This is a most fascinating subject being discussed. There certainly appears
to be much food for thought. I find the statistics interesting as well as
the offered reasons why so few children. Infant mortality must have been
extremely high due to any number of conditions. I certianly hope an article
is being considered. It is a worthy subject.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Netti Schreiner-Yantis" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: Children in 1624/5 Muster
> Kathleen --
>
> I am pleased to have this reference. The Muster did not give the ages of
> these girls, but I wondered if perhaps some of them had been born before
> 1615--now I know. Thanks.
>
> I also want to thank all the others who have answered my query. Stephen,
I
> was able to use the second address you gave me to Medline and found a
number
> of very interesting articles as a result.
>
> And, OOPS, I found two other children who could also have been born by
1615
> in Virginia--since the Muster does not give a ship for them. One, Mara
Buck
> who was listed as age 13, definitely was born in Virginia. Dorman's ADV
OF
> PURSE & PERSON gives an excellent biography of the family (which I just
read
> after discovering I had made a mistake in saying none of the children over
> age 10 who were listed in the 1624/5 Muster had been born in Virginia.)
By
> the way, I have no doubt someone on this list caught my error and didn't
> tell me because they thought I would be offended. If that is so, please
be
> assured that I WANT to know if I have made any mistakes!
>
> The other possible native of Virginia (whose age was recorded in the
Muster)
> was John Tree who was 12 years of age and was living with his father
Richard
> on James Island. According to the Muster, Richard came in the George
(year
> not given); no ship is mentioned for his son John. A patent to Richard
Tree
> for 50 acres, 14 Aug 1624, states that Richard was a "Carpenter, of James
> City, who came to this country with Master Abraham Percye, Cape Merchant,
in
> the George, as a free man." [Patent Bk 1, pt. 1, p. 19.] Again using ADV
OF
> PURSE & PERSON as a reference, it states on page 478 that Abraham Peirsey
> first came to Virginia in 1616 in the Susan, then returned to England and
> "the following year came back to Virginia . . . on the second magazine
> ship, the George." So it appears that Richard Tree came in 1617, and, if
> that was the case, his tweleve-year-old son was born in England and came
> over later.
>
> Netti
>
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