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NOTED CITIZENS INHERITED POCAHONTAS’ INDIAN BLOOD - John Randolph of Roanoke, and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Descendants of Prin cess of Tribe of Powhatan—Two Presi dents Harrison Believed to Have Been Included in List, Which Extends to Several Virginia Families. ■r " By John Clagett Proctor. IT HAS been said that the late Charles Curtis was the only Vice President of the United States whose ancestry was partly Amer , lean Indian, and this may be perfectly j, true, although some place Thomas » Jafferson as among the descendants , of Pocahontas, and he, by the way, 1 was the second man to serve this * tuuntry as Vice President. I Though there may be some doubt t of JeflerBon being a descendant of * John Rolfe and the daughter of Pow j hatan, it is true that the Jeflersons, ; the Randolphs and the Bollings did « intermarry, though the writer has thus J far been unable to convince himself • that the author of the Declaration was \ actually descended through any of these marriages. As a matter of fact, it is sometimes ; Just as difficult to prove a thing as it • Is to disprove a statement, and if some one says that President Jefferson was so descended, he may be right, for there are missing branches in this noted lady’s family tree, and in some cases, even where the earliest genera tions are accounted for. some of the later ones have not been brought down anywhere near to date. Pocahontas, as is well known, mar ried John Rolfe, and had by him one son, Thomas Rolfe. Many stories have been written of this wonderful Indian princess, some in a light vein and oth ers of a serious nature. /"VNE of the most reliable and con ^ servative works on the North American Indians is the “Handbook” published by the Bureau of American Ethnology, of the Smithsonian Insti tution, during the years of 1907 and 1910. Here we are told that, by reason of the alleged romance of her life, she is one of the most famous of women. •‘Her father's ‘dearest daughter,’ a mere girl at the time, she is said to have saved Capt. John Smith from a cruel and ignominious death at the hands of Powhatan’s people, whose prisoner he then was, and she is credited with enabling many other Englishmen to escape the wrath and Vengeance of her tribe’s people. “What the truth is about some of her alleged exploits can never be known; some writers have even doubt ed the episode with Capt. Smith. After the departure of smith for England in 1609, faith was not kept with the Indians as promised, and Pocahontas, by the aid of a treacherous chief, was decoyed on board the ship of Caps. Argali in the Potomac, carried off to Jamestown (1612), and afterwards taken to Werawocomoco, Powhatan’s chief place of residence, where a sort of peace was effected and the ransom of Pocahontas agreed upon. "While among the Englishmen, how ever, Pocahontas had become ac quainted with John Rolfe, ‘an honest gentleman, and of good behaviour.’ These two fell in love, an event which turned out to the satisfaction of every body, and in April, 1613, they were duly married, Pocahontas having been previously converted to Christianity and baptized under the name of ‘the Lady Rebecca.’ This alliance was of great advantage to the colonists, for Powhatan kept peace with them until his death.” However, Mrs. Rolfe’s married life was of short duration, for she died in March, 1617, of smallpox, when on board ship at Gravesend, ready to return to America, after having ar rived in England the year before. In July, 1907, a skeleton believed to be her remains, was unearthened within the cite of Gravesend Parish Church. uy the marriage oi jonn ttoue ana Pocahontas, one son, Thomas Rolfe, was born in 1615. An uncle, Henry Rolfe, educated the lad in Eng land, and, when, presumably, he had grown to manhood, he returned to Virginia, where he is said to have ac quired wealth and distinction. 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. Thus, it will be seen that for three genera tions (Thomas Rolfe, Jane Rolfe and John Bolling), there was but one child born to perpetuate the Indian blood of Pocahontas, and yet, from this time on they became quite numerous, for John Bolling (b. 1676, d. 1729), through his marriage with Mary Kenno*;, had six children: Maj. John Bolling, Jane, Mary, Elizabeth, Martha and Anne. Maj. John Bolling, of the fourth in descent, bom in 1700 and died Sep tember 6, 1757, married Elizabeth, daughter of Dr. Archibald Blair, and ts recored as having had 19 children. The five sisters of Maj. BoUina mar ried as follows: Jane, to Col. Richard Randolph: Mary, to Col. John Flem ing of Mount Pleasant; Elizabeth, to Dr. William Gay; Martha, to Thomas Eldridge; and Anne, to James Murray; the total issue from these six descend ants being 63 children. In the fifth degree of descent from Pocahontas we find John Bolling mar rying Martha, the sister to President Thomas Jefferson; and in the same de gree of descent we find John Randolph, son of Richard Randolph (who married Jane Bolling) marrying Frances Bland; and from this union was born the famous John Randolph of Roanoke of whom it is said that he probably never loved any human being with natural affection except his mother; and that his love for her bordered on the supernatural. At one time, it is related that even she whom he sought for his bride, at almost the su preme moment when he was to bind her to his side forever, fled terrified from his embrace, and that on the instant, he angrily mounted his horse and never saw her again. Apparently, neither party ever divulged the reason for the sudden breach between them. A/f ANY stories have been told re garding this queer and eccentric ..character, especially when residing in Washington during the many years he served in Congress, both as a member of the House of Representatives and as a United States Senator, from 1799 to 1829, with brief interruptions. For his legislative duties he was surely well equipped, having been privately tutored *wnd later attended William and Mary ^College, Princeton University and Cru Jlumbia University, New York, when v they were known as colleges, and stud lied law in Philadelphia, but he seems Sto have lacked the polish of the real Southern gentleman^ though endowed with a wonderful intellect. Perhaps, after all, it was the blood of Chief Powhatan that gave him his arrogant and domineering disposition. When he first attended Congress in Washington and for some years there after he boarded at the Union Hotel in Georgetown, and, according to early accounts, he would ride on horse back from his lodgings, on High street, to the Capitol, and enter the House wearing a fur cap with a large visor, a heavy great-coat over a suit of Vir ginia homespun, and white-topped boots with jingling silver spurs. “Striding down the main aisle, fol lowed by his brace of pointer dogs,” the story goes, "he would stop before his desk, upon which he would de liberately place his cap, his gloves and his riding whip, listening meanwhile to the debate. If he took any Interest in it, he would begin to speak at the first opportunity, without any regard to what had previously been said. After he had uttered a few sentences (and had drunk a glass of porter, which an assistant doorkeeper hod or ders to bring whenever he rose to speak), his tall, meager form would writhe with passion; his long, bony index finger would be pointed at those on whom he poured his wrath, and the expression of his beardless, high cheeked and sallow countenance would give additional force to the brilliant and beautiful sentences which he would rapidly utter, full of stinging witticisms and angry sarcasm. So dis tinct was his enunciation that his shrill voice could be heard in every part of the hall; his words were select and strictly gramatical, and the ar ragement of his remarks was always harmonious and effective," 'T'HE duel near the Chain Bridge be tween John Randolph of Virginia and Henry Clay of Kentucky has often been referred to, though nearly 110 years have elapsed since it occurred on April 8, 1826. As has been said. Senator Randolph was hot-headed and vitriolic in his language, and his many indiscretions usually kept him in hot water. Upon this particular occasion he de nounced, in his usual scathing terms. President John Quincy Adams and Mr. Clay, the then Secretary of State, who at the time was residing in the Deca tur house, at the southwest corner of F street and Jackson place, into whose portals its late owner. Commodore Decatur, had only a few years before been carried, following his fatal duel at Bladensburg with Commodore Bar ron. The result of Randolph’s utterances was a duel—fortunately a bloodless one. Near the Chain Bridge an ap propriate spot was selected. Mr. Clay fired twice, the second shot passing through the coat of Mr. Randolph, who, having come to the conclusion that he was in the wrong, discharged his pistol in the air and advanced to ward Clay, at the same time offering his hand and saying, “I did not fire at you, Mr. Clay.” The latter met the Senator in the same spirit, whereupon Randolph jocosely remarked, “You owe me a cloak, Mr. Clay,” to which Clay replied, “I am glad the debt is no greater.’* rPWO of our Presidents, William x Henry Harrison and his grandson, Benjamin Harrison, are said to have been direct descendants of Pocahon tas and, as would naturally follow, of her father, the Indian Chief Pow hatan. But the writer confesses he has been unable to prove this to his satisfaction in his brief study of the subject. William Henry Harrison, the ninth President of the United 8tates, was the son of Benjamin Harrison, signer of the Declaration of Inde pendence, and his wife, Elizabeth (Bassett) Harrison, and back of this his relationship with Pocahontas is said to begin through Richard Ran dolph. ’ This Richard Randolph, according to Robertson, in his “Pocahontas and Her Descendants* married Nancy Meade and had by her 10 children, as follows: Richard Randolph, officer of cavalry, Revolutionary War, mar ried Maria Beverly: David Meade Randolph, born 1760, died 1830, an officer of cavalry, Revolutionary War, married Molly Randolph; Brett Ran dolph, married Lucy Beverley; Ry land Randolph, married Elizabeth Trayzer; Susanna Randolph, married Benjamin Harrison of Berkeley, 1770, member of the Non-Importation As sociation; Jane Randolph, married Archibald Bolling; Ann Randolph, married Brett Randolph; Elizabeth Randolph, married David Meade; Mary Randolph, married William Bolling; and Sarah Randolph, mar ried William Newbum. Thus it will be observed that, ac cording to Robertson, Benjamin Har rison of Berkeley married Susanna Randolph, whereas, elsewhere we find William Henry Harrison’s mother re corded as Elizabeth (Bassett) Har rison. Here is undoubtedly an am biguity that the writer will have to straighten out at some future date. There is an unquestioned blood rela tionship between Pocahontas and many of the noted people of Virginia, and we frequently run across inter marriages between known descendants of the Indian princess and prominent families bearing the names Jefferson, Henry, Harrison, Robertson, Archer, Kennon, Payne, Cabell, Webster, Storrs, Poythress, Griffin, Morrison, Woodlief, Boush, Tanner, Underwood, Fountains, James, Logan, Douglass, Goode, Kincaid, Graves and ever so many others. TjoWEVER, regardless of any in x consistencies which may appear in the Harrison family tree, it is quite probable that the presidential branch of the Harrison family did inherit In dian blood through Susan or Susanna, the daughter of Richard Randolph, and William Henry Harrison, the ninth President, at least made a good warrior and chief for the white man and, incidentally, helped to extermi nate his supposed savage kinfolk, just as the Indians were doing to their neighboring tribes before and after the white man made his appearance in Virginia. Today we hear much of the forth coming presidential election, but to the old-timer this is just the same old merry-go-round, though in former years they did bury the hatchet occa sionally and argued and worked for the good of the Republic and showed a better spirit than exists today. When William Henry Harrison was running for the presidency, one of the campaign slogans was “Tippecanoe and Tyler, too,” and the expression “The log-cabin candidate,” a phrase which was first used in contempt of “the hero of Tippecanoe,” was taken up by his supporters and used to good advantage in his favor, and in Wash ington arid elsewhere log cabins were erected, while the local press of 1840 refers to the one erected here as fol lows: "There is a log cabin now in course of erection, near the Center Mar ket, which has had a tendency to promote more good feeling between men of both parties than anything which has occurred here since the political canvass commenced. The Whigs say ‘We will have a log cab in' and the Democrats reply ‘We had rather you would have it than not’: so that on this point they are all agreed. Differ as we may in pol itics, in the name of Heaven let us remember that we are all children of one family, who breathe the same pure air, drink of the same clear fountains and worship at the same altars; then let us preserve our tem pers and discharge our duties as freemen, according to the dictates of our own consciences.” 'T'HE site of this log cabin, erected A nearly a century ago, is now occupied by the United States Ar chives Building, having replaced in the last few years the old Center Market, the site of which, on the Ninth street side, was many years ago given over to the sheltering of pigs, goats, cows and geese, which once enjoyed the freedom of the city. In those days, just as now, the peo ple of the District of Columbia had no voice in the choosing of the Presi dent, yet they undoubtedly did make a lot of noise, and probably were re sponsible to some extent fra: the overwhelming majority Gen. Harri son received, which is recorded as 234 out of 294 electoral votes cast. His journey to Washington was one continuous ovation. He arrived here at the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station at Second street and Pennsylvania avenue, during a snow storm, on February 9. 1841, and was escorted from there to the National Hotel, where the people had secured quarters for him. Col. W. W. Sea ton was then mayor of the city, and to him fell the lot of welcoming the President elect. What he said has almost an up-to-date ring. It con cluded with these words: “Still, undismayed by the men aces of power and unsubdued by in justice, the people of Washington shrank not from their duty. They continued to assert the free right of opinion and of speech, to proclaim their own wrongs and those of their country and to bear testimony against the incompetency and unfaithfulness of the public rulers: and they have the proud satisfaction of believing that their voice was not altogether un heard in the awakening of their countrymen to a sense of the public danger.” UTS inauguration, which took place 11 on March 4, 1841, was witnes ed by a vast crowd from all parts of the country. There were two in augural balls held here in his honor. One, the “Tippecanoe Ball," was held in the theater building which then stood on the south side of Louisiana avenue a little east of Sixth street, and the other one, called the “Peo ple's Tippecanoe Ball,” was held at Carusi’s, then on the northeast cor ner of Eleventh and C streets, on the same site later occupied by the Theater Comique, Kernan’s Yyceum, and when removed a few years ago, by the Preseldent Theater, with en trance at 1014 Pennsylvania avenue. President Harrison’s life in the White House was a short and an un happy one and lasted just one month to the day. His cabinet, though a brilliant one, was hand-picked by the politicians and this, in part, caused him much trouble. Upon one occasion, however, he did not hesitate to assert his authority, when the cabinet had decided to ap point to the position of Governor of the Territory of Iowa some one other than the one to whom he had promised it; the other man being backed by Daniel Webster, then Secretary of State, while the President had already pledged the office to Col. Chambers of Kentucky, a very close friend. “At the cabinet meeting,” according to the story, “Mr. Webster informed the President that it had been decided by the gentlemen of the cabinet that James Wilson should be Governor of Iowa. 'Ah! That is the decision, then, is it?’ said Gen. Harrison. The gentle men of the cabinet replied in the af firmative. Without making any fur ther remark, the old gentleman wrote a few words upon a piece of paper and handed it to Mr. Webster, re questing him to read it aloud. The Secretary of State looked a little em barrassed, but there was no alterna tive, and he read, in an audible voice. ‘William Henry Harrison, President of the United States.’ The general, ris ing to his feet, said, ‘And William Henry Harrison, President of the United States, tells you, gentlemen, that by -, John Chambers shall be Governor of Iowa.’ Of course, that concluded the subject, and Cham bers was appointed.” PRESIDENT HARRISON was one of the two Presidents who died in the White House, the other one being Gen. Zachary Taylor. Gen. Harrison died on April 4, 1841, at 12:30 in the morning, and upon the arrival oi President Tyler in Washington, a few days later, he went to the Metropoli tan Hotel, which became the official headquarters of the executive branch of the Government until Mr. Tylei removed to the White House on April 17. At a more recent date, it will be recalled that, following the death ol [ President Harding, President Coolidge ' made his headquarters at the Willard Hotel. Gen. Harrison took his office very seriously, and his last words but be spoke the conscientiousness of the man. "Sir,” he said, as if conscious of his approaching end, and as if he were addressing his successor, “I wish you to understand the principles of * the Government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more.” There is no question about the widow of the late President Woodrow Wilson and the members of her branch of the Bolling family being descend ants of Pocahontas, and there is a possibility that Dolly Madison also had a strain of this Indian blood within her veins, although it has been said that on both her father’s side and her mother’s side she was of Eng lish, Irish and Scotch ancestry, and from her mother, Mary Coles, in par ticular, she is said to have inherited her laughing Irish eyes, her heavy eyebrows and long lashes, her • black curling hair, the brilliancy of her : skin and, perchance, the smoothness of her tongue. Her father was John Payne, Jr., originally of Hanover County, Va„ and there is a record of intermarriage of the Bolling, Fleming and Payne ' ! families. Of course, if this surmise is accurate, then the wife of Stephen A. Douglass would be included among the many descendants of the famous Indian chief, Powhatan. i -.- •] Base Ball (Continued From First Page.) that permanent grass stand a single whit. Florida cities, where our leading base bailers prepare for action, spend approximately $50,000 annually for new clay loam reinforcements with which to fortify their fields of play. This is necessary because much of this man-provided soil washes down into the sand during heavy semi tropical downpours, and some also blows away during Summer wind storms. The imported clay is mixed with compost and commercial fer tilizer and then is distributed by hand over the infields and outfields, an overcoating from four to five inches deep being essential to put the ball yards in the best playing condition. One season not so long ago 10 car loads of imported clay loam were shipped all the way from Central Ohio for use in improving the Lakeland, Fla., field where the Cleveland Ameri cans trained that Spring. The groundkeepers of all the major league outfits which train in Florida arrive in the Peninsula State several weeks in advance of the players in order to spruce up the playing fields. Florida municipalities provide the ma terials, including the imported clay loam, workmen and funds for the diamond improvement campaigns. Genial Mike Martin, expert advance man of the Senators, supervises these activities at Orlando, so that when the Nats begin practice the diamond is in as good condition as their home hangout at Griffith Stadium. The presence of the Washington Nats in Orlando for four or five weeks in February and March assures that National Capital visitors Wintering in Florida in large numbers will ram ble to that city of enticing lakes and handsome hibiscus for a pre season lookover of the newest model National. The Orlando placeline during the training season is carried daily, with thousands of yarns pub lished in the sports pages of news papers throughout the United States. Florida does not neglect a »*U*.*y iota in capitalizing from all Itlch current and potential publicity. PREVIOUS to the first appearance of the Boston Braves in St. Petersburg that city entertained less than 1,000 regular Winter visitors from Massachusetts. The tourist Influx from Massachusetts increased seven fold with the coming of the knights of base ball who play by day. “Al” Lang's notable banquets for the base ball writers who congregate in Florida during the training days is the “piece de-resistant” of the publicity pro gram. Once 300 diners, including about 100 of this country’s leading sports writers, enjoyed Al’s hospi tality; Judge Kenesaw Landis, base ball commissioner, was the stand out honor guest of the feast. The St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce kept tab that year on the press notices which the city gained from “Spring” base ball in Florida et Al and reported to this writer that'it would have cost over $250,000 If the publicity bad been paid for at cus tcgnary space rates. Here’s what Clark Griffith, grizzled owner of the Senators and one of the ranking deans of America's bil lionaire base ball business, has to say about conditioning thd leaguers in Florida, in general, and at Or lando, in particular: “I have sam pled base ball training conditions in virtually every propitious Winter weather State in the country; natural circumstances and facilities in Florida are the best of the lot. The main trouble we formerly had when we trained at Tampa—a condition which unquestionably will repeat itself at Orlando—was to check the boys I from overexerting themselves early in the season. Jumping from the cold, icicles and snow of the North to this ^ land of Summer sunshine and gentle" breezes peps the players to such an extent that they tend to forget them selves. overdo and go stale because „ they feel so fit and fine.** { (1) Inauguration of President William H. Harrison, March 4, 1841. (2) The Indian Princess Pocahontas, who has many notable descendants living. (3) William Henry Harrison, ninth President of the United States, a possible descendant of the Indian princess. (4) Pen sketch of John Randolph of Roanoke, a descendant of Pocahontas. (5) Benjamin Harrison, twenty-third President, and grandson of William Henry Harrison. 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