On August 18, 1587 the first English baby was born in America.
In 1587, 150 colonists set sail for what is today North Carolina and established a settlement on Roanoke Island. Two of the passengers were friendly Indians named Manteo and Wanchese who had been brought to England earlier. They were led by John White and included his daughter Eleanor and her husband Ananias Dare. They landed on July 22. On August 18, Eleanor gave birth to Virginia. The infant was the first English child born in the New World. Nine days later, White was talked into returning to England for supplies. Due to complications, including the Spanish Armada, he was not able to return for three years. He arrived on what would have been the third birthday of his granddaughter. When he got back, he found the settlement abandoned. The words “Cro” and “Croatoan” were carved on a tree and on the palisade, but no there were no other clues. The mystery has never been solved, but since there was a nearby Indian tribe named the Croatoans, it is most likely that for some reason the colonists went to live with them. Later, a legend developed about Virginia. She became known as Winona-Ska to the Indians. She grew up beautiful and well-loved. When she reached maturity, she was wooed by the handsome Okisko. Unfortunately, an evil witch doctor named Chico wanted her for himself. When he realized he could not have her, he turned her into a white doe. Okisko went to another witch doctor and got a pearl arrow that had been dipped in a magical pond. It would turn Winona-Ska back into a human if she was hit by it. But meanwhile, Wanchese (the son of Wanchese) wanted the fame and glory that would come to whoever killed the white doe. He would use a silver arrow given to his father by Queen Elizabeth. Okisko managed to shoot the doe and turned it back into a human, but at the same time, Wanchese put his arrow in it, too. Winona-Ska died in Okisko’s arms. In desperation, he ran to the pond and threw the arrows in. When he returned, a beautiful white doe looked in his eyes and ran into the woods. Believe it or not.
https://www.ncpedia.org/culture/legends/virginia-dare
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Dare
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