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The First Settlers of Jamestown

May 14, 2025

First Settlers of Jamestown

Overview

  • Location: Jamestown, Virginia
  • Significance: First permanent English settlement in North America.

Categories of Settlers

  1. Gentlemen

    • Master George Percie
    • Anthony Gosnoll
    • Captaine Gabriell Archer
    • Robert Ford
    • William Bruster
    • Dru Pickhouse
    • John Brookes
    • Thomas Sands
    • John Robinson
    • Ustis Clovill
    • Kellam Throgmorton
    • Nathaniell Powell
    • Robert Behethland
    • Jeremy Alicock
    • Thomas Studley
    • Richard Crofts
    • Nicholas Houlgrave
    • Thomas Webbe
    • John Waler
    • William Tankard
    • Francis Snarsbrough
    • Edward Brookes
    • Richard Dixon
    • John Martin
    • George Martin
    • Anthony Gosnold
    • Thomas Wotton, Surgeon
    • Thomas Gore
    • Francis Midwinter
  2. Labourers

    • John Laydon
    • William Cassen
    • George Cassen
    • Thomas Cassen
    • William Rods
    • William White
    • Ould Edward
    • Henry Tavin
    • George Golding
    • John Dods
    • William Johnson
    • William Unger
    • William Wickinson, Surgeon
  3. Counsellors

    • Master Edward Maria Wingfield
    • Captaine Bartholomew Gosnoll
    • Captaine John Smyth
    • Captaine John Ratliffe
    • Captaine John Martin
    • Captaine George Kendall
  4. Carpenters

    • William Laxon
    • Edward Pising
    • Thomas Emry
    • Robert Small
    • Anas Todkill
    • John Capper
  5. Preacher

    • Master Robert Hunt
  6. Blacksmith

    • James Read
  7. Sailor

    • Jonas Profit
  8. Barber

    • Thomas Couper
  9. Bricklayers

    • John Herd
    • William Garret
  10. Mason

    • Edward Brinto
  11. Tailor

    • William Love
  12. Drum

    • Nicholas Skot
  13. Boys

    • Samuell Collier
    • Nathaniel Peacock
    • James Brumfield
    • Richard Mutton

Visitor Information

  • Visitor Center: 1368 Colonial Pkwy, Jamestown, VA 23081
  • Hours: Daily 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
  • Phone: (757) 856-1250

Mission Statement

  • Objective: To uncover, preserve, and share Jamestown's diverse history and its contributions to the foundations of America.

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