Question

The first English child born in the American colonies was

Answer 1

Virginia Dare

Step-by-step explanation:

Virginia Dare became the 1st English child born in the new world. The colonist begged governor white to return to England for supplies. He was very reluctant to leave the colony but finally agreed on August 27th 9 days after his granddaughter's birth he set sail.

Answer 2

Virginia Dare

Step-by-step explanation:

British, Dutch and Swedish colonies. Virginia Dare, born in 1587 at the Roanoke Colony, was the first child born in North America to English parents, and her memory was celebrated in the British colonies. Peregrine White, born aboard the Mayflower at Provincetown Harbor in 1620, was the first Pilgrim birth