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Aug 26, 2024 · John Rolfe served as secretary and recorder general of Virginia (1614–1619) and as a member of the governor’s Council (1614–1622). He is best known for having married Pocahontas in 1614 and for being the first to cultivate marketable tobacco in Virginia.
Aug 28, 2024 · In a time when hope seemed as elusive as gold dust, one man emerged from the shadows: John Rolfe. A figure whose name reverberates through history not merely for his actions but for their profound implications on a burgeoning settlement Jamestown, Virginia.
3 days ago · Pocahontas' marriage to John Rolfe, an English tobacco planter, in 1614, added another layer of complexity to her story. Was it a genuine love story or a strategic alliance? Their union did usher in a period of relative peace between the colonists and Powhatan's people, with their son, Thomas Rolfe, becoming a symbol of this fragile harmony.
Aug 17, 2024 · John Rolfe’s introduction of a new strain of tobacco in 1612 marked a turning point for the struggling colony. This single act set off a chain of events that transformed Jamestown from a floundering outpost to an economic powerhouse.
Aug 26, 2024 · In an effort to raise funds on behalf of the Virginia Company, Rebecca Rolfe, as Pocahontas was now known, sailed to England in the spring of 1616 with her husband John Rolfe; Deputy Governor Dale; a retinue of young Indigenous women, some of whom would remain in England; and the priest Uttamatomakkin, a brother-in-law of Powhatan sent by the ...
Sep 4, 2024 · During her captivity, she converted to Christianity and subsequently, changed her name to Rebecca, married John Rolfe (an English tobacco planter), bore a son, and traveled to London where she was presented as Lady Rebecca at the court of Queen Anne.
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Aug 26, 2024 · Instead of finding corn for trade, however, the colonists, led by Captain John Ratcliffe, walked into an ambush; about thirty-three men, or two-thirds of their number, were killed. The Indians captured Ratcliffe, and their women skinned him alive using mussel shells.