Thomas Rolfe to re-embark on the "George" ship commanded by Samuel Argall when Rebecca (Pocahontas) was taken ill and died, at Gravesend in Kent. Thomas was not well enough to survive the long voyage back to Jamestown and Thomas was left in Plymouth, England, with Sir Lewis Stukley and later transferred into the care of his uncle, Henry Rolfe. His father, however, sailed to Virginia without him after being persuaded by Admiral Argall and other members of the journey that he was too sick to continue the voyage; this was the last time the two ever saw each other. Thomas remained in
B. A. Rolfe Ripley tale of wonder. With the onset of World War II, Rolfe organized an all-female orchestra to perform patriotic songs. At the age of 76, he died of cancer in Walpole, Massachusetts. B. A. Rolfe Benjamin Albert Rolfe (October 24, 1879 – April 23, 1956) was an American musician known as "The Boy Trumpet Wonder" who went on to be a bandleader, recording artist, radio personality, and film producer. He was born on October 24, 1879 in Brasher Falls, New York, the son of a music director. At a young age he played the piccolo and cornet in his father's