▁was ▁renamed ▁Old ▁Point ▁Com fort ▁to ▁differenti ate ▁it ▁from ▁New ▁Point ▁Com fort ▁ 2 1 ▁miles ▁( 3 4   km ) ▁up ▁the ▁Ch es ape ake ▁Bay . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 1 6 0 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 7 0 0 s ▁For ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 0 0 ▁years , ▁Point ▁Com fort ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁mar itime ▁navig ational ▁land mark ▁and ▁military ▁strong hold . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁old ▁records ▁and ▁legend , ▁the ▁name ▁derived ▁from ▁an ▁incident ▁when ▁the ▁Jam est own ▁sett lers ▁first ▁arrived . ▁Captain ▁Christopher ▁New port ' s ▁flags hip , ▁Susan ▁Constant , ▁anch ored ▁nearby ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁April ▁ 1 6 0 7 . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁crew ▁" row ed ▁to ▁a ▁point ▁where ▁they ▁found ▁a ▁channel ▁which ▁put ▁them ▁in ▁good ▁comfort . ▁They ▁named ▁the ▁adjacent ▁land ▁Cape ▁Com fort . ▁ ▁Point ▁Com fort ▁formed ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁boundary ▁of ▁colonial ▁Virginia . ▁The ▁Second ▁Char ter ▁of ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Company , ▁granted ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 9 , ▁gave ▁the ▁company : ▁all ▁those ▁Land s , ▁Count ries , ▁and ▁Territ ories , ▁situ ate , ▁lying , ▁and ▁being ▁in ▁that ▁Part ▁of ▁America , ▁called ▁Virginia , ▁from ▁the ▁po inte ▁of ▁l ande ▁called ▁Cape ▁or ▁Po inte ▁Com fort ▁all ▁al on ge ▁the ▁se ac ost e ▁to ▁the ▁north ward ▁two ▁hundred ▁miles ▁and