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Pocahontas

(1595-1617)

Who Was Pocahontas?

Pocahontas was a Powhatan Native American woman known for her involvement with English colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. In a well-known historical anecdote, she saved the life of Englishman , by placing her head upon his own at the moment of his execution. Pocahontas later married a colonist, changed her name to Rebecca Rolfe and died while visiting England in 1617.

Early life

Pocahontas was the daughter of Powhatan, the leader of an alliance of about 30 Algonquian-speaking groups and petty chiefdoms in Tidewater Virginia known as Tsenacommacah. Her mother’s identity is unknown. Like many Algonquian-speaking Virginia Indians of the period, Pocahontas probably had several names, to be used in various contexts. She was named Amonute at birth and went by the name Matoaka. She also earned the nickname "Pocahontas," which means "playful one," because of her cheery and inquisitive nature.

Historians have estimated Pocahontas’ birth year as around 1595, based on the 1608 account of Captain John Smith in

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Pocahontas

Native American woman (c. 1596 – 1617)

This article is about the historical person. For the Disney film, see Pocahontas (1995 film). For the Disney character, see Pocahontas (character). For other uses, see Pocahontas (disambiguation).

"Matoaka", "Princess Matoika", and "Rebecca Rolfe" redirect here. For the American towns, see Matoaca, Virginia and Matoaka, West Virginia. For the transport ship, see USS Princess Matoika. For the Irish cricketer, see Rebecca Rolfe (cricketer).

Pocahontas

Pocahontas depicted in a 1616 portrait engraving by Simon de Passe

Born

Amonute

c. 1596^[1]

Werowocomoco, Tsenacommacah
(near present-day Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia, U.S.)

Died

March 1617 (aged 20–21)

Gravesend, Kent, England

Resting place

St George's Church, Gravesend in Gravesham, England

Other names

Matoaka, Rebecca Rolfe

Known for

Association with Jamestown colony, inclusion in writings by John Smith, and as a Powhatan convert to Christianity

Title

Princess Matoaka

Spouse

Children

Thoma

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Pocahontas facts for kids

This page is about the Powhatan child. For the Disney film, see Pocahontas (1995 film). For the Disney character, see Pocahontas (character).

Quick facts for kids Pocahontas Rebecca Rolfe
Portrait engraving by Simon de Passe, 1616
Born	Matoaka, later known as Amonute c. 1596 Werowocomoco, present-day Gloucester County, Virginia
Died	March 1617 (aged 20–21) Gravesend, Kent, Kingdom of England
Resting place	St George's Church, Gravesend
Known for	Association with Jamestown colony, saving the life of John Smith, and as a Powhatan convert to Christianity
Title	Princess Matoaka
Spouse(s)
Children	Thomas Rolfe
Parent(s)	Wahunsenacawh/Chief Powhatan (father)

Pocahontas (born around 1595 - buried on 21 March 1617) was an American Indian. She maintained relations between the Indians of Virginia and the colonists who built a fort and settlement on the James River called Jamestown in 1607. Legend says she saved John Smith's life when her father, Powhatan, was about to kill him.

During a war with the Indians, s