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Matoake Pocahontas (Lady Rebecca) Powhatan (Cornstalk)(Princess) 1595–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Sept 1595

Birth Location: Tidewater, James City, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1617

Death Location: Gravesend, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England

Father: Chief Powhatan

Mother: Matatishe (DNA)

Spouse(s): Kecoum Powtahan, Cocoun Captain, JOHN Jnr.

Children(s): Thomas Rolfe, THOMAS ROLFE, Jane Indian), Ka (DNA), Hannah Powtahan, KA PETTUS, Thomas Rolfe

In 1595, Matoake Pocahontas (Lady Rebecca) Powhatan (Cornstalk)(Princess) entered the world in Tidewater, James City, Virginia, USA, born to Chief Wahunsonacock Powhatan And Matatishe Winanuske Eagle Plume Nonoma Powhatan Dna. Matoake Pocahontas (Lady Rebecca) Powhatan (Cornstalk)(Princess) married Cocoun Captain, John Thomas Rolfe Jnr, Kecoum Pryvate Captaye Loppassus Japasaw Powtahan, and had children including Hannah Bermuda Powtahan, Jane Ka Okee Powhatan Indian, Ka Okee Jane Patawomeke Dna, Ka Okee Jane Pettus, Thomas Rolfe. Matoake Pocahontas (Lady Rebecca) Powhatan (Cornstalk)(Princess) passed away in 1617 in Gravesend, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1595, Matoake Pocahontas (Lady Rebecca) Powhatan (Cornstalk)(Princess) entered the world in Tidewater, James City, Virginia, USA, born to Chief Wahunsonacock Powhatan And Matatishe Winanuske Eagle Plume Nonoma Powhatan Dna.
  • Matoake Pocahontas (Lady Rebecca) Powhatan (Cornstalk)(Princess) married Cocoun Captain, John Thomas Rolfe Jnr, Kecoum Pryvate Captaye Loppassus Japasaw Powtahan, and had children including Hannah Bermuda Powtahan, Jane Ka Okee Powhatan Indian, Ka Okee Jane Patawomeke Dna, Ka Okee Jane Pettus, Thomas Rolfe.
  • Matoake Pocahontas (Lady Rebecca) Powhatan (Cornstalk)(Princess) passed away in 1617 in Gravesend, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matoake (Cornstalk)(Princess)'s Ancestors

Self
Matoake (Cornstalk)(Princess)
1595–1617
Birth Place: Tidewater, James City, Virginia, USA
Parents
Chief Wahunsonacock Powhatan
1545–1618
Iroquois Nation, Pre Colonial America, Virginia, United States
Matatishe (Winanuske Eagle Plume Nonoma Powhatan) (DNA)
1555–1618
Confluence Dam Staunton Rivers, Pre, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Chief (Opechancanough Eagle) Plume
1545–1644
Powhatan Nation, Algonquian Tribe, Pre Colonial America
Opechancanough (Powhatan Winanuske (Raleigh) Croshaw)
1540–1576
Jamestown (Werewocomoco, Orapax) Virginia Territory, USA (now)
Great-Grandparents
Great Powhatan
1517–1570
Scent Flower
1517–1600
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Great Algonkian
1500–1570

Matoake (Cornstalk)(Princess)'s Descendants

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Matoake (Pocahontas (Lady Rebecca) Powhatan) (Cornstalk)(Princess) (17 Sept 1595–1617) m. Kecoum (Pryvate Captaye Loppassus Japasaw) Powtahan (1590–13 Apr 1613) m. Cocoun Captain (1590–13 April 1613) m. JOHN (Thomas ROLFE) Jnr. (6 May 1585–1675)
  1. 1. Thomas Rolfe 1615–1675 m. Elizabeth Washington 1615–1633
    1. 1. Moses Rolfe 1657–
    2. 2. Anthony Rolfe 1655–
    3. 3. Thomas Rolfe 1650–1720
    4. 4. Jane Rolfe 1650–1676
    5. 5. Anne Rolfe 1633–1676
    6. 6. William Rolfe 1647–
    7. 7. Rebecca Bolling 1664–1690
  2. 2. THOMAS ROLFE 1615–1675
  3. 3. Jane (Ka Okee (Powhatan) Indian) 1612–1758
  4. 4. Ka (Okee "Jane" Patawomeke) (DNA) 1613–1670
  5. 5. Hannah (Bermuda) Powtahan 1611–1670
  6. 6. KA (OKEE(JANE)) PETTUS 1613–1670
  7. 7. Thomas Rolfe 1615–1675

Matoake (Cornstalk)(Princess)'s Timeline

3 Records

1595
17 Sept 1595
Birth of Matoake Pocahontas (Lady Rebecca) Powhatan (Cornstalk)(Princess) in Tidewater, James City, Virginia, USA
Tidewater, James City, Virginia, USA
1617
21 Mar 1617
Age 22
Death of Matoake Pocahontas (Lady Rebecca) Powhatan (Cornstalk)(Princess) in Gravesend, Kent, London, England Barking Parish
Gravesend, Kent, London, England Barking Parish
1617
1617
Age 22
Burial of Matoake Pocahontas (Lady Rebecca) Powhatan (Cornstalk)(Princess) in Gravesend, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England
Gravesend, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Sept 1595
    Event Place: Tidewater, James City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 382.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: KMM
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0584

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Norfolk: - Musters Returns, 1569, 1572, 1574, 1577

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1635; Page Number: 284

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: A Brief Visit with the Old Folks

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Unk, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S. Family Photo Collection, c. 1850-2000

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia County Records Surname Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1617
    Event Place: Gravesend, Kent, London, England Barking Parish
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0584

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Gravesend, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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