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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
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...
- Missy Sullivan
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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.
- Joshua J. Mark
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.
18 de abr. de 2024 · spouse Pocahontas. John Rolfe (baptized May 6, 1585, Norfolk, England—died 1622?, Virginia [U.S.]) was a Virginia planter and colonial official who was the husband of Pocahontas, daughter of the Indian chief Powhatan.
22 de dic. de 2021 · 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 ...
