John Rolfe

(1585-1622)

English-born explorer, farmer, and merchant

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John Rolfe (1585 – March 1622) was one of the early English settlers of North America. He is credited with the first successful cultivation of tobacco as an export crop in the Colony of Virginia in 1611.

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Born	John Thomas Rolfe Jr 6 May 1585 Heacham, Norfolk, England
Died	20 March 1622 (aged 36) Varina Farms, Virginia American Colony (now USA)
Zodiac	Taurus
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Sarah Hacker Rolfe 1590-1610 · · m. 1608 info edit

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Pocahontas 1595-1617 · Native American woman (c. 1596 - 1617) · m. 1614 info edit

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Jane Pierce Rolfe 1595-1635 · English spouse · m. 1619 info edit

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Bermuda info 1st child with Sarah Hacker Rolfe Female b. 1609 · Age: 416 · 1609- · Celebrity Baby

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Thomas info 2nd child with Pocahontas Male b. 1615 · Age: 410 · 1615- · Celebrity Baby

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Anna info 3rd child with Jane Pierce Rolfe Female b. 1617 · Age: 408 · 1617- · Celebrity Baby

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Elizabeth info 4th child with Jane Pierce Rolfe Female b. 1620 · Age: 405 · 1620- · Celebrity Baby

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Chief Powhatan · Father In Law · 1545-1618 · Leader of the Powhatan edit info

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Jane Rolfe · Granddaughter · 1650-1676 · Granddaughter of Pocahontas edit info

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John Bolling · Great-grandson · 1676-1729 · American planter, politician and military officer edit info

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