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William Rolfe 1647–1713 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1647

Birth Location: Jamestown, James City, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 Feb 1713

Death Location: Norfolk, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Thomas Rolfe

Mother: Jane Poyers

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William Rolfe was born in 1647 in Jamestown, James City, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Rolfe And Jane Poyers. William Rolfe passed away in 1713 in Norfolk, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • William Rolfe was born in 1647 in Jamestown, James City, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Rolfe And Jane Poyers.
  • William Rolfe passed away in 1713 in Norfolk, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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William Rolfe's Ancestors

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William Rolfe
1647–1713
Birth Place: Jamestown, James City, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Rolfe
1615–1670
Smiths Fort Plantation, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Jane Poyers
1613–1655
VERIFIED- Jamestown Settlement, Virginia, America -America's 1st permanent settlement. 1619: first slaves from Africa arrived nearby. 1676: burned in Bacon's Rebellion. 1699: the capital moved to Middle Plantation/Williamsburg; Jamestown ceased t
Grandparents
John Rolfe
1585–1622
En
Matoaka (Pocahontas Rebecca) Powhatan
1595–1617
Tidewater, James City, Virginia, United States
Captain (Francis Poythress (Jamestown) Society)
1609–1661
Newent, Forest of Dean District, Gloucestershire, England
Mary (Frances Sloman (Jamestown Scoiety)(Colonial) Dames)
1616–1675
London, City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Ensenore Algonkian
1516–1570
Scent Flower
1517–1600
Joshua Poythres
1588–1618
Hipzibah Peachy
1592–1618
John II
1586–1658
Katherine Epes
1588–1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dashing Shawnee
1474–1520
Algonquin Indian
1500–1570
Lieutenant Poythress,
1565–1588
Sarah Eppes
1560–1588
John Salmon
1567–1660
Elizabeth Dixson
1570–1653

William Rolfe's Timeline

2 Records

1647
1647
Birth of William Rolfe in Jamestown, James City, Virginia, USA
Jamestown, James City, Virginia, USA
1713
12 Feb 1713
Age 66
Death of William Rolfe in Norfolk, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Norfolk, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1647
    Event Place: Jamestown, James City, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1713
    Event Place: Norfolk, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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