John Smith claimed Pocahontas saved him from execution when she was just 11 or 12 years old. Whether the story happened the way Smith tells it—or even at all—is up for debate, a 2017 ...

Thirty years after Disney released “Pocahontas,” the film’s Oscar-winning song has taken on a life of its own with millennial ...

Christy Emmanuel can trace one family line to 1234. Those who followed are tied to U.S. history and now chronicled in a ...

John Bonney's financial career reached its apex when he and other stockholders organized the Bank of Pocahontas on Feb. 21, 1910. He became the bank's first president and served in that capacity ...

American actor Edward Norton has discovered that the real-life Pocahontas, the romanticized and mythologized 17th century daughter of a Native American chief, is his 12th great-grandmother.

From theme parks to live-action films, and so much more, Disney has created a lot of magic. But the company bedrock has ...

Through a direct paper trail leading to Pocahontas and John Rolfes’ 1614 marriage certificate, @EdwardNorton learns that his family lore appears to be true. His 12th great-grandmother is Pocohantas!

American actor Edward Norton has discovered that the real-life Pocahontas, the romanticized and mythologized 17th century daughter of a Native American chief, is his 12th great-grandmother.

Pocahontas welcomed English settlers to the current-day U.S. in the early 17th century. Legend holds that she saved the life of Captain John Smith, stopping his execution by laying her head upon his.