It has a lot to do with it. England was [and to an extent still is] a  
very class-riven [and driven] society. Rolfe was from a wealthy class  
of gentlemen, his family had several manor houses [the one he had  
grown up in burned in 1940, I think it was], probably under ordinary  
circumstances he never would have been allowed to marry outside his  
class. But since Rebecca was a 'princess', that may have made a  
difference. And of course later she was so well-received in London,  
even at the royal court. Early Virginia very much still lived by the  
class rules they had left behind in England. Or tried to, as much as  
frontier living would allow.

Nancy

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--Daniel Boone



On Feb 27, 2007, at 6:01 PM, Emily Rose wrote:

> I'm confused - what does
> ">Considering Rolfe's wealthy family back in England"
> have to do with it?
>
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