John Rolfe
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John Rolfe was an early English settler in Virginia best known for developing the profitable cultivation of tobacco and for his marriage to Pocahontas.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Rolfe | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English colonist
ⓘ
person ⓘ tobacco planter ⓘ |
| associatedWithCompany | Virginia Company of London ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | early years of Jamestown settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWithTribe | Powhatan Confederacy (through marriage) ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Heacham, Norfolk, England ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1585 ⓘ |
| child | Thomas Rolfe ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| colony |
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Colony
|
| deathCause | uncertain ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Colony
|
| deathYear | 1622 ⓘ |
| emigratedTo |
Jamestown
ⓘ
surface form:
Jamestown, Virginia
|
| ethnicOrigin | English ⓘ |
| fatherInLaw |
Wahunsenacawh
ⓘ
surface form:
Wahunsenacawh (Chief Powhatan)
|
| helpedEstablish | tobacco export trade from Virginia to England ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| impact | contributed to economic viability of Jamestown ⓘ |
| introducedCrop | Nicotiana tabacum tobacco to Virginia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing profitable tobacco cultivation in Virginia
ⓘ
marriage to Pocahontas ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
key figure in establishing plantation economy in colonial America
ⓘ
symbol of Anglo–Powhatan relations through marriage to Pocahontas ⓘ |
| marriagePlaceToPocahontas |
Jamestown
ⓘ
surface form:
Jamestown, Virginia
|
| marriageYearToPocahontas | 1614 ⓘ |
| name | John Rolfe self-link ⓘ |
| notableJourney | traveled to England with Pocahontas and their son ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial official
ⓘ
planter ⓘ |
| politicalOffice | member of the Virginia House of Burgesses ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Somers Isles
ⓘ
surface form:
Bermuda (temporary after shipwreck)
Jamestown ⓘ
surface form:
Jamestown, Virginia Colony
|
| returnToVirginia | returned to Virginia after Pocahontas’s death in England ⓘ |
| roleInEconomy | pioneered tobacco as a cash crop in Virginia ⓘ |
| shipwreckEvent |
Sea Venture shipwreck
ⓘ
surface form:
Sea Venture shipwreck in Bermuda
|
| spouse |
Jane Pierce
ⓘ
Pocahontas ⓘ |
| tobaccoVarietySourceRegion |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Orinoco Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Orinoco region
|
| voyage | sailed to Virginia with the Third Supply mission ⓘ |
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Thomas Rolfe