Capt. George Bargrave

He was a sea captain employed in the trade between England, Bermuda and Virginia. He married Dorcas Martin, daughter of Capt. John Martin.

From From Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Under the Editorial ..., Volume 1  edited by Lyon Gardiner Tyler. Page 180

Bargrave, George, brother of Rev. Thomas Bargrave (q.v.), was born about 1584. He was a sea captain employed in the trade between England, Bermuda and Virginia. He married Dorcas, daughter of Capt. John Martin. His son, Robert Bargrave, sold "Brandon," on James river to certain merchants of London, William Barker, John Sadler and Richard Quiney. In 1616 he brought the first negro slave to the Bermuda Islands.

From Bermuda's History from 1500 to 1699

• 1616. The first slaves were brought to Bermuda from Africa via the West Indies by Captain George Bargrave to dive for pearls because of their skill in pearl-diving. It was believed there was money to be made harvesting pearls off the coast. As it proved unsuccessful, they were put to work planting and harvesting the initial large crops of tobacco and sugar cane.

From Virginia Immigrants and Adventurers, 1607-1635: A Biographical Dictionary. By Martha W. McCartney. Page 109

• Captain George Bargrave's pinnace arrived in Virginia on April 12, 1619 ...
• On May 12, 1619, John Bargrave's pinnace the Edwin arrived in Virginia with men he planned to set on his land, which was located on the lower side of the James River near Martin's Brandon. ... Within a very short time Bargrave clashed with his neighbor, Capt. John Martin, over the ownership of some livestock, a long term quarrel which culminated in a lawsuit ....

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• Dorcas Martin & George Bargrave Marriage: July 20 1615 Saint Gregory By Saint Paul, London, London, England
• "Smith's General Historie, Book lV." Narratives of Early Virginia, 1606-1625, Volume 5.  edited by Lyon Gardiner Tyler. Page 336-337
• Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890 Census & Voter Lists Name:  George CAPTAIN Bargrave  Residence:  1624 - township, Virginia Colony, VA
• http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/bb4ae/bargrave1.php
• The Visitation of Kent, 1619 "Bargrave" page 6.  
• England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991," Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JZ1R-RTG : accessed 18 June 2015), Robert Bargrave, 17 Jan 1625; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 1,785,90 ???