Robert Hunt

Robert Hunt, a presbyter appointed by the Church of England, served as minister to the colony at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607, the colony that established the English Church and English civilization there. Remembered by members of the colony as honest, religious, and courageous, he chose the service of God on the voyage over ease at home, endured every privation without complaint, helped heal factions, and brought comfort in the colony’s greatest extremities. After his memorable death, the colonists received the Holy Communion together as a pledge of reconciliation, and they honored him for his exceeding goodness. He was credited with planting the first Protestant church in America and laying down his life in the foundation of Virginia.

Virginia · United States