Major John Bolling II
Rolfe married , daughter of the local leader on April 5, 1614. Reverend Richard Bucke of officiated the wedding. He was (1700–1757)
Rolfe’s longtime friend. Reverend converted Pocahontas to Christianity and renamed her “Rebecca” when she had her baptism.
Powhatan gave the newlyweds property just across the James River from Jamestown. They never lived on the land, which
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spanned thousands of acres. Today that location is known as Smith’s Fort Plantation, and is located in . Smith’s Fort was a sec-ondary Fort to Jamestown, begun in 1609 by John Smith, but abandoned in 1610. The 20’x40’ house that now stands at Smith’s Spouses/Children:
Fort dates to 1763 and is completely original throughout. It is not known who occupied the first house there prior to that time.
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On what, in modern terms, was a “public relations trip” for the Virginia Company, Rebecca and Rolfe traveled to England on a ship known as Treasurer in 1616 with their baby son, where the young woman was widely received as visiting royalty. com-Major John Bolling II
manded that ship. However, just as they were preparing to return to Virginia on a ship named George, Rebecca became ill and
• Born: 20 Jan 1700, Cobbs, Chesterfield Co., VA
died. Her interment was in Gravesend’s . Their young toddling son survived, and stayed in England while his father and returned
• Marriage (1): Elizabeth Lewis in 1720 in Gloucester, VA
to the colony. Argall also commanded that ship.
• Marriage (2): Elizabeth Bland Blair on 1 Aug 1728 in James City Co., VA
In 1619, Rolfe married Jane Pierce, daughter of English colonist Captain William Pierce and Jane Eeles. They had a daughter,
• Died: 6 Sep 1757, Cobbs, Chesterfield Co., VA at age 57
Elizabeth, in 1620.
• Buried: Sep 1757
Rolfe died in 1622 after his plantation was destroyed in an Indian attack. It remains unclear whether Rolfe died in the Indian massacre or whether he died as a result of illness.His widow, Jane married Englishman Captain Roger Smith three years later.
William “Blackwater Bill” Bolling
Smith was John Smith (not Captain) and Thomasine Manning’s son.
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