 Bermudians settled in North America in large numbers in the 17th and 18th centuries, and many places on the continent are named for the archipelago.Among the colonists who survived the shipwreck of the "Sea Venture" at Bermuda and sailed to Virginia was John Rolfe.At Bermuda Hundred, he cultivated and exported several non-native strains of tobacco, providing the proprietary Colony with a crucial cash crop to export.