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- [S16] http://pocahontas.morenus.org/poca_desc.html, http://pocahontas.morenus.org/poca_desc.html (Reliability: 3), 17 Oct 0008.
Extra children of Thomas Rolfe? Actually, there could have been. Thesestories are intriguing, and plausible to varying degrees. Only hisdaughter Jane Rolfe is undisputed, and there is very little documentationon her. There are proponents of a second daughter, Anne Rolfe, by whatwould have been Thomas' first wife in England, who married an Elwyn andhad numerous descendants. Some items said to have belonged to Pocahontas,such as her earrings, were passed down in the family for years. Thatclaim has been accepted by the Pocahontas Foundation.
IF Ann Rolfe was indeed the daughter of Thomas Rolfe, she would be thegranddaughter of Pocohantas. Many sites show this as her lineage.
- [S62] Pocahontas connection, http://pocahontas.morenus.org/poca_desc.html (Reliability: 3), 17 Oct 0008.
Extra children of Thomas Rolfe? Actually, there could have been. These stories are intriguing, and plausible to varying degrees. Only his daughter Jane Rolfe is undisputed, and there is very little documentation on her. There are proponents of a second daughter, Anne Rolfe, by what would have been Thomas' first wife in England, who married an Elwyn and had numerous descendants. Some items said to have belonged to Pocahontas, such as her earrings, were passed down in the family for years. That claim has been accepted by the Pocahontas Foundation.
IF Ann Rolfe was indeed the daughter of Thomas Rolfe, she would be the granddaughter of Pocohantas. Many sites show this as her lineage.
- [S17] newenglandancestors.org, http://www.newenglandancestors.org/research/services/articles_Notable_Kin_NEXUS_No2_April1986.asp (Reliability: 3), 17 Oct 2008.
One final note: The Elwyn family of Thurning, Norfolk, England, claimsthat Anne Rolfe,
- [S61] newenglandancestors.org, http://www.newenglandancestors.org/research/services/articles_Notable_Kin_NEXUS_No2_April1986.asp (Reliability: 3), 17 Oct 2008.
One final note: The Elwyn family of Thurning, Norfolk, England, claims that Anne Rolfe, cousin and adopted daughter of Anthony Rolfe of Tuttington, Norfolk, and wife of Peter Elwyn of Thurning (1623-1695/6) was also a daughter of Thomas Rolfe, Pocahontass son, by an early English wife. Brown, Myers, and Chappel accept this claim; Moore and Slatton do not, and I am skeptical also. Margaret Wake, a great-granddaughter of Peter and Anne, married William Tryon (1729-1788), colonial Governor of North Carolina and New York. English sources for the Elwyn progeny include R. T. and A. Gunther, Rolfe Family Records, Vol. 2 (1914): 289-91, and Patrick Palgrave-Moore and Michael J. Sayer, A Selection of Revised and Unpublished Norfolk Pedigrees (Norfolk Genealogy, Vol. 6, 1974, published by the Norfolk and Norwich Genealogical Society), 56-59 (Elwyn); and The Ancestor 2 (1902): 183-84 and 4 (1904): 256-57 (Wake, Tryon).
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