John Short (1593 - 1638)

Born 1593 in Walberton, Sussex, England

Husband of Joan Beeding — married 24 Jan 1613 in Walberton, Sussex, England

Descendants

Died 27 May 1638 at about age 45 in Walberton, Sussex, England

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Biography

John Short the Elder is listed as a passenger on the expedition to Jamestown in 1607.^[1] He was a "gentleman", which meant he was on the voyage in order to get rich.(Back at that time the term "gentleman" meant that a person did not do menial labor.)Captain John Smith's "no work, no food" policy probably discouraged John Short from staying in Jamestown beyond his required term, and he returned to England.(Source: research of Annie Natalelli-Waloszek) ^[2]

Caution: Other sources challenge that John Short is the same person as the Jamestown colonist:

One other note about John Short, b. 1593. On one tree site someone quoted a “researcher” to the effect that he was on the list of those on John Smith’s original expedition to found Jamestown in 1607. Smith’s passenger list does include, “John Short – Gentleman.” As far as I could discover, nothing else is known about this John Short. He isn’t listed among those who died at Jamestown, nor is he listed among those who returned to England. The name isn’t even on all versions of the list. In any case, our John Short would have been 14 in 1607, and not likely to be venturing forth on an excellent adventure to Virginia as a "Gentleman." I mention this just in case you should run into it somewhere and wonder. This is how bogus information can spread.^[3]

Research Notes

To add to the notes above, here is a quote from the unpopular Edward Maria Wingfield, "Here and there I did visit Master Pearsie, Master Hunt, Master Brewster, Master Pickasse, Master Allicock, old Short the bricklayer, and divers others at several times -- I never miscalled at (reviled) a gentleman at any time."^[4][5] There were no other known men with the surname "Short" in the colony in Wingfield's time, so he likely was referring to our John Short, as an old bricklayer and a gentleman in the same breath.

Sources

1. ↑ Passenger list of the Jamestown fleet Research and compilation by Anne Stevens, packrat-pro.com.
2. ↑ http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/t/e/a/Barbara-e-Teague/GENE4-0026.html
3. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/boards/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=3557&p=surnames.short Ancestry Message Board - Re: Henry Short b. 1614, Adam Henry Short b. 1642, Adam Short b. 1666 by paclark155
4. ↑ Haile, Edward Wright. Jamestown Narratives: Eyewitness Accounts of the Virginia Colony The First Decade: 1607-1617; RoundHouse, Champlain, Virginia, 1998, p. 199
5. ↑ McCartney, Martha W. Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary; Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, MD, 2007, p. 637

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