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- Upon his return, he penned a letter to Virginia Company of London official Sir Edwin Sandys, dated June 8, 1617, justifying his decision to leave Thomas in England and requesting that Sandys “contynue your noble favor and furtherance even for my childe sake, being the lyving ashes of his deceased Mother.”
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Rolfe married Pocahontas, daughter of Native American leader Powhatan, and they had a son named Thomas. Rolfe and Pocahontas traveled to England in 1616 to promote colonization and investment in Virginia. After Pocahontas died, Rolfe returned to Virginia and continued working with tobacco.
Feb 20, 2024 · In 1616, Pocahontas, baptized "Rebecca" and married to John Rolfe, left for England. Before she could return to Virginia, she fell ill.
In 1616 Rolfe took his wife and infant son, Thomas, to England. The couple spent months in the highest circles of London society, but Pocahontas died at Gravesend, England, seven months later on their return to Virginia.
- John Rolfe’s Early Life
- John Rolfe’s Marriage to Pocahontas
- Death of Pocahontas and Aftermath
Not much is known about Rolfe’s early life except that he was born around 1585 and was probably the son of a small landholder in Norfolk, England. In June 1609, Rolfe and his first wife, Sarah Hacker, sailed for North America aboard the Sea Venture as part of a new charter organized by the Virginia Company. The ship was caught in a hurricane in the...
The Native Americans living in the region around Jamestown spoke the Algonquin language and were organized into a network of different tribes led by Chief Powhatan. One of the chief’s daughters was Matoaka, who as a child was nicknamed Pocahontas (“Little Mischief”). The English settlers at Jamestown had known of Pocahontas since 1607, when Captain...
Tragically, Pocahontas became ill during preparations for the voyage back to Virginia, probably from unfamiliar diseases that didn’t exist in America. She died in March 1617 in an inn in the town of Gravesend and was buried there. Young Thomas also took ill but later recovered. He stayed in England with Rolfe’s brother and didn’t return to America ...
- John Rolfe
Jun 15, 2024 · Concerned about his son Thomas — who had also fallen ill — John left the boy with a relative in England and returned to Virginia alone. Though Thomas recovered, he would never see his father again.
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Fearing for a sickly son, Pocahontas’ husband left their son to be raised in England, firstly in Plymouth with Sir Lewis Stukley, then later he was transferred into the care of his uncle, Henry Rolfe.
Sep 4, 2022 · A sad John Rolfe left his young son in the care of a guardian in England and returned to his adopted home. Upon his return to Virginia, he assumed more prominence in the colony. He became a councilor and sat as a member of the House of Burgesses.
