Record #:

38983

Author(s):

Abstract:

Ralph Lane, a native of England, and professional soldier, was invited by Sir Walter Raleigh to command an expedition to America in 1585. Lane served as governor of the first colony attempted by the English in America. He reacted violently with the local Indians, killing their Chief. Lane left the colony and returned to England, where he performed a series of menial military appointments. He took a post in Ireland, where he was knighted by the Lord Deputy of Ireland in 1593. He was badly wounded in an Irish Rebellion in 1594.

Source:

Carolina Trees & Branches (NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 26 Issue No. 2, April 2017, p52-53 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Lane, Ralph (d. 1603) Governor of First Colony in NC

Record #:

41241

Author(s):

Klingelhofer, Eric

Abstract:

The First Colony Foundation’s efforts have yielded the recognition of its lesser known figures. Stafford’s contributions to European exploration included helping to lead the 1585 expedition and establish the Roanoke colony. Related to his identity is the author’s examination of several Stafford families possibly including him. Speculations of Stafford’s importance in permanent European settlements, had his life not been cut short, include involvement in Jamestown.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 96 Issue 3, July 2019 , p283-298 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

First Colony Foundation--Sir Walter Raleigh; Raleigh, Sir Walter, 1552-1618; Roanoke Colony; Stafford, Edward--Roanoke Colony; White, John,1540-1593; Lane, Ralph (d. 1603) Governor of First Colony in NC; Harriot, Thomas, 1560-1621; TIGER (flagship); Kendrick Mounts--see also Cape Kendrick; Stafford, Edward, 1563-ca. 1604; DeBry, Theodore--see also Theodor de Bry; Drake, Francis, Sir; Roanoke Island--History