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John Eustace Rolfe 1562 – 1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1562

Birth Location: Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 29 Nov 1594

Death Location: Heacham, Norfolk, England

Father: Eustace Rolfe

Mother: Lady Jenner

Spouse(s): Dorothea Mason

Children(s): Henry Rolfe, Capt Rolfe,, Henry Rolfe, Dorothy Rolfe

John Eustace Rolfe was born in 1562 in Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England, the child of Eustace Rolfe and Lady Joanna Jenner. John Eustace Rolfe married Dorothea Mason, and had children including Henry Rolfe, Capt John Johannas Rolfe,, Henry Rolfe, Dorothy Rolfe. John Eustace Rolfe passed away in 1594 in Heacham, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • John Eustace Rolfe was born in 1562 in Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England, the child of Eustace Rolfe and Lady Joanna Jenner.
  • John Eustace Rolfe married Dorothea Mason, and had children including Henry Rolfe, Capt John Johannas Rolfe,, Henry Rolfe, Dorothy Rolfe.
  • John Eustace Rolfe passed away in 1594 in Heacham, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Eustace Rolfe
1536 – 1593
Birth Location: Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
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Lady Jenner
1539 – 1593
Birth Location: Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Dorothea Mason
1559 – 1645
Birth Location: Heacham, Norfolk, , England
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Children(s)

Henry Rolfe
1583 – 1643
Birth Location: Downton, Wiltshire, England
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Capt Rolfe,
1585 – 1622
Birth Location: Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
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Henry Rolfe
1585 – 1643
Birth Location: Downton, Wiltshire, England
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Dorothy Rolfe
1595 –
Birth Location: Heacham, Norfolk, , England
DR

John Rolfe's Ancestors

Self
John Rolfe
1562 – 1594
Birth Place: Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
Parents
Eustace Rolfe
1536 – 1593
Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
Lady (Joanna) Jenner
1539 – 1593
Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Robert Rolfe
1504 – 1539
Heacham, Norfolk, England
Margaret Crowe
1498 – 1593
Heacham, Norfolk, England
Sir (John Gayner) Jenner
1516 – 1596
Heacham, Norfolk, England
Lady (Agnes) Russell
1515 – 1539
Rockhampton, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Rolfe
1480 – 1618
Katherine Rothwell
1480 – 1503
Lord Russell,
1493 – 1556
Lady Unton
1502 – 1562
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Rolfe
1456 – 1517
Margaret Crowe
1460 – 1503
Sir Russell
1460 – 1502
Lady Baynham
1475 – 1511
Thomas Unton
1464 – 1533
Lady Hyde
1470 – 1536

John Rolfe's Descendants

1.
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John (Eustace) Rolfe (17 Oct 1562 – 29 Nov 1594) m. Dorothea Mason (24 Sep 1559 – 26 Oct 1645)
  1. 1. Henry Rolfe (5 Sep 1583 – 1 Mar 1643) m. Honour Parke (1593 – 19 Dec 1650)
    1. 1. John Rolfe (24 Apr 1589 – 29 Mar 1664) m. Joane Rolfe
    2. 2. Hannah Rolf (1626 – 16 Nov 1678) m. Richard Dole, (31 Dec 1622 – 30 Jul 1705)
      1. 1. Richard Dole (6 September 1650 – 1 August 1723)
      2. 2. William Dole (11 April 1660 – 29 January 1717)
      3. 3. Hannah Moody (23 October 1665 – 11 August 1719)
      4. 4. Apphia Coffin (7 December 1668 – 14 April 1725)
    3. 3. Henry (John) ROLFE (10 May 1634 – 01 Oct 1681)
    4. 4. Benjamin Rolfe (1638 – 10 Aug 1710) m. Apphia Hale (1642 – 24 Dec 1708)
      1. 1. John Rolfe (12 Oct 1660 – 20 Nov 1742)
      2. 2. Benjamin Rolfe (13 Sep 1662 – 29 Aug 1708)
      3. 3. Hannah Rolfe (1664 – 20 Oct 1701)
      4. 4. Apphia Rolfe (8 Mar 1666 – 20 Oct 1701)
      5. 5. Samuel Rolfe (14 Jan 1671 – 1 Dec 1712)
      6. 6. Henry Rolfe (12 Oct 1677 – 12 Jul 1752)
      7. 7. Abigail Rolfe (5 May 1684 – 11 Aug 1749)
  2. 2. Capt (John Johannas) Rolfe, (6 May 1585 – 20 Mar 1622) m. Sarah Hacker, (17 September 1585 – 24 May 1610) m. Matoaka ('Rebecca' Pocahontas of) Powhatan (17 Sep 1595 – 21 Mar 1617) m. Jane Pierce (1559 – 1620)
    1. 1. Bermuda Rolfe (February 1610 – 2 June 1610)
    2. 2. Thomas (Pepsironemeh) Rolfe, (30 Jan 1615 – 19 Apr 1675) m. Elizabeth Washington (1615 – 1633) m. Jane Poythress (1630 – 1676)
      1. 1. Anne Rolfe (1633 – 1676) m. Peter (Elwin) Elwyn (1623 – 7 July 1695)
        1. 1. Peter Elwyn (30 November 1660 – 6 February 1721)
        2. 2. Fountain Elwyn (1661 – 6 February 1721)
        3. 3. Mary Elwyn (1663 – 13 August 1695)
        4. 4. Anna Elwin (1665 – 1721)
        5. 5. Hannah Elwyn (1666 – 13 August 1695)
        6. 6. Esther Elwyn (Abt 1671 – 13 August 1695)
      2. 2. Barbara Rolfe (Abt. 1636 – ) m. Thomas (A) Farley (1636 – Nov 1676)
      3. 3. Thomas Rolfe (1650 – 5 Sep 1720) m. Mary Jennings (1651 – 30 April 1725)
        1. 1. Dorothy (Ann) Relfe (1687 – 1726)
        2. 2. Thomas (Relfe) lll (1690 – 1720)
      4. 4. Jane Rolfe (10 Oct 1650 – 26 Jan 1676) m. Col (Robert "The Immigrant") Bolling, (26 Dec 1646 – 17 Jul 1709)
        1. 1. Maj (John Fairfax) Bolling, (27 Jan 1676 – 20 April 1729) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Kennon (29 Jun 1679 – 29 Jun 1727)
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Pierce) Rolfe (25 January 1620 – 1635) m. John (Milner) II (25 January 1620 – 1 August 1685)
      1. 1. John (Milner) III (1639 – 1684)
      2. 2. Jane Milner (1642 – November 1732)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Milner (1644 – 1658)
  3. 3. Henry Rolfe (5 Sep 1585 – 1 Mar 1643) m. Honour Rolfe (1593 – 19 Dec 1650)
    1. 1. Hannah\Anna Rolfe (1626 – 16 Nov 1678)
    2. 2. John Rolfe (10 May 1634 – 10 October 1681)
    3. 3. Benjamin Rolfe (1638 – 8 Oct 1710)
  4. 4. Dorothy Rolfe (1595 – )

John Rolfe's Timeline

3 Records

1562
17 Oct 1562
Birth of John Eustace Rolfe in Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
1594
29 Nov 1594
Age 32
Death of John Eustace Rolfe in Heacham, Norfolk, England
Heacham, Norfolk, England
1594
26 Apr 1594
Age 32
Burial of John Eustace Rolfe in St Mary at Finchley, Hendon, Middlesex, England
St Mary at Finchley, Hendon, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1562
    Event Place: Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 870.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JWV
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 318.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: KMM
    [4] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1594
    Event Place: Heacham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Mary, Finchley, Composite register: baptisms 1558 - 1695, marriages 1558 - 1701, burials 1558 - 1642, DRO/032/A/01, Item 001
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1594
    Event Place: St Mary at Finchley, Hendon, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Mary, Finchley, Composite register: baptisms 1558 - 1695, marriages 1558 - 1701, burials 1558 - 1642, DRO/032/A/01, Item 001
    [2] Web: Global, Gravestone Photograph Index, 1265-2014
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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