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
Gravesend United F.C. Gravesend United F.C. Gravesend United Football Club was a football club based in Gravesend, Kent. The club was founded in 1893 and played at the Overcliffe Ground. The club was a founder member of the Kent League in 1894–95 before moving to join the Southern League in 1896–97. It rejoined the Kent League for a single season in 1901–02. It was a member of the Kent League between 1905–06 and 1913–14. It reformed in 1932 joining the Kent Amateur League, now the Kent County League. It played in the Kent League between 1933 and 1935 before returning to the Kent