Kecoughtan in Virginia was originally named Kikotan (also spelled Kecoughtan and Kikowtan), presumably a word for the native americans living there when the English colonists arrived in the Hampton Roads area in 1607. They were friendly to the English, but Sir Thomas Gates either worried about safety (including potential attack by the Spaniards and the Dutch) or coveted their corn fields after the "starving time" of the 1609-10 winter. The English seized their land while the men were out hunting, and for some reason the natives never attacked the settlement in response. State nickname: Old Dominion Other U.S. States Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Governor Mark R. Warner Official languages English Area 110,862 km² (35th)  - Land 102,642 km²  - Water 8,220 km² (7. ... Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ... Events January 20 - Tidal wave swept along the Bristol Channel, killing 2000 people. ...

While Kecoughtan was never an incorporated town, the area was continuously occupied after 1610, it became part of Elizabeth River Shire in 1634, and Elizabeth City County in 1637. It later became part of the incorporated Town of Hampton, which later became an independent city. Elizabeth City County and the neighboring historic incorporated town of Phoebus agreed to a consolidation with Hampton in 1952, forming the current City of Hampton. Elizabeth City Shire was one of eight shires created in colonial Virginia in 1634. ... Events Moses Amyrauts Traite de la predestination is published Curaçao captured by the Dutch Treaty of Polianovska First meeting of the Académie française The witchcraft affair at Loudun Jean Nicolet lands at Green Bay, Wisconsin Opening of Covent Garden Market in London English establish a settlement... Elizabeth City County was located at the eastern tip of the Virginia Peninsula. ... Events February 3 - Tulipmania collapses in Netherlands by government order February 15 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor December 17 - Shimabara Rebellion erupts in Japan Pierre de Fermat makes a marginal claim to have proof of what would become known as Fermats last theorem. ... An independent city is a city in the United States of America that does not belong to any county, but rather interacts directly with the state government. ... Phoebus was a town located in Elizabeth City County on the Virginia Peninsula in eastern Virginia. ... Hampton is an independent city located in Virginia. ...

Through the Kecoughtan settlement, Hampton is the home of the oldest continually occupied English settlement in North America. World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and in population after Eurasia and Africa. ...