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Christopher Newport II (bef. 1561 - aft.Why was jamestown founded
1617)
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Born before in Harwich, Essex, England
Son of Christopher Newport I and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Father of John Newport and Christopher Newport III
Died after after age 55in Banten Roads, East Indies
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Biography
Summary
Christopher Newport II is Notable.
Many authors have written about Christopher Newport.
A great summary of his biography can be found on Wikipedia Christopher Newport.[1] See also the below, extensive bibliography section.
- 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.
Born the son of a shipmaster on the east coast of England, he worked in the commercial shipping trade and, beginning in 1585, as a privateer, or sanctioned pirate, i