Jon and Everyone...

Thank you for posting that item.  For some time I've been intending to ask
what the phrase "complete armor" comprises from the 1623/4 census/muster.  Among
the few people in that census who are identified as having "complete armor"
is one Thomas Baugh, who I feel may have been the father of John Baugh, Burgess
1640s, who I believe was most likely the father of William Baugh, d. 1687 in
Henrico Co. (despite most Baugh histories saying Wm was the immigrant).  The
loss of Henrico Co. records will not allow me to explore that possibility much
further here in VA, though maybe there's something in the Brock Collection at
the Huntington Library in California, the Bolling-Batte papers at LVA, and
undoubtedly research in England would be enlightening.

What various items comprised "complete armor".  Thomas' only other check mark
on the armor columns was for shot.  Would it include a sword, mail, a plate
such as was referred to in the new article, etc.?

Thanks in advance,
Janet (Baugh) Hunter

In a message dated 4/13/2005 9:45:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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> History News Network posted this recent AP report, which may be of
> interest to many...
>
>
>
> Armor Used by Jamestown Colonists Found
>
>                                                          04/12/05 17:52
>
> JAMESTOWN, Va. (AP) - Archaeologists have discovered a piece of flexible
> armor used by Jamestown colonists to protect themselves against Indian
> attacks.
>
> ``It's marvelous to find something like that intact,'' Bly Straube, the
> project's curator of artifacts, said of the jack of plate, a
> tight-fitting, vest-like garment of overlapping armor plates that would
> have been covered in quilted canvas on both sides.
>
> Archaeologists previously have found loose plates at Jamestown, the first
> permanent English settlement in America. But this latest discovery will
> allow historians to study how the jack of plate was made.
>
> The piece of armor, weighing an estimated 175 pounds, was discovered
> Friday during excavation of a trash pit. The piece appears to date back to
> the settlement's early years, before 1610, Straube said.
>
>
> Archaeologists will have to chip away dirt to determine how much of the
> jack of plate is there. But Michael Lavin, conservator for the Association
> for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, said it appears they have at
> least the back side.
>
>
> The jack of plate was used by European armies in the 15th and 16th
> centuries. It was out of style in Europe by the time Jamestown was
> settled, but well-suited for withstanding Indian attacks, Straube said.
>
>
> ``With a garment like this you could rest the butt of the gun against your
> chest and it wouldn't slide around,'' she said. Also, Spanish settlers to
> the south found that flexible armor could stop an arrow while also
> absorbing the force.
>
>
> With other types of armor, an arrow could bounce off and hit someone
> nearby, Straube said.
>
>
> On the Net:
> Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities http://www.apva.org
>
>



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