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	John Rolfe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rolfe was a businessman who saw the opportunity to undercut Spanish imports by growing tobacco in England's new colony of Jamestown, in Virginia.
		Rolfe's plantation at Varina Farms was named for a mild variety of the tobacco from Spain, similar to the strain from Rolfe had brought with him from England, which helped make the colony profitable.
		John Rolfe may have been killed by the Powhatan Confederacy during the Indian Massacre of 1622; it is known that he died suddenly in 1622, which was a year of warfare between the colonists and the tribes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Rolfe (704 words)

	Virtual Jamestown
		John Rolfe was the son of John Rolfe and Dorothea Mason.
		Rolfe planted seeds from the West Indies and produced a crop which was more fragrant and sweet than native tobacco, yet was also well-suited to the growing conditions of the new colony.
		John Rolfe presumably met Pocahontas after her conversion; he fell in love with the young Indian woman and decided to marry her.
	www.virtualjamestown.org /jrolfe.html (767 words)

	John Rolfe Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		John Rolfe (1585-1622) was an English colonist who settled in Jamestown, Va., and pioneered in the cultivation of tobacco.
		John Rolfe was born in the spring of 1585, the descendant of an old Norfolk family.
		Given the importance of Rolfe's contribution in the cultivation of tobacco, it is unfortunate that his fame is largely associated with his marriage in 1614 to Pocahontas, daughter of the chief Powhatan.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/john-rolfe (431 words)

	John Rolfe
		John Rolfe is credited by Ralph Hamor, then Secretary of Virginia, with the experiment of planting the first tobacco seeds that he obtained from somewhere in the Caribbean, possibly from Trinidad.
		John Rolfe, Anno Domini 1612, partly for the love he hath a long time borne unto it, and partly to raise commodity to the adventurers...
		Rolfe was a pious man who agonized for many weeks over the decision to marry a heathen.
	www.nps.gov /colo/Jthanout/Rolfe.html (880 words)

	THE ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS OF JOHN ROLFE
		In the Church is a brass with a Latin inscription to this John Rolfe.
		John Rolfe died in 1622 and it is probable that he was killed in the great Indian Massacre of that year.
		Thomas Rolfe, the son of John Rolfe and Pocahontas was born in Virginia in 1615 and was taken to England by his parents.
	www.rootsweb.com /~albutler/families/rolfe.htm (6768 words)

	On "Asbestos"
		Rolfe is only nineteen when he writes the poem, but he has learned a lesson that will help carry him through the rest of his career.
		Rolfe’s "Asbestos," however, tries to fill that silence: to provide John and those to whom John has nothing to say, that is, other similarly circumscribed workers, with a language and class-consciousness they otherwise lack.
		Rolfe’s grisly description of John’s body-cum-deathbed—"the posts are made of bone, the spring of nerves,/ the mattress bleeding flesh"—legitimates those "subjective" accounts elsewhere denied, in the process legitimating an etiology also elsewhere denied.
	www.english.uiuc.edu /MAPS/poets/m_r/rolfe/asbestos.htm (1994 words)

	The John Rolfe/Pocahontas Connection
		In 1614 John married Princess POCAHONTAS and they had a son, Thomas, although the precise date of birth is unknown.
		John ROLFE's son, Thomas, married Jane POYTHRESS (date unknown), having settled in America, and they had a daughter, also named Jane, who married Captain Robert BOLLING in 1675, but died in childbirth in 1676.
		The ROLFE name in direct descent from John ROLFE and POCAHONTAS therefore appears to have ceased at their son Thomas's death.
	members.tripod.com /~AlanCheshire/index-5.html (343 words)

	John Rolfe and Pocahontas
		John Rolfe was the first gentleman to plant tobacco in VA and was well respected among the colonists.
		John Rolfe, Jr., was one of the prominent characters of his time, being the first Secretary of State and Recorder General of Virginia, also a member of the Royal Council for the colony.
		Rolfe, for himself and sixe men, are exempted from publique tax." That Thomas Rolfe should have been entrusted by the government with so important a position shows him to have been a man of high standing, possessing the confidence of the leading men of the time.
	www.geocities.com /gdingram2001/ingram/pocahontas.html (4108 words)

	Authors: John Rolfe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		John made it through high school and attended Virginia Tech where he majored in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research.
		In 1997, John left DLJ for a position as an investment professional with a private investment partnership.
		John was lucky enough to marry Amy in September 1999.
	www.twbookmark.com /authors/1/1882/index.html (345 words)

	Rolfe, John Biography \| carl_04_package.xml
		John Rolfe is perhaps best known today as the Jamestown colonist who married Pocahontas (see entry), the Powhatan "princess," in order to seal an alliance between English settlers and the Powhatan tribe.
		John Rolfe was born in May 1585, in Norfolk, England, the son of John and Dorothea (Mason) Rolfe.
		She was admitted into the presence of Queen Anne and later received by King James I. Rolfe did not share in the honor, however, partly because the king was upset with Rolfe for marrying a foreign princess without his permission.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/rolfe-john-carl-04 (1634 words)

	American Journeys Background on Letter of John Rolfe, 1614
		John Rolfe (1585 - 1622) was a member of a group of settlers who journeyed to Jamestown in 1609.
		John Rolfe wrote the letter to Sir Thomas Dale, the deputy governor of the colony, asking Dale to approve of his marriage to Princess Pocahontas.
		Rolfe also conveyed that he and Pocahontas loved each other and that their union would not compromise his standing in the colony, or the Church.
	www.americanjourneys.org /aj-079/summary/index.asp (762 words)

	Thomas Rolfe
		The marriage of Pocahontas and John Rolfe in 1614 changed the demographics of Virginia residents.
		John Rolfe introduced a sweet tasting tobacco to the struggling colony, which allowed Virginia to prosper in later years.
		John Bolling was the third in line of descendants from Rebecca and John Rolfe, and from Bolling came seven children.
	www.nps.gov /colo/Jthanout/ThomasRolfe.htm (962 words)

	Gloucester County History: John Rolfe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		John Rolfe, was one of the first English setters 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.
		After her death (1617), Rolfe returned to America, where he was killed in a war with the Powhatan Indians in 1622.
	www.co.gloucester.va.us /rolfe1.htm (69 words)

	John Rolfe
		John Rolfe was born on October 17, 1562.
		John and Pocahontas were married in the spring of 1614.
		John Rolfe The Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities 1997- 2000 http://www.apva.org/history/jrolfe.html
	www.east-buc.k12.ia.us /01_02/AH/JR/jr.htm (441 words)

	John ROLFE
		In October 1609, John Smith was badly injured by a gunpowder explosion and was forced to return to England.
		John Rolfe was a very religious man who agonized for many weeks over the decision to marry a "strange wife," a heathen Indian.
		In 1616 John Smith wrote that Pocahontas was "the instrument to pursurve this colonie from death, famine, and utter confusion." And Pocahontas not only served as a representative of the Virginia Indians, but also as a vital link between the native Americans and the Englishmen.
	www.alaska.net /~ebarnett/family/bg/PS03/PS03_262.HTM (1245 words)

	Rolfe Funeral Home
		Rolfe Funeral Home, Inc., has always been a staple in the community and has long recognized the need to participate in civic and charitable causes.
		Following the program, the audience was presented with special gifts from Rolfe Funeral Home which included, a gift bag with trinkets and mementos, a silk rose in remembrance of their loved one and refreshments were served.
		The Rolfe Funeral Home Advisory Board (RFHAB) will be established for two purposes: First, to advise management of clientele needs and desires, especially client perception of treatment (has past service of RFH met their approval, if not how can RFH improve).
	www.rolfefh.com /RFH_NEWS.htm (712 words)

	John Rolfe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		John Rolfe was a farmer in the Jamestown settlement whose crops of tobacco became the economic basis for the colony.
		Known as an "ardent smoker." Rolfe was was probably instrumental in importing tobacco seed from Trinidad between 1610 and 1611.
		He died early in 1622 and was survived by his and Pocahontas's son, Thomas Rolfe.
	www.apva.org /ngex/rolfe.html (125 words)

	Rolfe - Webled.com
		Rolfe KENT (Composer) Born near Europe he ]...
		[ John Rolfe was a farmer in the Jamestown settlement whose crops of ]...
		[ A sad John Rolfe left his young son in the care of a guardian in ]...
	www.webled.com /Rolfe.htm (374 words)

	jll-history
		She was later baptized, married John Rolfe in 1614, and moved to England.
		While she was a prisoner, John Rolfe fell in love with Pocahontas and made plans for marrying her.
		John Rolfe thought that their marriage would help bring her to Christianity, and that he would help to assure her salvation.
	www.lehigh.edu /~ineng/jll/jll-history.htm (2065 words)

	Press Release: Monkey Business by John Rolfe and Peter Troob (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		According to John Rolfe and Peter Troob, two young turks riding the wave at a major investment firm, the answer is a resounding: maybe.
		Like most other business school graduates, John Rolfe (Wharton) and Peter Troob (Harvard) assumed the world of investment banking would be their wildest dream come true--it would be exciting, intellectually challenging, glamorous, and, best of all, lucrative.
		JOHN ROLFE began his career in advertising, graduated from Wharton Business School, and subsequently made seven times his previous salary in his first investment-banking job.
	www.twbookmark.com /books/91/0446525561/press_release.html (556 words)

	I9783: Jane ROLFE (10 OCT 1650 - 1676)
		John Rolfe was born on 6 May 1585 in Heacham, Norfolk, England.
		Rolfe, John (1585-1622), English colonist of Jamestown, Virginia, who was married to Pocahontas, the younger daughter of the Native American chief Powhatan.
		Rolfe cultivated the strain of tobacco that became Virginia's staple crop-exports of tobacco to England provided economic stability for the colony.
	www.oblevins.com /Blevins/D0020/G0002031.html (945 words)

	John Rolfe of Virginia: A Novel by James Tormey
		It was a near miracle that John Rolfe reached Virginia in 1610 after shipwreck in Bermuda.
		This novel tells the story of early Virginia as it was experienced by John Rolfe himself: how the shipwreck survivors managed to complete their voyage, meet the challenge of the war with Chief Powhatan, and win the struggle for economic survival.
		Rolfe's marriage to Pocahontas brought the blessing of peace to the colony.
	www.beckhamhouse.com /title_johnrolfe.html (178 words)

	The New World
		John Smith is urged to take Pocahontas hostage to avenge the killing of an Englishman, yet he refuses to force her to live in the Jamestown fort.
		A poignant exploration of this concept comes as Pocahontas is forced to choose between John Smithâ”whom she thought was deadâ”and the man she married, John Rolfe.
		John Smith is ambushed and shot with several arrows, which bounce off his armor.
	www.pluggedinonline.com /movies/movies/a0002507.cfm (1454 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Rolfe, John (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Rolfe, John ROLFE, JOHN [Rolfe, John], 1585-1622, English colonist in Virginia.
		He greatly extended the dominion of the Powhatan Confederacy and after the marriage (1614) of his daughter Pocahontas to John Rolfe kept peace with the English
		Pocahontas, meaning playful one (her real name was said to be Matoaka), used to visit the English in Virginia at Jamestown.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/11085.html (521 words)

	John Rolfe
		John Rolfe, Anno Domini 1612, partly for the love he hath a long time borne unto it, and partly to raise commodity to the adventurers..." Rolfe gave some tobacco from his crop to friends "to make triall of," and they agreed that the new leaf had "smoked pleasant, sweete and strong.
		At the same time as Rolfe experimented with tobacco, other events transpired that would have profound effects on the colony.
		In 1616 Rolfe took his wife and infant son Thomas to England, Pocahontas died at Gravesend seven months later, just before returning to Virginia.
	www.apva.org /history/jrolfe.html (850 words)

	The John Lawrence Family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		John died before 1817 when when his wife was the administratix of his estate [WCPR 4:346].
		Dorman [ChfMR], d/o Benjamin Dorman and Eliza Weston; John is buried at Old Cherryfield Cemetery, Cherryfield ME John has not yet been located in the 1810 and 1820 census.
		William is listed as the 8th child of John and Jenny (Rolfe) Lawrence because this sequence is the same as that used by Milliken.
	home.comcast.net /~downeastgenealogy/Genealogies/LawrenceJohn.htm (2452 words)

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