George Weymouth
English
George Weymouth was a Notable English explorer. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| East India Company | 1602 | 1602 |
George Weymouth was a Notable English explorer. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| East India Company | 1602 | 1602 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1605/03/05 | Captain Weymouth departs England on the ship Archangel to establish a colony in Virginia under the ruse of searching for a northwest passage. Waymouth set out from Ratcliffe on the Thames on March 5, 1605, and left sight of England on March 31, 1605. | Explorer | |||||
| 1605/05/06 | Waymouth and his single ship manned by a twenty-nine crew land on Nantucket Island. | Explorer | Nantucket | Massachusetts | |||
| 1605/05/16 | After freeing the ship from shoals, Waymouth proceeds to Maine. Arriving by May 16th in Cushing, boatswain Thomas King carves his name and the year on a rock above the tide line in Davis Cove. | Explorer | Thomas King Inscription | Cushing | |||
| 1605/06/00 | Moored at St George's harbor, Waymouth inventories timber, plants , clay for brickmaking, shellfish and large quantities of pearls. Waymouth entertains the Indians on board his ship and trade knives and manufactured goods for furs. | Explorer | |||||
| 1605/07/18 | George Waymouth, his crew, and five captive Indians return to England. | Explorer |
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