Pocahontas, whose real name was Matoaka, was the daughter of Powhatan. Pocahontas was actually a nickname meaning spoiled child. When she was seventeen, Matoaka was abducted and kept imprisoned in Jamestown. Only when she agree to marry John Rolfe was she released.
Pocahontas was the daughter of Powhatan of the tribe of the same name. She was not, however, called Pocahontas. That was a nickname meaning spoiled child. Her true name was Matoaka.
Pocahontas was one of Powhatan's children of the Powhatan tribe. Her name was actually Matoaka. Pocahontas was just a nickname translated to Spoiled child.
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John Smith never married Pocahontas. In fact, Pocahontas is only a nickname given to Matoaka meaning playful. When John Smith visited the Powhatan tribe he actually was treated very well. Matoaka was about 11 years old at the time. When Pocahontas was 17, she was abducted and imprisoned in Jamestown for a year. She was released after she agreed to marry John Rolfe. They had a son Thomas Rolfe and Matoaka, then known by the name of Rebecca Rolfe, died at the age of 22 in March of 1617.
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Pocahontas was simply a nickname meaning spoiled child. Her correct name was Matoaka, daughter of Powhatan. When John Smith came and stayed with the Powhatans, she would have been about 10.
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