Families in the New World

It seems that the permanance of a settlement in the New World relied on the number of families compared to the number of single males. This makes sense, as in New England, a larger amount of families led to more established towns run by local governments. In Virginia, however, a large part of the population consisted of slaves and the plantation owners, many of whom didn't plan on remaining in Virginia, but rather hoped to return to England with their prophets. This population, however, soon became more of a balanced ratio of sexes, as Virginia became more established.