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1. encyclopediavirginia.org › entries › rolfe-john-d-1622John Rolfe (d. 1622) - Encyclopedia Virginia

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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.

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3. zarax.co.uk › art-and-culture › historyWhy John Rolfe is Identified as the Savior of Jamestown

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   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.

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   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.

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6. ancientscholar.org › john-rolfe-tobaccos-role-inJohn Rolfe: Tobacco’s Role in Shaping Jamestown’s Economy and ...

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   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.

7. encyclopediavirginia.org › entries › pocahontas-d-1617Pocahontas (d. 1617) - Encyclopedia Virginia

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   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 ...

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   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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   Who was John Rolfe?

   • 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.

   John Rolfe (d. 1622) - Encyclopedia Virginia

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   How did John Rolfe influence Virginia?

   • Rolfe’s success in growing a profitable tobacco crop transformed the colony, leading directly to Virginia’s most successful cash crop and forming the basis of the colony’s economy. John Rolfe met Pocahontas sometime after April 1613, when she was taken prisoner and transported to Jamestown.

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   How did John Rolfe die?

   • John Rolfe described himself as “of James Citty in Virginia Esquire beinge sick in body, but of perfecte minde and memory” when he dated and signed his will on March 10, 1622. He died, probably of natural causes, soon thereafter, although the wording of that passage could have been standard for a will.

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   Why did John Rolfe leave his son in England?

   • John Rolfe writes a letter to Virginia Company of London official Sir Edwin Sandys justifying his decision to leave his infant son in England after the death of Pocahontas and asking for a continuation of the stipend that the company had allotted Pocahontas.

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10. encyclopediavirginia.org › entries › first-angloFirst Anglo-Powhatan War (1609–1614) - Encyclopedia Virginia

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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.