Early Jamestown (find, testing, history, nation)

[jiminnm]

Think you might have ancestors in the original Jamestown settlement? Archaeologists have identified four early leaders buried there.
Archaeologists Identify Bodies of Lost Leaders of Jamestown

[Alandros]

Very interesting:

the remains of Reverend Robert Hunt, Captain Gabriel Archer, Sir Ferdinando Wainman, and Captain William West

I really look forward to genetic testing.

[hellpaso]

I read about this--interesting--thanks for posting. I'm descended from Richard Pace & some of the early settlers.

[dylanfurr246]

I read about that a few days ago, it was really interesting! I myself am a descendant of Robert Beheathland.

[ChinLuv]

A direct descendant, 10 generations removed, from John Chew.

We plan to visit Jamestown in the fall. Documentation does not pinpoint the exact site of Chew's dwelling, identifying it only as "near the Governor's mansion." I've visited the area before, merely noting it as an interesting historical location, but finding out about my connection with one of the early settlers means I'll be looking at the site with a very different perspective.