Considering Rolfe's wealthy family back in England, the colonists'
strained relations with the natives here, and the importance of the
Church at the time, I seriously doubt it was anything other than an
Anglican wedding. After all, she had changed her name to Rebecca,
hadn't she? Had been estranged from her tribe and her father. I
suppose, if there had been some little meaningful native marriage
custom that meant a lot to her and that she was allowed, we'll never
know.
Nancy
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On Feb 27, 2007, at 5:03 PM, Coats Family History wrote:
> Are you assuming it was an English or Anglican wedding rather than a
> Native American Wedding?
>
> On 2/27/07, David Kiracofe <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> I'm doing some research on Pocahontas and am curious about her
>> wedding
>> to John Rolfe. I assume the liturgy of the wedding was prescribed in
>> the Book of Common Prayer then in use, but I'm wondering about little
>> details that I assume would have been included as early seventeenth
>> century English wedding customs. Would there be an exchange of
>> rings?
>> would a bride have carried flowers? I really can't imagine the
>> English
>> adapting any native Virginian customs in an Anglican ritual; does
>> that
>> seem reasonable?
>>
>> Any leads or other information will be joyously received.
>>
>> David Kiracofe
>>
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