I'm looking at the book Early Virginia Immigrants by George Cabell Greer, Hill printing Company, 1912 on page 332 which reads in part:
Triggs, Wm., 1640, by Henry Porter and Raphaell Joyner, James City Co.
Trigg, Samuel, 1640, by Henry Porter and Raphaell Joyner, James City Co.
Trigg, Elian, wife of Saml. Trigg, 1640, by Henry Porter and Raphaell Joyner, James City Co.
Trigg, William, 1639, by Samuell Trigg and Raphael Joyner, James City Co.
Trigg, Samuell, 1635, by Thomas Harwood, ________ Co.
Trigg, Ellian, wife of Saml. Trigg, 1639, by Saml. Trigg and Raphael Joyner, James City Co.
The first link above gives whole book transcribed to permit search (transcribed by Allen Price in 2011).
The explanation at the top of Price's transcription says:
Each line contains from left to right: LAST & FIRST - Name of immigrant who came to America ARRIVAL - Year of immigrant arrival SPONSOR - Name of sponsoring person(s) paying passage of immigrant COUNTY - County in which sponsor received land for payment of passage
I notice what appear to be inconsistencies in that Samuell is listed coming in 1635 by way of Thomas Harwood (I assume this is an indentured servant) and then again in 1640 by Henry Porter and Raphaell Joyner but then William Trigg also comes in 1639 by way of Samuell Trigg and Raphael Joyner. Searching the transcribed page, I notice that Samuell Trigg works with both Michael Royner and Raphaell Royner for different individuals (including two from above):
Bassett Isabel 1639 Samuell Trigg & Michael Joyner James City
Grannt Joane 1638 Samuell Trigg & Michael Joyner James City
Rute Dorothy 1639 Samuell Trigg & Raphael Joyner James City
Sanders Richard 1639 Samuell Trigg & Raphael Joyner James City
Trigg Ellen 1639 Samuell Trigg & Michael Joyner James City
Trigg William 1639 Samuell Trigg & Michael Joyner James City
I'm guessing either there are multiple Samuels or the records are corrupted.
I note that this page documents that his wife is Ellianor and his brother is William Triggs.
Does it make sense for a person to be coming as indentured servant and then sponsoring people at about the same time?
What is the likely meaning with respect to Samuel and his wife Elian?