About this ebook
This book brings together a variety of primary sources that inform the reader about the colony's earliest European inhabitants and the sparsely populated and fragile communities in which they lived, resulting in the most comprehensive collection of annotated biographical sketches yet published. From the earliest records relating to Virginia, we learn the basics about many of these original colonists: their origins, the names of the ships they sailed on, the names of the "hundreds" and "plantations" they inhabited, the names of their spouses and children, their occupations and their position in the colony, their relationships with fellow colonists and Indian neighbors, their living conditions as far as can be ascertained from documentary sources, their ownership of land, the dates and circumstances of their death, and a host of fascinating, sometimes incidental details about their personal lives, all gathered together in the handy format of a biographical dictionary. Maps provided here identify the sites at which Virginia's earliest plantations were located and enable genealogists and students of colonial history to link most of the more than 5,500 people included in this volume to the cultural landscape.
Ratings and reviews
5.0
2 reviews
A Google user
- Flag inappropriate
Generally speaking, it gave a list of names of various individuals, some, by all means not all of those who had came to Virginia from England.
Martha McCartney apparently used a lot of old historical documents, in the case of my ancestor, she listed a Thomas Dunnford, 33, an english gentleman from Devonshire, making a voyage on the ship " BONA NOVA" in 1619.
My research of the Ferrar Papers indicated a, Thomas Dunsford, 22, an english
gentleman from Devonshire making the voyage on the ship " BONA NOVA" in 1619.
So the name is wrong, and the age, otherwise she seems to have done a good job in creating a biography of " many " of the early settlers to Virginia.
I rate this book at 3 stars
Jerry Dunford 2011
Rate this ebook
Tell us what you think.
Reading information
Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
eReaders and other devices
To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.
