Original Settlers (May 14, 1607) at Jamestown, Listed by Occupation

 

Name

Occupation

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

- Councell

  • Master Robert Hunt

- Preacher

  • Master George Percie
  • Anthony Gosnoll
  • George Flower
  • Captaine Gabriell Archer
  • Robert Fenton.
  • Robert Ford
  • William Bruster
  • Edward Harrington
  • Dru Pickhouse
  • Thomas Jacob
  • John Brookes
  • Ellis Kingston
  • Thomas Sands
  • Benjamin Beast
  • John Robinson
  • Thomas Mouton
  • Ustis Clovill
  • Stephen Halthrop
  • Kellam Throgmorton
  • Edward Morish
  • Nathaniell Powell
  • Edward Brown
  • Robert Behethland
  • John Penington
  • Jeremy Alicock
  • George Walker
  • Thomas Studley
  • Richard Crofts
  • Nicholas Houlgrave
  • Thomas Webbe
  • John Waler
  • John Short
  • William Tanker
  • William Smethes
  • Francis Snarsbrough
  • Richard Simons
  • Edward Brookes
  • Richard Dixon
  • John Martin
  • Roger Cooke
  • George Martin
  • Anthony Gosnold
  • Thomas Wotton, Sierg.
  • John Stevenson
  • Henry Adling
  • Thomas Gore
  • Francis Midwinter
  • Richard Frith

- Gentlemen

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

- Carpenters

  • James Read

- Blacksmith

  • Jonas Profit

- Sailer

  • Thomas Couper

- Barber

  • John Herd
  • William Garret

- Bricklayers

  • Edward Brinto

- Mason

  • William Love

- Taylor

  • Nicholas Skot

- Drum

  • John Laydon
  • William Casson
  • George Casson
  • Thomas Casson
  • Willam Rods
  • William White
  • Ould Edward
  • Henry Tavin
  • George Golding
  • John Dods
  • William Johnson
  • William Unger
  • William Wilkenson, Surgeon

- Labourers

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

- Boyes

  • with diverse others to the number of 105.

* The original group came in May 1607, the first supply group in January 1608, and the second supply group in the fall 1608. Occupations are given with original spellings.

* List is culled from John Smith, "Proceedings of the English Colony in Virginia" and Generall Historie.

Crandall ShifflettŠ 1999, 2000