Bartholomew Gosnold

Bartholomew Gosnold
Coat of Arms of Bartholomew Gosnold
Born1571
Grundisburgh, Suffolk, England
Died22 August 1607(1607-08-22) (aged 35–36)
Jamestown, Virginia, United States
NationalityEnglish
Occupation(s)Lawyer, explorer and privateer
Known forFounder of the Virginia Company of London
SpouseMary Goldinge
Children7
Parent(s)Anthony Gosnold and Dorothy Bacon
RelativesRichard Pepys (son-in-law)

Bartholomew Gosnold (1571 – 22 August 1607) was an English barrister, explorer and privateer who was instrumental in founding the Virginia Company in London and Jamestown in colonial America. He led the first recorded European expedition to Cape Cod. He is considered by Preservation Virginia (formerly known as the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities) to be the "prime mover of the colonization of Virginia".


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