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1619 Immigrants sent from England to Virginia


27 February 1619. Names of the boys and wenches that were appointed to go to Virginia:

William Craupley born in St. Andrew's parish; John Vaves born in Billingsgate; John Elford; William Foord; Stephen Font; George Fludd; John Gardner; James Greene; William Grange; Nicholas Grange; Robert Hunt; John Hervas; William Jones; William Leech; William Melton; Henry Moore; John Nicholls; William Plunkett; Thomas Thresher; Thomas Webbe; Jonas Alford; William Porcher; Nathaniell Tatum; Thomas Shambrook; Paul Taylor; Mathewe Pennington; Richard Terrell; John Browne; William Wolley; Thomas Ecksey; Robert Newman; Clement Gardner; Walter Hill; John Wells; Rowland Robinson; Roger Sotherne; Francis Seaborne; John Barker; Edward Brooks of St. Bride's parish; Thomas Stevens; Anthony Yonge; John Gibbons; Peter Appleby; Thomas Rutlingham; William Bullocke; Richard Chidley; Frances Burges; Robert Hunter; Hugh Gould; Edward Tau;pr pf St/ Se[i;cjre's; Robert Evans of St. Sepulchre's; Frances West of Houndsditch; William Loratt of Hounsditch; John Askewe; James Holland; Thomas Kirkeham; Charles Branch of St. Andrew's; Thomas Cooke; George Hanson of St. Giles Cripplegate; Stephen Reade; Richard Gore of Silver Street; Frances Pudevant of All Hallows; Raph Frances; William Gurney; Thomas Fernley; William Strange; Henry Hate; James Johnson; Phillip Wilkinson; Robert Skeete; Thomas Thomas; Thomas Chiselwood; William Hall; Thomas Collins; John Hurden; Mary Hackett; Anne Michell; Elizabeth Lyon; Hester Wheeler; Suzan Hutchinson; Anne Murrell; Anne Morgan; Elizabeth Parkins of St. Faith's; Alice Wood; Anne Jennings;Ellen Johnson; Mary Bailey; Suzan Payne; Anne Lawson; Margaret Laxon; Anne Flower; Anne Carter; Margery Symmons; Elizabeth Soothall; Prudence Nation; Jone Humfrey; Jone Newton; Barbara Dowse; Margaret Robinson.

September 1619. A list of men sent for plantation in Virginia under Captain Woodleefe, governor (notes by John Smyth in parentheses)>

Ferdinando Yate gent (returned 20 Mar 1620); John Blanchard gent; Richard Godfrey, joiner (drowned); Rowland Paynter (died); Thomas Coopy, carpenter, smith, fowler and turner (died); Henry Peerse gent (died); John Cole (died); Humfry Osborne (died); Stephen Torset (died); Humphrey Plant, sawyer and carpenter (died); Thomas Davis, cooper and shingler (died); Christopher Nelme, shoemaker (died); Richard Sherife the elder, carpenter (died);Richard Sherife the younger, cooper; William Clement, cook and gardener; Thomas Peirse for hops and "oade" (died); Christopher Bourton, tailor; Thomas Molton, cook and gardener; James Cley, joiner (died); Charles Coyfe, gunmaker andsmith,and for fish pitch and tar (died); William Cole (died); William Parker (died); John Hurd (died); William Patche (died); Thomas Sandford (died); William Stone; John Taylor alias Stokeley (died); John Jones, gardener and smith (died); Thomas Denton (died); Thomas Thorpe (slain);

The following already in Virginia each for 4 years: William Mellrickes (died); William Moores (died); Robert Taylor (died) John Brunnet (died).

1620. The following went after with Mr. Thorpe 27 March 1620 Henry Townsend (died); Thomas Carter (died); Richard Sheriffe (died); Richard Partride (died).
Source: Minutes of the Court of Governors of Bridewell. Microfilm at Bethlem Royal Hospital, monks Orchard Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 3BX, England. Originals at King Edward's School, Witley, Surrey, England and Records of the Virginia Company of London, ed. Susan M. Kingsbury, published for the Library of Congress, 1906-1935.