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4 de jul. de 2024 · John Rolfe, um colono inglês, entrou para a história não apenas por suas contribuições agrícolas em Jamestown, mas também por seu casamento com Pocahontas, a famosa filha do chefe powhatan. A história deles é cheia de reviravoltas, tragédias e momentos históricos que moldaram o futuro dos Estados Unidos — embora alguns fatos sejam controversos.
Há 4 dias · Jane Rolfe (October 10, 1650 – January 27, 1676) was the granddaughter of Pocahontas and English colonist John Rolfe (credited with introducing a strain of tobacco for export by the struggling Virginia Colony).
Há 4 dias · Through his daughter Pocahontas (and her marriage to the English colonist John Rolfe), Wahunsunacock was the grandfather of Thomas Rolfe. In 1635 Rolfe returned to Virginia from England. Although Rolfe was raised as an Englishman, he did honor his Native American heritage and even visited his uncle, Opchanacanough, along with his aunt ...
Há 4 dias · Tisquantum was kidnapped by English explorer and slaver Captain Thomas Hunt, who trafficked him to Spain, where he sold him in the city of Málaga. He was among several captives traditionally claimed to have been ransomed by local Franciscan monks who focused on their education and evangelization.
11 de jul. de 2024 · She married Thomas Rolfe, only child of John Rolfe and Rebecca (Pocahontas) Powhatan, in Virginia in 1640. Thomas and Jane had only one child: Jane Anna Rolfe, b. Oct 10, 1650 m. Robert Thomas Bolling; Jane Poythress died c. 1676 in Charles City, Virginia.
3 de jul. de 2024 · Thomas Hooker was a prominent British American colonial clergyman known as “the father of Connecticut.” Seeking independence from other Puritan sects in Massachusetts, Thomas Hooker and his followers established one of the first major colonies in Hartford, Connecticut.
11 de jul. de 2024 · It is also spelled Portriss, as seen in the will of Elizabeth Cocke of 1751 speaking of her daughter 'Elizabeth Portriss' and was often so pronounced. Jane Poythress who married Thomas Rolfe the son of Pocahontas has been said to be the daughter of Captain Francis Poythress.
