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Frequently Asked Questions

I understand that the first group to settlers to Jamestown were 104 men and boys. When did the first women arrive?

ANSWER: The first two women arrive to Jamestown on the second resupply in 1608; Mistress Forrest and her maid servant Anne Burras.
Tree ring section showing drought periods 1587-1589 and 1606-1612  

Did You Know?
Dendrochronology, the study of tree rings, indicates the Jamestown colonists arrived during the worst drought period in over 800 years for the lower Chesapeake Bay area of Virginia.

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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:31 EST