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Robert Bolling (1646 - 1709)

Colonel Robert Bolling
Born in All Hallows Barking By the Tower, London, Englandmap
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Husband of — married 1675 in Petersburg, Colony of Virginiamap
Husband of — married 1681 in Petersburg, Prince George County, Colony of Virginiamap
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Died at age 62 in Kippax, Prince George County, Colony of Virginiamap
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Biography

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Robert Bolling[1]

Robert Bolling

Origin

Robert Bolling, "of Kippax," was born on 26 December 1646 and baptized on 26 January 1646/7 at the parish church of All Hallows Barking (also known as All Hallows by the Tower), City of London. [2] He was a son of John Bolling [3] and his wife, Mary Carie, a widow, maiden name unknown. [4]

Robert had no siblings that immigrated to America[5][6]

The Bolling family is assumed to have been descendants of the Bollings of Bolling Hall, near Bradford, England. Robert's ancestry is assumed to include Robert Bolling, Esquire, who died in 1479-85 and was buried in the family vault in the church at Bradford.[7][6] According to (American) Bolling family oral tradition, the original " deBolling " family was Norman French, and came to Barking Parish with William the Conqueror.[3]

Immigration to Virginia

Robert Bolling arrived in Virginia on 2 October 1660[8], only fourteen years old.[3] At that age he must have been associated with a Virginia adult. A good guess is that he was apprenticed to one of the Indian traders who became active at just this time. The most prominent trader at that time was Abraham Wood, the chief at Fort Henry at the falls of the Appomattox River. Robert became a trader, planter and dealer in Indian slaves.[9]

Marriages

Robert married twice:

  1. Robert married first in 1675 to Jane Rolfe, daughter of Thomas Rolfe[8] and Jane Poythress, and granddaughter to Amonute Powhatan AKA "Pocahontas".[10] Jane died the next year 1676.[11]
  2. Robert married second in 1681 to Anne Stith, daughter of John and Jane Stith.[4] Anne died after 24 February 1711.[12]

Descendants of his first marriage to Jane Rolfe are sometimes referred to as the Red Bollings due to the Native American lineage. Descendants of his second marriage to Anne Stith are sometimes referred to as the White Bollings.[3][13]

1676 - Child of 1st Marriage

Child of Robert and his 1st wife, Jane (Rolfe):[3]

  1. John Bolling, born 26 or 27 Jan 1676, died 20 Apr 1729; married Mary Kennon, daughter of Richard Kennon, of Conjourer's Neck

1682 to 1700 - Children of 2nd Marriage

Robert and Anne probably had seven known children. The known children are from a note found in a very old volume of Pervise's Collection found at the Virginia State Library; this volume once belonged to Col Robert Bolling.[8][4]

Children of Robert and his 2nd wife, Anne (Stith):[8][4][14]

  1. Robert Bolling Jr., born 25 Jan 1681/2, died 1749; married 1706 to Anne Cocke[15][16]
  2. Stith Bolling, born 28 Mar 1686, died 1727; married Elizabeth Hartwell.
  3. Edward Bolling, born 1 Oct 1687, died 1720; married Ms. Slaughter.[17]
  4. Anne Bolling, born 22 Jul 1690, died 1750; married Robert Wynne.
  5. Drury Bolling, born 21 Jun 1695, died 1726; married Elizabeth Meriwether.
  6. Thomas Bolling, born 30 March 1697/8
  7. Agnes Bolling, born 30 Nov 1700, died 1762; married Richard Kennon.

Positions and Property

In his early years, Robert traded as "Robert Bolling and Co" which was referred to in the records of several counties, showing that his business was extensive. He was also a Virginia planter and acquired large tracts of land.[4]

Robert Bolling was sheriff of Charles City County, and also the Lieutenant-Colonel for the Charles City County militia. This was a traditional office in England which was usually held by a nobleman. In addition to commanding the militia, this person served as the point of communication for the Governor and Secretary of the Colony, and presided in the county courts (p 26).[3] As late as 1702, Robert was still serving as a justice.

In 1688, 1691-92, and 1699, Robert represented Charles City County in the House of Burgesses.[18][19][1] In February 1699, Robert and Richard Bland, both magistrates of Charles City County, filed a petition that additional persons be added to the Commission of the Peace.[20] In 1704 and 1705-06, he represented Prince George County.[21] He was styled "Colonel" in patents of 1705-06.[4]

Kippax

Robert owned the plantation called "Kippax" and sometimes also called "Farmingdale," which was located in Charles City (now Prince George) County on the south side of James River.[15]

Archaeologist Donald W. Linebaugh, of the University of Kentucky, located the remains of Col. Bolling`s house in Hopewell, Virginia in 2002.[22] Most recently a dairy farm, the property has now been purchased by the National Archeological Conservancy.

Death and Legacy

Robert died on 17 July 1709 at Charles City County, Colony of Virginia.[15][23] Robert was originally buried in the family cemetery at Kippax, as was his first wife, Jane.

Epitath of Robert Bolling's original tomb stone:

Here lyeth interred in hope of a joyful resurrection, the body of Robert Bolling, the son of John and Mary Bolling, of Allhallows, Barkin Parish, Tower Street, London. He was born the 26th of December in the year 1646, and came to Virginia October the 2d, 1660, and departed this life the 17th day of July, 1709, aged sixty-two years, six months and twenty-one days.[4][24]

His second wife, Anne, is also assumed to have been buried at Kippax with other family members as well. Robert Buckner Bolling, a great-grandson of Robert, moved the remains (c. 1900) of Col. Robert Bolling and the succeeding male heirs to a newly built mausoleum at Blandford Cemetery.[25] The graves of Jane Rolfe Bolling and also Thomas Rolfe, her father, were re-marked at Kippax in 1943.[25]

The Bollings married with the Stiths, Randolphs, Byrds and other foremost families of the colony.[6]

Robert was an ancestor of Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush,[26] and Mary Anna Randolph Custis, wife of Robert E. Lee.

Woodrow Wilson's second wife was a Bolling of Virginia.[6]

Research Notes

Place Creation

Charles City was one of the original "Shires" (soon after called Counties) formed in 1634.

Prince George formed from Charles City in 1702-1703. Dinwiddie formed from Prince George in 1752, and Hopewell formed from Prince George in 1916.[27]

Disputed Spouse

Unknown first wife?

"According to Elaine Bolling in her note entitled, "Bolling-Randolph Chronology 1698-1740" on the Bolling Family Genealogy Forum, Robert Bolling returned to London in 1673 after immigrating to Virginia in 1660 and married an unknown wife who had Jane Bolling in 1674. In early 1675 he married Jane Rolfe as his second wife in what became Henrico County, Virginia."[28].[citation needed]

Disputed Child

Daughter Mary "Moly" (Bolling) Baker[29] Robert and Anne had no daughter named Mary "Molly." Several generations later, there is assumed to have been a Martha "Molly" Baker, daughter of James Baker who married Justice Bolling, great great grandson of this Col Robert Bolling.[30]

A Memoir of a Portion of the Bolling Family

One problem in researching Robert Bolling is the repetition of the 1868 A Memoir of a Portion of the Bolling Family ... copied word-for-word into the old composite profile books, such as Genealogies of Virginia Families from The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography and and older articles in The William and Mary Quarterly. It is difficult to find primary records, but those are what is needed. The Library of Virginia has 36 boxes of records concerning the Bolling family.[31]

DNA Information

The Bolling Family Association claims that this Bolling is Group 1 of Bolling yDNA study. If this is true, would be nice to get to paternal paths to this Bolling as DNA confirmed. Do we have male Bolling descendants yet on Wikitree? Foster-86 22:00, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Jamestowne Society: Bolling, Robert - A912; born 26 December 1646, died 17 July 1709 Prince George Co.; Charles City Co.: 1688-92, 1699 (Burgess).
  2. Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69/MIC1/A/001/MS06986 Ancestry Record 1624 #22117648
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Bolling, Robert, A Memoir of a Portion of the Bolling Family in England and Virginia. Richmond, VA (1868): W.H. Wade & Co., Archive.org (Pages 3-4, 26).
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 (Jan 1914) "The Ancestors and Descendants of John Rolfe with Notices of Some Connected Families (Continued)." The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Virginia Historical Society JSTOR.org (Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 103-107). (Series begins in Vol. 21, No. 1, p. 105)
  5. Bolling, Alexander, (1990) The Bolling Family, Eight Centuries of Growth. Baltimore: Gateway Press, (Page 24).
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Colonial Dames of America., (1910) Ancestral Records and Portraits: a Compilation ... Vol. 1. New York: The Grafton Press, HathiTrust.org (Page 326).
  7. Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775 Colonial Families of the United States of America, Volume II Bolling Family, page 136
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 (Apr 1897) "Historical and Genealogical Notes." The William and Mary Quarterly. Omohundro Institute, JSTOR.org (Vol. 5, No. 4, Apr 1897, pp. 275-282, citing pp 275-76).
  9. Bruce Stanard, Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 7 (1897), pages 153-72.
  10. Wulfeck, Dorothy Ford, (1961-1967) Marriages of Some Virginia Residents, 1607-1800; Vol. 01. Naugatuck, CT: D.F. Wulfeck, FamilySearch.org (Vol 1, Page 139)
  11. Moore, J. Staunton, (1904) Annals of Henrico Parish. Richmond: Williams Printing Co., Archive.org (The Vestry Book transcript numbered separetely in second part, Page 168).
  12. See Anne (Stith) Bolling (1660-aft.1711).
  13. Fred Hof, "Definition of Blue Bolling," 30 September 2001 post in GenForum (accessed 22 December 2020):
    '12 people who "came out of the blue" (in the views of those Bolling researchers who rely on what they consider to be more traditional, orthodox and reliable sources) to be listed by Zelma Wells Price (in 1963) and others as among the children of John and Elizabeth Blair Bolling. These 12 are: Meotaka; William; Elizabeth; Jared; Martha; Dorothea; Benjamin; Jane; Rodney; Rolfe; Powhatan; and James. These "out of the blue" Bollings are sometimes also referred to as the "mysterious Bollings."'
    See also:
    • WikiTree G2G post, 30 March 2018: The "Blue" Bollings (accessed 22 December 2020).
    • David Morenus, Pocahontas Descendants (accessed 22 December 2020).
    • David Green, From Kings to Coalminers blog post, "The Red, White... and Blue Decendants of Pocahontas", 20 November 2013 (accessed 10 December 2022)
  14. Note: death dates and marriages are from an unknown source, possibly Find a Grave, unless otherwise noted
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 Slaughter, Philip, (2nd edn, 1879) A History of Bristol Parish, Va.: with genealogies ... Richmond: J.W. Randolph & English, Archive.org (Page 141). Slaughter's informant was John Randolph of Roanoke: see p. 112.
  16. born 25 Jan 1686 per VMHB 22:104 (obviously incorrect - 2 mos before brother Stith)
  17. Slaughter reports 3 Oct 1687
  18. Virginia. General Assembly. House of Burgesses; McIlwaine, Henry Read, (1915) Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia. Richmond, VA: [Library Board, Virginia State Library] 1915, Archive.org (Vol 2, Pages viii, xiv).
  19. Virginia. General Assembly. House of Burgesses; McIlwaine, H. R. (Henry Read), Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia...] Richmond, VA: [Library Board, Virginia State Library] Archive.org (Vol 3, Pages x, 139).
  20. 'America and West Indies: February 1699, 21-24', in Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 17, 1699 and Addenda 1621-1698, ed. Cecil Headlam (London, 1908), pp. 68-79. British History Online.
  21. Virginia. House of Burgesses; McIlwaine, H. R. (Henry Read), (1930) Journals of the House of Burgesses of Virginia... Vol 4. (Vol 3, ) Richmond: [Library Board, Virginia State Library] Archive.org (Page ).
  22. Adkins, Dan, (8 Mar 2002) "UK Archaeologist Locates 17th Century Merchant's House, Plans Excavation With Students." Campus Banner. uky.edu
  23. "Colonel Bolling died this morning after a long sickness." The Secret Diary of William Byrd of Westover 1709-1712, Louis B. Wrightland and Marion Tinling, page 60.
  24. Slaughter, Philip: History of Bristol Parish, 1st edn (1846), p. 44.
  25. 25.0 25.1 Chip (21 Oct 2011) "Kippax Plantation." https://web.archive.org/web/20170910020708/http://bolling.net/content/kippax-plantation The Bolling Family Association
  26. The Bushes: Portrait of a Dynasty, Peter Schweizer, ‎Rochelle Schweizer, 2005, page xvi.
  27. Germanna Colonies, "History of County Formations in Virginia 1617-1995." Germanna Colonies Family History: The State of Virginia.
  28. Cited by an unknown source, Bolling, Elaine, "Bolling-Randolph Chronology 1698-1740" on the Bolling Family Genealogy Forum
  29. Some online researchers report this Mary is the identical child as Agnes, calling her "Mary Agnes." Her WikiTree bio reports the same birth date as Agnes.
  30. Bass, Josephine Lindsay, and Becky Bonner, (18 Jan 2000) "Col. Robert I BOLLING 'the immigrant.'"
  31. Bolling Family Association Records, 1991-2009. Accession 51355. Organization records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. (http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=lva/vi04616.xml : accessed 14 Dec 2021).

See also:

  • Ackerly, Mary Denham, (c 1930) "Our Kin: the Genealogies of Some of the Early Families who Made History in the Founding and Development of Bedford County, Virginia.
  • Brown, Stuart, et al (1995)Pocahontas' Descendants, It corrects, expands, and updates an earlier book called Pocahontas and Her Descendants by Wyndham Robertson (1887). Addenda continue to be published as more descendants are recorded.
  • Morenus, David, Pocahontas Descendants
  • Our Kin: the genealogies of some of the early families who made history in the founding and development of Bedford County on Ancestry.
  • Pecquet du Bellet, Louise, (1907) Some Prominent Virginian Families, Vol IV. [Lynchburg, VA: J.P. Bell Co.] Archive.org (Pages 304-33).
  • Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly. Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA
  • Robertson, Wyndham, (1887) Pocahontas, alias Matoaka, and her descendants through her marriage at Jamestown, Virginia, in April, 1614, with John Rolfe ... Richmond: J. W. Randolph & English.
  • Slaughter, Rev. Philip: History of Bristol Parish, 1st edn (1846), p. 44.
  • "Stith Family in Virginia." Family Search.org, citing Malone, Randolph A., (1996) Malone & Allied Families, 2nd Edition. (Pages 760-63).
  • Tyler, Lyon G., (1915) Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Vols I and IV. New York: Lewis historical publishing company, Archive.org (Vol 1, Page 189), Archive.org Vol 4, Page 522).
  • (Jan 1894) "Public Officers in Virginia, 1680." The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Virginia Historical Society, JSTOR.org (Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 225-252).
  • (Jan 1897) "The Cocke Family of Virginia." The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Virginia Historical Society, JSTOR.org (Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 322-332, citing p 329, "Descendants of Anne Cocke and Robert Bolling").
  • (Apr 1896) "The Starke Family." The William and Mary Quarterly. Omohundro Institute JSTOR.org (Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 270-272).
  • Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775,Colonial Families of the United States of America, Volume II, Bolling Family, pp. 136/7.
  • Anonymous endnotes in Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Apr 1900), p. 352. Partly recycled from WMQ Vol. 5 no. 4 (Apr 1897
  • Wikipedia: Robert_Bolling




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posted by Kevin Lajiness
It looks like there could be a mistake here concerning this sentence under Marriages, "Robert married in 1681, as his 2nd, to Anne Stith, daughter of John and Jane Stith.[3] Anne died on 10 Apr 1729[11]"

The source given [11] for Anne Stith Bollings date was Moore, J. Staunton, (1904) Annals of Henrico Parish. Richmond: Williams Printing Co., Archive.org (The Vestry Book transcript numbered separetely in second part, Page 168).

But the book states, "...and Jane Rolfe, the grand-daughter of Pocahontas, was born Jan. 27th, 1676 and died April 10th, 1729."

The book appears to be saying that it was Robert Bolling's first wife Jane Rolfe who died on 10 April 1729, and not his second wife Anne. If the book is incorrect in this and the author mixed up Jane and Anne and she really did die on April 10, 1729, this book can't be used as a source. Something else that gets the dates right should be used.

Anyway, something looks wrong here and maybe another source should be found for Anne's death date.

posted by E Borgman
It was their son, John Bolling of Cobbs, (not Jane Rolfe) who is said at this source to have died 10 April 1729. His bio gives his death date as 20 April 1729 which may have been his burial or probate date.
posted by J. West
Okay, I guess I read it wrong, but, this is the listed source for Anne Stith Bolling's death above so somebody else read it wrong too. LOL.
posted by E Borgman
edited by E Borgman
Right. That sentence - "Anne died on 10 Apr 1729" - should be deleted from the bio above.
posted by J. West
That sentence is now corrected.
posted by Ken Spratlin
Red, White, and Blue lineages? See From Kings to Coalminers- "The Red, White...and Blue Decendants of Pocahontas" https://kings2coalminers.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-red-whiteand-blue-decendants-of.html
posted by David Wilson
Thanks David! Nice addition to already noted references to Blue Bollings.

Cheers, Liz

posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
https://earlyfamiliesofamerica.blogspot.com/2022/06/descendants-of-matoaka-pocahontas-and.html

Here is link to my blog. I just added all the Wills for these descendants that I could find on Family Search, links included.

posted by Stephen Strauss
edited by Stephen Strauss
I am a descendant of Robert Bolling and Anne Stith. I have created a blog where I have posted their entire family line based on primary sources.

Here is the link to help anyone for more info on this family: https://earlyfamiliesofamerica.blogspot.com/2022/06/descendants-of-robert-boling-and-anne.html

posted by Stephen Strauss
Not sure how accurate, but Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981 shows Jane Rolf grandaughter of Pocohantas I am putting it on my freespace page.
posted by Sherry Holston
Yes, that is correct, she was.
posted by E Borgman
Where would one find his Will? I have his son Robert Bolling (death 1747) Will.

Robert Bolling, 1747, Will, From Library of Virginia, I have a copy - wife Ann Bolling - Sons-in-Law: Richard Eppes, William Starke, Hugh Miller, Alexander Bolling, John Hall, Peter Randolph - Grandsons: Robert Mumford, Thomas Bolling Mumford, Edward Mumford, Robert Starke - Daughters: Elizabeth Mumford, Ann Hall - Son: Robert Bolling

posted by Stephen Strauss
Bolling-1306 and Bolling-34 appear to represent the same person because: B-1306 was In the rejected match list... Clear duplicate... This and other family members need to be merged...
posted by Russ Livingston
Thanks, Jo. I understood the dating game, but I was trying to get someone to respond to the fact that Robert was not connected to his parents even though they are listed in his biography. The previous comments seemed to indicate that the discussers had problems with doing so.
posted by Marshall Moss PhD
Before 1752, the start of the year was 25 March, so 31 December 1646 would be followed by 1 January 1646.

24 March 1646 would be followed by 25 March 1647.

So the register shows Robert was born on 26 December 1646 and was baptised on 6 January 1646. We express this as 6 January 1646/7 showing that it is in 1646 Old Style and 1647 New Style (i.e. our style). In this register there is no change of year from December 1646 to January 1646.

In the Wikitree birth date field, dates in the period 1 January to 24 March are always expressed as the New Style date. However, as Robert was born in December, there is no confusion and his date of birth in both styles is 26 December 1646. Is this what you were asking?

The England Project has a resource page on the English Calendar pre-1752 and the Calendar changes of that year.

Jo, England Project managed profiles team (responding to the message left on Bolling-35)

posted by Jo Fitz-Henry
I have added the record of christenings for 1646 & 1647, The bottom section of the figure shows christenings in January 1647, i.e., January 1647 follows December 1646. The first entry in this section states "Robert Boling son of John Boling & Mary his wife". The two columns preceding the statement designate the birth date (26) and the christening date (6). As this section records christenings in January 1647, the date of his christening was 6 January 1647. As christenings follow births, it is most likely that Robert was born the previous month of December 1646, resulting in a birth date of 26 December 1646. Isn't this sufficient evidence to connect Robert to his parents as it is totally consistent with the reported date on his tombstone?
posted by Marshall Moss PhD
Source for birthdate.

Although Historical and Genealogical Notes from William and Mary Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 5, No. (Apr., 1897), pp. 275-282 are cited as a source for other entries, it is not used for Robert's birthdate. Instead at the start his baptism is mention with a citation needed. If this source is considered trustworthy, then why not change "baptism" to birthdate and cite this source?

Additionally, there is a comment of human interest about "The Purvis Collection" which could be cited. It is a brief narrative about a book with notes in Robert's handwriting:

page 275 BOLLING. - In an old volume of "the laws of Virginia", known as the "Purvis Collection", are entries which show that it once belonged to Robert Bolling, the emigrant: "Robt. Bolling, the son of John and Mary Bolling, of all Halloway's Barking Parish, Tower street, London, was born the 26th day of December, 1646, and

Page 276. came to Virginia October ye 2d, 1660: & in the yeare 75 married Jane, the daughter of Thomas Rolfe, gent., by whom he had one son, John Bolling, Born ye 27th day of Jany, 1676. She dying he married a second venture Anne, ye daughter of Major John Stith, in ye yeare 1681, by whem he hath Robt Bolling, Born Janr ye 25th, 1682, ditto Stith Bolling, Borne March ye 28th, 1686, ditto Edward Bolling borne ye first day of October, 1687, ditto Anne Bolling born ye 22d of July, 1690, ditto Drury Bolling borne ye 21st day of June, 1695, ditto Thomas Bolling borne ye 30th day of March 1697/8, & Agnes Bolling borne ye 30th November 1700, and that god

almighty may bless these Blessings shall be the continuall prayer of theire father Robt. Bolling".

"Historical and Genealogical Notes." The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 5, No. 4. [Williamsburg, Virginia: Omohundro Institute, April 1897]. pp. 275-282. note: citing pp 275-76

A transcription can be found here: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/schools/wmmary/notes0023.txt

posted by Mary Gossage
edited by Mary Gossage
I have the parents of Robert Bolling “The Emigrant” as John Bolling (1615-1684) and Mary (Cary) Bolling of All Hallows, Barking Parish, London, England. They had two sons, John (Oct 25, 1644 and Robert. Their parents were Robert Bolling(1590-1639) and Anne (Clarke) Bolling (1590-1639) daughter of Thomas Clarke. Robert Bolling was a Sadler and Silk Throwster. On Sep 5, 1639, Robert Bolling made his Will. In his will he named his wife Anne, his sons John (heir), Edward, Thomas and his daughter Anne. He also named his sister Beatrix Creswell. The Bolling name can be traced back back to the Doonsday Book compiled in 1086. The first Bolling I have is John de Bolling in 1313. The Bolling Manor changed hands several times until being presented to Bradford Corporation in 1912. It was opened as a museum three years later. I found an Extract from a petition of Robert Bolling to King EdwardIV in1475 ( he got on the wrong side of “The War of the Roses). Will of Robert Bolling 1485, will of Tristram Bolling 1502. I had to look up the old Elizabethan alphabet to understand most of the wording.

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posted by Raegena Munford
There are no parents attached but the narrative identifies parents. Which is it ?
posted by Jillaine Smith
Robert's parents were John Bolling 1602-1648 and Mary Carrie 2 Oct. 1620 - 11 Nov 1648. Information came from Wikipedia listing for Col. RObert Bolling. The line extends 5 generations in my records.
posted by Richard Draper
Wikipedia sucks these things out of the internet swamp.

The sources are 1 - the flyleaf - http://www.jstor.org/stable/1914942 - apparently by the immigrant himself, so before 1709. Later in the hands of Robert the poet. Not directly published until 1897. Seen by nobody else. Not photographed or anything.

2 - the gravestone - https://archive.org/stream/historyofbristol00slau#page/44/ - apparently recorded by Slaughter himself. Not still in situ, removed to the family vault. Not accessible, no photographs.

3 - the memoir - https://archive.org/stream/memoirofportiono00inboll#page/n15/ - allegedly written by Robert the poet in French in 1764, translated by John Robertson jr in 1803, annotated by John Randolph of Roanoke, and published by Wynne with his own ramblings in 1868-69. Not seen by anybody else.

They aren't independent, they obviously come from a common source. Taking it all at face value, the flyleaf will be the source for the other two.

There's a Visitation pedigree for a Bolling family of All Hallows Barking parish, with a John at the bottom, not yet married in 1633. https://archive.org/stream/visitationoflond15howa#page/84/

There's a marriage license for a John Bolling and a widow, Mary (Unknown) Carey, at Westminster, about 1641. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-451773#Marriage

All 3 John Bollings could be the same John. Or any two. Or they could be 3 different Johns.

posted by [Living Horace]
edited by [Living Horace]
It seems to me that all that can be really said is that the Bollings came from somewhere in England :)
posted by Malcolm Hoare
RJ,

This is a source that would be reliable? or I would trust.

"Until a few years ago when the fragments were removed to a family burial vault in Petersburg, the broken tomb of Col. Robert Bolling, the immigrant, remained at "Kippax," Prince George County. It bore the Bolling arms and the following epitaph: "Here lyeth interred in hope of a joyful resurrection, the body of Robert Bolling, the son of John and Mary Bolling, of Allhallows, Barkin Parish, Tower Street, London." He was born the 26th of December in the year 1646, and came to Virginia October the 2d, 1660, and departed this life the 17th day of July, 1709, aged sixty-two years, six months and twenty-one days." https://www.jstor.org/stable/4243328?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents (The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 22, No. 1 (Jan., 1914), pp. 103-107 (8 pages)

posted by Kenneth Shelton
edited by Kenneth Shelton
You're right it does "the son of John and Mary Bolling, of Allhallows, Barkin Parish, Tower Street, London. " Maybe that is just saying what it says on the tombstone ? But do we know if that is right or has been disproven with DNA ? https://www.bolling.net/dna-results

I still think the DNA project should be listed as a main source in the pages. Robert is Group 1.

posted by Loretta Morrison
Can we get a male yDNA descendant to create a profile on Wikitree so we can get DNA attached and if there are two descendants who meet up at this Bolling, let's get them both added so we can mark the path DNA confirmed.
posted by William Foster Jr
Bolling-1121 and Bolling-34 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicate accidentally created. Please keep data from Bolling-34
posted by Jeanne (Lunn) Aloia
the text says his 2nd wife Anne Stith died on 10 April 1729, but cites a source that gives that date (erroneously) as the death date of Jane Rolfe. Anne's profile has death as "17 Jul 1709 in Charles City County, Colony of Virginia" but that's not supported in text for her profile. Anyone have an additional source for Anne's death date/location?
posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Bolling-1112 and Bolling-34 appear to represent the same person because: reproposing the merge - it's the attached duplicate profiles for son Edward on these two who have different mothers.
posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Bolling-1112 and Bolling-34 do not represent the same person because: different mothers
posted by Bill Huitt
Please clarify "different mothers". I do not see mothers listed for Robert Bolling on either profile.
posted by Jeanne (Lunn) Aloia
I've reproposed the merge & removed Jane Rolfe as mother of the duplicate profile for Edward (text on the Bolling-16 shows him as child by Robert's 2nd wife, Anne Stith).
posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
That is the challenge with mothers to which I was referring.
posted by Bill Huitt
Bolling-1112 and Bolling-34 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate
posted by Kathie (Parks) Forbes
Mary Kennon married John Bolling (see their profiles).
posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
His wife's name is Mary Kennon

Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800 Author Dodd, Jordan Publisher Ancestry.com Operations Inc Publisher Date 1997 Publisher Location Provo, UT, USA

posted by Stacy Pulliam
I was wondering myself, Liz, about the siblings but Helen Jones did find a baptismal for a daughter. The other two are disputable. I will reword it.
posted by Maggie N.
Maggie - Text says that "apparently Robert had no siblings" but there are three attached to his profile. Should that line be reworded or does this argue that he should be detached as son of John Bolling and Mary instead of just setting them as "[uncertain]"?
posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Removed children that are not in this family.
posted by Maggie N.
Working on it, Abby. What is known now is that is that his mother's maiden name is "Unknown". She was a widow when she married his father.
posted by Maggie N.
We're hoping to feature Robert next week as an Example Profile. If those of you here and within the Virginia project have a moment (I know with the holidays you may not) and can give him a once over to make sure he is in line with WikiTree style guide standards, we'd appreciate it! He looks pretty good now- y'all have done a wonderful job! Be prepared for a little traffic on his profile.

Thanks! Abby

posted by Abby (Brown) Glann
Bolling-34 and Bolling-920 appear to represent the same person because: although set in a rejected match, the newly created Bolling-920 is a clear duplicate. please merge.
posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
just finished reading through the source RJ found for me (Wikipedia and I do not get along - I clicked all over that footnote and didn't get anything other than the Wikipedia page!). Anyway... the source cited in Wikipedia for the statement that his father was born 1615 and that his mother was "Mary Carie (née Clarke) Bolling" and that his "grandfather Robert Bolling; his grandmother was Anne Clarke." does not have any of that information (aside from calling his mother "Mary").
posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Wikipedia source is here (footnote).
posted by [Living Horace]