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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 Sr

Mother: Dorothea Mason

Spouse(s): Pocahontas (Matoaka\Rebecca), Emaly Pierce, Sarah Hacker, Joane Coles, Emaly Pierce, Joane Coles

Children(s): Thomas Rolfe

The story of John Thomas Rolfe began in 1585 in Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England. John Thomas Rolfe married Emaly Jane Pierce, Joane Coles, Pocahontas Powhatan Matoaka Rebecca, Sarah Hacker, and had children including Thomas Rolfe. John Thomas Rolfe passed away in 1675 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Thomas Rolfe began in 1585 in Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England.
  • John Thomas Rolfe married Emaly Jane Pierce, Joane Coles, Pocahontas Powhatan Matoaka Rebecca, Sarah Hacker, and had children including Thomas Rolfe.
  • John Thomas Rolfe passed away in 1675 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sr
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)

Pocahontas (Matoaka\Rebecca)
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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Joane Coles
1605–1635
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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Children(s)

Thomas Rolfe
1615–1675
Birth Location: Smiths Fort Plantation, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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John Rolfe's Ancestors

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John Rolfe
1585–1675
Birth Place: Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England
Parents
John Eustace (Johannes Eustacus) Rolfe, Sr
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. Pocahontas (Powhatan) (Matoaka\Rebecca) (17 September 1595–21 March 1617) m. Emaly (Jane) Pierce (1585–25 Jun 1644) m. Sarah Hacker (1585–1610) m. Joane Coles (abt 1605 (1597-1600)–25 June 1635 or 1620) m. Emaly (Jane) Pierce (1585–25 Jun 1644) m. Joane Coles (abt 1605 (1597-1600)–25 June 1635 or 1620)
  1. 1. Thomas Rolfe 1615–1675 m. Jane (Poythress) ❤️ 1630–1676 m. Elizabeth Washington 1615–1633
    1. 1. Jane (Rolfe) ❤️ 1650–1676 m. Col (Robert Bolling) ❤️ 1646–1709
      1. 1. Col. (John Fairfax) Bolling❤️ 1676–1729 m. Mary (Munford Kennon) ❤️ 1679–1727
    2. 2. Anthony Rolfe 1655–
    3. 3. Thomas Rolfe 1650–1720
    4. 4. William Rolfe 1647–1755
    5. 5. Rebecca Rolfe 1664–1690
    6. 6. Moses Rolfe 1657–
    7. 7. Anne Rolfe 1633–1676
    8. 8. George Rolfe 1667–
    9. 9. Martha Rolfe 1668–
    10. 10. Anna Rolfe 1650–1705

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
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    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
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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