Came into the Province 28th November 1637 in the ship
called the Unity of the Isle of Wight¾Mr. John Lewger,
who transported his wife, his son John aged 9 years,
Martha W, Ann P, and Mary W, maid servants, Benj. C,
Philip L, Thomas F, and a boy Robert S ¾¾ aged 12
years.
Robert C. servant to Mr. Copley who transported ¾¾.
Mr. Jerome Hawley, Esq. who (e) transported Mary and
Ellen Jermegan, Gent. Thomas Jermegan and Thomas
Cullamore
Capt. Cornwaley's bought out of the ship Charles M, (f)
Stephen G, Alice M ¾¾.
Thomas Franklin, bought out of the ship William, T ¾a
boy.
Came into the Province 22d November 1638, Mr. Giles
Brent and Mr. Fulke Brent his brother, who returned in
March following; Mrs. Margaret Brent, Mrs. Mary Brent
who transported Mary T, E G &c. maid servants ¾John
R¾, ¾¾ G Blacksmith.
Transported at the charge of the Viscountesse Falkland
Joane B ¾¾, maid servant, Barnaby J, &c.
Came into the Province 12th January 1637, Captain
Robert Wintour who transported Richard B, A W, J S, B
P, T W ¾¾ G T a boy aged 15 years.
Mr. William Britton, who transported himself and his
wife and William N aged near sixty years, ¾¾ the wife
of the said N. aged likewise, William his son aged four
years; James P &c.
Came into the Province in April 1638, Marmaduke Snow,
Thomas Gerrard, Surgeon.
Came into the Province in October 1638, Balteaser Codd
an (g) Irishman.
¾
The foregoing will serve as a specimen of the simple
entry of arrivals in the Province, made it is believed at the instance
(e)This word is not used here in the sense sometimes attached to it,
but in its simple and original meaning; that of bringing or carrying over
or across from one place to another.
(f)It would for obvious reasons be invidious and unpleasant to give
the names at large of persons who came into the Province in servile or
dependent stations ¾but as some notice of those persons was necessary
in order to shew the entries in their real form, 1 have done it by
initials.
(g)This quaint distinction is noticed only to shew what matters were
thought fit to be stated on record. The reader will have observed that
the Conditions of Plantation speak of persons of British or Irish descent,
Natives of Scotland were included under the first of these terms as the
Union had taken place in the preceeding reign; but although those of
Wales were British by a more ancient title, I find an emigrant
distinguished by the appellation of John the Welchman.
Source: John Kilty. Land Holder's Assistant and Land Office Guide. Baltimore: G. Dobbin & Murphy, 1808. MSA L 25529.
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