Sir Walter Ralegh appointed John White to set an expedition to claim for a New World near the Chesapeake Bay. White sailed from England to Virginia with 118 men, women, and children. The voyage also included of Whites daughter Eleanor and her husband, Ananias. The passengers were aware of the risk to Roanoke, but it was over weighted since Ralegh promised them each 50 acres of land. Throughout the journey, two men Darby Glavin and Dennis Carroll, who were both Irish were lost before reaching Roanoke. Once arriving at Roanoke, the settlers were faced with hostile Indians. However, the English men had Mateo, a Croatoan Indian, the chief who assisted the English. The first couple of months were peaceful for the settlers until they had a shortage of supplies. …show more content…
White hesitated since his daughter Eleanor had just given birth to the first born settler, Virginia. However, after conversating they all saw fit to send White since he could be the one to convince Ralegh. White was set to leave and said his heartfelt goodbyes and promised to be back as soon as possible. Before leaving White informed the settlers to carve the name of the place they planned on moving in a tree in case of an emergency. Also, to add a cross, over the letters to indicate that they were attacked and were forced to depart. Whites returned took roughly three years due to the Spanish Armada war occurring at the time. Upon returning to Roanoke White found no one except for a tree which had the word CROATAN carved in and another with CRO. The mystery of Roanoke is still a mystery since no one can explain what happened to the vanished settlers. After it had become evident to the settlers that White was not going to return, I believe the settlers assimilated with the