The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29

4 wrote n letter to Governor Ynrdlcy, rc.
l ouesting him to become q co-adventurcr
| witt, them, and sent IT by this ship. Cap
| tain George Thorpe did not go over ut
i this time. October 10TH nc granted
! fourth rart of his own share IN tho Vlr-
| ginn venture to Ropert oi"'3"or VI 1hi III
John Smith, OF Niblcy'
| u)fT, r.. ind. by A. ~, page 2o7.
(2) r. r.. Ind, by a. R, page @oc.
! (3) II. r.. ind. by a. b.. pnsc 89o.
| a servant was not necessarily u mehlnl.
lbut persons employed, the word servant
having tho legal signifcation III u gen
| cral sense.
~ February ~, 1920, the Hilary term
| quarter court held at the house OF SIT
1 Edwin Sandys near Aldergate, questions
| we're considered relative to transportation
| OF persons ana other questions rcatNc
to Virginia. a letter from an Unknown
/ person signed dust and ashes, d'rccted
to Sir Edwin Snndys. was read, pvoimia-
! Ing money for Tho rearing aud cdncation
| OF Indians. !, special committee was aP-
| pointed by the court for the nanhgelncnt
of this matter and the money. FcDruary
/ 2Sth tho committee reported. and amongst
other things recommended tint III Wo"iu
DO best to put such young Indians ~
| tho hands OF plantations already settled
L j.
Hundred, f'crkcleys Hundred and the IKE.
| Wlinrenpon "sir Thomas Roe promised
| mat berkeley Hundred would take TWO
or three. and Mr.. smythc and himself
TO be responsible to the company for their
| well bringing up
| Et2) May II. 1920, Sir william Throck-
morton assigned his share tonc-fourth
parp In Berkeley Hundred 70 William
! Tracy.
60 Tho Margaret, of Bristol which
sailed from "Kingwood.' England. Sep
tc'nher 26th. made land on December sth.
md landed In rood harbor at Kcckc-
| ton. IN Virginia, on December 10th. Four
DAYS thereafter tho captain received the
| following. ccrtincate
ITO the Treasurer. Counsel and Com
pany of Adventures and Planters OF tho
| City Of London. For The First Colony In
| Virginia:
"'rhois arc to certify Tint In tho good
ship OF Bristol called The Margaret this
present iiith 9th Q. 81 1913. nnyold In
the port OF James City for plantation
Yhcrc in Virginia ut tho charges OF Sir
| william Throckmorton. Knight and Bar
onct. Richard Berkeley, George Thorpe
| and John smyth. Esauirss. under tho
| conduct OF John Woodlecfe Esq. thcia
! thirty and five persons oil IN safety and
perfect health, whose names ensuc.
"Toby Fc.gate gent. tpiloD. Ferdan0us
! do yatc. gent. CWho wrote nm nccount
OF tho voynge) John Blanchard gent,
| Henry pcarse gent. Richard Godfrey
gent. Thomas Cooper Cor coopy) gent.
Rowland Painter. John Cole. Humphry
| Oshonc, Humphry Plant. Thomas Davis.
| CHRISTOPHER Nnlmc. Samuel Cooper. VIII
liam Cole. Thomas Pcnrce Thomas Den.
| ton, Christopher Burton, William Parker.
! John Hind, William Patche. Thomas
Patche. Thomas Sanford, William Stone.
John Jones
! () Il. r. n. In A. by A. B. Page 3s4-355.
| (2j T. T.. r. In A. by A. 3. Page 1854.
(s) r. +. r. in a. by A. sB. Page 370-371
| Richard SHERIFF. the cider, Richard
sfcrife tho younger. Edward Paynter.
Corlcs Coysc, James Clay. William Clem-
Ont, stephen Torphct Thomas Motion,
John Taylor, Waiter Hampton. Thomas
Thorpc--35
"Ths Certificate afnrme TO be true.
GEORGE YARDLEY.
JOHN PORTER. Secretary"
Charles City. December
These were the first settlers OF the
| town and hundred OF Berkeley, on James
! River (the landing place for this planta-
| ton Is now known as Harrisons Land
| ing) under tho management OF captain
| Woodliifc with regular ordinances, d.
! rcctions and Instructions rom ING FOUR
| associates aforesaid, for the managing
the business They also sent letter 20
| the governor affirming him share n
! their venture, and from Sir Edwin SandSs.
te) .In compliance with these re-
/ quests the governor located the p'anla-
! ton In a very good and convenient place
on James River. which sun rela'i' '''
/, name OF Berkeley. -.
(. (3) Governor Ynrdlcy w.o'o I'm
/. jamestown. on January 2o,1s2o. TO John
Smith OF ,iibicy:
(. Right observation-disclosures from Bristol
dated September 9th. 1919. nave rece.reu
/ from Captainc John Woodlcf1e' "3o'n
J according to your desire. nave piahteu
IN n very good and convenient place
! A.,inst which act 3of mine It may bo
| c,nntaInc Francis West, brother 10 sc
4 late right honorable my Lord Ia ware
l according 10 some false Information from
| hence Will there In England 'ake soii."
| iexcoptlon. as II l had seated YOU. pGo
| nlc upon parte Of that land when nc mo
| last summer designed Tor tnc risht MN" ,
/ able Lord La Ware, now llvlng. /" men
4 ~ he do YOU may upon mine affirmation
hoIdIy reply that Mr.. West is misin-
i formed. and that ye land have made
4 choyle OF for you lies above (Westover)
! that which he had appointed for my Lord
| more towards West and SherleS hunuteh
| and towards Charles City, and also thhe
| he had not before his departure optained
| any granite from we OF that when ne dld
| lay out.
For 1oyning with you presently N Ad-
/ venture, though give you many thanks
] for your favor, in admitting me one OF
your Society, and would as sllndly partahe
with you as with any so wei In ye com
| pany yet such now Is partly my pupitaue
! nmployment and partly my engagement to
bring out OF Mt my own charge % men
| this year to furnish smyth hundred, as
I. / must beseech you to excuse me. y !
| cannot at this time make use OF .ihs
special favor Of yours. Hereafter -, y may
| be. when God shall give me ap'l'ty anu
leisure shalbe more for"'ru ~ 1891,
Gnd me as ready for your sakes to assist
Captain woodleef Mt all assayes'
nY n. r. r, in A. by A. B. Pages
al arg and note at foot OF page 81 which
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