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 ------- I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days. --Daniel Boone 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 >> >> David Kiracofe >> History >> Tidewater Community College >> Chesapeake Campus >> 1428 Cedar Road >> Chesapeake, Virginia 23322 >> 757-822-5136 >> >> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the >> instructions >> at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html >> > > > -- > Cherokee Basketweaving Books: > http://stores.lulu.com/cherokeebasketweaver > > See more of my Baskets: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/cherokeebasketweaver/ > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the > instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html