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John Thomas (Twin to Eustice) Rolfe 1585–1622 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1585

Birth Location: Heacham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 22 Mar 1622

Death Location: Jamestown, James City, Virginia

Father: 1 Sr

Mother: 1 Mason

Spouse(s): Matoaka Powhatan, Jane Pierce, Sarah Hacker

Children(s): Thomas Rolfe, Elizabeth Rolfe

John Thomas (Twin to Eustice) Rolfe was born in 1585 in Heacham, Norfolk, England, the child of 1 John Eustace Rolfe Sr And 1 Dorothea Mason. John Thomas (Twin to Eustice) Rolfe married Jane Pierce, Matoaka Pocahontas Powhatan, Sarah Hacker, and had children including Elizabeth Pierce Rolfe, Thomas Powhatan Rolfe. John Thomas (Twin to Eustice) Rolfe passed away in 1622 in Jamestown, James City, Virginia.

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Biography

  • John Thomas (Twin to Eustice) Rolfe was born in 1585 in Heacham, Norfolk, England, the child of 1 John Eustace Rolfe Sr And 1 Dorothea Mason.
  • John Thomas (Twin to Eustice) Rolfe married Jane Pierce, Matoaka Pocahontas Powhatan, Sarah Hacker, and had children including Elizabeth Pierce Rolfe, Thomas Powhatan Rolfe.
  • John Thomas (Twin to Eustice) Rolfe passed away in 1622 in Jamestown, James City, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Rolfe's Ancestors

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John Rolfe
1585–1622
Birth Place: Heacham, Norfolk, England
Parents
1 John Eustace Rolfe Sr
1562–1594
Heacham, Norfolk, England
1 (Dorothea) Mason
1559–1645
Heacham, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
1 (Eustace) Rolfe
1536–1593
Heacham, Norfolk, England
1 (Joanna) Jenner
1539–1593
Heacham, Norfolk, England
William Mason
1530–1563
North Winch, Norfolk, England
Agnes (Mary) Brown
1540–1562
Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Rolfe
1510–1539
Margaret Crowe
1498–1593
John Jenner
1516–1596
Agnus Russell
1515–
Henry Browne
1527–1596
Agnes Elbecke
1522–1590
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Crowe
1476–
Henry Browne
1502–1557
Lady Shelley
1511–1560

John Rolfe's Descendants

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John (Thomas (Twin to Eustice)) Rolfe (6 May 1585–22 Mar 1622) m. Matoaka (Pocahontas) Powhatan (1590–21 Mar 1617) m. Jane Pierce (1600–25 June 1635) m. Sarah Hacker (1589–Aft. 24 May 1610)
  1. 1. Thomas (Powhatan) Rolfe 1616–1680 m. Jane Poythress 1630–1680
    1. 1. Jane (Powhatan) Rolfe 1650–1676 m. Col. (Robert) Bolling 1646–1709
      1. 1. Col. (John Fairfax of Cobbs) Bolling 1676–1729 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Kennon 1679–1727
        1. 1. Elizabeth Bolling 1709–1766
        2. 2. Jane (Kennon) Bolling 1703–1766 m. Richard (Randolph) Col 1686–1748
        3. 3. Anne Bolling 1718–1800 m. James Murray 1715–1764
        4. 4. Martha Bolling 1713–1749
        5. 5. Mary Bolling 1711–1744 m. John (Wigton Fleming Col.) Sr 1697–1756
        6. 6. Maj (John Bolling) Jr 1699–1757 m. Elizabeth Blair 1700–1775 m. Elizabeth Lewis 1706–1728
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Pierce) Rolfe 1620–1645 m. John Milner 1618–1685
    1. 1. Ann Milner 1643–1643
    2. 2. John (Milner) III 1640–1684
    3. 3. Elizabeth MIilner 1644–1658
    4. 4. Jane Milner 1635–1709

John Rolfe's Timeline

2 Records

1585
6 May 1585
Birth of John Thomas (Twin to Eustice) Rolfe in Heacham, Norfolk, England
Heacham, Norfolk, England
1622
22 Mar 1622
Age 37
Death of John Thomas (Twin to Eustice) Rolfe in Jamestown, James City, Virginia
Jamestown, James City, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1585
    Event Place: Heacham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 1125

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1622
    Event Place: Jamestown, James City, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 1125

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