Eleanor White Dare (c.1563–c.1599) of Westminster, London, England was a member of the Roanoke Colony. While little is known about her life, more is known about her than most of the sixteen other women who left England in 1587 as part of the Roanoke expedition. It is known that she gave birth to Virginia Dare shortly after arrival, and that, with everyone else in the "Lost Colony", disappeared while her father went to get supplies back in England. Westminster is a district within the City of Westminster in London. ... London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ... A map of the Roanoke area, by John White The Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island in Dare County in present-day North Carolina was an enterprise financed and organized by Sir Walter Raleigh in the late 16th century to establish a permanent English settlement in the Virginia Colony. ... Virginia Dare (born August 18, 1587) was the first child born in the Americas to English parents, Eleanor (or Ellinor/Elyonor) and Ananias Dare. ...
In 1937 a series of rocks, dubbed the Elizabeth Dare stones, were discovered ninety-six kilometers away from the colony. It seems to be a letter to her father, telling the story of the life of the colonists after White left, ending with the supposed death of Dare in 1599. While the media swallowed the story, it was proven in 1940 that they were a hoax, created by con men William Eberhart and Isaac Turner.
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