George Weymouth
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For the Massachusetts representative, see George W. Weymouth. For the American artist, see George Alexis Weymouth.
George Weymouth (Waymouth) (c. 1585 – c. 1612) was an English explorer and colonist of the area now occupied by the state of Maine. George Weymouth was a native of Cockington, Devon, who spent his youth studying shipbuilding and mathematics. His travels are among the early recorded contacts between Wabanaki nations and people of Northern Europe.