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Birth Date: May 6, 1585
Birth Location: Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
Death Date: March 22, 1622
Death Location: Jamestown, James City, Virginia, United States
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In 1585, John Rolfe entered the world in Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England, born to John Eustace Johannes Eustacius Rolfe Rolph Sr And Dorothea Sophia Friederike Mason Rolfe Redmayne Redman. John Rolfe married Joane Ann Coles Pierce Rolfe Smith Immigrant Sailed To Jamestown With Parents In 1609, Pocahontas Rebecca Matoaka Powhatan, Pocahontas Matoaka Amonute Of The Powhatan, Sarah Hacker, Sarah Rolfe, and had children including Bermuda Rolfe, Elizabeth Pierce Milner, Elizabeth Rolfe, Jane Ka Okee Powhatan Indian, Thomas Rolfe. John Rolfe passed away in 1622 in Jamestown, James City, Virginia, United States.
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Biography
Early Life
In 1585, John Rolfe entered the world in Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England, born to John Eustace Johannes Eustacius Rolfe Rolph Sr And Dorothea Sophia Friederike Mason Rolfe Redmayne Redman.
Family
John Rolfe married Joane Ann Coles Pierce Rolfe Smith Immigrant Sailed To Jamestown With Parents In 1609, Pocahontas Rebecca Matoaka Powhatan, Pocahontas Matoaka Amonute Of The Powhatan, Sarah Hacker, Sarah Rolfe, and had children including Bermuda Rolfe, Elizabeth Pierce Milner, Elizabeth Rolfe, Jane Ka Okee Powhatan Indian, Thomas Rolfe.
Later Years
John Rolfe passed away in 1622 in Jamestown, James City, Virginia, United States.
Sources
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Record American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
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Record Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
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Record Early Virginia Families Along the James River: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches. Vol. I
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Record Family Data Collection - Individual Records
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Record Millennium File
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Church Records Norfolk, England, Extracted Parish Records
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Immigration U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
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Marriage Records U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
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Record U.S., Library of Congress Photo Collection, 1840-2000
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Land Records Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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Record Public Member Trees
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Family Tree Familysearch.org
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Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave Index
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Record Virginia County Records Surname Index
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Burial Records Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and Other Select Burial Locations
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Immigration Records Ancestry.com, <i>U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index , 1500s-1900s</i> (N.p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc;, n.d.)
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Family Tree Ancestry Family Trees
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Record Citation Text: "John Rolfe's Letter to Sir Thomas Dale," 1614. (Rolfe explains his reasons for marrying Powhatan's daughter, Pocahontas.)
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Record Citation Text: Letter of John Rolfe, 1614 to Governor Dale
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Probate Records Citation Text: Wills and Administrations of Elizabeth City County, Virginia 1688-1800
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Burial Records Details: "John Rolfe (1585 - 1622) - Find A Grave Memorial." John Rolfe (1585 - 1622) - Find A Grave Memorial. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Sep. 2014.. Citation Text: John Rolfe (1585 - 1622) - Find A Grave Memorial
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Record Details: Magazine, Pocahontas Bright Stream Between Two Hills, Marguerite Stuart Quarles, Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Individual, Charles Fleetwood, 895 Oakwood Road, New Freedom, Pennsylvania, USA, 17349, 717 227 124
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Immigration Records Details: Place: Virginia; Year: 1609-1610; Page Number: 16 Citation Text: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
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Immigration Records Details: Place: Virginia; Year: 1621; Page Number: 5 Citation Text: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
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Immigration Records Details: Place: Virginia; Year: 1635; Page Number: 284 Citation Text: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s - Thomas Rolfe (son of John Rolfe)
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Death Records Details: Vol. 1", by Jack Stidham., "The Descendants of Timothy Stidham Citation Text: Legacy NFS Source: Captain John Rolfe - death: 22 March 1622; Jamestown, James City, Virginia, United States
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Family Tree FamilySearch Family Tree
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Family Tree , <I>Ancestry Family Trees</i> (N.p.: Name: Online publication - Provo, U T, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by A ncestry members.;, n.d.)
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