English Captain John Smith guided the colonists through difficult times in the Jamestown settlement of 1607. Tradition, not authenticated, says that Pocahontas saved him from death at the hands of Native Americans. Pocahontas was captured  (seen here) and held for ransom by the Colonists during hostilities in 1613. During her captivity, she was encouraged to convert to Christianity and was baptized under the name Rebecca.

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