John Rolfe

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John Rolfe

Birth
Whiteparish, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Death
10 Oct 1681 (aged 47)
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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FUN FACTS:
John Rolfe (1634-1681) and Mary Scullard (1641-1687) had a son named Moses (1681-1746).
Moses had a son named Jonathan (1714 NJ-1791 Woodbridge, Essex Co., NJ).
Jonathan Rolfe's son was Moses Rolfe (1755 NJ-1832 NJ).

John and Mary (Scullard) Rolfe had a daughter named Mary Rolfe (1681-1775). She was a sister of Moses (1681-1746).
Mary Rolfe married Benjamin Dunham, AKA Donham (1681-1715).
Benjamin Dunham and Mary (Rolfe) Dunham were former President Barack Obama's 6th or 7th great grandparents.

More: Siblings Mary (Rolfe) Dunham and Moses Rolfe had a sister, Esther Rolfe (1645-1742), who married Jonathan Dunham (1673-1706). Jonathan Dunham was a brother of Benjamin Dunham (1681-1715) as well as Nathaniel, Esther, Sarah Mary, David and possibly more. Their parents were Jonathan Singleton Dunham and Mary (Bloomfield) Dunham. The name Dunham was spelled Donham in some branches. Singleton was sometimes Singletary.

The Rolfe and Dunham families settled in and near Woodbridge, Essex County, New Jersey in the 1600s. During the Revolutionary War, several of the families moved away because the New Jersey coastal city of Woodbridge and its surrounding areas were among the worst for fighting.

Exact birth and dates are open to discussion.
FUN FACTS:
John Rolfe (1634-1681) and Mary Scullard (1641-1687) had a son named Moses (1681-1746).
Moses had a son named Jonathan (1714 NJ-1791 Woodbridge, Essex Co., NJ).
Jonathan Rolfe's son was Moses Rolfe (1755 NJ-1832 NJ).

John and Mary (Scullard) Rolfe had a daughter named Mary Rolfe (1681-1775). She was a sister of Moses (1681-1746).
Mary Rolfe married Benjamin Dunham, AKA Donham (1681-1715).
Benjamin Dunham and Mary (Rolfe) Dunham were former President Barack Obama's 6th or 7th great grandparents.

More: Siblings Mary (Rolfe) Dunham and Moses Rolfe had a sister, Esther Rolfe (1645-1742), who married Jonathan Dunham (1673-1706). Jonathan Dunham was a brother of Benjamin Dunham (1681-1715) as well as Nathaniel, Esther, Sarah Mary, David and possibly more. Their parents were Jonathan Singleton Dunham and Mary (Bloomfield) Dunham. The name Dunham was spelled Donham in some branches. Singleton was sometimes Singletary.

The Rolfe and Dunham families settled in and near Woodbridge, Essex County, New Jersey in the 1600s. During the Revolutionary War, several of the families moved away because the New Jersey coastal city of Woodbridge and its surrounding areas were among the worst for fighting.

Exact birth and dates are open to discussion.