Michael Sicklemore (born c. 1570s, died 1609) was an English gentleman, soldier, and explorer. He was a colonist with the Jamestown first supply and led an unsuccessful expedition to find traces of Walter Raleigh's lost Roanoke Colony.
Lieutenant Michael Sicklemore | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1570s |
| Died | Autumn 1609 Nansemond River, Virginia |
| Other names | Michaell, Michell Sicklemore |
| Occupation(s) | Adventurer, army officer |
Biography
editIn October 1607, Sicklemore left England for the Colony of Virginia.[1] He was a colonist with the first supply and a lieutenant in the Army.[2][3][4] From June through September 1608, Sicklemore was one of the selected crew members on captain John Smith's boat Discovery Barge on its two expeditions throughout the Chesapeake Bay.[5][6]
In late 1608, he was asked by captain John Smith to lead an unsuccessful expedition to find traces of Walter Raleigh's "Lost Colony" at Roanoke Island, south into the Chowanoc country.[7][8][9] He was accompanied by Warraskoyack tribal guides during his expedition.[10][11][12]
In 1609, Sicklemore was deputized by captain John Martin to take charge at the Nansemond settlement in his absence during the Anglo-Powhatan Wars.[13] Some time after September, Sicklemore went on an expedition from the settlement in an attempt to trade for food. He was found dead within a few days' time.[14][15]
References
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- ^ Cato, Farrah (2021-05-13). "John Smith". Open Anthology of American Literature.
- ^ Barbour, Philip L. (2018-01-01). The Complete Works of Captain John Smith, 1580-1631, Volume I: Volume I. UNC Press Books. ISBN 978-1-4696-0005-5.
- ^ Smith, John. "The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles: With the Names of the Adventurers, Planters, and Governours From Their First Beginning Ano: 1584. To This Present 1624". docsouth.unc.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "A Closer Look: John Smith's Chesapeake Voyages". National Park Service.
- ^ Egloff, Nancy. "'Trusty Servants' and 'Converted Infidells': Cultural Intermediaries In Early Virginia". Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.
- ^ Kupperman, Karen Ordahl (2000). Indians and English: Facing Off in Early America. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8282-3.
- ^ Williams, Tony (2011-02-01). The Jamestown Experiment: The Remarkable Story of the Enterprising Colony and the Unexpected Results That Shaped America. Sourcebooks, Inc. ISBN 978-1-4022-4566-4.
- ^ Rountree, Helen C. (2006-07-05). Pocahontas, Powhatan, Opechancanough: Three Indian Lives Changed by Jamestown. University of Virginia Press. ISBN 978-0-8139-3340-5.
- ^ Reports, Staff (2024-02-05). "English colonists befriended the Warraskoyack locally". Smithfield Times. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ Grizzard, Frank E.; Smith, Daniel Boyd (2007-03-21). Jamestown Colony: A Political, Social, and Cultural History. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-1-85109-637-4.
- ^ Price, David A. (2007-12-18). Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Start of a New Nation. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-307-42670-3.
- ^ Childs, David (2012-08-15). Invading America: The English Assault on the New World 1497-1630. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-61251-932-6.
- ^ White, Sam (2017-10-16). A Cold Welcome: The Little Ice Age and Europe's Encounter with North America. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-98134-8.