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![]() The 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 first map 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 map illustrates 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 is spelled “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”
What's New on the Website?Click here for the Spring 2021 edition of the Jamestowne Society Magazine. Please note that the file is quite large and may take a bit of time to appear. Click here for the Fall 2020 edition of the Jamestowne Society Magazine. Please note that the file is quite large and may take a bit of time to appear. FOR A MORE IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE ROMAN OIL LAMP FEATURED IN THE SPRING 2020 SECRETS FROM THE VAULT CLICK HERE. Click here for the Spring 2020 edition of the Jamestowne Society Magazine. Please note that the file is quite large and may take a bit of time to appear. Click here for the Fall 2019 edition of the Jamestowne Society Magazine. Please note that the file is quite large and may take a bit of time to appear. Jamestowne Society gives $75,000 to Jamestown Rediscovery at the July 2019 Membership Meeting. Jamestowne Society recognized as $150,000 donor to Jamestown Rediscovery in support of ongoing archaeology in and around the 1907 Memorial Church. Click here to read more. ARTICLES CLICK HERE. BYLAWS CLICK HERE.
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Message The Society has cancelled it's April meeting in Washington DC and the May Membership meeting in Williamsburg for 2021. We are most concerned with the health and safety of our members during this time. National Zoom meetings/visits to James Fort will be posted as soon as the island reopens. The Society continues processing applications during the pandemic. We welcomed 315 new members in 2020. The Society looks forward to receiving your submission. Welcome To Jamestowne Society Members of the Jamestowne Society are descended from early settlers who lived or held colonial government positions in Jamestowne, Virginia prior to 1700, or who invested in its establishment. The Jamestowne Society was organized for educational, historical, and patriotic purposes. The Society has a range of activities, from visiting early American sites, providing an annual graduate fellowship for research on Colonial Virginia prior to 1700, funding the restoration of records, and supporting preservation of Colonial sites. Want to learn more about Jamestowne during the period 1607-1700, the Jamestowne Society, and its members? You are in the right place! New Qualified Ancestors:
A9741: Pierce, Richard d. by 1636, resident of the 1624/5 Muster, James Citty. A9739: Sawier/Sayer, Thomas b. 1601 England, d. Aft. Feb 1653 Norfolk Co., Resident of 1624 Muster A9738: Mason, George I b. 1620 d. 1688 Burgess Stafford Co. 1676, 1680, 1684 A9737: Rolfe, Thomas b. 1615 Jamestown Resident, liv. 1670 A9735 Sir John Bourchier b. 1557/8 d. 1626 in England, Stockholder Virginia Company of London. His daughter Mary Bourchier married Jabez Whitaker (A8703) A9736 Jane Fareley/Farley Muster of 1624/5 wife of Thomas Fareley/Farley William Lee A9733 d. 1703 Northumberland, 1693 (Burgess) and Cuthbert Span A9734 b. 1651 d. 1696 Northumberland, 1693 (Burgess) - Northumberland County was omitted from Leonard’s The General Assembly of Virginia 1619-1978 for the Fall session. LOOKING FOR A LEAD ON FINDING
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Last Update: 3 February 2021