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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.
- Farmer, merchant, explorer
- Bermuda Rolfe (1609–1610), Thomas Rolfe (1615–1680), Elizabeth Rolfe (1620–1635)
- c. 1585, Heacham, Norfolk, England
31 de ago. de 2023 · While modern history records state that Thomas Rolfe was the son of Pocahontas and John Rolfe, other sources point to a much grimmer possibility. According to American Indian Magazine, Pocahontas had married her first husband Kocoum, a Powhatan warrior, when she was 15 or 16 years old.
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...
Pocahontas and John Rolfe had a son, Thomas Rolfe, born in January 1615. Thomas and his wife, Jane Poythress, had a daughter, Jane Rolfe, who was born in Varina, in present-day Henrico County, Virginia, on October 10, 1650. Jane married Robert Bolling of present-day Prince George County, Virginia.
- Rebecca Rolfe, Matoaka
- Wahunsenacawh/Chief Powhatan (father)
John Rolfe. Pocahontas. Thomas Rolfe (January 30, 1615 – c. 1680) was the only child of Pocahontas and her English husband, John Rolfe. His maternal grandfather was Chief Powhatan, the leader of the Powhatan tribe in Virginia .
- c. 1680
- Jane Rolfe (1650–1676)
- Jane Poythress
Records suggest that Pocahontas and John Rolfe’s union resulted in only one child, Thomas Rolfe. Several sources indicate Thomas was born in Virginia and named Governor Sir Thomas Dale. The Governor is said to have traveled with the Rolfe family to England around 1616; he was also Pocahontas’ keeper during her captivity.
16 de feb. de 2021 · John Rolfe (l. 1585-1622 CE) was an English merchant and colonist of Jamestown best known as the husband of Pocahontas (l. c. 1596-1617 CE). He is also known, however, for his successful cultivation of tobacco in Virginia which established the crop as the most lucrative export of the early English colonies of North America.
