“Wynkefeld The Saxon held honor and fee, ere William The Norman came over the sea.” Ancient Suffolk Rhyme Vol Vol. XXI, No. 1 Winter 2007 WFS Participates in 400th Anniversary Celebration in UK – Special report by Jocelyn Wingfield, International VP and Historian – “On the 19 of December 1606, we set sayle from Blackwall.” John Smith, Historie, Book III, page 1, 1624 Queen Elizabeth to Visit “December 20, 1606 … The fleet fell from ..” Jamestown in May George Percy, A Trewe Relatyon, 1625

On December 18, 2006, VisitBritain American delegation. invited me to the British Museum Di- Later I viewed a replica of the rectors Room for— as per invitation— Discovery (the 20-ton pinnace, com- ”A Reception for Jamestown 2007 and manded by Captain John Ratcliffe aka a Private Viewing of a Selection of Sicklemore, with 21 men on board) John White’s 1580 Drawings of Roa- outside the Docklands Museum at West noke Colony,” and it was fascinating. India Quay near Canary Wharf. The The reception was primarily for about tiny pinnace was only 3.4 meters Queen Elizabeth II opened parlia- two dozen visiting Virginians. I was across. A 4-month voyage across the ment on November 15, 2006, with pleased to introduce Julian Calder (a Atlantic must have been terrifying. her twice annual speech in the direct descendant of Bartholomew Gos- Then on to a lunch and exhibition in House of Lords. This speech in- nold’s great uncle Robert Gosnold III) the museum for about 200 guests, host- cludes an announcement of plans for and his wife Ursula (née Naunton, a ed by the British Jamestown 2007 the next six months. She is quoted direct descendant of Sir Anthony Committee with its co-chairmen, Lord as saying: “The Duke of Edinburgh Wingfield, KG, of Letheringham Old Alan Watson and Sir Robert Worcester. and I look forward to our State Visit Hall, the ancestral home of the Wing- Many speeches of thanks were made to the United States in May to cele- fields, four or five miles from Otley by dignitaries from both sides of the brate the 400th anniversary of the Hall, the ancestral home of their Gos- Atlantic, including Robert Tuttle, U.S. Jamestown settlement.” nold cousins) to Chief Stephen Akins Ambassador to the Court of St. James, Her previous U.S. visit was in May of the Chickahominy Tribe, and to and Timothy Kaine, the Governor of 1991 to visit Pres. George H. Bush. Frank B. Atkinson, chairman of the Virginia, who handed over ownership th Jamestown 400 Commemorative of the Discovery replica and formally WFS Board’s Slate of Nominees Commission. opened the exhibition “Journey to the for New Directors (See page 3.) New World,” which includes a number of objects excavated at Jamestown. That evening, ten WFS members (Jocelyn and Sara Wingfield, George Wingfield, Richard and Diana Wing- field, John and Sue Parry-Wingfield, Elisabeth Wingfield, and Ian and Al- ison Wingfield) attended a black tie Barbara Cortino Sam Batsell (tuxedo) reception and dinner for 350 On December 19th I was invited by Deirdre Livingstone, VisitBritain’s head of Project for Jamestown 1607, to accompany her to place two wreaths (one for VisitBritain and one for the Wingfield Family Society) at the Vir- ginia Settlers Memorial at Blackwall, Wesley Wingfield Roland Haden London, (later moved to the Discovery) ← Pictured at the left, at the black tie dinner, before the arrival there of the Governor from left front are Elisabeth Wingfield, Sue of Virginia for a wreath-laying by an Parry-Wingfield, Sara Wingfield, Diane Wingfield. Back row: Richard Wingfield, (See 400th Anniversary page 2) Jocelyn Wingfield, John Parry-Wingfield.

Winter 2007 1 400th Anniversary Celebration Kelso were mentioned three or four whereas it was Gosnold and Wingfield (from page 1) times each. The speeches were mainly who recruited 40%. Also (1)* Gosnold given by the Jamestown 400th Com- of a strategic rather than a tactical level. is quoted as having “met” Shakespeare memorative Commission, at the his- Guests were given a quality clock, a “perhaps at Otley Hall,” and (2)* the toric Middle Temple in London. new 65-page booklet by Alan Watson, author states that the Virginia Charter Privately in a side bay of the library “Jamestown, the Voyage of the Eng- of 1605 was backed financially by the during the reception, as EMW’s biogra- lish,” and a “Program of Events,” Lord Mayor and over 50 livery compa- pher I presented to the Governor of which has an informative historical nies, whereas that should refer to the Virginia, the Honorable Timothy Kaine summary of note. later Virginia Charter of 1609. The and to his wife, Anne Holton, the That “Program of Events” makes first charter, of 1605, was financed by First Lady of Virginia, a framed picture several references to our kinsman individual subscription. EMW, one referring to him as “one of The celebrations in April 2006 for the [Virginia] Company founders” and the quatercentenary of the signing of

the other stating: “It is unclear from the first Virginia Charter (1605) and the

Wingfield’s accounts whether the coun- (See 400th Anniversary page 5) cilors took that vote [the naming of a council president] on the night of May 13 or the next morning on May 14. Whatever the date, it was Wingfield they elected, in what was the first Eng- lish election in the New World.” of the April 9th 2006 Kimbolton Cere- Sadly, that official booklet also mony for Edward Maria Wingfield, (1) twice quotes the specific location to which depicts the memorial and the plant the colony as being chosen by pikemen and musketeers forming up, Wingfield and Newport! Wrong! In and with a picture of EMW’s James- Smith’s “The True Relation” he town Memorial on the back. Governor clearly states: “…where was made Kaine said he knows the Jamestown choice for our situation, a very fit Memorial well. place for the erecting of a great city, We were then photographed with about which some contention passed the British Minister for London, Jim betwixt Captain Wingfield and Cap- Fitzpatrick, who pointed out that be- tain Gosnold, notwithstanding all our cause of our lobbying in the 1980s and provision was brought ashore…”; and early 1990s that in 1993, at the end of (2) it states that on the voyage out Gosnold Way on the then newly-built “Newport arrested Smith and put him housing estate at the Virginia Settlers in irons.” Smith himself wrote that he Memorial (in its third location since “from the Canaries [Islands] was re- 1928), a road was actually named strained as a prisoner,” but nowhere Wingfield in honor of Edward Maria are irons or chains mentioned. I hope Wingfield. those two errors will not be repeated There were some two dozen stateside in May during events there. speeches at dinner, culminating in a The booklet by Lord Alan Watson, tour de force by Governor Kaine. The Jamestown, the Voyage of the English, emphasis was on the fact that when unfortunately also contains errors. The those early settlers sailed from London, charming fairy tale of a love affair be- there also sailed the English language tween John Smith and Pocahontas is and the English laws, culture, and cus- there quoted as gospel. Gosnold is also toms. And then, over time, were quoted as recruiting 40% of the settlers, added the three “strands” or additional cultures of America – the Native American, the European, and the Afri- can – all developing together to form the current American society. As I expected, during the various ceremonies both John Smith and Ed- ward Maria Wingfield were mentioned about a dozen times each (two men- tions of the latter being negative). Newport, Gosnold, and Dr. William Susan Constant, Discovery, and Godspeed

2 Winter 2007 MEMBER PROFILE : Billy Wingfield

frequenting the unique barbecue restau- rant that is across the street from his 100+ year-old-home. a shortened version of William, he Billy loves his home’s high ceilings wrote his name as Charles William on and beautiful wood floors. However, the application. His mother was not his home does keep him busy, as he happy with that but chose to leave it notes among his hobbies: “Projects as-is. So rather than being known as around the house.” Charles Fountain, as he was originally Billy has experienced a full life. named, he is Charles William just as He was born May 10, 1929, to Harriet the 14-year-old Billy wrote on his Manila Winterberg and John Robert Social Security application. Wingfield. He was one of four boys in Billy spent his early grade school his family, and along with the help of years at Flushing (in Queens), New his older brother, Jack, he was able to York City. His family moved occa- — How well do you know ― name himself. How many people do sionally during his childhood, spend- the Lord of the Manor of Wingfield, you know who have chosen their own ing time in Miami, Florida; Cumber- Charles William “Billy” Wingfield?? name? Billy did! land, Maryland; Sylacauga, Alabama; You may have guessed that the WFS is He was actually named “Charles Bergenfield, New Jersey; and finally one of his hobbies, but did you know Fountain” after both his grandfathers, now in Goodwater, Alabama. that he also enjoys hunting and fishing Winterberg and Wingfield. However, After graduating from high school in and has been a ham radio operator? when he was born his older brother Goodwater, he enrolled at Alabama And about that helicopter? Read on. Jack said, “That’s Billy!” and it stuck. Polytechnic Institute, now called Au- Billy enjoys his breakfast and coffee He was “Billy” from then on! burn University. There he earned his right across the street from where he When Billy was about 14 years old, Bachelor of Electrical Engineering lives. A bunch of his friends, who call he applied for a Social Security num- degree in 1951. themselves “The Liars Club,” enjoy ber. Thinking he was called Billy as In 1950 while working as an appren- tice electrician in rewiring a building for the Birmingham News, he noticed Message from the Manor Martha who, he says, “would some- times let her dress go above her knee.” She thought Billy’s overalls were cute! Greetings to you all. The holi- According to the regular process as Eventually Billy asked her for a date days are over. They were great for my outlined in the bylaws, the present and she agreed. After dating for a family and for me. ’Hope you are now Board of Directors has nominated Bar- while and Billy giving some time to enjoying a happy new year. bara Cortino of Hoffman Estates IL; the Army, they married on June 5, It is an honor to be your presi- Sam Batsell of Arlington VA; Wesley 1953. They raised three children — dent. I’ve been learning many Wingfield of Kansas City MO; and Jane Gilliland, Bonnie Riggins, and things with the help of many of our Roland Haden of College Station TX. Charles Alan. But it doesn’t stop WFS members, and I am overwhelmed All four are active supporters of the there. Billy, now widowed (Martha at the talent we have in our member- Wingfield Family Society. passed away September 8, 2002), has [See photos on p. 1] ship, combined with a willingness to Additional nominations may also be five grandchildren and a great-grand- serve. I hesitate to try to name names made by any member. If a member son. Billy considers his family and his because I’d probably leave out some desires to make an additional nomin- career as his greatest accomplishments. that should be included, so here are ation it should be forwarded to board Our “Lord of the Manor” is a licen- many thanks to everyone who helps secretary Zella Morrow by March 1, sed Emergency Medical Technician — past, present, and future! 2007. ([email protected]) Paramedic, a registered professional The Jamestown meeting will be a But you must first contact your engineer, and a single-engine pilot once-in-a-lifetime experience for us. nominee to make sure he or she is (although he doesn’t fly anymore). He Special thanks go to Maria Wingfield willing to accept the nomination and was nominated for “Birmingham Engi- Butler, the meeting coordinator, and to attend the board meetings, if elected. neer of the Year” in 1973 and again in the other members who have worked so In accord with the bylaws, if no 2003. He is also a Rotary International diligently to set up this meeting. other nominations are received by “Paul Harris Fellow.” We will need to make some deci- March 1, the board’s four nominees While in college, Billy worked as an sions at Jamestown, including the elec- apprentice electrician. Later he was a will be declared elected. tion of four directors for 2007-2010. field test engineer for the Tennessee (See Manor Message page 4) (See Profile page 4)

Winter 2007 3 400th Anniversary from page 2: recent quatercentenary commemora- tions for the colonists sailing from London on December 19-20, 1606, have been a great success and were most enjoyable, with thanks due, I feel sure, to Chip Mann and many others. And further, it was personally a great privilege at the Middle Temple dinner to meet Professor David Starkey, one of the greatest historians alive today. And it was a great privilege also to represent the Wingfield Family Soci- ety during all those activities. *Footnotes: (1) Barbour, 3 Worlds, p. 105. (2) His source is unknown.

Manor Message (from page 3) (Profile from page 3) — Billy and Martha at the Richmond meeting in May1997 ― We also need to plan for the Eng- land tour in 2008, including whether Valley Authority. There he was also a Billy is a member of the Goodwater side trips will be available for the trouble shooter on primary substa- United Methodist Church, the Rotary group or for individuals, and whether tions and hydro-electric plants for Club, and the Volunteer Fire Depart- transportation to and from England three years. ment and Ambulance Service. He is a will be included. Billy spent two years in military ser- former member of the Goodwater City We also should do some prelimi- vice in the Army Signal Corps install- Council, the Huntsville Emergency nary planning for the 2009 meeting. ing dial telephone exchanges in the Medical Services, Inc., and the Instru- Suggestions for locations of future U.S., including Alaska. He was also on mentation Systems and Automation meetings — and for someone willing the technical staff of the U.S. Army Society (ISAS). to make the meeting arrangements — Inertial Guidance and Control Labor- And Billy does have some claim-to- are very welcome. Please contact me atory at Redstone, Alabama. He coor- fame! While working on the Jupiter with your ideas and suggestions by dinated laboratory technical assistance missile project, he met Wernher von email at [email protected]. requirement efforts with missile pro- Braun (world’s greatest rocket scien- — See you in Jamestown! jects. A few of those projects included tist) in a meeting. He has also met Billy Wingfield, Lord of the the Lance, TOW (Tube Launched Opti- Governor George Wallace and Gover- Manor of Wingfield cal Guide Wire) controlled missile, nor Bob Riley. In 1961 while Presi- arming the UH-1 helicopter with rock- dent Kennedy was visiting the Red- Jamestown commemorative coins ets, the Redstone and Jupiter missiles, stone Arsenal in Alabama, Billy are available through the U.S. Mint and the Road Runner Target Missile. exchanged greetings with him. on the web at www.usmint.gov After 20 years of building control Among his most memorable exper- panels for industrial plants and utilities iences, Billy mentions a wild ride in Billy recalls his first interest in gen- for his family business, Billy returned an H34 helicopter (one of the largest ealogy, about 10 or 15 years ago, when to Huntsville to establish his pension. helicopters with a piston engine) to his father showed him a large chart of There he studied survivability problems learn how they were flown in combat. his family tree. (He comes through the and the monitoring of two multimillion At the top of his significant lifetime line of Thomas of York River.) It was dollar contracts. his nephew, John R. Wingfield III, Although Billy retired in 1991, he who introduced him to the Wingfield continues to work part time as a con- Family Society in Orlando, and he has sultant for the family business, Wing- enjoyed the sincere friendships made field Engineering Company, Inc. In there ever since. earlier years he taught high school events are his marriage; his children — Thank you, Charles William algebra, classes in automatic pop being born, growing up, and their Wingfield (or “Charles Fountain” to grinder control system design, a few achievements; the 1995 WFS England your mother), or better known to us as Emergency Medical Technician tour; a major snow storm while on a Billy Wingfield, Lord of the Manor courses, Sunday school classes, and business trip to England with his wife; of Wingfield, for sharing these fun provided start-up assistance on several a year in Alaska with 52-below- zero insights into your life. industrial automation projects. weather (buurrrr); and a Caribbean (by Ginger Wade, Member Features) cruise with his wife and friends. →

4 Winter 2007 CASTLE CONNECTIONS — GILLING CASTLE

Richard Maunsell aka Mansell and Fairfaxes, in the event of the failure of On the death of Mrs. Barnes (née his wife, Elizabeth Maunsell née the Ettons. Thus, Thomas Fairfax was Lavinia Fairfax) in 1885, this branch Wingfield (daughter of Roger Wingfield able to claim the property in 1489, and of the family became extinct and Gilling of the Dunham Magna line of Nor- Castle, after passing through several folk), had a son Richard who on August hands, was bought by Ampleforth 5, 1535, married Margaret, second Abbey in 1929. Today the castle is daughter of Sir Thomas Fairfax of home to St. Martin’s Ampleforth, the Walton Castle, just east of Wetherby, independent preparatory school for and of Gilling Castle aka Girling Ampleforth College. Castle, 16 miles north of York. (Contributed. by Jocelyn Wingfield, WFS Historian) Gilling Castle is near Gilling East,

North Yorkshire. The castle was origi- on to his great-grandson Sir Wm. Fairfax Oldest Family Manor nally the home of the Etton family, who who succeeded to ownership in 1571. Leaves Family Again appeared there at the end of the 12th William Fairfax then undertook to re- century. It was Thomas de Etton who build the old 14th century house. Build- WFS members Simon and Alison built the fortified manor house in the 14th ing on top of the medieval walls and Parry-Wingfield (Tickencote line) have century – a large tower, almost square, leaving the ground floor intact, he built with much regret, sold Tickencote Hall whose basement still forms the core of the first and second floors, adding at the the present building. back (east) a staircase turret and a bay In 1349 Etton’s father had settled the window. The Great Chamber was also manor of Gilling on his wife’s family, the built at that time. (from Wikipedia) Two Wingfield Garter Plates Backdrop A Royal Blessing located near Stamford, Lincolnshire. After Prince Charles of the United close in the chapel’s front garter stalls — Letheringham Old Hall (Suffolk) Kingdom married his second wife, ordinarily off limits — during private was the main manor (i.e. estate houe) of Camilla Parker-Bowles, at the Windsor the Suffolk Wingfield family for 346 Registry Office, the royal couple were years, from 1362 to 1708, but was not given a blessing in St. George’s Chapel, lived in by senior Wingfields after 1678. in Windsor Castle, by the Archbishop of Powerscourt (County Wicklow, Canterbury. Ireland) was lived in by the family for It was an impressive and beautiful 352 years from 1609 until 1961, when it ceremony with the golden garter plates of came to the Slazenger family. current and earlier “Knights of the Onslow Manor (Shropshire) has been Garter” gleaming above and behind the in the family since 1778, now 229 years. couple on north and south sides of the The Manor of Tickencote has been a quire stalls, as at right. Wingfield family home for 352 years, Those include Sir Richard Wingfield from 1594 to 1948. At that time, 1948, (1523) of Kimbolton Castle, and his the main house was pulled down and nephew Sir Anthony Wingfield (1541) was replaced by the new house, incorpo- of Letheringham. Many WFS mem- rating the old stables. Simon and Alison bers have viewed those garter plates up brought the new Tickencote house back into the family in 2000, and have owned it until now without actually living there. We hope the new owners of Ticken- cote will permit WFS members to view the house — at least from the garden, with thanks — on the next England tour in May 2008. (J.W.)

visits arranged especially for the @&# Have you Noticed? %#!* Wingfield Family Society England tour A few things in this Newsletter groups when they visit Windsor Cas- issue are not quite perfect! That’s tle. (Contributed by Jocelyn Wingfield, WFS Historian.) because this is our first effort at set-

←At the left is the garter plate of Sir ting the text, photos, headlines, ding- Anthony Wingfield, KG, in St. George’s bats, etc., on our own computer, using Chapel, in Windsor Castle. the Microsoft “Publisher” program. (Muniments of the Ancient Family of Wingfield, p.55.) Please wish us success! / Z&R p.. 55)

Winter 2007 5 Wingfield Family Society tour. ― IN MEMORIAM — Fred loved to stay active, tending his garden and keeping his home and yard in Fred Wingfield good condition. He was a devoted father Fred O. Wingfield, Jr., age to his two sons, teaching them at an early 76, passed away on December 31, 2006, age to water ski, swim, and play baseball, from a heart attack. Even though most and often volunteered to coach their base- persons would be slowed by 17 years of ball teams. He was an active member of various heart-related ailments, Fred re- the Lions Club of Benton, serving as mained active up until the time of his president in 1972. death, having many friends and family to Fred and Martha were members of St. share his life with. years. His passion was design and build- James United Methodist Church of Little Born in 1930 to Fred O. Wingfield, ing. He built a number of single-family Rock, where they had many friends. Sr., and Lillie Dickinson Wingfield, he homes over a 40-year period of time and Fred is survived by two sons – Bruce spent his early years growing up in Little even recently participated in the develop- and his wife Mary, of Westerville, Ohio, Rock, Arkansas, and graduated from Lit- ment of a new subdivision. and Keith and his wife Patty, of Little tle Rock High School in 1948. In 1949 Fred lived in Benton for 45 years dur- Rock, and their four children, and by his he married Martha Jean Joslin and was a ing his service with Alcoa. In 1997 he sister Dorothy Shively (WFS) and her devoted husband for more than 55 years, and Martha moved to Maumelle, Arkan- husband Paul, of Little Rock. until Martha’s death in 2005. sas, to enjoy retired life with a peaceful Fred often commented that “Martha Fred joined the Aluminum Company of view overlooking the Arkansas River. Jean was not supposed to go first.” Now America (Alcoa) in 1951 and retired in Many WFS members remember traveling he gets his wish to join her, with the 1987 as chief design engineer after 36 with them in England during the 1995 blessing of eternal life.

Charlotte Anne Cox They had seven children, of whom Char- Cox, an automobile dealer. Another Wingfield “unsung lotte Anne Cox's father Thomas was one. In 1954 the family moved to Lake- heroine of the American midwest” has Finding no source of income in Indi- wood, Colorado, where Charlotte became passed away. ana, Charlotte Susan’s husband Wiliam postmaster of the Lakewood Branch Post Charlotte Anne Cox, born in Ollie, went to North Dakota to find work. Office, continuing until she retired in Montana , on July 2, 1916, passed away Sometime later, William sent for his 1996. Before that, however — reminis- wife and seven children. They traveled cent of “the old west” — she was held from Indiana to a frontier village, now up by robbers at the post office. They called Bismarck, North Dakota, in a train tied her to a chair and took the money, day coach with wooden seats. but she never wavered in doing her job. Two of William and Charlotte Susan's Charlotte’s husband Dan also lived a sons, Thomas and Charles, rode horse- long life, and died in 1998. She is sur- back to eastern Montana and planned to vived by their three daughters, Connie settle there. Charles stayed, but in 1898 Strombeck, Dana Faye Behr, and Ellen Thomas (Tom) joined a “Rough Riders” Gregory, and by two grandchildren and group headed to Cuba to fight there in the many nieces and nephews. Spanish-American War. But the war Charlotte was keenly interested in her ended before Tom had to go to Cuba, so family heritage and happily joined the he returned to Montana. Wingfield Family Society in September A few years later two lovely, well edu- 1987, when told about it by her cousin cated young ladies – the Muggah sisters – Agnes Meyer and her son Dr. Greg left Wisconsin to be school teachers "out Meyer, who had joined in March 1987. in Denver on November 26, 2006. west." They were admired and respected Dr. Meyer is still a WFS member and Charlotte’s great-grandmother Delilah by all, and Tom Wingfield was consid- resides in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Wingfield (widow of Oliver Pickney ered fortunate when Josephine Muggah By that time, 1987, Charlotte was un- Wingfield) took her children by covered consented to marry him. They had a able to travel to WFS meetings except for wagon from Franklin County, Virginia, home on the outskirts of Ollie, Montana, the 2002 meeting in Denver. There she to settle in Indiana. Delilah's husband and soon had three daughters, with was reunited with her cousin Charlotte Oliver and her oldest son William had Charlotte Anne being the eldest. Barchenger and husband Robert. During been killed in the Civil War, and she had Charlotte Anne’s father, Tom, died the evening of the last dinner there in been bilked out of her home (and some suddenly, and Charlotte became the bread Denver, she and her three daughters and materials to repair it) by Union Army winner of the family for her mother and granddaughter Julia all visited together men at the end of the war, in 1865. her two younger sisters, working as a with Charlotte and Robert Barchenger. Delilah's daughter, Charlotte Susan rural mail carrier there in Montana. Charlotte Anne Cox was a quiet, soft- Wingfield, aided her mother in this Later, Charlotte became the clerk and spoken lady, kind and generous. She move and grew up in Indiana. Charlotte recorder of Fallon County, and continued will be greatly missed by all who had the then met and married William Conner. that job after she met and married Dan pleasure of knowing her.

6 Winter 2007 Wingfields in Action “Hello” to . . .

♥♥ Stephen Blackehart & Mercedes Thurlbeck tied the knot October 8 in a Maurice and Catherine Parry- We welcome the following new lovely backyard Wingfield of , England, members who have joined the Wingfield ceremony at attended the annual Family Society since the Summer 2006 Pasadena, Cali- Wingfield Sculls issue of this newsletter. All family mem- fornia, where they race held October 26, bers living at the same address are mem- bers. Please notify the editor if there is will make their using the two tickets kindly offered to any error or omission. ([email protected]) home. Congratu- members of the Wingfield family the past several years. Maurice reports Nancy Hayward and husband lations! Your Gordon of Traverse City MI; Sheryl this is the only possible way of watch- Wingfield cousins Hayward and Taylor Lynn and Erin of ing the race in its entirety. wish you much Traverse City MI; Louise Hayward and happiness. And There were five finalist participants husband Curtis Exelby and Neil and we hope to meet you both in James- in the race, and Maurice states that in Jessica of Manchester MI; Mark Wing- town, Virginia, in April. spite of his ignorance of rowing, it was field of Sheffield, England; Judith H. “a thoroughly enjoyable occasion!” David Toomey, son of Holly and Kruse and husband Mark, and Elissa, In the end, it was a close-run race Krista, Jonathan, and Josiah of Rich- Harold Toomey of American between three of the five oarsmen, with mond VA; Elisabeth Wingfield of Lon- Fork, Utah, received several honors a fourth straggling somewhat and the don, England; Leah Anne Coleman- this past year. He earned his first- fifth unfortunately having to give up Thomas and husband David Coleman of degree black belt early. Maurice and Catherine were Midlothian VA; Luanne Cayer of LaP- in taekwondo. watching from the umpires’ boat, and ine OR; Joe Kelly and wife Mauva, and Then he was say they had the best possible view. daughter Deirdre, of Deansgrange, Ire- nominated for the When the race was over, they at- land; Lauren Davison and husband National Honor tended a gathering at the Kirby of Provo UT; Russell Wingfield Society for aca- Scullers School for a presentation by of Arlington TX; Sue Lynn Ehmsen of demic achieve- Bert Bushnell (British sculls winner of Fort Collins CO; Tacy Vanderford of ment and for the the 1948 Olympics) to , Woodlands TX; Emily Kronemeyer of International For- winner of this 2006 Wingfield Sculls. Phoenix AZ; Dennis Wingfield of East eign Language Alan is pictured on the right with his LeRoy MI; Jonathan Hughes and wife Anna of Lithia FL; Jonathan Wingfield Award. At a Boy Scout Court of trophy. To the left are Wade Hall- of Louisville KY; Sally A. Toomey and Honor David was awarded the rank of Craggs, secretary of the sculls competi- Eagle Scout. David has also enjoyed husband Scott of Universal City TX; being a peer counselor for special needs Max Outram and wife Susan of Phoenix students in his community. It sounds AZ; James Hebert and wife Gretchen, and daughter Harriet, of Avon Lake OH; like David is a busy young man. David J. Alden and wife Rubie J. of ♦ Marvin D. Wingfield, now of Coral Springs FL; and Renee Hebert of Lynchburg, Virginia, retired in June Chicago IL. 2006 as the Anti-Discrimination Com- Again, welcome! We hope to meet mittee’s (ADC) education director. you in April at Jamestown! During his 25 years of working on peace coalitions and human rights, he Family Tree by Ken Wingfield was awarded the ADC’s “Dedicated tion (center), and then, Maurice says, Staff Service Award.” an “obviously-not-an-oarsman.” Marvin was also presented the Wil- (Thanks to Maurice Parry-Wingfield) sie W. Carr “WFS History Prize” in 1991 for his article about John Wing- — Are you ready for action? — field, York Herald (1663-1674). You’re invited to report interesting Marvin and Vicki are happily settled “actions” for mentioning here — births, in Lynchburg. He works half-time, graduations, engagements, weddings, telecommuting, continuing to work achievements, promotions, vacations, with the ADC in Washington, D.C. retirements, etc. (Until we know about Recently he was asked to write a them, we can’t mention them — right?) history of the ADC, where he is re- Please advise us either by email at ferred to as the “Institutional Mem- [email protected] or by USPS at ory.” Marvin hopes to soon get back 1194 N. 520 East, Orem, UT 84097. to his genealogical research.

Winter 2007 7 Writer Barbour Ignored Historian Brown’s View of John Smith Phillip Barbour, John Smith’s princi- What the great Alexander Brown The troubles and mis- pal biographer (1964), apparently ignor- wrote is not accessible to many, unfortu- fortunes of the dark days ed or disregarded the most convincing nately, so here is the core of it. of 1611-1612 caused and, I believe, the most accurate view of Captain John Smith did not carry the many (evidently ignorant his hero John Smith which was presented first colonists to Virginia. Smith landed of the true state of affairs) by the eminent historian Alexander there with himself recently “as a prison- to erringly place confidence in Smith’s Brown in his brilliant 1898 book, The er,” suspected of having concealed a mu- broad claims at that time. Under their Genesis of the United States. [II, p.1008] tinous situation aboard ship. He did not patronage, and with Smith totally absent Writer Barbour was very pro-Smith support the colony there by his exertions from the colony since 1609, his asserted and very anti-Wingfield, to the point of — the colonists were dependent on Eng- reasons for the colony’s failures were obsession. Barbour defined Wingfield as lish ships for supplies that arrived during published, confirming that he did not a Catholic (which he was not); a soldier his time in Virginia. At no time was the even know the real causes which pro- without any record of his military service colony more in need than when Argall duced the problems. (far from it, EMW had a fine military arrived in July 1609, during Smith’s own The generality in England knew no record); and as an aristocrat as opposed presidency, after which Smith returned better, and that fact probably gained for to Smith, the farmer boy. Barbour con- to England because of a leg injury. Smith the favor of four London mer- sidered Wingfield as “a duke, earl, mar- He never returned to Jamestown but chants – not members of the Virginia quis, viscount or baron.” But neither remained in England the next four years. Company – who sent him on a voyage Wingfield himself nor any forebear of So long as Smith was at Jamestown, with Captain Hunt to the New England his was more than a knight or a cap- the colony was rent by factions in which coast from March to August 1614. tain – and Smith was also a captain, with Smith himself was an active instrument. During that voyage, Smith was taken considerable property and a coat of arms. Instead of making Jamestown a re- prisoner by a French vessel while the Barbour sneered at Wingfield for lief station and plantation, as it was in- rest of his men escaped. having three servants (so did Smith) and tended to be, Smith was constantly After that remarkable event, Smith’s for being arrogant with the men. Bar- taking the men from their duties there to self-assertions failed to have credibility bour then states the Jamestown men were go on voyages to search the South Sea, with business men, although he seems to a difficult, work-shy bunch – so Wing- to discover mines, etc. He not only have constantly sought employment field being a martinet or “pulling rank” failed to give satisfaction to his em- abroad. For the rest of his life, to age as the colony president and “ever hold- ployers, but he gave great dissatisfaction 50, John Smith was a “paper tiger” at ing the men to working, watching, and and was never again employed by the home, dying in England in 1631, and warding” was certainly vital to getting Council of the Virginia Company. buried in London. anything done in the Jamestown col- He was in England continuously (Contributed by Jocelyn Wingfield, WFS Historian) ony’s virtual life-or-death situation. from December 1609 to March 1614.

♦ Two 1607 James- town colonists are depicted here trad- ing with welcoming Indians in this 1634 drawing by an un- named artist. ♦ Note the two over- sized ships in the background, with wind in their sails.

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