17th century passenger ships
Since the colonial court records of neighboring James City County do not survive, these are especially important for Williamsburg research. In the last quarter of the 18th century, large European vessels were being classified into types based on their hull configuration, e.g. The ship James left King's Road in Bristol on May 23, 1635 with master John Taylor at the helm. Passengers who Came to the United States and Canada in the Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth Centuries. Thanks. He represents the thousands of Germans who settled in middle Pennsylvania during this period. Some extra 17th Jul 2025 Thursday.