Yes, King James VI/I was monarch of the 13 Colonies (New England (New Hampshire; Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Connecticut); Middle (New York; New Jersey; Pennsylvania; Delaware); Southern (Maryland; Virginia; North Carolina; South Carolina; and Georgia) from 1607–1625. Though it could be argued that Queen Elizabeth I was the first Monarch. In the late 1500s Virginia was established with a settlement. It became known as the Lost Colony because when a relief ship with John White arrived the settlement had been abandoned with no trace of the inhabitants.
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