I have a confirmed, direct ancestor, my 14th great grandfather, who helped settle Jamestown. He arrived in 1609 on the Star.
I have a confirmed direct ancestor, my 14th great grandfather who helped settle Jamestown. He arrived in 1609 on the Star.
It was in 1960 when I made my excursions into the United States from Canada. I got out my old photo album and there are two persons dressed in traditional native dress at the Jamestown memorial grounds. Also an exact replica of the "Susan Constant", the fine looking ship that carried the colonists. I remember the two vessels that were with her. They looked no more than long barges. Hopefully the great job the parks people had done at Williamsburg/ Jamestown is still an great experience .
I note that the website VDARE is dedicated to the "lost colony at Roanoke, Virginia. I believe it was established in 1593. Alas, years later, all the colonists had disappeared from Roanoke. I understand a white female was born there and might have been one of the first children born in the Eastern part of the Americas. She was Virginia Dare.
I hope your ancestor thrived and do you know what part of England he was from? If he was from England.