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Captain Graves and three others represented the
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1153:Richard Pace
1011:Thomas Gates
991:Richard Buck
976:Francis West
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936:Thomas Dowse
896:Jonas Profit
864:George Percy
679:Charles City
653:Passapatanzy
568:Werowocomoco
523:Cape Charles
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1385:Dale's Code
1333:John Ferrar
1211:Natives and
1116:Joan Wright
1101:Thomas Dale
1036:Robert Rich
1001:James Davis
961:Ralph Hamor
926:Anne Burras
859:Robert Hunt
809:John Martin
795:(president)
543:James River
492:(1607-1624)
181:, vol. IV.
122: 1635
109: 1580
1602:Categories
1293:Nemattanew
1278:Pocahontas
1263:Patawomeck
1227:Appomattoc
1041:John Rolfe
824:John Smith
674:James City
602:Cape Henry
597:Kecoughtan
538:Hog Island
518:Belle Isle
302:References
288:Gov. Stone
220:, sat for
1578:(museum)
1505:Jamestown
1343:John Pory
1188:John West
1163:John Pott
1129:1611-1624
956:Hugh Gwyn
782:Original
769:Colonists
511:Geography
258:in 1629.
149:Known for
73:Incumbent
1387:" (1612)
1288:Tomocomo
709:Timeline
636:Moysonec
624:Henricus
404:, 2004,
141:Children
1516:Related
786:members
280:Harvard
40:Esquire
34:Captain
1590:(park)
1508:(2017)
1500:(2011)
1485:(2001)
1477:(1953)
1469:(1938)
1461:(1913)
1446:(1855)
1427:(1625)
1419:(1625)
1411:(1619)
1403:(1619)
1395:(1616)
1240:Chanco
1137:Angela
702:Events
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414:ISBN
406:ISBN
115:Died
102:Born
88:1619
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