Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624/5

Excerpt from the Introduction: The purpose of this volume has been to develop the descendants of the following groups: 1. Adventurers of purse who either came to Virginia in the period 1607-1624/5 and had descendants of who did not come to Virginia within that period but whose grandchildren were residents there. 2. Immigrants to Virginia, i.e. Adventurers of person, 1607-1624/5 who left descendants. There are 132 individuals who have been identified as qualifying in these groups. The descendants of each of the 132 individuals are presented through three generations, bringing the history of the family of that individual through the seventeenth century. It is astonishing how the marriages of these three generations lead into the web of social life of Virginia of succeeding centuries, touching nearly all the well-known families.