The tobacco company all started with John Rolfe in 1611. He was born in 1585, in the united kingdom. When John was much older, he married and set out on a journey with his wife to jamestown but things took a quick turn his wife suddenly died and then they ship wrecked off the coast of the bermuda islands. After that he began on another voyage and started collecting tobacco seeds from places like south america and trinidad, which have made a successful amount of profit from selling tobacco. After traveling around from country to country John and approximately 150 others finally arrived at Jamestown, Virginia in 1610. John began working on farming his tobacco seeds and and learning the new culture around him he was soon to meet his second wife.
