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Pocahontas's Trail England Honors a Native American Princess
GRAVESEND, England -- Pocahontas, the Indian princess who helped the
English colonists in Jamestown, Virginia, is buried in this riverside
town east of London. She died here in 1617 while trying to make the long
trip back to her native land.
This determined young woman helped bring peace between the Indians and
colonists, was kidnapped and held hostage, became a wife and mother and
sailed across the Atlantic Ocean -- all by the time she was 21. Her
story has been told in popular songs, historical movies and Disney
cartoons.
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While Pocahontas always has been popular, interest in her story is
especially high this year, the 400th anniversary of the settlement of
Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in North America.
Pocahontas was 11 or 12 when the English arrived in 1607, and she became
a go-between for her people and the settlers.
Her final resting place in this town on the River Thames is popular with
tourists.
"Many people come here from the United States and from many other
countries, too," said Sandra Soder of the Gravesend Historical Society
as she showed a visitor around St. George's Church. Historians believe
that Pocahontas is buried in a vault under the altar, but the exact spot
is unknown because a fire destroyed the original church in 1727.
Recent visitors from Virginia included a group of Native Americans and
Governor Timothy M. Kaine.
Pocahontas is thought to have died from a lung disease -- either
pneumonia or tuberculosis. She had been living in England for about a
year with her husband, John Rolfe, and their son when they decided to
return to Virginia. Pocahontas was not well when she got on the ship.
When she grew sicker, she was taken ashore at Gravesend, "the last place
to take on fresh water and vegetables" before heading to sea, Soder
explained.
A life-size statue of Pocahontas, a gift from Virginia, is in the
churchyard.
There is little surprise in the fact that, 400 years after she lived,
Pocahontas still fascinates people. Not only did she help feed the
starving English settlers, she also is credited with saving the life of
Captain John Smith, who became her friend. After Smith was badly injured
in a gunpowder explosion and sent back to England, Pocahontas was told
that he had died. She was stunned to see him years later when she went
to England.
Sometime after Smith left Jamestown, Pocahontas was kidnapped by
colonists who held her for ransom. Still, she was "treated like an
honored guest," Soder said.
It was during this time that she met Rolfe, a successful tobacco
planter. Before their wedding in 1614 Pocahontas became a Christian,
taking the name Rebecca at her baptism. Their son, Thomas, was born the
next year, and the three of them sailed to England the year after that.
"She had a lot of courage," said Catherine Eyers, 9, who lives in
Gravesend and visited the Pocahontas statue on a recent Sunday.
"Pocahontas is such a part of our history," said Angela Driscoll-Hicks,
another visitor, adding that she hopes to travel to Virginia soon. But
instead of crossing the ocean by ship, as Pocahontas did, she will fly.
-- Mary Jordan
GRAVESEND, England -- Pocahontas, the Indian princess who helped the
English colonists in Jamestown, Virginia, is buried in this riverside
town east of London. She died here in 1617 while trying to make the long
trip back to her native land.
This determined young woman helped bring peace between the Indians and
colonists, was kidnapped and held hostage, became a wife and mother and
sailed across the Atlantic Ocean -- all by the time she was 21. Her
story has been told in popular songs, historical movies and Disney
cartoons.
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While Pocahontas always has been popular, interest in her story is
especially high this year, the 400th anniversary of the settlement of
Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in North America.
Pocahontas was 11 or 12 when the English arrived in 1607, and she became
a go-between for her people and the settlers.
Her final resting place in this town on the River Thames is popular with
tourists.
"Many people come here from the United States and from many other
countries, too," said Sandra Soder of the Gravesend Historical Society
as she showed a visitor around St. George's Church. Historians believe
that Pocahontas is buried in a vault under the altar, but the exact spot
is unknown because a fire destroyed the original church in 1727.
Recent visitors from Virginia included a group of Native Americans and
Governor Timothy M. Kaine.
Pocahontas is thought to have died from a lung disease -- either
pneumonia or tuberculosis. She had been living in England for about a
year with her husband, John Rolfe, and their son when they decided to
return to Virginia. Pocahontas was not well when she got on the ship.
When she grew sicker, she was taken ashore at Gravesend, "the last place
to take on fresh water and vegetables" before heading to sea, Soder
explained.
A life-size statue of Pocahontas, a gift from Virginia, is in the
churchyard.
There is little surprise in the fact that, 400 years after she lived,
Pocahontas still fascinates people. Not only did she help feed the
starving English settlers, she also is credited with saving the life of
Captain John Smith, who became her friend. After Smith was badly injured
in a gunpowder explosion and sent back to England, Pocahontas was told
that he had died. She was stunned to see him years later when she went
to England.
Sometime after Smith left Jamestown, Pocahontas was kidnapped by
colonists who held her for ransom. Still, she was "treated like an
honored guest," Soder said.
It was during this time that she met Rolfe, a successful tobacco
planter. Before their wedding in 1614 Pocahontas became a Christian,
taking the name Rebecca at her baptism. Their son, Thomas, was born the
next year, and the three of them sailed to England the year after that.
"She had a lot of courage," said Catherine Eyers, 9, who lives in
Gravesend and visited the Pocahontas statue on a recent Sunday.
"Pocahontas is such a part of our history," said Angela Driscoll-Hicks,
another visitor, adding that she hopes to travel to Virginia soon. But
instead of crossing the ocean by ship, as Pocahontas did, she will fly.
-- Mary Jordan