A Long Time Ago/29 Arrivals in Virginia

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Arrivals in Virginia

This page is part of A Long Time Ago: A History of the Atkins-Paynter and Allied Families, the chunked book edition on the Wally Atkins Family Wiki.

  • Book section: Arrivals in Virginia
  • Page range in the book: 208-210
  • Chunk order: 29 of 36

This section has been reconstructed from the readable Arrivals in Virginia material already extracted from the book. It works best as historical framing rather than as a generation-by-generation proof table.

Source note

  • Book: A Long Time Ago: A History of the Atkins-Paynter and Allied Families
  • Transcript source: `029-military.md`
  • Editorial note: the available local transcript is clipped and incomplete in this area, so this page preserves the clearest readable content already extracted from the section rather than pretending the surviving OCR is cleaner than it is

Cleaned import

The book explains that names marked with (D) are treated as direct ancestors, while the remaining names are collateral ancestors. In that sense, this chapter is not a tightly argued proof chart so much as a historical register of how the family's older lines enter Virginia.

Atkins

The section lists John of Virginia on the 3rd Supply, arriving May 23, 1610. It also lists Sibella, wife of John of Virginia and mother of the son born in Virginia, and then John, son of John of Virginia, born in Virginia in 1610, later husband of Marah Bucke.

The chapter also notes additional Atkins collateral figures, including Richard, William, Robert, and Francis. It says the family was later listed by John Rolfe in 1615-16 as one of the first families living in Virginia.

Poteat

The section lists John Poteat in Charles River County (York County) in 1639, along with Ann, his wife. It identifies them as the parents of Margaret Poteat, who married Lewis Atkins, son of John and Marah Bucke Atkins.

Lawson

The chapter says Captain Thomas Lawson left England on June 9, 1609 bound for Virginia, was shipwrecked in Bermuda, and arrived at Jamestown on May 23, 1610 aboard the Deliverance.

Thorowgood

The section lists Captain Adam Thorowgood in Virginia in 1621 and again in 1627 in Ye Hopewell, and identifies Sarah Offley as his wife.

Graves

The chapter includes Captain Thomas Graves on the second supply ship, the Mary and Margaret, in October 1608. It also lists Katherine, wife of Captain Thomas Graves, and later John and Ann, daughter of John, who married Argoll Yeardley.

Custis

The section lists Daniel Custis arriving in 1620 on the Flying Harte and connects him to the founding of Newport News. It also names Captain John Custis, son of Daniel, in Virginia by 1630, and George Custis at Cabin Point / Martins Brandon / Prince George County.

Yeardley

The chapter places Sir George Yeardley on the Sea Venture, leaving England on June 9, 1609, shipwrecked in Bermuda, and arriving in Virginia on May 23, 1610 aboard the Deliverance. It also names Temperance Flowerdew, his wife, arriving at Jamestown on the Falcon, and children including Argoll, Elizabeth, and Francis, born in Virginia.

Paynter

The section lists Robert Paynter and Ann, his wife, going to Barbados in 1630. It also names William, son of Robert and Ann, and later Richard, grandson of Robert, coming to Virginia soon after 1690 in Surry County, with Elizabeth, his wife.

Ellington

The chapter lists John Ellington going to Westmoreland County in 1665 and later moving to Prince George County.

Bucke

The section says Reverend Richard Bucke left England on June 9, 1609 with George Yeardley and Thomas Lawson, was shipwrecked in Bermuda, and arrived at Jamestown on May 23, 1610. It also names Bridgett, his wife, and Marah, daughter of Richard and Bridgett, born on shipboard on the Sea Venture.

Cotton

The chapter notes Reverend William Cotton in Virginia as early as 1630.

Context notes

  • This chapter is especially useful for showing why the family history reaches so far back into early colonial Virginia and Jamestown-era settlement.
  • It should be read as framing and family tradition-based compilation rather than as a complete proof argument for every later generational link.
  • The section works best when paired with person, place, and story pages elsewhere on the wiki.

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