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We owe this man a fair bit. Thomas Warner on this day in 1624 founded the first English settlement in the Caribbean, Staint Kitts.

"After checking each island, Warner decided that Saint Kitts would prove to be the best-suited site for a British colony, because of its strategic central position ideal for expansion, friendly native population, fertile soil, abundant fresh water, and large salt deposits. He and his family landed on the island and made peace with the local Kalinago peoples, whose leader was Ouboutou Tegremante. Warner then left his family behind and returned to England to gather more men to officially establish a colony. He was supported by Ralph Merrifield, a merchant, who provided the capital & John Jefferson (the great-great-great grandfather of Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd President of U.S.A), who agreed to bring a second vessel with settlers and suppliers. He landed on St.Kitts on January 28, 1624 on the Hopewell and he established the colony of Saint Christopher, the first British colony in the Caribbean. They established a port town at Old Road, downhill from Tegremante's capital village."

Read it all in the Wiki HERE

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