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JOHN ROLFE 1634–1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 MAR 1634

Birth Location: Cambridge, Mdsx, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 10 OCT 1681

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

Father: Henry Rolfe

Mother: Honour Rolfe

Spouse(s): Mary Scullard

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

The story of JOHN ROLFE began in 1634 in Cambridge, Mdsx, Massachusetts, USA. JOHN ROLFE married Mary Ann Scullard, and had children including Benjamin Rolfe, Esther Rolfe, Hannah Rolfe, Henry Rolfe, John Rolfe, Joseph Rolfe, Mary Rolfe, Mary Rolfe Geale, Mary Rolph, Moses Rolfe, Rebecca Rolfe, Sarah Rolfe. JOHN ROLFE passed away in 1681 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of JOHN ROLFE began in 1634 in Cambridge, Mdsx, Massachusetts, USA.
  • JOHN ROLFE married Mary Ann Scullard, and had children including Benjamin Rolfe, Esther Rolfe, Hannah Rolfe, Henry Rolfe, John Rolfe, Joseph Rolfe, Mary Rolfe, Mary Rolfe Geale, Mary Rolph, Moses Rolfe, Rebecca 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: Melchett Park, Downton, Wiltshire, England
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Honour Rolfe
1593–1650
Birth Location: Hamptworth, Downtown, Wiltshire, England
HR

Spouses(s)

Mary Scullard
1641–1687
Birth Location: Cambridge, Mdsx, Massachusetts, USA
MS

Children(s)

Mary Geale
1660–1688
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
MG
Benjamin Rolfe
1674–1722
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
BR
Esther Rolfe
1657–1742
Birth Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
ER
Esther Rolfe
1682–1742
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
ER
Hannah Rolfe
1671–1696
Birth Location: Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
HR
Henry Rolfe
1678–1722
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
HR
John Rolfe
1663–1690
Birth Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Rolfe
1660–1688
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
MR
Moses Rolfe
1682–1746
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
MR
Rebecca Rolfe
1662–1751
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
RR
Joseph Rolfe
1669–1708
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
JR
Sarah Rolfe
1667–1700
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
SR
Mary Rolph
1681–1775
Birth Location: Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
MR

JOHN ROLFE's Ancestors

Self
JOHN ROLFE
1634–1681
Birth Place: Cambridge, Mdsx, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Henry Rolfe
1585–1642
Melchett Park, Downton, Wiltshire, England
Honour Rolfe
1593–1650
Hamptworth, Downtown, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
John (Eustace Rolfe) Sr
1562–1594
Heacham Hall, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
Dorothea ("Dorthy" “Dorothy) Mason
1545–1625
Heacham, Norfolk, England
Richard Rolfe
1567–
Agnes Rolfe
1573–
Great-Grandparents
Eustace Rolfe
1536–1593
Joanna Rolfe
1539–1593
2nd-Great-Grandparents

JOHN ROLFE's Descendants

1.
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JOHN ROLFE (10 MAR 1634–10 OCT 1681) m. Mary (Ann) Scullard (9 JAN 1641–10 APR 1687)
  1. 1. Mary (Rolfe) Geale 1660–1688
  2. 2. Benjamin Rolfe 1674–1722 m. Margaret Holland 1675–1709
    1. 1. Benjamine Rolph 1707–1762
    2. 2. Rebecca Rolph 1704–1742 m. John (Alston) Jr 1701–1732
      1. 1. Benjamin Alston 1728–1756
      2. 2. Mary Alston 1725–1779 m. George Brown 1724–1779
        1. 1. Agnes (Foreman) Brown 1758–
        2. 2. Ann Brown 1749–1813 m. Christopher Marsh 1742–1810
        3. 3. Benjamin (Alston) Brown 1763–1838 m. Rebecca Wright 1766–1851
        4. 4. General (John Alston) Brown 1752–1824 m. Letitia –1776
        5. 5. Isabella Brown 1753–1809
        6. 6. James Brown 1746–1824
        7. 7. James Brown 1874–1932
        8. 8. Jennet Brown 1753–1832 m. 1st (Lt Rolph) Marsh 1742–1804
        9. 9. John Brown 1748–1755
        10. 10. Mary Brown 1760–
        11. 11. Rebecca Brown 1758–1826 m. Thomas Alston 1753–1833
        12. 12. Mary (B Mae) Laity –1900
  3. 3. Esther Rolfe 1657–1742
  4. 4. Esther Rolfe 1682–1742
  5. 5. Hannah Rolfe 1671–1696
  6. 6. Henry Rolfe 1678–1722 m. Margaret (Mary) Connelly 1679–1720
    1. 1. Esther Rolfe 1707–1742
    2. 2. John Rolph 1700–1750
    3. 3. Joseph Rolph 1706–1776
    4. 4. Mary Rolph 1704–1755 m. Daniel (Marsh) Sr. 1704–1756
      1. 1. Christopher Marsh 1742–1810 m. Ann Brown 1749–1813
        1. 1. Elihu Marsh 1777–1828 m. Catherine Anderson 1776–1861
        2. 2. Ephraim Marsh 1769–1817 m. Mary Doley 1765–1790
        3. 3. George Marsh 1772–1813 m. Margaret Burwell 1774–1843
        4. 4. Hetty Marsh 1785–1870 m. Safety Layton –1840
        5. 5. Hetty Marsh 1781–1795
        6. 6. Jeanette Marsh 1768–1782
        7. 7. Jennett Marsh 1774–1775
        8. 8. John (C) Marsh 1775–1813 m. Mary (Fitz) Randolph 1779–1857
        9. 9. Mary Marsh 1768–1853 m. John Crowell 1763–1837
        10. 10. Nancy Marsh 1781–1795
        11. 11. Robert Marsh 1790–1855 m. Rhoda Marsh 1791–1870
        12. 12. Rolph (Christopher) Marsh 1783–1872 m. Deborah Hill 1781–
        13. 13. William Marsh 1785–1855 m. Jennett 1785–
      2. 2. Daniel (Marsh) Jr. 1736–1803
      3. 3. Ephraim (Markes) Marsh 1738–1783
      4. 4. Esther Marsh 1723–1740
      5. 5. Hannah Marsh 1728–1761 m. Jacob Carey 1713–1738 m. John Cully 1713–1761
      6. 6. Henry Marsh 1726–1746
      7. 7. Henry Marsh 1741–1783
      8. 8. John Marsh 1727–1775 m. Elizabeth Dunham 1735–1807
        1. 1. Amos Marsh 1767–1841
        2. 2. Daniel Marsh 1756–1829
        3. 3. David Marsh 1772–
        4. 4. Henry Marsh 1763–
        5. 5. Isaac (Capt.) Marsh 1761–1821
        6. 6. John Marsh 1753–1829
        7. 7. Jonathan Marsh 1774–
        8. 8. Lewis Marsh 1755–1820
        9. 9. Phebe Marsh 1770–
        10. 10. William Marsh 1767–1834
      9. 9. Mary Marsh 1730–1804
      10. 10. Phebe Marsh 1723–1740
      11. 11. 1st (Lt Rolph) Marsh 1742–1804 m. Jennet Brown 1753–1832
        1. 1. Ann (Brown) Marsh 1789–1842
        2. 2. Catharine Marsh 1794–1888
        3. 3. George Marsh 1796–1796
        4. 4. John (Brown) Marsh 1791–1866
        5. 5. Joseph Marsh 1773–1819
        6. 6. Letitia Marsh 1778–
        7. 7. Lewis (Ralph) Marsh 1780–1865
        8. 8. Rebecca Marsh 1775–1842
        9. 9. Rolph Marsh 1800–1881
      12. 12. Mary ("Polly" Marsh) Richardson 1759–1843
    5. 5. Sarah Rolph 1708–1771
    6. 6. Henry Rolphe 1704–1750
  7. 7. John Rolfe 1663–1690
  8. 8. Mary Rolfe 1660–1688
  9. 9. Moses Rolfe 1682–1746 m. Mary Higgins 1679–1796
  10. 10. Rebecca Rolfe 1662–1751
  11. 11. Joseph Rolfe 1669–1708
  12. 12. Sarah Rolfe 1667–1700
  13. 13. Mary Rolph 1681–1775

JOHN ROLFE's Timeline

5 Records

1634
10 MAY 1634
Birth of JOHN ROLFE in Whiteprish, Wiltshire, England
Whiteprish, Wiltshire, England
1634
10 MAR 1634
Birth of JOHN ROLFE in Cambridge, Mdsx, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge, Mdsx, Massachusetts, USA
1652
1652
Age 18
JOHN ROLFE resided here in Salisbury, Essex County, MA
Salisbury, Essex County, MA
1681
1 OCT 1681
Age 47
Death of JOHN ROLFE in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1681
10 OCT 1681
Age 47
Death of JOHN ROLFE in Cambridge, Mdsx., Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge, Mdsx., Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 MAY 1634
    Event Place: Whiteprish, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 21404.019; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] Essex County, Massachusetts Depositions, Massachusetts Archives; Columbia Point, MA, USA; Index to the Deponent Records of the County of Essex, Massachusetts; Volume: 3; Page: 67

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 MAR 1634
    Event Place: Cambridge, Mdsx, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 21404.019; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Essex County, Massachusetts Depositions, Massachusetts Archives; Columbia Point, MA, USA; Index to the Deponent Records of the County of Essex, Massachusetts; Volume: 3; Page: 67

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Newbury, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Newbury, Massachusetts; Year: 1639; Page Number: 247
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Newbury, Massachusetts; Year: 1639; Page Number: 247

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1652
    Event Place: Salisbury, Essex County, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 OCT 1681
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 OCT 1681
    Event Place: Cambridge, Mdsx., Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index
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