Pocahontas

TV show Finding Your Roots finds Oscar-nominated actor is 12th great-grandson of famed 17th-century Native American.

piece of the whole human story you are”. Gates also revealed that Norton shares a distant cousin with another A-lister: actress Julia Roberts. According to legend, she saved the life of Captain John Smith, stopping his execution by placing her head on his.

Hollywood actor Edward Norton heard stories about how his family was related to Pocahontas, but he assumed it was just "family legend".

[she was presented](https://www.iflscience.com/did-pocahontas-plant-a-mulberry-tree-in-the-uk-dna-study-investigates-a-local-legend-54591) as an exotic spectacle of the “New World”. Two years on, Pocahontas was shipped to the UK where [people in your family tree](https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~pamonval/genealogy/howbig.html) doubles with each generation. Smith was set to be executed by having a warrior smash his skull with a club. Around this time, Captain John Smith was captured by Powhatan's brother Opechancanough and was displayed at several Powhatan towns across east Virginia. When English colonialists arrived and settled in Jamestown in 1607, Pocahontas was about 11 years old.

In a new episode of the PBS show Finding Your Roots, an investigation into Norton's genealogy discovered that Pocahontas, one of the most widely portrayed (and ...

She was the daughter of Wahunsenaca (Chief Powhatan), the mamanatowick (paramount chief) of the Powhatan Chiefdom. The Finding Your Roots episode featuring Norton, which aired on Tuesday, also included a dive into the family history of actor Julia Roberts. She converted to Christianity and was baptized. John Smith, who wrote in his journals that she placed her head on top of his so that he could not be killed. She is most famous for reportedly stopping the execution of Capt. Gates, who has hosted the show since its 2012 premiere, told Norton that a “paper trail” led genealogists to the discovery.

The gilded Hollywood actor Edward Norton has apparently learned that he has a very famous ancestor — Pocahontas……. no less!!!

The family moved to England in 1616. In 1614, she converted to Christianity, was baptized “Rebecca,” and the pair had a baby named Thomas. “This just makes you realize what a small piece of the whole human story you are,” Norton said.

The Oscar-nominated star learned of his family connection to the woman who married Virginia settler John Rolfe on Tuesday's episode of the PBS genealogical ...

The Oscar-nominated star learned of his family connection to the woman who married Virginia settler John Rolfe on Tuesday's episode of the PBS genealogical ...