[FLT-bird]

Those Johnny Come Latelys up in New England were not the first English settlers to North America and in fact, most of the Founding Fathers came from Virginia. They were in fact descendants of Jamestown. The key founding ships from England to North America were the

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[rxsid]

"Those Johnny Come Latelys up in New England were not the first English settlers to North America and in fact, most of the Founding Fathers came from Virginia. They were in fact descendants of Jamestown"

If by "founding fathers" you mean, 100% under patent (i.e. permission) from the English monarchy, then yes.

If you mean, the first group NOT to be 100% under patent from England, and who created their own, first in the land patent (now known as the Mayflower Compact), then no, the settlers of Virginia were not the founding fathers.

Of course, most would argue that our true founding fathers weren't even born for nearly 100 years more.