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She converted to Christianity and married John Rolfe in 1614, changing her name to Rebecca Rolfe. Pocahontas is remembered today as the Native American child who made friends with Captain John Smith in 1607 and whose subsequent interaction with the new English arrivals eventually led to a period of peace between her people and the colonists. They crossed the Atlantic at the request of the Virginia Company to encourage the English to invest in the colony. This month sees the 400th anniversary of the visit of Pocahontas, the Algonquian Indian princess, to London with her English husband, young son and a group of fellow countrymen and women. Pocahontas may be one of the two figures either side of the chief (catalogue reference: MPG 1/284) The painter included an inscription beneath the likeness, copied from the engraving, but through an error in transcription it misidentifies her husband as Thomas, the name given to their son.Representation of Chief Powhatan’s court taken from print of Captain John Smith’s map of Virginia made in 1608. That print served as the basis for this later portrait. While in England, Pocahontas sat for her portrait, which was later engraved.
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Following her conversion to Christianity and marriage to Englishman John Rolfe, Pocahontas journeyed to England with her family to demonstrate the ability of new settlers and native tribes to coexist in the Virginia colony. While Smith may have embellished the story of his rescue, the importance of Pocahontas to relations between colonists and Native Americans is undisputed. “Pocahontas, the Indian princess who allegedly saved the life of English colonist John Smith, survives and flourishes as an example of an early American heroine. Matoaks als Rebecka daughter to the mighty Prince Powhatan Emperour of Attanoughkomouck als Virginia converted and baptized in the Chriƒtian faith, and Wife to the worʰ. This portrait of Pocahontas (Matoaks) after a 1616 engraving by Simon van de Passe hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC. While she was the daughter of a chief, it is inaccurate to consider her a princess. This plaque features a factual error - Pocahontas was not a princess. Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gloucester. 0.4 miles away) To the Confederate Dead of Gloucester (approx. 0.4 miles away) The Birdsall Building (approx. 0.4 miles away) In Memoriam John Clayton (approx. 0.4 miles away) Gloucester Courthouse (approx. Cappahosic (a few steps from this marker) Boutetourt #7 A.F. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Marker is in this post office area: Gloucester VA 23061, United States of America. Marker is at the intersection of Business US 17 and Belroi Road, in the median on Business US 17. Marker is in Gloucester, Virginia, in Gloucester County. A significant historical year for this entry is 1994. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era Indian Princess Pocahontas 1595 - 1616 of Weromocomoco Wicomico Gloucester County Virginia Sculpture by Adolf Sehring A.D.1994.