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Hester Rolfe 1616–1663 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 April 1616

Birth Location: Melchitt Parke, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1663

Death Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Rolfe

Mother: Joane Coles

Spouse(s): John Sanders

Children(s): John Sanders\Saunders

Hester Rolfe was born in 1616 in Melchitt Parke, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Rolfe And Joane Ann Coles. Hester Rolfe married John Sanders, and had children including John Sanders Saunders. Hester Rolfe passed away in 1663 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Hester Rolfe was born in 1616 in Melchitt Parke, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Rolfe And Joane Ann Coles.
  • Hester Rolfe married John Sanders, and had children including John Sanders Saunders.
  • Hester Rolfe passed away in 1663 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Hester Rolfe's Ancestors

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Hester Rolfe
1616–1663
Birth Place: Melchitt Parke, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Rolfe
1589–1664
Heacham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Joane (“Ann”) Coles
1591–1638
Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Coles Cooley) Collye
1563–1594
Padbury, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Joan (Joane) Marshe
1571–1591
Padbury, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
*Thomas Coles
1543–1603
Katheryn Myles
1543–1569
Thomas Marshe
1540–1631
Margaret Mershe
1543–1591
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Essex
1518–1571
Elizabeth Cole
1525–1574
Rev. Coles
1525–1571
Alice Porter
1524–1570
Thomas II
1515–1573
Alicia Wilsonne
1520–1567
John Smith
1519–1570
Mary Walker
1517–1569

Hester Rolfe's Descendants

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Hester Rolfe (2 April 1616–1663) m. John Sanders (1613–28 September 1643)
  1. 1. John Sanders\Saunders 1640–1694 m. Hannah Pickman 1642–1706
    1. 1. James (Leonard Sanders\Saunders 7th) GG 1664–1765 m. Jean Buchanan 1668–
      1. 1. Samuel (Joseph (General) Sanders) 1* 1690–1765 m. Mary Swadden 1695–
        1. 1. Samuel Sanders 1734–1807 m. Anna Gordon 1748–1826
    2. 2. Elizabeth Sanders 1678–1708
    3. 3. Hannah Sanders 1674–1743

Hester Rolfe's Timeline

4 Records

1616
2 April 1616
Birth of Hester Rolfe in Melchitt Parke, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Melchitt Parke, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1657
23 Dec 1657
Age 41
Hester Rolfe was baptized in Hemel Hempstead,Hertford,England
Hemel Hempstead,Hertford,England
1663
1663
Age 47
Death of Hester Rolfe in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1849
05 Feb 1849
Age 233
Hester Rolfe was baptized in Chelmsford, Essex, England
Chelmsford, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 April 1616
    Event Place: Melchitt Parke, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1657
    Event Place: Hemel Hempstead,Hertford,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 05 Feb 1849
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1663
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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