Passapatanzy, Virginia

Passapatanzy is a census-designated place (CDP) in King George County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 1,283.

Map of Passapatanzy, VA 22485, USA

It was recorded as a Patawomeck village ruled by Japazaws, elder brother of the weroance, who conspired with Englishman Samuel Argall to capture Chief Powhatan's daughter, Matoaka (Pocahontas) on April 13, 1613. According to Mattaponi and Patawomeck tradition, Pocahontas was residing there with her husband, Kocoum, and her daughter, Ka-Okee survived with other Patawomecks after Kocoum's death. A historic marker about this event stands near the Potomac Creek Bridge on U.S. Route 1 in Stafford.