Edward Bates

Male 1606 -


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   Date  Event(s)
1607 
  • 13 May 1607: Jamestown VA
    Virginia's first settlement occurred at Jamestown Island on May 13 1607 when the Susan Constant, Goodspeed, and Discovery arrived. the *first* settlement, of course ignores the Indians who were already here. The first emigration from Virginia occurred on June 22 1607 when Captain Christopher Newport sailed for home
1714 
  • 1714: First colony of Germans at Spotsylvania VA
    planted by Governor Alexander Spotswood at Germanna in what is now Spotsylvania County. 10 years later they moved to an area now in Fauquier County