Best summary of In 1587 Sir Walter Raleigh dispatched a further
expedition of three ships and 150 colonists, led by
John White, to Roanoke. This time the expedition
included women and children, including White's
pregnant daughter, Elenora. Shortly after they
reached Roanoke, Elenora delivered a child whom
they named Virginia. Virginia was the first English
person born in America. But the English soon ran
into more trouble with the Native Americans. A
colonist named George Howe was killed by natives
while searching for crabs alone on the beach. The
_L colonists were scared. They persuaded White to
sail back to England to ask Sir Walter Raleigh for
help. White left behind 114 colonists, including his
daughter Elenora and granddaughter Virginia.