▁Story ▁episode ▁" B irth " ▁rel ates ▁a ▁fict ional ▁legend ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Lost ▁Col on ists ▁myster iously ▁died , ▁and ▁their ▁g hosts ▁ha unted ▁the ▁local ▁Native ▁Americans ▁until ▁a ▁trib al ▁elder ▁ban ished ▁them ▁with ▁the ▁word ▁" C ro ato an ". ▁ ▁This ▁prem ise ▁is ▁expanded ▁upon ▁in ▁the ▁sixth ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁American ▁Hor ror ▁Story : ▁Ro ano ke , ▁which ▁presents ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁fict ional ▁television ▁programs ▁document ing ▁enc oun ters ▁with ▁the ▁g host ▁colon ists . ▁ ▁The ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁und ead ▁colon ists , ▁" The ▁But cher ", ▁is ▁dep icted ▁as ▁John ▁White ' s ▁wife ▁Thomas in , ▁although ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁historical ▁evidence ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁colon ists . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁colon ists ▁at ▁Ro ano ke ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁people ▁who ▁disappeared ▁myster iously : ▁pre - 1 9 7 0 ▁ ▁Tim eline ▁of ▁the ▁colon ization ▁of ▁North ▁America ▁ ▁Fort ▁R ale igh ▁National ▁Historic ▁Site ▁ ▁Other ▁failed ▁North ▁American ▁colon ies : ▁ ▁Charles bourg - Ro yal ▁ ▁Fort ▁Caroline ▁ ▁Charles fort - S anta ▁El ena ▁Site ▁ ▁A j ac án ▁Mission ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Fort ▁R ale igh ▁National ▁Historic ▁Site ▁▁ ▁The ▁Lost ▁Col ony ▁( 1 9 2 1 ▁silent ▁film ) ▁ ▁The ▁First ▁Col ony ▁of ▁Virginia , ▁documents ▁originally ▁from