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Lieutenant Thomas Rolfe 1615–1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 January 1615

Birth Location: Smiths Fort Plantation, Richmond, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 19 Apr 1675

Death Location: Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia, USA

Father: Captain Rolfe

Mother: Pocahontas Powhatan

Spouse(s): Jane Poythress

Children(s): Jane Rolfe

The story of Lieutenant Thomas Rolfe began in 1615 in Smiths Fort Plantation, Richmond, Virginia, United States. Lieutenant Thomas Rolfe married Jane Poythress, and had children including Jane Rolfe. Lieutenant Thomas Rolfe passed away in 1675 in Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lieutenant Thomas Rolfe began in 1615 in Smiths Fort Plantation, Richmond, Virginia, United States.
  • Lieutenant Thomas Rolfe married Jane Poythress, and had children including Jane Rolfe.
  • Lieutenant Thomas Rolfe passed away in 1675 in Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Rolfe
1585–1675
Birth Location: Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England
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Pocahontas Powhatan
1595–1617
Birth Location: Werowacomoco, Tsenacommacah, Pre-British Colonial Virginia, North America
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Spouses(s)

Jane Poythress
1630–1680
Birth Location: Jamestown, James City, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Jane Rolfe
1650–1676
Birth Location: Petersburg, Indian City, VA
JR

Lieutenant Rolfe's Ancestors

Self
Lieutenant Rolfe
1615–1675
Birth Place: Smiths Fort Plantation, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Parents
Captain John Thomas Rolfe
1585–1675
Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England
Pocahontas (Matoaka Amonute) Powhatan
1595–1617
Werowacomoco, Tsenacommacah, Pre-British Colonial Virginia, North America
Grandparents
John (Eustacius Rolfe) Sr
1562–1594
Heacham, Norfolk, England
Dorothy ((Dorothea)) Mason
1559–1645
Hecham, Norfolkshire, England
Chief (Wahunsenacawh) Powhatan
1547–1618
Powhatan, Tsenacommacah, Pre-British Colonial Virginia, North America
Matatishe (Nonoma) Winanuske
1571–1618
Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Chief Powhatan
1516–1600
Scent Flower
1526–1560
Chief Winanuske
1550–1623
Unknown Wahunsenacawh
1550–1617
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Unknown Mother
1535–
Ensenore Algonkian
1520–1570
PAU Powhatan
1517–1600

Lieutenant Rolfe's Descendants

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Lieutenant (Thomas) Rolfe (30 January 1615–19 Apr 1675) m. Jane Poythress (1630–January 1680)
  1. 1. Jane Rolfe 1650–1676 m. Colonel (Robert) Bolling 1646–1709
    1. 1. Col. (John Fairfax) Bolling 1676–1729 m. Mary Kennon 1697–1727
      1. 1. Mary (( Molly) Agnes) Bolling 1702–1776 m. Andrew (Esquire) Baker 1702–1781
        1. 1. Col. (John Renta) Baker 1735–1831 m. Elizabeth Terrill 1734–1785
        2. 2. Elijah Baker 1726–
      2. 2. John (Bolling) II 1699–1757 m. Elizabeth Blair 1708–1775
        1. 1. John (Blair Bolling) III 1737–1797
        2. 2. Benjamin Bolling 1734–1834 m. Martha ("Patsy") Phelps 1737–1767
      3. 3. Mary Bolling 1711–1744 m. John Fleming 1697–1756
        1. 1. William Fleming 1736–1824
        2. 2. Mary Fleming 1728–1793
        3. 3. John Fleming 1729–1767
        4. 4. Thomas Fleming 1731–1777
        5. 5. Caroline Fleming 1733–
        6. 6. Charles Fleming 1738–1793
        7. 7. Richard Fleming 1740–1763
        8. 8. Lucy Fleming 1741–1830
      4. 4. Jane Bolling 1698–1766
      5. 5. Martha Bolling 1713–1749 m. Thomas Eldridge 1713–1754
        1. 1. Elizabeth Eldridge 1730–1745
        2. 2. Jane Eldridge 1735–1789
        3. 3. Mary Eldridge 1736–1820
        4. 4. Thomas Eldridge 1737–1822
        5. 5. Jennie Eldridge 1740–1800
        6. 6. Mary (Polly) Eldridge 1741–1825
        7. 7. John Eldridge 1741–1743
      6. 6. Elizabeth Bolling 1709–1766
    2. 2. Rebecca (Jane) Bolling 1675–1714
    3. 3. Jane Clack 1675–1714
    4. 4. Rebecca Pendergrass 1664–1714
    5. 5. Stith Bolling 1686–1727

Lieutenant Rolfe's Timeline

3 Records

1615
30 January 1615
Birth of Lieutenant Thomas Rolfe in Smiths Fort Plantation, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Smiths Fort Plantation, Richmond, Virginia, United States
1640
1640
Age 25
Lieutenant Thomas Rolfe was married in VA
VA
1675
19 Apr 1675
Age 60
Death of Lieutenant Thomas Rolfe in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 January 1615
    Event Place: Smiths Fort Plantation, Richmond, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1613; Birth city: Smiths Plantation; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1614; Birth city: Varina; Birth state: VA
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1615; Birth city: Richmond; Birth state: VA
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1615; Birth city: Jamestown; Birth state: VA
    [5] Family Data Collection - Births
    [6] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 769.055; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 56
    [7] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: VA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1613; Birth city: Smiths Plantation; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1615; Birth city: Richmond; Birth state: VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: USA, VA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1615; Birth city: Jamestown; Birth state: VA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1635; Page Number: 284

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1675
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1613; Birth city: Smiths Plantation; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1614; Birth city: Varina; Birth state: VA
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1615; Birth city: Richmond; Birth state: VA
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1615; Birth city: Jamestown; Birth state: VA
    [5] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011
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