Tradesmen Flee from England to the Virginia Colony
7 min readSep 26, 2022
Workers always gain. In London, certain tradesmen gained substantial wealth. So it is no surprise that these people came to the American colonies for more freedom to become independent.
Are you reading the advertisements in the newspapers? If not, you are missing out on some really interesting history and genealogy connections. Publications of the Virginia Gazette are available from the 17th and 18th centuries. Five ships from Manikin of emigrants bound to Jamestown, Virginia came from England, Switzerland, France and Germany delivered…