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Lady Joanna Jenner Rolfe 1539–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1539

Birth Location: Heacham, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

Death Date: Jun 1593

Death Location: Heacham, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

Father: Sir Gayner

Mother: Lady Russell

Spouse(s): Thomas Sir, Sir Neville-Rolfe

Children(s): John Rolfe

In 1539, Lady Joanna Jenner Rolfe entered the world in Heacham, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, born to Sir John Edward Jenner Gayner And Lady Agnes Russell. Lady Joanna Jenner Rolfe married Sir John Eustace Burney Neville Rolfe, Thomas Rolfe Sir, and had children including John Eustace Johannes Rolfe. Lady Joanna Jenner Rolfe passed away in 1593 in Heacham, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1539, Lady Joanna Jenner Rolfe entered the world in Heacham, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, born to Sir John Edward Jenner Gayner And Lady Agnes Russell.
  • Lady Joanna Jenner Rolfe married Sir John Eustace Burney Neville Rolfe, Thomas Rolfe Sir, and had children including John Eustace Johannes Rolfe.
  • Lady Joanna Jenner Rolfe passed away in 1593 in Heacham, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Gayner
1516–1596
Birth Location: Heacham, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England
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Lady Russell
1515–1539
Birth Location: Of Rockhampton, Gloucestershire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Sir
1536–1595
Birth Location: Heacham, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England
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Sir Neville-Rolfe
1536–1593
Birth Location: Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

John Rolfe
1562–1594
Birth Location: King's Lynn, at Heacham, Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Rolfe's Ancestors

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Lady Rolfe
1539–1593
Birth Place: Heacham, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir John Edward Jenner Gayner
1516–1596
Heacham, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England
Lady (Agnes) Russell
1515–1539
Of Rockhampton, Gloucestershire, , England
Grandparents
Lady (Joyanne Norwood) Dray
1491–1579
Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
John (Strensham Russell Sir of) Bedford
1494–1556
Worcester, England
Lady (Editha Elizabeth) Unton
1502–1562
Wadley, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Rolfe's Descendants

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Lady (Joanna Jenner) Rolfe (1539–Jun 1593) m. Thomas (Rolfe,) Sir (6 May 1536–11 Mar 1595) m. Sir (John Eustace Burney) Neville-Rolfe (6 May 1536–28 June 1593)
  1. 1. John (Eustace Johannes) Rolfe 1562–1594 m. Dorothea (Sophia Friederike Mason - Rolfe) Redman 1559–1645
    1. 1. Cpt. (John Thomas Rolfe) II 1585–1622 m. Jane Pierce 1600–1625 m. Amonute (Matoaka Pocahontas Rachel) ROLFE 1595–1617
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Anne) Rolfe 1620–1641 m. John (Noyce Rolfe) Milner 1618–1685 m. John Milner 1620–1685
        1. 1. Jane (Womack Pugh Milner) Price 1635–1709 m. Henry (Pugh\Pew II (arrived) 1657) 1634–1709

Lady Rolfe's Timeline

2 Records

1539
1539
Birth of Lady Joanna Jenner Rolfe in Heacham, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England
Heacham, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England
1593
Jun 1593
Age 54
Death of Lady Joanna Jenner Rolfe in Heacham, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England
Heacham, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Heacham, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1593
    Event Place: Heacham, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England
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