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Christopher Newport (1561–1617) was an English seaman and privateer. He is best known as the captain of the Susan Constant, the largest of three ships which carried settlers for the Virginia Company in 1607 on the way to found the settlement at Jamestown in the Virginia Colony, which became the first permanent English settlement in North America.
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May 3, 2024 · Christopher Newport (baptized Dec. 29, 1561, Harwich, Eng.—died August 1617, Bantam, Java, Dutch East Indies [now Indonesia]) was a British sea captain who was one of the founders of the Jamestown Colony. Newport went to sea at a young age, and he quickly rose to the rank of a master mariner.
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Jan 12, 2021 · Christopher Newport was an English privateer, ship captain, and adventurer who helped to establish the first permanent English colony in North America at Jamestown in 1607.
Learn about the life and voyages of Christopher Newport, the English privateer and mariner who led the expedition to Virginia in 1606 and established the Jamestown Colony. Discover how he fought Spanish treasure ships, negotiated with Powhatan, and survived a shipwreck in Bermuda.
Christopher Newport was a British sea captain. He was one of the founders of the Jamestown Colony, the first permanent English settlement in North America. Between 1606 and 1611, Newport led five voyages between Jamestown and England. Christopher Newport was baptized on December 29, 1561, in Harwich, Essex, England.
Jun 12, 2023 · Born about 1560, Christopher Newport rose to an extremely distinguished position, being one of six masters of the royal navy. Entering sea service at an early age, he quickly became a capable mariner. Sailing for South America in 1581, he left ship in Brazil for unknown reasons eventually returning to England.
