The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-21
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of the name? Let us see! Suppose we
call them third families materially"
| John Rolfe and George Yeardley had
! hard time getting to Virginia. In
feet OF three proud ships they set
sail from England in 16O3-but proud
ships are brittle as pie crust in the
! teeth or adverse circumstances: and
these ships. blown and battered, were
mostly destroyed. and a part of their
passengers found shelter on the island
of rmuda-that dreamy, heavenly
spot, which lures so many tourists to-
day
Some of these storm-tossed passen-
gers remained on Bcrmudas. but John
Rolfe. the Pierccs, George Yeardley
and others. on clumsily constructed
boats. went to Virginia one year after
the shipwreck. Reaching jamestown
those belated colonists found things In
woful plight. Naked and half
starved sufferers greeted them with
lamentations. and begged to be taken
back to England. Virginia only meant
hunger and pain 1t needed little
consideration before these determined
adventures. hindered by shipwreck
from reaching their goal for whole
year. could decide TO pick up an en-
feebled band and without testing their
own capacity for endurance. return
whence they had so hopefully departed.
So they carefully looked over the
situation. which, from every view
point, was full OF calamity, then gath
cred up the Respondent colonists who
had prevented them. placed them
aboard their sIckly ship, and sailed
away from Jamestown; but not very
far. for yonder comes Lord Delaware
Delaware. Eolfe and the rest return TO
jamestown, and English colonization
OF American soil is sill continued
Rolfe and Yeardley were both OF the
bermudas crowd. and just in time to
start the third families. Rolfe, in the
eyes of the genealogical editor, is
person who made marriage de con-
venance." Pocahontas fell desperately
in love with John Smith---he was to her
a godlike white creature, the life OF
whom she had never before seen. Bur
John did not altogether relish an In.
dian wife. although he announces
without reservation in his "Epistle
nedicatory." she oft saved my life"
Pocahontas was a most remarkable
woman--the little savior of the colony
but at the same time she was OF
rude education. manners barbarous
and cursed generation" In l61l-i2. in
return for her unselfish devotion.
Captain Argall takes her prisoner and
holds her as hostage on his ship.
where were Mrs. Arsall and John Rolfe
Maybe Mrs. Argall was match NAL cr,
and OF the general opinion that Indian
hostility might be lessened by inter
marriage of the red and white. How
ever. Rolfe yielded to eXpediency (pos-
Sibly to love. but we doubt ito and
married Pocahontas. Rolfe was q fine
fellow and good citizen. His record
ed deeds do him and his descendants
credit, but with the exception OF mar
rying Pocahontas. he does not seem to
flash with the same picturesque quail |
ity as does Sir George Yeardley, whose |
first appearance Is in command of Sir |
Thomas Gatess owl company--that |
depressing night when they decided to
go back to England--and on each. sub
sequcnt appearance there is something
dashinG about him which we cannot |
dcspise.
Although we have decided not to
prove the descendants of John Rolfe |
In ful'. still 1t may be interesting to !
note some of the Colonial Danes OF
VirG mia who have entered this so
ciety through John Rolfe--Miss Liesa |
Boiling Archer, Miss Matoaca Gay.
Watson Gray Mrs Marion HUBBARD
Henncman. Mrs. Mary Meade Randolph |
Johnson. Mrs. Nena Plat Kent Mrs |
Lizzie Blackboard Lloyd. wife or Rt. |
Rev. Arthur Lloyd: Mrs. Mary Ran
dolph HUBBARD Mathews. Miss Virginia |
Mosby Peasants. Miss Louisa Mclean |
Peasants, Mrs. Augusta Bannister
Pryor Mrs. Mary Archer Randolph. |
William q. Stanard. secretary OF Vir- |
ginia Historical Society, and Charles i
70. Boiling. City Engineer. are also de-
seconded from John RoIfe. 40 we'll az
William G, Bentley and Miss Anne G. |
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