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Dorothea Mason 1559–1645 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Sep 1559

Birth Location: Heacham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 26 October 1645

Death Location: Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Mason

Mother: Agnes Brown

Spouse(s): John Rolfe

Children(s): Henry Rolfe, Joane Rolfe, Mary Rolfe, John Rolfe, Eustace Rolfe, Henry Rolfe

Dorothea Mason was born in 1559 in Heacham, Norfolk, England, the child of William Sharlock Mason And Agnes Brown. Dorothea Mason married John Rolfe, and had children including Eustace Rolfe, Henry Rolfe, Joane Rolfe, John Thomas Rolfe, Mary Rolfe. Dorothea Mason passed away in 1645 in Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Dorothea Mason was born in 1559 in Heacham, Norfolk, England, the child of William Sharlock Mason And Agnes Brown.
  • Dorothea Mason married John Rolfe, and had children including Eustace Rolfe, Henry Rolfe, Joane Rolfe, John Thomas Rolfe, Mary Rolfe.
  • Dorothea Mason passed away in 1645 in Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothea Mason's Ancestors

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Dorothea Mason
1559–1645
Birth Place: Heacham, Norfolk, England
Parents
William Sharlock Mason
1530–1588
Mucklestone, Staffordshire, England
Agnes Brown
1540–1594
Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Jenet (Margaret) Shawe
1510–1574
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Henry Brown
1520–1597
Edwardstone, Babergh, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Shawe
1492–1552
Margaret Robinson
1491–1518
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothea Mason's Descendants

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Dorothea Mason (24 Sep 1559–26 October 1645) m. John Rolfe (17 Oct 1562–29 Nov 1594)
  1. 1. Henry Rolfe 1585–1642 m. Honour Rolfe 1593–1650
    1. 1. John Rolfe 1634–1681 m. Mary Scullard 1642–1687
      1. 1. Rebecca Rolfe 1662–1751 m. William Cutter 1649–1723
        1. 1. Rebeckah Cutter 1693–1717 m. Joseph Adams 1688–1774
        2. 2. Richard Cutter 1682–1756
        3. 3. Ammi (Ruhaniah) Cutter 1705–1746
        4. 4. Elizabeth Cutter 1681–1749
        5. 5. Hannah Cutter 1688–1764
        6. 6. John Cutter 1690–1776
        7. 7. Mary Cutter 1685–1685
        8. 8. Samuel Cutter 1700–1737
        9. 9. Sarah Cutter 1702–1788
        10. 10. William Cutter 1697–1756
  2. 2. Joane Rolfe 1579–1622
  3. 3. Mary Rolfe 1582–1625
  4. 4. John (Thomas) Rolfe 1585–1675
  5. 5. Eustace Rolfe 1585–1593
  6. 6. Henry Rolfe 1583–1643

Dorothea Mason's Timeline

3 Records

1559
24 Sep 1559
Birth of Dorothea Mason in Heacham, Norfolk, England
Heacham, Norfolk, England
1594
9 Mar 1594
Age 35
Dorothea Mason was married in Heacham, Norfolk, England
Heacham, Norfolk, England
1645
26 October 1645
Age 86
Death of Dorothea Mason in Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1559
    Event Place: Heacham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1594
    Event Place: Heacham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 October 1645
    Event Place: Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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