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When the ship came and was with food and water the people in Jamestown were already happy enof. Soon after there were women and girls. I feel like this makes the colonist happy.
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- Pocahontas was probably born sometime in 1595. She was truly an Indian princess, being the daughter of Powhatan, the leader of the Powhatan Indian confederacy located in Virginia.
- Beginning in 1608, Pocahontas made frequent trips to Jamestown, delivering messages from Powhatan and arranging for the exchange of food and supplies. She spoke to Smith on many occasions, although her relationship with him was curtailed by his unexpected return to England in 1609 after a gunpowder accident.
- Regardless of the authenticity of the rescue scenario, Smith was released by Powhatan and allowed to return to Jamestown in January 1608.
- If the incident did occur, some scholars say it may have been a ritualized display orchestrated by Powhatan in which Pocahontas played a prominent role.
- The settlers ran across an Indian hunting party led by Powhatan's brother, Opechancanough. The Indians quickly overtook the settlers, killing everyone except Smith. Smith was taken back to the Indian village of Werowocomoco, Powhatan's residence, as a prisoner. There he met Pocahontas whom he described as "a child of tenne years old which in feature, countenance and proportion much exceedeth any of the rest of her people"(True Relation).
- She was called "Pocahontas" as a nickname, which meant "playful one," because of her frolicsome and curious nature
- As a young girl, Pocahontas would have worn little to no clothing and had her hair shaven except for a small section in the back that was grown out long and usually braided. The shaven parts were probably bristly most of the time as the Powhatan Indians used mussel shells for shaving.
- When Smith returned, there were only 38 colonists left (out of 104). Pocahontas kept the colonists from starving to death that first Winter, by visiting regularly with plenty of food.
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