8. The Jamestown Brides Did Not Have to Marry
Even after immigrating to the new world, the women did not have to marry. Contrary to what many people have been led to believe through popular culture about the Jamestown Brides, they were never forced to marry. The women never signed any contract stating they had to marry once they landed in the colony of Virginia. There were also no forms of communication and no types of agreement between the women who immigrated and any colonial male. If the women chose not to marry, this did not mean there were alone in a new environment, either.
The women would usually establish themselves in a family before they would even decide whether or not they wanted to marry. Once the women stepped foot on American soil, they were brought to a family who would make them feel welcome and part of the family. This step in the process would give women a sense of security and privacy.
Furthermore, it would create an environment so the women would not feel so lonely, which would then make them think that they had to marry. This notion also meant that the women would have started their new life before spending time with a single man.