From _A Hornbook of Virginia History_: "NEWPORT NEWS (Warwick and Elizabeth City Counties): It was for Sir William Newce or for Captain Christopher Newport, or for both, that the town was named. ..." From _Virginia The New Dominion_ by Virginius Dabney: May 10, 1610 Newport and Gates arrived with 16 days supplies at Jamestown from Bermuda after having been shipwrecked in a hurricane the summer before. All the colonists left June 7 in 4 boats to return to England and met Brewster off Mulberry Island. He carried word that Lord De la Warr was arriving soon with reinforcements. "Anchored off Fort Algernon, his lordship had received the 'heavie newes' that the settlers were giving up the colony and had sent Brewster to prevent it. De la Warr's orders to return to Jamestown were obeyed." pp. 19-20 Now having proven that my "received knowledge" through oral history is in error, I will once again retire to my lurker's corner in chagrin. ;-) Joan Logan Brooks a Southside Virginian through 11 proven generations To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html