Ever wonder who the first settlers were? They were a cross section of English society. On May 13, 1607 three English ships the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery with approximately 144 settlers and sailors, will land and plant the first permanent English colony in North America. Established by the Virginia Company of London this settlement would be called Jamestown, after king James I. On June 15, 1607 the fleet commander Captain Christopher Newport will return to England leaving 104 settlers. Taken from “The Proceedings – of the English Colony in Virginia since their First beginning form England in the Year of Our Lord 1606 till this Present 1612, with All their Accidents that befell them in their Journeys and Discoveries” the following is a list of the names of those known 104 settlers.

Adling (or Adding), Henry – Gentleman

Alicock (or Alikock), Jeremy (or Jerome) – Gentleman – died August 14, 1607

Archer, Gabriel – Captain, Gentleman – died Winter 1609-1610

Asbie, John – died August 6, 1607

Beast (or Best), Benjamin – Gentleman – died September 5, 1607

Behothland (or Behethand, Beheland), Robert – Gentleman – died 1628

Brinto (or Brinton), Edward – Mason, Soldier

Brookes, Edward – Gentleman – died April 7, 1607

Brookes, John – Gentleman

Browne, Edward – Gentleman – died August 15, 1607

Brunfield, James – Boy

Bruster (or Brewster), William – Gentleman – died August 10, 1607

Capper, John

Cassen (or Cawsen), George – Laborer – died December 1607

Cassen, Thomas – Laborer

Cassen, William – Laborer

Clovill, Ustis (or Eustace) – Gentleman – died June 7, 1607

Collier, Samuel – Boy – died 1622

Cooke, Roger – Gentleman

Cooper (or Cowper), Thomas – Barber

Crofts, Richard – Gentleman

Dixon, Richard – Gentleman

Dods, John – Laborer, Soldier

Emry, Thomas – Carpenter – died December 1607

Fenton, Robert – Gentleman

Flower (or Flowre), George – Gentleman – died August 9, 1607

Ford, Robert – Gentleman

Frith, Richard – Gentleman

Galthrope (or Halthrop, Calthrop), Stephen – Gentleman – died August 15, 1607

Garret, William – Bricklayer

Golding (or Goulding), George – Laborer

Gosnold (or Gosnoll), Anthony, (Cousin) – Gentleman – died January 7, 1609

Gosnold (or Gosnoll), Anthony, (Cousin) – Gentleman

Gosnold (or Gosnoll), Bartholomew – Captain, Councilor – died August 16, 1607

Gower (or Gore), Thomas – Gentleman – died August 16, 1607

Harrington, Edward – Gentleman – died August 24, 1607

Herd, John – Bricklayer

Houlgrave, Nicholas – Gentleman

Hunt, Robert – Master, Preacher, Gentleman – died before 1609

Jacob, Thomas – Sergeant – died September 4, 1607

Johnson, William – Laborer

Kendall, George – Captain, Councilor – died December 1, 1607

Kingston (or Kiniston), Ellis – Gentleman – died September 18, 1607

Laxton (or Laxon), William – Carpenter

Laydon, John – Laborer, Carpenter

Loue (or Love), William – Tailor, Soldier

Martin, John, (Senior), Captain, Councilor – died June 1632

Martin, John, (Junior), Gentleman – died August 18, 1607

Martin, George – Gentleman

Midwinter, Francis – Gentleman – died August 14, 1607

Morish (or Morris), Edward – Gentleman, Corporal – died August 14, 1607

Morton, Matthew – Sailor

Mounslie, Thomas – Laborer – died August 17, 1607

Mouton, Thomas – Gentleman – died September 19, 1607

Mutton, Richard – Boy

Peacock (or Peacocke, Pecock), Nathaniel – Boy

Penington, Robert – Gentleman – died August 18, 1607

Percy (or Percie, Percye), George – Master, Gentleman – died 1632

Pickhouse (or Piggas), Drue – Gentleman – died August 19, 1607

Posing (or Pising), Edward – Carpenter

Powell, Nathaniel – Gentleman – died March 22, 1622

Profit, Jonas – Fisherman

Ratcliffe (or Sicklemore), John – Captain, Councilor – died November 1609

Read, James – Blacksmith, Soldier – died March 13, 1622

Robinson, John (or Jehu) – Gentleman – died December 1607

Rods (or Rodes, Roods), William – Laborer – died August 27, 1607

Sands, Thomas – Gentleman

Short, John – Gentleman

Short, Edward – Laborer – died August 1607

Simons, Richard – Gentleman – died September 18, 1607

Skot (or Scot), Nicholas – Drummer

Small, Robert – Carpenter

Smethes, William – Gentleman

Smith (or Smyth), John – Captain, Councilor – died June 1631

Snarsbrough, Francis – Gentleman

Stevenson, John – Gentleman

Studley (or Stoodie), Thomas – Gentleman – died August 28, 1607

Tankard, William – Gentleman

Tavin (or Tauin), Henry – Laborer

Throgmorton (or Throgmortine), Kellam (or Kenelme) – Gentleman – died August 26, 1607

Todkill, Anas – Soldier

Vnger (or Unger), William – Laborer

Waller (or Waler), John – Gentleman – died August 24, 1607

Walker, George – Gentleman

Webbe, Thomas – Gentleman

White, William – Laborer

Wilkinson, William – Surgeon

Wingfield, Edward Maria – Master, Councilor President – died 1613

Wotton, Thomas – Gentleman, Surgeon, – died April 28, 1638

“With diverse others to the number of 105”

Mariners and others known to have been with the expedition that established Jamestown on May 13, 1607.

Browne, Oliver – Mariner

Clarke, Charles – Mariner

Collson (or Cotson), John – Mariner

Crookdeck, John – Mariner

Deale, Jeremy – Mariner

Fitch, Mathew – Mariner – died July 1609

Genoway, Richard – Mariner

Godword, Thomas – Mariner

Jackson, Robert – Mariner

Markham, Robert – Mariner

Nelson, Francys – Captain – died Winter 1612-1613

Poole, Jonas – Mariner – died 1612

Skynner, Thomas – Mariner

Turnbrydge (or Turbridge), Thomas – Mariner

Newport, Christopher – Captain, Councilor – died 1617

Tyndall, Robert – Mariner, Gunner

White, Benjamyn – Mariner

Danynell

Stephen

There were 144 persons in the expedition including those 104 who remained in Virginia.

–National Park Service