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      • His third wife bore him Elizabeth Rolfe; knowledge of Elizabeth after the age of four was lost with the destruction of early Henrico County records. Neither daughter was a Pocahontas descendant – it was John Rolfe's second wife who was Pocahontas.
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  2. Mar 22, 2024 · Also Known As: "Matoa", "Matoaks", "Matoaka (birth) Pocahontas (child) Amonate (Ripened) and Rebecca (Baptised into Christanity)", "Pocahontas", "Pocohantas". Birthdate: 1596. Birthplace: Werowocomoco Village, (Current day Tidewater, Virginia), Tsenacommacah, Pre Colonial America. Death:

    • Tsenacommacah
    • Diplomat, Medicine Woman, Spy
    • 1596
    • Gravesend, Kent, England, United Kingdom
  3. The only Jane Rolfe was the daughter of Thomas. John Rolfe did have a couple of daughters by other wives. His first wife bore him a daughter, who died in infancy on Bermuda island. His third wife bore him Elizabeth Rolfe; knowledge of Elizabeth after the age of four was lost with the destruction of early Henrico County records.

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

    John Bolling married Mary Kennon, daughter of Richard Kennon and Elizabeth Worsham of Conjurer's Neck. The couple had six surviving children, each of whom married and had surviving children. Popular culture. In Disney's 1998 animated film Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, Rolfe is voiced by Billy Zane.

  5. Sep 6, 2023 · John Rolfe was an English colonist who is best known for marrying Pocahontas, the daughter of the Powhatan leader Wahunsenacawh. He is also credited with introducing tobacco cultivation to Virginia, which became a major source of income for the colony. Rolfe was born in Heacham, Norfolk, England. He was the son of a prosperous farmer.

  6. Jul 26, 2023 · Thomas Rolfe (1615 - 1681) - He was the only son of Pocahontas and would marry and have a daughter. His daughter would build his line that many would descend from. She possibly had a daughter in 1612 in her first marriage. Siblings: She would have had many siblings, and while some are named, the records are questionable.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PocahontasPocahontas - Wikipedia

    Pocahontas (US: / ˌ p oʊ k ə ˈ h ɒ n t ə s /, UK: / ˌ p ɒ k-/; born Amonute, also known as Matoaka and Rebecca Rolfe; c. 1596 – March 1617) was a Native American woman belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia.

  8. May 25, 2017 · In 1614, Rolfe married Pocahontas, daughter of Powhatan, the paramount chief of Tsenacomoco. The marriage helped bring an end to the First Anglo-Powhatan War (1609–1614), but Pocahontas died in 1617 while visiting England with Rolfe and their son, Thomas.