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Princess Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan 1595 – 1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 September 1595

Birth Location: Werowocomoco Village, On Pamunkey River York River, Virginia, US

Death Date: 21 March 1617

Death Location: Gravesend, Kent, England

Father: Chief Powhatan

Mother: Matatishe (DNA)

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In 1595, Princess Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan entered the world in Werowocomoco Village, On Pamunkey River York River, Virginia, US, born to Chief Wahunsonacock Powhatan and Matatishe Winanuske Eagle Plume Nonoma Powhatan (DNA). Princess Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan passed away in 1617 in Gravesend, Kent, England.

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  • In 1595, Princess Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan entered the world in Werowocomoco Village, On Pamunkey River York River, Virginia, US, born to Chief Wahunsonacock Powhatan and Matatishe Winanuske Eagle Plume Nonoma Powhatan (DNA).
  • Princess Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan passed away in 1617 in Gravesend, Kent, England.

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Princess Powhatan's Ancestors

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Princess Powhatan
1595 – 1617
Birth Place: Werowocomoco Village, On Pamunkey River York River, Virginia, US
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

Princess Powhatan's Timeline

2 Records

1595
17 September 1595
Birth of Princess Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan in Werowocomoco Village, On Pamunkey River York River, Virginia, US
Werowocomoco Village, On Pamunkey River York River, Virginia, US
1617
21 March 1617
Age 22
Death of Princess Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan in Gravesend, Kent, England
Gravesend, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 September 1595
    Event Place: Werowocomoco Village, On Pamunkey River York River, Virginia, US

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 March 1617
    Event Place: Gravesend, Kent, England

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