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John 10GGF Rolfe Captain 1585–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1585

Birth Location: Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 15 Feb 1617

Death Location: Middlesex, England

Father: John Sr

Mother: Dorothie Mason

Spouse(s): Princess Powhatan, Emaly Pierce, Emaly Pierce, Joane Coles, Joane Coles, Sarah Hacker

Children(s): Thomas Pocahontas\Maotoka, John Rolfe, John Rolfe, Robert Rolfe, Elizabeth Rolfe, Elizabeth (11GGM), Robert Rolfe, Bermuda Rolfe

John 10GGF Rolfe Captain was born in 1585 in Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England, the child of John Rolfe Sr And Dorothie Mason. John 10GGF Rolfe Captain married Emaly Jane Pierce, Joane Coles, Princess Matoaka Of The Powhatan, Sarah Hacker, and had children including Bermuda Rolfe, Elizabeth Pierce Rolfe, Elizabeth Pierce Rolfe Milner 11Ggm, John Rolfe, Robert Rolfe, Thomas Powhatan Rolfe Lt Son Of Pocahontas Maotoka. John 10GGF Rolfe Captain passed away in 1617 in Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • John 10GGF Rolfe Captain was born in 1585 in Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England, the child of John Rolfe Sr And Dorothie Mason.
  • John 10GGF Rolfe Captain married Emaly Jane Pierce, Joane Coles, Princess Matoaka Of The Powhatan, Sarah Hacker, and had children including Bermuda Rolfe, Elizabeth Pierce Rolfe, Elizabeth Pierce Rolfe Milner 11Ggm, John Rolfe, Robert Rolfe, Thomas Powhatan Rolfe Lt Son Of Pocahontas Maotoka.
  • John 10GGF Rolfe Captain passed away in 1617 in Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Captain's Ancestors

Self
John Captain
1585–1617
Birth Place: Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England
Parents
John Rolfe Sr
1562–1594
Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
Dorothie Mason
1559–1645
Heacham, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
John (12GGF Eustace Burney Neville Rolfe) Sir
1539–1593
Heacham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Joanna Jenner
1539–1593
Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
william (Mason Alias) M...E
1520–1588
Bolton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
AGNES (Mary Browne Brown ^) Mason
1540–1565
Mucklestone, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robt Rolf
1504–1594
Margaret Crowe
1498–1593
Robert Mason
1500–1551
JENET (N)
1510–1574
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rolph
1440–1519
Katherine Rothwell
1480–1543
William Mason
1480–1549
Anne (BUTLER)
1480–1548

John Captain's Descendants

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John (10GGF Rolfe) Captain (6 May 1585–15 Feb 1617) m. Princess (Matoaka of the) Powhatan (17 September 1595–May 1617) m. Emaly (Jane) Pierce (1585–25 Jun 1644) m. Emaly (Jane) Pierce (1585–25 Jun 1644) m. Joane Coles (abt 1605 (1597-1600)–25 June 1635 or 1620) m. Joane Coles (abt 1605 (1597-1600)–25 June 1635 or 1620) m. Sarah Hacker (1585–May 1610)
  1. 1. Thomas (Powhatan Rolfe Lt. son of) Pocahontas\Maotoka 1615–1675 m. Jane Rolfe 1625–1676
    1. 1. Jane Bolling 1651–1676 m. Robert (Bolling) I 1646–1789
      1. 1. Col. (John) Bolling 1676–1729 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Bolling 1679–1727 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Bolling 1679–1727
        1. 1. John (II) Bolling 1700–1757 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Bland 1708–1775 m. Elizabeth Lewis 1706–1727
        2. 2. Martha Bolling 1713–
        3. 3. Anne Bolling 1718–
    2. 2. William Rolfe 1647–1755
    3. 3. Anne (Meriwether) Stith 1660–1709
    4. 4. Thomas (Jr.) Rolfe 1649–1720
    5. 5. George Rolfe 1667–
    6. 6. Martha Rolfe 1668–
    7. 7. Anna Rolfe 1650–1705
    8. 8. Anthony Rolfe 1655–1676
    9. 9. Moses Rolfe 1657–1720
    10. 10. Rebecca Rolfe 1664–1690
  2. 2. John Rolfe –1755
  3. 3. John Rolfe –1755
  4. 4. Robert Rolfe 1615–1713
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Pierce) Rolfe 1620–1635
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Pierce Rolfe - Milner) (11GGM) 1620–1635
  7. 7. Robert Rolfe 1615–1713
  8. 8. Bermuda Rolfe 1610–1610

John Captain's Timeline

9 Records

1585
6 May 1585
Birth of John 10GGF Rolfe Captain in Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England
Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England
1617
Abt 1617
Age 32
Death of John 10GGF Rolfe Captain in Varina Plantation, James City County, Virginia (possibly murdered by Powhatan's successor, Opechancanough, the uncle of Pocahontas, in the massacre of 1622.)
Varina Plantation, James City County, Virginia (possibly murdered by Powhatan's successor, Opechancanough, the uncle of Pocahontas, in the massacre of 1622.)
1617
15 Feb 1617
Age 32
Burial of John 10GGF Rolfe Captain in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England
1622
20 March 1622
Age 37
Death of John 10GGF Rolfe Captain in Varina Plantation, James City County, Virginia (possibly murdered by Powhatan's successor, Opechancanough, the uncle of Pocahontas, in the massacre of 1622.)
Varina Plantation, James City County, Virginia (possibly murdered by Powhatan's successor, Opechancanough, the uncle of Pocahontas, in the massacre of 1622.)
1622
20 March 1622 (Indian massacre)
Age 37
Death of John 10GGF Rolfe Captain in VERIFIED- Died in the 'Deerfield Massacre' at variuos locations in the area of Varina Farms Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia, America -https:/www.history.comtopicsexplorationjohn-rolfe
VERIFIED- Died in the 'Deerfield Massacre' at variuos locations in the area of Varina Farms Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia, America -https://www.history.com/topics/exploration/john-rolfe
1622
20 March 1622
Age 37
Death of John 10GGF Rolfe Captain in Varina Farms, James City County, Virginia, United States of America
Varina Farms, James City County, Virginia, United States of America
1622
March 1622
Age 37
Death of John 10GGF Rolfe Captain in Jamestown, Virginia
Jamestown, Virginia
1675
1675
Age 90
Death of John 10GGF Rolfe Captain in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
1902
January 1902
Age 317
John 10GGF Rolfe Captain was married in Downham, Norfolk
Downham, Norfolk

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1585
    Event Place: Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: January 1902
    Event Place: Downham, Norfolk

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Middlesex: - Register of Marriages, 1558-1837

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 March 1622
    Event Place: Varina Plantation, James City County, Virginia (possibly murdered by Powhatan's successor, Opechancanough, the uncle of Pocahontas, in the massacre of 1622.)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 March 1622 (Indian massacre)
    Event Place: VERIFIED- Died in the 'Deerfield Massacre' at variuos locations in the area of Varina Farms Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia, America -https:/www.history.comtopicsexplorationjohn-rolfe

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 March 1622
    Event Place: Varina Farms, James City County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1617
    Event Place: Varina Plantation, James City County, Virginia (possibly murdered by Powhatan's successor, Opechancanough, the uncle of Pocahontas, in the massacre of 1622.)
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1675
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 1622
    Event Place: Jamestown, Virginia
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1617
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

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