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Januar 1615 in Virginia; † 1680 in Virginia) war der einzige Sohn Pocahontas’ und ihres britischen Ehemanns John Rolfe. Leben. Thomas Rolfe wurde nach dem englischen Gouverneur Sir Thomas Dale benannt, mit dem er im Jahre 1616 zusammen mit seiner Familie von Virginia an Bord der Treasurer nach England reiste. Im Frühjahr 1617 ...
Thomas Rolfe - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top) Early life. Family. Land. Death. Legacy. References. 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 . Early life.
She married the tobacco planter John Rolfe in April 1614 at the age of about 17 or 18, and she bore their son, Thomas Rolfe, in January 1615. In 1616, the Rolfes travelled to London, where Pocahontas was presented to English society as an example of the "civilized savage" in hopes of stimulating
26. Feb. 2015 · Their only child, Thomas Rolfe, was the first descendent in a line that now spans over seven generations. Thomas was the culmination of years of contact between the Powhatan Indians and the English. His choices between his English heritage and Powhatan heritage affected all his future descendants.
She later converted to Christianity, took on the name Rebecca, married Englishman John Rolfe in 1614, and bore him a son, Thomas Rolfe. However, the Mattaponi believe Thomas Rolfe was born before the marriage, allegedly from the rape, since there is no official record of Thomas’ date of birth, which is against what official Christian customs ...
Thomas Rolfe was a half-native American and half-English child of Pocahontas, the first Native American woman who married an English man, John Rolfe, a rich planter. Thomas’ birth established peace between the English and Powhatan people and this was marked as the beginning of a new bloodline, which is now seven generations old.
Pocahontas [ ˈpɒkəˌhɒntəs] („die Verspielte“, „die, die alles durcheinanderbringt“; * um 1595 in Virginia; † März 1617 in Gravesend, südöstlich von London; eigentlich Matoaka, später verheiratet Rebecca Rolfe) wurde als Lieblingstochter eines Algonkinhäuptlings zur Vermittlerin zwischen den Stämmen der Virginia-Algonkin und den englischen Koloni...
