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3 unusual facts about Alexander Whitaker


Chief Powhatan

Prior to the wedding, Reverend Alexander Whitaker converted Pocahontas and renamed her "Rebecca" at her baptism.

Christopher Levett

Rev. Alexander Whitaker, an early Anglican minister and English immigrant to the Virginia Colony made note in his will of 1610 that he owed a debt of some £5 to "Christopher Levite, a linen draper of the city of York."

Stafford, Virginia

The vicar, Alexander Whitaker converted Pocahontas to Christianity during her captivity.



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