Governor John White had initially come to the area of the Roanoke Colony with his daughter Eleanor White Dare, who was expecting a baby. Several weeks after they landed in Roanoke, Eleanor gave ...

Though the 1587 journey went well, a small group led by Roanoke Colony Governor John White returned to England to gather supplies — and found the colony abandoned when they returned in 1590.

Governor John White watched with elation as a column of smoke rose into the summer dusk. The plume from Roanoke Island “put us in good hope that some of the colony were there expecting my return ...

In 1587, a group of English colonists arrived at Roanoke Island ... the intended site for the 'Cittie of Raleigh,' the colony that John White was sent to Virginia to found," Sloan told Popular ...

Among them was Eleanor White Dare, the daughter of Governor John White, who ... The search for answers about the fate of the lost Roanoke colony continues. Researchers plan to continue ...

In 1587, under the leadership of John White, more than 115 English settlers—including men, women and children—established a colony on Roanoke Island. This endeavor was England's second attempt ...

English colonists arriving on Roanoke Island ... Soon after members of the colony begin to die in horrible ways. Leader Before returning to England for provisions, John White puts his son-in ...