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Richard Frethorne was an indentured servant at Martin's Hundred, Virginia in 1622-1623. He is known as the author of letters detailing his miserable condition in Virginia. He is known as the author of letters detailing his miserable condition in Virginia.
Indentured servitude in Pennsylvania (1682-1820s): The institution of indentured servitude has a significant place in the history of labor in Pennsylvania. From the founding of the colony (1681/2) to the early post-revolution period (1820s), indentured servants contributed considerably to the development of agriculture and various industries in ...
Temperance was born about 1617 in Virginia, as is found living at Jordan's Journey in the household of Cecily Jordan in the 1624/25 Jamestown Muster. [3] [4] Temperance married between the age of 13 and 14 John Browne with whom she had children. [5] Richard Cocke and Temperance had two known sons, Thomas and Richard. Also a daughter Elizabeth.
Capt. Beheathland is listed among the 104 colonists on the Virginia Company of London's manifest. [4] He is included in Captain John Smith's list of 100 "Planters" (gentlemen) in his book The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles, [citation needed] and mentioned as accompanying John Smith on a visit to Powhatan, the local indigenous leader.
Historic Jamestown is the cultural heritage site that was the location of the 1607 James Fort and the later 17th-century town of Jamestown in America. It is located on Jamestown Island, on the James River at Jamestown, Virginia, and operated as a partnership between Preservation Virginia (formerly known as the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities) and the U.S. National Park ...
Jamestown was surrounded by water on three sides of the land; this made it easily accessible for ships to come and go. It was far enough inland, making it easier to defend from a possible Spanish attack. At the time, it was said that the men had to be able to create a living before any women could be a part of the colony. [1]
Aug. 23—JAMESTOWN — A BuffaloJam! organizer is hoping some good weather on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 25-26, will help draw thousands to the music festival at the Stutsman County Fairgrounds in ...
At this time, there were only about 300 people of African origin living in the Virginia Colony, about 1% of an estimated population of 30,000. The first group of 20 or so Africans were brought to Jamestown in 1619 as indentured servants .