Virginia Dare: the first English child born in the Americas. She was given the name Virginia because she was the first Christian born in Virginia.
~Enyclopedia Britanica
Links:
NCPedia: Virginia Dare https://www.ncpedia.org/culture/legends/virginia-dare Britannica: Virginia Dare www.britannica.com/biography/Virginia-Dare Lost Roanoke Island http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-08-18/features/8703030008_1_lost-colony-roanoke-island-dare |