The following is to be found on Rootsweb's WorldConnect Project - Carden
Family. It was drawn to my attention by Jane Tago, and since it is
completely new to me, perhaps it will be new to other listers. I hope to
study this information and add it to a document I wrote many years ago
summarising the information I possess about Carden immigrants to USA. I
would very much like to receive contributions on this subject.
Arthur Carden of Horsham, England
From Branch Jackson Carden, Jr.:
"Into this area, in the
year 1642, moved ROBERT CARDEN recently a migrant
colonist from the British Isles. The land grant office in Richmond now
contains the records of these early immigrants who came to the eastern shore
of Virginia from 1623 to 1666. The original lists have been indexed in
recent years. During the 43-year period approximately 25,000 colonists
entered the Virginia Colony. Many came with land grants obtained before
embarking from England. Others came as headrights for other individuals who
already possessed land grants or for companies organized by British firms
for the purpose of establishing grants. ROBERT CARDEN is listed as a
headright for Abraham Turner and Co. Whether or not he was also an
indentured servant is not known, but he did, eventually, acquire land of his
own."
A number of other Cardens came to the Virginia Colony from England in the
1600s, among these are:
-1635, March 28 - Joseph Curden arrived on the "Speedwell", listed as age
22;
-1642 - Another Robert Cardin arrived, this time from Hillington Parish,
Middlesex;
-1642 - John Carden arrived;
-1650, October 18 - Grigory Cordon arrived transported by Lewis Burwell;
-1663, June 3 - Edwin Cordon arrived transported by John Hughlett;
-1672, March 23 - Roger Carden arrived transported by Edward Revell;
-1672 - Robert Cardin arrived transported by Thomas Gouldman;
-1674, April 8 - James Carder arrived transported by Richard Whitehead.