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After enduring a lengthy voyage of over four months from England to the New World, Smith’s first exploration of the Chesapeake Bay began in April 1607 as he and the surviving English colonist’s began their search for a proper settlement. The expedition scouted the James River until settling on James Island on May 14, 1607.
