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Pocahontas

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Also known as Matoaka, Amonute, Rebecca Rolfe

Pocahontas (, ; born Amonute, also known as Matoaka and Rebecca Rolfe; 1596 – March 1617) was a Native American woman belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of Wahunsenacawh, the paramount chief of a network of tributary tribes in the Tsenacommacah (known in English as the Powhatan Confederacy), encompassing the Tidewater region of what is today the U.S. state of Virginia.

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Pocahontas was a Native American woman of the Powhatan people (1596–1617) who became known for her connection to the early English colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of Wahunsenacawh, the paramount chief who led a network of tributary tribes across the Tidewater region of Virginia.

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Quotes

  • “Maybe I should. Come on, Flit. Quit playing around, we have to get back.”
  • “An American legend comes to life”
  • “Two different worlds. One true love.”

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Key facts

Person.name
Pocahontas
Person.image
Pocahontas by Simon van de Passe (1616).png
Person.caption
Pocahontas depicted in a 1616 portrait engraving by Simon de Passe
Person.other_names
Matoaka, Rebecca Rolfe
Person.birth_name
Amonute
Person.birth_place
Werowocomoco, Tsenacommacah)
Person.death_place
Gravesend, Kent, Kingdom of England
Person.resting_place
St George's Church, Gravesend, Gravesham, England
Person.known_for
Association with Jamestown colony, inclusion in writings by John Smith, and as a Powhatan convert to Christianity
Person.children
Thomas Rolfe
Person.parents
Wahunsenacawh (father)

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Contents
  • Early life
  • Names
  • Title and status
  • Interactions with the colonists
  • John Smith
  • Capture
  • Possible first marriage
  • Marriage to John Rolfe
  • England
  • Death
  • Legacy
  • Image gallery
  • Cultural representations
  • Stage
  • Stamps
  • Film
  • Literature
  • Art
  • Others
  • See also
  • References
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  • Further reading
  • External links

Pocahontas (, ; born Amonute, also known as Matoaka and Rebecca Rolfe; 1596 – March 1617) was a Native American woman belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of Wahunsenacawh, the paramount chief of a network of tributary tribes in the Tsenacommacah (known in English as the Powhatan Confederacy), encompassing the Tidewater region of what is today the U.S. state of Virginia.

Pocahontas was captured and held for ransom by English colonists during hostilities in 1613. During her captivity, she was encouraged to convert to Christianity and was baptized under the name Rebecca. 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.

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