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Captain John Thomas Rolfe 1585–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 May 1585

Birth Location: Heacham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: Feb 1617

Death Location: St Mary at Finchley, Hendon, Middlesex, England

Father: Johannes Sr

Mother: Dorothea Mason

Spouse(s): Princess Powhatan, Jane Pierce

Children(s): Elizabeth Rolfe, Thomas Rolfe

In 1585, Captain John Thomas Rolfe entered the world in Heacham, Norfolk, England, born to Johannes Eustacius Rolfe Sr And Dorothea Mason. Captain John Thomas Rolfe married Jane Pierce, Princess Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan, and had children including Elizabeth Pierce Rolfe, Thomas Rolfe. Captain John Thomas Rolfe passed away in 1617 in St Mary at Finchley, Hendon, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1585, Captain John Thomas Rolfe entered the world in Heacham, Norfolk, England, born to Johannes Eustacius Rolfe Sr And Dorothea Mason.
  • Captain John Thomas Rolfe married Jane Pierce, Princess Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan, and had children including Elizabeth Pierce Rolfe, Thomas Rolfe.
  • Captain John Thomas Rolfe passed away in 1617 in St Mary at Finchley, Hendon, Middlesex, England.

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Captain Rolfe's Ancestors

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Captain Rolfe
1585–1617
Birth Place: Heacham, Norfolk, England
Parents
Johannes Eustacius Rolfe Sr
1562–1594
Heacham, Norfolk, England
Dorothea Mason
1559–1645
Heacham, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Eustace Burney) Neville-Rolfe
1536–1595
Heacham, Norfolk, England
Joanna (Jenner) (Rolfe)
1539–1593
Heacham, Norfolk, England
William Mason
1530–1554
,,Staffordshire,England
Agnes Brown
1540–1562
Staffordshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Rolfe's Descendants

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Captain (John Thomas) Rolfe (06 May 1585–Feb 1617) m. Princess (Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca) Powhatan (17 Sep 1595–21 Mar 1617) m. Jane Pierce (1600–1620)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Pierce) Rolfe 1620–1645
  2. 2. Thomas Rolfe 1615–1675 m. Jane Poythress 1625–1676
    1. 1. Jane (Anna) Rolfe 1645–1676

Captain Rolfe's Timeline

3 Records

1585
06 May 1585
Birth of Captain John Thomas Rolfe in Heacham, Norfolk, England
Heacham, Norfolk, England
1617
Feb 1617
Age 32
Burial of Captain John Thomas Rolfe in St Mary at Finchley, Hendon, Middlesex, England
St Mary at Finchley, Hendon, Middlesex, England
1675
1675
Age 90
Death of Captain John Thomas Rolfe in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 May 1585
    Event Place: Heacham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1621
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1675
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Feb 1617
    Event Place: St Mary at Finchley, Hendon, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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