Being a native Virginian who grew up before the pc police, I thought my teachers had told (and retold, and retold!) every possible story about Jamestown. They didn't cover this one. Thank you!

Having retained little of the required “US and Virginia History” required in 11th grade, this was far more intriguing with pirates and informative about Jamestown. Thank you, History Guy!

My paternal ancestor came over in 1625, as an indentured servant. He served seven years and migrated to the Carolinas and founded the line that I am from.

That area of Eastern Virginia had lots of pirates and one of the stories that I learned of was from the town of Port Royal, Virginia, not too far from Jamestown. There was a French pirate named Peumand that terrorized the townspeople and had a hide out up one of the creeks. The townspeople finally became so tired of his harassment that they pooled their money and hired a posse of men to hunt him down. The creek still bears the pirates name to this day "Peumans End" .

My ancestor William Claiborne came to Jamestown that year, and may have been on that ship. He was assigned to be the Surveyor for the Virginia Colony. Thank you for an engaging, exciting story.

What a brave fight and well told. People tend to glorify pirating (and most violence) but it is usually just murder so it's good to hear about pirating repelled.

You'd swear this was straight out of a fictional adventure book if I didn't know the history guy any better. To be a swashbuckler on that ship!

And all the better because the story involves pirates! Thank you as always for your efforts; I speak for us all when I say they are greatly appreciated.

@annebradley6086

3 жыл бұрын

Alexandria Bay, NY CELEBRATES piracy. Visitors can get pirate outerwear to be "in vogue" last time I knew. I wonder if they still do that.

I recently found that my family came from England in 1634 or 35 and lived in Jamestown. Thomas”Colonel”Dew was his name. He was speaker of the House of Burgesses for a while. The King granted him 60,000 acres in Virginia. Died 1691 at the age of 91.

@TheMrdavidlangley

5 жыл бұрын

Far-out, I can dig it! I, myself, did a little research. Found my last name (Langley) on a 1624/25 muster. Her name was Sarah. Located in James City Co. I've also checked into where she may have come from. I didn't find anything about Sarah. I did find out the name Langley was a name associated with Birmingham, England. There is a castle there named Langley Castle. I enjoyed hearing your story. Take care of yourself and have a nice day.

@marilynguinnane4663

5 жыл бұрын

RD Rad --- Our ancestors most likely knew one another !

@ScooBdont

5 жыл бұрын

About 8 months ago I was looking for where people with my last name, which is Dew, originated. I found it most likely originally Irish or Scottish and meant dark skinned(That was surprising) and I found references to the Dew name back to around 100 a.d.. While going through search results a name caught my eye. It was Allen Dew which is my fathers name and it said he did research on the Dew family tree. I emailed him and gave some information about my father and grandfather and he e-mailed me back and said yes we are related. I was kinda shocked it so easily came together and asked for more info. He sent me a direct line back to 1560. A man named Thomas Dew(Thomas was a popular name in my family) who was a bookseller in St. Dunstun, London, England. My favorite ancestor is Thomas”captain”Dew born in 1760 and fought in the Revolutionary War and founded a town called Dewsville in Virginia and from what I found while researching him was quite the character and was a popular, well respected man. I was surprised how much I eventually found about a few of my ancestors. Dew is definitely not a common last name and probably helped a lot in finding information

@ScooBdont

5 жыл бұрын

Marilyn Guinnane what last name did they have?

@marilynguinnane4663

5 жыл бұрын

@@ScooBdont - Good for you! Your adventure in finding out about your geneological background made me smile. A happy smile. ~ Blessings

Marvelous video as always. As you started off in the intro, "People who had to struggle to survive in Virginia, first had to struggle to survive against pirates." Just as you paused, I said to myself, And don't all great stories involve pirates? Then you said it. I love it! You had said it often in other videos, and I saw it coming. Brilliant Sir, brilliant! You should make up a shirt that says "And don't all great stories involve pirates."

Great story. Now for the movie. On an unrelated note, have you considered doing a video on Ruth Mitchell? She was the sister of Brigadier General Billy Mitchell, the father of the US Air Force. Her life would make an unbelievable movie.

Always enjoy stories of the Jamestown Colony. John Dodd is an ancestor. If I remember what I read correctly he was a passenger on the Godspeed in 1607. Over the years the last name changed to Dodson and Dotson. Lambeth Dodson III is whom my mothers paternal line springs from.

As a Native born Virginian (Albemarle County), I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I took American history in college (required), but it was nothing like this. Kudos.

Pirates? Arr! Tis an excellent video! A rousing yarn that deserves to be remembered!

@chocolatte6157

5 жыл бұрын

Warren Okuma ... Aye Matie. Tis indeed an epic story to stir the rum in me belly.

@constancemiller3753

4 жыл бұрын

And with that bowtie. ARRRRR!

@nonprogrediestregredi1711

3 жыл бұрын

It be a scurvy dog that dislikes ye video! Ye history guy be a swashbuckling matey! ARRR!

Oh, had I only a history teacher like you in HS and College. Thank you

My 9th great-grandfather came over on the Susan Constant in 1607. After some digging I was able to find the ship's manifest online with his name on it, John Dods, occupation "laborer". With the first generation born here the last name changed to Dodson.

What a fantastic story and very well delivered, it is no wonder that the English eventually succeeded in colonising North America what brave souls they must've been, a film should be made of this encounter.

My 7 times Great grandfather, William Stone, settled in Jamestown in 1629. He was appointed the 3rd Colonial Governor of Maryland. My 5 times great Uncle, Thomas Stone, signed the Declaration of Independence.

My 3rd great grandmother was a Lee. Her line descends from Robert E. Lees line. And, can trace it to Richard " the immigrant" Lee and beyond. They tried silkworms in Georgia. They hoped Mulberry trees here in Georgia would help them be successful.

The James town colony has been described as a "charnel house" by Edmond Morgan, in American Slavery, American Freedom. All that danger these colonists faced to get to Virginia, was only the beginning of their struggles.

Another piece of history that not only deserves to be remembered, but history that I for one don't remember being taught in school. And I as it involves pirates, I definitely would have remembered. Thanks HG for another great history lesson. 👍

Great report! I live here in Newport News. About 30 some miles from Jamestown. My grammar school days were rich in Va history. This report was really good! Thx

Pirates and a sea battle! What a story. Thanks for sharing this.

I could watch these all day... every day! Thank you for the history! History, in my most humble opinion, is the most informative, fascinating and important subject any school can offer to their students. I grew up listening to the old timers telling their tales of WWI, WWII and the Korean War. Being a New Mexican, I was also privy to many tales of the old west, such as skirmishes with American outlaws, Mexican bandidos and cattle rustlers (including Pancho Villa's raid on the Columbus and Lordsburg areas near where I was raised) and Comanche and Apache raiders. Though, my favorite historical accounts relate to early American Naval and Marine engagements. Conrad Hilton was born December 25, 1887 in San Antonio, Socorro County in the New Mexico Territories. He wrote two books, Be My Guest and Inspirations of an Innkeeper, that are very interesting, informative and inspirational. They are some of my favorite books to this day, being second, likely because of my New Mexican bias, only to Charles Dickens.

Most of the time I can't identify the images you use, but this time I did. The picture that is shown about 4:18 is "Fundación de Santiago de Chile", painted by Pedro Lira in 1888. It belongs to the collection of the "Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes", in Santiago. Is an oil painting 500x250 cm. It depicts an idealized (for the time) aspect of the foundation of Santiago de Chile, which took place on february 12, 1541. Great job, History Guy and Gal!

I visited the Mayflower in Boston. I was amazed how small it was ! All those people plus livestock . Must have been a hell of a voyage.

@5.57 - that is the Guidhall Square in my home town ... The canon on modern carriages are Elizabethan era and were used in defence of the city in two epic sieges.

Thank you once more for an engrossing tale. It puts a much needed perspective on the early years of the English seaboard settlements. But, a very minor quibble: you mention that King Charles I revoked the charter in 1624. But, his father and predecessor, James I, didn't die until late March of 1625, so Charles wasn't running things quite yet.

When I was 19 I took a job as a deck hand on an 80' sailing charter for "something different." In the second week in the Gulf/Caribbean, off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, we were assaulted by a group of pirates, right at dawn. Fortunately, the Captain was plenty savvy and brought out a pair of AR-15s and several full ammo boxes w/ which we immediately used to great effect, but only after he showed me how to release the safety and use its sights; I can laugh, now. I was so in-the-moment that fear never crossed my mind, while I was firing a weapon I had never fired before at actual pirates. (Holy crap, Batman!) Afterwards, the Capt. told me I'd done a good job taking out the driver of the other boat (I had no idea I had killed someone, I was just firing w/o really focusing) and then screamed at the 1st mate, calling him a "spineless coward' for throwing himself below deck, once the gun fire started and ended up firing the guy and making me 1st mate. I decide that was plenty of high sea adventure for one life and found other employment.

@marilynguinnane4663

5 жыл бұрын

Broadsidejohn --- What year did that occur? Great story. I flew for a charter airline back in the 70s and we took soldiers into 'Nam, would way too often land with bullet holes in the fuselage. Later, when I married, my husband said that if those bullets had reached the fuel tanks there was a 50-50 chance that the aircraft would have exploded. We were the only airline in the world to fly into a war zone without receiving hazard pay. Trans Int'l Airlines, aka TIA, aka Try It Again.

@christineparis5607

5 жыл бұрын

Holy christ! Great experience! I've seen several videos of pirates and various ships engaging fire and I can't imagine being there, I'm glad you decided to take up a (hopefully) safer occupation!

@davidharris6581

5 жыл бұрын

Was his name Captain Ron?

@GeorgeSemel

5 жыл бұрын

@@marilynguinnane4663 More like fuel leak if that, there is not enough energy in a 5.56/223 round.

@marilynguinnane4663

5 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeSemel -- Well unless my late husband was pulling my chain, and he did that a lot, he said 50 -50 chance of an explosion. He wrote training manuals for two separate airlines, was a check engineer at TIA, later became Chief Engineer for Airborne Express. He seemed awfully serious when he told me 50 - 50 chance. But you know munitions, then, do you? I guess we could call it a Mexican stand-off. Or is that too racist sounding in our Orwellian atmosphere today? ;-)

I tell anyone I can about the history guy. He should be over a million by now? Well, give it time I guess, he’ll be there.

I'm enjoying your videos. I've often thought about the colonies of France, Britain and the Netherlands in the South Pacific; and possibly other countries' colonies in the same area. A video on this topic would be much appreciated.

"Captain, a sail on the horizon, I think it is a pirate". "First mate! Bring me my red shirt so the crew will not see me bleed in battle and fight on if I am wounded." "Captain! More sails, I now count 20 ships bearing down on us!" "First mate! Bring me my brown pants!"

@sartainja

4 жыл бұрын

Saxxonknight Priceless. 😅

@gentlemanfarmer6042

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, so you watched GOT too..... Salidor San wants his joke back

@HugeWolf1

4 жыл бұрын

No, not the red shirt! All red shirts die!!!

@blackcountryme

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahahah

@annebradley6086

3 жыл бұрын

LOL!!!😁

Professor, you continue to supply us with tons of movie material. Very sad that it will never happen. Love the channel.

@annebradley6086

3 жыл бұрын

You need to clarify your statement.

@anthonyhargis6855

3 жыл бұрын

@@annebradley6086 Why? Was I speaking too fast?

@annebradley6086

3 жыл бұрын

@@anthonyhargis6855 Considering your response, it's obvious you don't want to be understood. No one else commented on this. That's another indicator. The sentence "Very Sad that will never happen" is not even grammatically correct and cannot be understood. Don't respond to this. It's a waste of my time.

@anthonyhargis6855

3 жыл бұрын

@@annebradley6086 That no one else commented is a clear indication that they understood. It's only you that does not.

What a fantastic story. The truth of these early voyages are more exciting to listen to than fiction. Happy Trails

Speaking of early American settlements, would you please consider doing an episode on Roanoke?

This is funny, two Spanish men-o-war defeated by an English merchant ship. The doctor's name was Bohune and there is an article about him in Encyclopedia Virginia that refers to his death on the Margaret and John in 1621.

Found out my ancestor came over on the 2nd ship to Jamestown, Virginia. The one which sailed into a hurricane and was shipwrecked in the Bahamas for a year, founding the city of Nassau while building new ships to continue on to Jamestown next year. Probably a whole 'notha episode. This period has always been interesting. Plus .... pirates!

When the narrative takes your mind to the scene so much you can almost see the faces of those on the ships, you know it is a great one. Thanks for that.

Please have an episode or two showcasing Marie Curie. She is a hero that deserves to be remembered.

@niteshades_promise

5 жыл бұрын

Absaalookemensch interesting topic? i have to live in her toxic nitemare. they didnt clean up radioactive material until 70's. people told me about men in hazmat suits coming into their homes with geiger counters and saying wow you shouldn't be living here. after the flood in early 2000's it was cleaned up again. actually had a relative work there. he said it was totally safe even tho sometimes they had to take decontamination showers after work. he n his wife now are riddled with cancer cause he brought radioactive dirt home on his clothes n boots. many toxic chemicals were used there. then the site became american pottery n then a ball field til clean up in 70's. if it wasnt winter id go make a video tour of the place for you. not much to see except a fence with warnings of no trespassing and plutonium. also remains of lots of smashed pottery on far side. i have some old pottery made there. ive heard the pottery is even mildly radioactive.😩🍻

@Absaalookemensch

5 жыл бұрын

@@niteshades_promise They didn't know the hazards associated with radioactive substances. In fact, before Curie, science believed they knew all the substances in the universe. Did you ever hear what she did during WWI? She is credited with saving tens of thousands of French soldiers lives. She also discovered radiation treatment for skin cancers, saving countless thousands of lives. She received not only one, but two Nobel Prizes in science, was the first female professor at the Sorbonne and the first female dean of a college at the Sorbonne.

@niteshades_promise

5 жыл бұрын

Absaalookemensch yeah several people working there died but aside from nuclear testing sites in America my town is said to have extremely high cancer rates. everyone is diying from cancer. so the life to death ratio kind of balences it out. can only image how bad the ground water was before city water. also every older woman in this area has thyroid problems or had it removed. and gallbladders too. ive personally lost many people to cancer. heck my best friend just lost his leg to giant cell sarcoma. had a tennis ball sized tumor. dr's are studying it as little is known about this type of tumor or how he got it. it grew so big it burst and he almost blead to death. we used to drink in the woods a crossed the creek from the site.

@Absaalookemensch

5 жыл бұрын

@@niteshades_promise I'm very sorry to hear that. Unfortunately they knew nothing about the hazards when they were first refining pitch blend ore to obtain Radium and Polonium. I pray that no one else needs to suffer and that those involved may be cured.

My family settled just outside of Jamestown from Britain in 1620. This was a very interesting video. Thank you.

Always learn about events we should have told in our "formal" education. Thank you.

@andrewinbody4301

5 жыл бұрын

Mark, I agree. This is an introductory course for "whatever" that I appreciate.

@TheMrdavidlangley

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they should have told us about the Earth being flat too. Damn "so-called" education. I did learn a lot of awesome things in school though.

@christineparis5607

5 жыл бұрын

When I was in school we had 7 periods of 45 minutes each, not much time to do more than gloss over some dates....

@Th0nky

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheMrdavidlangley Pardon?

These presentations are always a time trip for me...but I never knew the philadelphia experiment went back so far in time to be actually photographed....Bravo HG !

Your sea tales are your best. Fine presentation, good cadence, great inflection and good voice. A very enjoyable presentation. "We intend no wrong, not shall we take any! " that's my memory quote of the week.

Thank you for all you do History Guy

It has been said that the Jamestown colonists built a church costing 50 English Pounds, and then a tavern, costing 500 English Pounds.

My Grandfather was a Privateer with Jean Lafitte and fought in the Battle of New Orleans.

@magistrumartium

5 жыл бұрын

That's impossible. That was over 200 years ago. Maybe your great-great-great-grandfather.

Almost 400 years ago. A crazy world back then. Still a crazy world now. Somehow humanity is going to have to make some radical changes. If we plan on surviving at all. Thanks for the history snippet.

Thank you History Guy. I totally enjoy your episodes. I too love history.

Respect & Gratitude Professor!!

Recently found you and thoroughly enjoy your videos.

I truly appreciate these videos.......

This is a really underappreciated channel. Keep up the great videos

Thank you for yet another fine presentation!

One of your best videos yet.

Thank you for making historical videos which are so in depth. That is what sets your programs apart from many others - including those on television network programs.

History guy should do a history of history guy episode and maybe re release the very first episode. Been following this channel since it was new, or almost new, one of the best on youtube.

Thank you History Guy.

You tell the story with such energy. It’s easy to imagine it by the way you lay it out. Thanks for another great video. Mr History Guy

I love your show. It's "History worth watching".

Thank you History Guy. I love these videos, and so does my little boy. Thanks for sharing you love of history, with all of us.

In researching my own family I learned about an ancestor in the Virginia colony who died in 1742 on board a British vessel off of Georgia in what was called the "The War of Jenkin's Ear". Needless to say it was something I had never heard of. I think it would be a great short subject for your viewers (unless you have covered this and I missed it?). Thanks!

Wow..what an incredible story. And you did a great job in telling it. I really enjoyed this one. Thank you for posting this.

Thanks again!

I was waiting for it! "and don't all great stories involve pirates?"

I’ve been following the KZread channel devoted to the re-discovery of the first Jamestown fort and environs, so this is especially interesting to me. It seems that all of your videos come along to me at a time when I’m interested in the particular subject upon which you’re speaking. And you always have factoids sprinkled here and there that I had never heard. Wonderful stuff!

Another nice video. Perhaps it's time for a video about the Speedwell. (The one that *almost* accompanied the Mayflower.)

Thanks for making videos

*Another chapter of history, now learned. Thank you Sir.*

What a riveting story and most certainly well told. Thanks very much!

Just as an aside to your marvelous story telling, it's Dom-in-EEK-a. One of my favorite places.

I was raised in Hampton, Va. This is part of my history...or what we were imbued with growing up. Thanks! Also would like you to know that even the commercials that Google aligned with your channel, at least the ones that i have seen are great. This is my fav channel. :)

Fantastic as always!

A particularly good episode!

The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered, Thank you for posting so often. I really enjoy taking a few minutes to hear a good story. I know you get scores of suggestions but please continue to tell me the bits you know about that I never thought to look up.

you rock, history guy. you rock!

that was a very entertaining thank you sir.

Great video as always. In my life as an autodidact I had never found world history interesting enough to learn about a great deal, though I know that it's important and should be learned. But between your enthusiasm, vivid accounts and most importantly, your genuine upbeat attitude I can't help but get sucked in. I believe anything can be interesting to anybody from the right point of view, and your channel does an amazing job of demonstrating that. Thanks for making these. Cheers from Canada.

Wonderful story telling, thank you.

It's refreshing to hear history as it actually happened. I took several history classes at Florida State University, and 2 of the classes were taught by open, card-carrying members of the Communist Party. They twisted just about every historical event they spoke about. That was in the early 1970s. My son received his Masters degree in history at the same university in 2005. He is a real patriot and conservative, and he was appalled at how virtually every Professor of History at FSU is a blatant leftist. I thoroughly enjoy your videos.

I really enjoy your videos. Thank you . 😍

Again, thank you!!

Lot of info in a short time......Thanks.......!

Aye matey, a most enjoyable tale!

One of my ancestors was Stephen Hopkins (1581-1644). In 1609, he left England for Jamestown, aboard the ship the Sea Venture. The ship was caught in a hurricane and shipwrecked in Bermuda. Eventually the survivors built 2 new boats and reached Jamestown, but Hopkins returned to England. (This shipwreck inspired Shakespeare's play "The Tempest".) He subsequently returned to the New World aboard the Mayflower. He has a Wikipedia article: "Stephen Hopkins (Mayflower passenger)".

Wow what a great story! I have the sudden urge to go watch Captain Blood again. "Over the side me hearties!"

You deserve more subs, I love your content

Yay, Jamestown is such an interesting topic!!

@STho205

5 жыл бұрын

@J S. About the same ratio as the Mayflower landing 14 years later. About 50% and the Pilgrims even had a ready made abandoned fortified Indian village of wood lodges to move into that first winter.

Great video !

Well done!

A favourite channel!

Thumbs up on this one, History Homie!

I love your videos! I love your style and I am learning so much! I would love to see the history of Williamsburg Virginia

This episode and others beg for an episode from you on the history of silk! Or maybe I just haven't found it yet? Great content! And please don't let the censors slow you down!

grate video thank you very much!

Your the best to teach us of history before we were a nation!

Please do a video on the Spanish mission of Ajacan and Spanish exploration of the Southeast in the sixteenth century.

My brother did a genealogy on my grandmothers name "Gentry", it was traced back to Thomas Godbey Sr., who left Falmouth, England on June 8, 1609. In the voyage, the ship, the "Sea Venture", ran a ground in the Bahamas on July 28, 1609. These brave people, rebuilt a two ships from the "Sea Venture". These two ships, “The Deliverance,” and the “The Patience.” left the Bahamas on May 10, 1610 and arrived in Jamestown on May 23, 1610. Thomas's wife, Joane joined him in 1611 after arriving on the “Flying Hart”. They survived the Indian massacre of 1622 and can be found in the “Lists of the Living and Dead in Virginia Feb 16 1623. Thomas and Joane Godbey are listed again in Elizabeth City on the Virginia Muster of Jan. 20-Feb. 7, 1625. Thomas Godbey Sr was killed three years later in a bar fight by William Bentley, on the night of Feb. 8, 1628. Perhaps Thomas Godbey Sr knew some of the folks from this story...

Sounds like it would make a good movie

Good work

Thank you