▁London ▁merchant , ▁Edward ▁was ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁fleet ▁of ▁ships ▁which ▁trad ed ▁with ▁Virginia . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Virginia ▁at ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁England . ▁ ▁Ben nett ' s ▁brother , ▁Robert , ▁managed ▁the ▁Virginia ▁estate ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 4 . ▁Their ▁brother , ▁Richard , ▁was ▁the ▁next ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁Virginia , ▁also ▁dying ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 6 . ▁Edward ▁finally ▁made ▁the ▁journey ▁himself ▁and ▁represented ▁War ros qu yo ake ▁Sh ire ▁( l ater ▁Is le ▁of ▁W ight ▁County , ▁Virginia ) ▁at ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 8 . ▁That ▁same ▁year ▁his ▁nep he ws , ▁Richard ▁Ben nett ▁and ▁Robert ▁Ben nett , ▁ 2 0 ▁and ▁ 1 8 ▁respectively , ▁first ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁Virginia ▁record . ▁Clear ly , ▁Edward ▁had ▁returned ▁to ▁London ▁by ▁ 1 6 3 0 ▁for ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁his ▁daughter ▁Syl v estra . ▁ ▁The ▁Great ▁Indian ▁Mass acre ▁The ▁Indian ▁mass acre ▁of ▁ 1 6 2 2 ▁occurred ▁bare ly ▁a ▁month ▁after ▁their ▁arrival . ▁The ▁plant ation ▁suffered ▁many ▁cas ual ties , ▁losing ▁ 5 3 ▁sett lers , ▁a ▁large ▁percentage ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 4 7 ▁persons ▁killed ▁that ▁day ▁across ▁the ▁various ▁plant ations . ▁The ▁settlement ▁was ▁briefly ▁abandoned ▁until ▁a ▁fort ▁could ▁be ▁built ▁nearby ; ▁the ▁W arr ask oy ak ▁Indians ▁were