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Do Poythress families know Jane and Thomas Rolfe's story? How do they say it?
Research question: How do people with the Poythress name today pronounce it, and do the families that carry it know the Virginia story of Jane Poythress and Thomas Rolfe?
The records show that Thomas Rolfe's wife was Jane Poythress, and they had one child, Jane Rolfe, who was born in Virginia 1. Several 1915 newspapers report the same marriage and the same daughter named Jane 23. The 1914 article says Pocahontas's descendants are numerous and include many people of distinction, but it does not say whether today's Poythress families know this story 5. None of the verified facts address how people with the Poythress name pronounce it today, and the newest fact dates to 1936, about 90 years before October 2026 1.
Checked 2026-10-20. Only documented and supported facts are used.
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Thomas Rolfe's wife was Jane Poythress, and they had one child, Jane Rolfe, who was born in Virginia.
"His wife was Jane Poythress, by whom he left one child only, named Jane Rolfe, who was born in Virginia, married Col. Robert Bolling in 1675, and died the following year, leaving but one child, a son, John Bolling, born 1676."Image 58 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), March 1, 1936
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According to this 1915 newspaper, Thomas Rolfe, son of Pocahontas and John Rolfe, married Jane Poythress, and they had one child, a daughter named Jane.
"Thomas Rolfe married Jane Poythress, the issue being one child, a daughter named Jane."Image 13 of El Paso herald (El Paso, Tex.), November 12, 1915, (HOME EDITION, SPORT and Classified Section)
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The 1915 Omaha Bee article states that Thomas Rolfe, son of Pocahontas, married Jane Poythress, and that they had one child, a daughter also named Jane.
"Thomas Rolfe married Jane Poythress, the issue being one child, a daughter named Jane."Image 19 of Omaha daily bee (Omaha [Neb.]), October 24, 1915, (EDITORIAL SOCIETY)
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Thomas Rolfe, son of John Rolfe and Pocahontas, was born in 1615.
"one son, Thomas Rolfe, was born in 1615."Image 58 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), March 1, 1936
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The article says the descendants of Pocahontas and John Rolfe are numerous and include many people of distinction in the nation's public life, but it does not say whether today's Poythress families know this story.
"The descendants of this couple are numerous, and have included many persons of distinction in the public life of the nation."Image 38 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), April 5, 1914