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Hester Rolfe 1616–1647 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 APR 1616

Birth Location: Houniton, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 3 JUN 1647

Death Location: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Rolfe

Mother: Joane Coles

Spouse(s): John Saunders

Children(s): James Sanders

Hester Rolfe was born in 1616 in Houniton, Wiltshire, England, the child of John Rolfe And Joane Coles. Hester Rolfe married John Saunders, and had children including James Sanders. Hester Rolfe passed away in 1647 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Hester Rolfe was born in 1616 in Houniton, Wiltshire, England, the child of John Rolfe And Joane Coles.
  • Hester Rolfe married John Saunders, and had children including James Sanders.
  • Hester Rolfe passed away in 1647 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Hester Rolfe's Ancestors

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Hester Rolfe
1616–1647
Birth Place: Houniton, Wiltshire, England
Parents
John Rolfe
1589–1664
Melchet Parke, Suffolk, England
Joane Coles
1591–1638
Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hester Rolfe's Descendants

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Hester Rolfe (20 APR 1616–3 JUN 1647) m. John Saunders (26 MAR 1613–28 SEP 1643)
  1. 1. James Sanders 1643–1721 m. Sarah Scrimshire 1654–1716
    1. 1. Avery Sanders 1683–1724 m. Abigail (Salisbury) Green 1682–1768
      1. 1. Abigail Sanders 1740–1750 m. John (Atwood) Jr. 1714–1812
        1. 1. Abigail Atwood 1736–1737 m. Alexander Hogg 1732–1817
        2. 2. Calab Atwood 1738–1757 m. Elizabeth Cobb 1738–1754
        3. 3. Joanna Atwood 1740–1741
        4. 4. John Atwood 1745–1783 m. Merideth Roberts 1750–1832
        5. 5. Jonathon Atwood 1736–1816 m. Dorothy Welles 1738–1824
        6. 6. Joseph Atwood 1738–1739
        7. 7. Ruth Atwood 1742–1758 m. Bond Little 1741–1760
        8. 8. Sarah Atwood 1746–1747

Hester Rolfe's Timeline

3 Records

1616
2 APR 1616
Hester Rolfe was christened in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England
Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England
1616
20 APR 1616
Birth of Hester Rolfe in Houniton, Wiltshire, England
Houniton, Wiltshire, England
1647
3 JUN 1647
Age 31
Death of Hester Rolfe in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 2 APR 1616
    Event Place: Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 March 2019, 20:18), entry for Hester Rolfe(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID MCZ4-V18

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 APR 1616
    Event Place: Houniton, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 March 2019, 20:18), entry for Hester Rolfe(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID MCZ4-V18

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 JUN 1647
    Event Place: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 06 March 2019, 20:18), entry for Hester Rolfe(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID MCZ4-V18
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 4 November 2017), Hester Rolfe, 03 Apr 1647; citing Death, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 893,105.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Hester Rolfe, 03 Apr 1647; citing Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, reference v 1 p 218; FHL microfilm 890,245.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 4 November 2017), Hester Ralfe, 03 Jun 1647; citing Death, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 893,105.

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