Settlers arrive By breezy1 May 14, 1607 Settlers arrive founding day Apr 5, 1614 marrige john married pocohontis Nov 25, 1671 Thomas Batts and Robert Fallam establish English claims to the Ohio Valley Nov 25, 1725 Northern part of western Virginia explored by fur trader John Van Nehne May 26, 1744 Territory ceded to the English by Indians of the Six Nations