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Eustace Rolfe[1]

Male 1536 - 1593  (57 years)


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  • Name Eustace Rolfe 
    Birth 6 May 1536  Heacham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Death 28 Jun 1593  Heacham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Heacham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I33267  Master
    Last Modified 14 Sep 2018 

    Family Joanna Jenner,   b. 1539, Heacham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1593, Heacham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage 27 May 1560  Heacham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Eustace Rolfe, Sr,   b. 17 Oct 1562, Heacham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Nov 1594, Heacham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)
    +2. John Rolfe,   b. 6 May 1585, Heacham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1622, Varina, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)
    Family ID F8103  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Sep 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 May 1536 - Heacham, Norfolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 May 1560 - Heacham, Norfolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Jun 1593 - Heacham, Norfolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Heacham, Norfolk, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Eustace was a farmer, planting turnips for his cattle. He was the first Rolfe to be entered into the public record - when he married Joanna. On his tomb is the epitaph "He increased his property by merchandise. By exporting and importing such things as England abounded in, or needed, he was of the greatest service"
    • Col. Robert I BOLLING "the immigrant"26 Dec 1646 - 17 Jul 1709
      TITLE: Col.
      OCCUPATION: Merchant, Burgess, Planter,
      RESIDENCE: England and 1660 Ippax, Prince George and (Kippax, Charles City VA)

      BIRTH: 26 Dec 1646, All Hallows, Barking Prish, Essex, England
      DEATH: 17 Jul 1709, Kippax, Charles City Co. Virginia
      BURIAL: Blandford Cem, Petersburg, VA, Bristol Parish Church
      RESOURCES: See: Notes [S24] [S706] [S1121] [S1387] [S1561] [S2014] [S2755]
      Father: John BOLLING
      Mother: Mary CARIE

      Family 1 : Jane ROLFE
      MARRIAGE: 1675, Petersburg, Indian Territory (Dinwiddie Co.)VA
      +Jane Rolfe BOLLING
      +John (The Red Bolling's) BOLLING Sr.
      Family 2 : Anne Dade STITH
      MARRIAGE: ABT 1681
      +Robert BOLLING II "of Kippax"
      +Drury BOLLING
      Agnes BOLLING
      Notes

      "Arrived in America Oct 2 1660 from London England.
      Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume IV: "The Bollings of Virginia descend from Robert Bolling, who came from London to Virginia in 1660. He was a son of John Bolling, of "Bolling Hall," Yorkshire, of an ancient English family. A Robert Bolling, in the reign of Edward the Fourth, of England, possessed Bolling Hall and there many generations of his ancestors had lived."

      Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume IV: "I) Robert Bolling, the first of his name in Virginia, was born in London, England, December 26, 1646. He arrived in Virginia at the age of fourteen years, October 2, 1660, and in the year 1675 married (first) Jane, daughter of Thomas Rolfe, and granddaughter of the Princess Pocahontas (wife of John Rolfe), and great-granddaughter of the Indian Emperor Powhattan. By her he had one son, John. He married a second wife, Anne, daughter of John Stith, by whom he had a large family. This Robert Bolling lived at Kippax, in Prince George county, where he died July 17, 1707, and is there buried."

      Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume I, IV--Burgesses and Other Prominent Persons: Robert Bolling a descendant of the Bollings of Bradford in Yorkshire, was son of John Bolling, of the parish of All-Hallows Barking, Tower street, London. He was born Dec. 26, 1646, and came to Virginia in 1660. He engaged in trade as a merchant and acquired large tracts of land. His residence was in Charles City county on the south side of James river in what is now Prince George county. The name of his residence was "Kippax." He was sheriff and lieutenant-colonel of the militia and in 1688, 1692 and 1699 he represented Charles City county in the house of burgesses, and in 1704, 1705-06 he represented Prince George county. He died July 17, 1709. His first wife was Jane Rolfe, daughter of Capt. Thomas Rolfe, son of Pocahontas, and his second was Anne Stith, daughter of Capt. John Stith, of Charles City county."
      CHILDREN OF ROBERT BOLLING AND ANN STITH:
      1 Robert, born 25 January, 1681/2, married Anne COCKE.
      2. Stith, born 28 March, 1686/7, married Elizabeth Hartwell, died 1716.
      3. Edward, born 3 October, 1687/8, married ----Slaughter.
      4. Anne, born 22 July, 1690/1 (nothing known)
      5. Drury, born 21 June, 1695/6 (nothing known)
      6. Thomas, born 20 March, 1696/7(nothing known)
      7. Agnas, born 30 November, 1700, married Richard Kennon

      1675--Robert Bolling, the immigrant, married first, in 1675, Jane, dau of Thomas Rolfe and granddaughter of Pocohontas; 2nd, 1681, Ann, dau of John Stith, of Brunswick county, and lived at "Kippax" (sometimes called "Farmingdale"), Prince George Co. Died July 17, 1709.
      Issue by first m.:
      John, b. Jan 27, 1676.
      Issue by second m.:
      Robert b. Jan 25, 1682;
      Stith, b. March 28, 1686.

      Children:
      3 William STITH d: 1749
      3 John STITH
      3 Drury STITH , Jr. b: ABT. 1695 + Elizabeth BUCKNER
      3 Stith BOLLING b: 28 MAR 1686 d: 1716 + Elizabeth HARTWELL
      3 Ann BOLLING b: 22 JUL 1691
      3 Drury BOLLING b: 21 JUN 1695
      3 Thomas BOLLING b: 20 MAR 1696/97
      3 Agnas BOLLING b: 30 NOV 1700 d: 1762 + Richard KENNON
      3 Edward BOLLING b: 3 OCT 1688 + Miss SLAUGHTER

      Feedback This Posting Received Follows:

      Good explanation of the Bolling line:
      Thursday, January 18, 2001

      · First let me say with absolute conviction that no girl child of Robert Bolling 1646 England-1729 VA and his first wife JANE ROLFE the granddaughter of Pocahontas and John Rolfe, Jr. has ever existed. From their marriage ONE and only ONE child was born named JOHN Bolling b. 27 January 1646 Virginia and he died 20 April 1729 Virginia. This son JOHN and his ONLY wife MARY KENNON had only ONE son and FIVE daughters.
      This lineage is known as "The RED Bolling's" i.e. Indian Blood descents.

      · Next, ROBERT Bolling 1646-1709 raised his son for three years after the death of JANE Rolfe six months after birth of John. She died of Typhoid, and had been looked after by visits of particular Indians related to Pocahontas, and they looked after baby JOHN with visits until after the third marriage of Robert Bolling in December 1681. Until this marriage happened, Robert raised John with a Nannie in his household. The third marriage for Robert happened with Anne Dade Stith, d/o John Drury Stith.
      Their descents are known as "The WHITE Bollings", NO Indian Blood.

      · Child and son JOHN 1676 married in 1697 to MARY KENNON 1676-1744VA, and the marriage is recorded. From this ONLY marriage one and only one son was born and he was named JOHN Bolling born 1700VA. There are 5 sisters to this JOHN Bolling, Jr. 1700 who grew up a privileged life in Colonial America. He did have one big vice and that was he John Jr. liked women. He also liked to drink and party, but he followed in his father and grandfather shoes as a Member of The House of Burgess, the ruling political body of Colonial America.
      · This John Bolling, Jr. inherited all his Father and Grandfather holdings and property which had become massive with thousand of acres, purchased and given by the Indian Nations to Robert Bolling 1646-1709 and wife Jane Rolfe, the Granddaughter of Pocahontas, and the only living daughter heir of her father Thomas Rolfe b. 1615 in America before any trip to England, but after death of Pocahontas in 1617 at Godsend, England, he Thomas was left to be raised by Uncle Henry Rolfe, the younger brother of John Rolfe, Jr. who lived in London. Henry raised Thomas and the Royal Crown of England then trained Thomas to be a military officer. At the age of 25 Thomas opted for a military career in Colonial America and was sent to Virginia in 1640 as a Lt. in the English Military. Thomas Rolfe had total of three wives, and the older brother of JANE ROLFE b. 1655 VA was THOMAS ROLFE, Jr. b. 1645 VA who had his death will probated in 1720, which mentions three children including a Thomas Rolfe III, Dorothy Rolfe, and a wife's nephew Wm. Roads. Thomas Rolfe 1615 had another son named William Rolfe born 1647 VA and JANE ROLFE born 1655VA. ROBERT BOLLING 1646 England-1709 VA married JANE ROLFE at her age of 19 just before her 20th birthday. She became immediately pregnant with baby JOHN who was born 1676.

      1? There are no children by Thomas Rolfe 1615 named "Martha" or "Mary"

      Now back to baby JOHN BOLLING b. 1676VA, he was raised by a Nannie in the household of ROBERT for three (3) years before ROBERT remarried in December 1781 to ANNE DADE STITH, d/o John Drury Stith. During this three year period, and a few years thereafter, the Indian Nations have recorded relatives of Pocahontas that continued contact with ROBERT and his son, just as they did during the very short marriage of JANE ROLFE to Robert. JOHN BOLLING was the only heir to Pocahontas in 1676, as her ONLY living Great Grandson of this historical descent status.

      OTHER older TWO Grandsons of POCAHONTAS: Thomas Rolfe, Jr. b. 1645VA and William Rolfe b. 1647VA. These two Grandsons were by blood the UNCLES of baby JOHN Bolling b. 1676. They and JANE ROLFE b. 1655 were children of Jane Poythress the second wife of Thomas Rolfe 1615, and the first wife born in North America, as the daughter of his fellow military Lt. Francis Poythress and wife Alice Peyton.

      North American School Systems fail to educate anyone about the life of JOHN ROLFE, Jr. and his families except for POCAHONTAS as his wife, and the raising of TOBACCO to be exported to England.

      Back to baby JOHN BOLLING b. 1676VA he was raised by a Nannie and a Stepmother Anne D. Stith from 1681 until his marriage in 1697 to MARY KENNON b. 1676-d.1744 at age 68. JOHN MARY had only one son, and they named him JOHN Bolling, in 1700 VA. He became known as John Bolling, Jr. and later became known as (Major) John Bolling who grew up a privileged life in Virginia, loved women, and drank quite a lot. Yet, he inherited all his Grandfather and Father's land holdings which totaled in the thousands of acres in Virginia. Much of it lands given to Robert Bolling Jane Rolfe, his grandparents.
      This John Bolling, Jr. had two wives, the first being ELIZABETH LEWIS b. 1700-d.1756VA The second wife was ELIZABETH BLAIR b. 1709 or 1712 VA (never proven the actual birth year) she died 1775 in Chesterfield, VA.

  • Sources 
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      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=154094295&pid=95

    2. [S764] Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).