John Ratcliffe (governor)

John Ratcliffe (born John Sicklemore; 1549 – December 1609) was an early Jamestown colonist, governor, and sea captain. Ratcliffe became the second president of the colony of Jamestown. He was tortured to death by the Pamunkey (indigenous Native Americans) in the winter of 1609–1610.

Infobox

Born

John Sicklemore1549Lancashire, England

Died

c. December 1609 (Aged 59-60)Orapax, Virginia Colony

Cause of death

Captured and tortured by Native Americans

Other names

Rattliefe [sic], John Radcliff

Occupation(s)

Sea captain, Adventurer

Spouse

Dorothy Ratcliffe

Occupations

Sea captain, Adventurer

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Preceded byEdward Maria Wingfield

Government offices

Preceded byEdward Maria Wingfield

Government offices

Colonial Governor of Virginia 1608

Government offices

Succeeded byMatthew Scrivener

Government offices
Preceded byEdward Maria Wingfield	Colonial Governor of Virginia 1608	Succeeded byMatthew Scrivener

References

Bernhard, Virginia. “‘Men, Women and Children’ at Jamestown: Population and Gender in Early Virginia, 1607-1610.” The Jo
https://doi.org/10.2307/2210786
Dictionary of National Biography
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography,_1885-1900/Sicklemore,_John
Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed. (1915). Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Vol. I, pp. 33–34. New York: Lewis Historical Publ
Writings
http://archive.org/details/writings0000smit
"A Relation of a Voyage to Sagadahoc by Captain James Davies / Davis (Complete)"
https://captainjamesdavisgenealogy.wordpress.com/2013/01/26/a-relation-of-a-voyage-to-sagadahoc-by-captain-james-davies-davis-complete/