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John Rolfe

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
John Rolfe , 1585-1622, English colonist in Virginia. He reached the colony in May, 1610, and introduced (1612) the regular cultivation of tobacco, which became Virginia's staple. A widower, he fell in love with and married (1614) Pocahontas , daughter of the Native American chief Powhatan . They went to England in 1616, and there she died (1617). He returned to Virginia, remarried, and held several offices. He was probably killed in the Native American massacre of 1622. Author not available, ROLFE, JOHN. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
John Rolfe
John Rolfe John Rolfe (1585-1622) was an English colonist who settled in Jamestown, Va., and pioneered in the cultivation of tobacco. John Rolfe was born in the spring of 1585, the descendant of an old Norfolk family... Read more
Rolfe, John (1585-1622)
John Rolfe (1585-1622) Tobacco planter Hard Life. Little is known about John Rolfe ’ s life before he came to the British...born and died. Upon arriving in Virginia, John Rolfe ’ s wife died, as did most new settlers... Read more

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