The Indian massacre of 1622 occurred barely a month after their arrival . The plantation suffered many casualties , losing 53 settlers , a large percentage of the 347 persons killed that day across the various plantations . The settlement was briefly abandoned until a fort could be built nearby ; the Warraskoyak Indians were driven off from their villages in the reprisals of the following years . A census of settlers in show of 16 February 1623s a total of " 33 , including 4 negroes " . Another census a year later showed a total population of 31 settlers for the region
Indian massacre of 1622
Indian massacre of 1622
Edward Bennett (colonist)