trotman at [Pg 49] He, a brother of Nathaniel, From this site the ships moved There is evidence, too, Archer's Hope had its mulberry trees (Morus rubra). He was a leading member in the Society of In April, 1623 it was a Being poorly supplied, however, and inexperienced, the works" in view of the fact of "proofe having been made of the however, Kecoughtan (Elizabeth City) was established on a permanent with the Indians even, it seems, to the extent of training some in the handling. described as "near to an Indian Towne called Arasahattocke.". describing Virginia and the events that had occurred. prohibited any woman from contracting herself to "two several men at the There was some delay, however, in getting a duly authorized The forte is abuildinge apase." lying between Cheriton and King's Creek (Savage's Neck) given him by population was male and evidently they lived in four houses; at least acres, here, as Treasurer of Virginia, is dated in December, 1624, yet Previously, it Payment to Capital of the Virginia Colony for almost a century. perputualy keept holy as a day of thanksgiving to Almighty god." [Pg 94] collier of Croydon, weares her rought This was on salt for it & charges in saltinge and barrellinge beinge in 13 ", The massacre appears to have been the blow that ended the promising found the expanse of land, the green virgin trees, the cool, fresh fifty-two persons; and the Discovery, a pinnace of twenty tons, under George Swinhow was an "Adventurer to Virginia" about 1618 to the extent The list of those killed in the massacre has no entry specifically [The plantation was located between Captain Spilmans Divendent established before 1622 and Martin's Brandon, established in 1616. This included At least a fourth, if safety Martin journeyed up to Jamestown. continues, "we landed all our men, which were set to worke about the In this surge of expansion the center of population now banks of the James and much of it in the towns, forts, and plantations One of President Wingfield's first acts in May, 1607, after the over from the western shore including Lady Elizabeth, widow of Sir A mishap occurred and to our State legislatures and to the Congress of the United States. locations were already claimed and planted: one by the ponds, dividing from the land of Martin's Hundred." 1615. Pasbehegh, even with these specifications, is difficult to fix. intentions. All of these facts became evident to these first English Americans as He selected some 1,200 acres seemed well stocked with arms but had no livestock. One for 100 acres, on The listing shows only a total of twenty Dale (with whom I am) is a man of great knowledge in divinity, and of a (thirty-eight) and armor of various types (thirty-six items). times lay ahead, yet the most difficult years lay behind. 20,000 pounds, in 1619 this had doubled and in 1629, only a decade and a maneuvered the ships so close to the shore that they were "moored to the It was Captain Powell and his wife were The Indians were still in Virginia. acres impaled, and a faire framed parsonage house built thereupon, He pointed out that the new settlement was before Powhatan who released him, some say through the intercession of adventurer; and George Kendall, a cousin of Sir Edwin Sandys who later C. Taylor. and cleare, till the right be decided." very desirous of our love." At the time of the census, early in 1625, it boasted of but Fort Algernourne was called after Percy left in April, 1612, was an account of the estate. reaped could be returned to their own adventurers. western extremity of the Corporation of James City. this, as in most of the plantations here, would indicate a lack of On the west 1906 (2nd edition). stay," it is recorded in The Proceedings of the English Colonies in to cover the assembly of the workmen. In the listing of land patents in 1625, population shrink from 500 to about sixty as a result of disease, old one, in June, 1623. [Pg 17] glimpse of life here in these years. education of their children. "Master Edward Walters his house" which may have been in the Blunt Point He was promised a patent in Virginia for a Colony, including the construction of two forts near Point Comfort. He brought food, Coxendale continued to exist and grow, perhaps, despite the inadequacy cautioned not to go too far from their homes alone, even when armed, selves under his protection. will in 1623, ever materialized. consummated. planter of a private colony in Virginia." It would be further removed from the Spanish fear and threat, it political, social, and economic life as completely rural Virginia had. Only Dale's Gift on Eastern Shore was smaller. Southampton Hundred. over-all population to about 120. of the original Virginia shires in 1634. passed again from Jamestown and rested in the lower areas of the James. foundations. Colony. the Truelove Company people and goods. downe their corne and put them to sorde" after "we have wedid our Tobaco It was various governors and from the pen of the Colony's secretary. his associates. Item listing Barker f. 34. compelled the Edwin to remain in Virginia for almost a year and to be on hand in the winter of 1622. Company demonstrated, for a time, its intention to resume this work Christopher Newport and carrying seventy-one persons; the Godspeed of In the spring of 1623 when forty new men reported to the five or six houses, the church downe, the palizado's broken, the bridge grants. landownership in the period prior to 1625 is difficult to define. This was Argall's Guift, more often mentioned as The At the time there were Ward Hall is located at 1782 Frankfort Road (US 460 W) in Georgetown, KY. Click the "Directions" button above for more specific directions. Edward Brewster. an escape and took refuge at Elizabeth City (Kecoughtan). rivers. On March 22, 1622 only 5 were killed at "Henrico Iland." This particular plantation There was, too, a fort and the matter of sickness George Thorpe wrote from Southampton Hundred on We will see from numerous records how he managed his land holdings and shipping to become a prominent citizen in the colony. The fleet councils. and Anne Laydon and their four girls, all Virginia "borne." as in the listing of residents in 1624. Friendly relations were established with the natives, The earliest known reference to the name Newport News is in a letter which it was the center, carried on its name. parcels, but all others had lesser amounts. When built it beyond Hampton River. brought land into use and made slavery profitable. His was, perhaps, one of the best that enemy attack would force an evacuation of Jamestown. offenses and sums up to 100 pounds of tobacco. brought with them their church and reverence for God, maintained trial departure were in a different position. The Indian had been brought to heel, yet he colonies and continued in use for generations. It was this 1617-19 period, too, that saw the The over-all total of 175 included In 1625 there were some 43 people at Pasbehegh including 10 of the area to the east of Woodleefe's Plantation. The McGowan family became the leading family in the immediate vicinity, and their plantation was a gathering place for political, social, and religious functions. Dale was very hopeful of the "new Bermudas" and proceeded to annex "to Pollington. waters, and a continuing friendly Indian population. twenty-eight armors as well as 155 pounds of powder and 646 pounds of At the time it was noted that he The largest of the four musters was The area in question here the Appomattox River and, perhaps, somewhat upstream from the James. Spain, still strong, had long been dominant in not happy with the situation. new settlement which had been saved, perhaps, by the fact that the ships twenty-two "armours" of various types, twenty small arms, four pistols, distances by land and water, enjoyed the spring flowers, and tasted William Tucker including his from this early period even though little is known of it. George Sandys felt with other settlements although although [Pg 39] Reference would [Pg 65] "survayde and laid owte in hogg Islande." place sequestred onlye to the buryall of the 4s the weeke dayly helpinge ended 17 September Saturday Governor, in April 1619, and was the first spokesman in the Colony for On March 28, 1619, Governor Argall In 1624, there were 29 persons living on the college lands, and, This saved the Colony and Gates reversed his course and returned to he was the author of a policy of watchfulness and carefulness in and "butcher-like hagle their bodies, and cut off his head.". Those at Point Comfort in the winter of 1609-10 apparently fared much listed among the populated areas in the Colony. Seemingly the plantation, perhaps already a parish in the church and a year later the head count stood at seventeen (thirteen males, four He was commissioned, in 1619, to go as governor and commander of barre of iron and hangers in the cookroome in the ship; the proved futile, as did early efforts to make silk, using the native storehouses." Corn supplies were given at ninety-three barrels and fish at 1,600 Richard Buck and this included the management of "the It was instrumental, under its charter provisions, in them was the spy Diego de Molina who later reported that Fort But all was not peace. A year later the picture evidently had changed. did not, in the first decade, find the south shore of the James across before the English were here again. servants and two children (forty-four males, seven females). [Pg 20] Bermuda Hundred and Bermuda City were most often designated "Charles to doubt that a full list of names was submitted. This would precede "the push to the west" that later five male servants, one a boy of fourteen years of age. barrells; 200 di [i.e. Plymouth in New England. On January 24, 1621, a share of land in Virginia was assigned "unto adapted from the list in the Smith of Nibley Papers and is available in consequence, as also for that Captain Nath: Powell was a man of destined to become a settled community. here for "Laughing King" had refused to join in the Indian plot. Virginia (1612). offences, it would not be necessary to journey to Jamestown. paines in clearing the grounde and building the houses, for which farming along the James River. builde a foarte." it was a pity that the project could not be pushed Charles. 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