David Ingram (explorer)

David Ingram, Davy Ingrams,:18 or Davyd Ingram (c. 1542 – after 1583) was a 16th-century English sailor and explorer who claimed to have walked across the interior of the North American continent from Mexico to Nova Scotia in 1568.:19

David Ingram
Bornc. 1542
Diedafter 1583
NationalityEnglish
Other namesDavy Ingrams, Davyd Ingram
OccupationSailor
Employer(s)Sir John Hawkins (c. 1567)
Sir Humphrey Gilbert (c. 1583)
Known forClaiming to have walked 3,300 miles from Mexico to Nova Scotia in the 16th Century.
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