Virginia Company

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The Virginia Company refers collectively to two joint stock companies chartered by James I with the purposes of establishing settlements on the coast of North America. The two companies, called the Virginia Company of London based in London, and the Virginia Company of Plymouth based in Plymouth, operated with identical charters but with differing territories. A neutral middle territory was created within which the two companies were not permitted to establish colonies within one hundred miles of each other. The Plymouth Company never fulfilled its charter and its territory that later became New England. - AsNotedIn

Notable Position Person From To
One of Eight Grantees Raleigh Gilbert 1606

Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1606/04/10 Two companies, the Virginia Company of London and the Virginia Company of Plymouth, are chartered by James I to colonize North America at a profit. Established
1607/05/12 Representatives of the Virginia Company of London inspect bucolic land along the banks of the James River as a possible site to build their first settlement. Kingsmill Plantation Williamsburg
1607/05/14 About 100 English colonist establish Jamestown, first permanent English settlement in America. Owner Jamestown National Historic Site Jamestown JCC Settling the American Colonies
1607/08/13 Virginia Company of Plymouth's ship, the GIFTE OF GOD, arrives at the mouth of the Sagadahoc River (today's Kennebec River). Owner Popham Colony Site Phippsburg Settling the American Colonies
1608/10/17 The 45 remaining colonists abandon Popham Colony and sail home on the MARY AND JOHN and VIRGINIA. The Plymouth Company soon becomes inactive. End Popham Colony Site Phippsburg
1618/00/00 The Virginia Company obtains a royal charter for a proposed University of Henrico, and in following years set aside land for it at Henricus. Henrico Dutch Gap
1619/00/00 Virginia Company Falling Creek Ironworks 1619-1622 Falling Creek Ironworks Archeological Site Bensley
1620/12/00 Pace's Paines, a 200 acre land grant, is awarded to Richard Pace as an "ancient planter" by the Virginia Company of London, c 1620. Granter Mount Pleasant Architectural and Archeological Complex Spring Grove, VA
1624/00/00 The Virginia Company of London fails. Its grant of self-government to the colony is not revoked. "Either from apathy, indecision, or deliberate purpose," the Crown allowed the system to continue. Bankrupt
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