John Rolfe 
John was born in 1585 in England.1 John's father was John Rolfe and his mother was Dorothy Mason. He was an only child. He died at the age of 37 in 1622 in America.1 General Notes
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[Br²derbund WFT Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Tree #0725, Date of Import: Apr 16, 2002]
John Rolfe, b. 1585, was one of the first English settlers in Virginia.
He went to the colony of Jamestown around 1610 and is credited with
developing the strain of tobacco that became Virginia's staple crop. In
1614 he married the Indian princess Pocahontas, whom he later took to
England. After her death (1617). Rolfe returned to America, where he was
killed in a war with the Powhatan Indians in 1622.
Details of John's family with Pocahontas
Details of John's family with Pocahontas Amonute Mataoka Rebecca Powhatan
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