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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 .
- John, Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Martha, and Anne
- Chesterfield County, Virginia
- January 27, 1676, Hopewell, Virginia
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Summary
John Bolling Jr. (1700–1757), of the Colony of Virginia, a Pocahontas descendant, was county-lieutenant of Chesterfield, commander of the militia, justice of the peace, and for thirty years member of the House of Burgesses. John's first wife Elizabeth Lewis died young. His subsequent marriage to second wife Elizabeth Blair produced issue, including a son John Bolling who married Mary Jefferson, sister of United States President Thomas Jefferson.
1700 Birth and Parents
John Bolling Jr. was born 20 Jan 1700 to John and Mary (Kenton) Bolling, a prosperous Virginia planter family, at their home Cobbs Plantation(near current Petersburg, VA). Through his father's line he was a great-great-grandchild of Pocahontas and John Rolfe.
Lieutenant
Wynne p 26 tells us he was Lieutenant of the county, and as such was styled Colonel.
Fabricated Relationships
Documentation exists to confirm this person's existence. However, some relationships may have been fabricated to claim descent from Pocahontas. See Bolling Pocahontas Fabricationfor a fuller understanding of how the fabrication came to be, who was involved, and the specific ancestry claimed for this person. 1. Many inaccurate Bolling genealogies need to be checked thoroughly for their sources. Fred Hof is a known expert on Bolling "myths". 1.1. "Colonel" William Bolling22 Oct 2001 1.2. Elizab...
Find-a-Grave
The Find-a-Grave entry, which is not sourced, illustrates how real and fabricated information can become mixed. Erroneous Name The Find-a-Grave site erroneously refers to this John Bolling as John Kennon Bowling. Erroneous Parents His parents were John Fairfax Bolling (1676–1729) and Mary Elizabeth Kennon91679–1727) 1. Find A Grave: Memorial #34656576for his father, John Bolling - not necessarily reliable Erroneous Siblings 1. Margaret Bolling Franklin (1700–1746) 2. Jane Kennon Bolling Rando...
Will
1749 Last Will and Testament In the name of God Amen I John Bolling of the Parish of Dale in the County of Henrico Gent. being of Sound and disposing mind and memory Thanks be to Almighty God for the same do make constitute and appoint this to be my last Will and Testament in manner following: I give and Devise unto my loving Wife Elizabeth Bolling during her natural life all my lands and tenaments in the Counties of Henrico and Chesterfield except the land at the Point where John Bolling Ins...
“The Ancestors and Descendants of John Rolfe with Notices of Some Connected Families (Continued).” The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 22, no. 1, 1914, pp. 103–107. JSTOR...Bolling, Robert. A Memoir of a Portion of the Bolling Family in England and Virginia. Richmond, Va., W.H. Wade & Co., 1868. https://archive.org/details/memoirofportiono00inbol...Sorley, Merrow Egerton. Lewis of Warner Hall: the History of a Family, Including the Genealogy of Descendants in Both the Male and Female Lines, Biographical Sketches of Its Members, and...Find A Grave: Memorial #43432041 Memorial for John Kennon Bolling. Accessed 17 December 2022 jhd- January 20, 1700
- September 6, 1757
John Bolling (1676-1729) was the son of Col Robert Bolling and 1st wife Jane Rolfe (granddaughter of Pocahontas). John Bolling and his line are the only documented descendants of Pocahontas. John was born January 27, 1676 at Kippax Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia.
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- January 27, 1676
- Mary (Kennon) Bolling
- April 20, 1729
Brief Life History of John. Major John Bolling (January 27, 1676 to April 20, 1729) was a colonist, farmer, and politician in the British Colony of Virginia. The only son of Colonel Robert Bolling and Jane (Rolfe) Bolling. His maternal grandfather was Thomas Rolfe, the son of Pocahontas and John Rolfe. (Note: The original will was written on ...
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- Mary Kennon
Their son, John Bolling (1676-1729), married Mary Kennon and had one son and five daughters. Of these six, the child with the greatest progeny was Jane Bolling (1698-1767), who married Richard...
- Nov 7, 2007
- Pocahontas Foundation, 1985
- the University of Wisconsin-Madison
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. 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.
10 de feb. de 2024 · Birth: Jan. 27, 1676 Charles City County Virginia, USA Death: Apr. 20, 1729 Virginia, USA. Col. John Fairfax Bolling (January 27, 1676 to April 20, 1729) was a colonist, farmer, and politician in the Virginia Colony. He was the second son and only surviving child of Colonel Robert Bolling and Jane (Rolfe) Bolling.
