John Rolfe (bef. 1632 - 1681)

Biography

This profile is part of the Rolfe Name Study.

John was probably the "John Rofe the sonne of henrie Rofe" who was baptized at Plaitford, Hampshire on August 12, 1632.^[1] His older sister Anna was probably the "Anna Roulfe the daughter of henry Roulfe" who was baptized at Plaitford in 1626.^[2] Plaitford is about 4.5 miles southeast of Whiteparish, Wiltshire.

John Rolfe (son of Henry), married Mary Scullard in 1656 and lived a short time in Newbury, then moved to Nantucket, then to Cambridge (the part now called Arlington). He bought the "Cook Mills" from Edward Collins. He died in 1681 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

His children were:

1. Mary, born Nov. 2, 1658, died Dec. 10, 1658
2. Mary, born Jan. 16, 1659-60
3. Rebecca, born Feb. 9, 1661-2. She married William Cutter
4. John, born March 5, 1663-4
5. Samuel, born March 8, 1665-6
6. Sarah, born Dec. 2, 1667
7. Joseph, born March 12, 1669-70
8. Hannah, born Feb. 5, 1671-2
9. Benjamin, born Feb. 1, 1673-4. He married Margaret Holland
10. Henry, born Sept. 26, 1678
11. Moses, born Oct. 14, 1681. He married Mary Hale in New Jersey. ^[3]

While researching this family, I found this article about a court case involving Mrs. Rolfe and "attempted adultery".

Records

Children's Births (Cambridge)^[4]:

1. ROLPH, Benjamin, s. Jno and Mary, Apr. 1, 1674
2. ROLPH, Henry, s. Jno and Mary, Sept. 26, 1678.
3. ROLPH, Moses, s. Jno and Mary, Oct. 14, 1681.

Editing Note

I removed a massive volume of junk from this profile that looks to be completely devoid of sources, aside from one reference to "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900" which I suspect refers to Torrey's New England Marriages to 1700. Otherwise, I've deleted everything else as useless. If anyone wants to recreate it, go back to my changes for 4/27/2017 Dane-173 23:25, 27 April 2017 (EDT)

1st generation Descendant of Henry Rolfe of Newbury

Sources

1. ↑ Bishop's Transcripts for Plaitford, 1622-1679. Link to image of baptism record.
2. ↑ Bishop's Transcripts for Plaitford, 1622-1679. Link to image of baptism record.
3. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register: Volume 36 1882, Volume 36; page 144
4. ↑ Vital records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the year 1850; Cambridge Births, Page 610

See also:

• Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts, 1636-1686 (The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass.,1912) Vol. 2: 1656-1662, Page 56: Vital records of Newbury, Mar. 25, 1656, to Mar. 25, 1657
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57364388/john-rolfe
• Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCW-WG8T : 19 April 2021), John Roafe and Mary Scullard, 4 Dec 1656; citing Marriage, Essex, England, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011199.