Captain John Smith

Captain John Smith (c. January 1580 – June 21, 1631) Admiral of New England, is an English soldier, explorer, and author.

He is remembered for his role in establishing the first permanent English settlement in North America at Jamestown, Virginia, and his brief association with the Virginia Indian girl Pocahontas during an altercation with the Powhatan Confederacy and her father, Chief Powhatan.

He is a leader of the Virginia Colony (based at Jamestown) between September 1608 and August 1609, and leads an exploration along the rivers of Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay.

His books and maps may be as important as his deeds, as they encourage more Englishmen and women to follow the trail he has blazed and to colonize the New World.

He gives the name New England to that region, and encourages people with the comment, "Here every man may be master and owner of his owne labour and land...If he have nothing but his hands, he may...by industrie quickly grow rich."

His message will attract millions of people in the next four centuries.

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