Early Settlers at Jamestown
There have been numerous histories written about Jamestown. For a complete list of Swem Library’s holdings in this area, search the online catalog using the subject heading
jamestown va history.
Barbour, Philip L., ed. Jamestown Voyages Under the First Charter, 1606-1609: Documents Relating to the Foundation of Jamestown...., 2 vols. London: Hakluyt Soc., 1969. (G 161 H2 2d, vols. 136-137)
Brown, Stuart E. Pocahontas’ Descendants: A Revision, Enlargement, and Extension of the List as Set Out By Wyndham Robertson in His Book Pocahontas and Her Descendants (1887). Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1994 (Va. Ref. CS 71 B687 1994)
Davis, Virginia L. H. Jamestowne Ancestors, 1607-1699: Commemoration of the 400th Anniversary of the Landing at James Towne, 1607-2007. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 2006 (Va. Ref. F234 J3D27 2006)
A compilation of the names of 17th-century residents of Jamestown Island, with maps of James City and settlements in Virginia before 1624.
Grizzard, Frank E. Jamestown Colony: A Political, Social, and Cultural History. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2007 (Va. Ref. F234 J3G77 2007)
Haile, Edward W., ed. Jamestown Narratives: Eyewitness Accounts of the Virginia Colony: The First Decade, 1607-1617. Champlain, Va: RoundHouse, 1998 (F 234 J3J36 1998)
Jamestowne Society. Register of Qualifying Seventeenth Century Ancestors. Richmond: The Society: 1994, 2003 (Va. Ref. F 234 J3J353)
A starting point for those seeking membership in the Jamestowne Society, this lists the names of those early settlers who have been approved by the society.
Jester, Annie Lash. Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5, revised by Virginia Meyer and John F. Dorman. 3rd ed. Richmond: Order of First Families of Virginia, 1987 (Va. Ref. F 229 J4 1987)
Kingsbury, Susan Myra, ed. Records of the Virginia Company of London, 4 vols. Washington, D. C.: GPO, 1906-1935 (Va. Ref. F 229 V86)
McCartney, Martha W. Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers, 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 2007 (Va. Ref. F 225 M33 2007)
Reinhardt, Curtain S., ed. Tobacco, Corn & Caviar: Spectacular Complete Text Tracts & Documents of the Virginia Company of London. Williamsburg: Reinhardt Pubs., 2002 (VA. Ref. F 229 T63 2002)
Smith, John. Complete Works of Captain John Smith, 3 vols. Edited by Philip L. Barbour. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1986 (F 229 S59 1986)
Southern, Ed. The Jamestown Adventure: Accounts of the Virginia Colony, 1605-1614. Winston-Salem, N.C.: John F. Blair, 2004 (Va. Ref. F 234 J325 2004)
Swem, E. G., ed. Jamestown 350th Anniversary Historical Booklets. Williamsburg, Va.: 350th Anniversary Celebration Corp., 1957 (Va. Ref. F 229 S93)
23 lengthyessays that deal with various aspects of life in 17th-century Virginia.
True, Ransom, ed. Biographical Dictionary of Early Virginia, 1607-1660. Richmond: APVA, 1980 (Va. Ref. F 225 B46)
Information on nearly 30,000 people gleaned from local records and other primary sources. Includes a subject index. In print and on microfiche.
Available on the Internet:
America in 1607: Jamestown and the Powhatan
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/jamestown/
From National Geographic, with videos, artifacts, illustrations, and maps
Bibliography of Jamestown Sources
http://spec.lib.vt.edu/viva/Jamestownbibliographyviva.pdf
An extensive annotated bibliography, originally compiled by Del Moore in 2000.
History in the National Park Service: Historic Jamestown
http://www.nps.gov/history/history/park_histories/#j
Links to three publications:
Jamestown Rediscovery
http://www.apva.org/jr.html
An ongoing archaeological project that is investigating the remains of seventeenth-century Jamestown on Jamestown Island, Virginia. Sponsored by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, which owns the land.
Jamestown Settlement
http://www.historyisfun.org/jamestown/jamestown.cfm
Located adjacent to the original site, this living museum recreates the life of the early English settlers and the native Powhatan Indians. Information on Jamestown and on visiting the settlement.
Jamestowne Society
http://www.jamestowne.org/
Organized in 1958 for educational, historical, and patriotic purposes. Seeks to discover and record the names of descendants of the early colony and to promote the restoration of items associated with Jamestown.
Virginia Digital Map Library
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps/virginia/
Maps of Virginia and the surrounding areas from 1624-1886
Virtual Jamestown
http://www.virtualjamestown.org/
Digitized images and other primary sources. This is a scholarly effort to educate the public in anticipation of the 400th anniversary of its founding in 2007. The site also provides links
Virginia Company Archives
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Available to students, faculty, and staff of William and Mary and to those using computers on campus. Includes a searchable version of the Records of the Virginia Company of London, as edited by Susan Myra Kingsbury, and other material.
