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1607–08–06 First death of the colony (dysentery) [10] Robert Beheathland: Captain and Gentleman Behethland, R. 1627 Benjamin Best: Gentleman Beast, B. 1607–09–05 Edward Brinto: Mason and Soldier Brinton, E. Edward Brookes: Gentleman 1607–04–07 Died in the West Indies (before arriving to Virginia) John Brookes: Gentleman Edward ...
The London Company sent an expedition to establish a settlement in the Virginia Colony in December 1606. The expedition consisted of three ships, Susan Constant (the largest ship, sometimes known as Sarah Constant, Christopher Newport captain and in command of the group), Godspeed (Bartholomew Gosnold captain), and Discovery (the smallest ship, John Ratcliffe captain).
The Jamestown settlers arrived in Virginia during a severe drought, according to a research study conducted by the Jamestown Archaeological Assessment (JAA) team in the 1990s. The JAA analyzed information from a study conducted in 1985 by David Stahle and others, who obtained drawings of 800-year-old bald cypress trees along the Nottoway and ...
c. June 22, 1607 (): Jamestown colonists begin to succumb to disease due to non-potable water and mosquito-borne illnesses; c. June 22, 1607 (): Chief Powhatan sends corn and venison to the malnourished Jamestown settlers; c. August 1607: About 100 Englishmen arrive to settle Popham Colony (in present day Maine)
The founder of the Jamestown colony was the Virginia Company, [5] chartered by King James I, with its first two settlements being in Jamestown on the north bank of the James River and Popham Colony on the Kennebec River in modern-day Maine, both in 1607. The Popham colony quickly failed because of famine, disease, and conflicts with local ...
The Virginia Company's "third supply" mission was the largest yet, led by the Sea Venture flagship. The Sea Venture was considerably larger than the other eight ships traveling, carrying a large portion of the supplies intended for the Virginia Colony. The "third supply" to Jamestown with a nine-vessel fleet left London on June 2, 1609.
The English settlers arrived in the area in 1607 when ships such as the Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery stopped nearby at Portcomfort. [4] Kecoughtan was an Indigenous settlement on the land that the settlers claimed, they took over the settlement while the Powhatan men were out hunting. [4]
Werowocomoco first became known to the early English settlers of Virginia as the residence of Wahunsenacawh or Wahunsonacock, the paramount weroance of the area. He and his people were known to them as Powhatan, a name derived from his native village, the small settlement of Powhatan, meaning the falls of the river, at the fall line of the James River (the present-day Powhatan Hill ...