John Rolfe

  General Notes:

John Rolfe (II) was the son of John (I) and Dorothea (Mason) Rolfe of Henchecn, Norfolkshire, ENG-- VA Magazine, Vol I, p445. Following the death of Pocahontas, he married in 1619 as his 3d wife Jane (I) daughter of Captain William Pierce (III) and had a daughter Elizabeth born 1620. He is said to have fallen under the tomahawk of the Indians in the Great Massacre of 22 Mar 1622. Captain Pierce (III) served as executor of his son-in-law's will--Boddie, Colonial Surry, p60.

John married Jane Pierce, daughter of Captain William Pierce and Jane (Joan or Joane) ?, in 1619.

John next married Pocahontas Apr 5, 1614 in Anglican Church, Jamestown, Virginia. (Pocahontas died in Mar 1615/16 in Gravesend, Kent and was buried Mar 21, 1615/16 in Gravesend churchyard, Gravesend, Kent.)