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| Her parents, Eleanor (Ellinor, Elyonor) and ], had been among the approximately 120 settlers who left ] on ], ], on an expedition sponsored by Sir ]. Raleigh had intended that the settlement should be established in the ] area, but the captain of their ship, the ''Lion'', had his passengers land instead on ], the site of an unsuccessful earlier colonization venture. | Her parents, Eleanor (Ellinor, Elyonor) and ], had been among the approximately 120 settlers who left ] on ], ], on an expedition sponsored by Sir ]. Raleigh had intended that the settlement should be established in the ] area, but the captain of their ship, the ''Lion'', had his passengers land instead on ], the site of an unsuccessful earlier colonization venture. | ||
| Aside from the circumstances of her birth, Virginia Dare's life remains a mystery. Nine days after her birth, on ], ], her grandfather, Governor ], left the colony for England, acting as Roanoke's agent in obtaining further aid and assistance for the colony. He arrived in England that November as the nation was about to go to war with ]. It was not until August ] that White reached Roanoke with a relief expedition. It found no trace of the settlers—only the word "croatoan" carved on a post. The infant Virginia Dare had vanished along with all the other Roanoke colonists. It is believed that what survivors of the "Lost Colony" there may have been were absorbed into the ] tribe. |
Aside from the circumstances of her birth, Virginia Dare's life remains a mystery. Nine days after her birth, on ], ], her grandfather, Governor ], left the colony for England, acting as Roanoke's agent in obtaining further aid and assistance for the colony. He arrived in England that November as the nation was about to go to war with ]. It was not until August ] that White reached Roanoke with a relief expedition. It found no trace of the settlers—only the word "croatoan" carved on a post. The infant Virginia Dare had vanished along with all the other Roanoke colonists. It is believed that what survivors of the "Lost Colony" there may have been were absorbed into the ] tribe. Others believe that the colonists moved to an island. | ||
| ] and the immigration reform ] Project of the ] are named after Virginia Dare. | ] and the immigration reform ] Project of the ] are named after Virginia Dare. | ||
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Virginia Dare (18 August 1587 - ?) is a colonial figure born on Roanoke Island in the Colony of Roanoke, now in North Carolina. As the first child to be born in America of English parents, she once figured larger in a purely Anglocentric view of American history than she does today.
Her parents, Eleanor (Ellinor, Elyonor) and Ananias Dare, had been among the approximately 120 settlers who left England on 8 May, 1587, on an expedition sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh. Raleigh had intended that the settlement should be established in the Chesapeake Bay area, but the captain of their ship, the Lion, had his passengers land instead on Roanoke Island, the site of an unsuccessful earlier colonization venture.
Aside from the circumstances of her birth, Virginia Dare's life remains a mystery. Nine days after her birth, on 27 August, 1587, her grandfather, Governor John White, left the colony for England, acting as Roanoke's agent in obtaining further aid and assistance for the colony. He arrived in England that November as the nation was about to go to war with Spain. It was not until August 1590 that White reached Roanoke with a relief expedition. It found no trace of the settlers—only the word "croatoan" carved on a post. The infant Virginia Dare had vanished along with all the other Roanoke colonists. It is believed that what survivors of the "Lost Colony" there may have been were absorbed into the Croatan tribe. Others believe that the colonists moved to an island.
Dare County, North Carolina and the immigration reform VDARE Project of the Center for American Unity are named after Virginia Dare.
A fictionalized version of her appears in the Neil Gaiman Marvel comic 1602. A woman named Virginia Dare appears in Gregory Keyes' fantasy novel The Briar King. Keyes uses several hints and word clues to indicate this character is meant to be the historical figure.
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