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Captain Graves and three others represented the
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1347:Edwin Sandys
1142:Richard Pace
1000:Thomas Gates
980:Richard Buck
965:Francis West
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925:Thomas Dowse
885:Jonas Profit
853:George Percy
668:Charles City
642:Passapatanzy
557:Werowocomoco
512:Cape Charles
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1602:1635 deaths
1374:Dale's Code
1322:John Ferrar
1200:Natives and
1105:Joan Wright
1090:Thomas Dale
1025:Robert Rich
990:James Davis
950:Ralph Hamor
915:Anne Burras
848:Robert Hunt
798:John Martin
784:(president)
532:James River
481:(1607-1624)
170:, vol. IV.
111: 1635
98: 1580
1591:Categories
1282:Nemattanew
1267:Pocahontas
1252:Patawomeck
1216:Appomattoc
1030:John Rolfe
813:John Smith
663:James City
591:Cape Henry
586:Kecoughtan
527:Hog Island
507:Belle Isle
291:References
277:Gov. Stone
209:, sat for
1567:(museum)
1494:Jamestown
1332:John Pory
1177:John West
1152:John Pott
1118:1611-1624
945:Hugh Gwyn
771:Original
758:Colonists
500:Geography
247:in 1629.
138:Known for
62:Incumbent
1376:" (1612)
1277:Tomocomo
698:Timeline
625:Moysonec
613:Henricus
393:, 2004,
130:Children
1505:Related
775:members
269:Harvard
29:Esquire
23:Captain
1579:(park)
1497:(2017)
1489:(2011)
1474:(2001)
1466:(1953)
1458:(1938)
1450:(1913)
1435:(1855)
1416:(1625)
1408:(1625)
1400:(1619)
1392:(1619)
1384:(1616)
1229:Chanco
1126:Angela
691:Events
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577:list
403:ISBN
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104:Died
91:Born
77:1619
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