John Rolfe

John Rolfe was an English explorer, tobacco farmer and merchant. He was the husband of Pocahontas and the first settler in the colony of Virginia to successfully cultivate a tobacco crop for export.

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Who was born first?

• John Rolfe and Jacob Le Maire were born the same year
• John Rolfe was born 1 year before Pietro Della Valle
• John Rolfe was born 1 year after William Baffin
• John Rolfe was born 2 years before Xu Xiake
• John Rolfe was born 5 years after John Smith

Timeline

1. John SmithJanuary 6, 1580 – June 21, 1631
2. William Baffin1584 – January 23, 1622
3. Jacob Le Mairecirca 1585 – December 31, 1616
4. John Rolfe (this page)circa 1585 – March 20, 1622
5. Pietro Della ValleApril 11, 1586 – April 21, 1652
6. Xu XiakeJanuary 5, 1587 – March 8, 1641

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