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Henry Rolfe 1585–1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 SEP 1585

Birth Location: Melchett Park, Downton, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 1 MAR 1642

Death Location: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: John Sr

Mother: Dorothea Mason

Spouse(s): Honour Rolfe

Children(s): Anna Rolfe, JOHN ROLFE, Benjamin Rolph, Hannah Rolph

The story of Henry Rolfe began in 1585 in Melchett Park, Downton, Wiltshire, England. Henry Rolfe married Honour Rolfe, and had children including Anna Rolfe, Benjamin Rolph, Hannah Rolph, John Rolfe. Henry Rolfe passed away in 1642 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Rolfe began in 1585 in Melchett Park, Downton, Wiltshire, England.
  • Henry Rolfe married Honour Rolfe, and had children including Anna Rolfe, Benjamin Rolph, Hannah Rolph, John Rolfe.
  • Henry Rolfe passed away in 1642 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sr
1562–1594
Birth Location: Heacham Hall, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
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Dorothea Mason
1545–1625
Birth Location: Heacham, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Honour Rolfe
1593–1650
Birth Location: Hamptworth, Downtown, Wiltshire, England
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Children(s)

Anna Rolfe
1626–1697
Birth Location: Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England
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JOHN ROLFE
1634–1681
Birth Location: Cambridge, Mdsx, Massachusetts, USA
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Benjamin Rolph
1638–1710
Birth Location: Newbury Mass.
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Hannah Rolph
1630–1678
Birth Location: Wiltshire, England
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Henry Rolfe's Ancestors

Self
Henry Rolfe
1585–1642
Birth Place: Melchett Park, Downton, Wiltshire, England
Parents
John Eustace Rolfe Sr
1562–1594
Heacham Hall, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
Dorothea ("Dorthy" “Dorothy) Mason
1545–1625
Heacham, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Eustace Rolfe
1536–1593
Heacham, Norfolk, England
Joanna Rolfe
1539–1593
Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Rolfe's Descendants

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Henry Rolfe (5 SEP 1585–1 MAR 1642) m. Honour Rolfe (1593–19 DEC 1650)
  1. 1. Anna Rolfe 1626–1697
  2. 2. JOHN ROLFE 1634–1681 m. Mary (Ann) Scullard 1641–1687
    1. 1. Mary (Rolfe) Geale 1660–1688
    2. 2. Benjamin Rolfe 1674–1722 m. Margaret Holland 1675–1709
      1. 1. Benjamine Rolph 1707–1762
      2. 2. Rebecca Rolph 1704–1742 m. John (Alston) Jr 1701–1732
        1. 1. Benjamin Alston 1728–1756
        2. 2. Mary Alston 1725–1779 m. George Brown 1724–1779
    3. 3. Esther Rolfe 1657–1742
    4. 4. Esther Rolfe 1682–1742
    5. 5. Hannah Rolfe 1671–1696
    6. 6. Henry Rolfe 1678–1722 m. Margaret (Mary) Connelly 1679–1720
      1. 1. Esther Rolfe 1707–1742
      2. 2. John Rolph 1700–1750
      3. 3. Joseph Rolph 1706–1776
      4. 4. Mary Rolph 1704–1755 m. Daniel (Marsh) Sr. 1704–1756
        1. 1. Christopher Marsh 1742–1810 m. Ann Brown 1749–1813
        2. 2. Daniel (Marsh) Jr. 1736–1803
        3. 3. Ephraim (Markes) Marsh 1738–1783
        4. 4. Esther Marsh 1723–1740
        5. 5. Hannah Marsh 1728–1761 m. Jacob Carey 1713–1738 m. John Cully 1713–1761
        6. 6. Henry Marsh 1726–1746
        7. 7. Henry Marsh 1741–1783
        8. 8. John Marsh 1727–1775 m. Elizabeth Dunham 1735–1807
        9. 9. Mary Marsh 1730–1804
        10. 10. Phebe Marsh 1723–1740
        11. 11. 1st (Lt Rolph) Marsh 1742–1804 m. Jennet Brown 1753–1832
        12. 12. Mary ("Polly" Marsh) Richardson 1759–1843
      5. 5. Sarah Rolph 1708–1771
      6. 6. Henry Rolphe 1704–1750
    7. 7. John Rolfe 1663–1690
    8. 8. Mary Rolfe 1660–1688
    9. 9. Moses Rolfe 1682–1746 m. Mary Higgins 1679–1796
    10. 10. Rebecca Rolfe 1662–1751
    11. 11. Joseph Rolfe 1669–1708
    12. 12. Sarah Rolfe 1667–1700
    13. 13. Mary Rolph 1681–1775
  3. 3. Benjamin Rolph 1638–1710
  4. 4. Hannah Rolph 1630–1678

Henry Rolfe's Timeline

6 Records

1583
5 SEP 1583
Birth of Henry Rolfe in Melchett Park, Downton, Wiltshire, England
Melchett Park, Downton, Wiltshire, England
1585
5 SEP 1585
Birth of Henry Rolfe in Downton, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Downton, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
1585
5 SEP 1585
Birth of Henry Rolfe in Melchett Park, Downton, Wiltshire, England
Melchett Park, Downton, Wiltshire, England
1585
5 SEP 1585
Henry Rolfe was baptized in White, Wilts, England
White, Wilts, England
1642
1 MAR 1642
Age 57
Death of Henry Rolfe in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1642
1 MAR 1642
Age 57
Death of Henry Rolfe in Newbury, Essex, Mass
Newbury, Essex, Mass

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 SEP 1585
    Event Place: Downton, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 207.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: EJD

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 SEP 1583
    Event Place: Melchett Park, Downton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 SEP 1585
    Event Place: Melchett Park, Downton, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 SEP 1585
    Event Place: White, Wilts, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Newbury, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Newbury, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 247

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The Kilpatrick family : ancestors and descendants of Marian Douglas Jones and Robert Jackson Kilpatrick
    [2] 80 immigrants : our Merrill-Covell pedigree

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 MAR 1642
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 MAR 1642
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Mass
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index
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