Hello,

Since I started this thread, I thought I should follow up.

Henry, I just wanted to add that this information (Martiau/Washington) is 
fairly obscure (in my opinion), and I only stumbled upon it by accident while 
studying the players in the 1635 rebellion. Washington/Martiau caught my 
attention because of the ironies of the double connection to Yorktown and 
both being rebellions of a sort--one of those tidbits that makes history so 
much fun! 

Also, Dan, you're so right about Martha McCartney's *Virginia Immigrants and 
Adventurers, 1607-1635* and Dorman's *Adventures of Purse and Person* 
being trusted and invaluable in Jamestown research. What would we do 
without them?  (I didn't cite my sources, but before I posted about Martiau, I 
verifed my information in McCartney. And I verified Washington's connection 
to Martiau in *Adventures of Purse and Person*. It's always safe to check!  I 
didn't list the mother of Martiau's daughter Elizabeth because it didn't seem to 
be clear. The other connections seem fairly certain, according to Dorman. So, 
apologies to the list for not citing sources. It didn't occur to me.)

As an aside, when using McCartney's book, I've found a good research 
technique to be taking an entry's list of sources and then going directly to 
those sources. A biographical entry doesn't allow all of the rich detail that is 
sometimes available, and we know a surprising amount about the lives of the 
colonists--not as much as we could, but more than we might.

Godspeed to everyone,
Connie


Connie Lapallo
 
Author of
Dark Enough to See the Stars in a Jamestown Sky
and its upcoming sequel 
The Sun is but a Morning Star in a Jamestown Sky
www.ConnieLapallo.com

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