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Although Pocahontas enjoyed playing
with the English settlers, relations between
the two nations were rapidly deteriorating.
Wahunsenacawh was growing tired of the
English demand for food, and also felt his lands
were being threatened by the colonists, who
were steadily expanding their influence. These
tensions rapidly mounted into war, the English The remarkable people who can claim lineage from the
burned towns and destroyed cornfields, and the famous Powhatan princess
natives tried their best to repulse the invaders
A ninth generation descendant of Pocahontas through
her father, Edith Wilson was the wife of President
Woodrow Wilson. Immensely proud of her heritage,
Edith ran the executive branch of government when her
husband fell unwell, and was the first FLOTUS to do so.
Edith would become the
with ambushes. These attacks were trying on the FLOTUS to visit Europe
English who were already struggling with lack during her incumbency
of resources, and were very aware they actually
needed the native’s co-operation to maintain
their settlements. However, in 1613, the English
discovered that Pocahontas was living with the Related through Pocahantas’ father, Lowell was an
Patawomeck tribe. Seeing this as a chance for American astronomer who speculated that there were
leverage with Wahunsenacawh, Sir Samuel Argall, canals on Mars. As well as also drawing maps of Venus,
an English naval officer, worked with the not Lowell began the search for ‘Planet X’, which would
entirely loyal chief of the Patawomeck to capture eventually lead to the discovery of Pluto.
Wahunsenacawh’s most beloved daughter. Lowell was also a
Japazeus, the Patawomeck chief and Pocahontas’ businessman, author
and mathematician
host, tricked the young girl by luring her onto
Argall’s ship. Quick and clever, Pocahontas at first
refused to go on board, sensing something was
amiss, but was finally coerced by the tears of the
chief’s wife. Argall then refused to let the girl go, A descendant of John Rolfe and Pocahontas, Byrd was a
and sent word to her father that she was being respected and accomplished naval officer. A recipient of
held as ransom for English prisoners and weapons. the medal of honour, Byrd was known for his pioneering
Pocahontas was brought to Henricus, a small aviation skills, as well as his polar explorations.
settlement in Jamestown and when her father Byrd claimed to be the
heard of the terms, he agreed to release seven first to reach the North
and South pole by air
It was a novelty for the
English to see a Powhatan
woman in English clothing
Related to Pocahontas through her only son, Thomas
Rolfe, Randolph served as a confederate General
during the American Civil War. Also Thomas Jefferson’s
grandson, Randolph was made secretary of war and
helped write the conscription law.
Just before the war ended
Randolph fled Europe, staying
mainly in England and France
An eighth generation descendant of Pocahontas and
Rolfe, Strange achieved fame as an actor in Western films.
Originally travelling to Hollywood in a singing group, he
went on to appear in many cowboy films, the Gunsmoke
TV series and as Frankenstein’s monster in three films.
Strange’s monster became
iconic, appearing on multiple
collectable paraphernalia
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