The Washington herald., 1907-04-21
POcAHONTAs, AND A GENEALoG-
ICAL KEY TO HER DESCENDANTS.

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trepid Powhatan. otherwise called Wa
hunsonacook. the mighty Werowance"
(chieftain). who ruled over Attanoughko-
mOuck. the Indian name for Virginia. was
born about 1885, and died in 1917. in
GraVesend, England, where her burial is
thus entered upon the parish records Of
St George Church: '16Ie-March q a. e.
1617-Rebecca Wrolfe. wyffe Of Thomas
Wrolfe. gent. A Virginia lady borne. was
buried in the chancel." She is said 20
have had three names-Amonate (men-
toned by Ralph Hamor); Matoaks, her
secret name, or as others think, her
Christian name, meaning 1.-THE Little
Snow Feather" and PocabOntas. or a
Bright Stream Between Two His" dor
seyl. AT her baptism in England in 1913.
she assumed the name Of Rebecca, and By
the early English cOl0nists vas STYLED
'The Nonparellla Of Virginia" In April
1918, she married John Rolfe (s0n Of John
Rolfe. OF Heacham. Englaud-b0rn l552,
married 1852. and died l593-and his wife.
Dor0thea Mason, born about 1868 and
died 1870. who was born May g. 1855, and
died IN l62 He was the first secretary
and recorder general Of Virginia, q men,
Der Of the council. and wrote one Of the
most accurate accounts Of the colony.
to the establishment of which be devoted
his life. 1t is interesting 20 note, In pass
ing, that be- was the first settler to intro
duce the culture OF tobacco in Virginia.
This he did in 1872 His only child
THOMAS ROLFE was born in 1915.
and was left by his father on his return
TO Virginia, lat Plymouth, with Sir
Lewis Stukely. who earnestly desired the
keeping of him." Narrative of Capt John
SMITH He was subsequently taken in
charge by his uncle, Henry Rolfe, in
England. who. after the death of John
Role, petiuoned the Virginia House Of
Burgesses for his indemnity, having
brought gp the child his brother had by
the daughter of Powhatan. which IS yet
living, and in his custody" At the age
OF twenty-five lin 1870. ne voyaged to
Virginia, where ne became a man Of dis
tinctiou and fortune. He married Jane
Poythress, by whom lie had only enc
child
JANE ROLFE was married IN 1875 10
Col, Robert Boiling. and died the follow
ing year He was born in 1916, died in
1903 and was the son Of John and Mary
Boiling, OF All HaiioWs BarkiH Parish.
Tower street, London. He came to Amer
pax, a fine seat on the James River, be-
low Petersburg, Va, now in ruins He
had only one child
col. JOHN BOILING, of "Cobbs." on
the Appomattox, below Petersburg, Va,
was born In 1875, and died in 1929 He
was a member Of the House Of Bur
gesses, and a man of great prom
inence and wide influence in the colony
1t is related that at q feast given him by
a kinsman in England. a Yorkshire dame
hearing him talk exclaimed in the York
shire dialect; "Oh, mine Got. you no
hear that man. and he talk English as
wen as We Yes. faith madam, and I
hope much better. or / would not talk at
an, was his hasty, if not very courteous.
reply-whereat an did laugh merTily. He
married Mary KeHR0B, q daughter Of Dr.
kennon. OF "Conjuror's Neck" and
member Cf the House of Burgesses. by
whom he had one son and i've daughters,
as follows:
]. JOHN ROLLING, major. member
Of the House Of Burgesses. and justice Of
the peace. was born In 1900 and died Sep
TENDER 6, 1857 lie married August ]. lbs,
Elizabeth Blair, daughter of Dr. Arehi-
bald Blair, and niece of the distinguished
James Blair. d. D.. founder
Of William and Mary College. She subse-
Quently married a Bland. and died April
p, l475. Issue; % Thomas Boiling born
July T. l735. married Elizabeth Gay, and
died August Z, 1904. He was justice of
the peace of Chesterfield County. Va.
% John Boiling. Of Chestnut Grove"
Va, born June r. 1877, married Martha
Jefferson, sister of President Thomas
Jefferson. and died in I19-. go Col. Rob
ElnfIfur~ Of .afNI,Ff-----
Der Of the House Of Burgesses, who died
IN 1863. He married, first. Mary Burton.
and secondly, Susan Watson (D Mary
Boiling. born July 16. 17A. and married In !
-i6l, Richard Bland, OF Jordan's ison of /
The great Richard Bland, of Revolution |
lry fame) who was born in 1880 and was |
4 member of the House Of Burgesses. the !
Continental Congress. and Of the Revolu- /
lonaTy convention Of 17I4 and I775 90 /
Sarah Boiling, born June 16 l74S. and /
married John TaZewel of WILLIAMSBURG /
Va, judge Of the General Court. clerk Of |
he Revolutionary convention of 1T75 and 4
U6, and brother of Henry TazeweH. the I
ather of LittletOn Waller TazeweH. gov /
.rnor of Virginia. United States Senator. |
&c. so Archibald Boiling, born March |
., l15o, and married. first Sarah Cary. in |
40; secondly, Jane Randolph, on the ID |
II February. INA; thirdly, in 1881. the /
widow Byrd; and fourthly. I'm 1902. the
widow Clark. % Anne Boiling. who |
vas born February !, 1852 and married
William Cambridge.
~. JANE BOILING was born in 1903.
nd died in 1866. She was married to /
'ol. Richard Randolph, Of "Curle's /
Seek" Va, a member of the House of /
}urgesses and treasurer of Virginia
Who was born in 1890 and died ia 174S.
ssue; % Richard Randolph. member
4 the House OF Burgesses, who married
Nancy Meade. % Brett Randolph, born
732, died in 1889, and married Mary |
ieott, in England, where he lived and
lied. 90 John Randolph. married
frances BOland, who was born Septem-
Ter "a 1852. died January is, 1855. and
vas the daughter of Theoderie Cor
lichard) Bland, of "Causon's" Prince
ieorge County. Va. and his wife
frances Boiling. ca Mary Randolph |
.OTn 1927. and died 1871. She married
,rchibald Cary. who was born IN 1921.
nd died In 1877. He was speaker of the
louise of Burgesses. member Of the con-
ention Of 1866, and speaker of the
tate senate. sd Jane Randolph, who
larried Col. Anthony Wake, OF Fair
ED" Princess Anne County, Va.
MEMBER of the House Of Burgesses. and
on of Anthony and Anne Lee (Armi-
tead) Wake. second in descent from
.nthony Voelke, or Wake. from HoI-
and 60 Elizabeth Randolph, who
larried Richard Kidder Meade. aid to
-en. Washington
Concluded next week. II