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Pocahontas Matoaka Amonute Powhatan 1595–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1595

Birth Location: Werowacomoco, Tsenacommacah, Pre-British Colonial Virginia, North America

Death Date: 1617

Death Location: Deal, Dover District, Kent, England

Father: Chief Powhatan

Mother: Matatishe Winanuske

Spouse(s): Captain Rolfe, Kocoum Powhatan

Children(s): Lieutenant Rolfe, Ka Jane

The story of Pocahontas Matoaka Amonute Powhatan began in 1595 in Werowacomoco, Tsenacommacah, Pre-British Colonial Virginia, North America. Pocahontas Matoaka Amonute Powhatan married Captain John Thomas Rolfe, Kocoum Patawomeck Or Powhatan, and had children including Ka Okee Jane, Lieutenant Thomas Rolfe. Pocahontas Matoaka Amonute Powhatan passed away in 1617 in Deal, Dover District, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Pocahontas Matoaka Amonute Powhatan began in 1595 in Werowacomoco, Tsenacommacah, Pre-British Colonial Virginia, North America.
  • Pocahontas Matoaka Amonute Powhatan married Captain John Thomas Rolfe, Kocoum Patawomeck Or Powhatan, and had children including Ka Okee Jane, Lieutenant Thomas Rolfe.
  • Pocahontas Matoaka Amonute Powhatan passed away in 1617 in Deal, Dover District, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Chief Powhatan
1547–1618
Birth Location: Powhatan, Tsenacommacah, Pre-British Colonial Virginia, North America
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Matatishe Winanuske
1571–1618
Birth Location: Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virginia, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Captain Rolfe
1585–1675
Birth Location: Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England
CR
Kocoum Powhatan
1590–1613
Birth Location: Patawomeck, Tsenacommacah, Pre-British Colonial Virginia, North America
KP

Children(s)

Lieutenant Rolfe
1615–1675
Birth Location: Smiths Fort Plantation, Richmond, Virginia, United States
LR
Ka Jane
1613–1670
Birth Location: Passapatanzy, Tsenacommacah, Virginia, British Colonial America
KJ

Pocahontas Powhatan's Ancestors

Self
Pocahontas Powhatan
1595–1617
Birth Place: Werowacomoco, Tsenacommacah, Pre-British Colonial Virginia, North America
Parents
Chief Wahunsenacawh Powhatan
1547–1618
Powhatan, Tsenacommacah, Pre-British Colonial Virginia, North America
Matatishe (Nonoma) Winanuske
1571–1618
Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Chief (Ensenore Algonkian Running Stream) Powhatan
1516–1600
Scent (Morning) Flower
1526–1560
Chief (Poechancanough) Winanuske
1550–1623
Patawomeck, Tsenacommacah, Pre-British Colonial Virginia, North America
Unknown (Older sister of) Wahunsenacawh
1550–1617
Tsenacommacah, Pre-British Colonial Virginia, North America
Great-Grandparents
Unknown Mother
1535–
Ensenore Algonkian
1520–1570
PAU Powhatan
1517–1600
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Pocahontas Powhatan's Descendants

1.
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Pocahontas (Matoaka Amonute) Powhatan (about 1595–1617) m. Captain (John Thomas) Rolfe (6 May 1585–1675) m. Kocoum (Patawomeck or) Powhatan (1590–13 April 1613)
  1. 1. Lieutenant (Thomas) Rolfe 1615–1675 m. Jane Poythress 1630–1680
    1. 1. Jane Rolfe 1650–1676 m. Colonel (Robert) Bolling 1646–1709
      1. 1. Col. (John Fairfax) Bolling 1676–1729 m. Mary Kennon 1697–1727
        1. 1. Mary (( Molly) Agnes) Bolling 1702–1776 m. Andrew (Esquire) Baker 1702–1781
        2. 2. John (Bolling) II 1699–1757 m. Elizabeth Blair 1708–1775
        3. 3. Mary Bolling 1711–1744 m. John Fleming 1697–1756
        4. 4. Jane Bolling 1698–1766
        5. 5. Martha Bolling 1713–1749 m. Thomas Eldridge 1713–1754
        6. 6. Elizabeth Bolling 1709–1766
      2. 2. Rebecca (Jane) Bolling 1675–1714
      3. 3. Jane Clack 1675–1714
      4. 4. Rebecca Pendergrass 1664–1714
      5. 5. Stith Bolling 1686–1727
  2. 2. Ka (Okee) Jane 1613–1670 m. Col. (Thomas) Pettus 1610–1684
    1. 1. Christian Pettus 1636–1701 m. John (T.) Martin 1634–1713 m. Francis (Waddington) Sr. 1635–1723
      1. 1. Mary Martin 1692–1757
        1. 1. Ann Fugate 1716–1772
    2. 2. Pettus ? 1626–1670 m. Chief Wahanganoche 1615–1664
      1. 1. Keziah (Arroyah) Wahanganoche 1639–1690 m. Richard Bryant 1620–
        1. 1. Silent Bryant 1657–1698 m. Lucy Doniphan 1640–1700

Pocahontas Powhatan's Timeline

5 Records

1595
17 Sep 1595
Birth of Pocahontas Matoaka Amonute Powhatan in Werowocomoco Village, York River/Tidewater, James City County, Virginia
Werowocomoco Village, York River/Tidewater, James City County, Virginia
1595
about 1595
Birth of Pocahontas Matoaka Amonute Powhatan in Werowacomoco, Tsenacommacah, Pre-British Colonial Virginia, North America
Werowacomoco, Tsenacommacah, Pre-British Colonial Virginia, North America
1617
21 March 1617
Age 22
Death of Pocahontas Matoaka Amonute Powhatan in Gravesend, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England
Gravesend, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England
1617
21 March 1617
Age 22
Death of Pocahontas Matoaka Amonute Powhatan in Gravesend, Kent, England
Gravesend, Kent, England
1617
1617
Age 22
Burial of Pocahontas Matoaka Amonute Powhatan in Deal, Dover District, Kent, England
Deal, Dover District, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1595
    Event Place: Werowocomoco Village, York River/Tidewater, James City County, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 382.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: KMM
    [4] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [5] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [6] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [7] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1595
    Event Place: Werowacomoco, Tsenacommacah, Pre-British Colonial Virginia, North America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 March 1617
    Event Place: Gravesend, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 March 1617
    Event Place: Gravesend, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [4] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [6] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Deal, Dover District, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index
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