Anna Rolfe (Immigrant)

F, #939, b. circa 1626
Anna Rolfe (Immigrant)|b. c 1626|p939.htm|Henry Rolfe (Immigrant)|b. 5 Sep 1585\nd. 1 Mar 1642/43|p1878.htm|Honour Rolfe (Immigrant)|b. c 1593\nd. 1650|p1879.htm|John Rolfe|b. c 1550\nd. a 1625|p3956.htm|Honor (__________)||p3957.htm|Richard Rolfe|b. c 1567\nd. a 1598|p3758.htm|Agnes Rolfe|b. c 1573|p3759.htm|
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Father* Henry Rolfe (Immigrant)1 b. 5 Sep 1585, d. 1 Mar 1642/43
Mother* Honour Rolfe (Immigrant)1 b. c 1593, d. 1650
Birth*circa 1626 Anna Rolfe (Immigrant) was born circa 1626 at England.2,3,4 
She was the daughter of Henry Rolfe (Immigrant) and Honour Rolfe (Immigrant).1 
Marriage*circa 1645Anna Rolfe (Immigrant) married Thomas Blanchard (Immigrant 1639), son of Thomas Blanchard (Immigrant 1639) and (__________) (__________), circa 1645.2,3,4 
(InWillOf) Will1650Anna Rolfe (Immigrant) was mentioned in the will of Honour Rolfe (Immigrant) in 1650; at the home of her son-in-law Thomas Blanchard where she lay 'berry sick". The will was noncupative (an oral will given in the presence of witnesses usually at the time when the testator is very near death). She wished her possessions to go to her sons, Benjamin and John, and her two daughters, Hannah Dole and Anna. She also wanted each of her four grandchildren to have tweny shillings four or five years after her death. Benjamin and John were not yet married, while Hannah had married Richard Dole and was the mother of two son. The other two grandchildren were the daughters of Anna (Rolfe) Blanchard.4 
Marriage*18 October 1651Anna Rolfe (Immigrant) married Richard Gardner (Immigrant) on 18 October 1651.4 
(MentionedInProbate) ProbateAnna Rolfe (Immigrant) is mentioned in the probate of the estate of Thomas Blanchard (Immigrant 1639); Hannah Blanchard the widow of my son Thomas - 2 children of said son, Marie & Sarah Blanchard - she became wife of Richard Gardner per Transcript of loose papers in the Middlesex court records (NEHGS: MSS Cb/1105), evidently written by Thomas Blanchard Sr. 

Family 1

 Thomas Blanchard (Immigrant 1639) b. 1625, d. 1650
Children 1.Mary Blanchard+3,4 b. c 1646, d. b 1729
 2.Sarah Blanchard+3,4 b. bt 1645 - 1650

Family 2

 Richard Gardner (Immigrant) b. 1619, d. 29 Mar 1698
Children 1.John Gardner3 b. 14 Aug 1652
 2.Anna-Hannah Gardner+3,4 b. 17 Jan 1655, d. 20 Sep 1690
 3.Benjamin Gardner3 b. 26 Dec 1656
 4.Henry Gardner+3 b. 12 Feb 1657/58, d. 20 Feb 1713
 5.Esther-Hester Gardner+3 b. 15 Oct 1659, d. 27 Dec 1707
 6.Ruth Gardner+3 b. 1 Apr 1661, d. 17 Oct 1695
 7.Abigail Gardner+3
 8.Rebecca Gardner+3 b. c 1667, d. 5 Jun 1709
 9.Mehitable Gardner+3
Last Edited 31 Jan 2011

Citations

  1. [S200] NEHGS Register, v.66 (Jul 1912) pgs 244-252.
  2. [S200] NEHGS Register, v.36 (Apr 1882) pgs 143-144.
  3. [S487] Descend-O-Gram, The Newsletter of The Sons & Daughters of The First Settlers of Newbury MA, vol xii pg 6.
  4. [S497] "Sarah, Mother of Jeremiah Bumstead" by Ruth Gray and "Diary of Jeremiah Bumstead of Boston 1722-1727", NEHGS Register Sarah: v.140 pgs 312-316 and Diary: v.15 Jul 1861 pg 193-204 and Oct 1861 pg 305-315.
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