Samuel collier biographical
Samuel collier biographical
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Samuel Collier
Early English colonist and interpreter in Virginia
Samuel Collier (b. c. 1595 - d. 1622) was an English boy who arrived in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607 aboard the Susan Constant, one of the three founding ships.
He served as the page to captain John Smith, and later as an Algonquian interpreter for the colony.
Early life
Collier was born around 1595 in London, England.[1][2]
Jamestown colonist
Collier is listed among the 104 colonists on the Virginia Company of London's manifest, and was one of four boys in the first group of settlers to Jamestown.[1][3][4] He served as a servant and page to captain John Smith and accompanied Smith on his explorations into the unknown parts of Virginia.[5] Collier was likely around 12-13 years old in 1607 which was a normal age for apprenticeships in England.[2] Collier accompanied Smith for his first meeting with Powhatan and Pocaho