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Hester Esther Rolfe 1616–1663 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1616

Birth Location: Melchet Park, White Parish, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 1663

Death Location: Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA

Father: Joane Rolfe

Mother: John Rolfe

Spouse(s): John (Senator)

Children(s): John Sanders

Hester Esther Rolfe was born in 1616 in Melchet Park, White Parish, Wiltshire, England, the child of Joane Ann Cooley Coles Rolfe And John Rolfe. Hester Esther Rolfe married John Saunders Surveyor And Deputy To The General Court Senator, and had children including John Edward Sanders. Hester Esther Rolfe passed away in 1663 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Hester Esther Rolfe was born in 1616 in Melchet Park, White Parish, Wiltshire, England, the child of Joane Ann Cooley Coles Rolfe And John Rolfe.
  • Hester Esther Rolfe married John Saunders Surveyor And Deputy To The General Court Senator, and had children including John Edward Sanders.
  • Hester Esther Rolfe passed away in 1663 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joane Rolfe
1591–1638
Birth Location: Whiteparish, Wiltshire, , England
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John Rolfe
1589–1720
Birth Location: Melchet Parke, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

John (Senator)
1613–1643
Birth Location: Downton Parish, Wiltshire, England
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Children(s)

John Sanders
1640–1726
Birth Location: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Hester Rolfe's Ancestors

Self
Hester Rolfe
1616–1663
Birth Place: Melchet Park, White Parish, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Joane Ann (Cooley) (Coles) Rolfe
1591–1638
Whiteparish, Wiltshire, , England
John Rolfe
1589–1720
Melchet Parke, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Joane (Jane Mary) Marshe
1569–1591
Sherford, Devon, England
John (Cooley) Coles
1563–1660
Padbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Alice (Will) Holdworth
1550–
Hamptworth, Downton, Wiltshire, England
Henry (IV Rolfe, of) Wiltshire
1545–1592
White Parish, Dounton, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry(Henrie)(The Marshe
1550–1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hester Rolfe's Descendants

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Hester (Esther) Rolfe (1616–1663) m. John (Saunders, Surveyor and Deputy to The General Court) (Senator) (26 Mar 1613–28 September 1643)
  1. 1. John (Edward) Sanders 1640–1726 m. Mary Farley 1646–1712
    1. 1. John Sanders 1677–1741
      1. 1. David Sanders 1716–1777 m. Abigail Snow 1722–1813
        1. 1. Sarah Saunders 1749–1805 m. John (Foley) Morse 1746–1826

Hester Rolfe's Timeline

11 Records

1616
2 Apr 1616
Birth of Hester Esther Rolfe in Melchet Park, White Parish, Wiltshire, England
Melchet Park, White Parish, Wiltshire, England
1616
1616
Birth of Hester Esther Rolfe
None
1632
1632
Age 16
Hester Esther Rolfe was married in New England, USA
New England, USA
1635
1635
Age 19
Hester Esther Rolfe was married in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England
Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England
1638
1638
Age 22
Hester Esther Rolfe was married in New England, USA
New England, USA
1639
1639
Age 23
Hester Esther Rolfe was married in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England
Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England
1642
1642
Age 26
Hester Esther Rolfe was married in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, , England
Whiteparish, Wiltshire, , England
1650
12 Feb 1650
Age 34
Hester Esther Rolfe was married in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1654
20 Feb 1654
Age 38
Hester Esther Rolfe was married
None
1663
abt 1663
Age 47
Death of Hester Esther Rolfe in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
1663
1663
Age 47
Death of Hester Esther Rolfe
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1616
    Event Place: Melchet Park, White Parish, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1616

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: New England, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: New England, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Whiteparish, Wiltshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1650
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1654

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1663
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1663
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