Next Meeting
2020 Annual Meeting: Saturday, June 5
Where: Zoom Meeting; Norma Keating, Lt. Governor, First California Company at normakeating@earthlink.net or 714-319-5994
Time: 11:00 AM
Program: David Givens, Director of Archeology, Jamestowne Rediscovery
Category Archives: Biography
Announcing Another New Member, but Long-Time Friend
Martha “Marty” Cleveland Sommercamp, a long-time Friend of First California Company, recently was enrolled as both a member of the Society and our Company. Her ancestor is Reverend Robert Braswell. She submitted this profile for us: I grew up in … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Biography, First California Company, Genealogical Help, geneaology, Jamestowne Society, Membership, New Members, News, Qualified Ancestor
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Introducing Four New First California Company Members
We introduce four new members that have joined our company in the past few months: Robert Eric (Bob) Holcomb descends from Richard Cocke, founder of the Henrico county branch of the Cocke family and settled in Virginia about 1627. Cocke served several … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, Biography, Early American History, First California Company, geneaology, Membership, New Members, Qualified Ancestor, Updates
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A New Book on Jamestown: The Latest Captain John Smith Biography
Captain John Smith’s iconic shadow still falls over Jamestown 400+ years after his 34-month sojourn in helping to found it. That specter is replete with mythology about a certain prepubescent Powhatan girl, disciplining settlers and facing down indigenous chieftains. A new and … Continue reading