Saturday, July 9, 2011

Surname Saturday - ROLFE (England > MA > NJ > NY)

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It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week. I am up to number 255, who is Betsey ROLFE (1766-????), another of my 5th-great-grandmothers. [Note: The 5th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts].

My ancestral line back to Betsey ROLFE and to the first known Rolfe ancestor in America is:

1. Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-....)

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)

6. Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976)
7. Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977)

14. Charles Auble (1849-1916)
15. Georgianna Kemp (1868-1952)

30. James Abram Kemp (1831-1902)
31. Mary Jane Sovereen (1841-1874)

62. Alexander Sovereen (1814-1907)
63. Eliza Putman (1820-1895)


126. John Putman (1785-1863)
127. Sarah Martin (1792-1860)

254. Mulford Martin, born about 1763 in South Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States. 
He was the son of 508. Thomas Martin and 509. Elizabeth Ayers.  He married about 1788 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey.
255. Betsey Rolfe, born 1766 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States.


Children of Mulford Martin and Betsey Rolfe are:  Rolfe Martin (1788-????); Moses Martin (1790-????); Sarah Martin (1792-1860); Timothy Martin (1794-????); Mulford Martin (1801-????); Phoebe Martin (1807-1874).

510. Ephraim Rolfe, born 1743 in probably Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States; died 27 May 1818 in Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States.  He married about 1762 in probably Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States.
511.  Sarah Campbell, born 1746; died 14 September 1838 in Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States. She was the daughter of 1022. Robert Campbell.

Children of Ephraim Rolfe and Sarah Campbell are:  Mercy Rolfe (1763-????); Betsey Rolfe (1766-????); Phoebe Rolfe (1766-????); Mary Rolfe (1769-????); Robert Rolfe (1771-????); Jonathan Rolfe (1773-1851); Jemima Rolfe (1778-1848); Samuel Rolfe (1778-1845); Ann Rolfe (1783-????).

1020. Jonathan Rolph, born before 30 August 1714 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States.    He married
1021. Hester

 Children of Jonathan Rolph and Hester are: Martha Rolph; Mercy Rolph; Isabell Rolph; Elizabeth Rolph; Phoebe Rolph; Jemima Rolph; Esther Rolph; Ephraim Rolfe (1743-1818); Jonathan Rolfe (1754-1830); Moses Rolfe (1755-1832).
 

2020. Moses Rolfe, born 14 October 1681 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died Bef. 24 April 1746 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States.    He married 04 June 1702 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States.
2021. Mary Hale, born 28 November 1678 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States. She was the daughter of 4042. Samuel Hale and 4043. Sarah Ilsley.

 Children of Moses Rolfe and Mary Hale are:  Samuel Rolph (1703-1774); Elizabeth Rolph (1705-????); Esther Rolph (1707-????); Apphia Rolph (1707-????); Richard Rolph (1710-1711); Nathaniel rolph (1712-1758); Jonathan Rolph (1714-????); Richard Rolph (1717-1719); Robert Rolph (1719-????); Sarah Rolph (1721-????); Henry Rolph (1723-1804);

4040. John Rolfe, born 10 March 1633 in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England; died 01 October 1681 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.  He married 04 December 1656 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
4041. Mary Scullard, born 09 January 1641 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died 10 April 1687 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. She was the daughter of 8082. Samuel Scullard and 8083. Rebecca Kent.

Children of John Rolfe and Mary Scullard are:  Mary Rolfe (1658-1658); Mary Rolfe (1660-????); Rebecca Rolfe (1662-1751); John Rolfe (1664-1690); Samuel Rolfe (1666-????); Sarah Rolfe (1667-????); Joseph Rolfe (1670-1708); Hannah Rolfe (1672-1696); Benjamin Rolfe (1674-????); Esther Rolfe (1675-1742); Henry Rolfe (1678-1723); Moses Rolfe (1681-1746).

 8080. Henry Rolfe, born before 05 September 1585 in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England; died 01 March 1642 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. He was the son of 16160. John Rolfe and 16161. Honour. He married 28 May 1621 in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England.
8081. Honor Rolfe, born about 1590 in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England; died 19 December 1650 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. She was the daughter of 16062. Richard Rolfe and 16063. Agnes Rolfe.
     
Children of Henry Rolfe and Honor Rolfe are:  Anna Rolfe (1626-1697); Hannah Rolfe (1630-1678); John Rolfe (1633-1681); Benjamin Rolfe (1638-1710).

The best resource I've found for this family is:


Frederick G. Rolfe, The Early Rolfe Settlers of New England, Volume I, Baltimore, Md: Gateway Press, Inc., 1995, accessed on the BYU Family History Archive at http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php

This work covers all of these families.  I have found records for several of the families in the Woodbridge vital records on FHL microfilm.  

1 comment:

Gary Rolph said...

A good summary Fred Rolfe's book is good but incomplete. There are also four Rolfe manuscripts in the New Jersey state library that detail the Rolfe family in New Jersey.I am working on a project that uses Fred Rolfe's book as the starting point to discover the various Rolfe families in the United States from the 1790 census through the 1880 census. Gary Rolph Manchester, NH