John White was the leader of the failed Roanoke colony in the late 16th century. He was the governor of the colony and left to England to gather supplies, but was delayed due to the Anglo-Spanish War. When he returned, the colonists had disappeared, leading to the mystery of the "Lost Colony."
The third of three voyages known as the Roanoke Voyages. The colonists left England in 1587 and arrived on Roanoke Island, in what is now North Carolina, in July of that year. In August their governor, John White, returned to England to secure more supplies. His departure marks the last verifiable information about the colony. He returned in 1590 and found no trace of his colony.
The Lost Colony came from England?
The name refers to the colony of men, women and boys who traveled to Roanoke Island (in what is now North Carolina) in 1587. Their governor, John White, returned to England in August of 1587 to secure more supplies for the struggling colony. When he returned to Roanoke Island in 1590 there was no trace of the colonists. They had abandoned the settlement and were never heard of or from again. Thus they became known as "the lost colony." This is a brief and true report, with the emphasis on 'brief'.
Governor John White
Étienne Périer was the fifth governor of the Louisiana colony. He became governor in 1727. Périer remained governor for two years after Louisiana was returned to the king but became frustrated with deteiorating relations with the Chickasaws and lost interest in the colony. He resigned, and Jean-Baptiste le Moyne de Bienville was chosen governor of the colony
The colonial governor of Roanoke was John White, who led the second expedition to the island in 1587. He was responsible for establishing the Roanoke Colony, which became known as the "Lost Colony" after he returned to England for supplies and found the settlement abandoned upon his return in 1590. White's leadership and subsequent search for the colonists became significant elements of the colony's mysterious history.
The settlement of Roanoke Island became known as the "Lost Colony" because when the governor, John White, returned after leaving for supplies, he found the colony abandoned with no trace of the settlers. This mystery remains unsolved to this day.
Sir Walter Raleigh was the govenor of the lost colony of Roanoke.
The exact fate of the lost colony of Roanoke remains a mystery. In 1587, a group of English settlers established a colony on Roanoke Island, but when supplies ran low, their leader John White returned to England for help. When he finally returned in 1590, the colonists had vanished, leaving behind only the word "Croatoan" carved into a tree. The disappearance of the Roanoke colonists remains unsolved.
Roanoke. The peopple were all there when the founder left to get supplies from England and when he returned after being detained a few years, they were all gone.
They were last seen by Governor John White in August of 1587. As far as we know they haven't been seen by any Englishman (except the people within their own ranks) since. So, theoretically they are still lost. Consider, however, that they knew where they were so, theoretically, they were not lost. We just don't know what happened to them.