no. the first settlers did and he was not a part of them
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Virginia Dare
Virginia
John Smith founded Jamestown,Virginia in 1607.
Well John Smith had a big part in it. He was Governor of Virginia in 1608.
Virginia
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
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'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.
White and his men found no trace of the 100 or so colonists he left behind, and there was no sign of violence. Among the missing were Ellinor Dare, White’s daughter; and Virginia Dare, White’s granddaughter and the first English child born in America. August 18 was to have been Virginia’s third birthday. The only clue to their mysterious disappearance was the word “CROATOAN” carved into the palisade that had been built around the settlement. White took the letters to mean that the colonists had moved to Croatoan Island, some 50 miles away, but a later search of the island found none of the settlers.