Jamestown was burned when Governor Berkeley sent his troops to capture Nathaniel Bacon and hang the rebels, Jamestown burned down. Actually, Nathaniel Bacon took matters into his own hands when the Royal Governor refused to send his army after the marauding Indians in the region who were harassing settlers. Instead of being a hero, he was accounted as a traitor and the governor sent his troops after the rebels instead. Bacon was ill and soon died, however, most of the rebels were hanged. Afterward, the unpopular Royal Governor Berkeley returned to England.
Even though Jamestown was rebuilt, the records were lost. Thus, all affairs of the colony went to Williamsburg (York County) where you might find some information. The first will book begins in 1633. That is within a comfortable range of discovering some deaths for some of the first settlers to Jamestown.
Here is a list of records available to VirginiaPioneers.net
1. The Virginia Company of London 1606–1624
2. The Virginia Company, Three Charters
3. First Settlers to Jamestown in 1607 as noted by Captain John Smith
4. Immigrants sent from London to Virginia in 1618 and 1619
5. Immigrants from Newgate Prison in 1619
6. Immigrants sent from London to Virginia in 1622
7. List of Ships Sent by the Virginia Company of London to the 8. 8. Colony of Virginia 1619–1620
8. 1623 Dead Persons in Jamestown
9. 1623 list of those massacred in Jamestown
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