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	George Somers Information
		The statue, by sculptor, Desmond Fountain, was unveiled by HRH Princess Margaret in 1984 to celebrate the 375th anniversary of the settlement of Bermuda.
		Somers commanded several British ships between 1600 and 1602, including the HMS Vanguard, HMS Swiftsure and HMS Warspite.
		Somers was presumed dead by those in Virginia, but remained in Bermuda for 10 months, along with all those others who had survived the Sea Venture's wreck.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/George_Somers (451 words)

	St. George, Bermuda -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		George was the first settlement on the island of (A group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort) Bermuda, and is today the oldest continuously inhabited English-speaking settlement in the Western Hemisphere.
		George was first settled in 1612, three years after the first English settlers in Bermuda, who had been on their way to (A state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War) Virginia, landed on Bermuda after a shipwreck.
		George is no sterile relic, however; it is a living town, and its historic buildings function not only as museums but also as houses, restaurants, pubs and shops.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/st/st._george,_bermuda.htm (509 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		George Somers was born at Lyme in 1554, son of a wine importer who was in partnership with Sir Walter Raleigh.
		Somers, like other Elizabethan captains from the southwest such as Sir Francis Drake, was essentially a pirate, preying on the galleons of Spain that plied the ocean with gold from the Americas.
		St. George, on St. George's Island near the airport, is not the chief town of Bermuda; I don't know whether it's the spot where Somers landed, or whether larger Hamilton has its own twin.
	www.universalworkshop.com /lymaze/Pages/Bermuda.htm (444 words)

	Bermuda's Town of St. George
		George's Parish in Bermuda; Georgetown in the Cayman Islands, Georgetown of Guyana in South America and St. George's of Grenada in the Caribbean.
		It is because our famous Admiral Sir George Somers - the man who discovered and colonized and is the Father of Bermuda - was born, lived in, represented and was buried there.
		Admiral Sir George Somers - born on April 24, 1554 and shown on the left - was one of the sons of John and Alice Somers, both also from Lyme Regis.
	www.bermuda-online.org /seetown.htm (4889 words)

	AllRefer.com - Sir George Somers (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Sir George Somers, British And Irish History, Biographies
		He was a founder (1606) of the London Company and set out with settlers for Virginia in 1609.
		They were shipwrecked and landed in the Bermudas, which Somers claimed for Britain.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/Somers-S.html (204 words)

	Bermuda's World Heritage Town of St. George
		George's Parish in Bermuda; Georgetown in the Cayman Islands, Georgetown of Guyana in South America and St. George's of Grenada in the Caribbean.
		Admiral Sir George Somers - born on April 24, 1554 and shown on the left - was one of the sons of John and Alice Somers, both also from Lyme Regis.
		George's in particular, became the second-largest, after Nassau, Bahamas, transshipment base for large British-built but not British-approved (because Britain was officially neutral) ships crossing the Atlantic and smaller but faster, also mostly British-built but Confederate-owned fleet of blockade runners.
	bermuda-online.org /seetown.htm (5091 words)

	Admiral Sir George Somers colonized Bermuda for Britain
		Sir George supervised the building of the 30 ton pinnace Patience while the 80 ton barque Deliverance was done by Sir Thomas Gates, both from spars and rigging of the wrecked "Sea Venture" and local cedar.
		Instead, he carried Sir George's preserved body (less his heart, which had been cut out and buried in Bermuda, in strict accordance with his wishes) on board the Patience, pickled in a barrel, back to Lyme Regis in Dorset, where the Admiral was buried in 1611 at Whitchurch Canonicorum in Dorset.
		On February 15, the Memorial Monument to Sir George Somers was unveiled in St. George's, with the 1st Battalion of the Bedfordshire Regiment in attendance.
	www.bermuda-online.org /sirgeorgesomers.htm (2076 words)

	Sir George Somers
		The fleet was commanded by Admiral Sir George Somers onboard the flagship, the Sea Venture.
		During a vicious storm the Sea Venture strayed from the fleet and floundered on Bermuda’s reefs.
		Somers managed to land all 150 crew and colonists onshore without the loss of a single life.
	www.bermuda4u.com /Essential/bermuda_sir_george_somers.html (91 words)

	Sir George Somers (1554 - 1610)
		And Sir George Somers recommended to London that Bermuda be colonized permanently.
		Sadly on a voyage back to Bermuda for more supplies, he died in there in 1610, "of a surfeit in eating of a pig" and the cluster of islands were known for a time as the Somers Islands in his honor; then the earlier Spanish name prevailed.
		Sir George's heart was buried in Bermuda but his pickled body was brought back to the parish church in Whitchurch Canonicorum for burial, and where he has a modern memorial tablet, in the chancel.
	www.thedorsetpage.com /people/George_Somers.htm (402 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Virginia
		The arrival of Lord Delaware, Sir Thomas Gates, and Sir George Somers prevented the abandonment of the colony.
		George Mason wrote the Bill of State Rights, which was followed by the Declaration of Independence, composed by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the colonists, 4 July, 1776.
		The Seal of Virginia was adopted from the suggestion of George Wythe.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/15451a.htm (6321 words)

	News and Events: The Philpot Museum, Lyme Regis
		George Somers of Lyme Regis and Whitchurch Canonicorum was the founder of the colony on the island of Bermuda in 1609.
		He died only a year later on a return visit to the island, and his will lists some of the exotic items owned by the explorer including a carpet of ‘cloth of goulde’ and stylishly a pair of ‘breeches of cloath of gold’ and a doublet of the same material.
		Statue of Sir George Somers at St. Georges, Bermuda, by Desmond Fountain, unveiled in 1984.
	www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk /ethnic_Minorities_16.htm (273 words)

	ipedia.com: St. George, Bermuda Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		George, Bermuda was the first settlement on the island.
		On arrival Somers found the colony decimated by starvation, illness and attacks by Native Americans.
		Today, St. George lies untouched by the economic boom that has shaped the capital Hamilton.
	www.ipedia.com /st__george__bermuda.html (533 words)

	Bermuda Sightseeing Beaches Landmarks Activities Attractions
		It was here Admiral Somers ran his flagship "Sea Venture" aground on the beach of what is now a popular tourist area.
		Undoubtedly St. George's (and Bermuda's) strangest monument is the Somers' Garden, a very picturesque spot with unusual contents.
		Hamilton Parish, adjacent to St. George's, contains Bermuda's widest range of activities, ranging from golf at the Mid Ocean and Castle Harbour Golf Clubs to spelunking among the stalactites and stalagmites of the Leamington and Crystal Caves.
	www.guidetocaribbeanvacations.com /bermuda/bermuda3.html (331 words)

	James Somers
		The second George was probably the elder George's nephew, (son of Daniel), George Jr., m.
		George was known as George, Jr., she said.
		At the least, it appears that the George Summerses in Caswell County in 1800 were probably related to Capt. John and James.
	www.hal-pc.org /~jbsum/family/Pharoahs_Parents.html (1843 words)

	Australian Doctor Articles Publication
		Dr Somers says the current response to a disaster is to fly a field medical team in from a large distant hospital.
		On the afternoon of the fires the state's Displan chief medical co-ordinator Dr Andrew Bacon rang the area medical co-ordinator, who contacted Dr Somers, the key GP contact for the area, asking him to arrange a team to be on stand-by.
		Dr Somers and his second-in-command, another local GP, swung the new plan into action, using the Emerald Medical Centre as the GP headquarters.
	www.users.bigpond.com /john_drinkwater/demp/pr02.htm (1351 words)

	St. George's - The Deliverance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		After being stranded here in 1609, the intrepid and resourceful crew of Sea Venture under the command of Admiral George Somers built two ships with indigenous Bermuda timber to replace their original vessel.
		In 1610, Somers and the two new ships, the Deliverance and the Patience set sail for the settlement of Jamestown in the colony of Virginia.
		Admiral Somers returned to Bermuda in 1610 to forage for food and more supplies for Jamestown.
	www.bermudatourism.com /stg_deliverance.html (380 words)

	First Charter of Virginia. 1909-14. American Historical Documents, 1000-1904. The Harvard Classics
		and agree, to and with the said Sir Thomas Gates, Sir George Somers, Richard Hackluit, and Edward-Maria Wingfield, and all others of the said first Colony, that We, our Heirs, and Successors, upon Petition in that Behalf to be made, shall, by Letters-patent under the Great Seal of England, G
		Richard Hackluit, Edward-Maria Wingfield, Thomas Hanham, Ralegh Gilbert, William Parker, and George Popham, or any of them, heretofore made, in these Presents, is not made; Or any Statute, Act, Ordinance, or Provision, Proclamation, or Restraint, to the contrary hereof had, made, ordained, or any other Thing, Cause, or Matter whatsoever, in any wise notwithstanding.
		In Witness whereof we have caused these our Letters to be made Patents; Witness Ourself at Westminster, the tenth Day of April, in the fourth Year of our Reign of England, France, and Ireland, and of Scotland the nine and thirtieth.
	www.bartleby.com /43/5.html (738 words)

	What to do in St. George's, Bermuda Ports of Call from Cruise Diva Linda Coffman's Cruise Planner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		On Ordnance Island’s west side is a statue of Sir George Somers, the shipwrecked founder of Bermuda, and on the island’s opposite side is a replica of the Deliverance, the ship Somers built in 1610 to resume his journey to the Virginia colony of Jamestown.
		On a hillside west of town, Fort George is a small fortress erected in 1612.
		A mile north of town on the northeastern tip of St. George’s Island, this is where St. George Somers and his crew first came ashore in 1609.
	www.cruisediva.com /stgeorges.htm (470 words)

	Visting Bermuda by Cruise Ship
		On board was the admiral of the fleet, Sir George Somers--little did he know that he would play a key part in settling the island of Bermuda.
		It was 1609, and Sir George Somers sighted St. David's Head, close to today's location of St. David's lighthouse in St. George's Parish.
		The structures in the town of St. George have been carefully protected by preservation ordinances which forbid all attempts to update and modernize their appearances.
	www.cruisepakngo.com /bermuda.htm (1979 words)

	Attractions \| Bermuda, 2nd \| Insiders' Guide® (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The corporation and people of St. George are determined to protect and enhance its historic heritage.
		Sir George Somers died in Bermuda in November 1610.
		The fort has two King George III guns on the gun platform and a guardhouse at the entrance.
	www.insiders.com /bermuda/main-attractions2.htm (3189 words)

	Pharoah Somers
		It is contained in her books, The Somers Walkers Paschalls of N.C., Dec 15, 1997, and Descendants of Pharoah Somers, May 14, 1998.
		They were orphans and were being indentured to George Summers until the age of twenty-one, during which time, Mr.
		George Somers was born in 1831 in Caswell Co, NC., he married Minerva Smithy on Sep 12, 1855, NC.
	www.hal-pc.org /~jbsum/family/PharoahBio.html (1145 words)

	The Tatum Narrative
		The Somers, or Bermuda Islands, following the shipwreck there in 1609 of Sir George Somers, were claimed by the Virginia Company, under the grants of its charters; lacking the required capital to colonize the Islands, this Company in 1612 sold its rights and interests in them to a new Company, which was chartered in 1615.
		Elizabeth appears to have been his first wife and they lived for a time on what he terms in his will "the lower place." The house is not standing, it is presumed to have been on a little arm of the creek about 400 feet from the present house, between it and the Creek.
		George Tatum, born 9 of 5 mo. 1785.
	www.rootsquest.com /~ranlewis/Tatum_Narrative.html (10488 words)

	The Avalon Project : The First Charter of Virginia; April 10, 1606
		WHEREAS our loving and well-disposed Subjects, Sir Thorn as Gales, and Sir George Somers, Knights, Richard Hackluit, Clerk, Prebendary of Westminster, and Edward-Maria Wingfield, Thomas Hanharm and Ralegh Gilbert, Esqrs.
		Provided always, and our Will and Pleasure herein is, that the Plantation and Habitation of such of the said Colonies, as shall last plant themselves, as aforesaid, shall not be made within one;hundred like English Miles of the other of them, that first began to make their Plantation, as aforesaid.
		IN Wetness whereof, we have caused these our Letters to be made Patent; Witness Ourself at Westminster, the tenth Day of April, in the fourth Year of our Reign of England, France, and Ireland, and of Scotland the nine and thirtieth.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/states/va01.htm (297 words)

	Somers family history
		May 29, 2007 - This is the Somers page of genealogy information.
		- We have the following items of interest regarding the surname Somers for family history and genealogy, Somers family reunion information and general websites for Somers.
		Somers, Iowa IA, city profile (Calhoun County) - hotels, festivals
	www.museumstuff.com /family-history/names/Somers.php (85 words)

	Births Marriages Deaths Etc.
		Somers -- Ashton H. Somers of Rockford married Miss Mary M., daughter of Darius Collver 19 Jun 1906 at her parents' home in Bloomsburg [page 1 article and B-M-D column, SR19060622] [
		John Somers, married S. Vance, book and shoe merchant of Tillsonburg, 20 Jun 1906 at home of bride's parents, Rockford.
		Somers -- William C. Somers, second son of John Somers of Rockford, married Miss Maggie, second daughter of David Irwin of Villa Nova, 21 Mar 1894 at her father's home [NR18940405] -- see D.
	www.nornet.on.ca /~jcardiff/b-m-d/so.htm (1122 words)

	Fixtures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		George A v Rowley LC Royal Oak A v Rowley LC Rowley LC v Old Cross A
		Somers A v Gate CG Woodman Br A v Stourbridge LC A
		Somers A v Halesowen BL Halesowen BL v Wernley A
	www.geocities.com /dudleybowls/samplefixtures.htm (675 words)

	Sir George Somers Biography (1554–1610) Online Encyclopedia Article About Sir George Somers Biography (1554–1610) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Sir George Somers Biography (1554–1610) Online Encyclopedia Article About Sir George Somers Biography (1554–1610)
		In 1610 he was commander of a fleet of settlers which was shipwrecked on the Bermudas (originally known as the Somers Is), and claimed the islands for the British crown.
		Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /Cambridge/entries/082/Sir-George-Somers.html (104 words)

	JustSayGo.com Travel E-Zine — Your Ultimate Travel Guide, Stories, Tips, Recommendations
		Sit on a bench in this small, but enormously lush and perfectly groomed Eden, and it will most likely be merely a matter of minutes before a local hen—and her adorably fluffy offspring—amble over in hopes of a handout.
		Be aware of the natives and their scooters: Even on the Bermuda Rail Trail, anyone who wanders to the wrong side of the road stands a good chance of being mowed down by the unanticipated moped.
		If St. George is relatively subdued, Hamilton is a veritable beehive of activity and noise—those ubiquitous scooters kick up quite a racket.
	www.justsaygo.com /destinations/bermuda.html (1541 words)

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		On July 25 a storm overtook and scattered the fleet in mid-Atlantic, and Sir George Somer's vessel, the "Sea-Adventure," was driven ashore on the Bermudas.
		Therefore the whole dating of the 'late' plays attributed to Shakespeare depends on the relationship between the Somers incident and the internal evidence in the play itself, as there are no known external factors to definitely date the year of composition of The Tempest.
		I therefore conclude that the Somers incident material is not integral to the 1623 edition of the play as we have it, which indicates that the Somers material was added on to make the play topical in 1610.
	home.eol.ca /~cumulus/Shakespeare/ch34.htm (13248 words)

	Sir George Somers - Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		He was a founder (1606) of the London Company and set out with settlers for Virginia in 1609.
		They were shipwrecked and landed in the Bermudas, which Somers claimed for Britain.
		He continued to Virginia but returned to Bermuda (1610), where he died.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Somers-S.html (446 words)

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