5 April 1614 A.D. JAMESTOWN, VA: Pocahontas Becomes Mrs. Robert Rolfe
5 April 1614 A.D. JAMESTOWN, VA: Pocahontas Becomes Mrs. Robert Rolfe Graves, Dan. “Pocahontas Entered a Marriage of Races.” Christianity.com. Apr 2007. http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1601-1700/pocahontas-entered-a-marriage-of-races-11630062.html . Accessed 1 Apr 2015. On this day, April 5, 1614 a marriage of two races took place. From the Algonquin Indians came Princess Matoaka, known as Rebecca since her baptism. On the English side was John Rolfe, a tobacco planter and gentleman. The bride's two brothers and an uncle stood up for her. The wedding took place in Jamestown, Virginia and initiated a period of friendly relations between Indians and colonists. The story behind the marriage is more complicated. Matoaka, or Pocahontas, "Princess," the daughter of chief Powhatan, befriended the invaders of her land. Through her, it was said, the Jamestown settlers obtained food until they acquired the means to survive on their own....