in addition to the landing site itself, a nearby settlement called henry town near the mouth of the lynnhaven river was first described by name in a 1613 letter by the virginia's lieutenant governor, samuel argall, who wrote of sending a fishing ship "to henries towne for the reliefe of such men as were there." other extant documents mention several forts at the mouth of the chesapeake bay as early as 1610, possibly including henry town. these records indicate that settlement at henry town was contemporary with the settlement at jamestown. however, most of the archaeological finds at the henry town site date from the middle rather than the early 17th century. some discoveries suggest that the site is connected to adam thoroughgood's nearby tobacco plantation, which dates to about 1635.