Ralph Hamor

Captain
Ralph Hamor, Jr.
Engraving of Powhatan and natives meeting Ralph Hamor and Thomas Savage in a village
Ralph Hamor in a meeting with Powhatan
Bornc. 1589
DiedOctober, c. 1626
Jamestown Island, Virginia Colony
Other namesRaph Haman, Raphe Hamer, Richard Hamor[1]
Occupation(s)Adventurer, sea captain, writer
Notable work"A True Discourse of the Present State of Virginia" (1615)

Captain Ralph Hamor, Jr. (c. 1589 – c. 1626 October) was one of the original colonists to settle in Virginia, and author of A True Discourse of the Present State of Virginia, which he wrote upon returning to London in 1615.

Spellings of his first and last name vary; alternate spellings include "Raph", "Raphe", "Hamer", and "Haman".[2]

  1. ^ Ransome, David R. “Village Tensions in Early Virginia: Sex, Land, and Status at the Neck of Land in the 1620s.” The Historical Journal, vol. 43, no. 2, 2000, pp. 365–81. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/3021033. Accessed 22 Aug. 2024.
  2. ^ "Second Charter of Virginia (1609)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved 2016-05-04.