Captain Bartholomew Gosnold | |
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 Coat of Arms of Bartholomew Gosnold | |
| Born | 1571 Grundisburgh, Suffolk, England |
| Died | 22 August 1607 (aged 35–36) |
| Nationality | English |
| Other names | Gosnoll[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, explorer and privateer |
| Known for | Founder of the Virginia Company of London |
| Spouse | Mary Goldinge |
| Children | 7 |
| Parent(s) | Anthony Gosnold and Dorothy Bacon |
| Relatives | Richard Pepys (son-in-law) |
Bartholomew Gosnold (b. 1571 – d. 1607) was an English barrister, explorer and privateer who was instrumental in founding the Virginia Company in London and Jamestown in colonial America. He led the first recorded European expedition to Cape Cod. He is considered by Preservation Virginia (formerly known as the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities) to be the "prime mover of the colonization of Virginia".