An English colonist in Virginia, John Rolfe, introduced and planted tobacco in the colonies. In 1614, he married the daughter of a local indian chief and went to England to live with her. What was her name?

The marriage of the English colonist John Rolfe to the daughter of a powerful local chief in 1614 was a significant event in the early history of the Virginia colony. The woman he married was named Pocahontas, a nickname meaning "playful one." Her formal names were Amonute and Matoaka. She was the daughter of Wahunsenacawh, the paramount chief of the Powhatan Confederacy. Their union was more than a personal matter; it was a diplomatic alliance that helped to usher in a period of peace, often called the "Peace of Pocahontas," between the English settlers and the Powhatan tribes.

Pocahontas's life was one of dramatic change and cultural collision. Before her marriage to Rolfe, she had been captured and held for ransom by the English in 1613. During her captivity, she was encouraged to convert to Christianity, and upon her baptism, she adopted the English name Rebecca. The marriage to John Rolfe, a pioneering tobacco planter, took place in April 1614 when she was about 17 or 18 years old. The couple had a son named Thomas Rolfe, who was born in January 1615.

In 1616, John Rolfe, Pocahontas, and their young son traveled to England. The Virginia Company of London, which had financed the Jamestown settlement, sponsored their trip. They saw Pocahontas, now known as Lady Rebecca Rolfe, as a symbol of the "civilized savage," hoping her presence would help attract new investment and colonists. She was presented to English society and even met King James I and Queen Anne. Tragically, as the Rolfes prepared to return to Virginia in 1617, Pocahontas fell ill and died, likely from pneumonia or tuberculosis. She was buried in Gravesend, England, thousands of miles from her home.