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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 had gone missing.
'''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 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 84 men, 17 women, and 11 children had gone missing.<ref>http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/native_voices/nav2.html</ref>
Dare County, [[North Carolina]] is named after her.
Dare County, [[North Carolina]] is named after her.
==External Links==
==External Links==
* [http://www.outerbanks.com/roanokeisland/history/VirginiaDare/ History of Roanoke]
* [http://www.outerbanks.com/roanokeisland/history/VirginiaDare/ History of Roanoke]
==References==
<References/>
[[Category:Colonial America]]
[[Category:Colonial America]]
[[Category:North Carolina]]
[[Category:North Carolina]]