James (ship)
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The ship James made several trips during the early 17th century Great Migration out of England
to the New World
. It is unclear how many ships were named James during the Great Migration, as the name James was very popular in England during the reign of James I of England
(1567–1625).
It appears the James landed right around the New Year, because some of the passengers reported as landing in 1621, and others in 1622, most likely due to winter conditions. The first few off the ship were servants of Edward Bennett
, the wealthy London merchant that had paid for over 800 servants to travel to the New World to work his plantations, and who had already established his plantation, so they had a place to stay.
Passengers:
1621:
1622:
Isack Chaplaine arrived in Virginia
in 1610 aboard the Starr
and then sent for his family ten years later, as they arrived on the James:
The other passengers include;
with master Toby Ffolgate at the helm, and arrived in Virginia
.
, England, with master Captain Thomas Wiggin
at the helm, and arrived in Salem, Massachusetts
on October 10, 1633. The James was described as a relatively small but sturdy ship, carrying 100 Pilgrims
along with horses, cattle, goats and provisions landed at Salem on October 10, 1633. After disembarking, Captain Wiggin and 30 others sailed further up the coast to Hilton Point, what is now known as Dover, New Hampshire
, and started a new settlement. Wiggin, a strict Puritan, commanded one of the early explorations to New Hampshire
during this period and was appointed by English entrepreneurs to make land acquisitions and organize potential settlers.
at the helm.
The ship James left King's Road in Bristol
on May 23, 1635 with master John Taylor at the helm. From England to Massachusetts
in a fleet of five ships, the Angel Gabriel
, the Elizabeth (Bess), the Mary and the Diligence.
On June 3, 1635, the James joined four other ships, and set sail for the New World with just over 100 passengers as part of a fleet of five ships, including the families of Richard Mather
, Captain John Evered
and John Ayer
. As they approached New England, a hurricane struck and they were forced to ride it out just off the coast of modern-day Hampton, New Hampshire
. According to the ship's log and the journal of Increase Mather
, whose father Richard Mather
and family were passengers, the following was recorded;
They tried to stand down during the storm just outside the Isles of Shoals
, but lost all three anchors, as no canvas or rope would hold, but on Aug 13, 1635, torn to pieces, and not one death, all one hundred plus passengers the James manages to make it to Boston Harbor
two days later.
The Angel Gabriel was wrecked off the coast of Maine
, but the smaller, faster ships, the Mary, the Bess, and the Diligence outran the storm, and landed in Newfoundland on August 15, 1635.
and James Sayle under the command of Matthew Normal in search of Eleutheria
.
.
from Liverpool
to Jamaica
as a cargo ship, arriving February 9, 1788. They unloaded the beef, and loaded up with the sugar cargo bound for Charleston, North Carolina. They arrived in Charleston unloaded, then reloaded with cotton bound back to Liverpool on September 7, 1788.
Just three months later, on December 16, 1788, under Captain Thomas Wilks embarked on the same cargo trip, arriving back in Liverpool on July 24, 1789.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
to the New World
New World
The New World is one of the names used for the Western Hemisphere, specifically America and sometimes Oceania . The term originated in the late 15th century, when America had been recently discovered by European explorers, expanding the geographical horizon of the people of the European middle...
. It is unclear how many ships were named James during the Great Migration, as the name James was very popular in England during the reign of James I of England
James I of England
James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...
(1567–1625).
1621-1622 voyage
From England to VirginiaIt appears the James landed right around the New Year, because some of the passengers reported as landing in 1621, and others in 1622, most likely due to winter conditions. The first few off the ship were servants of Edward Bennett
Edward Bennett (colonist)
Edward Bennett , was a London merchant that established the first large plantation in the United States, which was responsible for the migration of over 800 immigrants to the new world.-Early years:...
, the wealthy London merchant that had paid for over 800 servants to travel to the New World to work his plantations, and who had already established his plantation, so they had a place to stay.
Passengers:
1621:
- William Bradford
- Wassell Webling, servant to Edward BennettEdward Bennett (colonist)Edward Bennett , was a London merchant that established the first large plantation in the United States, which was responsible for the migration of over 800 immigrants to the new world.-Early years:...
- AntonioAntonioAntonio is a Greek, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish first name. In the English language it is translated as Anthony, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella...
a Negro, servant to Edward BennettEdward Bennett (colonist)Edward Bennett , was a London merchant that established the first large plantation in the United States, which was responsible for the migration of over 800 immigrants to the new world.-Early years:...
1622:
Isack Chaplaine arrived in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
in 1610 aboard the Starr
Starr
Starr may refer to:* Starr , the surname of various people* Starr or starra, an old term for the contract or obligation of a Jew...
and then sent for his family ten years later, as they arrived on the James:
- Mary Chaplaine, wife of Isack Chaplaine
- John Chaplaine, age 15, son of Isack Chaplaine
- John Duffhill, age 14, servant for Isack Chaplaine
- Robert HudsonRobert Hudson-People:*Robert Hudson , British actor*Robert Hudson , British broadcaster on cricket, rugby and state occasions*Robert Hudson , British novelist and comedy writer...
, age 30, servant for Isack Chaplaine - Henry Thorne age 18, servant for Isack Chaplaine
- Ivy Banton, maid for Isack Chaplaine
The other passengers include;
- Grivell Pooley, minister
- John BamfordJohn BamfordJohn Bamford GC John Bamford GC John Bamford GC (born 7 March 1937 in Newthorpe, near Eastwood, Nottinghamshire is the youngest person to have been directly awarded the George Cross. On 19 October 1952, aged 15, he rescued two boys from a house fire in Newthorpe. He took four months to recover...
, age 23, servant for Abraham Peirsey - Richard EnglishRichard EnglishRichard English is a historian from Northern Ireland. He was born in Belfast in 1963. His father, Donald English was a prominent Methodist preacher. He studied as an undergraduate at Keble College, Oxford, and subsequently at Keele University, where he was awarded a PhD in History...
, servant for Thomas PalmerThomas PalmerThomas Palmer or Tom Palmer may refer to:* Thomas Palmer "The Travailer"* Sir Thomas Palmer , executed English soldier* Thomas Palmer , British Member of Parliament for Bridgewater...
, who arrived months earlier on the Tyger - Richard AppletonRichard AppletonRichard Appleton was an Australian poet, raconteur and editor who became editor-in-chief of the Australian Encyclopaedia and, in 1987, was co-editor with Alex Galloway of the posthumous Lex Banning poetry collection There Was a Crooked Man...
, age 19, one of William TuckerWilliam TuckerWilliam Tucker is the name of:* William Tooker or Tucker , English churchman* William Tucker , guitar player* William Tucker , Anglican archdeacon and dean...
's men - Lawrence Evans, age 15, servant for Nathaniel Cawsey, who arrived on the Phoenix in 1607
- William Popleton, servant for John DaviesJohn Davies-Politicians:*John Davies , British businessman and Conservative MP and cabinet minister*John S. Davies , Pennsylvania politician...
, who arrived on the George in 1617 - Nicholas SuttonNicholas SuttonNicholas Sutton is a property developer, who has become well known for his abortive deal with Mohammed Al-Fayed to purchase Craven Cottage, home of Fulham Football Club for £50 million...
, dead at Chaplans Choise, slain by Indians 1624 - Anthony West (1606-1654), hired for Treasurers Plantation
1624 voyage
James left BermudaBermuda
Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
with master Toby Ffolgate at the helm, and arrived in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
.
1633 voyage
James left GravesendGravesend, Kent
Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, on the south bank of the Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. It is the administrative town of the Borough of Gravesham and, because of its geographical position, has always had an important role to play in the history and communications of this part of...
, England, with master Captain Thomas Wiggin
Thomas Wiggin
Captain Thomas Wiggin , often known as Governor Thomas Wiggin, was the first governor of the Upper Plantation of New Hampshire, a settlement that later became part of the Province of New Hampshire in 1679.-Life:Thomas Wiggin first appears in colonial records as a signatory to the Wheelwright Deed...
at the helm, and arrived in Salem, Massachusetts
Salem, Massachusetts
Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...
on October 10, 1633. The James was described as a relatively small but sturdy ship, carrying 100 Pilgrims
Pilgrims
Pilgrims , or Pilgrim Fathers , is a name commonly applied to early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States...
along with horses, cattle, goats and provisions landed at Salem on October 10, 1633. After disembarking, Captain Wiggin and 30 others sailed further up the coast to Hilton Point, what is now known as Dover, New Hampshire
Dover, New Hampshire
Dover is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, in the United States of America. The population was 29,987 at the 2010 census, the largest in the New Hampshire Seacoast region...
, and started a new settlement. Wiggin, a strict Puritan, commanded one of the early explorations to New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
during this period and was appointed by English entrepreneurs to make land acquisitions and organize potential settlers.
1635 voyage
The ship James of London sailed from Southhampton on April 5, 1635 and arrived in Massachusetts Bay on June 3, 1635 with master William CooperWilliam Cooper
-Business:*William Cooper , founder of Cooper Brothers*William Cooper , Canadian businessman*William E. Cooper , prominent businessman in Dallas, Texas-Government:...
at the helm.
The ship James left King's Road in Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
on May 23, 1635 with master John Taylor at the helm. From England to Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
in a fleet of five ships, the Angel Gabriel
Angel Gabriel (ship)
The Angel Gabriel was a 240 ton English passenger galleon. She was commissioned for Sir Walter Raleigh's last expedition to America in 1617. She sank in a storm off Pemaquid Point, near the newly established town of Bristol, Maine, on August 15, 1635...
, the Elizabeth (Bess), the Mary and the Diligence.
On June 3, 1635, the James joined four other ships, and set sail for the New World with just over 100 passengers as part of a fleet of five ships, including the families of Richard Mather
Richard Mather
Richard Mather , was a Puritan clergyman in colonial Boston, Massachusetts. He was father to Increase Mather and grandfather to Cotton Mather, both celebrated Boston divines.-Biography:...
, Captain John Evered
Captain John Evered
Captain John Evered , also known as Webb, was one of the first Europeans to settle what is now known as the Merrimack Valley in Massachusetts, specifically the town of Dracut, which Evered named.-Early years:...
and John Ayer
John Ayer
John Ayer was one of the original European settlers to Massachusetts, settling in Ipswich, Haverhill, and Salisbury.-Early years:John was born on September 2, 1582 to father Thomas Eyre and Elizabeth Rogers, in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. He married once prior to 1619, but it is unclear what...
. As they approached New England, a hurricane struck and they were forced to ride it out just off the coast of modern-day Hampton, New Hampshire
Hampton, New Hampshire
Hampton is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 14,976 at the 2010 census. Located beside the Atlantic Ocean, Hampton is home to Hampton Beach, a summer tourist destination....
. According to the ship's log and the journal of Increase Mather
Increase Mather
Increase Mather was a major figure in the early history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and Province of Massachusetts Bay . He was a Puritan minister who was involved with the government of the colony, the administration of Harvard College, and most notoriously, the Salem witch trials...
, whose father Richard Mather
Richard Mather
Richard Mather , was a Puritan clergyman in colonial Boston, Massachusetts. He was father to Increase Mather and grandfather to Cotton Mather, both celebrated Boston divines.-Biography:...
and family were passengers, the following was recorded;
"At this moment,... their lives were given up for lost; but then, in an instant of time, God turned the wind about, which carried them from the rocks of death before their eyes. ...her sails rent in sunder, and split in pieces, as if they had been rotten ragges..."
They tried to stand down during the storm just outside the Isles of Shoals
Isles of Shoals
The Isles of Shoals are a group of small islands and tidal ledges situated approximately off the east coast of the United States, straddling the border of the states of New Hampshire and Maine.- History :...
, but lost all three anchors, as no canvas or rope would hold, but on Aug 13, 1635, torn to pieces, and not one death, all one hundred plus passengers the James manages to make it to Boston Harbor
Boston Harbor
Boston Harbor is a natural harbor and estuary of Massachusetts Bay, and is located adjacent to the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is home to the Port of Boston, a major shipping facility in the northeast.-History:...
two days later.
The Angel Gabriel was wrecked off the coast of Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
, but the smaller, faster ships, the Mary, the Bess, and the Diligence outran the storm, and landed in Newfoundland on August 15, 1635.
1662 voyage
The James left Bermuda on August 5, 1662 with Captain William SayleWilliam Sayle
William Sayle was an explorer, settler of the Bahamas, and the first governor of colonial South Carolina from 1670–71.William Sayle established the first English settlement of the Bahamas between 1646–48 on the island of Eleuthera, although his legal claim to proprietorship in the Bahamas now...
and James Sayle under the command of Matthew Normal in search of Eleutheria
Eleutheria
Eleutheria is an ancient and modern Greek term for, and personification of, liberty. Eleutheria personified had a brief career on coins of Alexandria.I.F...
.
1733 voyage
According to Georgian History, the James was the first ship to be unloaded at SavannahSavannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
.
1787-1789 voyage
On December 22, 1787, James under Captain John CantonJohn Canton
John Canton FRS was an English physicist.Canton was born in Middle Street Stroud, Gloucestershire, the son of a weaver John Canton and Esther He had only a common education, after which he was put apprentice to a broadcloth weaver, but his leisure hours were devoted to mathematical studies, and...
from Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
to Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
as a cargo ship, arriving February 9, 1788. They unloaded the beef, and loaded up with the sugar cargo bound for Charleston, North Carolina. They arrived in Charleston unloaded, then reloaded with cotton bound back to Liverpool on September 7, 1788.
Just three months later, on December 16, 1788, under Captain Thomas Wilks embarked on the same cargo trip, arriving back in Liverpool on July 24, 1789.
Other ship James
- Ship James Goodwill, 1727 from RotterdamRotterdamRotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
via Portsmouth to Philadelphia - Ship James Wright, 1851 from Liverpool to New York
- Ship James Baines (clipper)James Baines (clipper)The James Baines was a passenger clipper ship completely constructed of timber in the 1850s and launched on 25 July 1854 from the East Boston shipyard of the famous ship builder Donald McKay in the USA for the Black Ball Line of James Baines & Co., Liverpool...
, 1854 British Navy - Ship James Fernie, 1854 from Liverpool to Port AdelaidePort AdelaidePort Adelaide is a suburb of Adelaide lying about 14 kilometres northwest of the City of Adelaide. It lies within the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and is the main port for the city of Adelaide...
- Ship James JardineJames JardineJames Jardine was a Scottish civil engineer, mathematician and geologist. He was the first person to determine mean sea level.He was born in Applegarth, Dumfriesshire, on 30 November 1776, the son of a farmer...
, 1859 from PlymouthPlymouthPlymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
to Port Adelaide - Ship James Foster Jr., 1868 from Liverpool to New York