I think we came over with George Oglethorpe to settle Georgia. He got most of his settlers from 'debtors-prison' in England. Our name is Lamb, as in my name 'blam,' LOL.
Oglethorpe's intention was to 'cut-off' the Spanish migrations up from Florida.
There already was a Spanish Mission and settlement west of Jamestown when the Jamestown company arrived. We learned NOTHING about that in school. I think that I read that the Spanish and the Indians banded together from time to time to drive the English settlers out -- especially those who eventually moved outside the confines of the Fort. Eventually the Spanish Mission was driven out, and I really wish that I knew more about that! I also hope that they some day discover what happened to the first settlement on Roanoke Island and Virginia Dare.