Sir samuel argall as a governor
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Samuel Argall, born in England at the manor of East Sutton in the county of Kent, is baptized.
Samuel Argall leaves England for Virginia, following the 30th parallel, which takes him north of the traditional Caribbean route.
Samuel Argall arrives in Virginia from England, having followed the 30th parallel, which took him north of the traditional Caribbean route. A voyage that normally takes twelve to eighteen weeks has taken him just nine weeks and six days.
Having returned to England from Virginia the previous autumn, Samuel Argall sets sail for the colony again, this time transporting Thomas West, baron De La Warr, the new governor.
Samuel Argall and Governor Thomas West, baron De La Warr, arrive in Virginia just in time to prevent Sir Thomas Gates and the sixty-five colonists who survived the "Starving Time" of — from abandoning the colony for Newfoundland.
Captain of a fifty-man company of musketeers, Samuel Argall leaves Jamestown en route to Bermuda to seek provisions. He encounters violent storms and winds up off Cape Cod, instead, where he loads his pinnace with fish before sailing down the coast.
Samuel Argall returns to the Chesapeake Bay with a ship laden with Cape Cod fish.
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Samuel Argall
16/17th-century English naval officer and colonial official in Virginia
Sir Samuel Argall | |
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Illustration of Argall meeting with Chickahominy people | |
| Born | c.&#;&#;– c.&#; |
| Died | Died at sea |
| Burial place | Penryn, Cornwall |
| Other&#;names | Samuel Argal,[1] Argoll |
| Occupation(s) | Sea captain, navigator, adventurer |
| Employer | Virginia Company of London |
Sir Samuel Argall (b.&#;c.&#; or – d.&#;) was an English sea captain, navigator, and Deputy-Governour of Virginia, an English colony.
As a sea captain, in , Argall was the first to determine a shorter northern route from England across the Atlantic Ocean to the new English colony of Virginia, based at Jamestown, and made numerous voyages to the New World.[2] He captained one of Lord De La Warr's ships in the successful rescue mission to Virginia in which saved the colony from starvation.
In he named Delaware Bay in honor of Lord De La Warr. Shortly afterwards Dutch settlers along the bay gave it a different name, but the name Delaware Bay was restored when the English took control of the area in
He is best known for his diplomacy by force with the Chief of the Powhatan Confederacy. He abducted the Chief's daughter, Pocahontas, on 13 April , and held her as