John Bolling
John Bolling | |
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| Born | January 27, 1676 |
| Died | April 20, 1729 (aged 53) |
| Resting place | Chesterfield County, Virginia |
| Spouse |
Mary Kennon
(m. 1697; died 1727) |
| Children | John Bolling Jr. Jane Bolling Elizabeth Bolling Mary Bolling Martha Bolling Anne Bolling |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Thomas Rolfe (maternal grandfather) Pocahontas (maternal great-grandmother) |
Major John Bolling (January 27, 1676 – April 20, 1729) was an American planter, politician and military officer in the colony of Virginia. He was the great-grandson of Pocahontas and her husband, John Rolfe.
Early life and marriage
John Bolling was the son of Colonel Robert Bolling and Jane (née Rolfe) Bolling.[1] He was a great-grand-child of Pocahontas and her husband, John Rolfe.[2]
John Bolling was born at
John Bolling married Mary Kennon (–1727), daughter of Richard Kennon and Elizabeth Worsham, on December 29, 1697. They had six children, whose names appear in John Bolling's will:[3]
- John Bolling Jr. (1700–1757) married Elizabeth Lewis in 1720. Later he married Elizabeth Blair (daughter of Archibald Blair and the niece of First Lady for her husband, Woodrow Wilson.
- Jane Bolling (1703–1766) married Colonel Richard Randolph in 1724 and had seven children.[4][5][6]
- Elizabeth Bolling (b. 1709), married William Gay of Scotland and had three children.[4]
- Mary Bolling (1711–1744), married John Fleming and had eight children.[4]
- Martha Bolling (1713–1737), married Thomas Eldridge in 1729 and had four children.[4]
- Anne Bolling (1718–1800), married James Murray and had six children.[4]
Later life and death
In 1722, he opened a tobacco warehouse in what is now the 'Pocahontas' neighborhood of Petersburg. William Byrd II of Westover Plantation is said to have remarked that Major Bolling enjoyed "all the profits of an immense trade with his countrymen, and of one still greater with the Indian."
Major Bolling served in the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1710 until his death in 1729.
References
- ^ "Thomas Rolfe - Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov.
- ^ "LAYING CLAIM TO POCAHONTAS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ Henrico Wills & Deeds 1725-1737, p.242
- ^ a b c d e f Pecquet du Bellet, Louise (1907). "Bolling Family". Some Prominent Virginia Families. Vol. IV. Lynchburg, Virginia: J.P. Bell Company. pp. 304–314.
- ^ Page, Richard Channing Moore (1893). "Randolph Family". Genealogy of the Page Family in Virginia (2 ed.). New York: Press of the Publishers Printing Co. pp. 249–272.
- ^ Glenn, Thomas Allen, ed. (1898). "The Randolphs: Randolph Genealogy". Some Colonial Mansions: And Those Who Lived In Them : With Genealogies Of The Various Families Mentioned. Vol. 1. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Henry T. Coates & Company. pp. 430–459.