'''Virginia Dare''' was born on August 18, 1587 and has the distinction of being the the first child born to English settlers in the [[New World]]. She was born to Ananias Dare and his wife, Elinor (Eleanor) White. She was born in the [[Roanoke|Roanoke Colony]], also known as the [[Lost colony|Lost Colony]]. Her fate is unknown, as the colony was found to be abandoned.
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'''Virginia Dare''' was born on August 18, 1587 and has the distinction of being the the first child born to English settlers in the [[New World]]. She was born to Ananias Dare and his wife, Elinor (Eleanor) White, daughter of of John White, the colony’s governor. The settlement was [[Roanoke|Roanoke Colony]], also known as the [[Lost colony|Lost Colony]]. Her fate is unknown, as the colony was found to be abandoned and one-hundred settlers gone missing.
Dare County, [[North Carolina]] is named after her.
Dare County, [[North Carolina]] is named after her.
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[[category:Colonial America]]
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.outerbanks.com/roanokeisland/history/VirginiaDare/ History of Roanoke]