Article 1361 of soc.genealogy.methods: Path: news.kth.se!nac.no!Norway.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!rand.org!monty.rand.org!not-for-mail From: ginat31125@delphi.com Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.methods Subject: pocahantas Date: 6 Apr 1995 12:58:17 -0700 Organization: Delphi (info@delphi.com email, 800-695-4005 voice) Lines: 22 Sender: leverich@monty.rand.org Approved: soc-genealogy-methods@rand.org Message-ID: <3m1h4p$ofo@monty.rand.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: monty-cc.rand.org I am working on a project in which I have to authenticate the claims of two individuals who claim to be direct descendants of Pocahantas. Their surname is Skipp, and they say their family tree goes like this: Pocanatas & John Rolfe Thomas Rolfe Anthony Rolfe Johnathson Rolfe Almera Brower Maggie Brower Powers [A Cherrie Preusser Skipp If anyone can give me any information that would help me either verify or discredit teir claim, or point me toward a resource where I might find some direction, I would greatle appreciate your assistance. Many thanks, gina ginat31125@delphi.com Article 11594 of soc.genealogy.misc: Path: news.kth.se!sunic!sunic.sunet.se!umdac!fizban.solace.mh.se!paladin.american.edu!zombie.ncsc.mil!simtel!news.kei.com!sundog.tiac.net!erasmus.tiac.net!user From: mclark@tiac.net (Hollick & Clark) Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.misc Subject: Re: Pocahontas Date: 19 Jul 1995 03:00:21 GMT Organization: Hollick & Clark Lines: 7 Distribution: world Message-ID: References: <3uhqe1$h8l@cello.gina.calstate.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: erasmus.tiac.net In article <3uhqe1$h8l@cello.gina.calstate.edu>, Wayne Dixon wrote: > Whatever happened to Pocahontas' descendants? One became First Lady of the United States (the second Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt). Article 11623 of soc.genealogy.misc: Path: news.kth.se!sunic!sunic.sunet.se!umdac!fizban.solace.mh.se!paladin.american.edu!gatech!concert!hearst.acc.Virginia.EDU!freenet.vcu.edu!freenet.vcu.edu!not-for-mail From: awilderm@freenet.vcu.edu Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.misc Subject: Re: Pocahontas Date: 24 Jul 1995 12:42:01 -0400 Organization: Central Virginia's Free-Net Lines: 6 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3v0igp$kua@freenet.vcu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: freenet.vcu.edu Pocahontas married John Rolfe. One book on her descendants is Pocahontas and Her Descendants by Wyndham Robertson; however, there is a new one. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1986, publisher and date of the one mentioned. Good luck! In article <951016234521_74735130@mail04.mail.aol.com> Matt Buell writes: >Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 23:45:51 -0400 >From: Matt Buell >Subject: Burke's Peerage & Colin Powell Royal Descent >I read today in my newspaper that General Colin Powell is descended from King >Edward I of England. According to the paper, Powell's great great great >grandmother was an illegitiment child of Sir Eyre Coote, lieutenant govenor >of Jamaica and a black slave. Does anyone have the exact details on this >line? The source on this is Burke's Peerage it says. I would like to get >copies of Burke's Peerage, but I don't know where to wright. Does anyone >know where I should wright for this? Thanks ~Matthew James Buell