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"A
1624-1625 census of Virginia revealed that 'James Cittie,' excluding
the island outside the town, had the following residents: 124 persons
(adults, children, servants, and African-Americans), twenty-two houses,
three stores, and a church. Provisions included corn, fish, peas, beans,
and meal.
Nine
boats were recorded, one of forty tons. Livestock included 181 cattle,
one horse, 209 swine, and 121 goats. In terms of arms and ammunition,
the town included four mounted ordinance pieces, ninety-two small arms,
sixty swords, twenty-seven "Armours," seventy-nine coats of mail, and
sixteen quilted coats. About 1,232 persons were said to be living at
twenty-five locations in Virginia at that time."
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(From
James Towne in the Words of Contemporaries,edited by Edward M.
Riley and Charles E. Hatch, Jr. for the National Park Service Source
Book Series No. 5 in Washington DC, 1941; quote excerpted from 1955
revised edition.)
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