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   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.

   • Occupation(s): Farmer, merchant, explorer
   • Children: Bermuda Rolfe (1609–1610), Thomas Rolfe (1615–1680), Elizabeth Rolfe (1620–1635)

   • Born: c. 1585, Heacham, Norfolk, England

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

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   John Rolfe was an early settler of North America who cultivated tobacco in Virginia and married Pocahontas, the daughter of a Native American chieftain. He died in 1622, along with most of the Jamestown colonists, in a massacre by the Algonquian tribes. Learn more about his life, marriage, and legacy.

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   Apr 18, 2024 · John Rolfe was a Virginia planter and colonial official who was the husband of Pocahontas, daughter of the Indian chief Powhatan. John Rolfe sailed for Virginia in 1609, but a shipwreck in the Bermudas delayed his arrival until the following year.

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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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   What did Rolfe do for a living?

   • Rolfe left his son in the care of a guardian in England and returned to his adopted home. In Virginia he became a councilor and sat as a member of the House of Burgesses. He married Jane Pierce, daughter of colonist Captain William Pierce, and continued his efforts to improve the quality and quantity of Virginia tobacco.

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   How did John Rolfe die?

   • In March 1622, the Algonquians (under Powhatan’s successor, Opechankeno) made a major assault on the English colony, killing some 350 to 400 residents, or a full one-quarter of the population. John Rolfe died that same year, although it is not known whether he was killed in the massacre or died under other circumstances.

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   How did John Rolfe impact Jamestown?

   • John Rolfe had a significant impact on the Jamestown colony in Virginia, in his marriage to Pocahontas which established an eight-year-long peace, and in the creation of a cash crop, tobacco, on which the fledgling colonies could use to survive economically. Carson, Jane. " The Will of John Rolfe ."

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   Feb 16, 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).

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   John Rolfe was a tobacco farmer and settler who introduced tobacco to Virginia in 1613. He married Pocahontas, the daughter of Chief Powhatan, in 1614 and had a son with her. He died in 1622, possibly from a shipwreck or an Indian uprising. Learn more about his life, legacy and discovery of seeds at Historic Jamestowne.

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   Jul 20, 2018 · So who was John Rolfe? How did he cross paths with Pocahontas and what were the true circumstances of their meeting? Here’s everything you need to know about the man who became Pocahontas’s husband. A Tumultuous Crossing To The New World. John Rolfe was born around 1585 in Norfolk, England, but much of his early life has been lost to time.

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    Sep 25, 2018 · John Rolfe (1585–1622) was a British colonist who married Pocahontas, the daughter of Powhatan, in 1614. He also introduced tobacco as a cash crop in Virginia and played a role in the Jamestown colony's politics and trade.