John Rolfe progressive development at Henricus. The first harvest of four barrels of tobacco leaf was exported from Virginia to England in March 1614. Soon afterwards, Rolfe and others were exporting vast quantities of the new cash crop. New plantations began growing along the James River, where export shipments could use wharfs along the river. Rolfe married Pocahontas, daughter of the local Native American leader Powhatan, on 5 April 1614. A year earlier, Alexander Whitaker had converted Pocahontas to Christianity and renamed her "Rebecca" when she had her baptism. Richard Buck officiated their wedding. Powhatan gave the newlyweds property just across the
Richard of Gravesend Richard of Gravesend Richard of Gravesend (or Richard de Gravesend; died 18 December 1279) was a medieval Bishop of Lincoln. Richard was a native of Gravesend in Kent. He was treasurer of the diocese of Hereford about 1238. By 16 June 1250 he was Archdeacon of Oxford in the diocese of Lincoln. Before August 1254 he was holding the office of Dean of Lincoln. Richard was elected to the see of Lincoln on 21 or 23 September 1258 and consecrated on 3 November 1258 at Canterbury. He supported Simon de Montfort and was suspended from office and in exile from