[1]. [28] The 150 passengers and crew members all landed safely, but the ship was now permanently disabled. [1] From July 30 through August 4, 1619, he served as an appointed representative in Jamestown's first Legislative Assembly. Her death occurred shortly after the marriage, and it must have ;been on his last trip home that he married Jane, the daughter of Sir Henry Davye. little more than half (265) of the hogs, and well over half (126) of the through the efforts of the Indian Chanco. Capt. entertainment that he had to finance in "the Governors owne house." is recorded that 183 persons were living in Jamestown and 35 others on Francis West (28 October 1586 - February 1634), was a Deputy Governor of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia. James I dissolved the company, thereby removing the hand that had guided 33). Lady Margaret Reeves; 2. In 1622 he was appointed as Admiral to New England. During the period that Sea Venture suffered its misfortune, and its survivors were struggling in Bermuda to continue on to Virginia, the publication of Captain John Smith's books of his adventures in England sparked a resurgence of interest and investment in the Company. Hampshire, the son of Thomas West, the eleventh Baron De La Warr, and his wife, the daughter of Sir Francis Knollys. After Pott took charge in 1629, West went to England, but he was in Virginia again prior to December, 1631, when he attended a meeting of the Council, again in February and September 1632, and in February, 1633. The chapter continues to relate how Matthew West is another son of Thomas West. Shortly after his voyage to New England he returned to Virginia, where he resumed his connection with the political affairs of the province. Early in 1610 West paid a visit to England, but he returned to Virginia in the same year, and in 1612 succeeded George Percy [q. v.] as commander at Jamestown. )''. A fourth brother, Nathaniel West, died in Virginia in August 1623, aged 30. It did temporarily cause Their purpose had been to harass Spanish shipping, mine for gold and silver, and discover a p… Overseer: Sir Henry Davye, knight, to whom I bequeath L5 Provided that if the said Francis West and Jane do die without issue of their bodies between them begotten, that then the one half of all estate aforesaid shall be in the power of the said Francis West to bestow and give to whomsoever he pleaseth. This is the best preserved and most complete of In Feb 1623 a census was taken of all living, listed by location. State Papers, Amer. Until royal recognition of the house of burgesses came in 1628, governors Francis Wyatt, George Yeardley, and Francis West were wise enough to allow the burgesses to assist the council unofficially in passing of 'proclamations, ordinances, and orders.' There have been two creations of Baron De La Warr, and West came from the second. Of the 500 or so colonists living in Jamestown in the autumn, they found only 60 survivors with many of those also sick or dying. Hill Proved on the 28th April 1634 by Jane West relict & executrix". But he could doe no good of them, for they were to stronge for him, and he found ye fisher men to be stuberne fellows. property owners were yeomen, merchants, carpenters, hog-raisers, [13] Searching for badly needed food, he covered an estimated 3,000 miles (4,828 km), producing a map (see image) that was of great value to local explorers for more than a century. Father: Thomas West b: 9 Jul 1557 in Wherewell, Hampshire Mother: Anne Knollys b: Abt 1553 in Rotherford Grey, Oxfordshire, Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown Married: Note: Marriage 1 Margaret SALISBURY b: ABT 1590; d bef 21 Mar 1628; m1 Edward Blayney Children Francis WEST b: 1606 in Salisbury, England, Marriage 3 Temperance FLOWERDEW b: 1599 in Scattow, Norfolk; d Dec 1628 Jamestown Va Married: 21 MAR 1628 in VA Temperence Flowerdew, daughter of Anthony Flowerdew of Hethersett, County Norfolk, and his wife Martha Stanley of Scottow, County Norfolk. Of Hist. servants, and Negroes. To secure food, he had sent Francis West and James Davis up the Chesapeake Bay (in Virginia) to obtain corn from the Patawomeckin 1609, but instead of delivering that food to the starving colony, West sailed directly back to England, and avoided the Starving Time by abandoning Percy and the colonists. Harvey was returned to England to answer the charges placed against him In 1632, George Yeardley [q.v.]. In 1627, Temperance’s husband died and she remarried his successor, Governor Francis West on March 31, 1628. tiles. The King, it is true, returned Harvey to his post as royal West was second son of Thomas West, 2nd Baron De La Warr and Anne Knollys. Divided Into Sixe Bookes. [21] On October 1, 1608 the supply ship arrived following a journey of approximately three months. However, it was not until a fourth mission under Lord Thomas West that the settlement was finally able to establish both defensive and food security. He quickly becomes involved with the settlement. fish (24,880 pounds to be exact), corn, peas, and meal. 328. West was second son of Thomas West, 2nd Baron De La Warr and Anne Knollys. On 22 March 1628 he received a commission as Governor of Virginia (Cal. Francis West (28 October 1586 – February 1633/1634) was a Deputy Governor of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia. Another mission was soon prepared, equipped with additional colonists, a doctor, food, and supplies, and heading this group was the new governor, Francis West's older brother, Thomas West, who also recruited and equipped an armed contingent of 150 men at his own expense. [14][1][2][15][16][17] Among these additional settlers were eight "Dutch-men" (probably German or German-speakers),[18] Polish and Slovak craftsmen,[14][1][2][15][16][17] who had been hired to help develop and manufacture profitable export products. "Drought as a Factor in the Jamestown Colony, 1607-1612. Powell lived in Jamestown (James City at that time), and there is Margarett Shrawley listed as living there just a month after his death. governor, who resided there. still difficult for newcomers to adapt themselves to the Virginia As Captain Francis West, he arrived at Jamestown, Virginia in July 1608; he returned there on the Mary Ann Margett in 1610. Blessing, Diamond, Falcon, and Unitie soon returned to England on October 14, 1609, to advise of Jamestown's plight carrying Captain Samuel Argall, an injured John Smith, and 30 young men sent from England but rejected by the colony. By John Stetson Barry. The idea was to make Jamestown the center of social, political, and individual use, "fixt peeces," snaphances, pistols, swords (to the A passenger manifest of those in the second fleet was recorded, in Volume 1 of The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles by Captain John Smith, published 1624.[20]. ; Va. Mag. FRANCIS WEST of Salisbury, Eng., was invited to America by a Mr. Thomas of Marshfield, Mass., and he married Margery Reeves Feb. 27, 1639. Dictionary of American Biography Published under the Auspices of American Council of Learned Societies, Edited by Dumas Malone Werden-Zunser, Volume XX New York: Charles Scribner's sons MCMXIII pgs 9-10. residents began to build more substantial houses, principally frame on Francis West was commissioned "Admiral of New England" in 1622, and it is recorded that he made several trips there, and it is likely that his son Francis, who was by an earlier marriage, may have accompanied him, and finally settled in New England. Jamestown was the first permanent British colony in the US and was located not far from Williamsburg. Captain Francis West was living on the Company's land at Elizabeth City. He also served as Captain General of Virginia. South, Tho. governor in 1637, but undoubtedly both he and Harvey were impressed by In the words of Governor Bradford, he had undertaken "to restraine interlopers, and shuch fishing ships as came to fish & trade without a licence from ye Counsell of New-England, for which they should pay a round sume of money. January 1625 give much more information. Francis preceded his elder brother to Virginia, accompanying Christopher Newport [q. v.] on his voyage thither about July 1609. She died in December of the same year, and West fought the orphans (unsuccessfully) for possession of her estate. He however accomplished little while in charge, other than to order to construction of Fort Algernon at … economic life and to develop it into a city of some proportions. Instead, they found the colony in ruins and practically abandoned. Moreover, there are birth and death records for all of her siblings, but no marriage nor death record for her so she could have married in Jamestown. His younger brother, Governor John West (1590-1659), served as Crown Governor of Virginia from 1635-1637. Over a period of nine months, the survivors built two new pinnaces — Deliverance and Patience — using local Bermuda cedar and hardware salvaged from the wreck. IV (2nd ed.). On May 23, 1609, King James issued a new charter for the Company to allow for reorganization and additional capital. institutions, styles, and customs in speech, in architecture, in dress, This allowed the English to fully secure the colony's fortifications and housing, expand its farming, develop a network of alliances with other Indian nations, and establish a series of outlying smaller settlements. There, between 1584 and 1587, settlers supported by Queen Elizabeth I and funded by her dashing court favorite, Sir Walter Raleigh, attempted to gain a foothold among the Algonquian-speaking Indians. He last appears on record at a meeting of the Council of Virginia in February, 1633. Colonists continued to die from various illnesses and disease, and the Company, in due, continued to finance and transport settlers to sustain Jamestown. She is sometimes listed with the surname Stitts or Whitney. Ten of the colony's 40 boats were here, including a skiff, a he had a commodious house here and was complaining of the expense of the As Captain Francis West, he arrived at Jamestown, Virginia, in July 1608; he returned there on the Mary Ann Margett in 1610. MSS. He married (3rd) Jane Davye, daughter of Henry Davye, Knight. This was the first House of Burgesses appointed by Governor Sir George Yeardley. He succeeded his father as Baron De La Warr, in 1602, and became a member of the Privy Council. By Captaine Iohn Smith, Sometymes Governour in Those Countryes & Admirall of New England", "Newport, Christopher (1561–after August 15, 1617)", "Admiral Sir George Somers colonized Bermuda for Britain", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jamestown_supply_missions&oldid=984104695, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, After the return to Jamestown, and with the population now at around 375 people, Captain Robert Tyndall was directed to take, On June 19, 1610, Admiral Somers, not wanting to be subordinate to West, departed for Bermuda (known later as the "Somers Isles") aboard. From 1612 to 1617 he was the Commandant of Jamestown. @R353280766@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. The supply missions also resulted in the colonization of Bermuda as a supply and way-point between the colony and England. The 1609 settlement at Jamestown was falling apart due to a combination of inept management, famine, disease and weak leadership and poor treatment by the native Americans. He was of the group that quarreled with Captain Smith and in September deposed him in favor of George Percy [q.v.]