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The Third Supply
The Third Supply was a flotilla of nine ships, all intended for Jamestown, Virginia, commanded by Admiral Sir George Somers. The ships were:
- The Sea Venture, also called the "Seaventure" or "Sea Adventure", the flagship, with Captain Christopher Newport
- The Blessing with Captain Gabriel Archer and Captain Adams - Archer died the winter of 1609
- The Lion with Captain Webb
- The Falcon with Captain John Martin and Master Francis Nelson
- The Unitie with Captain Wood and Master Pett
- The Diamond with Captain John Ratcliffe and Captain King - Ratcliffe was killed by Indians Dec 1609
- The Swallow with Captain Moone and Master Somers
- The Virginia of the North Colony with Captain Davis and Master Davis
- The Catch with Master Matthew Fitch
The voyage of the ill fated Third Supply was briefly recounted in a letter penned in August, 1609 by Captain Gabriel Archer, who was first captain on the Blessing.
- "Having left England May 1609 with a fleet of seven ships...we arrived at Plimmouth (England) the twentieth day...here we took into The Blessing six mares and two horses, etc...we stayed until the eight of June...our course commanded to leave the Canaries one hundred leagues to the eastward...and steer directly for Virginia...The Blessing, where I and Capt. Adams were... The Sea Adventure, with
Sir Thomas Gates and Sir George Sommers, and Capt. Newport; The Diamond, with Capt. Ratcliffe and Capt. King; The Falcon, with Capt.Martin and Master Nelson; The Unitie, with Capt. Wood and Master Pett; The Lion with Capt. Webb; The Swallow with Capt. Moone and Master Somers. In The Catch dwent one Matthew Fitch, Master and in the boat of Capt. George Somers called The Virginia, which was built in the North Colony, were Capt. Davies and Master Davies. These were the Captains and Masters of our Fleet... We had the most terrible and vehement storm, which separated all of our fleet from one another... The Blessing arrived safely in Virginia...".[1]
Thirty two people from two ships were thrown overboard with yellow fever. The London plague broke out on the Diamond, and the ships were all separated in a tempest (hurricane) on Saint James Day, July 25th. After the storm, the Blessing, the Lion, the Falcon and the Unitie (all on board were sick) came together and headed for Virginia, "falling into the James River." The Diamond appeared a few days later, and the Swallow a few days after that. The Catch was lost at sea, the Seaventure purposely wrecked in Bermuda. Four days after the hurricane, the Seaventure began taking on water. Land was sited and she wrecked between two reefs off the shores at Discovery Bay of Bermuda on 28 July 1609. All of approximately 150 passengers safely made land, "not a hair perished." Two pinnaces were built during the following nine months, the "Deliverance" and the "Patience" from the timber of the ruined Seaventure. The Deliverance was started September 7, 1609 built by Robert Frobisher, eighty tons, the Patience was only thirty tons, built by George Somers. These vessels sailed on to Virginia 20 May 1610, landing Monday. May 31 at Point Comfort, Virginia. (May 30 was a Saturday) They left two men behind, Christopher Carter and Robert Waters. The Virginia arrival date is unknown, but is noted to have stayed at Jamestown along with the Swallow, while other ships returned..
The ships carried supplies for six hundred people, but these were damaged by the storm. In three days, the new settlers ate Jamestown's entire crop of corn. About two hundred people arrived from the Third Supply, and found only less than 109 people alive in Jamestown.
The Diamond, Falcon, Blessing, Unitie and Lion left Virginia October 14, 1609, taking Captain John Smith with them to England, along with thirty unruly youths sent from England but not accepted in Virginia.
Some reports say the two ships [Swallow and Virginia or Deliverance and Patience?] had given up and were headed home when they came across more ships under Thomas West, Lord de la Warr, on his way to the colonies, and were persuaded to return on their voyage to Jamestown.
Some reports say 150 landed [Bermuda, aboard Seaventure?] and 142 left, leaving behind 8 people, some say three men were left on the islands to hold the claim in Bermuda. Fourteen days later, the two ships reach Virginia where only 60 of the other 140 settlers survived.
Also reported May 23, 1610 for the date of arrival of 140 survivors per Coldham pg 3.
On 19 June 1610 Sir George Somers volunteered to return to Bermuda aboard the "Patience" for supplies for the struggling colony of Virginia.
George Somers returned to Bermuda, dying there in November of 1610. Captain Matthew Somers returned to England aboard the "Patience" with his uncle's body.
Timeline
- Nine ships left England in June 1609, all were separated by a storm "on Saint James Day, July 25th"
- Sea Venture -> damaged in storm, made Bermuda 28 July 1609; two pinnaces were built from her timbers:
- Deliverance -> sailed from Bermuda on 20 May 1610 -> arrived Virginia 31 May 1610*
- Patience -> sailed from Bermuda on 20 May 1610 -> arrived Virginia 31 May 1610* -> 19 June, sailed for Bermuda -> left Bermuda for England after death of George Somers (November 1610)
- Blessing -> arrived in Virginia after storm, with Lion, Falcon, and Unitie -> left for England on 14 October 1609 with them, plus the Diamond
- Lion -> arrived Virginia after storm -> left 14 October 1609
- Falcon -> arrived Virginia after storm -> left 14 October 1609
- Unitie -> arrived Virginia after storm -> left 14 October 1609
- Diamond -> plague on board but made Virginia just a few days after the other four ships -> left for England on 14 October 1609
- Swallow -> made Virginia a few days after the Diamond -> stayed in Virginia
- Virginia of the North Colony -> arrival date unknown, but made Virginia -> stayed in Virginia
- Catch -> lost at sea
- * Narrative in previous section says the Deliverance and the Patience left Bermuda on 20 May 1610 and arrived in Virginia on 31 May, but also mentions a 23 May arrival date as well as saying the voyage took 14 days (assuming those references were to the Deliverance and the Patience).
Passengers
- Alphabetical
- Bagwell, Henry
- Aged 35, listed on the Deliverance, landed at Jamestown presumably originally in the wrecked Seaventure.
- 8a: Aged 35 at muster at West & Sherley's Hundred, Charles City 1624 with Symon Turgis and two servants.
- Bennit, Nicholas
- Carpenter
- Brian, William
- Briars, Jeffrey
- Died in Bermuda
- Buck, Richard
- Sailed June 1609 with wife, Miss Langley and four Buck children.
- Marooned for 9 months embarked for Virginia from Bermuda 10 May 1610. Arrived in Jamestown 21 May 1610. He was a minister.
- The four Buck children, Elizabeth, Bridget and Bermuda were born and died while their parent marooned on Somers Island (1609-10)
- Mara born in Virginia 1611 ward of brother-in-law, John Burrows.
- Bucke, Richard Reverand
- Chaplain to the expedition
- Carter, Christopher
- Deserted and stayed behind on the island
- Chard, Edward
- Stayed behind on the island
- Chard, Joseph
- Josuah? 8a: Listed as on the 1607 voyage, aged 36 st muster at Colledge Land, wife Ann on the Bonnie Bess.
- Eason, Edward and wife,
- Baby boy Bermuda born in Bermuda to Edward and wife
- Frobisher, Robert
- Shipwright
- Gates, Sir Thomas
- Governor for Virginia
- Godby, Thomas
- Aged 38 in the Deliverance, landed at Jamestown presumably originally in the wrecked Seaventure
- 8a: Listed as on the 1608 voyage, muster at Elizabeth CIty 1624 with wife Joane on the FLying Hart, John Curtis and Christopher Smith.
- Grave, George
- 8a: At muster James City, wife Elnor on the Susan.
- Hitchman, William
- Died in Bermuda
- Hopkins, Stephen
- Left England 9 June 1609 among 150 persons cast ashore etc etc then it states "Although there is no complete list of the shipwrecked party which eventually reached Jamestown in the two pinnaces Patience and Deliverance, built on the islands,
- Hopkins did not remain on The Somers Islands and the conclusion is that the recalcitrant came to Virginia despite his known wish to return to England. (He went back to England and came on the Mayflower in 1620 to Plymouth, Mass.
- No further connection with the Colony.
- Horton, Mistress
- Joons, Elizabeth
- Aged 30, servant, landed at Jamestown presumably originally in the Seaventure
- Jourdain, Silvester
- Of Lyme Regis, Dorset
- Knowles,Richard
- Lewis, Richard
- Died in Bermuda
- Lightfoote, John
- Landed at Jamestown presumably originally in the wrecked Seaventure
- 8a: At muster in James City 1624 as servant to Cap Raph Harmor.
- Martin, William
- Newport, Christopher
- Captain of the Sea Venture, former privateer
- Paine, Henry
- Shot to death for mutiny
- Pearepoint, Francis
- Persons, Elizabeth
- Maid to Mistress Horton; married Thomas Powell while in Bermuda
- Pierce, William Capt.
- 8a: At muster at James City, January 1624 with 4 servants and 13 more at Mulburie Island.
- Wife Jone was on the Blessing.
- Powell, Thomas
- Cook
- Proctor, John
- Landed at Jamestown presumably originally in the Seaventure
- 8a: Listed as on the 1607 voyage. muster at Paces Paine, James City.
- Wife Allis on the 1621 George.
- Ravens, Henry
- Master mate; lost at sea when he sailed for help
- Reede, Humfrey
- Rich, Robert
- Brother of Sir Nathaniel Rich, a shareholder. Was a soldier. Returned to Bermuda 1617 and died there 1630.
- Rolfe, John and wife.
- A young man in his twenties and traveling with his wife. 9 months on Somers Island.
- Their baby girl was born in Bermuda, christened Bermudas 11 Feb 1610, died and buried there.
- His wife died on Somers Island or shortly after reaching Virginia Spring 1610.
- He married Pocahontas in April 1614.
- Samuel, Edward
- Murdered by Robert Waters
- Sharpe, Samuel
- 8a: Listed on the 1609 voyage. At muster at Peirsey's Hundred January 1624.1 servant, Henery Carman.
- Wife Elizabeth on 1621 Margaret & John.
- Shelly, Henry Mr
- Somers, Captain Matthew
- Nephew and heir of Sir George, was aboard the "Swallow" on the same expedition
- Somers, Sir George
- Admiral of the flotilla
- Strachey, William
- From Surrey England b 1572 on SV, marooned 9 mo
- Strachney, William
- Secretary-elect of Virginia Company, colonist secretary
- Swift, James
- Walsingham, Robert
- Cockswain
- Want, John
- Waters, Edward Lieut.
- On SV and on to Virginia on the Patience.
- Waters, Robert
- Deserted and stayed behind on the island, murdered Edward Samuel
- Waters, Edward
- Aged 40 in the Patience, landed at Jamestown presumably originally in the wrecked Seaventure
- Whittingham, Thomas
- Lost at sea with Henry Ravens
- Yeardley, Sir George, Knight, Capt
- Experienced veteran of the Dutch wars (on the Deliverance)
- Yeardley, Lady Temperance
- 1608 voyage, wife of Sir George, on the Falcon
- List from another source
- Sir George Somers, Admiral of the flotilla
- Rev Richard Bucke, chaplain to the expedition
- William Strachney, Secretary-elect of Virginia Company
- Silvester Jourdain, of Lyme Regis, Dorset
- Joseph Chard
- Mr Henry Shelly
- Robert Walsingham, cockswain
- Robert Frobisher, shipwright
- Nicholas Bennit, carpenter
- Francis Pearepoint
- William Brian
- William Martin
- Henry Ravens, master mate; lost at sea when he sailed for help
- Richard Knowles
- Stephen Hopkins
- Christopher Carter deserted and stayed behind on the island
- Robert Waters who deserted and stayed behind on the island
- Edward Waters
- Samuel Sharpe
- Henry Paine, shot to death for mutiny
- Humfrey Reede
- James Swift
- Thomas Powell, cook
- Edward Eason
- Mistress Eason
- baby boy Bermuda Eason, born in Bermuda to the above
- John Want
- Mistress Horton
- Elizabeth Persons, maid to Mistress Horton; married Thomas Powell while in Bermuda
- Capt (Sir) George Yeardley, experienced veteran of the Dutch wars (on the Deliverance)
- Jeffrey Briars (died in Bermuda)
- Richard Lewis, died in Bermuda
- Edward Samuel, murdered by Robert Waters
- William Hitchman, died in Bermuda
- Thomas Whittingham, lost at sea with Ravens (above)
- Edward Chard who stayed behind on the island
- Captain Matthew Somers nephew and heir of Sir George, was aboard the "Swallow" on the same expedition
- Robert Rich*, the brother of Sir Nathaniel Rich, a shareholder. Was a soldier. Returned to Bermuda 1617 and died there 1630.
- Christopher Newport*, Captain of the Sea Venture, former privateer
- Stephen Hopkins*
- John Rolfe*, a young man in his twenties and traveling with his wife. Their baby girl was born in Bermuda, christened Bermudas and died shortly thereafter. His wife died shortly after reaching Virginia Spring 1610 and he married Pocahontas in April 1614.
- Mistress Rolfe, first wife of above
- Bermuda Rolfe, baby girl born in Bermuda, christened 11 Feb 1610, died and buried there
- Source of this list is are unclear, as is why some entries have an asterisk.
Others
- Additional persons listed in reference #3[2] as arriving at Jamestown in the Patience and the Deliverance (and therefore assumed to be aboard the Sea Venture when it wrecked at Bermuda) were:
- Henry Bagwell, aged 35 in the Deliverance
- Thomas Godby, aged 36 in the Deliverance
- Edward Waters, aged 40 in the Patience
- Elizabeth Joons, aged 30, servant
- John Lytefoote
- John Proctor
References:
- 1) The Generall Historie of the Bermudas by Captain John Smith 1624, reprint 1966; *Royal Naval Dockyard Museum, Somerset, Bermuda;
- 2) Bermuda - unintended destination by Terry Tucker, 1982;
- 3) Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents & Grants, Cavaliers and Pioneers by Nell Marion Nugent 1963)
Virginia Historical Index by Swem:
- 4V344 "As a results of the efforts, Sir Thomas Gates as sole and absolute Governor, with Sir George Summers, Admiral, and Capt. Newport, Vice Admiral of Virginia, and divers and other persons of ran four cke and quality in seven ships and two pinnaces, left Falmouth on the 8 of June 1609, and on the 24 day of July, 1609 they encountered a terrible storm that prevailed from Tuesday noone till Friday noone; that scattered the fleet and wrecked The Sea Venture(on July 28 1609) upon the island of Bermuda"
- 24V248 Francis Michell lived at Elizabeth Citty February 1623 and Josuah Chard, aged 36, who came in the Sea Venture, May 1607.
- 29V299 Josuah Chard came in the SV
Purse and Person
- The following came in the sea Ventura (from different pages)
- p15 Henry Bagwell on the Deliverance
- p22 Samuel Sharp
- p30 John Lightfoote
- p31 Capt. Wm Pierce
- p32 George Grave
- p38 John Procter
- p140 Richard Buck sailed June 1609 with wife, Miss Langley and four Buck children. Marooned for 9 months embarked for Virginia from Bermuda 10 May 1610. Arrived in Jamestown 21 May 1610. He was a minister . The four Buck children , Elizabeth, Bridget and Bermuda were born and died while their parent marooned on Somers Island(1609-10) Mara born in Virginia 1611 ward of brother-in-law, John Burrows.
- p374 Stephen Hopkins left England 9 June 1609 among 150 persons cast ashore etc etc then it states "Although there is no complete list of the shipwrecked party which eventually reached Jamestown in the two pinnaces Patience and Deliverance, built on the islands, Hopkins did not remain on The Somers Islands and the conclusion is that the recalcitrant came to Virginia despite his known wish to return to England. (He went back to England and came on the Mayflower in 1620 to Plymouth, Mass. No further connection with the Colony.
- p475 Wm Pierce
- p507 John Rolfe and wife . 9 months on Somers Island. Wife died on Somers Island or shortly after arriving in Virginia.
- p590 Wm Strachey from Surrey England b 1572 on SV, marooned 9 mo etc
- p650 Lieut. Edward Waters on SV and on to Virginia in Patience.
- p724 George Yeardley
- The following entries were obtained from the Hotten book, from the Musters of the Inhabitants in Virginia 1624/1625 chapters, pages 201 thru 265, which lists the muster captain, and what ship the individual arrived on.
- Chard, Josuah, 1607 voyage, aged 36 at muster at College Land. DATE ERROR!!
- Graue (Grave), George, muster at James City. Wife Elnor on the Susan, no date
- Lightfoote, John, servant to Cap Ralph Hamor, no date
Sources
- ↑ The Genesis of the U.S., Vol. I; pages 328-329
- ↑ Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents & Grants, Cavaliers and Pioneers by Nell Marion Nugent 1963), from list of numbered references. The first two:
- The Generall Historie of the Bermudas by Captain John Smith 1624, reprint 1966; *Royal Naval Dockyard Museum, Somerset, Bermuda;
- Bermuda - unintended destination by Terry Tucker, 1982;
- John Camden Hotten, The original lists of persons of quality; emigrants; religious exiles; political rebels; serving men sold for a term of years; apprentices; children stolen; maidens pressed; and others who went from Great Britain to the American plantations 1600-1700. With their ages, the localities where they formerly lived in the mother country, the names of the ships in which they embarked, and other interesting particulars. From mss. preserved in the State paper department of Her Majesty's Public record office, England (1874); digital images, Hathi Trust (accessed 2014).
- Sea Venture sources:
- Coldham's Emigrants
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~bmuwgw/seaventure.htm
- http://www.tobacco.org/History/Jamestown.html
- http://www.jamestowne.org/Jamestowne_Society_Chronology.htm
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Supply
- http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/England-History/SirGeorgeSomers.htm
- http://www.germanheritage.com/Publications/Jamestown/glassmakers.html
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