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John Rolfe 1585–1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1585

Birth Location: Heacham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 18 Nov 1623

Death Location: Norfolk, England

Father: Robertus Redmayne

Mother: Dorothea Mason

Spouse(s): Sarah Rolfe, Jane Rolfe

Children(s): Bermuda Rolfe, Elizabeth Milner

In 1585, John Rolfe entered the world in Heacham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Robertus Redmayne And Dorothea Mason. John Rolfe married Jane Rolfe, Pocahontas Rolfe, Sarah Rolfe, and had children including Bermuda Rolfe, Elizabeth Milner. John Rolfe passed away in 1623 in Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1585, John Rolfe entered the world in Heacham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Robertus Redmayne And Dorothea Mason.
  • John Rolfe married Jane Rolfe, Pocahontas Rolfe, Sarah Rolfe, and had children including Bermuda Rolfe, Elizabeth Milner.
  • John Rolfe passed away in 1623 in Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Rolfe's Ancestors

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John Rolfe
1585–1623
Birth Place: Heacham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robertus Redmayne
1551–1625
England, England, United Kingdom
Dorothea Mason
1559–1645
Heacham, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
William Mason
1525–1574
King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Brown
1536–1594
Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Rolfe's Descendants

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John Rolfe (6 May 1585–18 Nov 1623) m. Sarah Rolfe (1590–1610) m. Jane Rolfe (1595–1635)
  1. 1. Bermuda Rolfe 1610–1610
  2. 2. Elizabeth Milner 1620–1635

John Rolfe's Timeline

4 Records

1585
6 May 1585
Birth of John Rolfe in Heacham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Heacham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1614
Apr 1614
Age 29
John Rolfe was married in Jamestown, Virginia
Jamestown, Virginia
1622
20 March 1622
Age 37
Death of John Rolfe in Varina, Henrico, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Varina, Henrico, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
1623
18 Nov 1623
Age 38
Burial of John Rolfe in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1585
    Event Place: Heacham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Apr 1614
    Event Place: Jamestown, Virginia
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 March 1622
    Event Place: Varina, Henrico, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1623
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers

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