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Thomas Smith Rolfe 1615–1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 30, 1615

Birth Location: Varina, Smith's Plantation, Jamestown Colony, (Present day-Richmond, Wise County), Virginia

Death Date: Apr 19, 1675

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

Father: Captain Rolfe

Mother: Pochins POWHATAN

Spouse(s): Jane Poythress, Elizabeth Washington

Children(s): Jane ROLFE, William Rolfe, Moses Rolfe, Thomas Rolfe, Anthony Rolfe, Thomas Rolfe, John Rolfe, Anne Rolfe, George Rolfe, Martha Rolfe, Anna Rolfe, Rebecca Rolfe

The story of Thomas Smith Rolfe began in 1615 in Varina, Smith's Plantation, Jamestown Colony, (Present day-Richmond, Wise County), Virginia. Thomas Smith Rolfe married Elizabeth Washington, Jane Poythress, and had children including Anna Rolfe, Anne Rolfe, Anthony Rolfe, George Rolfe, Jane Anna Rolfe, John Rolfe, Martha Rolfe, Moses Rolfe, Rebecca Rolfe, Thomas Rolfe, William Rolfe. Thomas Smith Rolfe passed away in 1675 in Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Smith Rolfe began in 1615 in Varina, Smith's Plantation, Jamestown Colony, (Present day-Richmond, Wise County), Virginia.
  • Thomas Smith Rolfe married Elizabeth Washington, Jane Poythress, and had children including Anna Rolfe, Anne Rolfe, Anthony Rolfe, George Rolfe, Jane Anna Rolfe, John Rolfe, Martha Rolfe, Moses Rolfe, Rebecca Rolfe, Thomas Rolfe, William Rolfe.
  • Thomas Smith Rolfe passed away in 1675 in Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Rolfe's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Rolfe
1615–1675
Birth Place: Varina, Smith's Plantation, Jamestown Colony, (Present day-Richmond, Wise County), Virginia
Parents
Captain John Rolfe
1585–1675
Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England
Pochins POWHATAN
1595–1617
Tidewater, James City, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John ((Johannes) Rolfe) Sr
1562–1594
Heacham, Norfolk, Elgland
Dorothea ((Dorothy)) Mason
1565–1645
England
Chief (Wahunsenacawk Kocoum Powhatan (Patawomeck) Tribe)
1545–1618
Werowocomoco Pamunkey River, King William, Virginia, United States
Namontack (of the Powhatan" Princess Cleopatra," Matachanna, Shawano,) Powhatan
1590–1680
VA, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Chief Powhatan
1520–1600
Scent Cornstalk
1517–1600
Chief Tribe)
1545–1618
Winanuske Nonoma
1570–1618
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Chief Powhatan
1470–1526
Ripple Powhatan
1480–1518
Great Algonkian
1500–1570
Chief Powhatan
1520–1600
Scent Cornstalk
1517–1600

Thomas Rolfe's Descendants

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Thomas (Smith) Rolfe (Jan 30, 1615–Apr 19, 1675) m. Jane Poythress (1630–Jan 16, 1680) m. Elizabeth Washington (1615–1633)
  1. 1. Jane (Anna) ROLFE 1650–1676 m. Col. (Robert) Bolling 1646–1709 m. William Barnett 1665–1756
    1. 1. Elizabeth Bolling 1656–1705
    2. 2. Penelope Bolling 1678–1760
    3. 3. Drury Bolling 1695–1726
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Anne) Bolling 1690–1750
    5. 5. Edward Bolling 1687–1720
    6. 6. Jane Bolling 1675–1714
    7. 7. Mary Bolling 1671–1744
    8. 8. Rebecca Bolling 1670–
    9. 9. Thomas Bolling 1697–1764
    10. 10. Mary (Agnes) Bolling 1700–1776
    11. 11. Colonel (John) Bolling 1676–1729
    12. 12. John Barnett 1689–1756 m. Katherine Farrar 1700–1763
      1. 1. Sarah Barnett 1730–1796
      2. 2. John Bernard 1719–1786
      3. 3. Thomas Barnett 1721–1780
      4. 4. Jesse Barnett 1749–1837 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Glover 1750–1821
        1. 1. William Barnett 1777–
        2. 2. Mary Barnett 1799–
        3. 3. NATHANIEL Barnett 1775–1826
        4. 4. John Barnett 1780–1857
      5. 5. Katherine Barnett 1687–1782
      6. 6. Edward Barnett 1731–1819
      7. 7. John Barnett 1719–1786
      8. 8. Mary Barnett 1737–1773
      9. 9. William Barnett 1727–1805
      10. 10. John Barnett 1731–
      11. 11. Catherine Barnett 1733–1805
      12. 12. Sarah Barnett 1735–1790
      13. 13. Joseph Barnett 1731–1802
      14. 14. Richard Barnett 1725–1779
      15. 15. Frances ((Fannie)) Barnett 1735–1828
    13. 13. Henry (J) Barnett 1678–
  2. 2. William Rolfe 1647–1713
  3. 3. Moses Rolfe 1657–1720
  4. 4. Thomas Rolfe 1649–1720
  5. 5. Anthony Rolfe 1655–1714
  6. 6. Thomas Rolfe 1645–1713
  7. 7. John Rolfe 1643–
  8. 8. Anne Rolfe 1660–1709
  9. 9. George Rolfe 1667–
  10. 10. Martha Rolfe 1668–
  11. 11. Anna Rolfe 1650–1705
  12. 12. Rebecca Rolfe 1664–1690

Thomas Rolfe's Timeline

3 Records

1615
Jan 30, 1615
Birth of Thomas Smith Rolfe in Varina, Smith's Plantation, Jamestown Colony, (Present day-Richmond, Wise County), Virginia
Varina, Smith's Plantation, Jamestown Colony, (Present day-Richmond, Wise County), Virginia
1615
7 May 1615
Thomas Smith Rolfe was baptized in Great Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England
Great Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England
1675
Apr 19, 1675
Age 60
Death of Thomas Smith Rolfe in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 30, 1615
    Event Place: Varina, Smith's Plantation, Jamestown Colony, (Present day-Richmond, Wise County), Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1613; Birth city: Smith S Plantation; Birth state: VA.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1613; Birth city: Smiths Plantation; Birth state: VA.
    [4] Family Data Collection - Births
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3433.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DP1.
    [7] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 767.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JWV.
    [8] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 769.055; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 56; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Jan
    Event Place: Bristol, England
    Record Source: Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: PTemR1b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 May 1615
    Event Place: Great Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 19, 1675
    Event Place: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1613; Birth city: Smith S Plantation; Birth state: VA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1613; Birth city: Smiths Plantation; Birth state: VA.

    Genealogy Event 5
    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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