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Re: John Rolfe
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"W. Scott Smith" <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 14 Mar 2007 13:59:56 -0400
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That's correct...I think he was on the Governor's Council, but he was not an
elected burgess.

Scott


On 3/14/07, Sara Bearss <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> To clarify a small point in Nancy (Sunshine49)'s last post, John Rolfe
> was not one of the twenty-two men elected to the first General Assembly
> in 1619, nor was he one of the two men appointed as officers of that
> assembly.
>
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