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In 1587, John White's colony, also known as the "Lost Colony," departed for Roanoke Island. White was an English artist and early settler of the Roanoke Colony in present-day North Carolina.
John White led the second group of settlers to Roanoke in 1587. He was an English artist and governor of the Roanoke Colony.
John White led the group that settled in Roanoke in 1587. He was an English artist and cartographer who served as the governor of the Roanoke colony.
Do you mean "for"? If so, the 1587 colony has become known as the lost colony.
John White left Roanoke Island in 1587 to return to England to seek additional supplies and support for the struggling colony. He was delayed in his return due to the Anglo-Spanish War, and when he finally made it back to Roanoke in 1590, the entire colony had vanished, a mystery that remains unsolved to this day.
John White left England in 1587 to go to Roanoke Island as part of the second attempt to establish a colony there.
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John White settled in the Roanoke Island area in present-day North Carolina, where he established the Roanoke Colony in 1587. White was an English artist who became governor of the colony.
There were 12 investors, including John White who was the Governor of the colony. Some of the investors traveled to Roanoke Island, some did not. Sir Walter Ralegh had no financial interest in the 1587 colony. He had financial interests in the 1584 and 1585/6 voyages to Roanoke Island, but by 1587 he was concentrating on his Irish estates, and had no real input into the 1587 voyage.
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