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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).
John Richard Rolfe (1935 – 12 August 2020) was a British actor. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He was named after the colonist who married Pocahontas in Jamestown, Virginia . His stage work includes appearances at the Bristol Old Vic and with the RSC . [ 5 ]
John Carew Rolfe, Ph.D. (October 15, 1859 in Newburyport, Massachusetts – March 26, 1943) was an American classical scholar, the son of William J. Rolfe. Rolfe graduated from Harvard University in 1881 and from Cornell University (Ph.D.) in 1885.
The colonists repel the first attack. The Indians fire burning arrows into the camp then Smith orders John Rolfe to swim across the river swim and warn the ships. The settlers take cover during the second Indian attack which is repelled cannon fire from the ships. Smith is elected as leader of the colony and the settlers build a wooden stockade ...
John Rolfe (1585–1622) was an English settler of Virginia and husband of Pocahontas. John Rolfe may also refer to: John Carew Rolfe (1859–1943), American classicist;
John Bolling was the son of Colonel Robert Bolling and Jane (née Rolfe) Bolling. [1] He was the only great-grandchild of Pocahontas and her husband, John Rolfe. [2]John Bolling was born at Kippax Plantation, in Charles City County, in the east central part of Virginia, a site which is now within the corporate limits of the City of Hopewell.
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 .
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