According to a combination of old records and legend, the name derived from an incident when the Jamestown settlers first arrived.

Opechancanough himself became paramount chief and led two famous attacks on Jamestown settlers, one in 1622 and another in 1644.

It was after this winter that the Jamestown settlers packed up and headed for home, only to return when succor arrived.

In the "starving time" of 1609-10, the Jamestown settlers were in even worse straits.

In the first place, the House of Burgesses was not an instant solution to the serious problems still faced by the Jamestown settlers.

Voting was established as a precedent early on; in fact, one of the first things that Jamestown settlers did was conduct an election.

White was a descendant of Anthony West, one of the Jamestown settlers.

The original fort housing the Jamestown settlers was believed to have been long ago swallowed by the James River.

Sir Thomas Gates agreed with the Jamestown settlers to abandon the colony and return to England.

Agriculture also impacted the relations between the Jamestown settlers and the nearby native populations.