Bartholomew Gosnold

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Bartholomew Gosnold was an English lawyer, explorer, and early colonizer who played a key role in promoting and leading voyages to New England and in founding the Jamestown settlement in Virginia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English person
colonist
explorer
human
birthYear 1571
buriedAt Jamestown, Virginia Colony NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath illness
centuryOfActivity 16th century
17th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfDeath 22 August 1607
deathYear 1607
educatedAt Middle Temple NERFINISHED
Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge
explored Cape Cod NERFINISHED
Martha's Vineyard NERFINISHED
New England coast NERFINISHED
familyName Gosnold NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork colonial administration
law
maritime exploration
fullName Bartholomew Gosnold NERFINISHED
givenName Bartholomew NERFINISHED
helpedFound Jamestown, Virginia NERFINISHED
first permanent English settlement in Virginia
influenced early English colonization strategy in North America
knownFor leading early English exploration of New England
naming Cape Cod
naming Martha's Vineyard
promoting English colonization of North America
role in founding Jamestown, Virginia
voyage to New England in 1602
memberOf Virginia Company of London NERFINISHED
nationality English
notableWork planning of the Jamestown settlement
occupation colonial leader
explorer
lawyer
navigator
participatedIn 1602 voyage to New England
1606–1607 voyage to Virginia
placeOfDeath Jamestown, Virginia Colony NERFINISHED
role councilor of the Jamestown colony
principal projector of the Virginia Company of London
vice-admiral of the 1606–1607 Jamestown expedition
shipCommanded Gosnold's 1602 expedition ship Concord NERFINISHED

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Gosnold, Massachusetts namedAfter Bartholomew Gosnold
Nashawena Island town Bartholomew Gosnold
this entity surface form: Gosnold
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Godspeed captain Bartholomew Gosnold