▁to ▁Spanish ▁expl or ers ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 6 , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁recorded ▁birth ▁of ▁such ▁people ▁taking ▁place ▁in ▁Florida ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 7 ) ▁of ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁Virginia , ▁dock ed ▁at ▁Point ▁Com fort / F ort ▁Mon roe ▁in ▁the ▁fr ig ate ▁" White ▁Lion ", ▁a ▁private er ▁ship ▁owned ▁by ▁Robert ▁Rich , ▁ 2 nd ▁Earl ▁of ▁War wick , ▁but ▁flying ▁a ▁Dutch ▁flag . ▁The ▁approximately ▁ 2 0 ▁slaves , ▁from ▁the ▁present - day ▁Ang ola , ▁had ▁been ▁removed ▁by ▁its ▁crew ▁from ▁a ▁Portuguese ▁slave ▁ship , ▁the ▁" S ão ▁João ▁B aut ista ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 5 , ▁Colonel ▁Mil es ▁C ary , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Governor ' s ▁Council , ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁place ▁arm aments ▁at ▁the ▁fort ▁during ▁height ened ▁t ensions ▁resulting ▁from ▁the ▁Second ▁Ang lo - D utch ▁War . ▁C ary ▁was ▁shot ▁when ▁a ▁Dutch ▁Republic ▁fr ig ate ▁attacked . ▁He ▁died ▁of ▁those ▁w ounds ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 6 6 7 . ▁▁ 1 8 0 0 s ▁The ▁l ighth ouse ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁during ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁when ▁the ▁Jack ▁T ars ▁and ▁Royal ▁Mar ines ▁sa iled ▁into ▁the ▁Ch es ape ake . ▁After ▁their ▁fut ile ▁attempt ▁to ▁se ize ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Nor folk ,