Virginia Dare
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Virginia Dare (born August 18, 1587; date of death unknown) was the first English child born in an American English colony.[2]
Virginia Dare | |
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Born | Virginia Dare August 18, 1587 |
Disappeared | before August 18, 1590 |
Known for | first English child born in the New World |
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What became of Virginia and the other colonists remains a mystery. The fact of her birth is known because John White, Virginia's grandfather and the governor of the colony, returned to England in 1587 to seek fresh supplies. When White eventually returned three years later, the colonists were gone.
During the past four hundred years, Virginia Dare has become a prominent figure in American myth and folklore, symbolizing different things to different groups of people. She has been featured as a main character in books, poems, songs, comic books, television programs, and films. Her name has been used to sell different types of goods, from vanilla products to soft drinks, as well as wine and spirits. Many places in North Carolina and elsewhere in the Southern United States have been named in her honor.