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Thomas Rolfe 1615–1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jan 1615

Birth Location: Varina Plantation, Smiths Fort, Henrico County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 Apr 1675

Death Location: Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Rolfe

Mother: Rebecca Pocahontas

Spouse(s): Jane Pothress, Elizabeth Washington, Dorothy None, Mary Jennings

Children(s): Moses Rolfe, Anthony Rolfe, Thomas Rolfe, Jane Rolfe, William Rolfe, Rebecca Bolling, Ann Rolfe, William Rolfe, Richard Rolfe

Thomas Rolfe was born in 1615 in Varina Plantation, Smiths Fort, Henrico County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Thomas Rolfe And Rebecca Rolfe Pocahontas. Thomas Rolfe married Dorothy, Elizabeth Washington, Jane Pothress, Mary Cook Jennings, and had children including Ann Rolfe, Anthony Rolfe, Jane Rolfe, Moses Rolfe, Rebecca Rolfe Bolling, Richard Rolfe, Thomas Rolfe, William Rolfe. Thomas Rolfe passed away in 1675 in Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thomas Rolfe was born in 1615 in Varina Plantation, Smiths Fort, Henrico County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Thomas Rolfe And Rebecca Rolfe Pocahontas.
  • Thomas Rolfe married Dorothy, Elizabeth Washington, Jane Pothress, Mary Cook Jennings, and had children including Ann Rolfe, Anthony Rolfe, Jane Rolfe, Moses Rolfe, Rebecca Rolfe Bolling, Richard Rolfe, Thomas Rolfe, William Rolfe.
  • Thomas Rolfe passed away in 1675 in Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Rolfe
1585–1622
Birth Location: Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
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Rebecca Pocahontas
1595–1617
Birth Location: Werowocomoco Village, On Pamunkey River York River, Virginia, US
RP

Spouses(s)

Jane Pothress
1630–1679
Birth Location: Jamestown, James City, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Washington
1612–1633
Birth Location: –
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Dorothy None
1630–
Birth Location: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, Colony
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Mary Jennings
1622–1682
Birth Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
MJ

Children(s)

Moses Rolfe
1657–1713
Birth Location: Jamestown, James City, Virginia, United States
MR
Anthony Rolfe
1655–
Birth Location: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
AR
Thomas Rolfe
1650–1720
Birth Location: Albemarle, Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
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Jane Rolfe
1650–1676
Birth Location: Varina, Henrico, Virginia
JR
William Rolfe
1647–1720
Birth Location: Jamestown, James City, Virginia, United States
WR
Rebecca Bolling
1664–1690
Birth Location: Northumberland, Virginia, United States
RB
Ann Rolfe
1633–1676
Birth Location: London, London, England
AR
William Rolfe
1647–1713
Birth Location: Jamestown, James City, VA
WR
Richard Rolfe
1639–
Birth Location: Cambridgeshire, England
RR

Thomas Rolfe's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Rolfe
1615–1675
Birth Place: Varina Plantation, Smiths Fort, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Thomas Rolfe
1585–1622
Heacham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
Rebecca (Rolfe) Pocahontas
1595–1617
Werowocomoco Village, On Pamunkey River York River, Virginia, US
Grandparents
Wahunsenacawh
1545–1618
New River, Pulaski, Virginia, USA
Matatishe (Winanuske Nonoma) Powhatan
1571–1618
Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ensenore Algonkian
1516–1570
Scent Flower
1517–1600
Chief Plume
1545–1644
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nonoma (14xGG)
1435–1518

Thomas Rolfe's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Rolfe (30 Jan 1615–16 Apr 1675) m. Jane Pothress (1630–Abt. 1679) m. Elizabeth Washington (1612–1633) m. Dorothy (1630–) m. Mary (Cook) Jennings (1622–1682)
  1. 1. Moses Rolfe 1657–1713
  2. 2. Anthony Rolfe 1655–
  3. 3. Thomas Rolfe 1650–1720
  4. 4. Jane Rolfe 1650–1676
  5. 5. William Rolfe 1647–1720
  6. 6. Rebecca (Rolfe) Bolling 1664–1690 m. Robert (Thomas Carey) Bolling 1646–1709
    1. 1. Edward Bolling 1687–1720
    2. 2. Stith Bolling 1686–1727
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Anne) Bolling 1690–1754
    4. 4. Robert (Thomas) Bolling 1682–1747
    5. 5. John (Fairfax) Bolling 1676–1729
  7. 7. Ann Rolfe 1633–1676
  8. 8. William Rolfe 1647–1713
  9. 9. Richard Rolfe 1639–

Thomas Rolfe's Timeline

2 Records

1615
30 Jan 1615
Birth of Thomas Rolfe in Varina Plantation, Smiths Fort, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Varina Plantation, Smiths Fort, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
1675
16 Apr 1675
Age 60
Death of Thomas Rolfe in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1615
    Event Place: Varina Plantation, Smiths Fort, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1675
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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