Thomas Rolfe^{[1, 2, 3]}

Est 1615 - 1681  (~ 66 years)

• Name	Thomas Rolfe
  	Only Child of John Rolfe and Pocahontas 'Rebecca' Rolfe; Pepsironemeh, [shown to be his middle name or where he came from; no idea where this came from.]
  Born	Est 1615	Virginia Colony
  Gender	Male
  Died	1681	Virginia Colony
  Person ID	I11136	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2016

  
  

  Father	John Rolfe,   b. Est 1585,   d. 1622, Virginia Colony  (Age ~ 37 years)
  Mother	Pocahontas "Rebecca" Rolfe,   b. Est 1588, Virginia Colony ,   d. 1617, Parish Church of St. George in Gravesend, England  (Age ~ 29 years)
  Married	5 Apr 1614	Virginia Colony
  Family ID	F4467	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Poythress,   b. Est 1615, Virginia Colony ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	+ 1. Jane Rolfe,   b. 10 Oct 1650, Virginia Colony ,   d. Abt 1676, Charles City Co., Virginia  (Age 25 years)
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2016
  Family ID	F4466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Col. Richard Bland 10648 Col Richard Bland.jpg
  		Jane Poythress, d/o Francis Poythress, married Thomas Rolfe, s/o John Rolfe and Rebecca 'Pocahontas' Rolfe; their only Daughter Jane, married Robert Bolling 11136-11191-11135 Rolfe.jpg
  		Painting of Thomas Rolfe 11136Thomas Rolfe.jpg
  		Lineage of John Bolling, Published in 1883 and published in the Richmond Times Dispatch BollingJohn RichmondDispatch Jan14,1883.jpg

  
  

  Headstones		Headstone of Thomas Rolfe 11136Thomas Rolfe-2hs.jpg
  		Memorial for Jane Rolfe Bolling, d/o Thomas Rolfe Died 1676, and her Father, Thomas Rolfe, s/o Pocahontas 1615-1680; Stones placed by the Virginia Conservation Commission 1946 hs11136-5Thomas-JaneRolfe.jpg

  
  

  Histories

  Virginia Heraldica - A Registry of Virginia Gentry Entitled to Coat Armor with Genealogical Notes of the Families Edited by William Armstrong Crozier, F.R.S., F.G.S.A. Virginia County Record Series Volume V. 1908 virginiaheraldic00croz.pdf

  
  

• Notes

  John Rolfe returned to Virginia and was killed in an Indian massacre in 1622. After an education in England, their son Thomas Rolfe returned to Virginia and became a prominent citizen. John Smith returned to the New World in 1614 to explore the New England coast. On another voyage of exploration in 1614, he was captured by pirates but escaped after three months of captivity. He then returned to England, where he died in 1631.

  
  

• Sources

  [S80] Google Books, https://books.google.com/books?id=9jASAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA191&lpg=PA191&dq=Adcock+Hobson+%2B+Joanna+Lawson&source=bl&ots=nKxGk-8VKw&sig=AYUb-cRJH_a8goPZIhrKl06gHU8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BMOWVbrMKYKT-QGi1oGgDA&ved=0CEIQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=Adcock%20Hobson%20%2B%20Joanna%20Lawson&f=false. John Bolling, born 1700, died 1757, married Elizabeth Blair, d/o President John Blair, of Williamsburg, and after John Bolling's death his widow married Col. Richard Bland, of Jordan's. John Bolling was the son of Major John Bolling, who married Mary Kennon, and grandson of Robert Bolling, of Charles City County, who married Jane Rolfe, d/o Thomas Rolfe, and granddaughter of John Rolfe and Pocahontas, his wife. [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, http://www.nps.gov/jame/learn/historyculture/thomas-rolfe.htm. n 1622, John Rolfe died unexpectedly in Virginia. The explanation for his death is not fully known, although it may have been through sickness. Another prominent figure that died in these years of Thomas' absence was his grandfather, Powhatan. He was the chief of the Powhatan Indians and died of seemingly natural causes in 1618. At one point during Powhatan's sickness, it was rumored among the Indians that Thomas would be the heir to the Powhatan domain. Upon Powhatan's death, however, it was clear that this was not the case. Opechancanough, Thomas' uncle, took over in Powhatan's place. When Thomas returned to Virginia in 1635, he found that his grandfather did not forget him. Through John and Rebecca Rolfe, Powhatan left Thomas thousands of acres on the James River, some of which is directly across the James River from Jamestown Island. He was also left the plantation where he was born, Varina. John Rolfe had secured this land for Thomas by taking out a royal patent before his death in 1622. Shortly after Thomas returned to Virginia, Thomas married Jane Poythress. The date of the marriage is not known, but with land and a wife, Thomas Rolfe was established. Now, he looked to find his Powhatan relatives and establish family connections. In 1641, Thomas petitioned the Governor for permission to meet with his mother's people. The petition was accepted and Thomas met his uncle, Opechancanough. Unfortunately, there are no recordings of their meeting. Thomas evidently made the choice between his Powhatan and English heritages in 1646 when he became a lieutenant in the English military. The General Assembly in the colony granted Thomas the land called Fort James in return for his service. Thomas was now part of the English policy to dismantle and control the land of his Powhatan ancestors. Around 1650, Thomas and Jane had their only child, Jane. Jane went on to marry Colonel Robert Bolling in 1675. The couple had one son, John. John Bolling was the third in line of descendants from Rebecca and John Rolfe, and from Bolling came seven children. John sparked off the trend of having more than one child, each successive generation doing the same. Where does this leave Thomas? There are but a few documents that trace his life past the time of 1646, and records regarding his death are lacking. However, it seems that he became a man of wealth, as can be seen through land patents and deeds. The last reference made to him is in a deed from 1698 by John Bolling. John inherited Fort James through his mother, Jane, and transferred the land to William Brown in this deed. Thomas' name was mentioned in the document as deceased, and it is the last known reference to him. Although Thomas Rolfe's heritage was Powhatan and English, he lived as an Englishman. When Thomas cemented that by becoming a lieutenant for the colony, he decided the manner in which thousands of his descendants would live for years to come. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14873513. Some researchers suggest Thomas died at age 61 in 1674/75; However a property event dating 23 Apr 1681, lands of Thomas Rolfe, deceased, known as "the Fort Land" were divided and sold - so he was clearly gone before 23 Apr 1681; His only grandson, John Bolling, signed over some of his land in 1698 to a William Brown. Burial: Kippax Plantation, Hopewell City, Va. Find A Grave Memorial# 14873513