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1. www.findagrave.com › memorial › 14575730John Rolfe (1585-1622) - Find a Grave Memorial

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   Find a Grave Memorial ID: 14575730. Source citation. Colonial American History Figure. John Rolfe was an early adventurer of the British Colony of Virginia. He served as secretary and recorder general of Virginia (1614 to 1619) and as a member of the governor's Council (1614 to 1622).

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2. www.findagrave.com › memorial › 99531154John Rolfe Sr. (1562-1594) - Find a Grave Memorial

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   29 Nov 1594 (aged 32) Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England. Burial. St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard. Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England Add to Map. Memorial ID. 99531154. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 3. Flowers 75. Memorials. Region. Europe. England. Norfolk.

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   Where did John Rolfe live?

   • The family of Rolfe was resident from an early date in the County of Norfolk, England. The immediate ancestors of John Rolfe lived at Hecahm near King's Lynn in that County, and the earliest record of the direct line is of two brothers, Robert and Eustace Rolfe, who were born at Heacham about 1539.

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   Who was John Rolfe?

   • The tobacco strain cultivated by Rolfe laid the foundation for Virginia's thriving tobacco industry. The birthplace of John Rolfe, born c. 1585, remains unproven but was not Heacham. At that time, the Spanish Empire held a virtual monopoly on the lucrative tobacco trade.

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   How did John Rolfe die?

   • John Rolfe described himself as “of James Citty in Virginia Esquire beinge sick in body, but of perfecte minde and memory” when he dated and signed his will on March 10, 1622. He died, probably of natural causes, soon thereafter, although the wording of that passage could have been standard for a will.

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   Where is John Rolfe Drive?

   • John Rolfe Drive, in the town of Smithfield in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, connects Battery Park Road with Magruder Road, and is named for Rolfe. John Rolfe Middle School, in Henrico County, Virginia, one of Virginia's eight original shires of 1634, is named for him.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_RolfeJohn Rolfe - Wikipedia

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   Thomas Rolfe (1615–1680) Elizabeth Rolfe (1620–1635) John Rolfe ( c. 1585 – March 1622) was an English explorer, farmer and merchant. He is best known for being the husband of Pocahontas and the first settler in the colony of Virginia to successfully cultivate a tobacco crop for export. He played a crucial role in the Virginia Colony's ...

5. encyclopediavirginia.org › entries › rolfe-john-d-1622John Rolfe (d. 1622) - Encyclopedia Virginia

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   May 25, 2017 · SUMMARY. John Rolfe served as secretary and recorder general of Virginia (1614–1619) and as a member of the governor’s Council (1614–1622). He is best known for having married Pocahontas in 1614 and for being the first to cultivate marketable tobacco in Virginia. Joined by his first wife, whose name is unknown, Rolfe sailed on the Sea ...

6. www.history.com › topics › explorationJohn Rolfe - HISTORY

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   John Rolfe. Updated: October 28, 2019 | Original: December 16, 2009. John Rolfe (1585-1622) was an early settler of North America known for being the first person to cultivate tobacco in Virginia ...

7. historicjamestowne.org › history › pocahontasJohn Rolfe | Historic Jamestowne

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   John Rolfe died sometime in 1622. Although a third of the colony was killed in the Indian uprising of that year, it is not known how Rolfe died. In 2006, Jamestown Rediscovery archaeologists working in a James Fort well discovered numerous seeds. Soil from the well was sent to an archaeobotantist, an expert in the identification of plant ...

8. henricus.org › 2021/04/16 › a-history-mystery-theA History Mystery: The Disappearance of John Rolfe - Henricus

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   Apr 16, 2021 · Was he killed in the attacks of March 22, 1622, and his body never found? Why isn't there any documentation on his death yet every dead Virginian was found and recorded? What do you think?