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VOL 44 NO 1 SPRING 2020 MAGAZINE

Elizabeth B. Wingo Fund Work Perused

SURRY MARRIAGE BONDS RECALLEARLY LEADING VIRGINIA FAMILIES

GROVES OF GREAT MULBERRYSAND THE FAILURE OF SERICULTUREIN THE JAMESTOWN COLONY

What Happened to the First British-America Settlement?

Series of ‘Roanoke Voyages’Play a Role in Lost Colony Destiny

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By Merry A. Outlaw, Senior CuratorJamestown Rediscovery Foundation

Although not exclusively a humanpractice--think pack rats and bowerbirds--collecting has been part of the humanexperience since time immemorial. As newworlds began to be discovered in the Age ofExploration in the late 15th century, so didthe formal assembly of Wunderkammer, orChambers of Wonders. More commonlyknown as Cabinets of Curiosity, they wereassembled by wealthy men, and a fewwomen, from the highest ranks of society.Royalty, aristocracy, and weal thyintellectuals and merchants assembledcollections that included exotic, unique, orrare geological or natural specimens,antiquities, relics, and works of art from theworld over. Meant to display the collector’sknowledge, travels, and wealth, assemblageswere showcased privately or publicly in avariety of ways, from a wooden cabinet fora small grouping, to a room or rooms thatwere especially built for large collections.Some have argued that Cabinets of Curiositywere the precursors of modern museums.

Known as the Vault, the collectionsstorage room of the Jamestown RediscoveryFoundation is a virtual “Cabinet ofCuriosity” with items that represent theearly 17th century British-Americanexperience. The three million artifactsrecovered over the past 25 years give us aglimpse of life at Jamestown from 1607until 1624. Because every artifact tells astory, material culture curators closelyexamine all recovered objects to ascertaintheir material and form; where and how theywere made; how they were used; and thehabits of those who used, lost, or discarded

t h e m . Z o o a r c h a e o l o g i s t s a n darchaeobotanists analyze faunal and plantremains to identify food sources andchanges through time in diet, horticultural,agricultural, and animal husbandrypractices. Systematically stored in archivalmaterials and kept in perpetuity, thisenormous assemblage will be studied fordecades to come.

Although no written records documentthe physical presence of Cabinets ofCuriosity at James Fort, many objects foundduring excavations are the sorts of thingscollected for them. In fact, a Roman oillamp excavated at Jamestown is exactly thetype of object that was collected as 17th-century Dutch and Flemish paintings ofCabinets of Curiosity illustrate. Forexample, in the 1636 painting Chamber ofArt and Curiosities by Frans Francken theYounger, two oil lamps are portrayed; one ofthem looks remarkably like the Jamestownexample! Made in Gaul in the 1st centuryA.D., the James Fort oil lamp was neverused to burn oil. Its diminutive size andunused condition suggest that it wasmanufactured as an apotropaic object, andperhaps was placed in the grave of a Romansoldier. Whether it was excavated andpurchased centuries later by a collector whocame to Jamestown may never bedetermined. However, its possessionunquestionably set its owner apart frommost people who resided within thepalisaded frontier fort.

A natural item that also frequentlyappears in 17th century Dutch and Flemishstill life paintings is the West IndianTopshell, a large marine snail with a strikingblack and white shell. Along with manyother types of exotic shells, they were

collected in the West Indies by Europeanexplorers during their voyages to theAmericans and sold in markets that cateredto European collectors. Three Topshellshave been recovered from 1610 contexts atJamestown. Because they were found withartifacts brought by the Sea Ventureshipwreck survivors from Bermuda toVirginia in May, 1610, it is conceivable thatthey were collected in Bermuda.

Porcelain objects from China alsooften appear in Dutch and Flemish still lifepaintings. Because of its rarity andexpense, Chinese porcelain was available toonly the upper echelons of English societyin the late 16th and early 17th centuries.And yet, numerous Chinese porcelainvessels, ranging in size and form from largedishes to tiny, eggshell-thin wine cups,have been recovered during James Fortexcavations. Chinese porcelain was in useat Jamestown as early as 1610 when someobjects broke and were discarded. Whetheror not they were intended only for displayor were actually used for food and drinkconsumption, their presence undoubtedlydistinguished their owners as extremelyhigh status. Could they have belonged toyour ancestor? More artifacts fromJamestown Rediscovery’s Cabinet ofCuriosity, the Vault, will be revealed in thenext Jamestowne Society Magazine issue.

Clockwise Chinese porcelainwine cup, Roman oil lamp andWest Indian Topshell.

Questions about this artifact or others in thecollection at the Archaearium?

Contact Merry Outlaw [email protected]

Please note that in the “Secrets from the Vault” thatappeared in the Jamestowne Society Magazine, Vol 43No 2 Fall 2019, over ten-million--not ten-thousand--brown saltglazed stoneware vessels entered Englandbetween 1600 and 1640!

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13 A Matter of Public Record and the Ties that BindsIt is certainly proof in the lineagewhen discussing a possible QualifyingJamestowne Society Ancestor; newAncestor additions are a possibility.BY LYNDON HOBBS HART, III

8 Mulberry Tree at the Root of Economic DevelopmentWorms, seeds, and lots of land, weavean intriguing tale of King James I’sdesire for control of the silk industry andan elaborate plan to claim the market.BY JOHN T. TRUSSELL

In the Atlas, as was his wont, John Ferrar underlined thetext, sketched and wrote brief comments in the margins.There he also made comparisons of Virginian to Europeansilkworms, pointing out differences.

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9 Multiple Roanoke Voyages Foretell Settlement SuccessBefore Jamestown there was RoanokeColony where the hopes of an EnglishSettlement vanished without a trace orwere clues somehow overlooked?BY BONNIE HOFMEYER

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6 Family Connections Restored via Surry Marriage Bonds

The old adage ‘it’s not what you knowit’s who you know’ shows just hownecessary the players are tounderstanding our early history.BY GARY MURDOCK WILLIAMS

2 Cabinet of Curiosity Holds17th Century Experiences

Lost, used or discarded these artifactstell a story of the people residingwithin the palisade frontier fort onJamestown Island and give them life.BY MERRY A. OUTLAW

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OfficersGovernor: Thomas Bouldin Leitch, Greensboro, NC

Lt. Governor: Richard Holmes Knight, Jr., Nashville, TNSecretary of State: Nancy Redman Hill, Alexandria, VA

Secretary of the Treasury: John Shelton, MD, Roanoke, VAAttorney-General: Carter B. S. Furr, Norfolk, VA

Auditor-General: Pamela Henry Pate, Chapel Hill, NCRegistrar: Jane Cralle Congdon, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Historian: James H. McCall, Solana Beach, CAChaplain: Rev. James Wilbur Browder, III, Courtland VA

* * *Past Governors

Joseph Holleman Barlow Dr. Anne Shelton Tyler NetickMichael David Frost W. Harrison Schroder, EsquireCarter Braham Snow Furr, Esquire Edward Barry Wright, Jr.DeEtte DuPree Nesbitt Jerry William ZillionRev. Dr. Roy Abbott Martin, Jr.

Governor Emerita: DeEtte DuPree Nesbitt, Houston, TXTreasurer Emeritus: Harrison Ruffin Tyler, Charles City, VA

CouncilorsTerms Expire 2020

Jerry MacLean Crumly, Pensacola, FLJohn Bond Gilliam, III, Nags Head, NC

Virginia Moorman Gotlieb, Sherman Oaks, CANancy Redman Hill, Alexandria, VA

Terms Expire 2021John Moseley Southall Bowles, Richmond, VA

Frances Harrington Davis, Poquoson, VAGeorge Lee Parson, Esquire, Atlanta, GALowry Rush Watkins, Jr., Louisville, KY

Terms Expire 2022Linda Whitlow Knight, Esq., Nashville, TNPatricia Porter Kryder, Esq., Nashville, TN

David H. Mathews, Richmond, VASharon Rennard Sowders, Roswell, GA

Executive DirectorBonnie Hofmeyer

GenealogistLyndon Hobbs Hart, III

It is an honor to serve as yourGovernor as we embark on our 84thyear as the Jamestowne Society. Wehave a distinguished past and a verybright future thanks to stellar leadershipof our Past Governors combined withdedicated Councilors who have workedcountless volunteer hours in support ofour mission. We end 2019 with over 300new members and thanks to yoursupport of annual giving we were able tofund the Elizabeth B. Wingo Fund forrestoration of records, the Alice MasseyNesbitt Fellowship, JamestownRediscovery and Preservation Virginiawith total donations of over $100,000.

Our 51 Jamestowne companies continue to serve a vital linkfor membership participation. We have two companies, Alabamaand First Mississippi who in 2019 made donations that move themup on the Roll of Honor to Speaker of the House. Bothcompanies have total donations of over $25,000. These are thefirst companies to reach this Roll of Honor category and Iapplaud their work as an example to all companies of whatworking together can accomplish.

As a member of Jamestowne Society you are unique in thatyour descendants made the great sacrifice to establish ourEnglish-speaking Nation. Your ancestors started this Nation’sextended experiment in democratic government and the long,conflicted journey in reconciling the hopes and aspirations of itsdiverse peoples began in Jamestown. Today Historic Jamestowneis one of the most important historic sites in the nation. This is astory every American should be aware of. I hope you will continueto support your local Jamestowne Company and supportJamestowne annual giving so we can continue to make our voiceheard.

- Thomas B. Leitch, GovernorJamestowne Society


On May 27, 1620 ninety Englishwomen arrived at Jamestown on theLondon Merchant and the Jonathan.This was the first group of single youngmaids who were recruited by the VirginiaCompany of London. Women who foundtheir marriage prospects limited in England,found the option offered by the VirginiaCompany appealing. These women chose tocome to Virginia. They wanted a better lifethan they would have if they remained inEngland, and Virginia offered moreopportunity and selection in finding ahusband.

These young maids came to be knownas the Tobacco Brides. Once a marriage hadtaken place the settler would reimburse the Virginia Company of London150 pounds of good leaf tobacco. This covered the cost of his wife’spassage to Virginia.

To celebrate the 400th anniversary of their arrival to Jamestown, wewill have an evening of tales and special guests at our Governor’s Dinneron Friday, May 8th. Willie Balderson, Director of Living History &Historic Trades for Jamestown Rediscovery, has written Maids toVirginia, to be presented in a dinner theater.

I hope you can join us for an evening of stories. Members andguests will be regaled with stories of opportunities, challenges,anticipation, and arrival. Join special guests John Twine, John Pory, andTemperance, Lady Yeardley and be among the first to meet the maids.

Our dinner theatre will be expanded into a living history program tobe offered as a special event at Historic Jamestowne six times during thesummer. The Jamestowne Society is excited to partner with JamestownRediscovery and offer this educational program to the public.

The Governors Dinner is open to all Jamestowne Society membersand their guests.

I look forward to joining you in an evening of stories.

- Bonnie Hofmeyer, Executive DirectorJamestowne Society

Jamestowne Society 2020 - 2021 Officers and Council Members

JAMESTOWNE SOCIETY FELLOWSHIP Each year the Jamestowne Society awards a $10,000 Fellowship to support completion of a graduate thesis oressay on the history and culture of Virginia before 1700. Carla Whitehurst Odom chairs the program.

Applicants may be candidates for graduate degrees in any relevant discipline such as History, AmericanStudies, Literature, Archaeology, Anthropology, Fine Arts, etceteras, if their research is devoted eitherexclusively or very substantially to Colonial Virginia prior to 1700. Fellowship application deadline is April 15,2020. For more information, please send an email to: [email protected].

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Jamestowne Society 2020 - 2021 Committee MembersAudit Committee

Pamela Henry Pate-Chair

Annual Giving CommitteeRichard Holmes Knight, Jr.-Chair

Building & Grounds CommitteeS. Marshall Orr-Chair

Bylaws CommitteeLinda Whitlow Knight-Chair

Communications CommitteeSusan Evans McCrobie-Chair

Fellowship CommitteeCarla Whitehurst Odom-Chair

Finance CommitteeDavid H. Mathews-Chair

Hospitality CommitteeLinda Knight Wilson-Chair

Investment CommitteeTO BE NAMED-Chair

Membership CommitteeCarolyn Kendrick Farmer-Chair

Regional Company Coordinators CommitteePamela Henry Pate-Chair

Restoration of Records CommitteeGary Murdock Williams-Chair

Society Shoppe CommitteeConstance Brooks Paradiso-Chair

Special Events CommitteeTO BE NAMED-Chair

Technology CommitteeDonald W. Moore-Chair

Executive CommitteeThe Executive Committee consists of the Elected Officers, the immediate Past Governor,

and the following 3, appointed by the Governor:Linda Whitlow Knight, David H. Mathews & Susan McCrobie.

I am really partial to the past. Don’t getme wrong, I enjoy experiencing all that lifeoffers each day; however, to retreat to thepast whether it be visiting a historic house,turning the pages of a fragile old documentto uncover ‘ties that bind’ or just wanderingthe countryside in search of a final restingspot and hoping for a stone, my very beingbecomes involved with great passion forwhat has been.

Addicted to the past, I want more and lookfor it too so you may not be surprised to

discover that I have already enjoyed a few AHA! moments during theproduction of this magazine issue thanks to some really thoughtprovoking articles that caused me to “inquire” further.

I was introduced to members of the First Families of Surry thoughthe writings of fellow Jamestowne Society member Gary Williams ashe discussed some of the marriage bonds conserved by the WingoFunds through your generous support. You might be surprised to learnthat the oldest legible tombstone in Virginia, dated 1650, belongs to thewife of Colonel George Jordan, Alyce Myles, daughter of John Mylesof Branton. That stone is at “Four Mile Tree.” Colonel GeorgeJordan made his will in 1678 and in 1682, when he died, the mostextensive estate recorded in Surry County appeared with more than100 persons involved in its settlement and will probate. Check that outand while you are at it I invite you to learn a little more about GeorgeJordan for his story is better than any reality television show nowairing. Oh, did I mention he had a nephew named River Jordan?

I hope that you enjoy this issue of the Jamestowne Society magazineand will take an active role in discovering and honoring your richheritage whether it be through financial contributions that support thearchaeological investigation of Historic Jamestown, preservation ofperiod documents and historic sites or the sharing of information toeducate and showcase the multi-cultural historical narrative of thefoundations of modern American society where your ancestor had asupporting role in a cast of many.

- Susan Evans McCrobie, Magazine EditorJamestowne Society

Dear Jamestowners –I want to thank you for entrusting

the important Office of LieutenantGovernor to me. As yourLieutenant Governor, I will do all inmy power to uphold our proudtraditions, protect our legacies, andenhance our membersh ipexperiences.

I have the privilege of reporting toan enlightened and enthusiastic cohort, namely, GovernorTom Leitch, the Council, and you, the members. Please letany of the officers know what they can do to help yourealize your expectations as a member of one of thenation’s preeminent lineage societies. The Jamestowne Society is a going concern. Like anybusiness, there are many things to do. Consequently,volunteers are needed. If you have any extra time, pleaselet me know. The Society is a source of enjoyment. If you are not fullyengaged, give some thought to joining a Jamestownecompany in your area. If there is no nearby company, tryto attend at least one of the two national meetings everyyear or every other year. Those meetings have somethingfor everybody. They are memorable. I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible. Ifyou see me, please stop and say hello. I will do the same. Best wishes,

- Richard Holmes Knight, Jr., Lieutenant GovernorJamestowne Society

We appreciate the following members who donated neededbooks to the Society

John Frederick Dorman Lyndon Hobbs Hart , I I IPamela Henry Pate

The following books are on our wish list-Cockes and Cousins Vol. I by Leonie Doss CockeThe Beverley Family of Virginia: Descendants of Major Robert

Beverley by John McGillThe Legislative Journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia

Vol. I & II, published in 1919 by the Virginia State Library

THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS...


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After restoring numerous early colonial deed books, will booksand order books surviving in the Old Dominion since its initialventure in 1979, the Jamestowne Society has in more recent yearsturned its attention those loose, fragile and unquestionable crucialdocuments known as marriage bonds. Not quite as early as most ofthose 17th and 18th volumes, marriage bonds nevertheless providethe crucial links in the chain to prove descent from a Jamestownancestor.

Those surviving in Surry County from 1768 through 1797 wererestored in 2019, our 40th year of sponsoring the preservation ofarchival records, the bedrock of the Society’s existence. It would behard to find records more relevant and worthy of our financialsupport than early marriage records. Indeed, dozens of these Surrymarriages are cited in Frederick Dorman’s fourth edition ofAdventures of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624/5.

Surry County was cut off from James City County in 1653. It isnot surprising that these bonds, entered into by the groom, with afriend or relative as his surety to insure there be no lawfulobstruction to the marriage, include individuals who left their markin history. However, from colonial times up to 1977 in Virginia, thelaw directed that the bond (or the license after 1850) be executed inthe county of the bride’s residence. The names which appear on thesebonds appear also in other contexts, weaving the story of a vanishedsociety, providing some insight into the lives of those who camebefore us, and reminding us of their contributions in the building ofour country.

It will be remembered that Surry County was the original seatof the Harrison family in America. Their antecedents trace back to aplace called “Wakefield” at Sunken Meadow on the James River.This was the home of Benjamin Harrison I (d. ca. 1648), whoacquired a nucleus of 600 acres there in 1635, represented Surry inthe House of Burgesses in 1642 and served as Clerk of the GeneralCourt at Jamestown. “Wakefield” was also the home of his son,Benjamin Harrison II (1645-1713), who also represented Surry in theHouse of Burgesses (as did his two sons and a grandson), and on theGovernor’s Council, 1698-1713), was actively involved in theestablishment of the College of William and Mary in 1693, andwhose daughter, Sarah (1670-1713) was the wife of the college’sfirst president, the Reverend James Blair. Several of the recentlyrestored bonds relate to this first family of Surry.

It was Benjamin Harrison III (ca. 1673-1710) who established

his branch of the family at “Berkeley” in Charles City County in1726. Benjamin Harrison V (1726-1791), the grandson, was, like hisforebears, also a member of the House of Burgesses, but he was alsoa signer of the Declaration of Independence, member of theContinental Congress, member of the Virginia House of Delegates,serving as speaker, and as governor of Virginia. Among his childrenwere William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), the president, and CarterBassett Harrison (ca. 1766-1808.) Carter Bassett Harrison’s 1787bond to marry Mary Howell Allen, daughter of William Allen of“Claremont” in Surry is one of over one thousand bonds includedand restored in this project. Carter Bassett Harrison, though born at“Berkeley,” had settled in Surry, representing the county in theVirginia House of Delegates, 1784-86. He remained in Surry forseveral years after his marriage, living there when he was elected tothe United States Congress in 1793, and serving until 1799. After1800 he removed to “Maycox” in the James River in Prince GeorgeCounty. He represented Prince George in the House of Delegates,serving from 1805 until his death. After the death of his wife Maryhe married Jane Byrd, daughter of Colonel William Byrd of“Westover.” They had no children, but he left two sons by the firstmarriage, William Allen Harrison and Benjamin Carter Harrison.

Captain Henry Harrison (1734-1772) of “Hunting Quarter,”which fell into that part of Surry which became Sussex County in1754, and a brother of Benjamin Harrison V, the Signer, had threechildren whose marriages appear among the Surry Bonds. His son,Henry (1762-1798), married Mary (“Polly”) Starke Cocke (1760-1807), daughter of Colonel John Cocke and Rebecca StarkeRavenscroft Cocke of “Montpelier” in Surry in 1785. (“Montpelier”has earlier been in the possession of Benjamin Harrison II.) CaptainHarrison’s daughter, Ann Carter Harrison (ca. 1764-1805), namedfor her grandmother, wife of Benjamin Harrison IV, married WalterCocke, son of the said Colonel John and Rebecca Cocke of“Montpelier,” in 1788. Captain Harrison’s daughter, ElizabethHarrison (1759-1824), married, as his second wife, Colonel LewisBurwell (1745-1800) of “Stoneland,” Mecklenburg County, Virginia,in 1789. Colonel Burwell was her distant cousin, as BenjaminHarrison III married Elizabeth Burwell (ca. 1677-1734), daughter ofLewis Burwell of “Fairfield” in Gloucester County. When“Stoneland” burned on New Year’s Eve in 1815, Elizabeth HarrisonBurwell was away, but she lost a son Henry, named for her father,

Surry Marr iageBonds Reca l l

Ear ly Lead ingVirg in ia Fami l i e s

By Gary Murdock Williams, Jamestowne Society Restoration of Records

Committee Chairman

Image courtesy Gary M. Williams‘Montpelier” near Cabin Point, Surry County, VA, enjoys a long history with theWho’s Who Founders of America. It is in an 1852 deed from Harrison Cockethat the name “Montpelier” first appears on record in America’s long history.


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Image courtesy 1976 Surry County, VA 1776 Bicentennial CommitteeThis image of the Ruffin family home, Richneck Plantation found in Jamed D. Kornwolf’s Guide tothe Buildings of Surry and the American Revolution showcases the home as it sits upon a highEnglish basement with foundation walls measuring nearly eighteen inches thick with end wallsparapeted like those at Bacon’s Castle.

Henry’s wife and two grandchildren in the tragedy. Themother of Henry Harrison’s three children, ElizabethAvery Harrison, married their father in 1758. After herdeath, their father subsequently married Mary Minge ofCharles City County late in life. When Captain Harrisondied in 1772, the following year his widow marriedCaptain Michael Wall of Brunswick County. Theseorphaned stepchildren then went to live with theirHarrison relatives in Surry, which explains why themarriage bonds for the two daughters were executedthere by their grooms.

It was Nathaniel Harrison I (1677-1727), brother ofBenjamin Harrison III, who established a branch of thefamily at “Brandon” in Prince George County, but hereturned to “Wakefield” in his later years and his willwas probated in Surry. Among his children were twosons, Nathaniel Harrison II (ca. 1713-1791) of“Brandon,” and Major Benjamin Harrison (?-1759) of“Wakefield,” both of whom married daughters of ColeDiggs (d. 1744) of Warwick County on the same day: 23August 1739. Among Major Benjamin Harrison’schildren was a son, Nathaniel Harrison III (b. 1744), of“Wakefield” and a daughter, Susanna Harrison (b.1745), who married Robert Walker (d. 1780) of CharlesCity County in 1774. Walker’s marriage bond is amongthose recently conserved. In his will he named bothBenjamin Harrisons of “Berkeley” (V and VI), as wellas one of the Nathaniel Harrisons of “Wakefield” as his executors.There were four children from this union: Sarah, Robert, Benjaminand Thomas Walker, The widow, Susanna Harrison Walker, marriedHugh Lyle of Charles City County in December 1785.

The 1772 marriage of two orphaned minors, William Randolph,son of Henry and Tabitha Poythress Randolph of “Timsberry” inChesterfield County, to Mary Kennon, daughter of Richard and AnnHunt Kennon of Charles City County, required that the bond beexecuted in Surry County, where the bride wasthe ward of William Ruffin of “Richneck.”When William Randolph chose John Ruffin tobe his guardian in November 1771 at theChesterfield County Court, he was undoubtedlythe same John Ruffin of “Richneck,” WilliamRuffin’s father, who was still the head of thehousehold until his death in 1774. The suretyon the bond was Allen Cocke (d. 1802) of“Bacon’s Castle,” who had married AnnKennon, sister of the bride.

The Browne family of “Four Mile Tree”on the James River in Surry had beenestablished there since 1637, when CaptainHenry Browne patented the original 2,230acres. Browne, who died in 1661, was amember of the Governor’s Council under SirWilliam Berkeley. The place was passed downto William Browne I (d. 1705) and WilliamBrowne II (1671-1747), father and son;William Browne IV (1739-1786) and WilliamBrowne V (1759-1799), father and son. The 1792 marriage bond ofWilliam Browne V to Elizabeth Ruffin (1771-1799) of “Richneck” isamong the recently restored documents.

Young Scottish merchants of the Belsches family, who came to

Virginia in the mid-18th century, left a trail, too. In 1773, SamuelKello of Southampton County, who succeeded his father as the Clerkof the County Court there the same year, entered into a bond to marryMargaret, or Peggy, Belsches, the orphaned daughter of PatrickBelsches. Patrick Belsches had made his home and business inLouisa County, where he died in 1764, and his daughter went to livewith her uncle, James Belsches, at “Invermay” near Cabin Point inSurry. James also had a daughter named Margaret, who in 1788

married Hamlin Harris of Surry. Both bonds areamong those included in this project. JamesBelsches was one of the leading merchants in thesale of European goods at his store in CabinPoint from 1748 until his death around 1800. Inthe 18th century Cabin Point surpassed Norfolkin commercial importance, due to the quantity oftobacco received for export at the Low PointLanding warehouses on Chippokes Creek nearCabin Point. James Belsches and his sons foughtwith their fellow Americans in the RevolutionaryWar.

The Honorable Gail Clayton, current Clerkof the Circuit Court of Surry County, hasexpressed her gratitude to the JamestowneSociety for its sponsorship in the conservation ofthese records of lasting importance and intendsto provide eventually an index of the same.Unlike the early marriage bonds for mostVirginia counties, those for Surry were nevertransported to the archives of the Library of

Virginia, which for those counties led to a handwritten indexprovided by a photostatic copy for the various Clerk’s offices acrossthe state. The Jamestowne Society has also appropriated funds tocover a digital backup of the Surry marriage bonds, 1768-1797.

Image courtesy Library of VirginiaBuilt in 1745, this stucco mansion at FourMile Tree Plantation sits above the Jamesriver and is preserved as a pen and inkdrawing by artist Edward A. Darby (1877-1966.) Four Mile Tree’s name was coinedby Governor Samuel Argall in 1619 whena tree on the large tract of land, standingfour miles from Jamestown, was used asa survey landmark in the western-mostboundary of the English settlement.


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In May of 1607, the English at Jamestown begun to record whatthe “new world” had to offer and report back to their King andinvestors. Captain John Smith included in his notes, “By thedwellings of the savages are some great mulberry trees, and insome parts of the countrey, they are found growing naturally inpretty groves.” Virginia’s native mulberry, a red mulberry, wasexcellent news for King James I of England and the VirginiaCompany Investors. The Stuart King had a strong interest in silkproduction and had set up silk production at his estates atWestminster, Whitehall and Greenwich, employed gardeners to growsilkworms and built structures to nurture and produce silk.

In letters of 1607/08 written to the nobility, the King called forsupport of an English silk industry to rival that of the continent andurged the planting of 100,000 mulberry trees in England to feed hissilkworms and the growing silk industry. In 1609/10 the Englisharistocracy began to indulge their King with the plantings. In order tofurther expand the local sericulture, King James promoted it and his“Groom of Chamber” traveled with silkworms “Wherever” the kingwent. However, the climate in England was cool and damp, most ofthe year, and not especially conducive to a productive silk culture.But the new colony of Jamestown offered unlimited potential for theprofitable growing of silk in a warmer climate, or at least this wasthe lure that was used to entice investment in the new colony and thehopes of boosting the economy with production to rival France andItaly. Silkworms were sent over possibly in the first and second re-supply, in the winter of 1614 and several other times in the history ofearly Jamestown, according to Charles Hatch, the noted VirginiaHistorian.

The first efforts at silk production in the Virginia Colony wouldfail due to internal difficulties. Smith wrote, “There was anassay(effort) to make silke, and surely the wormes prosperedexcellent well, till the master workeman fell sick: during which time,they were eaten by rats.” Although silk production got off to a rockystart at Jamestown, settlers nor the investors were deterred from theirefforts to build a silk trade at Jamestown.

Orders and instructions were repeatedly given to the Jamestownsettlers during the early history of Jamestown to encourage silkproduction. Those orders did have a positive impact with theplanting of many mulberry trees, including the imported whitemulberry, the building of houses to shelter the silkworms and thetraining of silk workers. In 1620, John Pory wrote to Sir EdwinSandys that “Silk is a marvelous hopeful commodity in this country.”It was reported that silkworms flourished on the mulberry leaf inVirginia, and it was confidently expected that silk making wouldbecome one of the most important industries of the Colony. Tofurther encourage silk production among the Jamestown farmers andancient planters, there was an instruction given that placedrestrictions on the wearing of “excess in clothes’ in Virginia. It wasspecified that only the council and heads of Hundreds” could weargold in their clothes or silk “until they made it themselves”. Tomotivate settlers to make silk, in 1621, Governor Sir Francis Wattrequired that, “next to corn, plant mulberry trees, and make silk andtake care of the frenchmen” (who cultivated the silkworms).

With a view to promoting an interest in silk culture, the VirginiaCompany was at pains to have the most approved works on thesilkworm translated into English and forwarded to the Colony forgeneral distribution. Mr. Bonoel, the superintendent of the RoyalSilk Establishment, composed a special treatise at their suggestion,in which he pointed out the proper manner of constructing rooms forsilkworms, as well as of planting mulberry trees. The treatise waspublished, and many copies sent to Virginia, to which a largequantity of silkworms was also dispatched from the royal collectionin England. In 1620, a store of silkworms was procured from Italyand Spain, and steps were also taken to obtain a supply from France.

The Company secured an expert who had been an apprentice ofone of the men employed in the Royal Silk Establishment, where hismaster had carefully trained him. The latter was allowed twentypounds sterling in consideration of the release of this apprentice witha view to his transportation to Virginia, and in further return for solarge a sum, the master bound himself to instruct other apprentices in

By John T. TrussellFirst Georgia Company

Image courtesy National Park Service17th-century Jamestown settlers unwind silk fiber from cocoons in the weavingroom as depicted by artist Sydney King.

to Jamestown

SILKBrought HOPE

All AroundThe Mulberry Tree...


JS/Economic Diversitythe art of silk culture in order that the Company might in the futurehave the benefit of their knowledge. Provision was also made forobtaining a large supply of silkworm seedfrom St. Valencia, which enjoyed thereputation of producing worms that prosperedin other climates besides their own.

The massacre by the Indians had asdisastrous an influence upon silk culture as ithad upon the other industries of the Colony.The main uprising was in 1622 when thenatives killed 347 colonists, but the conflictendured until 1644. So far as can bediscovered, the actual production of silkprevious to that event had amountedpractically to very little, but this might wellbe due, as was claimed, to the fact that silkculture in Virginia had not yet passed the firststage of development

After the massacre, George Sandys, theVirginia Colony Treasurer and brother of Sir Edwin Sandys, wasrequired to see to the enforcement of the Company’s instructions asto the staple commodities. He earnestly strove to restore the cultureof silk to the footing that it had occupied when it was so suddenlyinterrupted. He placed the silk-men at Elizabeth City, a placeconsidered safe, and compelled them to confine their attention to silkhusbandry. A room for the worms was prepared at LieutenantPierce’s, which was considered to be the most suitable for thispurpose to be found in the Colony. The period of service for whichsome of the silk-men were bound expiring, Sandys addressed a letterto Mr. Wrote in England, urging him to obtain from thesuperintendent of the Royal Silk Establishment two Frenchmen whowere trained in the art of silk-making. He offered to pay such expertsas annual wages, either twenty marks in coin, or tobacco to the valueof twenty pounds sterling, and in addition, furnish all of their meals.

In 1624, the legislature of Virginia required every male residentto plant at least four white mulberry trees to promote the Virginia silkindustry. The same General Assembly order also called for theplanting of 20 vines for wines in persistent government promotion of

industries.Sandys admitted with evident regret that the planters in Virginia

were so much absorbed in erecting houses andplanting tobacco, that they showed no interestin silk culture. Tobacco could be used likemoney in bartering, thus increasing its valueand it was more easily produced than silk. Itseemed that silk production was also alaborious and tedious process that workerschoose to avoid when possible.

Although Stuart monarchs encouraged theproduction of silk in Virginia, the specializedlabor force required, limited diet of thesilkworm (the larvae did not relish the nativered mulberry trees) and the development oftobacco as a more successful cash crop ensuredsericulture’s failure in the colony.

But the dream of money to be made in thesilk industry still later enticed investors in

other American colonies, such as Georgia and South Carolina. Thelessons learned in Virginia were well applied in Georgia and theSalzburgers, an immigrant group from Austria who settled inGeorgia, produced 1,250 pounds of raw silk in 1766 that wasshipped to England. But the economic situation was altered in 1750when the prohibition against slavery was abandoned. The availabilityof cheap labor and abundant land eventually turned farmers to moreprofitable crops like cotton, tobacco, rice and indigo. This caused thesilk industry to fade into Georgia’s history, just as it had in Virginia.

Jamestown was the first English colony to attempt silk cultureand Georgia was the last. Today, most silk is produced in China,Japan or Korea, however the demand for silk has been decreased bythe advent of synthetic fibers such as nylon, polyester and rayon. Butthe dream of silk production in Jamestown gave settlers andinvestors hope for a brighter future and hope is a good thing, maybethe best of things.

References:Cotton, Lee Pelham. Silk Production in the Seventeenth Century. Colonial NHP, 1996Hatch, Charles E. Jr. Mulberry Trees and Silkworms- Sericulture in Early Virginia,

Virginia Magazine, Jan 1957, Vol 65, No 1

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In 1585, Thomas Harriot accompanied an expedition, from Plymouth,England under the command of Sir Richard Grenville, to England’s firstcolony in America at Roanoke Island. Harriot’s interest was purelyscientific and he was commissioned by Grenville’s cousin, Sir WalterRaleigh, to report upon the natural products of the region.

Harriot was impressed with the natural resources of the region in theshort time he was at the colony. His findings of the new country waspublished in London in 1588 under the title A Briefe and True Report of theNew Found Land of Virginia. In his treatise, Harriot described the Indians,their customs, the fruits, the roots, the birds, mammals, fishes, and alludedto the trees and shrubs. His views on the future of the commerce andindustries of the region were broad and advanced. But of more immediateinterest are his remarks upon the silkworm and its culture, which arequoted in full, “Worme Silke: In manie of our iourneyes we found silkewormes fayre and great; as bigge as our ordinary walnuttes. Although ithath not beene our happe to have found such plentie as elsewhere to be inthe countrey we haue heard of; yet seeing that the countrey doth naturallybreede and nourish them, there is no doubt but if art be added in plantingof mulberry trees and others fitte for them in commodious places, for theirfeeding and nourishing; and some of them carefully gathered andhusbanded in that sort as by men of skill is knowne to be necessarie; therewill rise as great profite in time to the Virginians, as thereof doth now tothe Persians, Turkes, Italians and Spaniards.”

A few years later, Ralphe Hamor, Secretary of the Virginia Colony, in hisbook, A True Discourse of the Present State of Virginia and the success ofthe affaires there till 18 of June, 1614, told about the successful introductionof silkworm eggs. He wrote, “The silke wormes sent thither from England,in seeds the last winter, came foorth many of them the beginning of March,others in Aprill, Maye, and lune, thousands of them grown to great bigness,and a spinning, and the rest well thriuing of their increase, and commoditywell knowne to be reaped by them, we haue all most assurance (since sure Iam) no Country affoordeth more store of Mulberry trees, or a kind withwhose leafe they more delight, or thriue better.”

Virginia planters were advised to grow silkworms and in one such letter,dated June 21, 1654, from Edward Diggs of Virginia to his friend JohnFerrar of Huntingtonshire, back home in England Diggs speaks of thedifficulty of collecting enough mulberry leaves in the neighborhood of hisplantation and of the falling off, due thereto, of his production to but 400pounds of silk “bottomes” which yielded 7 or 8 pounds of silk in a day.Diggs wrote that he approved of Ferrar’s last communication to the colony,advising a trial of the natural silkworm, but he said he could not find anysuch cocoons. Diggs thought that silk culture would not interfere too muchwith the planters’ “too much beloved Tobacco” and that they could proceedwith both.

The hopes of an economic boom for the colony of Virginia based on silkwould fade into history as the land was settled and tobacco became king.


JS/Connecting the Past to the PresentThe Outer Banks of North Carolina welcomes

vacationers every year to its beautiful shores beckoningstories of pirates, natives, and the Lost Colony. It’s long beena favorite destination for my family as we have visitedcountless times since my teenage years. The area issprinkled with quaint fishing villages, nautical cottages, andwas the location of the First English Settlement in 1587.Twenty years before Jamestown, 118 people landed onRoanoke Island. But what happened to those settlers is one ofthe most intriguing unanswered mysteries today.

Before I talk about the Lost Colony, we need to knowabout a series of “Roanoke Voyages”, to borrow a phrasefrom David Beers Quinn. Each voyage in part would play arole in the destiny of the Roanoke Colony. These first handaccounts detail the voyages, the land, and encounters with theAlgonquians, the Native tribes living in this area.

By Bonnie Hofmeyer, Jamestowne Society Executive Director

Image courtesy The Colonial Williamsburg FoundationThe John White map, 1585, was the first map to be exclusiviely devoted to Virginia and to show the area with any deree of accuracy and detail. It also was the firstmap to name the Chesapeake Bay and to illustrate Sir Walter Raleigh’s ill-fated Roanoke colony, where White was Governor in 1587.The orientation of the mapillustrates west at the top perhaps due to the early cartographer’s perception of the terrain as they looked westward. In this rare first state of the map, Chesapeake isspelled “Ehesepioc.” The map seen here is a 1590 engraving by Theodore De Bry and is commonly described as ‘that part of Ameria, now called Virginia”

‘THE DESTINATION’Know n for America’s earliest imagesof a travel dest inat ion, an intriguingmystery beckons explorat ion st ill.


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Walter Raleigh convinces Queen Elizabeth I to allow anEnglish settlement in the New World. The Spanish already hadestablished St. Augustine in 1565, and the English needed to securea port. Raleigh dispatches an exploratory voyage to North America.Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlow discover the Outer Banks andRoanoke Island. They return to London in September with Manteo-the son of the chief of the Croatoans, and Wanchese- a Secotan.These two Native men were the first to visit England and residedthere for over a year. The land is named “Virginia” in honor of theVirgin Queen Elizabeth I. Plans for a permanent settlement begin.

Sir Walter Raleigh was needed in England and had to sendothers in his place to establish a colony. The men Raleigh sent wereinterested more in privateering and lining their own pockets thanRaleigh’s colony.

Sir Richard Grenville departed for Roanoke Island with sevenships and 600 men including John White to establish a settlement.They encountered violent storms and lose one ship. Only thesmaller boats are able to enter the sound, a narrow stretch of water,in June. John White, who was a painter, was commissioned to drawthe people and landscape of this new world. His drawings were thefirst glimpse the English had of Virginia and its inhabitants.Grenville scouts out for a more favorable location, leaving RalphLane and 100 men to build temporary housing. Grenville sails backto England in July with some of the men agreeing to return in a yearwith colonists and supplies. It was too late in the year to plant so thesettlers relied heavily on the Algonquians to supply food. Thiscreated a growing tension between the Natives and the English.Wingina, Chief of the Secoton’s began feuding with the Englishover the food supply. Wingina was killed by the English ending anypossible friendly relationship between the two.

Sir Francis Drake stops at Roanoke Island in June on his returnto England. Lane and his men decide to abandon the fort and returnto England because their supplies had run out. Ironically Grenvillewas already in route and would arrive two weeks later in July with aresupply of six ships and 200 settlers. Finding Roanoke Islanddeserted they returned to England leaving a small garrison of 15men.

Not wanting to abandon his dream of an English settlement

Walter Raleigh agrees to send some families along with men toestablish a colony. John White is appointed Governor of Roanokeand departed England in April with 118 men, women, children,including Manteo and Towaye, two natives. They arrived in Julywhere the garrison of settlers had been left a year ago. White foundthe place deserted with no signs of the men except the bones of oneman. The next day the settlers traveled to the north end of the islandwhere Robert Lane had built a temporary fort and found the palisadecollapsed but the dwellings intact but uninhabited. The fort wasovergrown with melons that deer were feasting on. With no clues asto where the 15 men were, they would shelter here for now. Theybegan repairing the fort and building new cottages.

A few days after their arrival George Howe ventured a fewmiles from the fort to go crabbing. While he was alone he waskilled by a group of Secotan warriors. His body was discoveredlater that day, unarmed, half clothed, with sixteen arrow wounds.White was gravely concerned that Indians had attacked unprovoked.

Manteo and twenty of the colonists traveled to Croatoan to seeif there was news concerning the fifteen missing men. They weretold thirty Natives from the Secota, Aquascogos, andDasamongueponke villages had attacked the settlement. Some of theEnglishmen had been killed. The rest were able to escape in a boatleaving Roanoke Island for another island where they remainedbriefly. It was not known where they went next.

Sir Walter Raleigh had instructed that Manteo be christened andgiven the title Lord of Roanoke and Dasamongueponke. On August13th Manteo became the first Native convert on “Virginia soil”.Raleigh hoped he would be influential in converting his people toChristianity.

The colony rejoiced in the birth of the first English child onAugust 18th. John White’s daughter Eleanor was pregnant duringthe voyage. Her daughter was named Virginia, after this new land.Virginia Dare was christened on August 24th with her parents, andgrandfather thankful for her safe delivery.

Once the colony was settled the plan was two of the colonistswould return to England and have Raleigh send more supplies andcolonists. The settlers unanimously decided White should return to

Image courtesy The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation“Chief of Roanoke”, by Theodore De Bry (1525-1597) as depicted in hisengraving. While this highly successful and revered cartographer is famous forhis depictions of early European expeditions to America as preserved in formalbut detailed illustrations for his books, De Bry acted only as a recorder ofinformation and never visited America.

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JS/Connecting the Past to the PresentEngland. With his previous association with Raleigh they thoughtWhite would be the strongest influence and could convince him tosend more supplies and settlers to stabilize the colony. As Governor,John White did not want to go. He felt his departure would be seenas an abandonment of thecolony. After muchdeliberation he reluctantlyagreed to go. They neededships and supplies to move thecolony to the Chesapeake Bay,as they were still living at thetemporary fort.

White made arrangementswith his “assistants” whom heleft in charge. They agreed thecolonists would move inlandnear friendly Indians whocould help them until Whitecould return. Moving inland would provide better access to freshwater and wild game. The colonists had a few months’ supplies, butthey would need more food. The Natives could provide corn andother goods to the colonists.

White decided to leave the pinnace and a few boats so theycould scout out the area and move to a new location. White hadbeen to Chowanoc in an earlier expedition. They had been “allies”to the English the year before.

Since an exact location had not been selected by the time Whiteneeded to return to England, they agreed a small group wouldremain at Roanoke Island. The larger group would move inlandwhile keeping contact with the smaller group. Once White returnedhe would know where to find the new settlement of colonists. If forsome reason their plans changed unexpectedly they were to carve ona prominent tree the name of the place they were moving to. If theywere attacked or forced to leave they were to put a cross over theletters.

John White departed on August 27th for England. He saidgoodbye to his daughter Eleanor, her husband Ananias, and hisgranddaughter Virginia. He promised to return in six months. Hisdecision to leave must have weighed heavily on him. The colonywas not well established. The threat of Native and Spanish attackswere ever present on their minds. Supplies would only last sixmonths. White must convince Raleigh to send ships, supplies, andmore settlers as soon as possible.

White’ return to England couldn’t have come at a worse time.England was preparing for war with Spain. Mere weeks beforeWhite’s arrival, the Privy Council had ordered all ships to remain inEngland so they could aid in defense of her shores if needed. JohnWhite was trapped in England waiting for peace so a resupplymission could depart.

Finally on August 11th John White arrived off the coast of theOuter Banks but bad weather and rough seas delayed the shipslanding by almost a week. On August 15th he saw a “great smokerise in the air”. He thought this might be the colonists signaling tohim.

On August 18th White headed for Roanoke Island on the third

birthday of his granddaughter Virginia. It had taken him three yearsto return. The voyage itself had taken 5 months as John Watts shipswent first to the West Indies to trade and engage in someprivateering.

The waters were stilltreacherous and the landingparty had one of its boatsoverturned. Captain Spicer andsix of his men were drowned.Their was an ominous mood asthe remaining men headed tothe settlement where White hadlast left the colonists. As heapproached he saw a tree thathad the letters “C R O” carvedwithout the presence of a cross.When he entered the settlementhe found the original houses

and new cottages had been “taken down” The palisades remainedbut held only heavy debris, and four cannons. The settlement wasovergrown with weeds and grass. On a post inside the fort wascarved “CROATOAN” without the markings of a cross. WhenWhite found that their boats and pinnace were gone, he felt thesettlers had moved to Croatoan Island where Manteo and his peoplelived. With no signs of distress he thought these items had been leftbehind because the settlers did not have adequate ships to movethem. Some of John White’s trunks were discovered that held hisdrawings, maps, and personal effects that he had left at thesettlement. They had been left behind and the elements haddestroyed them.

Finding no other signs they headed back to their ship as theweather was growing increasingly worse. The next day theyplanned to travel to Croatoan but the weather continued to batter theships and they lost two anchors trying to hold their position. Withsupplies running low, loss of life, and not being able to bring freshwater on board they decided to leave the coast of Virginia andresupply in the West Indies.

John White left very reluctantly and planned to return toVirginia to look for his daughter, granddaughter and remainingcolonists, but no more expeditions would travel to Virginia until the1600’s. I imagine John White’s dreams were haunted with the criesof the colonists he promised to return to within six months. He diednever knowing what happened to the colonists he had left behind.

What did happen to that first settlement? Join us for the FallMembership meeting on November 7, 2020 in Richmond, VA.Nicholas Luccketti will talk to us about archaeological efforts to findwhere the colonists went and what possibly became of them.

Sources:The Roanoke Voyages 1584-1590 edited by David Beers QuinnA Kingdom Strange The Brief and Tragic History of the Lost Colony

of Roanoke by James HornRoanoke Island The Beginnings of English America by David StickInterview with Nicholas M. Luccketti, Principal Archaeologist &

Partner, James River Institute for Archaeology

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“ If for some reason their planschanged unexpectedly they were to carveon a prominent tree the name of the placethey were moving to. If they wereattacked or forced to leave they were toput a cross over the letters

- John White’s depart ing orders to the colonists


JS/Research

The following criteria are used to determine whether an earlysettler may be included as a qualifying ancestor for purposes ofmembership in the Jamestowne Society. The individual:

(1) was a stockholder in the London Company or the VirginiaCompany; or was a current member of one of the Guilds owningstock in the aforesaid companies during theperiod of investment; or was a signer of one ofthe three Charters of the Virginia Company ofLondon during the joint-stock company periodof 10 April 1606 to 24 May 1624.

(2) owned land on Jamestown Island orlived on the Island prior to 1700 (owning landin a neighboring area, such as James CityCounty, or neighboring county does not ofitself qualify an individual);

(3) was a resident in Virginia at the timeof the 1624/25 Muster or earlier;

(4) served as Governor, Secretary of State,Treasurer, Attorney General, Clerk of theGeneral Court, Member of the Council orHouse of Burgesses prior to 1700; thesepersons shall be conclusively presumed to havehad their domiciles on Jamestown Islandduring their terms of office;

(5) was an Anglican Church [Church ofEngland] minister in Virginia prior to 1700; or

(6) served as an Official Indian Interpreterin Virginia prior to 1700.

If you are trying to establish a new ancestor for the Society, thefollowing books are recommended for research in proving theirqualifying criteria.

Jamestown Residence is found in Documentary History ofJamestowne Island Vol. III: Biographies of Owners and Residents byMartha W. McCartney.

Qualifying Service for Jamestowne is found in The GeneralAssembly of Virginia 1619-1978 by Cynthia Leonard and ColonialVirginia Register by William & Mary Stanard.

A list of Stockholders in the Virginia Company is found in TheRecords of the Virginia Company of London, volume III, by SusanKingsbury.

Signers of the Charters are found in The Three Charters of theVirginia Company of London by Samuel Bemiss.

A list of Anglican Ministers is found in Empire, Religion andRevolution in Early Virginia, 1607-1786 by James Bell and TheColonial Clergy of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina by

Frederick Lewis Weis.The 1624/5 Muster is found in Adventurers of Purse and

Person Virginia 1607-1624/5, 4th edition, volume 1, by JohnFrederick Dorman. This work is referred to as APP.

The Lists of the Livinge and Dead in Virginia 1623 is foundin The Original Lists of Persons of Quality: Emigrants, Religious

Exiles, Political Rebels, Serving Men Sold for aTerm of Years, Apprentices, Children Stolen,Maidens Pressed, and Others, who Went fromGreat Britain to the American Plantations,1600-1700 by John Camden Hotten.

John Frederick Dorman’s three-volumework Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia(APP) traces the lines of many early Virginiasettlers through six generations and isparticularly useful as a reference in proving theearlier generations in one’s own lineage.Applicants must use the 4th edition publishedbetween 2005 - 2007.

Mayflower Families Through FiveGenerations for Isaac Allerton (through the sonIsaac II), Stephen Hopkins, and William White(through daughter-in-law Judith Vassall).

The following books although helpful areconsidered secondary sources by theJamestowne Society-

Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers 1607-1635, by Martha W.McCartney.

Jamestowne People to 1800, by Martha W. McCartney.The Complete Book of Emigrants 1607-1660 by Peter Wilson

Coldham.The Complete Book of Emigrants 1661-1699, Vol II by Peter

Wilson Coldham.

If you believe you have found a new ancestor and you canprove direct descent to them, email Bonnie Hofmeyer [email protected]. Provide the name of the ancestorand their qualifying criteria. The Society will let you know if youshould proceed with your application. Once your application isapproved the ancestor will be assigned an ancestor number andadded to the website.

We also suggest that you also check The Jamestowne SocietyRegister of Qualifying Seventeenth-Century Ancestors, July 2019.This work contains information of lines of descent that may be aproblem, even though the ancestor is qualified.

How t o Res ear chNew Ance s t o r s

By Lyndon Hobbs Hart, III, Jamestowne Society Genealogist

Jamestowne SocietyAnnounces New

Ancestor Added toQualifying List of

Approved Ancestorsfor Membership

A9737THOMAS ROLFE

born 1615Jamestown Resident

living 1670


JS/Heritage Week

Jamestowne Society Members are cordially invited toA HERITAGE WEEK EVENT

at

THE ARMY AND NAVY CLUB901 Seventeenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006

Friday, April 17, 2020Social Hour - 11:30 Lunch Served - 12:30 with program to follow

$80.00 per person. No Cancellations or Changes after March 31, 2020SPACE IS LIMITED. MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS EARLY.

Mail reservation form and check, payable to Jamestowne Society, to P.O. Box 6845, Richmond, VA 23230

Enter number of lunches:_____ @ $80 each. Enter number of drink tickets:_____ @ $10 each.Amt. enclosed: $_______

No cancellations or changes after March 31, 2020.

Member’s name (PLEASE PRINT):______________________________ E-mail_____________________________No name tags, tickets or confirmations will be mailed. Your canceled check is your receipt.

Preprinted name tags and tickets will be available at the hospitality table beginning at 11:15 A.M.We will notify you only if reservations exceed capacity. Make your reservations early!

PLEASE NOTE: Club’s dress code enforced - Coat and tie for men, business attire for women.

for your dining pleasure ENTREE OF YOUR CHOICE

Petite Filet Mignon Chasseur- Parmesanduchess potatoes, sauteed spinach, sauteed wild mushrooms,

marsala wine sauce-OR-

ANC Crab Cake - Pappardelle pasta,tomatoes, capers, mushrooms, asparagus, green onions,

roasted garlic cream sauce-AND FOR DESSERT-

Chocolate Sacher Torte Above Entree served with Wild Mushroom Bisque,

House Rolls, Tea and Coffee.

Please print your name and name of guest(s) as you wish it to appear on the name tag.Please specify choice of entrée for each individual.

$10 FOR EACH DRINK TICKET YOU WANT TO PURCHASE. ALL DRINK TICKETS MUST BEPURCHASED IN ADVANCE. NO REFUNDS FOR UNUSED DRINK TICKETS.

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SPECIAL PROGRAM FEATURING

Dr. Douglas OwsleyCurator of Biological Anthropology,National Museum of Natural History

STEAK or CRAB


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Make your reservations early!Deadline: April 20, 2020.

No refunds or changes after deadline.

PLEASE INCLUDE THE NAMESOF INDIVIDUALS FOR WHOM

YOU ARE REGISTERING,

2020 HERITAGETOUR & BOX LUNCH

APPROPRIATE CASUAL ATTIRE FOR THE DAY AND WALKING SHOES ARE ADVISED.

REMEMBER...

JAMESTOWNE SOCIETYSPRING HERITAGE TOUR

OPEN TO ALL JAMESTOWNE SOCIETY MEMBERS AND GUESTS

Friday, May 8, 2020 - 9:15 AMMeet at Kingsmill Conference Center Entrance at 9:15 A.M.

Departs 9:35 A.M. and Returns 2:30 P.M.Motor coach drops off inside James Fort.

1 1/2 hours to explore Jamestowne Islandand visit gift shop on your own!

In 1607, John Smith declared thecolony’s “best commoditie was Ironwhich we made into little chisels.”

Mail reservation form and check, payable to Jamestowne Society, to P.O. Box 6845, Richmond, VA 23230

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2020 SPRING HERITAGE TOUR$35.00 PER PERSON Includes Transportation andGuided Tour of Blacksmith Shop,Memorial Church, Barracks andArchaeology update at Hunt ShrineBOX LUNCH PROVIDEDPlease specify choice of Turkey, Ham, Veggie.All are served with Potato Salad and a Brownie.Water will be provided.


JS/Spring Governor’s Dinner

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Space is limited. Make your reservations early.No late reservations or walk-ins.

Sorry, No Menu Substitutions

~MENU CHOICES~Herb CrustedPork Tenderloincaramelized onions & apple savory bred pudding,mustard demi-glaceORFried ChesapeakeCrab Cakespickled fennel slaw & citrus butter sauce basil risottoALL SELECTIONS INCLUDECorn & Crab Chowder, Rolls, Coffee and Tea.DESSERT

Fruit Feuilletageflakey puff pastry, diplomat creamtopped with seasonal fruit

Please print your name as you wish it to appearon your name tag along with your guests.

Mail reservation form and check, payable toJamestowne Society

to P.O. Box 6845, Richmond, VA 23230

Enter number of dinners: _____ @ $80 each.Enter total amount enclosed: $________.

Member’s name (PLEASE PRINT):______________________Email: ______________________________________

No name tags, tickets or confirmations will be mailed.Your cancelled check is your receipt.

Registration packets can be picked up at the dinner.We will notify you only if reservations exceed capacity.

Make your reservations early!

2020 SPRINGGOVERNOR’S DINNER

JAMESTOWNE SOCIETYGOVERNOR’S DINNER

Friday, May 8, 2020KINGSMILL RESORT

1010 Kingsmill Road, Williamsburg, VirginiaThe resort is a gated community. Please identify yourself as being

with the Jamestowne Society so you can admittance.

The cocktail social begins at 6:15 pmwith dinner service a 7:00 pm

~CASH BAR~

SPECIAL PERFORMANCE OF

“Maids to Virginia”in a dinner theatre in the round

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of Atlantic Salmon

riesling butter sauce, parsley fingerling potatoes

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garlic butter sauce

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2020 SPRING MEMBERSHIPMEETING & LUNCHEON

Eleven AM ReceptionTwelve Noon Luncheon

JAMESTOWNE SOCIETYSPRING MEMBERSHIP MEETING & LUNCHEON

Saturday, May 9, 2020KINGSMILL RESORT

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with the Jamestowne Society so you can admittance.

Jamestowne Society Shoppe will beopen only from 10:30 - 11:30 am

FEATURED SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER WILL BE

Dr. Warren M. BillingsDistinguished Professor of History,

Emeritus, University of New OrleansPRESENTING

“Governor Gooch’s Gifts”

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BAY OF NAPLES COMPANY - The Bay of NaplesCompany held its fall meeting on November 12, 2019 at theCapital Grille in Naples, FL. The program, entitled WhyJamestown Matters was presented by Mr. Art Caccese, formerChief Development Officer of the Jamestown YorktownFoundation.

In the spring we were fortunate to have Mr. Caccese’s son,Father Nicholas Caccese, Rector at Trinity by the EpiscopalChurch of Naples present our program. “Exciting times for Bayof Naples Company,” stated John Bond Gillam, III, Governor.“Our company is only two years old and we have twenty-fourmembers with four candidates waiting for approval.”

FIRST GEORGIA COMPANY - The First GeorgiaCompany held its annual meeting in Atlanta. GA at Ansley GolfClub on November 16, 2019 with 137 members and guestsattending. Our speaker, David Givens, Director of Archaeology,Jamestown Rediscovery, presented a thoroughly interestingoverview of current projects at the Jamestown site.

Treasurer, Michael Walters announced that cumulativedonations totaling more than $10,500 have been given throughthe First Georgia Company to the Jamestowne Society, whichplaces the Company in the “House of Burgesses” Level ofGiving. Over the past two years, forty new members have joinedthe First Georgia Company bringing our total membership to167. (Total Jamestowne Society membership in Georgia is343.) We have focused on cutting costs by sending invitations,dues notices and newsletters to members electronically. Thiscost saving measure has allowed us to fund wonderfulprograms, resulting in record attendance! Sharon Sowders closed the annual meeting upon saying,“It has been an honor and a privilege to serve the FirstGeorgia Company as Governor and I pledge my full support tothe newly elected board: Rachel Colbert, Governor; ChristyMorris, Lieutenant Governor; Leslie Watkins, Secretary;Michael Walters, Treasurer; Marguerite Dyal, Historian; LynneTate, Genealogist; and Becky West, Chaplain.”

FIRST LANDING COMPANY - The First LandingCompany elected new officers on Saturday, October 5, 2019.

FIRST LOUISIANA COMPANY - We had a greatmeeting of the First Louisiana Company at Antoine’s in theRex Room with the Louisiana Branch National Society Sonsand Daughters of the Pilgrims. Having a joint meeting gave usa great recruitment opportunity for new members. 44 peopleattended and enjoyed our two speakers, Dr. AndreaMosterman of the University of New Orleans, and Iris Lulu-Simoneaux Vacante of the Friends of the MadisonvilleCemetery.

Having completed her Ph.D. at Boston University, Dr.Mosterman specialized in Atlantic and Early American History.She is currently working on a manuscript that examinesexchanges and interactions between African and Dutchdescendants in Early New York. Her timely topic, Slavery in theMaking of America: The History and Legacy of 1619, was wellreceived.

Iris Lulu-Simoneaux Vacante shared with us that thecontributions our company donated to them was used for avariety of renovation and restoration efforts includingcompleting the Ground Penetrating Radar to locate unmarkedgravesites, installing a wrought iron fence and gate around thecemetery, and mapping the cemetery. Other projects includedrepairing brick tombs and headstones.

Because of a need for donations to the Wingo Fund, theFirst Louisiana Company donated $2000 to address some ofits projects. We also offered toasts as we sipped our colonialinspired, rum based Pilgrim’s Punch! And, of course, in a NewOrleans community, Jamestowne Society members wore whiteMardi Gras beads while NSSDP member wore black

Finally, there’s always something pretty special about havingBaked Alaska in the Rex Room in Antoine’s for our annualmeeting!

LEFT TO RIGHT: Bill Johnson, Chaplain; Robin, Rawls, Treasurer; DonMoore, Lt. Governor; Bitsy Hallman, Governor; Caryn Johnson,Secretary; Tom Goodrich, Historian. Absent from the photo is RobertHitchings. Registrar.

New members of First Georgia Company.


JS/Company NewsF I R S T M I S S I S S I P P ICOMPANY - The FirstMississ ippi Company wasdelighted to host JamestowneGovernor Rev. Dr. Roy Martin at itsfall meeting at the Country Club ofJackson on October 12, 2019.Governor Martin’s topic wasVirginia’s Transformation: ThePatawomeck’s Las t Weroance,Anglican Priest Edward Folliott, and21st Century Jamestowne. Dr. Martinis a descendant of a PatawomeckIndian and Rev. Folliott, and Martinskillfully moved from his 17thCentury Virginia ancestors to 21stVirginia by enumerating recentdiscoveries about Jamestown that

tied together 400 years of history. The vote to donate $2500 to the Society put the FMC at theSpeaker of the House level of giving. The auditing committeeverified the accuracy of the treasurer’s records, and thegenealogist announced 102 members and four applicationsready for approval. Honorary Governor and NominatingCommittee Chair, Sharron Baird, introduced the new slate ofofficers for 2019-2021: Sandra Ford, Governor; Ruth Maxwell,Lt. Governor; Vaughan Koga, Secretary; Richard Bradley III,Treasurer; Suzanne Walters, Genealogist; Dr. Michael Davis,Historian; Rev. Janin Goff, Chaplain. The slate was approvedunanimously, and Honorary Governor Ann Simmons installedthe new officers. Governor Gus Smith exchanged governors’medals with incoming Governor Ford, and yearbook updateswere disseminated.

TENNESSEE COMPANY - The Tennessee Companymet Saturday, November 2, 2019 at Chickasaw Country Clubin Memphis, TN, for their annual luncheon and businessmeeting.

Governor Benita Brown called the meeting to order andwelcomed 16 members and guests. Company member GerryBrent presented the program, The First Voyage of the ThreeShips, that discussed the struggles of the voyage and featuredmaps detailing the ships’ course.

Three members were memorialized in a moving service,conducted by Chaplain Brent.

During the business meeting that followed, Companymembers approved the annual donation to the JamestowneSociety Restoration of Records Fund in memory of John E.McCutchen, Past Governor of the Tennessee Company.

Officers for the 2020-2021 term were elected as follows:Governor, Gerald Brent; Lt. Governor, David Eagan; Secretary,Benita Brown; Treasurer, Loni Harris; Chaplain, Hope Cook.

The next annual luncheon and business meeting isscheduled for noon, November 14, 2020, at ChickasawCountry Club in Memphis.

FLORIDA GULF COAST COMPANY - The FloridaGulf Coast Company met October 11, 2019 at the TampaYacht and Country Club. Introduced were two new members,two prospective members and two guests. Our Governor,Jerry Halstead, gave a wonderful program on the 400thanniversary of Jamestown’s first General Assembly and theevents of the week of celebration at Jamestown. We arehappy to reporesent the Tampa Bay area in our Society.

TENNESSEE VALLEY COMPANY - The TennesseeValley Company met on Saturday, November 2, 2019, at MereBulles Restaurant in Brentwood, TN. Thirty-seven membersand guests attended. Governor Linda Knight presided overthe Company’s Annual Meeting. A delicious brunch andprogram followed. The Company introduced James A. Crutchfield, of Franklin,TN, who presented a program on The Jamestown Paintings ofSidney E. King. Mr. Crutchfield used many of the color platesthat appear in his book, Tribute to an Artist (The Dietz Press,Richmond, VA), to illustrate his program. He noted that manyof the paintings are in the possession of Preservation Virginia(which is excavating Jamestown) and the Sidney E. King ArtsCenter in Bowling Green, VA, an easy drive from Richmond. Mr. Crutchfield, who is a member of the Western Writers ofAmerica Hall of Fame, has authored more than fifty books,some of them on Jamestown and Colonial Virginia. Mr.Crutchfield brought ten new copies of the “Sidney King” bookwith him, and they were sold at cost in less than a minute.

The meeting closed, as it always does, with a drawing forprizes. Five lucky members were sent home with bottles ofWilliamsburg’s finest distilled grapes. Governor Knightannounced that the Company’s next meeting would be held inearly May of 2020. All Society members reading this areencouraged to join us and to enjoy a visit to the capital ofcountry music.

Martin addresses FMC.


JS/Company NewsVIRGINIAPIEDMONTCOMPANY -T h e V irginiaPiedmontCompanyrecently met atthe BoonsboroCountry Club inLynchburg, VAfor its bi-annualmeet ing witho v e r 3 0members andguests present.Ms. Janet E.Johnson, currentsecretary andpast-president ofthe H is to r i cStaunton RiverFoundation, Inc., presented a program entitled, The CarringtonFamily of Virginia. Since 2004, Johnson has conductedresearch at Mulberry Hill Plantation in Randolph (CharlotteCounty, Virginia), the ancestral home of the Carringtons,numerous local libraries, and the Library of Virginia. Johnson’spresentation highlighted the journey the Carrington familyembarked in the mid-1600s from Cheshire, England to theIsland of Barbados. It was from this small island that theparents of the famed Judge Paul Carrington of Virginia wouldimmigrate. Initially, they settled in Cumberland County and bythe formation of Charlotte County in 1765, Judge PaulCarrington would begin construction of Mulberry Hill. Sincethat time, the house and its grounds have stood as atestament to its creator and cultivator and now gives homageto his many lineal and collateral descendants. At theconclusion of Johnson’s presentation, many members of theaudience conveyed their lineage and ancestry from JudgePaul Carrington, and one member was actually named in hishonor.

CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA COMPANY - Theannual meeting of Central North Carolina Company was heldon September 18, 2019, at the Peninsula Club in Cornelius,NC. The guest speaker was Connie Lapallo, author of theJamestown Sky series, a trilogy based on the true story ofJamestown’s first women and children.

The spring meeting will be 11:30 am on Wednesday, March18, 2020 at Old Town Country Club in Winston Salem, NC.

NATCHEZ TRACE COMPANY - October 26, 2019 –The Natchez Trace Company presented the first NatchezTrace Company Preservation Grant to the South MississippiGenealogical and Historical Society in Hattiesburg, MS onOctober 26, 2019. Company Governor Paula Harvey madethe presentation to Kathy Goss and Jeanne Tutor,representatives of SMGHS.

PICTURED LEFT TO RIGHT: Dr. Maryellen McVicker, speaker; KS-MO Company Governor Loretta Paris; Central MO CompanyGovernor Jane Smith; Jane Burrell, Past Governor KS-MOCompany, Historian for both Companies and Regional Director.

KANSAS-MISSOURI COMPANY - Seven membersof the Central Missouri Company of Columbia, MO werehonored to be guests of the Kansas-Missouri Company fallmeeting held in the Midwest Genealogical Library on Sunday,November 10, 2019 in Independence, MO.

Kansas-Missouri Company Governor Loretta Pariswelcomed all members of the two Companies, and after abox lunch, Dr. Maryellen McVicker of the Central MissouriCompany presented a power-point program entitled, “Hello,Cousins!” Her presentation featured French KingCharlemagne who reigned about 1,200 years ago and notedmost of the founders of the Jamestown colony weredescended from himand dealt with how that could be true through DNA.

CENTRAL MISSOURI COMPANY - The Kansas-Missouri Company shared their fall meeting with the CentralMissouri Company of Columbia Missouri on Sunday,Novemer 10 at the Midwest Genealogy Resource Center inIndependence. The guest speaker, Dr. Maryellen McVicker,an officer of Central Missouri, was introduced by Kansas-Missouri Governor Jane Smith.

Dr. McVicker’s program “Hello Cousins” was aboutEmperor Charlemagne and she explained that everyone inthe room, all who descended from Jamestown ancestorswere indeed cousins, distant as they maybe be since mostpeople of northern European ancestry are his descendants.Dr. McVicker continued with discussing the culture during theninth century of Charlemagne’s reign including manyinnovative ideas that contributed to civilization. While hecould not read, he thought reading was important andorganized a series of schools. He was a regular observer ofreligious rites and was represented as a ruler dispensingjustice and even as a martyr to the cause of religion.

Prospective members were assisted with their applicationsat the library following the close of the meeting.

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J AM ES CI T T Y COM PAN Y - The James CittyCompany of Williamsburg, VA, met for its fall luncheonmeeting on Thursday, September 19, 2019, at Ford’s ColonyCountry Club in Williamsburg. Sixty-six Company membersand guests welcomed the return of guest speaker, DavidGivens, director of archaeology with the JamestownRediscovery project. Givens gave an excellent one-yearfollow-up presentation about the latest research findings. Hehad recently returned from England where he evaluated DNAtesting and ground-penetrating radar results of the Jamestownchurch graves, and graciously answered many questionsabout the exciting new findings at Jamestown.

The Company inducted its new slate of officers, introducedby outgoing Company Governor Sidney Sale Bland: GovernorJulie Murphy, Lt. Gov. Daniel Warren, Secretary Allison Clock,Treasurer Barbara Joyner, Chaplain James West, andHistorian Caroline Hedrick. The next Company meeting will beheld Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Williamsburg.

GREAT NORTHWEST COMPANY - The GreatNorthwest Company held its fall meeting on October 19, 2019at Grassi’s Ristorante in University Plaza, WA. In addition tolots of wonderful conversation and sharing, the Companyheard a report on the National Society’s celebration in Julymarking the 400th anniversary of the first legislative assemblyin English North America.

Company Governor Laura Idsinga attended the meetingwearing some of the new Jamestowne Society attire soldthrough Lands End. A nominating committee was establishedto propose a slate of prospective officers for 2020-22.

KENTUCKYCOMPANY -The KentuckyCompany metDecember 5,2019 at thePendennis Clubin Louisville, KY.After a briefbusinessmeet ing wej o i n e d t h eS o c i e t y o fColonial Wars intheCommonwealthof Kentucky fora joint meeting.

The Troopingof the Colorsushered in thebanquet withbagp ipes &

drums. After the dinner Governor of the Colonial Wars,William P. Carrell II introduced the guest speaker, Dr. WilliamM. Kelso, CBE, PhD, FSA, Emeritus Director of Archaeology &Research, Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation. Dr. Kelsopresented the program, “1619-2019 Democracy Diversity.”.

Following the program Governor Toni J. Curtis introducedthe newly elected officers. The governor insignia was passedto Maj. Julian C. Clay, USMC, Ret. and Governor Curtis waspresented with a past governor insignia. Also installed wereJames R. Hancock, Lt. Governor; Larry L. Selby, Secretary ofState; Claudette Snow Hahn, Secretary of the Treasury; AnnStokes Moore, Historian; and Faye Hamilton Oeltgen,Chaplain. The next meeting of the Company will be in thespring of 2020

.NEW YORK COMPANY - On July 28, 2019, immediatepast New York Company Governor Wilhelmena Rhodes Kellydelivered remarks as an American of African, European andIndigenous Indian descent to recognize the “20 and Odd”Africans who arrived in Virginia in 1619 during the Four-Hundredth Anniversary of the First Legislative Assembly ofEnglish-speaking America at Jamestown Island. Mrs. Kellypassed away October 16th and we mourn her loss.

On November 12, 2019 at Caffè dei Fiori in Manhattan, ournew website https://www.newyorkjamestowne.org was unveiledduring the fall meeting. Dr. Camilla Townsend, RutgersUniversity Professor of History, spoke about “The True Story ofDon Luis Paquiquineo,” a Native American who left theChesapeake in 1561, traveled the world and returned home.

November 10, 2019 the New York Company participated inthe ninety-ninth annual flag service for the patriotic andhistorical societies at St. Thomas Church in New York City.

LEFT TO RIGHT: James Citty Company’s outgoing Governor SidneyBland, David Givens of Jamestown Rediscovery project, TreasurerBarbara Joyner, Lt. Gov. Daniel Warren, past Secretary BarbaraRooney, Governor Julie Murphy, and Historian Caroline Hedrick.

ALL COMPANY GOVERNORS, OR THEIRREPRESENTATIVES, ARE ENCOURAGED

TO ATTEND THE SPRING COMPANYGOVERNOR’S FORUM IN WIILIAMSBURG

LEFT TO RIGHT: Gov. Rebecca Darling Alford, Alison Sands, LeighHarman and Lt. Gov. Daniel H. Harman III


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WASH I N GT ON AN D N ORT H ERN V I RGI N I ACOMPANY - The Washington and Northern VirginiaCompany held their annual business meeting and holidayparty at Belle Haven Country Club in Alexandria, VA onDecember 14, 2019. The WNV Company was honored to haveDavid Givens, Director of Archeology, JamestownRediscovery, Historic Jamestown, as our guest speaker.

Election of officers for 2020-2022 was held. WNV Officersare: Governor, Nancy Hill; Lt Governor, Ann Webb; Treasurer,Kate Zabriskie; Recording Secretary, Angela Ossinger;Registrar, Louise Price; Corresponding Secretary, Staci-JillBurnley; Historian, Rav Marshall and Councilors: LynneSchulman, Joseph Ruth, L. Randolph Williams, Jr., RachelWills and Jerry Zillion.

FIRST NORTH CAROLINA COMPANY - FirstNorth Carolina Company is proud to announce the installationof the new officers and councilors for the company. Theinstallation was on Dec. 7, 2019 at the semi-annual companymeeting held in Raleigh, NC at the NC State University Club.The company was honored to have Bonnie Hofmeyer, SocietyExecutive Director, speak on “The History of the JamestownChurch & Recent Archaeological Finds.”

The company’s next meeting will be on June 6, 2020 inRaleigh, NC at the NC State University Club.

N ORT H FLORI DACOMPANY - The NorthFlorida Company met fortheir fall meeting at theEagle Harbor Golf Club onFleming Island, FL. Theprogram “The 400thAnniversary of the 1619founding of the House ofBurgesses” was given by LtGovernor, M a r t h aBurnett.FIRST NORTH

FIRST SOUTH CAROLINA COMPANY - The FirstSouth Carolina Company held the fall meeting at the ForestLake Country Club in Columbia, SC. Maxine Maloney(outgoing Treasurer) gave us a very inspiring and detailedaccount of her visit to the Jamestowne 400th Anniversarymeeting with wonderful stories of the sites and stories andpeople that she met there. Outgoing Company Governor,Linda Brock, installed new Company Goveror Jon Morgan andhis very capable new board of officers who are ready to leadFSCC programs for the next three years. Four new nationalmembers were announced as FSCC members, raising ourtotal membership to 75.

Our Spring 2020 meeting will be held on March 14 in theCharleston area. All details will be sent out to members andguests closer to that time.

FIRST TEXAS COMPANY - The First Texas Companymet for their Spring Meeting on Saturday, May 4, 2019 atMcCormick & Schmick’s Restaurant in the Uptown Park areaof Houston. After our Social time, the membership enjoyed aluncheon and the presentation, “400th Anniversary of the FirstGeneral Assembly Meeting,” by our highly esteemed member,David Furlow.

Our Company was proud to welcome four new members toour organization at this meeting.

Our members gathered for our Fall Meeting at McCormick &Schmick’s Restaurant on Saturday Nov. 2, 2019. A newadministration was elected by the Company members inattendance. It was an honor to recognize a popular Texashistorical speaker, Martha Ann Hartzog, and her presentation,“Pocahontas.” It was a pleasure to present six new membersto our First Texas Company membership.

Over the last two years, our company has experienced alarge growth in our membership with the addition of twenty-seven new members. The Company welcomes membersthroughout the greater Southeast Texas area.

LEFT TO RIGHT STANDING: Past Gov. Jean Tomes, Councilor PamelaPate, Councilor Grant Peterson, Governor Jim Darden, TreasurerNancy Fullan, Attorney General Claude Snow, Councilor GeorgeYelverton, and Councilor, Meg Averett. SEATED: Lt. Gov. CarlaOdom, Secretary Wanda Mandeville, and Councilor, Diana James.

LEFT TO RIGHT: Lt. GovernorMartha Burnett and GovernorBarbara Albright.

New board of officers: Company Gov. Jon Morgan, Lt Gov. CarolynCoulter, Chaplain Theresa Johnson, Corresponding Secr. JimFierson, Recording Secr. Kathleen Johnston, Registrar Judi Romeo,Treasurer and webmaster Ransom Schwerzler, Historian RanetteHaas. (Sharing Chaplain duties will be Julie Hardaway, notpictured.)

Governor Petrov surprised new member Billy Sorrells with apresentation of his First Texas Company certificate in Richmond, VAduring the Annual Fall Membership Meeting.

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10001 Ms. Tiffani Brooke Joyner, Winterville, NC....................................................Francis Epes, I10002 Mr. Jared Michael Joyner, Fredericksburg, VA..............................................Francis Epes, I10003 Mr. Jacob Eatmon Joyner, Fredericksburg, VA..............................................Francis Epes, I10004 Mr. Nelson Lewis Person, Pittsburgh, PA....................................................Nicholas Martiau10005 Mrs. Marian Hosch Anderson, Mountain Brook, AL....................................Thomas Harris10006 Mrs. Lisa Slifer Wichterman, Springfield, II.................................................Peter Montague10007 Mrs. Caroline Carithers Halbrook, Washington, DC.....................................Thomas Harris10008 Ms. Gloria Maureen Oliver, Cary, NC.............................................................Francis Mason10009 Mrs. Kathleen Geraghty Hubert, Washington, DC.....................................Stephen Hopkins10010 Mr. Aaron Wade Ayers, Clarksville, TN.........................................................Richard Kenner10011 Mrs. Vanessa Sykes Crews, Orinda, CA..................................................Christopher Branch10012 Mr. Larry Edward Hartsoe, Chase City, VA...............................................Richard Walthall10013 Ms. Shirl Elizabeth Hartsoe, Chase City, VA...............................................Richard Walthall10014 Mr. John Williamson Arbuckle, Jr., Norfolk, VA...........................................William Farrar10015 Mrs. Sara Guthrie Paul, Lakewood, CO.............................................................John Walker10016 Mr. Douglas Putnam Guthrie, Lakewood, CO....................................................John Walker10017 Mr. Matthew Keith Guthrie, Lakewood, CO......................................................John Walker10018 Mrs. Susan Mansur Bock, Peoria, IL...................................................................William Ball10019 Ms. Amanda Victoria Nolting, Jonestown, TX..............................................Peter Montague10020 Mrs. Gloria Gibson Day, Timonium, MD......................................................William Kendall10021 Ms. Natalie Wingfield Schermerhorn, Ashland, VA......................................Thomas Graves10022 Mrs. Cynthia Heath Eichenberg, Ponce Inlet, FL..........................................William Cox(e)10023 Mrs. Catherine Pennington Paunov, St. Petersburg, FL....................................James Knott10024 Ms. Emmaline Woodley Eskridge, Lynchburg, VA.......................................Thomas Graves10025 Ms. Jane Beverley Ruffin, Mechanicsville, VA..................................................John Johnson10026 Mr. Gary Wafford Lovell, Rockwell, TX.........................................................William Farrar10027 Mrs. Deborah Burns Kyle, Lilburn, GA..........................................................William Byrd I10028 Mr. Steven Wahl Aycock, Charlotte, NC..............................................................James Tooke10029 Mr. John Carlton Workman, Pompano Beach, FL.........................................Henry Bagwell10030 Mrs. Tamera Buhrle Mouliere, New Waverly, TX............................................Richard Wells10031 Mr. Billy Dewayne Mouliere, New Waverly, TX.................................................Edward Dale10032 Mr. Frederick William Lewis, III, Wilmington, NC............................................William Ball10033 Mr. Frederick William Lewis, IV, Wilmington, NC............................................William Ball10034 Mrs. Frances Harper Carney, Thousand Oaks, CA....................................Stephen Hopkins10035 Mrs. Sara Foster Grace, Sautee Nacoochee, GA..........................................William Hatcher10036 Mrs. Carol Van Wie Rush, Earlysville, VA...................................................Francis Doughty10037 Mr. Jonathan Cobb Dickey, Reno, NV..................................................................John Vassall10038 Mrs. Joy Wood Shirley, Burnet, TX..............................................................Richard Kennon10039 Mrs. Annetta Clark Smith, Fairfax, VA..........................................................Thomas Graves10040 Mr. Neile Hector Coe, Jr., Greenwich, CT........................................Sir William Lovelace, II10041 Mr. Edward Compton Beall Sprigg, Houston, TX...........................Sir William Lovelace, II10042 Ms. Evelyn Briscoe Ball Sprigg, New York, NY...............................Sir William Lovelace, II10043 Dr. Cheryl Bradford Billingsley, Manakin Sabot, VA.......................................Robert Booth10044 Mr. Grayson Wellslee Walker, Roanoke, VA.................................................Richard Church10045 Mr. James Clinton Jackson, Prosper, TX...........................................................Robert Booth10046 Mrs. Margaret Lovell O’Connor, Rockwall, TX............................................William Farrar10047 Mr. Jess Wafford Lovell, Heath, TX................................................................William Farrar10048 Mrs. Melinda Tidmore Kammeyer, Peachtree City, GA.....................................John Bishop10049 Mr. John Richard Ferris, Coto De Caza, CA......................................................John George10050 Mrs. Mary Campen Bowen, Raleigh, NC.......................................................Thomas Savage10051 Mr. Ronald Dean Berger, Kansas City, MO........................................................John George10052 Mrs. Andres Musgrove Perisho, Fort Myers, FL............................................Henry Bagwell10053 Mr. Peter Joseph Sherwin, New York, NY...................................................Stephen Hopkins10054 Mrs. Pamela Barnett Armstrong, Dallas, TX...................................................Robert Wynne10055 Mr. Charles Herman Armstrong, Jr., Dallas, TX...............................................John Gaither10056 Mrs. Peggy Parker Johnson, Delray Beach, FL.........................................Cornelius Dabney10057 Mrs. Barbara Newman Kroeze, Madison, MS..................................................Joseph Royall10058 Ms. Ann Elizabeth Vilchuck, Batavia, IL.........................................................Robert Wynne10059 Ms. Sarah Fairfax Whiting, Henrico, VA.........................................................Peter Beverley10060 Mrs. Mary Duke Voss, Santa Barbara, CA....................................................Thomas Graves10061 Mrs. Stella McNair Adams, Milam, TX..............................................................Robert Booth10062 Mr. Jeffrey David Young, Brooksville, FL..................................Thomas Gascoigne/Gaskins10063 Ms. Rita Anne Cooper, Hamilton, OH.............................................................William Farrar10064 Mrs. Mary Bolling Smith, Richmond, VA...............................................Robert Beheathland10065 Mr. Daniel Warren Jackson, Dobson, NC.....................................................Nathaniel Tatum10066 Mr. John Lewis Hughes, Williamsburg, VA............................................................John Price10067 Mr. John Cox Booker, Harrods Creek, KY.......................................Thomas Ousley/Owsley10068 Mrs. Kimberly Posey League, Williamsburg, VA...........................................Thomas Harris10069 Mrs. Audrey Ankeny Paulman, Omaha, NE................................................Stephen Hopkins10070 Mr. Billy Frank Hicks, Mount Vernon, TX....................................................William Denson

CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME to our NEW MEMBERSas of December 31, 2019

New members are immediately entitled to recommend family, friends and acquaintances for membership in the JamestowneSociety. There is no waiting period and no annual limit on the number of people a member may sponsor who are direct

descendants of the early Virginia settlers accepted by the Society as qualifying seventeenth-century ancestors.

How to sponsoran applicant

Any member can sponsor anapplicant for the JamestowneSociety. Just send an email [email protected] include the applicant’sname, email address, and nameof Jamestowne ancestor. Asoftware invitation will beemailed to the applicant whichinc ludes the Soc ie ty ’sapplication form.

Any family members usingthe same line as the memberwould be legacies and themember can request thesoftware application be emaileddirectly to the legacy applicant.Legacies only have to providep r o o f d o c u m e n t s f o rgenerations not in commonwith the family member’sapplication.

Consider sponsoring anapplicant for membership?Direct the applicant to theS o c i e t y w e b s i t e a twww.jamestowne.org to findthe complete list of ancestorsand qualifying criteria.

Registrat ionforms

available onlineDon’t wait for the JamestowneSociety magazine to register forevents. Some events arepopular and sell out quickly.You can visit the Societywebsite at www.jamestowne.orgto print registration forms formembership meetings, tours,and governor’s dinners. Clickon the link for Events/Meetingsto locate the forms. Thewebsite will be updated whenevents sell out. Spring formsgo online the week of January1 and Fall forms go online theweek of July 1.

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10071 Mrs. Virginia Smith Gorday, Lakemont, GA...................................................David Mansell10072 Mrs. Julia Fields Jackson, Kansas City, MO...............................................Stephen Hopkins10073 Mrs. Allyson Reeder Moyer, Columbus, GA.....................................................Thomas Gray10074 Mr. Ritchie Allen Layman, Franklin, VA..............................................Henry Woodhouse, II10075 Ms. Emma James Smith, Chesapeake, VA..................................................Thomas Jordan, I10076 Mrs. Ellen Eubank Unger, Charleston, SC...................................................William Hatcher10077 Mrs. Barbara Hudgins Whitlow, Poquoson, VA..................................Edmund Scarburgh, I10078 Ms. Sarah Elizabeth Herzog, Wichita, KS.......................................................Francis Epes, I10079 Dr. Larry Hollis Blackburn, Tomball, TX......................................................Jabez Whitaker10080 Mrs. Nancy Williamson Davis, Highlands, TX.........................................Robert Williamson10081 Ms. Regina R. Williamson, Houston, TX...................................................Robert Williamson10082 Mrs. Deborah Dews Wood, Laguna Niguel, CA..............................................John Woodson10083 Mrs. Mary Marshall Button, Cave City, KY..........................................Christopher Branch10084 Mrs. Laura Ross-Dedloff, Saint Peters, MO.................................................Robert Hubbard10085 Mr. Kyle Edward Gordon, Rancho Cucamonga, CA.................................Edward Grendon10086 Mr. Ned Coleman, Mechanicsville, VA......................................................Sir Francis Bickley10087 Mrs. Judy Knight Hill, Cornelius, NC.............................................................Thomas Harris10088 Ms. Mia Isabella Sciacchetano, Atlanta, GA..................................................Thomas Graves10089 Mrs. Toby Stern Semprevivo, Pinckney, MI.......................................................Peter Presley10090 Mrs. Regina Downs Bobo, Fort Mill, SC.....................................................Abraham Peirsey10091 Mrs. Regina Free Phillips, Oxford, GA............................................................John Woodson10092 Mrs. Elizabeth Garlington Christy, Roswell, GA..................................................Joseph Ball10093 Ms. Katherine Paige Pebworth, Harrogate, TN....................................................Joseph Ball10094 Mr. Louis Frank Meek, III, Columbus, OH............................................Alexander Mountey10095 Mr. James Charles Meadows, Jr., Richmond, VA.............................Thomas Fareley/Farley10096 Mrs. Carolyn Newman McIntyre,Rigland, MS................................................Joseph Royall10097 Mr. Daniel Allen Chipley, Lynchburg, VA....................................................Edward Jaquelin10098 Mr. Robert Lawrence Schneider, Bremerton, WA......................................Richard Walthall10099 Ms. Susan Kay Michael, Monroe, NC.................................................Thomas Ligon/Lyggon10100 Mr. Ronald Harris Shiflett, Laguna Niguel, CA........................................Temperance Baley10101 Mr. Victor George McMurry, Sarasota, FL ...................................................Walter Chiles, I10102 Mr. Carter Brandon Spalding, Richmond, VA...................................................Dudley Diggs10103 Mr. James Pridgen Low, Virginia Beach, VA....................................................Thomas Gary10104 Mrs. Diane Cron Niswitz, Las Vegas, NV.....................................................Stephen Hopkins10105 Mr. Frederick Michael Cron, Aurora, CO...................................................Stephen Hopkins10106 Mrs. Debra Cummings Allen, Port Charlotte, FL.....................................William Hampton10107 Ms. Shirley Katherine Reynolds, Franklin, NC.............................Sarah Macock/Maycocke10108 Mrs. Linda Cannon Maynard, Port Orchard, WA......................................Stephen Hopkins10109 Mr. Allen Hunter Chipley, Henrico, VA........................................................Edward Jaquelin10110 Mr. James Thomas Pryor, Jr., Oxford, MS..............................................................John West10111 Mrs. Mattie Cobb Young, Columbia, TN...................................Thomas Gascoigne/Gaskins10112 Ms. Madison Elizabeth Kennedy, Columbia, TN......................Thomas Gascoigne/Gaskins10113 Ms. Natasha Mimosa Quay, Seattle, WA..............................................................John Vassall10114 Mrs. Ronna Stern Romney, Northville, MI.........................................................Peter Presley10115 Mrs. Tamara Winslett Hyer, Suwanee, GA...................................................David Crawford10116 Mrs. Shelia Weber Aszling, Chicago, IL.........................................................Walter Chiles, I10117 Mr. Thomas Richard Mays, II, Chesterfield, VA..............................................Joseph Royall10118 Mr. Parker Everett McGrew, Muenster, TX.................................................William Hatcher10119 Mr. Stetson Augustus McGrew, Muenster, TX.............................................William Hatcher10120 Mr. James Melvin Poage, Littleton, CO...............................................................John Vassall10121 Mrs. Sharon Threet Pyle, Harrisburg, IL........................................................Robert Hallom10122 Mrs. Catherine Cooper Bedford, Portland, OR.............................................William Farrar10123 Mrs. Kathryn Lemmerhirt Robertson, Nacogdoches, TX...........................William Spencer10124 Mrs. Margaret Carter Crompton, Pawleys Island, SC.................................John Taliaferro10125 Ms. Elizabeth Walker Eskridge, Lynchburg, VA...........................................Thomas Graves10126 Dr. Cheryl Hunt-Clements, Kennesaw, GA...........................................................ames Knott10127 Mr. Richard Warren Tucker, Lancaster, VA..........................................John Haynie/Hayney10128 Ms. Ella Webb Eskridge, Lynchburg, VA.......................................................Thomas Graves10129 Mrs. Dorothy Colbert Newman, South Chesterfield, VA.................................Joseph Royall10130 Mr. Keith Edward Karlsson, Raleigh, NC....................................................Stephen Hopkins10131 Mr. Claude Anderson Thomas, Jr., Marietta, GA........................................Thomas Purefoy10132 Mrs. Marie Walker Jennings, Lancaster, VA...................................George Marble/Marable10133 Mrs. Patsy Carolyn Parmer, Athens, AL...............................................John Haynie/Hayney10134 Mr. Brent Ray Anderson, Onancock, VA.................................................Sir William Browne10135 Ms. Frances Caroline Ellis, Westerly, RI..................................Samuel Maycocke/Maycocke10136 Ms. Laure Elisabeth Ellis, Westerly, RI....................................Samuel Maycocke/Maycocke10137 Mrs. Anna Majure Royston, Clinton, MS.......................................................Thomas Graves10138 Mrs. Emily Crom Lyons, Bonita Springs, FL..................................................Robert Bolling10139 Mrs. Frances Clark Cutting, Augusta, GA..........................................................James Clack10140 Mrs. Catherine Redd Hyman, Damascus, MD..........................................William Claiborne10141 Mr. Todd Jason Pritts, Bethesda, MD.............................................................Thomas Graves10142 Mrs. Delinda Bryan Trowbridge, Orinda, CA............................................Nicholas Martiau10143 Mrs. Eliza Middleton Berkley, Norfolk, VA............................................Sir George Yeardley10144 Mrs. Joyce Otte McLoughlin, Freehold, NJ.................................................Stephen Hopkins10145 Mr. Isaiah William Bagwell, IV, Onancock, VA...............................................Henry Bagwell

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If you have additionalquestions please call BonnieHofmeyer, JamestowneSociety Executive Director, at804-353-1226.

F OU N D ER Giving Level of $50,000+

Michael Frost DeEtte DuPree Nesbitt

SPEA K ER OF T H E H OU SE Giving Level of $25,000 -$49,999

Alabama Company First Mississippi Company Harrison Ruffin Tyler

H OU SE OF B U R GESSES Giving Level of $10,000 - $24,999

Beverly Ann Bailey Chinnis* Spencer Earl Harper, Jr.* S. Marshall Orr, IIIFirst Georgia Company Dr. David McClure Humphrey Lowry Rush Watkins, Jr.

First North Carolina Company Rebecca KusserowFirst Texas Company Nancy L. Lukas

AN CI EN T PL A N T ER Giving Level of $5,000 - $9,999

Glenda Trogdon Allen Evan G. Jonas San Antonio CompanyBarbara Haynes Branscum Kentucky Company Sandra Hendrick Staley

Samuel Alexander Cothran, Jr. Lone Star Company Virginia Piedmont CompanyAlberta M. Dennstedt Trust* Elizabeth Randolph McDaniel* Washington & Northern Virginia Company

First South Carolina Company Michigan CompanyJames Citty Company Roanoke-New River Valley Company

ST OCK H OLDER Giving Level $2,500 - $4,999

Ronald Ernest Burkhart Linda Betts Frazier* Ellen L. OmohundroCaptain John Clay Company Carter B. S. Furr Sharol Stroud Pember

Central North Carolina Company Connie H. Grund Lenore B. QuandtAnn Harrison Darst Robert Hendry* South Florida CompanyCarolyn P. Drennen Mary Louise Hopkins Tennessee Valley Company

Anne Farley Dr. William M. Kelso West Texas CompanyThomas Curpen Fey Linda W. & Richard H. Knight, Jr. Robert G. Windsor

First California Company Little Rock Company David Woodroof*First Louisiana Company Oklahoma Company Jerry Zillion

GU I L D M EM B ER Giving Level of $1,000 - $2,499

Elizabeth Wilson Atkinson First Indiana Company George Lee ParsonJoseph H. Barlow First Nevada-Arizona Company Virginia Waldrop Powell

Ursula Beverley Baxley James Henry Grace Susan Godman RagerJoyce Bockemuehl Great Northwest Company Alvin Reynolds*

Frances Jefferson Bowman Gail R. Gremse Dr. M. G. “Pat” RobinsonBrockenbrough Family Trust Margaret Barnhart Gunn Grace H. Sanders

Thomas Brockenbrough Roger Hagans, Jr. Alison B. SandsSally Jones Brodie Jane Hamlin Stephen Vincent Scoper

James Wilbur Browder, III Lyndon Hobbs Hart, III Rev. Donald H. SeelyJames Cabot Ruth K. Hemmingway Janice H. Shanks

Susan Knight Cabot Robert E. Hill John Shelton, MDNorthern Carlifornia Company Sunny Hillard M. David Sherrill

Cape Canaveral Company Bonnie Hofmeyer & Roger Sizemore Nancy M. ShurtleffSandra H. Carney C. Travis Holtzclaw Betsy Graves Smith

Sandra S. Carrington Thomas A. Hord Paul S. StevensCentral Missouri Company Marian Martin Hosch Tennessee Company

Mark A. Christian Charles Tracy Jefferson William & Nancy ThompsonAllison H. Clock Kansas-Missouri Company Kathryn Cottrill Vecellio

Guy M. Cloud, Jr. Kentucky Trace Company Hellen Harris VincentJane Crallé Congdon Sherrilyn Woodward Kenyon Teresa Milligan WalkerG. Edgar Conley, Jr. Chiswell D. Langhorne* Enid H. Warner

J. B. Cook, Jr.* Thomas Bouldin Leitch Minor Tompkins WeisigerDonald G. Cooper J. Phillip London Rebecca Malone West

Rebecca Darlington Charles McCoy Lisa Slifer Wichterman

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James t owne Soc i e t yRol l o f Honor

The Roll of Honor includes Jamestowne Sociey donors. Levels of giving are cumulative.Cumulative donations include deposits made between January 1, 1998 and December 31, 2019.

The Roll of Honor will be amended to reflect revised giving levels. *Deceased.

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Dolores Dodge Janet Fuller McElroy Cranston Williams, Jr.Welba Smith Dorsey Jenelle Green Moore Gary Murdock Williams

Roy A. Duke, Jr. Patricia Gann Mortimer Richard Claggett Williams, IIIFirst Colorado Company NC State University Club, Inc. Toni Lowe Wirth

First Illinois Company North Florida Company Cheyanne Zink

EA R L Y SET T L ER Giving Level of $500 - $999

Richard Line Abbott The Galloway School Michigan Chapter, Daughters ofMargaret Acker Marilyn Harvey Gilmer Founders and Patriots

Randal Thomas Allen Golden State Company June Lancaster MillerEdgar M. Baber Dean H. Goossen Bonnie Bridger Mittelmaier

Bailey Family Foundation Virginia Moorman Gotlieb Anne Stokes MooreLucia Hadley Bailey Kathryn Greenwood Lynn Dalian MooreJohn H. Baker, Jr. William Harrison Rebecca P. MyersZandra M. Baker Dorothy Landes Hofmeyer Carla Whitehurst Odom

James Bayne Beverly Brown Howell Mable PaceSidney Sale Bland Charla Ann Huston-Collings Pamela Henry PateJohn G. Boatwright Michael S. Jeffreys Florence Annette PowellTeresa Ann Boice E. Carl and Lois M. Johnson Brenda Stewart ReederRobert D. Bradley Martha Hartman Johnson Gaynelle Richardson

John Robert Bradshaw Martha Bromley Stephens Johnson Myron F. RichardsonJames A. Bridger, Jr. Miles Cary Johnston, Jr. Edwin D. RobertsonMartha Wren Briggs Katherine Bransford Knight W. Thomas Rutledge, Jr.

James Gill Brockenbrough Bruce R. Laubach Charles B. Saunders, Jr.Bruce Thomas Carter Amy P. Lawson Kathleen G. Schultz

Christy Lee Crigler Nancy Lecky-Chascsa Mary Jane Parr SimpsonJames Bartlett Crowther Lindsey Family Brooke B. Smith, Jr.

Jo Anna Dale Douglas G. Lindsey Billy Gene SorrellsDorothy Deaner Elizabeth Lipscomb Nancy B. Squire

Julia Trent Elliott Eddie R. Lowry, Jr. Priscilla L. SundieFirst Maryland Company Henry C. Mackall* Robert Hunter Tate, Jr.*

First Ohio Company Mary McClurg James Johnson ThweattFlorida Gulf Coast Company Susan Evans McCrobie J. Ives Townsend*Florida Panhandle Company John L. McHale* Michael L. Walters

Patrick D. Foley Margaret Drummond McKenzie Leslie Strickland WatkinsCarolyn Douglass Fortier Marybelle Proctor Menzel Katherine Stevenson Woodhouse

C OL ON I ST Giving Level of $250 - $499

Joanne M. Adams Leo Carl Forrest, Jr. John H. Newman, Jr.Barbara Ady Dianne Johnson Forsythe Elizabeth O. Noakes

Jane A. Alexander Joanne Clarke Fox Margaret J. O’GradyAnn T. Alford James Nowell Ganey Margaret Isabelle Obert

Sally Burch Allsup William R. Gann Collis McCrum Ormsby Lisa Meadows Ambrose Carole Lea Gefvert Courtney PelleyMarvin Hauser Anderson Thomas Jefferson Gephart Ann Bagby Pettersen

Richard M. Arrington Linda E. Giffin Virginia Schroeder PrestiDaniel P. Ashley Dr. Elizabeth Ann Goode Elizabeth Quelch

Louvette Simpson Aspiotis Thomas H. Goodrich Robin Boyd RawlesRobert Gene Bailey Wesley B. Graves, III Melanie A. Remple

Sharron Hailey Baird Lynn Morris Gray Gail RheaMary Anne Baring William A. Gregory* Marian White Rief*

Mary Roumaya Baring David Phillip Halle, Jr. Richard C. RiemenschneiderAnn Yancey Bauersfield Michael G. Harlow Carol Cobb Rochford

Ronald & Bonnie Blanks Bew Margaret G. Harris Maurice RogersGina C. Bouchard Judith Norris Hart William Shepard Rose, Jr.

Elizabeth Eltonhead Boyd Susan Haselton-Barr Mary M. RossRichard B. Bradford Randolph J. Hayes Carolyn M. RueggerJames R. Bramley Nancy Redman Hill Sylvia Gilbert Ryder

Benjamin Moseley Brown Martha Hunt Hirsch Maria Richardson SaundersGerald LaVonne Brown C. R. Hoof, III Phyllis Gerhold Scanlan

Melodye G. Brown Heyward C. Hosch, III Dell D. ScoperJames M. Buck Evelyn H. Hoskins Shenandoah Valley CompanyClayton M. Bull Marie M. Huber Janie Sherman

Marshall Armistead Burke Caroline Darden Hurt Michael Kirby SmeltzerSara Douglas Burns Ethleen B. Johnson John A. SmithDessa Jane Burrell Helen F. Oxley Johnson Lawrence Smith

Edwin Dudley Burwell, II F. Claiborne Johnston William Dean SmithNathan Bushnell, III* Thomas M. Katheder Wlliam F. Smith

Alexander Cabot Colleen M. Kenyon Cornelia Covington SmithwickRobin Campbell Emily R. H. Kinner J.E.B. Stuart, IV

Carlo Capomazza di Campolattaro Elizabeth Buffalo Korbus Sandra S. Summers

GU I L D M EM B ER Giving Level of $1,000 - $2,499

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ALI CE M A SSEY N ESB I T T FELLOWSH I P F U N DFirst North Carolina Company

First Texas CompanyRegina Williamson

ARCH AEOLOGY D I G F U N DChevron Employee Matching Gift Fund

Mariam Collins-Crim In memory of William BibbyJane Cralle Congdon

Anne B. EggersFirst Colorado CompanyFirst Georgia CompanyFirst Illinois CompanyFirst Indiana CompanyFirst Texas Company

Roger Hagans, Jr.Bonnie Hofmeyer

Janelle Via McKownRichard D. Moore

Jim MyersAnne Peck

Ann Cox PetersenBarbara McCormick Petrov In honor of Gina Chapman Bouchard

& Sarah “Beth” Hanes LeneyRev. Donald H. Seely In memory of Margaret Hubbard Seely

John SheltonRebecca Malone West In memory of Isabella Smyth

Mr. & Mrs. Cranston Williams, Jr.

H ARRI SON RU FF I N T Y L ER F U N D (unrestricted)Jane A. Alexander

Randal AllenSally Burch Allsup

Lisa Meadows AmbroseLucia Bailey

Ruth Billups BardenJudith Bielstein

John BourneLouise & Buck Bradley

Richard C. Bradley, III In memory of Mary Jordan

Richard C. Bradley, III In honor of First Mississippi CompanyRobert J. Brady

Turalu Reed BradyElizabeth Bredrup

Nancy BrennanAnn Land Jackson Bristow

Anne BrockenbroughMandel BrownCarol Buhler

Marshall A. BurkeDon R. Bush

Ann B. EggersMatthew James Calvert

Calvin Cahoon, Jr.Cape Fear CompanyRobert Carothers, Sr.

Dewitt B. CaslerGregory Scott Clemmer

Betsy Roberts ClineSamuel A. Cothran, Jr.

Ellie Corenne DeJarnette CrowsonJo Anna DaleVictoria Daly

Rebecca DarlingtonFran Harrington DavisWyatt Stapleton DavisClaiborne Dickinson

Alex DickmanCarolyn DrennenSandra Driskill

Jean Allen EdwardsVirginia C. Ellett

Robin Hofmeyer EllisPatricia EllisonMichael Elston

Thomas B. Evans, Jr.Fidelity CharitableLana Henslee Filgo

First Indiana Company

ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN DONATIONS

Virg in ia Company Legacy Rol l o f HonorI N V EST OR S

Beverly Ann Bailey Chinnis Spencer Earl Harper, Jr.

COLON I ST Giving Level of $250 - $499

Leslie D. Carter, Jr. Robert N. Leitch Rachel SykesKatherine H. Chase Judith P. Letchworth Randal C. Teague

Chesapeake Bay Company Pamela N. Lyford Paula TibbettsLandon T. Christian, III John Blount Macleod Courtney Sheffield TierneyJohn Cutchin Clarke Rev. Dr. Roy A. Martin, Jr. Katherine S. Tucker

Bernice Clay Edgar R. McCoin Moses Wright Turner, IIISusan Cox-Cook Martha Mallard McDermott Mary Pamela Vick

Randa Fulfer Crisler Frances McFarland Emily L. WalkerGermaine Calhoun Culbertson* Janelle Via McKown Anne Moncure Wall

Victoria Baylor Daly Teresa Carroll Medlinsky William Michael WaringCarlisle R. Davis, Jr. John Meriwether Wells Fargo Grant

Wyatt Stapleton Davis Jean C. Miles Denise Duvall WestJane B. Decker Patricia McNew Millspaugh Thomas Blair West

Paul Mattingly Dickinson, Jr. Robert V. Montague, III Jon Harold WheelerAnn Thomas Donahue Charles E. Moore Kennon C. Whittle, Jr.Sandra Irwin Driskill Rebecca Baker Moran Katherine Brown WiegmannEleanor Edmondson Hunter Coleman Murray, Jr. Wilderness Road Company

Kathryn Oakes Edwards Jimmie Myers Bernard M. WilliamsMichael J. Elston Nancy Ashley Myers Carter Fitzhugh Yeatman

First Landing Company Anne Tyler Netick A. Churchill Young, III*Emma Lou Burton Fischer

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H A R R I SON R U F F I N T Y L ER F U N D (unrestricted)First Mississippi Company In honor of its generous members

Patricia Fleming In memory of Governor John WestDianne Forsythe

Heyward Morris FougerousseRuth Fox

Leo C. Forrest, Jr.Mary Alice Foster

Walley Grover Francis In memory of Stephen HopkinsDoris Franke

Judson B. FranklinGale McDonnell Fuller

Jean Louise GageRussell D. Gates

Elizabeth B. GazebrookCarey P. Gilbert, II

Benjamin Godsey In honor of Dr. John GodseyConstance Godsey

Dr. John Godsey In honor of Dr. Shirley GodseyVirginia Moorman GotliebVictoria Warfield Graffius

Douglas M. GravesBarbara Teter Greeley

Gail R. GremseCarla Jane HallAnna Hammond

Walter Carl Haring, Jr.Margaret Harris

Lyndon Hobbs Hart, IIIVirginia Hegseth

Gwynn McNaught HendersonDonna Hertha

Nancy Redman Hill In memory of John Chew & John Hayward/Heyward/HowardJanet O. HolbrookTravis Holtzclaw

Charles R. Hooff, IIIMary Lou Bagby Hopkins In memory of James Morris Bagby

Dr. Patricia HorridgeKatherine Stevenson Howry

John N. Russell JacksonDr. Mary Jamia Jacobsen

Charles T. JeffersonJohnson & Johnson Matching Gift

F. Claiborne Johnston, Jr.Miles Cary Johnston, Jr.

Evan Jonas In honor of Carolyn Kendrick FarmerLTC Horace Richard Jordan

Wayne L. JoyKansas-Missouri Company

Virginia KitchinDiane Cook Klarich

Leila KramerR. Bruce W. Laubach

Thomas Bouldin LeitchMary Lee

Douglas McMyllen LindsayPrescot Llittle, Jr.

Edwin Robeson Mackethan, IIICarolyn MalloryHelen M. Martin

Lucy Ewing MartinJeanne Kelly Massey

Edgar McCoinSusan McCrobie

Patricia McNew MillspaughKiran H. MehtaRichard Mitchell

Dr. & Mrs. John H. MeriwetherGail Mewes

Cheryl Montague-Nolting

Rebecca MoranCarter Morris

Everard MunseyNorthern California Company

Sharon E. OlmstedSandra Orozco

Allen W. PatrickDona Patterson

Courtney G. Pelley In honor of Bonnie HofmeyerSharon Pember

Faison Thomson PetersElizabeth Duerson Poston

Virginia PowellLouise R. Price

Brenda Stewart Reeder In memory of Sarah WoodsonSarah Repoley

James W. RobinsonLouise Rumnock

Sylvia RyderMaria R. Saunders

Kim SasserJo Mancebo Silver

Michael K. SmeltzerSheryl R. Smith

Carol SnowBilly Gene Sorrells

Sandra Hendrick StaleyPaul S. Stevens

Harry M. Stover In memory of John ChewNancy Elaine Kilmon Strange

Ashby Kendall Sydnor, Jr. In memory of Sir John PophamAnita Mae Conner Tadlock

Mary Carolyn TrentMarcia Turner

Kathryn Cottrill VecellioPamela Stricland VickKathlyn WaltermireCol. Michael Walters

Peter WatsonMinor T. Weisiger

Marilyn Sawyer WesnerMargaret Davis Whitenton In memory of Thomas Graves

Lisa WichtermanJames Wicker

Gary M. Williams In memory of David WoodroofCranston Williams, Jr.Regina R. Williamson

Christina Wolfenden WoodsThomas L. Wood In memory of Thomas Owsley

Cheyanne Zink

4 0 0 T H A N N I V ER SA R Y F U N DElizabeth Wilson Atkinson In memory of Henry BagwellJ. Robert Bradshaw In memory of J. Douglas Bradshaw

Dessa Jane Burrell In memory of Miles CaryDonald Moore In memory of Henry Woodhouse

EL I Z A B ET H B . W I N GOR EST OR A T I ON OF R EC OR D S F U N D

First Indiana CompanyFirst Texas Company

Rob GreeneLone Star Company

Janet Fuller McElroyDonald Moore In memory of Henry Woodhouse

Alison SandsBrooke B. Smith, Jr. In memory of Margaret Clare Smith Deaver

Meredith TrawickTennessee Company In memory of John E. McCutchen

Helen Harris Vincent

ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN DONATIONS


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JS/Supplementals and NecrologyNEW SUPPLEMENTALS as of December 31, 2019Member AncestorJoan Overman Thompson.........................................William HatcherBetty Forrest Morgan................................................Thomas BallardElizabeth Reese Sizemore..............................................Edward DaleStephen James Riggan ................................................William FarrarLowry Rush Watkins, Jr. ...........................................Thomas BowlerBrenda Barnes Mays ...................................................Thomas LucasRoberta Ellis Fuqua...................................................Peter MontagueDavid Banks Marshall.............................................Nicholas MartiauDavid Banks Marshall.............................................John WashingtonGary Wafford Lovell......................................................Cicely BaleyLewis Clayton Foster.........................................Thomas Godwin, Jr.Madeleine Devereaux Eckert..........................Nicholas MeriwetherMadeleine Devereaux Eckert..................................William BrowneMadeleine Devereaux Eckert................................Edward Travis, Jr.Lowry Rush Watkins, Jr. .......................................William RandolphLowry Rush Watkins, Jr. ............................................. John WoodsonFrederick Holmes Cron...........................................Stephen HopkinsKenneth Holt Oilschlager........................................Stephen HopkinsBilly Gene Sorrells ............................................................. John ClayAlbert Marion Kinker, Jr. ...........................Daniel Llewellyn/LuellinWilliam Theodore Kinker...........................Daniel Llewellyn/Luellin

Joseph Waightsill Avery, Jr.................................Sir George YeardleyAlbert Marion Kinker, Jr. .............................................Richard JonesWilliam Theodore Kinker.............................................Richard JonesGary Wafford Lovell...........................................................John ClayJoseph Waightsill Avery, Jr..................................Adam ThorowgoodGloria Gibson Day..................................................Nicholas GrangerBrittney Nicole Kean ...................................................Thomas RolfeRoberta Ellis Fuqua.........................................................Henry DukeSusanne Hollyfield......................................................Edward FoliottJoni Goforth Schwartz..............................................Frances GrevilleJoni Goforth Schwartz.............................................Samuel MathewsJoni Goforth Schwartz ............................................Nicholas MartiauJoni Goforth Schwartz .................................................George ReadeKathy Cave Wells.........................................................Thomas RolfeJennifer Swisher McStravick.......................................Thomas RolfeRoberta Erwin McHugh........................................William ClaiborneToby Stern Semprevivo.............................................William PresleyToby Stern Semprevivo ...........................................Richard RodgersVirginia Ann Schneider .................................................... PocahontasMadeleine Devereaux Eckert.......................................Thomas RolfeLarry Ray Alexander......................................................Cicely BaleyLarry Ray Alexander......................................................Henry SoaneLarry Ray Alexander......................John Hayward/Heyward/Howard

BETTE INNES BRADWAY ...........................................Albany, NYSUE DAVIS BREEDING..........................................Lynchburg, VAANN MORRIS CARSWELL ...................................Reidsville, GANANCY GALLAHGER DAVIS ................................Memphis, TNTANYA BRADY DITTO.........................................Gulf Breeze, FLCHARLES THOMAS GILLIES ......................Ocean Springs, MSKOSSEN GREGORY...................................................Roanoke, VAROSA BAYLOR HALL .....................................Charles Town, WVVIRGINIA GATEWOOD HARRISON...................Richmond, VAJANE EPPS HENRY .....................................................Atlanta, GAMARY ANN HOFFMAN............................................Rock Hill, SCNANCY ELAINE WILSON HUMPHREY ..Farmers Branch, TXWILHELMENA RHODES KELLY........Springfield Gardens, NYETHEL MONTGOMERY KOGER .............................Wichita, KSJOHN E. MUCUTCHEN..............................................Jackson, TNMARY GRIER PELOUBET............................................Stuart, FLJEAN WARREN POLLARD.......................................Stuttgart, ARTHOMAS CARROL PRITCHETT, SR....................Asheville, NCKERMIT MICHAEL SMITH.............................Lees Summit, MOWILLIAM ENNIS THOMPSON.................................Ventura, CAELDRIDGE HOYLE TURNER, SR...........................Newnan, GAFREDA REID TURNER .......................................McDonough, GAIRENE LANKFORD WALKER ..............................Lancaster, VAJOSEPH PATRICK WARNER...........................Silver Spring, MDBRUCE WILLIAMS WHIPPLE.......................................Kent, CTDAVID COLLIN WILLIAMS, SR...........................Richmond, VA

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The November 2017 Register of Qualified Ancestors sells for$10. It contains books the Society recommends for research, thelist of ancestors who have been removed, problem lines ofdescent and listing of 17th Century ancestors and number ofmembers who descend from them.

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