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Chesapeake Bay
John White with 150 men, women, and children sent by Sir Walter Raleigh to plant the Cittie of Raleigh on the Chesapeake Bay, landed at Hatorask on July 22. -
leaves London
John White returns to Roanoke Island. -
Capt. Christopher
Capt. Christopher Newport sailed for the West Indies -
Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh sent Samuel Mace of Weymouth on a voyage to Virginia (North Carolina) to gather plant materials and to search for survivors of the Lost Colony. Capt. Bartholomew Gosnold, Capt. Bartholomew Gilbert, Capt. Gabriel Archer, and others sent on voyage to New England coast. Nova Scotia visited regularly by English traders. -
Capt. Martin Pring
Capt. Martin Pring sent to New England coast by Bristol merchants. Capt. Bartholomew Gilbert sent on voyage to Chesapeake Bay; Gilbert and 4 others went ashore (likely the Eastern Shore) and were killed by Indians. James VI of Scotland becomes James I. -
Ships arrived at Cape Comfort
Ships arrived at Cape Comfort with the original group of settlers; a vanguard boat stopped at Kecoughtan where the natives welcomed the English. -
The thirteenth day
"The thirteenth day, we came to our seating place in Paspihas Countrey, some eight miles from the point of Land, which I made mention before: where our shippes doe lie so neere the shoare that they are moored to the Trees in six fathom water." George Percy -
The fourteenth day
"The fourteenth day, we landed all our men, which were set to worke about the fortification, and others some to watch and ward as it was convenient."
"the Councell contrive the Fort..." "The Presidents overweening jealousie would admit no exercise at armes, or fortification but the boughs of trees cast together in the forme of a halfe moon by the extraordinary paines and diligence of Captain Kendall." John Smith, Proceedings -
Smith captured
Smith captured by Opechancanough. -
Newport returns
Newport returns with the First Supply and about 100 new settlers, finds only 38 survivors. Powhatan releases Smith -
Smith elected President.
"Now the building of Ratliffes Pallace stayed as a thing needlesse; the Church was repaired; the Store-house recovered; buildings prepared for the Supplyes, we expected; the Fort reduced to a five-square forme; the order of the Watch renewed; the squadrons (each setting of the Watch) trained; the whole Company every Saturday exercised, in the plaine by the west Bulwarke, prepared for that purpose, we called Smithfield: . . ." (Third Book, Barbour II 180-181 -
Newport returns to England
Newport returns to England carrying with him "tryals of Pitch, Tarre, Glasse, Frankincense, Sope Ashes. . . ." -
Virginia Company replaces Council
Virginia Company replaces Council with Governor who has absolute control. -
Seven ships arrive at Jamestown
Seven ships arrive at Jamestown, Sea Venture wrecked on Bermuda. 200-300 men, women, and children. -
Capt. George Percy
Capt. George Percy replaces Capt. John Smith as president of the Council, Smith returned to England.
"James towne being burnt, wee rebuilt it and three Forts more, besides the Church and Store-house, we had about fortie or fiftie severall houses to keepe us warme and dry, invironed with a palizado of foureteene or fifteene foot, and each as much as three or foure men could carrie. We digged a faire Well of fresh water in the Fort, where wee had three Bulwarks, four and twentie peeces of Ordnanc -
Gates decides to abandon Jamestown
"This consultation taking effect, our governor, having caused to be carried aboard all the arms and all the best things in the store which might to the adventurers make some commodity upon sale thereof at home, and burying our ordnances before the fort gate which looked into the river, . . ." William Strachey -
Pocahontas captured
Pocahontas captured and brought to Jamestown -
John Rolfe makes first shipment
John Rolfe makes first shipment of West Indian tobacco grown in Virginia to England. -
at Jamestown
John Rolfe and Pocahontas married at Jamestown. -
Pocahontas gives birth
Pocahontas gives birth to son Thomas Rolfe.
