Chapter One dare to be born Who was Virginia Dare What is the white doe story What are the Dare Stones Virginia Dare was born on August 18 1587 She was born in America She was the first English baby born in America People say she was the first Christian born in America Dare’s parents were Ananias and Eleanor They traveled from England They landed on Roanoke Island This area was part of the Virginia Colony Colony means an area controlled by another country Virginia was named after the Virgin Queen The Virgin 4
Queen was Queen Elizabeth She ruled England Dare disappeared There are many stories about Dare Some people think she was killed Some think she married a Native American chief The American colonies were a dangerous place for children 5
Consider the EviDeNCE La Virginea Pars map is a special map It’s a map of Roanoke Island Governor John White made it He did this in 1585 Historians saw two patches The patches are made of the same paper as the map They covered something up Historians studied the patches They put it against a special light They found hidden markings They found a tiny star It has four points It has a blue outline It’s red This might be where the colonists went Some experts think it represents a fort Others think it’s a secret location They think White covered it up White wanted to avoid spies 6
Some people think she turned into a white doe A doe is a female deer Dare was beautiful A man wanted to marry her So did a sorcerer A sorcerer is a male witch Dare rejected him The sorcerer got mad He turned Dare into a white doe The man wanted to save her He made a magical arrow This would make Dare human again He found the white doe He shot The white doe turned into Dare But another man shot an arrow too He killed Dare Today people report seeing a white doe on Roanoke Island They think it’s Dare’s ghost The white doe roams Roanoke Island 7
