Pocahontas

Edward Norton is descended from Pocahontas. The 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' actor, 33, made the discovery while appearing on an episode of PBS' ...

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Actor Edward Norton found out he has a very famous ancestor — Pocahontas. On the PBS show "Finding Your Roots," in which host Henry Louis Gates reveals the ...

In 1614, she converted to Christianity, was baptized "Rebecca," and the pair had a baby named Thomas. Christopher Meloni of "Law and Order: SVU" fame found out he was related to Nancy Pelosi. The family moved to England in 1616. Before he could be killed, in Smith's telling, Pocahontas placed her head on top of his, preventing his execution. "I understand that was family lore," Gates says. The actor was shocked.

Edward Norton traced his ancestry during a Tuesday, January 3, appearance on the PBS series 'Finding Your Roots' — see what the actor found out.

“It’s not a judgment on you and your own life, but it’s a judgment on the history of this country and it needs to be acknowledged first and foremost, and then it needs to be contended with.” “The short answer is these things are uncomfortable, and you should be uncomfortable with them, everybody should be uncomfortable with it,” Norton revealed to Gates Jr. “Makes you realize what a small piece of the whole human story you are.” During her time with the English settlers, she wed tobacco planter John Rolfe. “Pocahontas died sometime in March 1617 in Grave’s End, England, and John Rolfe died around March 1622.” “John Rolfe and Pocahontas got married on April 5, 1614.

Norton appeared in the first episode of season nine of the show, alongside fellow Hollywood star Julia Roberts, on Tuesday evening. In it, host Henry Louis ...

“The short answer is these things are uncomfortable,” he said. Gates also revealed that Norton’s ancestors had owned slaves, which the actor described as “uncomfortable” to hear. “It just makes you realise what a small piece of the whole human story you are,” Norton replied.

On the season premiere of the PBS program 'Finding Your Roots,' Edward Norton learned that the 17th-century Powhatan woman Pocahontas is his 12th great ...

"The short answer is these things are uncomfortable, and you should be uncomfortable with them, everybody should be uncomfortable with it," Norton told Gates Jr. after the host reaveled through registration papers that another ancestor joined the Continental Army under George Washington in 1777. "This is about as far back as you can go, unless you're a Viking," Norton responded. In the episode, host Gates Jr. "Pocahontas died sometime in March 1617 in Grave's End, England, and John Rolfe died around March 1622." told Norton, who said he had grown up hearing family tales that they were related to the Indigenous figure, in the episode.

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 ...

Her grave’s exact location is unknown because the church was rebuilt after being destroyed by a fire. Norton replied: “This just makes you realise what a small piece of the whole human story you are.” ‘This just makes you realise what a small piece of the whole human story you are,’ Norton said

Actor Edward Norton discovered his family roots can be traced back to the real-life Pocahontas.

“Unless you’re a Viking,” Norton quipped in response. Everybody should be uncomfortable with it,” Norton said while looking over documents. [@PBS]at 8/7c for the Finding Your Roots premiere!! “It’s not a judgment on you and your own life, but it’s a judgment on the history of this country, and it needs to be acknowledged first and foremost, and then it needs to be contended with.” "I understand that was family lore," host Henry Louis Gates said. [Edward Norton](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/celebrities) discovered his [family roots](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/family) can be traced back to the [real-life Pocahontas](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/history).

As Edward Norton learned on the season premiere of Finding Your Roots, Pocahontas, who lived in colonial Jamestown, is his 12th great grandmother.

Although the news left Norton visibly shocked, the idea of Pocahontas as part of his history wasn’t exactly new. Pocahontas and Jamestown settler John Rolfe were married on April 4, 1614— from then on, documents lead all the way down to one very blue-eyed Pocahontas is Norton’s (deep breath) great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandmother (12 greats in all). As Gates vocalizes in the episode, a relation to Pocahontas was a little bit of a Norton legend. [Finding Your Roots](https://www.pbs.org/show/finding-your-roots/?gclid=CjwKCAiAqt-dBhBcEiwATw-ggI-eE68_oNBdAxyxZ3imXlGNtD4vxf4pEbepUFzwEKpu45ppfLT7ARoC5WsQAvD_BwE), the [Glass Onion](http://avclub.com/film/reviews/glass-onion-a-knives-out-mystery-2022) star learned a fact about his heritage that would likely surprise anyone: he’s a direct descendant of the influential Powhatan woman—and central figure in colonial Jamestown lore—Pocahontas. [relation](https://www.avclub.com/turns-out-larry-david-is-related-to-bernie-sanders-1798264409) to Bernie Sanders, a [cousin connection](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pbs-series-finding-your-roots-finds-bill-maher-bill-oreilly-are-related/) between Bill Maher and Bill O’Reilly—and now, actor Edward Norton’s tie to one of America’s most famed indigenous women.

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.

The actor made the discovery during an episode of the PBS documentary series Finding Your Roots.

Pocahontas married John Rolfe in Jamestown, Virginia in April 1614, the couple had a son in 1615 who they named Thomas and settled in Gravesend, England. She was the favourite daughter of Powhatan, who ruled more than 30 Algonquian-speaking tribes, in what is now the US state of Virginia. Pocahontas’ story has captivated imaginations since stories about her were published by colonist Captain John Smith. No doubt about it.” Host Henry Louis Gates Jr confirmed to the actor that Pocahontas was his 12th great-grandmother. [Edward Norton](/culture/film/glass-onion-knives-out-mystery-sequel-netflix-uk-release-date-cast-film-daniel-craig-trailer-3882362) has learned that he is related to Pocahontas.

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.