The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-07
Robert Bolitng's children by his second
wife would be entirely Ineligible. n .Ni

In that 1902 company was only
anomas Savage. who founded a family.
Edward Maria wins'acid, John Ratciiffs. #
John smith Thomas West. George l,
names 800 4
Sir Thomas Gates sailed from, Eng.
land In 1911 with his wife and daugh.
! 'crs. His wife died on the way. His
children returned to England. Al d
though he had two sons-Thomas and
'hony-nooody. as far as is known.
can join the +. F. VS. through than.
Inc limit OF this society Is proscribed-s
seven years. and such years. starva
| ton. savage, hatred and vengeance and 81
situation as unhealthy as possible
could be imagined. Sanitation. such ~
IS observed in Cuba. Panama and the;
philippines. undreamed OF. and in con
sequence an awful mortality MANY a. 4
ehe adventurers, disheartened. returned
their native land; many were In
suGn AFFECT detection that IL they had
had the blessing of families tfav
might not have taken the tro,IbIe, 70
record them. The Bible period had not s
arrived Later In the sitting-room an 3
inc centre table In the middle Of tho
noor was large Bible, on the blank
Ives OF which were written-some.
| 'ines with comment. sometimes with
out--the marriages, births and deaths
OIL the family. These Bibles arc prioe.
iess records to-day. and 1T would be- AN
.,h'nehse attraction to this column III 4
.nose VINO own these family Bibles
would send transcript Of the record
they contain for publication in th,s
coiumn. But to return to our "Fr r.
VS.! We should adore to be the In
Iuineht 10 settle the dispute as to
mno rs an F. +. V. forever, 1t is a
tantalizing and elusive subject. indeed
subject upon which mirabiie dictu
contempt and sarcasm have been
hurled! One. indeed, might be forced
10 conclude there were no F. F. y,sz
use tnat their number was so over Z
S~u t.g mat they did not matter.
Neither OF these conclusions, OF course 3
IS true. Not only are they not true
out we have proved that there are
not only F. F. VS.. but one f. f. w.
al mat and, as we have said above.
us name Is Savage
| case perhaps OF the hair Of the
dog being good fo= its bite-for Il tool
savage 10 live in peace with a. saw
age. Not only did Thomas SAVAGE
win the affection OF the Laughing
mig and other Indians. but he was
neio IN nigh esteem by the English
man as Well Now let our audience
| remember henceforth and forever tbst
eae ifst family of Virginia is Saw
age and the second family of viz
gina is Rolfe. Owing to the unfor-
| tuhate circumstance Of Rolfe's onlv
son having an only daughter who mar
| iieu ROBERT Bolling-the name Rolfe
Sas connected with John Rolfe and
Pocahontas) Is absolutely extinct
Inc third family Of Virginia Is
, neafoicy. our readers will perceive
tAat We are reducing this subject to
me point. and not n very fine point
AFTER all, for, although John Rolfe was
the father OF only one child, and HIS
son Thomas the father OF only one
enid and his granddaughter Jane. the
mother or only one child. son. later
GENERATIONS have by no means followed
,"sir example. The descendants of
John Rolfe and Pocahontas are ouita
as numerous as the spinning wheels
ana hair trunks that came over In ltha
Mayhower.' They bob up on all oc
caslohs, and 1t must be satisfa ction
10 them TO know that a society has
oeen formed in far Western State
almost for their exclusive use.
we nave always regarded with envy
| the descendants of that courareous
gentleman, Captain George Yeardlax
lieutenant or deputy governor or -y1fsa
Ginia, who. in 1916, assumed office In
wild and almost undiscovered com
try. He created the third family OF
virginia, and his career was lurid and
picturesque. He was "a soldier truly
pred IN the university of war" and
arrived at jamestown in 1910 He wa.
knowledge Of agriculture He was at
once put in command OF a stockade
near Fortress Monroe, Old Point Com
Tort then. and in the interim between
Daie's departure for England in 1876.
ana ArgaiPs arrival in Virginia In
,ol,. ne acted as Governor. Evidently
he had managed the stockade well.
He came TO Virginia only with his
sword but was evidently of saving
disposition, for he was back in Eng
| land IN 1918, and spent nearly ca, 0Oo In
his trip. and In 1919 was back in Vir
ginia as Governor. He was knighted
IN 1918. much to the disgust OF the
more distinguished office seekers and
ne was tainted not only with being
t ene 'orotner OF an apothecary at the
sign OF the Artichoke in Wood street.
but also with haunting along the
streets OF London with fourteen or
fifteen liveres after him. He was
one or the very first slave owners. as
was William Pierce. John Rolfe's
father-in-law. Sir George Yeardley
and his wife. Lady Temperance. did
not come over together. and it Is said
that Lady Temperance preceded her
husband by year. Their three chill
dren, Argall, Francis and Elizabeth.
were born at jamestown, and who
| knows but that the "Yeardley house ),
put up a jamestown In late years by
the D. a. r., stands on the ground
which has felt the patter OF their little
Feet We followed the first family of
virginia as far as possible. We did
not give list of the descendants Of
John Rolfe and Pocahontas the second
family of Virginia. because 1t is run
ming voluminously In the Virginia
Magazine of History and Biogra ply, but
we will give an elaborate history OF
the Yeardleys because the family is
not so we'll known
As synopsis to this paper we will
| record, savage. H.. Rolfe: III,
Yeardley. all strictly f. F.. VS..
find so much history in your Gene
illogical Column. and beg that I NAV
ask your assistance In the following
questions: 80
Thomas Camp came from England In ],
l7l7 and settled in Halifax or Bedford
County %; married a Miss Marshall.
What OF them? ~
John Smith. OF Hanover County.
willed Edward Smith. of Goochland
COUNTY. dated June le. 1777. s12 acres
land in Goochland County on Byrd
Greek Where did said John sn,,tj,