Early Colonial Families and Their Roots

Below are screenshots regarding the history of the Bolling Family. It is a ton of information but incredibly fascinating. Click  "Here"  for link to "Descendants of Robert Boling and Anne Stith" (Robert Boling's second marriage) Click  "Here"  for link to Descendants of Matoaka "Pocahontas" and John Rolfe

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