When Was Virginia Founded

Jamestown, Virginia Jamestowne, WilliamsburgFounded byVirginia Company of LondonNamed forJames I

Who founded Virginia in 1607?

Jamestown, Virginia Jamestowne, WilliamsburgFounded byVirginia Company of LondonNamed forJames I

Who founded the colony of Virginia and why?

The first permanent English settlement, backed by the London Company, was founded in 1607 by John Smith and other colonists, including John Rolfe who later became the husband of Pocahontas. The main reason for establishing a colony so far from the English homeland was purely economic.