own , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁during ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁that ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁Pow hat an ▁Native ▁Americans ▁captured ▁Smith . ▁According ▁to ▁an ▁account ▁Smith ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁put ▁to ▁death ▁until ▁the ▁chief ' s ▁daughter , ▁P oc ah ont as , ▁saved ▁him . ▁From ▁this ▁the ▁legend ▁of ▁P oc ah ont as ▁spr ang ▁forth , ▁becoming ▁part ▁of ▁American ▁fol kl ore , ▁children ' s ▁books , ▁and ▁mov ies .< ref > {{ cite ▁web | last = Mc G ee han ▁| first = John ▁R . ▁| url = http :// www . net p laces . com / amer ican - history / eng lish - f rench - and - d utch - infl u ences / j am est own - sett lement . htm ▁| title = Mc G ee han , ▁John ▁R ., ▁Jam est own ▁S ett lement ▁| publish er = Net p laces . com ▁| date = 2 0 1 1 - 0 2 - 2 3 ▁| access date = 2 0 1 2 - 1 2 - 2 9 }} </ ref > ▁ ▁Pil gr ims ▁ ▁P ly mouth ▁Rock ▁is ▁the ▁traditional ▁site ▁of ▁dis emb ark ation ▁of ▁William ▁Brad ford ▁and ▁the ▁May flow er ▁Pil gr ims ▁who ▁founded ▁P ly mouth ▁Col ony ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 0 , ▁and ▁an