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of an ancestress, '...no such name as "Poyers" is anywhere known ... the family of Poythress was already settled in Virginia.' ... The result has been the acceptance of a non-existent personage, 'Jane Poythress', in the Bibles of Virginia genealogy, as the bona fide ancestress of many illustrious
325:(I, 1894, 446–447): "His wife is said to have been a Miss Poythress (if so, doubtless a daughter of Francis Poythress." According to Moore and Slatten, Stanard cited as evidence handwritten notes on the flyleaf of a copy of 329:(London, 168, now in the Library of Virginia. Moore and Slatten state: "Interestingly, Thomas Rolfe here is recorded as married to a 'Miss Payers'. We recall that in John Rolfe's will the name of his third wife is spelt 215:
John Bolling married Mary Kennon, daughter of Richard Kennon and Elizabeth Worsham of Conjurer's Neck. The couple had six surviving children, each of whom married and had surviving children.
341:! Stanard wrote, 'His wife is said to have been a Miss Poythress (if so, doubtless a daughter of Francis Poythress).' (VMHB I, 446) Wyndham Robertson, a Bolling descendant, wrote in 321:, 4th ed., Vol. 3, p. 26, fn23–24. Moore and Slatten traced the suggestion that his wife was a Poythress back to a comment by W. G. Stanard in "Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents", 337:, someone searched the records for a name beginning with 'P' and having a 'y' in the first syllable. Francis Poythress lived in adjacent Charles City County and his name ended in 333:(Peirce) and that it was John who married a "Jane". Here again a Bolling descendant confused the son with his father. Not recognizing the name 'Payers' as another variant of 443: 428: 423: 433: 438: 205: 189:
and his wife, Jane Poythress, whose parents were Francis Poythress and Alice Payton of England. Thomas Rolfe was the son of
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A Complete Collection of All the Laws of Virginia Now in Force Carefully Copied from the Assembled Records
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Virginians. Who the wife (or wives) of Thomas Rolfe may have been remains an unanswered question."
46: 313:"The Descendants of Pocahontas: An Unclosed Case", by Elizabeth Vann Moore and Richard Slatten, 219: 80: 42: 258: 158: 50: 364: 201: 162: 150: 93: 212:, was born on January 27, 1676. Jane is said to have died shortly after giving birth. 407: 345:(Richmond, 1887), 'I adopt "Jane Poythress" (not "Poyers") whom he is stated in the 398: 209: 186: 178: 166: 116: 106: 394: 194: 190: 154: 146: 133: 128: 157:(credited with introducing a strain of tobacco for export by the struggling 349:
to have married in England.' He added in justification of his charming
145:(October 10, 1650 – January 27, 1676) was the granddaughter of 165:, who lived from 1646 to 1709. Robert and Jane had one son, 222:, but her birth year was never engraved on her headstone. 317:, XXIII, no.3, pp. 3–16, cited by John Frederick Dorman, 124: 112: 102: 86: 76: 57: 28: 21: 218:Jane Rolfe's interment was near her father in the 381:Henrico County Deeds & Wills 1697–1704, p. 96 8: 343:Pocahontas Alias Mataoke and Her Descendants 295:. Lynchburg, VA: J.P. Bell Co. p. 304 18: 239: 237: 235: 231: 71:, Colony of Virginia, British America 7: 444:People from Henrico County, Virginia 429:American people of Powhatan descent 424:American people of English descent 287:Pecquet du Bellet, Louise (1907). 14: 293:Some prominent Virginia families 319:Adventurers of Purse and Person 245:Adventurers of Purse and Person 315:Magazine of Virginia Genealogy 206:Prince George County, Virginia 1: 247:, 4th ed., Vol. 3, pp. 23–36. 323:Virginia Historical Magazine 161:). Her husband was Colonel 16:Granddaughter of Pocahontas 460: 434:Bolling family of Virginia 439:Rolfe family of Virginia 257:Snow, Megan (May 2003). 183:Henrico County, Virginia 243:John Frederick Dorman, 185:on October 10, 1650 to 177:Jane Rolfe was born in 136:(paternal grandmother) 131:(paternal grandfather) 267:National Park Service 263:Historic Jamestowne 200:Jane Rolfe married 69:Charles City County 47:Colony of Virginia 220:Kippax Plantation 140: 139: 81:Kippax Plantation 451: 382: 379: 373: 372: 361: 355: 311: 305: 304: 302: 300: 289:"Bolling Family" 284: 278: 277: 275: 273: 254: 248: 241: 64: 61:January 27, 1676 39:October 10, 1650 38: 36: 19: 459: 458: 454: 453: 452: 450: 449: 448: 404: 403: 391: 386: 385: 380: 376: 363: 362: 358: 347:Bolling Memoirs 312: 308: 298: 296: 286: 285: 281: 271: 269: 256: 255: 251: 242: 233: 228: 175: 159:Virginia Colony 132: 119: 98: 72: 66: 62: 53: 51:British America 40: 34: 32: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 457: 455: 447: 446: 441: 436: 431: 426: 421: 416: 406: 405: 402: 401: 390: 389:External links 387: 384: 383: 374: 356: 306: 279: 259:"Thomas Rolfe" 249: 230: 229: 227: 224: 208:. Their son, 202:Robert Bolling 193:and his wife, 174: 171: 163:Robert Bolling 138: 137: 126: 122: 121: 120:Jane Poythress 114: 110: 109: 104: 100: 99: 97: 96: 94:Robert Bolling 90: 88: 84: 83: 78: 74: 73: 67: 65:(aged 25) 59: 55: 54: 41: 30: 26: 25: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 456: 445: 442: 440: 437: 435: 432: 430: 427: 425: 422: 420: 417: 415: 412: 411: 409: 400: 396: 393: 392: 388: 378: 375: 370: 366: 360: 357: 352: 348: 344: 340: 336: 332: 328: 324: 320: 316: 310: 307: 294: 290: 283: 280: 268: 264: 260: 253: 250: 246: 240: 238: 236: 232: 225: 223: 221: 216: 213: 211: 207: 203: 198: 196: 192: 188: 184: 180: 172: 170: 169:(1676–1729). 168: 164: 160: 156: 152: 148: 144: 135: 130: 127: 123: 118: 115: 111: 108: 105: 101: 95: 92: 91: 89: 85: 82: 79: 77:Resting place 75: 70: 60: 56: 52: 48: 44: 31: 27: 20: 399:Find a Grave 377: 368: 365:"John Rolfe" 359: 350: 346: 342: 338: 334: 330: 326: 322: 318: 314: 309: 297:. Retrieved 292: 282: 270:. Retrieved 262: 252: 244: 217: 214: 210:John Bolling 199: 187:Thomas Rolfe 176: 167:John Bolling 142: 141: 117:Thomas Rolfe 107:John Bolling 63:(1676-01-27) 419:1676 deaths 414:1650 births 408:Categories 395:Jane Rolfe 299:August 31, 272:August 31, 226:References 195:Pocahontas 191:John Rolfe 155:John Rolfe 147:Pocahontas 143:Jane Rolfe 134:Pocahontas 129:John Rolfe 35:1650-10-10 23:Jane Rolfe 173:Biography 153:colonist 125:Relatives 113:Parent(s) 351:adoption 103:Children 369:HISTORY 151:English 335:Peirce 179:Varina 87:Spouse 43:Varina 331:Pyers 301:2011 274:2011 149:and 58:Died 29:Born 397:at 204:of 410:: 367:. 291:. 265:. 261:. 234:^ 197:. 181:, 49:, 45:, 371:. 339:s 303:. 276:. 37:) 33:(

Index

Varina
Colony of Virginia
British America
Charles City County
Kippax Plantation
Robert Bolling
John Bolling
Thomas Rolfe
John Rolfe
Pocahontas
Pocahontas
English
John Rolfe
Virginia Colony
Robert Bolling
John Bolling
Varina
Henrico County, Virginia
Thomas Rolfe
John Rolfe
Pocahontas
Robert Bolling
Prince George County, Virginia
John Bolling
Kippax Plantation



"Thomas Rolfe"
National Park Service

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