Illustration: "General George Washington Reviewing the Western Army at Fort Cumberland, the 18th of October 1794" Artist: Frederick Kemmelmeyr. Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont. Courtesy of Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, Delaware.

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 6

By Melissa Berry on July 8, 2022

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, writing more about the French ancestor of George Washington... (Read More)

Photo: a medallion of George Washinton's ancestor Nicolas Martiau on a statue of Washington located in the garden behind the Ernest Cognacq Museum in Saint Martin de Ré, France. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 5

By Melissa Berry on June 27, 2022

Melissa Berry continues a series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, writing more about the ties between George Washington and Queen Elizabeth II... (Read More)

A diagram of the familial ties between George Washington and Queen Elizabeth II

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 4

By Melissa Berry on June 14, 2022

Melissa Berry continues her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, writing about George Washington and Queen Elizabeth II’s familial ties... (Read More)

Photo: Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip smile as they pass prisoners in the stocks on a tour of the old fort in Festival Park at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1957. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 3

By Melissa Berry on June 10, 2022

Melissa Berry continues her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, concluding her story about a very special descendant: Queen Elizabeth II... (Read More)

Photo: the pier at Jamestown with reproductions of the three ships that arrived at Jamestown in 1607: the “Susan Constant,” “Godspeed,” and “Discovery.” Credit: NOAA Photo Library; Wikimedia Commons.

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 2

By Melissa Berry on May 20, 2022

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, focusing here on a very special descendant: Queen Elizabeth II... (Read More)

Photo: reenactment of the first landing on the 400th anniversary as part of the Jamestown 2007 commemoration. Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew Bookwalter.

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 1

By Melissa Berry on May 13, 2022

Melissa Berry begins her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, focusing here on Dr. John Woodson, the surgeon for the Jamestowne Company... (Read More)

Illustration: portrait of Pocahontas engraved by Simon van de Passe in 1616. It is the only known representation of her made during her lifetime. Credit: National Portrait Gallery; Wikimedia Commons.

Are You Related to Pocahontas & John Rolfe?

By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 1, 2015

Are you related to Pocahontas and some of her famous first lady descendants? Find out and learn more about the real Pocahontas and John Rolfe... (Read More)

Painting: "Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor," by William Halsall, 1882. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

New Discovery about Mayflower Pilgrim Stephen Hopkins

By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 7, 2014

Did you know Pilgrim Stephen Hopkins vacationed in Bermuda before he came over on the Mayflower? I didn’t know that! Well, it wasn’t exactly a vacation—but Pilgrim Stephen Hopkins lived on the island of Bermuda for over a year, from 1609 to 1610. Below are some interesting facts about Stephen Hopkins and his connection... (Read More)

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