Garry, you are my 11th cousin once removed
I think our closest shared ancestors on your dad's side are:
Relationship to Capt. Roger Smith
My 11th great-grandfather
Capt. Roger Smith
Male
about 1572 after 30 November 1629
LC8G-43C
And his wife:
Relationship to Joane Pierce
My 11th great-grandmother
Joane Pierce
Female
1603 1635
L5T1-JVH
Roger Smith was an English soldier, adventurer, and colonist in Early Virginia. His date of birth is not known. He served for about 13 years in the British military and in 1592 was in command of a company of infantry under Sir Francis Vere in 'the Low Country' (Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburge). This rules out the popular birth dates for him of 1587 or 1585 for if born then he would not be old enough to command soldiers in 1592.
Roger Smith first sailed to the Virginia colony in 1616, he stayed for 3 years before returning to England in 1619. In February 1621 he sailed again for Virginia, supplied by the Virginia Company and in command of '50 persons now transported to Virginia to be tenants upon the Company's land'. On July 24 1621 he was appointed as a member of the Governor's Council. The Council was a group of about 12 of the colonies most prominent men, responsible for executive, legislative, and judicial duties through out the colony. Members were appointed for life. On March 22, 1622 the Powhatan Confederacy attacked the entire colony of Virginia killing 347 people including 5 of Smith's men. After the attacks all settlers were withdrawn to a select few fortified locations. The Muster of 1623 found Roger Smith living at West and Shirley Hundred Island, newly married to Joane Pierce Rolfe, the widow of John Rolfe, with them were her young daughter Elizabeth Rolfe, and Sarah Maycock a young orphan from the Massacre that Roger and Jane adopted. By 1625 the family was living in James City but Smith also owned 96 acres at Archer's Hope. Sometime after 1625 Roger and Joane added 2 sons to their family: John and Francis.
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Capt. William Pierce
Male
15801641
LJ2G-45H
Joan Phippen
Female
15801660
LH2L-X71
Marriage
1595
England
Children (2)
Joane Pierce
Female
16031635
L5T1-JVH
Joane Pierce was the daughter of Captain William Pierce and his wife Joan. Born in England between 1587 and 1595, she immigrated to the Colony of Virginia in 1609. Her exact date of birth and death are not known with certainty.
Joane sailed from England on June 2 1609 with her mother Joan Pierce aboard the ship 'Blessing'. Her father Captain William Pierce set sail at the same time aboard the newly christened flagship 'Sea Venture'. They were part of the ill fated 'Third Supply' to Jamestown. The fleet encountered a storm at sea and became separated from the Sea Venture. The Blessing arrived in Jamestown on August 11, 1609. The Sea Venture, with Joane's father aboard never arrived, lost to the storm with the majority of the supplies meant to restock Jamestown.
Joane and her mother did not have time to grieve the loss of William Pierce. With the loss of the supplies aboard the Sea Venture, Jamestown was in dire straights with out enough food to get the colony through the winter. The ships were sent back to England for more supplies but would not return that year. With the influx of new settlers, but without the supplies meant to sustain them, that winter at Jamestown was a tragic one. Known now as the 'Starving Time' most of the colonists in Jamestown did not survive to see Spring. Come May 1610 only about 60 people, out of 340, remained alive in Jamestown, Joane and her mother were among them. May 23 1610, saw the arrival of unexpected vessels in Jamestown, the Deliverance and the Patience. Aboard miraculously was Joane's father William Pierce (her future husband John Rolfe as well). The Sea Venture had been lost but everyone aboard had made it ashore in Bermuda, built new vessels from the wreckage of the Sea Venture, and now arrived in their original destination with limited supplies from the tropical Island. Shortly thereafter Thomas West, Lord De La Warr, the new governor, arrived with supplies enough to save the struggling colony. While in Bermuda Joane's father had become close with John Rolfe and they established plantations adjacent to each other.
In 1620 Joane Pierce married John Rolfe in Jamestown. John was twice widowed, his 1st wife Sarah had died in Bermuda after the shipwreck, along with their baby daughter. His 2nd wife Pocahontas (Rebecca Rolfe) had died in 1617 in England, and his baby son left there because he was too sick to travel. John Rolfe and Joane Pierce Rolfe had one child:
- Elizabeth Rolfe born about 1621
John's son Thomas and baby Elizabeth are both named in John's will dated March 10, 1621/22. John died shortly thereafter and Joane's father was appointed guardian of the two children and executor of his estate. Joane Pierce Rolfe was alive and well but as a woman she was not lawfully able to hold title to property in her own right.
On March 22, 1622 the Powhatan Indians attacked the entire Virginia Colony en-mass, in an attempt to drive the English from their territory. Known as the 'Jamestown Massacre' 347 colonists were killed. Luckily, Samuel Jordan of Jordan's Journey received warning of the pending attack and was able to warn many of his neighbors. The Rolfe's plantation of Varina was next to Jordan's Journey. Jordan had fortified his plantation and was able to gather many of his neighbors behind the safety of it's walls before the attack. It is unclear if Joane, baby Elizabeth and her parents were among those who rode out the attack at Jordan's Journey or not but it is highly likely that they did. Samuel Jordan was not just a neighbor of the Rolfe's and Pierce's but also a survivor of the wreck of the Sea Venture and a trusted family friend. It was not safe to return to their own plantation's and on February 16, 1623 Captain William Pierce, Joan Pierce, Elizabeth Rolfe and the newly married Joane Pierce Rolfe SMITH are found living at West and Shirley Hundred Island with Joane's new husband Roger Smith. In the 'List of the Living and the Dead' they are recorded as: Capt. William Perce, Joan Perce, Capt. Roger Smith, Mrs. Smith, and Elizabeth Rolfe. Thanks to this document we know Joane and Roger Smith were married (in Virginia) before February 16, 1623. By 1625 they were found living in James City and had also established a 96 acre plantation at Archer's Hope. The Muster of 1625 shows living in the household of Captain Roger Smith his wife Mrs Joane Smith, Elizabeth Slater age 7, Elizabeth Rolfe age 4, Sarah Macock age 2, and 4 servants. Sarah Macock is a Jamestown orphan that Roger and Joane adopted, it is unknown their relationship with Elizabeth Slater. Sometime after 1625 Joane and Roger had 2 sons of their own:
- John Smith
- Francis Smith
For more about Joane Pierce Rolfe, see this link and others:
http://libertyletters.com/resources/jamestown/jane-pierce.phpMORE
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1. VA Will Records, pp861-868: listed
1. VA Will Records, pp861-868: listed with dau Elizabeth in will of John Rolfe dated 10 MAR 1621 (OS); last name variously spelled Pierce, Perce, Peirce; went to VA in the "Blessing", summer of 1610 with her mother; m2 CPT Roger Smith.
Came on the ship, "Blessing" 1611 with h
Came on the ship, "Blessing" 1611 with her mother. Married ca. 1620(as his 3rd wife) the celebrated Capt. John Rolfe, who d. ca 1624.
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Joane Pierce was the daughter of Captain William Pierce and his wife Joan. Born in England between 1587 and 1595, she immigrated to the Colony of Virginia in 1609. Her exact date of birth and death are not known with certainty.
Joane sailed from England on June 2 1609 with her mother Joan Pierce aboard the ship 'Blessing'. Her father Captain William Pierce set sail at the same time aboard the newly christened flagship 'Sea Venture'. They were part of the ill fated 'Third Supply' to Jamestown. The fleet encountered a storm at sea and became separated from the Sea Venture. The Blessing arrived in Jamestown on August 11, 1609. The Sea Venture, with Joane's father aboard never arrived, lost to the storm with the majority of the supplies meant to restock Jamestown.
Joane and her mother did not have time to grieve the loss of William Pierce. With the loss of the supplies aboard the Sea Venture, Jamestown was in dire straights with out enough food to get the colony through the winter. The ships were sent back to England for more supplies but would not return that year. With the influx of new settlers, but without the supplies meant to sustain them, that winter at Jamestown was a tragic one. Known now as the 'Starving Time' most of the colonists in Jamestown did not survive to see Spring. Come May 1610 only about 60 people, out of 340, remained alive in Jamestown, Joane and her mother were among them. May 23 1610, saw the arrival of unexpected vessels in Jamestown, the Deliverance and the Patience. Aboard miraculously was Joane's father William Pierce (her future husband John Rolfe as well). The Sea Venture had been lost but everyone aboard had made it ashore in Bermuda, built new vessels from the wreckage of the Sea Venture, and now arrived in their original destination with limited supplies from the tropical Island. Shortly thereafter Thomas West, Lord De La Warr, the new governor, arrived with supplies enough to save the struggling colony. While in Bermuda Joane's father had become close with John Rolfe and they established plantations adjacent to each other.
In 1620 Joane Pierce married John Rolfe in Jamestown. John was twice widowed, his 1st wife Sarah had died in Bermuda after the shipwreck, along with their baby daughter. His 2nd wife Pocahontas (Rebecca Rolfe) had died in 1617 in England, and his baby son left there because he was too sick to travel. John Rolfe and Joane Pierce Rolfe had one child:
- Elizabeth Rolfe born about 1621
John's son Thomas and baby Elizabeth are both named in John's will dated March 10, 1621/22. John died shortly thereafter and Joane's father was appointed guardian of the two children and executor of his estate. Joane Pierce Rolfe was alive and well but as a woman she was not lawfully able to hold title to property in her own right.
On March 22, 1622 the Powhatan Indians attacked the entire Virginia Colony en-mass, in an attempt to drive the English from their territory. Known as the 'Jamestown Massacre' 347 colonists were killed. Luckily, Samuel Jordan of Jordan's Journey received warning of the pending attack and was able to warn many of his neighbors. The Rolfe's plantation of Varina was next to Jordan's Journey. Jordan had fortified his plantation and was able to gather many of his neighbors behind the safety of it's walls before the attack. It is unclear if Joane, baby Elizabeth and her parents were among those who rode out the attack at Jordan's Journey or not but it is highly likely that they did. Samuel Jordan was not just a neighbor of the Rolfe's and Pierce's but also a survivor of the wreck of the Sea Venture and a trusted family friend. It was not safe to return to their own plantation's and on February 16, 1623 Captain William Pierce, Joan Pierce, Elizabeth Rolfe and the newly married Joane Pierce Rolfe SMITH are found living at West and Shirley Hundred Island with Joane's new husband Roger Smith. In the 'List of the Living and the Dead' they are recorded as: Capt. William Perce, Joan Perce, Capt. Roger Smith, Mrs. Smith, and Elizabeth Rolfe. Thanks to this document we know Joane and Roger Smith were married (in Virginia) before February 16, 1623. By 1625 they were found living in James City and had also established a 96 acre plantation at Archer's Hope. The Muster of 1625 shows living in the household of Captain Roger Smith his wife Mrs Joane Smith, Elizabeth Slater age 7, Elizabeth Rolfe age 4, Sarah Macock age 2, and 4 servants. Sarah Macock is a Jamestown orphan that Roger and Joane adopted, it is unknown their relationship with Elizabeth Slater. Sometime after 1625 Joane and Roger had 2 sons of their own:
- John Smith
- Francis Smith
Joane and John Rolfe owned the very first commercial tobacco farm.
I had a large number of ancestors in Jamestown and you likely do too, because they intermarried a lot. Cassius Clay, AKA Muhammad Ali, is a cousin of ours.
Keith
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