Nearly half of the Mayflower passengers died the first year and an even larger percentage of settlers at Jamestown died the first year (66%) and that's just the first year -- deaths were in high percentages for several years in the very early settlements, and there was a high death rate of passengers before they even got here, dying at sea. Of course 100% of the Roanoke settlers died or vanished (other than the few who went with Gov. White to reprovision). It was a very dangerous new world for a long time.   Kathi Jones-Hudson, National Manager Tombstone Transcription Project http://www.usgwtombstones.org/ >________________________________ > From: Sandra Ferguson <ferg@ntelos.net> >To: PaOldCh <pa-old-chester-l@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 12:07 PM >Subject: [PaOldC] Indenture > >  While indenture seemed to be a symbiotic relationship for both owner and servant, we need to remember that 40% of indentures died before completing their term. Times were hard for all but I can't help but think this was a higher number of deaths than in the general population. > >Sent from Sandra's iPod ???? > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PA-OLD-CHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >