Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-06-04
ORIGINAL LETTER
GEoRGErowN. d,

-, GEORGETOWN, Dec 2, 1911.
ny dear Sir Your letter of the 22l has LAIN ON NV
table several Sy during which time actually have not
nad as much leisure as would suffice thank You for il
LOT, 10 write III ne House find mpossibe--oen
catching myself III the act OF committing to paper thc
words mar are floating around instead OF those which
should convey my meaning.
perceive that Dr. Smiths "Es,av On tho vorio,, .,
complexion IN The Human Species has been treated i'm
me American Review. wish the Reviewer could hay.
oeeh acquainted with circumstance which proves how
uc greater was the reverend authors anxiety for his
hyPothess (no uncommon case) than for his facts NV
Ofo'her heodorck aud myself "hc tive young gen
Yemen referred TO IN page 10 OF the Srctures OH ord
N AIMS IN The hrst edition. Philad. 1857 DR. s there
States correctly enough, "herc present i'm the Col
Ise Vi ne" jersey, &c; we came to Princeton about
he last oil That year. entered college, alter some months
past IN ihe grammar school, and finally lett it in Decem
Der oil TIE same year. In the late edition d. 1872 he
eIe rescued IN NE college OF New Jersey, in The years
seventeen hundred and eighty fire sic and seven" sc
why this pG ety in the complication, OF The essay am an a
loss 10 tell But this not all He called us into his H.
brdry and INTERCEPTED about our Indian desc4ntv
knew nothing more than that derived through our
grand mother, whom suited him to make the dnuSher or
focal"nta in order that might be defiance of time
ana Jdct IN the J0mM descent from her. He gave us
ABOUT mar ume copy OIL essay which lies before
me- with my marginal notes. | cannot think of Princeton
where my ardor for learning first dampe,) with any
sort OF patience. "'
"anno l6l3-Pocahontas, alias sMaoahs or Mato,.
IA, oaPused IN the Christian faith by the name of Re
oseea, h,erto the mighty Prince Powhaan. Emperor
oil acknowledgements diiGS Virginia., became the "wils
OF the worshipul Mr.. John RolIe."-CGranger's Bog
History OF Eng vol III, p. b7.-Sd,h, Beverley &c
l. Z, an onIv
Thomas, whose only daughter
, zane, married in 1915 Robert Boiling of the family of
Boiling OF Boiling Hall, Bradford in the West Rid
ing OF York (AlSS in my possessions: old family record
This Robert Boiling emgrated to Virginia in 1860 (nar
RED Jane Role as above in 1879 lived at Kippsx in the
county OF Prince George, and there Inferred He died
IN l'o9' July lIh BY This marriage he had one son John
whose eldest son John, great Merchant and Indian Ira
der settled at Cobbs in the county OF Chesterfield ON the
nlPPoma9x. he married Mary, daughter OF Richard
hennon, ESQ., OF Coniurers Neck by whom he had John
born Jan 20, 100, died at Cobb's, April 90 1929
~ 1a"e' ('ny gandmoheD born 1903 married 10 Richard
Randolph OF Carrie, fourth OF William Randolph Of
uKey Island "a gentleman OF Yorkshre) whose Young.
est son John born IN l712 married in 1869 frances daugh
Ter Of Iheodock Bland of Cawsons (of The family of
panu OF hipPax Park, near Ferry bridge in the West Ri
u"g Of ork) John IL. died at MAoax in I775 The
odorick Bland aud kandolph sons of tbi. arr;o
Essay. " " ' ''"''h
/. Pocahontas 2 Thomas Rolfe. 2 I,no pou;o
John Boiling the elder D. John Boiling the Younger
zane Randolph 4 John Randolph OF Roanoke The elder
scre randolph OF Roanoke the Younger making just
other children Of John Boiling and Mary Ke1non hs wife
~ 'p' "''e'
Elizabeth, born 1909, married DIR. WIN. Cav.
Mary, married John Fleming, born in HI
Anne, married James Murray, born in 17Is
urK also iasles the account OF the descendants of Po.
ea',olay re makes Jane Boiling (my grandmother mar
ny Bohing The mistake intentional with Burke
Tor ne had the Boiling MSS before him.
William Randolph OF Yorkshire, settled at Turkey
island ~ virginia, and married Mary, daughter Of Henry
ana Catherine isham. Their were-T William of
lufkey island, from whom descended Beueriy died with
OUT l'se)-Pefer OF Chaworh, father OF the late Bever
'ey ana OF Mrs fitzhugh OF Chatham, who thereupou
soid turkey Island TO my uncle Ryandand tPYLtnsn of
(grand father Of the present Wilon)-AIrs CHS
toeH and Mrs Price. 2 Thomas of Tuckahoe (treat
sram-isther Of lhomas Mann Mr.. Jeffersons n-av
B. lsham Of Dungeness, who had tI1IiiaDp of Rris,I
ihomds OF Ddngencss-Jdne married Peter Jefferson
ana bore him Thomas, the late President &c-anne mar
REQ James Pleasants Gather ofmy Sbe mar
RED Carter Harrison Of Clifton. A. Richard Of G,rles
married Jane Boiling and had Mary (Cary)-RiebGr9
married Anne Meade-Jans (TYdlkerJ Breft-Rvfo,,d
Oh turkey Island Elizabeth, married Richard Kidder
hesde-yohn Of Roanoke. 3. Sir John (Kn'O fsthsr ~
SyIon' President OF Congress and Of John (Edmunds
idhef)' Any General Of the Colony. 6 Henry. 4 Ed