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by Mary Stearnes Henley

Below is from Barton-Hightower-Trammell-Creilly-Dandridge Trees to Adam &Eve
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"Note: "They are first mentioned in Doomsday Book (eleventh century). Ofthis special branch there is a record of them as owners of Heacham, inNorfolk, where they still live, as far back as 1560, and the first entryon it is the marriage of Eustace Rolfe and Joanna (Jenner), thegrandparents of John Rolfe). (Pocahontas & Her Desc., p, 28). "

Eustace married Joanna Jenner in 1560. Joanna and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John married Dorothea Mason in 1582. Dorothea was born in 1565; died in 1645. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Below is from Barton-Hightower-Trammell-Creilly-Dandridge Trees to Adam &Eve
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"b. a twin of Eustacius, baptized, 1585.
"The name of Rolfe is Danish and first occurs in history when Rolfe Krokewas King of Denmark. This special branch of the Rolfes are recorded asowners of Beachman Hall, County Norfolk, where they were living as farback as 1560. The first entry in the record is the marriage of EustaceRolfe to Jener (Joanna). These were the grandparents of John Rolfe. Therecord further states that John Rolfe, son of John Rolfe and and DorotheaMason was b. May 6, 1585. John Rolfe, Jr., was one of the prominentcharacters of his time, being the first Secretary of State and RecorderGeneral of Virginia, also a member of the Royal Council for the colony.Thomas Rolfe, the only child of John Rolfe, Jr., and Pocahontas Rebecca,b. 1615, in the colony--" (Some Prom. VA Families, v. IV, pp. 303-304)."


Sources:
Abbrev: Pocahontas & Her Descendants
Title: Through her Marriage at Janestown, VA, in Apr. 1614, with JohnRolfe, Gent.
Author: Wyndham Robinson
Publication: Gen. Pub. Co., Inc., 1982

John married Rebecca Princess Matoaka Pocahontas in 1614 in Hanover Co. VA. Rebecca (daughter of Chief Wahunsonacook Powhatan and Winanuske Nonoma) was born in 1595 in Hanover Co. Virginia, USA; died on 21 Mar 1617 in Gravesend, England; was buried in St George's Ch., Eng. Under The Chancel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Note:
died in the 1600's. m. "Jane Poythress"; left issue one child only, adau.
Thomas Rolfe was taken charge of, soon after the death of hismother, byhis uncle Henry Rolfe, of London, where, and by whom, hewas brought up tomanhood. Shortly after he decided to return to VA,where he was born, anddid so in 1640. There is little doubt but thathe settled there on hispatrimonial property "Varina." near Henricopolis, sixteen miles belowRichmond. The historian Stith,described him as having been a man of"Fortune and Disticction in the colony."
One incident in his life is recorded in Hening's Statute at Large,Vol. I,p. 327, we find (Act 2), after reciting that the"maintainening of thefforts, &c., are thought to be of greatconsequence, in point of honourand security of the colony, any yet oftoo great burthen of theinhabitants," it is "enacted that the saidfortes, with the propriety of acompetent quantity of land, be grantedto particular undertakers." &c.,and proceeds as follows: "And be itfurther enacted and granted that Left.Thomas Rolfe shall have andenjoy for himself and his heiress foreverffort James als Chickahominyfort, with foure hundred acres of landadjoyning to the same, with allhouses and edifices belonging to the saidforte, and all boats andammunition at present belonging to the saidffort; provided that thesaid Leift. Rolfe doe keepe and maintaine sixemen upon the placeduring the terme and time of three yeares, for whichtyme he, the said Leift. Rolfe, for himself and the said sixe men, areexempted from publique taxes.". More information can be found inPocahontas and Her Descendants."


Sources:
Abbrev: Pocahontas & Her Descendants
Title: Through her Marriage at Janestown, VA, in Apr. 1614, with JohnRolfe, Gent.
Author: Wyndham Robinson
Publication: Gen. Pub. Co., Inc., 1982

Thomas married Jane Poythress in 1645 in Charles City Co. VA. Jane was born between 1633 and 1635 in Charles City Co. VA; died in 1655 in Jamestown, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]