John Eustace Rolfe

John Eustace Rolfe

Male 1562 - 1594  (32 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Eustace RolfeJohn Eustace Rolfe was born on 17 Oct 1562 in Heacham, Norfolk, England; died on 29 Nov 1594 in Heacham, Norfolk, England; was buried in Heacham, Norfolk, England.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    St Mary the Virgin Churchyard

    Family/Spouse: Dorothea Mason. Dorothea was born in 1559 in Heacham, Norfolk, England; died on 17 Oct 1645 in Heacham, Norfolk, England; was buried in Heacham, Norfolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. John Thomas Rolfe  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 May 1585 in Heacham, Norfolk, England; died on 20 Mar 1622 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Thomas RolfeJohn Thomas Rolfe Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 6 May 1585 in Heacham, Norfolk, England; died on 20 Mar 1622 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Emigration: Abt 1609, Bermuda; John Rolfe, and wife, emigrated from England aboard the "Sea Venture", which left Britain for Jamestown but was wrecked off Bermuda
    • Immigration: 1610, Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA; Sarah and John completed their journey after their shipwreck in Bermuda
    • Occupation: 1610, Virginia, USA; English businessman and expert at cultivation of tobacco
    • Arrival: 1621, Virginia, USA; Return to the Colonies after the death of Pocahontas

    Notes:

    Died:
    Killed in the Jamestown Indian Massacre

    John married Princess Matoaka Pocahontas Powhatan on 5 Apr 1614 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA. Pocahontas (daughter of Wahunsenacawh Powhatan and Nonoma Winanuske) was born on 1 Sep 1595 in Virginia, USA; died on 21 Mar 1617 in Gravesend, Kent, England; was buried in Heacham, Norfolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Thomas Rolfe  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jan 1615 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA; died in 1680 in Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA; was buried in Hopewell, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

    John married Sarah Hacker in 1608 in Heacham, Norfolk, England. Sarah was born in 1585 in Heacham, Norfolk, England; died in 1610 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    John married Jane Pierce on 25 Jan 1621 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA. Jane (daughter of Captain William Pierce and Joan Phippen) was born in 1595 in Heacham, Norfolk, England; died in 1635 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Thomas RolfeThomas Rolfe Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.John1) was born on 30 Jan 1615 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA; died in 1680 in Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA; was buried in Hopewell, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Jane Poythress. Jane was born in 1630 in Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA; died in 1676 in Charles City County, Virginia, USA; was buried in Hopewell, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Jane Rolfe  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Oct 1650 in Varina, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died on 27 Jan 1676 in Hopewell, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA; was buried in Hopewell, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 4.  Jane RolfeJane Rolfe Descendancy chart to this point (3.Thomas3, 2.John2, 1.John1) was born on 10 Oct 1650 in Varina, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died on 27 Jan 1676 in Hopewell, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA; was buried in Hopewell, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Jane died giving birth to John

    Jane married Robert Bolling in Jan 1675 in Virginia, USA. Robert was born on 26 Dec 1646 in London, England; died on 17 Jul 1709 in Virginia, USA; was buried in Petersburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Colonel John Fairfax Bolling  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jan 1676 in Charles City County, Virginia, USA; died on 20 Apr 1729 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA; was buried in Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA.