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Dorothy (Jennings) Rolfe 1630–1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1630

Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 Jan 1686

Death Location: Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Rolfe

Mother: Elizabeth Heaton

Spouse(s): Capt. Jennings

Children(s): Mary Jennings

In 1630, Dorothy (Jennings) Rolfe entered the world in Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to William Rolfe And Elizabeth Heaton. Dorothy (Jennings) Rolfe married Capt John Thomas Jennings, and had children including Mary Gant Jennings. Dorothy (Jennings) Rolfe passed away in 1686 in Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1630, Dorothy (Jennings) Rolfe entered the world in Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to William Rolfe And Elizabeth Heaton.
  • Dorothy (Jennings) Rolfe married Capt John Thomas Jennings, and had children including Mary Gant Jennings.
  • Dorothy (Jennings) Rolfe passed away in 1686 in Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Rolfe
1600–1677
Birth Location: St Andrew By The Wardrobe, London, London, England, United Kingdom
WR
Elizabeth Heaton
1610–1688
Birth Location: Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
EH

Spouses(s)

Capt. Jennings
1625–1719
Birth Location: Alamance, Alamance, North Carolina, USA
CJ

Children(s)

Mary Jennings
1668–1724
Birth Location: Northamptonshire, England
MJ

Dorothy Rolfe's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Rolfe
1630–1686
Birth Place: Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Rolfe
1600–1677
St Andrew By The Wardrobe, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Heaton
1610–1688
Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Rolfe's Descendants

1.
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Dorothy ((Jennings)) Rolfe (1630–24 Jan 1686) m. Capt. (John Thomas) Jennings (1625–23 Dec 1719)
  1. 1. Mary ((Gant)) Jennings 1668–1724
    1. 1. John Gant 1687–1727 m. Sarah (Boone) Gent 1691–1744
      1. 1. SEN (John Spencer) Gant 1713–1783 m. Anna Brantley 1712–1781
        1. 1. John Gant 1734–1801 m. Susannah ("Ann" (Gant Jr)) Phillips 1735–1796

Dorothy Rolfe's Timeline

3 Records

1627
8 Sep 1627
Dorothy (Jennings) Rolfe was baptized in Hadlow, Kent, England
Hadlow, Kent, England
1630
1630
Birth of Dorothy (Jennings) Rolfe in Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1686
24 Jan 1686
Age 56
Death of Dorothy (Jennings) Rolfe in Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1627
    Event Place: Hadlow, Kent, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1686
    Event Place: Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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