Immigrant Ships
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Margaret

Sir George Yardley. A certificate with regard to the Arrival of the "Margaret" in Virginia December 4, 1619. To the Treasorer Counsell and company of Adventurers and planters of the City of London for the first Collony in Virginia.

Theis are to certify That in the good ship of Bristoll called the Margaret this p'sent iiij th day of December 1619, arryved in this part of Iames Towne* City for plantacon here in Virginia at the charges of Sr Willm Throkm'ton knight and Baronet Richard Berkley George Thorpe and Iohn Smyth Esquiers vnder the conduct of Iohn Woodleefe Esq. theis thirty and five p'sons all in safety and p'fect health whose names ensue.

This certificate I affirme to be true. Charles City, December 14th.1619. Geo Yardley, Iohn Porey Secretary.

 1  Toby ffelgate     gent   
 2  Fferdinando Yate  gent
 3  John Blanchard    gent
 4  Henry Pearse      gent
 5  Richard Godfry
 6  Thomas Coopy
 7  Rowland Painter
 8  Iohn Cole
 9  Humphry Osborne
10  Humphry Plant
11  Thomas Davis
12  Xropher Nelme
13  Richard Sherife   the elder
14  Richard Sherife   the younger
15  Edward Paynter     
16  Charles Coyfe
17  Iames Clay
18  Willm Clement
19  Samuell Coopy
20  Willm Cole
21  Thomas Pearse
22  Thomas Denton
23  Xropher Burton
24  Willm Parker
25  Iohn Hurd
26  Willm Patche
27  Thomas Patche
28  Thomas Sanford
29  Willm Stone
30  Iohn Iones
31  Stephen Torphet
32  Thomas Molton
33  Iohn Taylor
34  Walter Hampton
35  Thomas Thorpe  
   

Transcriber's notes:  

*  A sheet of paper headed "Records of the Virginia Company" was sent to me 
   (DW) via ISTG.  This sheet was submitted by Don Felgate.  It is a typed
   sheet.  I was asked to reformat the paper so that it would post on our pages.
   I have attempted to copy every name and item as it was spelled on the sheet.
*  Towne has been typed and then a line drawn through it. (DW)
*  Notes following the list: "Instructions were given by the Virginia Co of London
   to Sir William Throckmorton, Richard Berkeley, et al as follows, 'Wee ordaine
   that the day of our ships arrivall at the place assigned for plantacon in the
   land of Virginia shall be yearly and perputualy keept holy as a day of
   thanksgiving to Almighty God.' This first Thanksgiving Day Service was held in
   Virginia, nearly two years before that of the Pilgrim Fathers.  The Plantation
   was called Berkeley after Richard Berkeley and is situated on the James River.
*  Notes that appear to be those of Don Felgate: "Tobias Felgate, my relative, was
   Ship's Mate for this voyage and returned in the 'Margaret' arriving home in June
   1620.  The 'Margaret" (45 tons) was hired with crew at 33lb per month and Toby
   Felgate as pilot at 4.50lb per month.  This document together with a log of the
   journey and full manifest with all costs are in the four volumes of 'The Records
   of the Virginia Company of London' by Susan Kingsbury published in the USA in
   1906.  The original documents are in New York Public Library."
*  Final remarks made by Don Felgate: "The earliest voyage Tobias made to Virginia
   that I have found was from London in the 'Edwin' (described as a pinnace or
   small vessel) in March 1617 arriving in May of that year. The vessel was
   detained in Virginia and not allowed to leave for some months.  It did not
   appear to carry passengers but only cargo for trade."
*  Many names written with "I" were more than likely "J', ie. James, John, etc.

   But without seeing the original document, I have typed them as they were on the
   typed paper.(dw)

Contributed by Don Felgate