Summary of Captain John Thomas Rolfe - my 10th Great-Grandfather

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George Bush's 10th great-grandfather, Captain John Thomas Rolfe, is famous for sailing to Virginia in 1609 in search of new land, growing tobacco there, and marrying Pocahontas. Rolfe's tobacco was better than the Spanish variety and his success helped make the Virginia colony one of the most prosperous in the British Empire.

• 00:00:00 Captain John Thomas Rolfe was a tenth great-grandfather who sailed to Virginia in 1609 in search of new land. While shipwrecked on an island off of Bermuda, his wife and daughter died, and he buried them there. Rolfe later started growing tobacco in Virginia, and it is said that his tobacco was better than the Spanish variety.
• 00:05:00 Captain John Thomas Rolfe was my 10th great-grandfather, and he is famous for bringing tobacco into Virginia from the Caribbean island, marrying Pocahontas, and helping to establish peace with the Indians.
• 00:10:00 Captain John Thomas Rolfe was a tenth great-grandfather of the current U.S. President, George W. Bush. Rolfe was instrumental in the development of tobacco crops in Virginia, and his success helped make the Virginia colony one of the most prosperous in the British Empire. Rolfe married twice, and his descendants include U.S. First Lady Nancy Reagan and U.S. Senator John W. Warner.