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.
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