Edward Norton has discovered that Pocahontas is his 12th great-grandmother.
This week, the 53-year-old actor appeared on the season nine premiere of Finding Your Roots, during which he learned that historical figure Pocahontas is actually his 12th great-grandmother.
During the episode, host Henry Louis Gates explained that there is a record of Pocahontas and John Rolfe marrying on 5 April 1614, in Jamestown, Virginia.
Through other documents, Gates said, Norton’s genealogy could be traced back to them.
“This is about as far back as you can go,” Gates said, adding that William Shakespeare died two years after Pocahontas and Rolfe married.
Norton replied: “This just makes you realise what a small piece of the whole human story you are.”
Pocahontas was a Native American woman, belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia.
She was the daughter of Powhatan, the paramount chief of...
This week, the 53-year-old actor appeared on the season nine premiere of Finding Your Roots, during which he learned that historical figure Pocahontas is actually his 12th great-grandmother.
During the episode, host Henry Louis Gates explained that there is a record of Pocahontas and John Rolfe marrying on 5 April 1614, in Jamestown, Virginia.
Through other documents, Gates said, Norton’s genealogy could be traced back to them.
“This is about as far back as you can go,” Gates said, adding that William Shakespeare died two years after Pocahontas and Rolfe married.
Norton replied: “This just makes you realise what a small piece of the whole human story you are.”
Pocahontas was a Native American woman, belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia.
She was the daughter of Powhatan, the paramount chief of...
- 1/5/2023
- by Peony Hirwani
- The Independent - Film
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