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John Smith
Counted Cross Stitch Kit

John Smith was born in England in 1580. He was one of the original colonists who arrived at Jamestown in 1607, and one of the Jamestown colony council members. It was his strong leadership and discipline that helped the colony survive. He was captured by the Powhatan Indians in late 1607 and later wrote that Pocahontas had been instrumental in saving his life. Smith was a key leader in the colony until he was accidentally wounded in a gunpowder explosion. He left for England in 1609 and never returned to Jamestown.