Pocahontas Descendants

[@shawnagay9120]

Thanks for the interesting information! My husband is a descendant of the Bolling family through Robert's second wife. We have a book that Thomas Tabb Bolling bought on his trip to Europe in the 1780's. We are going to the UK next month and plan to visit Bolling Hall and the Bolling chapel at Bradford Cathedral.

[@elainebrown874]

John Rolfe was my 10 GGF. It’s on my Dad’s said of my family. My maiden name was Eldridge. I have found out so much about my Ancestry. I have a lot more to go. Thank you so much for sharing this. 🤩

[@peachygal4153]

A lot of my father's family came from Virgnia. Only one line, John Chandler, can be traced back to Jamestown from England, the others show up in Virgnia in the late 1600's/early 1700's, then migrated down to Georgia, (some Tennessee) and later Mississippi. I do have other lines that can be traced back to England. The Merrill's immigrated to New Jersey from England in the early 1700's but they were supposed to be Huguenots whose ancestors left France for England 100 years before they came to New Jersey. My branch migrated to North Carolian, then Georgia and then a married daughter left Georgia with her husband for Alabama then to Mississippi by 1840.

[@peachygal4153]

we already know Martha Jeferson daughter of Thomas, the 3rd president, married a Randolph who was somehow a distant cousin of hers. I think they were 3rd cousins.

[@DebGo4th]

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading the comments here and enjoyed the presentation. On my maternal side I am descended from William Farrar (we pronounce Farrah, like the slacks) a Jamestown ancient planter. One of his descendants, George is married to Judith Jefferson, an aunt to Pres. Thomas Jefferson. My 4 x great grandma Diannah Farrar was very proud of the fact that she was a 1st cousin, 3x removed, to Pres. Jefferson. Ultimately we trace our ancestry back to Yorkshire ENG as well. All very interesting 😊 Thank you for sharing!

[@scottlambert2949]

I'm also kin to Pocahontas and Captain John Smith and my ancestors go back to the 1200's

[@joshuapeacock446]

If your related to them, then the Randolphs, the Randolphs tie into the bruce and stuart family and therefore rollo and charlemagne. So to the 700s you mean. My 25 grandfather is Thomas Randolph 1st earl of moray.

[@EmpressMermaid]

Technically, everyone's ancestors go back to the 1200's.

[@lynnestamey7272]

@EmpressMermaid, Brava! I ❤ your comment!

[@Duquedecastro]

@@joshuapeacock446 Not shockingly, here in Mexico many of us as well descend from Charlemagne through many different royal and noble lines, including one through Edward III. His own grandparent was Spanish. Your comment on the Stuarts reminded me. Another line of mine comes through a certain founder of the capital city of Zacatecas. Through some of the very old 16th century families there, I descend from Isabel, the daughter of the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma II as well. She is the Mexican/earlier version of Pocahontas!

[@AllWright-j8v]

​​​​True. These folks here are fortunate to find family or family members they go that far back to. Something certainly to be grateful for.

[@traulz]

I’m curious if you know of Pocahontas first marriage to Kocoum?

[@Virginiafamilies]

Yes, there is documentation showing that she was married to him first.

[@kriegermaria9923]

Didnt they have a child too​@@Virginiafamilies

[@kriegermaria9923]

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[@TomElliott_7HRO7LHAU5]

Thank you so much! I just learned of our lineage within the John Bolling and Martha Jefferson line. shared with my dad and aunt and they’ve known… saying my grandmother would always tell them this. lol. Jeez… :) 46 years it took? Hahaha many blessings and great health to everyone here

[@Virginiafamilies]

@@TomElliott_7HRO7LHAU5 which child are you descended from of Martha and John Bolling?

[@catzenhouse]

Robert Bolling is my 8th great-grandfather through my father's maternal line.

[@charityhawks9890]

My mom was a Boling, and I find it fascinating that 2 of her siblings were named Robert and John Boling. My grandfather had no idea of his lineage. We always assumed he had some Native American blood, but we didn't realize how far back it went, and especially that it came from Pocahontas.

[@Virginiafamilies]

@@charityhawks9890 it’s a puzzle to figure out such things

[@thomasspicer4130]

Have any of these descendant actually taken a DNA test and found any native Americans DNA? Yes I know it can get washed out due to recommendation this far back but it would be interesting to see.

[@sr2291]

I had a best friend from an early age who was blonde, blue-eyed, and pink skinned. I am older now and have lost touch with her. I was doing her genealogy and noticed her grandfather was listed as Indian on his WWII draft record. He had written in White, crossed it out, and replaced it with Indian. He was dark skinned and dark-haired. Another time, I went on Relative Finder and used her grandfathers FamilySearch ID and found that her father is the direct descendant of Pocahontas's father and her father's last name was well known in the colonies What is interesting is that her grandfathers brother was light skinned and light haired and listed as White on his WWII draft record. The draft boards told men with NA descent to list themselves by hair and skin color, not by ethnicity. I have no idea if she had taken a DNA test, but it would be interesting to know if any NA would show up.

[@tammystansell406]

It might not show up in a DNA test. My paternal great grandmother was 1/2 Indigenous and there are also ancestors on my mother's side. I only test at 1-3%. DNA matches on my father's side of first cousins show maybe half having a the same percentage that I do. I'm inclined to believe any DNA on my mother's side has been filtered out. Draft registration cards are great anecdotal clues for sure.

[@vancraven7688]

Robert Bolling and Mary Carie are my tenth greats through my maternal line. Great video.

[@Virginiafamilies]

@@vancraven7688 thank you.

[@SamLizziesmom]

Ok, my mind is completely blown!!!😮

[@stephaniehargon3800]

Im a direct descendant to John Rolfe and Pocahontas through my Mom's side.

[@Virginiafamilies]

What’s your line?

[@stephaniehargon3800]

@@Virginiafamilies Pocahontas - Thomas Rolfe - Jane Rolfe - John Bolling - John Bolling - Benjamin Bolling - Hannah Bolling - Sherwin Osborne Sr. A couple of more Osborne's, then a couple Caudill's. My Mom's people are in Kentucky.

[@cynhanrahan4012]

Her name is Matoaka

[@cmwau]

Robert Bolling is in my family tree also x loved discovering the links to Pocahontas

[@suzee_]

Very useful ! My mother has descendants from Bolling's..I will need to add some information taken from this video . Thanks so much !

[@Virginiafamilies]

Sounds good. Do you know her line? I have documents on the Bollings.

[@suzee_]

@@Virginiafamilies I'm working on it and will let you know soon. I've not worked on it for 6 months and I need to find the line again 😞

[@suzee_]

@@Virginiafamilies so my memory isn't as good as I thought . Instead it's my husband's paternal side that is in her line. His 4th great uncle (I think I counted right )was David Trowbridge Neal married Susannah Bolin.. her father was Christopher Columbus Bolin, his father William Powhatan Bolin ,his father Benjamin Bolin ,his father John kennon Bolin ll , his father was Robert Bolling , then his wife Jane Rolfe line starts through to Pocahontas ... Is this correct ? I do have their wife's names but just following paternal here . Please correct anything if wrong. Thank you !

[@Virginiafamilies]

@@suzee_ Benjamin Bolling is not a descendant of Pocahontas. I know of this controversy and have spoken with true descendants of Matoka. It is not accurate. John Bolling I had the following children with Mary Kennon: Martha Bolling, Mary Bolling, Elizabeth Bolling, Jane Bolling, John Bolling II

[@suzee_]

@@Virginiafamilies thank you ! I will definitely correct my tree !

[@shanachambers1206]

Were any of the enslaved ppl directly related to Pocahontas?

[@LeeToucheck-pm3oo]

Motaka Powhatan is my 8th great Aunt her father is my 9th great grandfather and her brother is my 8th great grandfather so I'm a direct descendent

[@DawnDBoyerPhD]

That Lukey may actually have been Sukey (similar to Sally).

[@richardcardwell8882]

Isnt Hollywood actor Edward Norton related ro pocahontas

[@Virginiafamilies]

@@richardcardwell8882 yes he is.

[@tobypetzold4540]

The slave's name wouldn't be "Lukey," but "Sukey," which is a nickname for Susannah.

[@peachygal4153]

Unless it was a nickname of Luke.

[@DebGo4th]

A lot of times in manuscripts like that, the S's look like L's. I have several ancestors that were called Sukie and their names were Susanna(h). I've never heard of a man named Luke being called Lukie, Lucius/Lucian maybe but not Lukie, not saying that person is wrong mind you, just I've never heard that. I did however have an ancestor named Charlotte whose nickname was Lockey for the shortened version of Charlotte which is Lottie.

[@MelodyT-o4g]

Please contact the Patawomeck tribe, Stafford county, Virginia for more information.

[@seekingserenity2973]

I received a message from someone who helped me find a specific person , a closer modern person, the message that I am elated to Pocahontas FATHER. I found it interesting but have not researched it further. Any help or links would be appreciated 👍🏻

[@joshuapeacock446]

Washington is a 2nd cousin to the Randolphs. They tie into the Randolphs through jane Boling as well by marrying Richard Randolph. My mother is a Randall, who use to be Randolph, Ranulf, and greystoke back around 1066. Sutherland, boone, Lincoln, Lee, Washington, Jefferson, church Hill, Hillary duff, rollo, William the conqueror, are all in the same family...js

[@geraldwalker7609]

Howdy cousin!

[@jennifer_m.8613]

My ex boyfriend's ex wife claims descent from Pocahontas.

[@Happy_HIbiscus]

😊😊😊😊

[@Robinjoy45]

Where does John Randolph of Roanoke fit in this geneology.... 1773-1829?

[@Virginiafamilies]

@@Robinjoy45 he is a son of John Randolph and Frances Bland

[@monchii6468]

Terrible owning slaves even more passing them down in a will.

[@Virginiafamilies]

@@monchii6468 I agree

[@jeffpeelman2627]

My wife is a direct descendant.

[@LeeToucheck-pm3oo]

I am too her father is my 9th great grandfather and her brother is my 8th great grandfather she is my 8th great Aunt

[@The1ByTheSea]

So the descendants of Pocohantas are descendants of a Natuve American princess ?

[@Virginiafamilies]

@@The1ByTheSea she was called a “Princess” by the English.

[@chrisk5651]

Queen Victoria married her first cousin, Albert! This helped spread Hemophilia, as she helped arrange marriages for their children and grandchildren to royal families in Europe. Also Queen Elizabeth II married her cousin too!

[@pettypossum724]

Queen Victoria was the carrier. Her children would have had the potential to be carriers no matter who their father was. Queen E II and Prince Philip were 3rd cousins. Big difference.

[@chrisk5651]

@@pettypossum724 maybe in Alabama it’s a big difference!

[@pettypossum724]

@@chrisk5651 it means they share less than 1% of DNA. So yeah, very different from whatever you do in Alabama.

[@chrisk5651]

@@pettypossum724 I’m not in Alabama but you & your family continue to copy the Habsburgs - we saw what happened to them too!

[@LeeToucheck-pm3oo]

Thomas Rolfe is my 1st Cousin 9x's removed

[@karenwieliczka817]

Are these people related to the Boylen family from England.?

[@Virginiafamilies]

No they are not.

[@lindanorris2455]

I do not see Sennattor E. WOORREN - Massachusetts (D) IN THIS GENETIC LINE? WHER EIS SHE LISTED????

[@DebGo4th]

LOL

[@mikehermen3036]

Elizabeth Warren did not claim descent from Pocahontas. In fact, her DNA test shows she has a Native American ancestor within the last 150-300 years, too recent to be Pocahontas at 400 years ago. People whose only Native American link was Pocahontas are unlikely to still have any recognizable DNA from that link.

[@AllWright-j8v]

It's important to know most people share what they've been told by their families who they are. Why mock them. She's fortunate that technology now has allowed her to find the truth. This has been the same for a whole lot of people.

[@dawnyoung8]

She’s not 200 years old . Why would you ? You think that means she’s not related ? You clearly don’t understand ancestry .

[@dawnyoung8]

@@AllWright-j8vbecause cults insist on their cult members repeating their idiocy , that’s why . Pathetic

[@ChristopherBrown-m9w]

6th Great half uncle

[@McTagh1]

It's Hen-RYE-co County. Not as he pronounced it.

[@Virginiafamilies]

@@McTagh1 thanks for that. Every time I say Norfolk I feel like I’m dropping the f-bomb

[@cynhanrahan4012]

This method worked out really well for my colonizer family, which is basically 1/8 of my current ancestry. I am not proud of this side of the family. They were actively involved in the theft of North America, known at the time as Turtle Island, and one cousin was Meriwether Lewis who took part in the enslavement of Matoak for their cross continental trek. In this line there are more land grabbers such as James Monroe. While I don't honor these people, I have to acknowledge them, and feel the need to do penance for their crimes and the genocide and environmental disasters they inspired.

[@AllWright-j8v]

It's not your fault. Yes, to feel guilt is human, but to live on with it doesn't do you or anyone any good. Being good to all people is what matters. Guilt can cause you not to be your best person. Be your best to help make the best out of a bad situation. People know when you're sincere.

[@chrisk5651]

Queen Victoria married her first cousin, Albert! This helped spread Hemophilia, as she helped arrange marriages for their children and grandchildren to royal families in Europe.

[@lesleywilliams1210]

Their cousin relationship had nothing to do with the haemophilia, it’s only passed on by women.

[@laramccully3272]

Thomas Jefferson is my 6th cousin.😊

[@sr2291]

I would love to be cousins with Jefferson. So far Madison and Hamilton

[@lesleywilliams1210]

@@sr2291 we’re all cousins; it’s just a matter of degrees.

[@sr2291]

@@lesleywilliams1210 I don't know about that.

[@julianfrost4827]

Lincoln is my 6th, Churchill is my 5th

[@chrisk5651]

Why are you pronouncing Murray as Mer RAY isn’t it pronounced like the actor Bill Murray?!?!

[@rmur4820]

I am a Virginia Murray and none of us pronounce it that way either. We pronounce it Mur-ee. He tried LOL. I wish there was more known about the James Murray in this presentation. My sister and I cannot find our Murray lineage past our 4X great grandfather John Murray b.1795 d.1832

[@DebGo4th]

I had the same question 😊