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Jun 1, 2024 · With the support of most of the colony’s leadership, the colonists embarked on a lengthy effort to dig around the riverbanks of the area. Councillor John Smith objected, believing the quest for gold was a diversion from needed practical work. “There was no talke, no hope, no worke, but dig gold, refine gold, load gold,” one colonist ...
Feb 9, 2010 · John Smith returned to the New World in 1614 to explore the New England coast, carefully mapping the coast from Penobscot Bay to Cape Cod. On another voyage of exploration, in 1615, Smith was ...
John Smith. Virginians know that Captain John Smith was vital to the survival of Jamestown in its early years. They can quote his order: “ He that will not worke, shall not eate .”. But few know that Smith’s adventures started years before Jamestown. Born in 1580 in Willoughby, England, Smith left home at age 16 after his father died.
John Smith, (baptized Jan. 6, 1580, Willoughby, Lincolnshire, Eng.—died June 21, 1631, London), English explorer. After a period as a military adventurer, he joined an English group preparing to establish a colony in North America. The Virginia Company of London sailed three ships to Chesapeake Bay, arriving in 1607 to establish the first ...
Captain John Smith (VMHC Rare F229 S7 G3 1624 Oversize) John Smith (baptized 1580 –1631), an English soldier, author, and adventurer, played a crucial role in establishing the Virginia colony at Jamestown, England’s first permanent settlement in North America, in 1607. As one of the colony’s leaders, he explored the area and forged ...
John Smith of Jamestown. John Andrew Smith (1579 or 1580–1631), known to history as Captain John Smith, was an English soldier and seaman, and one of the most colorful and important figures in the English exploration and settlement of North America. Smith is remembered for his exploration of the mid-Atlantic and Chesapeake Bay region and his ...
John Smith (1931-1995) John Smith. Actor John Smith was born Robert Errol Van Orden in Los Angeles. He began his career singing with The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir , a group which appeared in two Bing Crosby films, Going My Way (1944) and The Bells of St. Mary's (1945). His agent Henry Willson, who also gave Tab Hunter and Rock Hudson their ...
