Michael Sicklemore
English gentleman, colonist, soldier and explorer (c. 1570s-1609)
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Michael Sicklemore (born c. 1570s, died 1609) was an English gentleman, soldier, and explorer. He was a colonist with the Jamestown first supply and led an unsuccessful expedition to find traces of Walter Raleigh's lost Roanoke Colony.
Lieutenant Michael Sicklemore | |
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| Born | c. 1570s |
| Died | Autumn 1609 Nansemond River, Virginia |
| Other names | Michaell, Michell Sicklemore |
| Occupations | Adventurer, army officer |
Biography
In October 1607, Sicklemore left England for the Colony of Virginia.[1] He was a colonist with the first supply and a lieutenant in the Army.[2][3][4] From June through September 1608, Sicklemore was one of the selected crew members on captain John Smith's assembled shallop Discovery Barge on its two expeditions throughout the Chesapeake Bay.[5][6]
In late 1608, he was asked by captain John Smith to lead an unsuccessful expedition to find traces of Walter Raleigh's "Lost Colony" at Roanoke Island, south into the Chowanoc country.[7][8][9] He was accompanied by Warraskoyack tribal guides during his expedition.[10][11][12]
In 1609, Sicklemore was deputized by captain John Martin to take charge at the Nansemond settlement in his absence during the Anglo-Powhatan Wars.[13] Some time after September, Sicklemore went on an expedition from the settlement in an attempt to trade for food. He was found dead within a few days' time.[14][15]