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The birthplace of John Rolfe, born c. 1585, remains unproven. At that time, the Spanish Empire held a virtual monopoly on the lucrative tobacco trade. Most Spanish colonies in the Americas were located in South America and the West Indies, which were more favorable to tobacco growth than their English counterparts (founded in the early 17th century, notably Jamestown in 1607).
Pocahontas and John Rolfe had a son, Thomas Rolfe, born in January 1615. [62] Thomas and his wife, Jane Poythress, had a daughter, Jane Rolfe , [ 63 ] who was born in Varina, in present-day Henrico County, Virginia , on October 10, 1650. [ 64 ]
The New World is a 2005 historical romantic drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick, depicting the founding of the Jamestown, Virginia, settlement and inspired by the historical figures Captain John Smith, Pocahontas of the Powhatan tribe, and Englishman John Rolfe. It is the fourth feature film written and directed by Malick.
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 .
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World is a 1998 American direct-to-video animated musical adventure film and the sequel to the 1995 Disney film Pocahontas.While the first film dealt with her meeting with John Smith and the arrival of the British settlers in Jamestown, the sequel focuses on Pocahontas's journey to England with John Rolfe to negotiate for peace between the two nations, although ...
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The plantation became the home of Rolfe and his second wife, Rebecca whose father was the Powhatan tribe's leader for two years following their marriage in 1614 in Jamestown and then established their residence at Varina. [3] It was the birthplace of their son, Thomas Rolfe in 1615. [7] In 1616, Rolfe, his wife, and son traveled to London.
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