In the recesses of my foggy memory, is the notion that Pocahontas was
baptized and married at St. John's Church.....in the original little wooden
structure in Henricus by Alexander Whitaker.
Deane Mills
York County. VA

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From: "Anne Pemberton" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 7:50 AM
Subject: Pocahontas


> Folks,
>
>          As mentioned a few weeks ago, I am making progress with my plans
> to develop Macromedia Flash presentations on the Famous Americans in the
> Virginia SOLs. I now have a source of good pictures for the applications
in
> a family of homeschooled children with impressive art skills. We started
> studying Pocahontas last week and I hope to have the children draw
pictures
> of various times in Pocahontas' life as their test on the topic. The
> English paintings I've found online all show Pocahontas in stone buildings
> rather than in the woods. I know there were no stone buildings at
Jamestown.
>
>          For the picture of her baptism, Pocahontas is shown at a
baptismal
> font inside a church. For her wedding, she is again shown in a church.
Both
> churches are stone.
>
>          My question is whether the baptism and the wedding were likely to
> take place in the wooden chapel at Jamestown, or were they likely done
> outdoors?  Would the wooden chapel have had a marble baptismal font when
> Pocahontas was baptized about 5-6 years after the settlement was started?
> What else could have been used?
>
>          Any suggestions gratefully appreciated.
>
>                                  Anne
>
>
> Anne Pemberton
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