Primary Historical Sources: Lawson, John. A New Voyage to Carolina. 1714.

McMillan, Hamilton. The Lost Colony. 1888. Accessed August 19, 2025. https://sites.rootsweb.com/~molcgdrg/rml/mcmillian2.htm.

Weeks, Stephen B. “The Lost Colony of Roanoke: Its Fate and Survival.” Papers of the American Historical Association, 1891.

Books and Academic Publications: Dial, Adolph L., and David K. Eliades. The Only Land I Know: A History of the Lumbee Indians. San Francisco: Indian Historian Press, 1975.

Government Documents: The White House. “Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.” January 23, 2025. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/federal-recognition-of-the-lumbee-tribe-of-north-carolina/.

Newspaper Articles: The Robesonian (Lumberton, NC). “Sacred Burial Ground Warning.” Associated Press, May 18, 1938.

Futch, Michael. “This Is Virginia Dare’s Grave.” The Fayetteville Observer, April 7, 2020. https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/2020/04/07/legend-has-it-virginia-dare-is-buried-in-robeson-county/41815857/.

Academic and Research Articles: Costantini, Danielle. “A Lumbee Perspective on the Lost Colony.” Coastwatch, March 13, 2019. https://ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/coastwatch/wingina-wanchese-and-manteo-a-lumbee-perspective-on-the-lost-colony/.

Estes, Roberta. “A Report of Research of Lumbee Origins by Robert K. Thomas.” Native Heritage Project, June 10, 2012. https://nativeheritageproject.com/2012/06/10/a-report-of-research-of-lumbee-origins-by-robert-k-thomas/.

Fan, Ryan. “Are Members of This Native American Tribe Descendants of the Lost Roanoke Colony?” Frame of Reference, January 19, 2022. https://medium.com/frame-of-reference/are-members-of-this-indian-tribe-descendants-of-the-lost-roanoke-colony-dae4cfc216ba.

Online Resources: “Lumbee Indians.” NCpedia. Accessed August 19, 2025. https://www.ncpedia.org/lumbee/origins.

“Our Roots Go Back to Roanoke: Investigating the Link between the Lost Colony and the Lumbee People of North Carolina.” Digital Scholarship and Initiatives, May 12, 2022. https://dsi.appstate.edu/projects/lumbee/sing001.

“Philadelphus, NC - Grave of Virginia Dare.” RoadsideAmerica.com. Accessed August 19, 2025. https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/70099.

“Roanoke Island - North Carolina History.” North Carolina History, March 7, 2016. https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/roanoke-island/.

Obituaries: “William Pate Obituary (1924-2018).” Fayetteville Observer via Legacy.com. Accessed August 19, 2025. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/fayettevilleobserver/name/william-pate-obituary?id=10580842.