Final answer:
The statement regarding Virginia Dare being the first English person born in North America on Roanoke Island is true. She was born in the Roanoke Colony on August 18, 1587.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement 'The first English person born in North America was a girl, Virginia Dare, on Roanoke Island' is true. Virginia Dare was indeed the first English child born in the New World, and this event took place on Roanoke Island, which is part of present-day North Carolina.
She was born on August 18, 1587, to Eleanor and Ananias Dare, members of the Roanoke Colony which was established by Sir Walter Raleigh.