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Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan 1595–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Sep 1595

Birth Location: Tidewater, James City County, Virginia

Death Date: 1617

Death Location: St Mary the Virgin, Norfolk, England, Norfolk, England

Father: Wahunsenacawh Powhatan

Mother: Nonoma Matatiske

Spouse(s): John Rolfe

Children(s): Thomas Pepsironemeh

The story of Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan began in 1595 in Tidewater, James City County, Virginia. Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan married John Thomas Rolfe, and had children including Thomas Pepsironemeh. Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan passed away in 1617 in St Mary the Virgin, Norfolk, England, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan began in 1595 in Tidewater, James City County, Virginia.
  • Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan married John Thomas Rolfe, and had children including Thomas Pepsironemeh.
  • Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan passed away in 1617 in St Mary the Virgin, Norfolk, England, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wahunsenacawh Powhatan
1545–1621
Birth Location: Powhatan, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Nonoma Matatiske
1571–1618
Birth Location: at confluence of Dan Stauton Rivers, area now known as Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virginia, USA
NM

Spouses(s)

John Rolfe
1585–1621
Birth Location: Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
JR

Children(s)

Thomas Pepsironemeh
1615–1680
Birth Location: Varina Plantation, Smiths Fort, Henrico County, Virginia, Colonial America
TP

Pocahontas Powhatan's Ancestors

Self
Pocahontas Powhatan
1595–1617
Birth Place: Tidewater, James City County, Virginia
Parents
Wahunsenacawh Powhatan
1545–1621
Powhatan, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Nonoma (Winganuske) Matatiske
1571–1618
at confluence of Dan Stauton Rivers, area now known as Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Father (of Wahunsenacawh, Opitchpam, and) Opechancanough
1530–
Virginia, British Colonial America
Mother (of Wahunsenacawh, Opitchapam and) Opechancanough
1527–1600
GFKX-67C
Great (King) Patawomeck
1550–1623
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Pocahontas Powhatan's Descendants

1.
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Pocahontas (Matoaka Rebecca) Powhatan (17 Sep 1595–1617) m. John (Thomas) Rolfe (6 May 1585–17 Sep 1621)
  1. 1. Thomas Pepsironemeh 1615–1680 m. Elizabeth Washington 1615–1633 m. Jane Poythress 1630–1680
    1. 1. Jane (Anna) Rolfe 1650–1676 m. Col. (Robert"The Immigrant") Bolling 1646–1709
      1. 1. "Col. (John Fairfax Bolling", "John Bolling", "Johannes Bolling", "Col Bolling", "Maj Bolling", "John Bolling II) Col" 1676–1729 m. Mary Kennon 1676–1727
        1. 1. Hannah Bolling 1717–1773 m. William Clements 1725–1797

Pocahontas Powhatan's Timeline

6 Records

1595
17 Sep 1595
Birth of Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan in Werowocomoco Village, On Pamunkey River York River, Virginia ColonyS
Werowocomoco Village, On Pamunkey River York River, Virginia ColonyS
1595
17 Sep 1595
Birth of Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan in Werowocomoco Village, On Pamunkey River York River, Virginia, US
Werowocomoco Village, On Pamunkey River York River, Virginia, US
1595
17 Sep 1595
Birth of Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan in Tidewater, James City County, Virginia
Tidewater, James City County, Virginia
1617
21 Mar 1617
Age 22
Death of Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan in Gravesend, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England
Gravesend, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England
1617
1617
Age 22
Burial of Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan in Gravesend, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England
Gravesend, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England
1617
1617
Age 22
Burial of Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan in St Mary the Virgin, Norfolk, England, Norfolk, England
St Mary the Virgin, Norfolk, England, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1595
    Event Place: Werowocomoco Village, On Pamunkey River York River, Virginia ColonyS
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0584
    [2] London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 15; Page: 1336
    [3] Source number: 382.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: KMM
    [4] Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0099

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1595
    Event Place: Werowocomoco Village, On Pamunkey River York River, Virginia, US

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1595
    Event Place: Tidewater, James City County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1617
    Event Place: Gravesend, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 1052
    [2] Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0584

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Place: Virginia; Year: 1635; Page Number: 284

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Gravesend, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: St Mary the Virgin, Norfolk, England, Norfolk, England
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