▁to ▁find ▁them , ▁Nor wood ▁tre kk ed ▁over ▁to ▁Price ' s ▁base ▁at ▁Little ton ' s ▁Plant ation ▁in ▁( or ▁on ▁the ▁edge ▁of ) ▁Ac com ac ▁( at ▁that ▁time ▁North am pton ▁County ). ▁From ▁there , ▁he ▁travel led ▁on ▁to ▁Ye ard ley ' s ▁plant ation ▁and ▁across ▁Ch es ape ake ▁Bay ▁to ▁York ▁River ▁at ▁Lud low ' s ▁Plant ation ▁( which ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁where ▁York town ▁power ▁station ▁is ▁now ). ▁There ▁( or ▁rather , ▁at ▁neighbour ing ▁W orm e ley ' s , ▁across ▁the ▁cre ek ) ▁he ▁met ▁with ▁old ▁acquaint ances ▁before ▁moving ▁on , ▁borrow ing ▁a ▁horse , ▁to ▁Jam est own , ▁finally ▁reaching ▁his ▁destination , ▁Sir ▁William ▁Ber keley ' s ▁house ▁at ▁Green ▁Spring ▁Plant ation , ▁about ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁February . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁independent ▁ver ification ▁of ▁the ▁dis astr ous ▁voyage , ▁although ▁different ▁in ▁several ▁details ▁from ▁Nor wood ' s ▁account , ▁in ▁a ▁pet ition ▁to ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁of ▁Admir alty ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 0 , ▁by ▁depend ents ▁of ▁crew ▁members , ▁against ▁the ▁captain ▁and ▁own ers ▁of ▁The ▁Virginia ▁Mer chant . ▁ ▁By ▁Nor wood ' s ▁own ▁account , ▁Ber keley ▁provided ▁him ▁with ▁money ▁to ▁purchase ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Tre as urer ▁of ▁Virginia ▁and , ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 6 5 0 , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Holland