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John Rolfe 1634–1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1634

Birth Location: Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 30 Sept 1681

Death Location: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Henry Rolfe

Mother: Honour Rolfe

Spouse(s): Mary Schollard

Children(s): Rebecca Rolfe, Mary Rolfe, Mary Rolfe, John Rolfe, Samuel Rolfe, Sarah Rolfe, Joseph Rolfe, Hannah Rolfe, Benjamin Rolfe, Henry Rolfe, Moses Rolfe

In 1634, John Rolfe entered the world in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England, born to Henry Rolfe And Honour Rolfe. John Rolfe married Mary Schollard, and had children including Benjamin Rolfe, Hannah Rolfe, Henry Rolfe, John Rolfe, Joseph Rolfe, Mary Rolfe, Moses Rolfe, Rebecca Rolfe, Samuel Rolfe, Sarah Rolfe. John Rolfe passed away in 1681 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1634, John Rolfe entered the world in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England, born to Henry Rolfe And Honour Rolfe.
  • John Rolfe married Mary Schollard, and had children including Benjamin Rolfe, Hannah Rolfe, Henry Rolfe, John Rolfe, Joseph Rolfe, Mary Rolfe, Moses Rolfe, Rebecca Rolfe, Samuel Rolfe, Sarah Rolfe.
  • John Rolfe passed away in 1681 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Rolfe
1585–1642
Birth Location: Downton, Wiltshire, England
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Honour Rolfe
1598–1650
Birth Location: Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Schollard
1642–
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

Rebecca Rolfe
1661–1752
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Rolfe
1658–1658
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Rolfe
1660–1664
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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John Rolfe
1663–
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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Samuel Rolfe
1665–
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah Rolfe
1667–
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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Joseph Rolfe
1669–
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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Hannah Rolfe
1671–
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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Benjamin Rolfe
1673–
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Henry Rolfe
1678–
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Moses Rolfe
1681–
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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John Rolfe's Ancestors

Self
John Rolfe
1634–1681
Birth Place: Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Henry Rolfe
1585–1642
Downton, Wiltshire, England
Honour Rolfe
1598–1650
Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
John Rolfe
1550–1625
Downton, Wiltshire, England
Honour
1554–1619
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Rolfe's Descendants

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John Rolfe (16 Mar 1634–30 Sept 1681) m. Mary Schollard (9 Jan 1642–)
  1. 1. Rebecca Rolfe 1661–1752 m. William Cutter 1650–1723
    1. 1. John Cutter 1690–1776
    2. 2. Rebecca Cutter –1717
    3. 3. Hannah Cutter 1688–1764 m. Ephraim Winship 1688–1757
      1. 1. Richard Winship 1711–1768
      2. 2. Ephraim Winship 1709–1766
        1. 1. Mehitabel Windship 1738– m. John Stinchfield 1738–1801
        2. 2. Gershom Winship 1736–
        3. 3. Ephraim Winship 1740–
        4. 4. Hannah Winship 1742–
        5. 5. Rebecca Winship 1744–
  2. 2. Mary Rolfe 1658–1658
  3. 3. Mary Rolfe 1660–1664
  4. 4. John Rolfe 1663–
  5. 5. Samuel Rolfe 1665–
  6. 6. Sarah Rolfe 1667–
  7. 7. Joseph Rolfe 1669–
  8. 8. Hannah Rolfe 1671–
  9. 9. Benjamin Rolfe 1673–
  10. 10. Henry Rolfe 1678–
  11. 11. Moses Rolfe 1681–

John Rolfe's Timeline

2 Records

1634
16 Mar 1634
Birth of John Rolfe in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England
Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England
1681
30 Sept 1681
Age 47
Death of John Rolfe in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1634
    Event Place: Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Sept 1681
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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