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The second colony was intended to settle in Chesapeake Bay, but instead was deposited on Roanoke Island. The colonists requested that White return to England, with the expectation that he would come back to Roanoke with fresh supplies in 1588. [5] When White finally returned in 1590, the site of the colony was abandoned. [6]
The colony was founded in 1585, but when it was visited by a ship in 1590, the colonists had inexplicably disappeared. It has come to be known as the Lost Colony, and the fate of the 112 to 121 colonists remains unknown. Roanoke Colony was founded by the governor Ralph Lane in 1585 on Roanoke Island in present-day Dare County, North Carolina. [1]
Two other current counties in the state re-used the names of older lost counties. These newer counties (one name earlier lost to Kentucky, the other on the following list) are respectively, Madison and Rappahannock. Both the newer counties of that name are located in Virginia's Piedmont region. The extinct counties of Virginia (alphabetically) are:
Roanoke Colony also known as the Lost Colony (1585−c.1590) — on Roanoke Island in present-day North Carolina (U.S.). Queen Elizabeth I granted the charter for establishing the first permanent English settlement in North America. The European viceroyalties of New Spain (est. 1512) and New France (est. 1534) were already present on the continent.
The Roanoke Colony was the first English colony in the New World. It was founded at Roanoke Island in what was then Virginia, now part of Dare County, North Carolina . Between 1584 and 1587, there were two major groups of settlers sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh who attempted to establish a permanent settlement at Roanoke Island, and each failed.
The Colony of Virginia was a British colonial settlement in North America from 1606 to 1776. The first effort to create an English settlement in the area was chartered in 1584 and established in 1585; the resulting Roanoke Colony lasted for three attempts totaling six years. In 1590, the colony was abandoned.
The first English attempt to colonize Virginia was the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke. Unsuccessful settlements were established under two different governors, and the final fate of the colonists remains unknown. Sir Walter Raleigh, Governor of Virginia (1585–1590, absentee) Sir Ralph Lane, Governor of Roanoke (Virginia) (1585–1586)
Earlier, along the coast, the Roanoke Colony was established in 1585, re-established in 1587, and found abandoned in 1590. 17th century See also: Colonial history of the United States , British colonization of the Americas , and Timeline of Colonial America