Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Porey” in chapter 11 of George Bancroft, History of the Colonization of the United States, Vol. 1, 17th edition.:
...s not long before the country towards the head of the Chesapeake was explored; settlements in Accomack were extended; and commerce was begun with the tribes which Smith had been the first to visit.
Porey , the secretary of the colony, made a discovery into the great bay, as far as the River Patuxent, which he ascended; but his voyage probably reached no farther to the north.
The English settlement ...
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† | Porey | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | |
John Porey | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes |
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