![]() On April 26 upon landing at Cape Henry, they set up a cross near the site of the current Cape Henry Memorial, and Chaplain Robert Hunt made the following declaration: ![]() They named the Virginia capes after the sons of their king, the southern Cape Henry, for Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, and the northern Cape Charles, for his younger brother, Charles, Duke of York. ![]() After an unusually long journey of more than four months, the 104 men and boys (one passenger of the original 105 died during the journey) arrived at their chosen settlement spot in Virginia. By the end of April, the expedition reached the southern edge of the mouth of what is now known as Chesapeake Bay. īy April 6, 1607, Godspeed, Susan Constant, and Discovery arrived at the Spanish colony of Puerto Rico, where they stopped for provisions before continuing their journey. The ships left Blackwall, now part of London, with 105 men and boys and 39 crew members. The expedition consisted of three ships, Susan Constant (the largest ship, sometimes known as Sarah Constant, Christopher Newport captain and in command of the group), Godspeed ( Bartholomew Gosnold captain), and Discovery (the smallest ship, John Ratcliffe captain). The London Company sent an expedition to establish a settlement in the Virginia Colony in December 1606. See also: European colonization of the Americas and List of Jamestown colonists
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