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Rolfe married Pocahontas, daughter of Native American leader Powhatan, and they had a son named Thomas. Rolfe and Pocahontas traveled to England in 1616 to promote colonization and investment in Virginia. After Pocahontas died, Rolfe returned to Virginia and continued working with tobacco.
In 1614, Rolfe married the daughter of a local Native American chieftain, Pocahontas. His new bride knew English well; she had been taken captive by previous English settlers and converted to...
24 de nov. de 2009 · On April 5, 1614, Pocahontas and John Rolfe married with the blessing of Chief Powhatan and the governor of Virginia. Their marriage brought a peace between the English colonists and the...
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16 de feb. de 2021 · He married Pocahontas in 1614 CE, a union which forged a peace between the colonists and the Native Americans of the Powhatan Confederacy. The couple had one son and traveled to England on a public relations tour to encourage further investment in Jamestown in 1616 CE.
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25 de sept. de 2018 · Known For: British colonist who married Pocahontas. Born: October 17, 1562 in Heacham, England. Died: March 1622 in Henrico, Virginia. Spouses' Names: Sarah Hacker (m. 1608–1610), Pocahontas (m. 1614–1617), Jane Pierce (m. 1619) Children's Names: Thomas Rolfe (son of Pocahontas), Elizabeth Rolfe (daughter of Jane Pierce) Early Years.
25 de may. de 2017 · John Rolfe has been overshadowed by his wife Pocahontas. Nevertheless, he is still important for establishing Virginia’s main cash crop, the tobacco Nicotiana tabacum , for their marriage, which ended the First Anglo-Powhatan War, and for his writings about the colony that helped to promote settlement and investment and recorded ...
4 de sept. de 2022 · While on Bermuda, John Rolfe's wife had given birth to a daughter who was christened Bermuda, but the child died there. Rolfe's wife also died, probably soon after they reached Virginia. John Rolfe is credited by Ralph Hamor, then Secretary of Virginia, with the experiment of planting the first tobacco seeds that he obtained from ...
