Who was the first english child born in america?

Virginia Dare was born on August 18, 1587 at Roanoke Island in colonial Virginia (present-day North Carolina). Virginia Dare was the first English-born child in the Americas. She was the daughter of Ananias Dare and Eleanor Dare and the granddaughter of Governor John White. read more

First English Child BornVirginia Dare on August 18, 1587 and was the first English child born in Roanoke, NC in the Americas. read more

Virginia Dare (born August 18, 1587, date of death unknown) was the first English child born in a New World English overseas possession, and was named after the territory of Virginia, her birthplace. Her parents were Ananias Dare and Eleanor White (also spelled Ellinor or Elyonor). read more

The first known English child to be born in Virginia was Virginia Dare, born in 1587 at the Roanoke Colony - which was in "Virginia" then, but is in North Carolina now. Within the current boundaries of the state, Virginia Laydon was the first English child known to have been born in Virginia. She was the daughter of John Laydon and Anne Burras. read more