Person:John Rolfe (13)
John Rolfe
b.10 May 1634 at or near Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England
d.30 Sep 1681 Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 28 May 1621
  1. Anna RolfeEst 1625 - Bef 1697
  2. Hannah RolfeEst 1627 - 1678
  3. John Rolfe1634 - 1681
  4. Benjamin RolfeEst 1638 - 1710
Spouse and Children
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m. 4 Dec 1656
  1. Mary Rolfe1658 - 1658
  2. Mary Rolfe1659/60 -
  3. Rebecca Rolfe1661/62 - 1751
  4. John Rolfe1663/64 -
  5. Samuel Rolfe1665/66 -
  6. Sarah Rolfe1667 -
  7. Joseph Rolfe1669/70 - 1708
  8. Hannah Rolfe1671/72 -
  9. Benjamin Rolfe1674 -
  10. Henry Rolfe1678 -
  11. Moses Rolfe1681 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3] John Rolfe
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 10 May 1634 at or near Whiteparish, Wiltshire, EnglandAllegedly recorded at Cambridge, Mass., but no record has been found.
Marriage 4 Dec 1656 Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United Statesto Mary Scullard
Death[2][3][4] 30 Sep 1681 Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rolfe, Fredrick G. The Early Rolfe Settlers of New England. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1995)
    I-3.2.

    "John Rolfe, son of Henry Rolfe , was born about 1634 in England, probably at Whiteparish, Wiltshire Co. His birth date was recorded as 10 May 1634 at Cambridge, Mass."

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2 Samuel1 Scullard, in Reed, Paul C. The English Origin of Samuel1 Scullard of Newbury, Massachusetts. American Genealogist (D.L. Jacobus). (Jul 2000)
    75:185.

    "John2 Rolfe, said to have been b. 10 May 1634 (Probably Wiltshire, near White Parish, where his father was bp. 5 Sept. 1585, d. Newbury (at the home of his brother, 30 Sept./1 Oct. 1681. He was son of Henry1 and Honour (Rolfe) Rolfe. … According to Frederick G. Rolfe, Early Rolfe Settlers of New England (Baltimore, 1995), … his birth date was recorded in Cambridge, Mass.; it is not, however, included in the published Cambridge Vital Records.

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 John Rolfe, in Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862)
    3:571.

    "But of ano. John (Rolfe) of Newbury, prob. s. of Henry, we hear, that he m. 4 Dec. 1656, Mary Scullard, possib. d. of Samuel, had Mary, b. 2 Nov. 1658, d. next mo.; Mary, again, 16 Jan. 1660; and Rebecca, 9 Feb. 1662; and Coffin thot. him br. of Henry, to wh. I discern obj. Ano. John, Nantucket, may have gone from Newbury, but at the first nam. place had John, b. 5 Mar. 1664; Samuel, 8 Mar. 1665; Sarah, 2 Dec. 1667; Joseph, 12 Mar. 1670; and Hannah, 5 Feb. 1672; possib. may have gone back to Newbury, and been the man wh. Coffin says d. 30 Sept. 1681."

  4. ↑ Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Salem, Mass.: The Essex Institute, 1911)
    2:711 .

    "Rolfe, … John, of Oburn [Woburn?], [died] Sept. 30, 1681."

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