Where would I get information about the Virgina Company of London?

Question

I am curious about captain John Dameron who was captain of the Duty a ship that brought indentured servants to Virginia in 1619. I would like to determine his relationship with Lawerence Dameron who settled in Virginia 1652.

Answer 1

There is a large, well funded visitor center at Jamestown. If you contact them they will be happy to help.

 http://www.nps.gov/jame/index.htm

https://historicjamestowne.org/

http://www.historyisfun.org/pdf/Laws-at-Jamestown/VA_Company.pdf

http://www.nps.gov/jame/historyculture/the-virginia-company-of-london.htm

 

You may also want to contact the College of William & Mary History Dept. The college is located a few miles from Jamestown, VA:

http://www.wm.edu/as/history/gradprogram/

Answer 2

I found a couple more sites that might help too:

http://ddfa.org/johncapt.htm

http://ddfa.org/myths.html

http://books.google.com/books?id=de8xAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA138&lpg=PA138&dq=john+dameron+duty&source=bl&ots=ftsq-t57Ns&sig=ratkCQR3_V1fNnjS8uiLesONfeY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BI2kU6HNNJalyASXpIKADA&ved=0CFkQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=john%20dameron%20duty&f=false