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Pocahontas (US: / ˌ p oʊ k ə ˈ h ɒ n t ə s /, UK: / ˌ p ɒ k-/; born Amonute, [1] 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.
Thomas Rolfe was born in the English colony of Virginia to John Rolfe and his wife, Pocahontas, in January 1615. [3] It is believed he was born at the Rolfe family plantation, Varina, in what was then the corporation of James Cittie.
Pocahontas (born Matoaka, known as Amonute, and later known as Rebecca Rolfe, c. 1595 – March 1617) was a Virginia Indian notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia.
Rolfe married Pocahontas, daughter of the local Native American leader Powhatan, on 5 April 1614. [7] Earlier that same year, Pocahontas chose to convert to Christianity; she was baptized by Alexander Whitaker and chose "Rebecca" as her new baptismal name. [8] Richard Buck officiated their wedding. Their son, Thomas Rolfe, was born in January ...
Pocahontas (born Matoaka, and later known as Rebecca Rolfe, c. 1595 – 1617) was a Virginia Indian notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. Pocahontas was the daughter of Powhatan , the paramount chief of a network of tributary tribal nations in the Tidewater region of Virginia.
Pocahontas and Edward Norton. Shutterstock(2) Finding out his family history. Edward Norton appeared on the season 9 premiere of Finding Your Roots, where he learned that historical figure ...
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Jane Rolfe was born in Varina, Henrico County, Virginia on October 10, 1650 [1] to Thomas Rolfe and his wife, Jane Poythress, whose parents were Francis Poythress and Alice Payton of England. [2] [3] [4] Thomas Rolfe was the son of John Rolfe and his wife, Pocahontas. [5] Jane Rolfe married Robert Bolling of Prince George County, Virginia.