Bolling, Robert 1a

Birth Name Bolling, Robert
Gramps ID I1642
Gender male
Age at Death 62 years, 6 months, 22 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E0582] 1646-12-26 All Hollows, England  
 
Death [E0583] 1709-07-17 Kippax Co., Virginia  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Bolling, John [I1646]1615
Mother Carie (Clark), Mary [I1647]1620
         Bolling, Robert [I1642] 1646-12-26 1709-07-17

Families

    Family of Bolling, Robert and Rolfe, Jane [F0596]
Married Wife Rolfe, Jane [I1643] ( * 1650-10-10 + about 1676 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E7636] 1675 Petersbury, Virginia  
 
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Bolling, John [I1640]1675/6-01-27 (Julian)1729-04-20

Narrative

The Honorable Robert Bolling is the founder of the family in Virginia.He arrived in the Colony October 2, 1660, and soon attained to fortuneand prominence in affairs of both Church and State. In 1858, hisremains were removed from "Kippax" to the mausoleum at BlandfordCemetery, erected by his great grandson. He married first to JaneRolfe, in 1675. She died in 1676. She was the daughter of LieutenantThomas and Jane Poythress Rolfe, and the great-granddaughter ofColonel John Rolfe, and his wife, the Indian Princess Pocahontas(christened Rebecca). Pocahontas was the daughter of Powhatan, thegreat Werowance chieftain and ruler of all the Indian tribes, which atthe advent of the English inhabited Virginia.

Pedigree

  1. Bolling, John [I1646]
    1. Carie (Clark), Mary [I1647]
      1. Bolling, Robert
        1. Rolfe, Jane [I1643]
          1. Bolling, John [I1640]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Colonial Families of the Southern States of America [S0046]
      • Page: "Bolling Family", page 71
      • Confidence: High