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After corresponding with the Baker/Underdue family of Northampton County, NC, I have recieved permission to post the picture of her ancestors. This is another settlement that is located in Gaston, Northampton County, NC. While possessing an uncanny striking resemblance to the Poythress family of the Portuguese Settlement also located in Gaston, Northampton County, NC, I have yet to find any definitive proof of relation. One look at the picture though tells anyone that this is a very distinct Indian family. They were living just a couple of miles from the old Wilkins Plantation. Census records indicate that the father of the man in the picture was white and his mother was Mulatto.
He looks more than half Indian. Is there any information on the lady’s family? A maiden name or anything?
While I’m not disagreeing with anyone regarding the posted photo, I will simply note that (1) We tend to see what we want to see in these old photos, (2) in old ones where they have been touched up by the photographer with charcoal and other mediums we sometimes see what the photographer believed he was seeing, and (3) I have seen numerous old photos of European immigrants who, by most standards, would look “Indian”; dark hair, swarthy complection, high cheekbones.
Just a caveat about reading TOO much into old photos.
Having said that, I think the man reminds me of some old photos Iv’e seen of Mississippi Choctaws.
The nice thing is, if these people are related as you believe they are, a DNA test will show if they’re cousins. It won’t prove what “race” they are, but it would show they shared ancestors.
I really don’t think you’d find any African/European blends in either Africa or Europe who’d look anything like the people in this picture.
Crystal:
Have you had any luck with your Poythress family of Va.?
Thomas Rolphe (born 1614) was the son of John Rolphe and Pocahontas.
It appears that Thomas Rolphe married a Jane POYTHRESS and had a daughter Jane Rolphe born 1655 in Petersburg, Indian City, Va. This Jane Rolphe married Robert Bolling. They in turn had John Bolling (born 1700) who married Mary Kennon.
John and Mary Bolling had Benjamin Bolling (born 1734) who married Patty Phelps and they in turn had Jesse Bolling (born 1758) who married Polly GREEN.
Jesse and Polly Bolling had John E. Bolling who married Susan Sizemore daughter of full blood cherokee Aggie Shepherd and George “King of All” Sizemore.
Susan Sizemore was the sister of Rhoda Sizemore wife of Chief Red Bird/Aaron Brock of the Chickamauga Cherokees.
Your Poythress family could well be Powhatons.
The Sizemores are cousins of my 6th greatgrandfather Gardner Green from Lunenburg County Va.
I cannot confirm the accuracy of this info., but it is a clue for future study.
Dan Akin.
Susan Sizemore was the sister of Rhoda Sizemore wife of Chief Red Bird/Aaron Brock of the Chickamauga Cherokees
Dan…..My Mary Roark COLLINS is descended from Aaron Brock aka Chief Redbird.
Brenda
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