Navy Reserve and subsequently was commissioned Ensign USNR upon graduating from Worcester State College in 1966.īruce was a proud veteran and had a long and successful 26 year career in the US Navy. As a junior in high school, he joined the U.S. He touched so many lives and had a plethora of friends, notably his cousin, James Vaill, who was his lifelong friend, fishing buddy and caretaker in time of need.īruce graduated from Monson High School in Monson, MA in May 1961. He leaves a hole in the lives of his sisters and brothers Sandra N. He was born in July of 1943 in New Bedford, Massachusetts and was the son of the late Ivar Banks and the late Gladys E. There were 144 persons in the expedition including those 104 who remained in Virginia."The sorrow we feel when we lose a loved one is the price we pay to have had them in our lives."īruce Christian Banks (Commander, USN, Ret.) age 78 of Jamestown, RI passed away peacefully on Saturday, Decemat Bay Pines VA Hospital in Bay Pines, FL. Newport, Christopher - Captain, Councilor - died 1617 Turnbrydge (or Turbridge), Thomas - Mariner Nelson, Francys - Captain - died Winter 1612-1613 Mariners and others known to have been with the expedition that established Jamestown on May 13, 1607. "With diverse others to the number of 105" Wotton, Thomas - Gentleman, Surgeon, - died April 28, 1638 Wingfield, Edward Maria - Master, Councilor President - died 1613 Waller (or Waler), John - Gentleman - died August 24, 1607 Throgmorton (or Throgmortine), Kellam (or Kenelme) - Gentleman - died August 26, 1607 Studley (or Stoodie), Thomas - Gentleman - died August 28, 1607 Smith (or Smyth), John - Captain, Councilor - died June 1631
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Simons, Richard - Gentleman - died September 18, 1607 Short, Edward - Laborer - died August 1607 Rods (or Rodes, Roods), William - Laborer - died August 27, 1607 Robinson, John (or Jehu) - Gentleman - died December 1607 Read, James - Blacksmith, Soldier - died March 13, 1622 Ratcliffe (or Sicklemore), John - Captain, Councilor - died November 1609 Powell, Nathaniel - Gentleman - died March 22, 1622 Pickhouse (or Piggas), Drue - Gentleman - died August 19, 1607 Percy (or Percie, Percye), George - Master, Gentleman - died 1632 Penington, Robert - Gentleman - died August 18, 1607 Peacock (or Peacocke, Pecock), Nathaniel - Boy Mouton, Thomas - Gentleman - died September 19, 1607 Mounslie, Thomas - Laborer - died August 17, 1607 Morish (or Morris), Edward - Gentleman, Corporal - died August 14, 1607
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Midwinter, Francis - Gentleman - died August 14, 1607 Martin, John, (Junior), Gentleman - died August 18, 1607 Martin, John, (Senior), Captain, Councilor - died June 1632 Loue (or Love), William - Tailor, Soldier Kingston (or Kiniston), Ellis - Gentleman - died September 18, 1607 Kendall, George - Captain, Councilor - died December 1, 1607 Jacob, Thomas - Sergeant - died September 4, 1607 Hunt, Robert - Master, Preacher, Gentleman - died before 1609
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Harrington, Edward - Gentleman - died August 24, 1607 Gower (or Gore), Thomas - Gentleman - died August 16, 1607 Gosnold (or Gosnoll), Bartholomew - Captain, Councilor - died August 16, 1607 Gosnold (or Gosnoll), Anthony, (Cousin) - Gentleman Gosnold (or Gosnoll), Anthony, (Cousin) - Gentleman - died January 7, 1609 Galthrope (or Halthrop, Calthrop), Stephen - Gentleman - died August 15, 1607 Taken from "The Proceedings - of the English Colony in Virginia since their First beginning form England in the Year of Our Lord 1606 till this Present 1612, with All their Accidents that befell them in their Journeys and Discoveries" the following is a list of the names of those known 104 settlers.Īlicock (or Alikock), Jeremy (or Jerome) - Gentleman - died August 14, 1607Īrcher, Gabriel - Captain, Gentleman - died Winter 1609-1610īeast (or Best), Benjamin - Gentleman - died September 5, 1607īehothland (or Behethand, Beheland), Robert - Gentleman - died 1628īrinto (or Brinton), Edward - Mason, Soldierīrookes, Edward - Gentleman - died April 7, 1607īrowne, Edward - Gentleman - died August 15, 1607īruster (or Brewster), William - Gentleman - died August 10, 1607Ĭassen (or Cawsen), George - Laborer - died December 1607Ĭlovill, Ustis (or Eustace) - Gentleman - died June 7, 1607Įmry, Thomas - Carpenter - died December 1607įlower (or Flowre), George - Gentleman - died August 9, 1607 On Jthe fleet commander Captain Christopher Newport will return to England leaving 104 settlers. Established by the Virginia Company of London this settlement would be called Jamestown, after king James I. On three English ships the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery with approximately 144 settlers and sailors, will land and plant the first permanent English colony in North America.