Early Colonial Families and Their Roots

The following examples below regarding names of the Bolling family are intended for educational purposes in the field of Genealogy; Robert Bolling II and Anne Cocke my 6th great-grandparents.  Thus, John Bolling I is my 6th great-half Uncle (hopefully that term exists "great-half Uncle) and his son John Bolling II is my 1st-half-cousin. Find A Grave is useful tool for discovering family lineages, however, it has weaknesses. I have used it religiously in my journey and it is very fun. Bear in mind, that Find A Grave is not as acceptable as one may think in joining a lineage society.  Grave dates are not as accurate as one might believe; again, this does not mean that you should omit Find A Grave from your own journey. Below I have demonstrated examples of the flaws in Find A Grave. The screenshot above shows Robert Bolling II, son of Robert Boling and Anne Stith (John Bolling I half-brother). If you look at his spouse her name is identified as "Anne Mary Cocke Bolling"; t

Links to Wills via Family Search Below (scroll down).  Hope it helps! -------email me if you have any questions about the Bolling family! I descend from Robert Bolling and Ann Stith (I am a white bolling, literally!) ------>  sstraussksig90@gmail.com          Carson, Jane. “The Will of John Rolfe.”  The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography , vol. 58, no. 1, 1950, pp. 58–65.  JSTOR , http://www.jstor.org/stable/4245674. Accessed 7 Jul. 2022 http://www.jstor.org/stable/4245674    (link to John Rolfe Will) Matoaka Descendants Wills and other Wills to help along the journey Elizabeth Bolling Gay (wife of William Gay) [Source: Chesterfield County, VA, Will Book No. 2 with Inventories and Accounts, 1765-1774, pp. 112-113] https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99PC-3NG3?i=707&cat=417637 Mention of “Thomas Rolfe” (only son of John Rolfe and Matoaka) in deed, pg 54 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9PX-KZ4L?cat=366316 Thomas Mann Randolph, Sr Will, 1793