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No John Smith was not married to Rebecca Rolfe.

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Who married Pochahantis John Rolfe or John Smith?

She married John Rolfe


How old was pocahontus when she married john smith?

She didn't marry John Smith she married John Rolfe. She was only 10 when she married John Rolfe. She married John Rolfe in 1614, she was 19, she died in 1617 at age 22


What year did John Smith meet Pocahontas?

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.


Does pocahontas love John Smith or john rolfe?

It is actually unknown if Pocahontas loved John Rolfe or not, the only thing we know for sure is that they were married. But as you probably know already, not everyone who is married is happy or in love.


Did John Smith propose to Pocahontas for John Rolfe?

No, John Smith did not propose to Pocahontas for John Rolfe. John Smith was a close friend of Pocahontas and played a significant role in her life, but the marriage between Pocahontas and John Rolfe was a separate event. Pocahontas and Rolfe were married in 1614, primarily as a means to establish peace between the Jamestown settlers and the Powhatan Confederacy. Smith's involvement with Pocahontas was more about their friendship and mutual respect rather than any proposal for Rolfe.

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Who married Pochahantis John Rolfe or John Smith?

She married John Rolfe


How old was pocahontus when she married john smith?

She didn't marry John Smith she married John Rolfe. She was only 10 when she married John Rolfe. She married John Rolfe in 1614, she was 19, she died in 1617 at age 22


Who did Pocahontas married?

Pocahontas was engaged to Kocoum, but married John Rolfe.


What was the name of the Native American girl who saved smith's life Whom did she marry?

Everyone calls her Pocahontas, but her actual name was Matoaca. Pocahontas was a nickname that means little playful one. She married John Rolfe, and became Rebecca Rolfe.


What did Pocahontas change her name to after she married John Rolfe?

She changed her name to Rebecca when she was baptized, which was just before she got married to John Rolfe.


Who did Pocahontas love in real life?

it was never john smith she was 12 when she meet him and married he made the whole thing up later on when she came to England she was married to Kocoum for three years than he died and after smith went back to England because of an self inflicted injury she was kidnapped for 4 years and married john Rolfe and baptised as Rebecca


What is the name of the man Pocahontas is supposed to marry?

She was supposed To Marry Kocoum and she did but then she "Married" John Rolfe And was baptised as Lady Rebecca Rolfe. Her Real Name was Matoaka, they called her "Pocahontas" because she was so playful.


What colony were John Rolfe and John Smith associated with?

John Rolfe and John Smith were associated with the Colony of Virginia. They are also known for their relations with Pocahontas; she may have saved Smith's life and Rolfe eventually married her.


What are the mens names that Pocahontas married?

I'm pretty sure she married John Rolfe. She married Kocoum (he was in her village).When she moved to England she married John Rolfe ( not john smith)


Who was Pocahontas married to?

Pocahontas was married to John Rolfe, NOT John Smith, whom she saved.


What Jamestown settler did Pocahontas marry?

The Jamestown colony settler that married Pocahontas in 1614 was John Rolfe. After she married John, she started using the name Rebecca Rolfe.


Christian name taken by Pocahontas before she married John Rolfe?

Rebecca