Christopher Newport

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Christopher Newport was an English seaman and privateer best known for commanding the 1607 voyage that founded the Jamestown colony in Virginia.

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Christopher Newport canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English seaman ⓘ
person ⓘ
privateer ⓘ
activity exploration of the James River ⓘ
privateering in the Caribbean ⓘ
transatlantic voyages ⓘ
associatedWith James River ⓘ
Jamestown, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Jamestown

Virginia Colony ⓘ
birthPlace Kingdom of England ⓘ
Limehouse ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
birthYear 1561 ⓘ
citizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
commanded Discovery ⓘ
Godspeed ⓘ
Susan Constant ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship England ⓘ
deathPlace Bantam ⓘ
Dutch East Indies ⓘ
Java ⓘ
deathYear 1617 ⓘ
employer Virginia Company of London ⓘ
era Elizabethan era ⓘ
Jacobean era ⓘ
linked to: Stuart period
event 1607 voyage to Virginia ⓘ
genre maritime exploration ⓘ
hasMemorial statue at Christopher Newport University ⓘ
statue at Jamestown ⓘ
hasPart right arm lost in battle ⓘ
honor namesake of Christopher Newport University ⓘ
knownFor commanding the 1607 voyage that founded Jamestown ⓘ
role in founding the Jamestown colony in Virginia ⓘ
service with the Virginia Company of London ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
militaryBranch English navy ⓘ
militaryRank captain ⓘ
namedAfter Christopher Newport University ⓘ
notableEvent lost his right arm in combat against Spanish forces ⓘ
notableWork leadership of the first permanent English settlement in North America ⓘ
occupation naval officer ⓘ
privateer ⓘ
seaman ⓘ
participatedIn Anglo-Spanish War ⓘ
establishment of Jamestown ⓘ
religion Protestantism ⓘ
spouse Katherine Proctor ⓘ

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Newport, Kentucky → namedAfter → Christopher Newport ⓘ
subject linked to: Newport, Kentucky, USA
Sea Venture → commandedBy → Christopher Newport ⓘ
Sea Venture → captain → Christopher Newport ⓘ
Sea Venture → associatedPerson → Christopher Newport ⓘ
Godspeed → associatedWithPerson → Christopher Newport ⓘ
Susan Constant → commandedBy → Christopher Newport ⓘ
Susan Constant → captain → Christopher Newport ⓘ
Susan Constant → relatedTo → Christopher Newport ⓘ
Susan Constant → captain → Christopher Newport ⓘ
subject linked to: Jamestown Colony ships
Discovery (ship) → commandedBy → Christopher Newport ⓘ