The True Story of Pocahontas As it began to sail on March 21, 1617, Pocahontas quickly became ill after dining with Rolfe and Argall. She returned to her room and vomited, telling Mattachanna that she thought something was put in her food. Mattachanna went to get Rolfe as she convulsed. When she returned, Pocahontas had died. She was quickly buried in Gravesend, where Thomas was left to the clergy until relatives arrived. Rolfe left immediately for Virginia. Upon return, Mattachanna and her husband, along with the rest of the Powhatans, reported that Pocahontas was poisoned before her departure, as she was in good health in
Sam Rolfe contribution in later life was to the "" episode "The Vengeance Factor" and the "" episode "". He died of a heart attack in 1993, aged 69, after collapsing while playing tennis. He was survived by his wife Hilda and two children. Sam Rolfe Samuel Harris "Sam" Rolfe (February 18, 1924 – July 10, 1993) was an American screenwriter best known for creating (with Herb Meadow) the high rated CBS television series "Have Gun – Will Travel", as well as his work on the 1960s NBC television series "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." and "The Eleventh Hour". Rolfe was born in