NEWPORT, CHRISTOPHER
\njˈuːpɔːt], \njˈuːpɔːt], \n_j_ˈuː_p_ɔː_t]\
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born in England about 1565, was one of the founders of Jamestown, VA., in 1606. In 1608 he brought settlers and supplies to the colonists from England and returned with a cargo of yellow mica, thinking it was gold. He again came over in 1610 with Lord Delaware. He returned to England in 1612. He wrote "Discoveries in America."
By John Franklin Jameson
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