[Old Student]

Jamestown was also established in a swamp, on the edge of a river. There was no shortage of water there. Rather more likely an excess of both water and mosquitoes. Gentlemen who do NOT “work” with their hands are rather unlikely to be able to grow their own food.

The place was pretty well established, however, before my first known ancestors arrived there as transportees, in 1765.

[gleeaikin]

There was no shortage of water and mosquitoes. However, the water was no doubt too salty to be used for agriculture. This was a tidal area.