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William and Mary Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 4,
(Apr., 1897), pp. 275-282.

HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL NOTES.

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

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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".
In another place in the same handwriting of the period is: "These may certifye all persons
to know that in the yeare one thousand six Hundred ninety & nine, there was in Charles City
County, in Virginia, men, women, children, & slaves, the number three thousand nine hundred
and fifty was listed P Robt Bolling then sherr."
The book descended to the Robert Bolling who wrote the Bolling Memoirs, as there is written
on a leaf: "Ex Libris Robert Bolling, jun. 1764". There is also this item of family interest
evidently written by him: "Robert Bolling(1) and Anne Bolling, her maiden name was Meri-
wether(2), [had issue] Mary, married William Stark 1727/8, Elizabeth -- James Munford 1727/8,
Anne - John Hall, Lucy - Peter Randolp, Jane - Hugh Miller, Martha - Richd Eppes, Susanna -
Alexander Bolling, Robert - Mary Tabb".