Complied December 28, 2025 - Person Sheet
Complied December 28, 2025 - Person Sheet
NameCapt. Nicholas Martiau (Father Of Yorktown) 1199,3524,3526,3527
Birth1591, Île De Ré, France3524,3523
Immigration1620, On Francis Bonaventure From England To Jamestown3524,3523 Age: 29
Death1657, Yorktown, York, Virginia3524,3523,3528 Age: 66
Spouses
Immigration16393522
Marriage1641, Yorktown, York, Virginia
Birth1593
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Immigration1621, On Ship Seaflower (Seafloure) From England To Virginia Age: 28
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Death1640, Yorktown, York, Virginia Age: 47
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ChildrenNicholas
 Elizabeth (1625-1696)
Notes for Capt. Nicholas Martiau (Father Of Yorktown)
Forced into exile after signature found on records of Huguenot Church; Built fence in Jamestown that saved city from Powhatan Confederacy in 1622


from Early Immigrants to Virginia from the 1500’s and 1600’s

Frenchman who was naturalized in England and came to America in 1620. Resided in York Co. Owned the site of Yorktown. Married 1627 Jane Berkeley, widow of Edward Berkeley. Then married Isabella Beach. MARTIAN
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