The English first arrived in Secotan land in the summer of 1584.  Two ships had been sent by Sir Walter Raleigh--one captained by Amadas and the other by a man named Barlowe.  Simon Fernandez was a Portuguese pilot that accompanied them.  They traveled...

    Two days after the English arrived, the Secotan people inhabiting the area allowed themselves to be noticed for the first time.  They were on the beach...almost as if they had no fear in their strange visitors.  Barlowe accompanied by several other men rowed ashore...

    Later on, because the English could now mostly understand the Secota language, they would find out that there were two other nations north that were both related to the Secotan-the Chowanoc and the Weapemeoc.  They all had very close friendships.  The leader...

    The English really only had one thing in mind and that was to find Roanoke--the island of white shell beads.  Granganimeo was a man that lived there.  They were informed by him of its location.      Soon they visited the little...