no. the first settlers did and he was not a part of them
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Virginia Dare
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John Smith founded Jamestown,Virginia in 1607.
Well John Smith had a big part in it. He was Governor of Virginia in 1608.
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John White
John White found the colony of Roanoke deserted and the only sign left was the word "CROATOAN" carved on a tree. The item that was missing was the entire population of the colony, including his granddaughter, Virginia Dare.
John White
John White's granddaughter was named Virginia Dare. She was the first English child born in the Americas, specifically on Roanoke Island in what is now North Carolina. Virginia Dare was born to Ananias Dare and Eleanor White Dare in 1587 during the Roanoke Colony expedition.
No - she was the GRANDdaughter of John White. Virginia Dare was born on August 18 1587 to Ellinor and Ananias Dare. Virginia was the first child born in America of English parents. She was the granddaughter of John White, a leader of the colony which had settled one month earlier on Roanoke Island. White sailed for England nine days later, and when he returned to the island in 1590 there was no trace of the inhabitants.
john white discovered a lot of gold and treasures and found out that the lost colonists disapeared