Ephraim Rolfe (1743-1818) is number 510 on my Ahnentafel List, my 6th great-grandfather, who married #511 Sarah Campbell (1746-1838) in 1762, in Middlesex County, New Jersey.
I am descended through:
* their daughter #255 Betsey Rolfe (1766-????), who married #254 Mulford Martin (1763-1843) in 1789.
* their daughter, #127 Sarah Martin (1792-1860), who married #126 John Putman (1785-1863) in 1810.
* their daughter, #63 Elizabeth Putman (1818-1895) who married #62 Alexander Sovereen (1814-1907) in 1840.
* their daughter, #31 Mary Jane Sovereen (1840-1874), who married #30 James Abraham Kemp (1831-1902) in 1861.
* their daughter #15 Georgianna Kemp (1868-1952) who married #14 Charles Auble (1849-1916) in 1898.
* their daughter #7 Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977), who married #6 Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976) in 1918.
* their daughter #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) who married #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) in 1942.
* their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)
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1) PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Name: Ephraim Rolfe[1–6]
* Sex: Male
* Father: Jonathan Rolph (1714-1791)
* Mother: Hester --?-- (1720-1798)
2) INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Birth: 1743, probably Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States[1,3]
* Tax List: 1780 (about age 37), South Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States[4]
* Census: 1 June 1810 (about age 67), Ulysses, Tompkins, New York, United States[5]
* Death: 27 May 1818 (about age 75), Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States[1,3]
* Burial: after 27 May 1818 (after about age 75), Rolfe Cemetery, Enfield, Tompkins, New York, United States[3,6]
3) SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Spouse 1: Sarah Campbell (1746-1838)
* Marriage 1:about 1762 (about age 19), probably Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States[1]
* Child 1: Mercy Rolfe (1763- )
* Child 2: Betsey Rolfe (1766- )
* Child 3: Phoebe Rolfe (1766-1844)
* Child 4: Mary Rolfe (1769- )
* Child 5: Robert Rolfe (1771-1851)
* Child 6: Jonathan Rolfe (1773-1851)
* Child 7: Samuel Rolfe (1775-1845)
* Child 8: Jemima Rolfe (1778-1848)
* Child 9: Ann Rolfe (1783-1793)
4) NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
Frederick G. Rolfe published The Early Rolfe Settlers of New England, Volume I (Baltimore, Md : Gateway Press, Inc., 1995)[1] which was accessed on FamilySearch Books at https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/424178-the-early-rolfe-settlers-of-new-england). The book provides information about this Rolfe family.
The entry in the book for Ephraim Rolfe says[1]:
"Ephraim Rolfe (5.54), son of Jonathan Rolph (4.64), was born about 1743, prob. at Perth Amboy, N.J. He married Sarah Campbell, dau. of Robert Campbell of Philadelphia, Pa. She was born about 1746 and died 14 September 1838 at Ithaca, N.Y. at age 92. They lived at Perth Amboy until late in their lives when they moved to New York State. Ephraim died 27 May 1818 in Ithaca at age 75. They were both buried in the Rolfe Cemetery, Applegate Road, Enfield, N.Y."
In particular, a narrative written by a granddaughter of Ephraim Rolfe lists family members, dates, places, events, etc. for the descendants of Ephraim Rolfe who settled in Enfield, Tompkins County, New York in about 1807 (pages 12-19)[2]. Most of the information about descendants of Ephraim Rolfe are from the narrative.
Ephraim and Sarah (Campbell) Rolfe had at least nine children, all probably born in or near Perth Amboy, New Jersey[1]:
* Mercy Rolfe (1763-????), married 1783 Daniel Taylor (1760-????)
* Betsey Rolfe (1766-????), married 1789 Mulford Martin (1763-1843).
* Phoebe Rolfe (1766-1844), married 1788 Timothy Rose (1760-1832).
* Mary Rolfe (1769-????) married Daniel Leavens (1760-????)
* Robert Rolfe (1771-1851) married 1792 Alicia Burlew (1773-????).
* Jonathan Rolfe (1773-1851) married 1799 Susannah Ellison (1771-1840).
* Samuel Rolfe (1775-1845), married 1799 Hannah Ellison (1779-1857).
* Jemima Rolfe (1778-1848), married 1801 Aaron Bennett (1770-1834).
* Ann Rolfe (1783-1793)
In the 1780 Tax Rolls for Middlesex County, New Jersey, Ephraim Rolfe was listed in South Amboy[4].
Ephraim Rolfe brought his wife and the younger children from New Jersey to Seneca County in New York State in about 1807[2].
In the 1810 US Census, this family resided in Ulysses town, Seneca County, New York [5]. The household included:
* one male, under age 5 (perhaps a grandchild?)
* one male, over age 45 (certainly Ephraim)
* one female, over age 45 (certainly wife Sarah)
Robert Rolfe (over age 45), Samuel Rolfe (age 26 to 45), and Jonathan Rolfe (age 26 to 45) resided nearby, as did John Putman, who married Sarah Martin (the daughter of Mulford Martin and Ephraim's daughter, Betsey Rolfe), and Daniel Livings, who married Ephraim's daughter, Mary Rolfe.
Ephraim Rolfe died 27 May 1818, age 75, and is buried in the Rolfe Cemetery on Applegate Road in Enfield, New York[3.6]. The gravestone inscription says:
EPHRAIM ROLFE
died
May 22, 1818
Aged 75 years
There are no probate records for Ephraim or Sarah Rolfe in Tompkins County, New York records.
5. SOURCES
1. Frederick G. Rolfe, The Early Rolfe Settlers of New England (Baltimore, Md. : Gateway Press, Inc., 1995), Volume I, Pages I-6.8.
2.. Frederick G. Rolfe, The Early Rolfe Settlers of New England, Volume I, pages I-12-19, narrative about Ephraim Rolfe family.
3. Find A Grave, indexed database and digital image, (http://www.findagrave.com), Rolfe Cemetery (Enfield, N.Y.), Ephraim Rolfe memorial #41588705.
4. "New Jersey, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1643-1890," indexed database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), October Tax List, page 009, Ephraim Rolfe entry.
5. 1810 United States Federal Census, Seneca County, New York, population schedule, Ulysses, page 296, Ephraim Rolfe household; indexed database with digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 December 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M292, Roll 35.
6. Frederick G. Rolfe, The Early Rolfe Settlers of New England, Volume I, Page I-10.
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