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Capt John Thomas Rolfe 1589 – 1664 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 APR 1589

Birth Location: Melchet Parke, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 29 Mar 1664

Death Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Father: Henry Rolfe

Mother: Alice Holdworth

Spouse(s): Joane Cole

Children(s): Ruth Green

In 1589, Capt John Thomas Rolfe entered the world in Melchet Parke, Suffolk, England, born to Henry Rolfe and Alice Will Holdworth. Capt John Thomas Rolfe married Joane Ann Cole, and had children including Ruth Green. Capt John Thomas Rolfe passed away in 1664 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1589, Capt John Thomas Rolfe entered the world in Melchet Parke, Suffolk, England, born to Henry Rolfe and Alice Will Holdworth.
  • Capt John Thomas Rolfe married Joane Ann Cole, and had children including Ruth Green.
  • Capt John Thomas Rolfe passed away in 1664 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Rolfe
1545 – 1592
Birth Location: White Parish, Dounton, Wiltshire, England
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Alice Holdworth
1550 – 1604
Birth Location: Hamptworth, Downton, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Joane Cole
1591 – 1638
Birth Location: Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England
JC

Children(s)

Ruth Green
1626 – 1710
Birth Location: Melchet Park, White Parish, Wiltshire, England
RG

Capt Rolfe's Ancestors

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Capt Rolfe
1589 – 1664
Birth Place: Melchet Parke, Suffolk, England
Parents
Henry Rolfe
1545 – 1592
White Parish, Dounton, Wiltshire, England
Alice (Will) Holdworth
1550 – 1604
Hamptworth, Downton, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Richard (Mason) Rolfe
1526 – 1598
Dowton Parish, Wiltshire, England
Gilbert Holdworth
1495 – 1560
Selby, Yorkshire West Riding, England, United Kingdom
Ellen Thornhill
1510 – 1574
Fixby hall, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt Rolfe's Descendants

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Capt (John Thomas) Rolfe (24 APR 1589 – 29 Mar 1664) m. Joane (Ann) Cole (1591 – 11 Apr 1638)
  1. 1. Ruth Green (1626 – 7 July 1710) m. Freemen (John) Page (6 Feb 1614 – 23 Nov 1687)
    1. 1. Sarah Page (18 July 1651 – abt 1686) m. James Saunders (1643 – 12 Dec 1721)
      1. 1. Rev. (Jonathan) Saunders (Feb 16, 1677 – 1737) m. Elizabeth (Mary) Wood (1670 – 19 May 1727)
        1. 1. Capt. (John) Sanders (9 March 1705 – 14 March 1790) m. Mary Hart (1710 – Oct 1751)

Capt Rolfe's Timeline

2 Records

1589
24 APR 1589
Birth of Capt John Thomas Rolfe in Melchet Parke, Suffolk, England
Melchet Parke, Suffolk, England
1664
29 Mar 1664
Age 75
Death of Capt John Thomas Rolfe in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 APR 1589
    Event Place: Melchet Parke, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1664
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
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