Actually, the land of the Lost Colony is Roanoke Island, North Carolina, with the two towns of Manteo and Wanchese on it, named after the helpful Indians who gave the Colony much-needed advice in their first months here. The Isle of Wight, if I am not mistaken, is in Virginia? And, you are right, there is a HUGE amount of information about the Lost Colony on the Internet. It is one of time's greatest unsolved mysteries. If you ever have the opportunity to visit the Outer Banks of North Carolina, make sure to go to Roanoke Island. There is the Fort Raleigh Historic site with the ORIGINAL fort the Colony built there restored some, a replica of the Elizabeth II with historic actors aboard to show how the colonists travelled here, along with the oldest running outdoor drama in the US, "The Lost Colony," which plays nightly from June through August. darlene cantey wrote: > I will always remember the white deer story. Thank you for sharing this with > us. I took my nephew hunting for the first time this year and he asked me > where do white deer come from, I told him about genetics. I will now tell > him this story! > I remember looking under Cyndi's lists for VA, and rootsweb and finding a > list of early VA passengers. I found my ancestors in Isle of Wight,VA. In my > research it said the land of the "Lost Colony" is now called Isle of Wight. > I think there is a great deal about it on the net. > Thanks, Darlene Cantey, Camden, SC > > >From: Liz Brummond <liz@interpath.com> > >To: NCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [NCROOTS] List of Passengers at The Lost Colony > >Date: Sat, 04 Dec 1999 10:58:30 -0500 > > > >Joy, > >Unless my memory fails me, the 2nd ship to arrive here was bringing > >supplies for > >the Colony. And Governor White left no one here due to the devastation of > >the > >fort and the disappearance of the Colony. There are hypotheses of what > >happened > >to the Lost Colony; some say they were brutally slaughtered by the Indians, > >others say they moved south to Hatterask (now Hatteras Island) and > >eventually > >merged with the Indians, with their lineage now traced to the Lumbees of > >North > >Carolina. > >Of course, there is the legend of the White Doe; Virginia Dare fell in love > >with > >an Indian prince but the shaman of the tribe wanted her. When she spurned > >him, he > >turned her into a white deer and she roams Roanoke Island to this day. > >You could probably contact the Fort Raleigh Historic Site (I think they are > >on > >the web as well); they would have a full list of colonists. > > > >EUZELIA@aol.com wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > Does anyone know the list of passengers on the first or second ships > >arriving > > > on the coast of NC? The first one with John White, whose granddaughter, > > > Virginia Dare, was the first white child born here and the second one > >after > > > that colony of people disappeared? > > > > > > Thank you, > > > Joy > > > > > > ==== NCROOTS Mailing List ==== > > > NCROOTS is an active list. If your e-mail address bounces more than > > > a few times, you will be automatically dropped as a subscriber. If > > > this happens, just resubscribe once your server is back in operation. > > > > > >==== NCROOTS Mailing List ==== > >NOTICE: Discussion on this list is restricted to NORTH CAROLINA GENEALOGY > >only. > >If you're posting a query, include specific dates, locations, etc. if you > >can. > >For comments or list administration questions, contact Elizabeth Harris, > >ncgen@mindspring.com > > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > ==== NCROOTS Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Discussion on this list is restricted to NORTH CAROLINA GENEALOGY only. > Please keep this list on topic. Forwarded net-humor is not appropriate. > For comments or list administration questions, contact Elizabeth Harris, ncgen@mindspring.com