When and where was the first permanent English colony founded

1607 Virginia company founded Jamestown

1609 John Smith founded the Virginia settlement

1586 sir Walter Raleigh founded Roanoke

1607 the plymouth company founded sagadohoc colony

The first permanent English colony founded was Jamestown in in Virginia, in 1607. The first settlers had a very hard start as a serious drought affected their water supply and crops prospects; also, many in the first group were people unused to the tasks involved in starting a colony.