On Sun, 30 May 2010 23:21:38 -0700 (PDT), harry
wrote:

Interesting story about the colonist I haven't heard of. Was this in
America? Or did you just make it up?

"...Jamestown

In 1607, English colonists arrived at Chesapeake Bay, a more fertile
region than Roanoke. After a peace treaty with Spain, there was less
risk of Spanish attack and they set up Jamestown. Of the initial 104
men, only 38 survived longer than nine months. The rest died of
disease and starvation.

In 1609, new arrivals boosted the numbers to 220 but a bad winter
killed all but 60. One starving colonist killed and ate his wife. He
was tried, found guilty and burnt at the stake...."

http://www.channel4.com/history/micr...se/colony.html