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WWahunsenacawhFather, mamanatowick of Tsenacomococ. 1550–1618Called Powhatan by the English.

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MMattachannaOlder sister in the oral historyNot recordedWent to England with her husband Uttamattamakin.

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KKocoumFirst husbandNot recordedA private captain in Strachey's words.

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Portrait of PocahontasPocahontasAmonute, baptized Rebeccac. 1596–1617The centre of the Pocahontas family tree.

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JRJohn RolfeSecond husband, colonist?–1622Made tobacco profitable in Virginia.

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FJFirst wife of John RolfeName not recorded?–1610Survived the wreck of the Sea Venture.

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JPJoane PeirceThird wife of John RolfeNot recordedDaughter of William Peirce.

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SKSon of KocoumSon in the oral historyNot recordedNo English record names him.

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TRThomas RolfeSon of Pocahontas and John Rolfec. 1615–c. 1680Raised in England and returned to Virginia in 1635.

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JPJane PoythressWife in later genealogiesNot recordedHer existence is doubted.

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BRBermuda RolfeDaughter of John Rolfe1610–1610Born on Bermuda after the wreck.

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ERElizabeth RolfeDaughter of John Rolfe and Joane Peirce1621–Born in Virginia.

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JRJane RolfeDaughter of Thomas Rolfe, disputed1650–1676Married Robert Bolling.

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RBRobert BollingHusband of Jane RolfeNot recorded hereFather of John Bolling.

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JBJohn BollingSon of Jane Rolfe1676–The ancestor of the Bolling line.

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  • APAGenogram Builder. (2026, November 10). The Pocahontas family tree, the record and the oral history. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/pocahontas-family-tree
  • MLA“The Pocahontas Family Tree, the Record and the Oral History.” Genogram Builder, 10 Nov. 2026, https://genogrambuilder.org/history/pocahontas-family-tree.
  • ChicagoGenogram Builder. “The Pocahontas Family Tree, the Record and the Oral History.” Last modified November 10, 2026. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/pocahontas-family-tree.
  • HarvardGenogram Builder (2026) The Pocahontas Family Tree, the Record and the Oral History. Available at: https://genogrambuilder.org/history/pocahontas-family-tree (Accessed: 10 November 2026).

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Encyclopedia Virginia, Virginia Humanities

  1. Pocahontas (d. 1617)
  2. Powhatan (d. 1618)
  3. John Rolfe (d. 1622)

National Park Service, Historic Jamestowne

  1. Pocahontas, Her Life and Legend

National Park Service

  1. Powhatan

Wikipedia

  1. Thomas Rolfe

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