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John Thomas Rolfe 1585 – 1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1585

Birth Location: Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1675

Death Location: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States

Father: John Rolfe,

Mother: Dorothea Mason

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

Children(s): Thomas Rolfe, John Rolfe, Bermuda Rolfe, John Rolfe, Robert Rolfe, Elizabeth Rolfe, Robert Rolfe, Elizabeth Rolfe

In 1585, John Thomas Rolfe entered the world in Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England, born to John Eustace (Johannes Eustacus) Rolfe, and Dorothea Sophia Friederike Mason. John Thomas Rolfe married Princess Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan, Emaly Jane Pierce, Sarah Hacker, Emaly Jane Pierce, Joane Coles, Joane Coles, and had children including Thomas Rolfe, John Rolfe, Bermuda Rolfe, John Rolfe, Robert Rolfe, Elizabeth Pierce Rolfe, Robert Rolfe, Elizabeth Pierce Rolfe. John Thomas Rolfe passed away in 1675 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1585, John Thomas Rolfe entered the world in Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England, born to John Eustace (Johannes Eustacus) Rolfe, and Dorothea Sophia Friederike Mason.
  • John Thomas Rolfe married Princess Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca Powhatan, Emaly Jane Pierce, Sarah Hacker, Emaly Jane Pierce, Joane Coles, Joane Coles, and had children including Thomas Rolfe, John Rolfe, Bermuda Rolfe, John Rolfe, Robert Rolfe, Elizabeth Pierce Rolfe, Robert Rolfe, Elizabeth Pierce Rolfe.
  • John Thomas Rolfe passed away in 1675 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Rolfe,
1562 – 1594
Birth Location: Heacham Hall, Norfolk County, England
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Dorothea Mason
1559 – 1645
Birth Location: Mucklestone, Staffordshire, England -Legend: Queen Margaret of Anjou watched her forces defeated from the Mucklestone church. Before fleeing she hired the blacksmith, Wm. Skelhorn, to reverse her horse's shoes to disguise her getaway.
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Spouses(s)

Princess Powhatan
1595 – 1617
Birth Location: Werowocomoco Village, On Pamunkey River York River, Virginia, US
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Emaly Pierce
1585 – 1644
Birth Location: Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England
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Sarah Hacker
1585 – 1610
Birth Location: Heacham, Norfolk, , England
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Emaly Pierce
1585 – 1644
Birth Location: Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England
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Joane Coles
1605 – 1635
Birth Location: Heacham, Norfolk, England
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Joane Coles
1605 – 1635
Birth Location: Heacham, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Rolfe
1615 – 1680
Birth Location: Smiths Plantation, Virginia
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John Rolfe
– 1755
Birth Location: –
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Bermuda Rolfe
1610 – 1610
Birth Location: Bermuda
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John Rolfe
– 1755
Birth Location: –
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Robert Rolfe
1615 – 1713
Birth Location: Feltwell, Norfolk, England
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Elizabeth Rolfe
1620 – 1635
Birth Location: Heacham, Norfolk, England
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Robert Rolfe
1615 – 1713
Birth Location: Feltwell, Norfolk, England
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Elizabeth Rolfe
1620 – 1635
Birth Location: Heacham, Norfolk, England
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John Rolfe's Ancestors

Self
John Rolfe
1585 – 1675
Birth Place: Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England
Parents
John Eustace (Johannes Eustacus) Rolfe,
1562 – 1594
Heacham Hall, Norfolk County, England
Dorothea (Sophia Friederike) Mason
1559 – 1645
Mucklestone, Staffordshire, England -Legend: Queen Margaret of Anjou watched her forces defeated from the Mucklestone church. Before fleeing she hired the blacksmith, Wm. Skelhorn, to reverse her horse's shoes to disguise her getaway.
Grandparents
Sir (John Eustace Burney) Neville-Rolfe
1536 – 1595
Heacham, Norfolk, England
Joanna (Jenner) (Rolfe)
1539 – 1593
Heacham, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Rolfe's Descendants

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John (Thomas) Rolfe (6 May 1585 – 1675) m. Princess (Pocahontas Matoaka Rebecca) Powhatan (17 September 1595 – 21 March 1617) m. Emaly (Jane) Pierce (1585 – 25 Jun 1644) m. Sarah Hacker (1585 – 1610) 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)
  1. 1. Thomas Rolfe (30 Jan 1615 – 1680) m. Jane Poythress (1630 – January 1680)
    1. 1. William Rolfe (1647 – )
    2. 2. Thomas Rolfe (1650 – 5 September 1720)
    3. 3. Anna Rolfe (About 1650 – After 1705)
    4. 4. Jane Rolfe (10 Oct 1650 – 27 Jan 1676) m. Lt. (Colonel Robert Thomas Bolling, Esq; Sheriff; Burgess - Charles City and Prince George County; ARW - Virginia) Militia (26 December 1646 – 17 Jul 1709)
      1. 1. Col. (John Fairfax) BOLLING (27 Jan 1676 – 20 Apr 1729) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Cannon (29 Jun 1679 – 29 Jun 1727)
        1. 1. Penelope Bolling (5 Aug 1694 or 1698 – 6 Nov 1756 or 17 Dec 1748)
        2. 2. Jane (Kennon Bolling) Randolph (20 January 1698 or 1703 – 4 March 1766)
        3. 3. Margaret Franklin (1700 – 1746)
        4. 4. Major (John Kennon Bolling II of) "Cobbs" (20 Jan 1700 – 6 Sep 1757)
        5. 5. Thomas Bolling (1706 – 6 Sep 1757)
        6. 6. Judith Bolling (28 Jan 1708 – 11 Sep 1796)
        7. 7. William Bolling (04 Apr 1709 – 22 Apr 1775)
        8. 8. Elizabeth ((Judith Elizabeth) Bolling) Gay (17 Dec 1709 or 4 Apr 1709 – 24 Jul 1766 or 22 Apr 1775)
        9. 9. Sarah (Sally) Bolling (6 Jun 1710 – 1789)
        10. 10. Mary (Bolling) Fleming (1711 – 10 Aug 1744)
        11. 11. Ann Murray (20 Jan 1716 – 1800) m. William (A) ARTHUR (07 Aug 1713 – 07 Aug 1783) m. James (Yates) MURRAY (1710 – 09 Apr 1789)
        12. 12. Martha (Bolling) Eldridge (17 Nov 1726 or 1713 – 23 Oct 1749)
    5. 5. Anthony Rolfe (1655 – )
    6. 6. Moses Rolfe (1657 – )
    7. 7. Anne (Meriwether) Stith (25 January 1660 – 17 July 1709)
    8. 8. Rebecca Rolfe (1664 – 1690)
    9. 9. George Rolfe (12 Dec 1667 – )
    10. 10. Martha Rolfe (11 Jan 1668 – )
  2. 2. John Rolfe ( – abt 1755)
  3. 3. Bermuda Rolfe (February 1610 – May 1610)
  4. 4. John Rolfe ( – abt 1755)
  5. 5. Robert Rolfe (30 January 1615 – 12 Feb 1713)
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Pierce) Rolfe (25 January 1620 – 1635 or 1641)
  7. 7. Robert Rolfe (30 January 1615 – 12 Feb 1713)
  8. 8. Elizabeth (Pierce) Rolfe (25 January 1620 – 1635 or 1641)

John Rolfe's Timeline

3 Records

1585
6 May 1585
Birth of John Thomas Rolfe in Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England
Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England
1675
1675
Age 90
Death of John Thomas Rolfe in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
1902
January 1902
Age 317
John Thomas Rolfe 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: 1675
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
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