Brief Life History of John
When John Rolfe was born on 16 March 1634, in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England, his father, Henry Rolfe, was 48 and his mother, Honour Rolfe, was 41. He married Mary Scullard on 4 December 1656, in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 30 September 1681, in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 47, and was buried in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
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- John Roafe, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Roafe, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Find a Grave Memorial 57364388 - John Rolfe
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1642 · The English Civil War
A series of conflicts regarding England's governance during the years 1642 to 1651 is now known as The English Civil War. Charles I summoned supporters to join him against his enemies in Parliament. In October 1642, nearly 10,000 men fought for Charles I and chased Parliament across the River Tamar. Fighting continued for years and was finally ended at the Battle of Worcester on September 3, 1651, with a Parliamentarian victory.
Name Meaning
English: of Norman origin, from the Middle English and Anglo-Norman French personal name Rolf, Roulf, Rou, Roul, Rouf, Rof. Its usual derivation is from Old Norse Hrólfr, Rolf, from ancient Germanic hrōd ‘fame, renown’ + wulf ‘wolf’, and occasionally from ancient Germanic Rodulf, of the same origin as Hrólfr (earlier Hróthúlfr) but in a West Frankish form, which the Scandinavian Normans occasionally used. The name was also common in Normandy where it became Old French Roul, Rou, often Latinized as Rollo. See Ralph and compare Rowe , Dow , and Rowson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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As found in "The Early Rolfe Settlers of New England Vol 1" by F.G. Rolfe
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. He married 4 Dec 1656 to Mary Sco …
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