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Captain John Thomas Rolfe 1585–1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1585

Birth Location: Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1675

Death Location: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States

Father: John Sr

Mother: Dorothy Mason

Spouse(s): Pocahontas Powhatan

Children(s): Lieutenant Rolfe

In 1585, Captain John Thomas Rolfe entered the world in Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England, born to John Eustacius Rolfe Sr And Dorothy Dorothea Mason. Captain John Thomas Rolfe married Jane Pierce, Pocahontas Matoaka Amonute Powhatan, Sarah Hacker, and had children including Bermuda Rolfe, Elizabeth Rolfe, Lieutenant Thomas Rolfe. Captain John Thomas Rolfe passed away in 1675 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1585, Captain John Thomas Rolfe entered the world in Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England, born to John Eustacius Rolfe Sr And Dorothy Dorothea Mason.
  • Captain John Thomas Rolfe married Jane Pierce, Pocahontas Matoaka Amonute Powhatan, Sarah Hacker, and had children including Bermuda Rolfe, Elizabeth Rolfe, Lieutenant Thomas Rolfe.
  • Captain John Thomas Rolfe passed away in 1675 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States.

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Captain Rolfe's Ancestors

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Captain Rolfe
1585–1675
Birth Place: Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England
Parents
John Eustacius Rolfe Sr
1562–1594
Heacham, Norfolk, England
Dorothy ((Dorothea)) Mason
1559–1645
Hecham, Norfolkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Rolfe's Descendants

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Captain (John Thomas) Rolfe (6 May 1585–1675) m. Pocahontas (Matoaka Amonute) Powhatan (about 1595–1617)
  1. 1. Lieutenant (Thomas) Rolfe 1615–1675 m. Jane Poythress 1630–1680
    1. 1. Jane Rolfe 1650–1676 m. Colonel (Robert) Bolling 1646–1709
      1. 1. Col. (John Fairfax) Bolling 1676–1729 m. Mary Kennon 1697–1727
        1. 1. Mary (( Molly) Agnes) Bolling 1702–1776 m. Andrew (Esquire) Baker 1702–1781
        2. 2. John (Bolling) II 1699–1757 m. Elizabeth Blair 1708–1775
        3. 3. Mary Bolling 1711–1744 m. John Fleming 1697–1756
        4. 4. Jane Bolling 1698–1766
        5. 5. Martha Bolling 1713–1749 m. Thomas Eldridge 1713–1754
        6. 6. Elizabeth Bolling 1709–1766
      2. 2. Rebecca (Jane) Bolling 1675–1714
      3. 3. Jane Clack 1675–1714
      4. 4. Rebecca Pendergrass 1664–1714
      5. 5. Stith Bolling 1686–1727

Captain Rolfe's Timeline

2 Records

1585
6 May 1585
Birth of Captain John Thomas Rolfe in Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England
Heacham Hall, Norfolk, 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: 6 May 1585
    Event Place: Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 382.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: KMM
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1621
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia County Records Surname Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1675
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

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