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 1646 - 1709 (62 years)
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| Name |
Robert Bolling |
| Title |
Colonel |
| Suffix |
The Immigrant |
| Birth |
26 Dec 1646 |
All Hallows Barking Parish, London, Middlesex, England  [1, 2, 3, 4] |
| Christening |
26 Jan 1647 |
All Hallows-by-the-Tower, Barking Parish, London, England [1] |
- All Hallows-by-the-Tower, also previously dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin[1] and sometimes known as All Hallows Barking, is an ancient Anglican church on Byward Street in the City of London, overlooking the Tower of London.
Founded in 675, it is one of the oldest churches in London, and contains inside a 7th-century Saxon arch with recycled Roman tiles, the oldest surviving piece of church fabric in the city. (St. Pancras Parish Church in King's Cross has been a place of Christian worship since the sixth century.)
View more history & photos of All Hallows ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Hallows-by-the-Tower
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| Gender |
Male |
| Immigration |
2 Oct 1660 |
Virginia [2, 4, 5, 6] |
| Occupation |
Merchant & Planter [3] |
| Religion |
Anglican (Church of England) |
| Death |
17 Jul 1709 |
Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia [1, 2, 3, 4] |
- about Kippax Plantation...
Kippax Plantation was located on the south bank of the Appomattox River in what is today the City of Hopewell in southeast Virginia . Kippax Plantation was the home of Colonel Robert Bolling (1646-1709). Bolling married Jane Rolfe , who was the granddaughter of Pocahontas and John Rolfe . Their only child, John Bolling was born at Kippax in 1676, and settled nearby at Cobbs Plantation, just west of Point of Rocks across the Appomattox River in what is now Chesterfield County . While Jane's father Thomas Rolfe (1615-1675) never lived at Kippax Plantation, it is believed that he was buried there.
Kippax Plantation is considered to be a well-preserved archaeological site that is also well documented. Archaeologist Donald W. Linebaugh , of the University of Kentucky , located the remains of Col. Bolling's house in Hopewell, Virginia in 2002.[3]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kippax_Plantation
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| Burial |
Old Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia [2, 3] |
- He died on July 17, 1709 and was buried at his plantation Kippax, in Prince George Co., Virginia, where his tomb still stands.
Bolling's remains were moved postumously to Blandford Cemetery in Petersburg, Virginia.
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| Person ID |
I32791 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
15 May 2015 |
| Father |
John Bolling, b. 0___ 1615, Billing Hall, London, England d. 11 Nov 1648, Barking Parish, London, England (Age ~ 33 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Clarke, b. 0___ 1620, London, Middlesex, England d. 11 Nov 1648, London, Middlesex, England (Age ~ 28 years) |
| Marriage |
30 Nov 1640 |
London, Middlesex, England [4, 7] |
| Family ID |
F12010 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Jane Rolfe, b. 10 Oct 1650, Varina, Henrico County, Virginia d. 26 Jan 1676, Charles City County, Virginia (Age 25 years) |
| Marriage |
(Henrico County, Virginia) |
| Children |
| | 1. Jane Rolfe Bolling, b. 27 Jan 1675, Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia d. 24 Aug 1714, Ware Parish, Gloucester, Virginia (Age 39 years) |
| | 2. Major John Fairfax Bolling, b. 26 Jan 1676, Kippax, Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia d. 29 Jun 1727, Cobbs, Henrico County, Virginia (Age 51 years) |
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| Family ID |
F14690 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
| Family 2 |
Ann Meriweather Stith, b. 0___ 1660, Charles City County, Virginia d. 17 Jul 1709, Prince George County, Virginia (Age ~ 49 years) |
| Marriage |
0___ 1681 |
Kippax, Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. Agnes Bolling, b. 30 Nov 1700, Kippax, Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia d. 0___ 1762, Henrico County, Virginia (Age 61 years) |
| | 2. Mary Agnes "Molly" Bolling, b. 30 Nov 1702, Kippax, Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia d. 0___ 1776, Culpeper County, Virginia (Age 73 years) |
| | 3. Robert Bolling, Jr., b. 25 Jan 1682, Kippax, Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia d. 3 Jan 1749, Prince George County, Virginia (Age 66 years) |
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| Family ID |
F12008 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 26 Dec 1646 - All Hallows Barking Parish, London, Middlesex, England |
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 | Christening - 26 Jan 1647 - All Hallows-by-the-Tower, Barking Parish, London, England |
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 | Immigration - 2 Oct 1660 - Virginia |
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 | Marriage - 0___ 1681 - Kippax, Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia |
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 | Death - 17 Jul 1709 - Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia |
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 | Burial - - Old Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia |
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 | Marriage - - (Henrico County, Virginia) |
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 | Colonel Robert Bolling
The descendants of Robert Bolling's first marriage are sometimes referred to in family history forums as "Red Bollings" and the descendants of his second marriage as "White Bollings" (The Mynatt Family of Tennessee). |
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| Notes |
- Colonel Robert Bolling (December 26, 1646 - July 17, 1709) was a wealthy early American settler planter and merchant. His Mother was Mary Carie, his father was John Bolling born 1615. He was named after his Grandfather Robert Bolling, his Grandmother was Anne Clarke.
Ancestry and early life[edit ]
Robert Bolling was the son of John and Mary (Clarke) Bolling. He was born at Tower Street, All Hallows Barking Parish, in London on December 26, 1646.[1] His father John, was one of the Bollings of Bolling Hall , near Bradford , England. Robert's ancestry could be traced to Robert Bolling, Esquire, who died in 1485 and was buried in the family vault in the church of Bradford.[2] On October 2, 1660, at the age of fourteen, Bolling arrived in the colony of Virginia .[1] In 1674, he married Thomas Rolfe 's daughter, Jane .[1] Their son John Bolling was born January 26, 1676.[3] Jane is said to have died shortly after the birth.[4][5]
John Bolling (January 26, 1676 – April 20, 1729) married Mary Kennon, daughter of Richard Kennon and Elizabeth Worsham, and they had six children.[6] He was an ancestor to First Ladies Edith Bolling Wilson and Nancy Reagan , as well as Senator John McCain and both President Bushes.
Second marriage and death[edit ]
In 1681, after his first wife died, Col. Bolling married his second wife Anne Stith,[7] daughter of John Drury and Jane (Gregory) Stith. They had the following nine children together.
Jane Bolling (b. 1682), died young.
Robert Bolling Jr. (1682-1749), married Anne Mary Cocke. Robert was the grandfather of Beverley Randolph , the eighth Governor of Virginia .[8]
Stith Bolling (1686-1727), married Elizabeth Hartwell.
Edward Bolling (1687-1720), married Ms. Slaughter.
Anne Bolling (1690-1750), married Robert Wynne.
Drury Bolling (1695-1726), married Elizabeth Meriwether.
Thomas Bolling (1697-1734).
Agnes Bolling (1700-1762), married Richard Kennon.
Molly Mary Bolling (b. 1702), married Andrew Baker.
The descendants of Robert Bolling's first marriage are sometimes referred to in family history forums as "Red Bollings" and the descendants of his second marriage as "White Bollings". His grandson Robert Bolling was one of the most prolific poets in colonial Virginia.
As a merchant and planter, Bolling acquired a large estate. He was colonel of the militia and was a member of the House of Burgesses from Charles City County in 1702.[1]
Robert Bolling died on July 17, 1709, and was buried on his plantation Kippax , in Prince George Co. , Virginia , where his tomb still stands. However, in 1858, his remains were removed from Kippax to the Bolling mausoleum at Blandford Cemetery in Petersburg, Virginia erected by his great grandson.
Archaeological record[edit ]
Archaeologist Donald W. Linebaugh , of the University of Kentucky , located the remains of Col. Bolling's house in Hopewell, Virginia in 2002.[9]
The Archaeological Conservancy is currently trying to buy the site of Kippax Plantation to protect it from development. Thomas Rolfe , the son of Pocahontas and Robert Bolling's father-in-law, is buried there. The Archaeological Conservancy is in the process of raising the $205,000 needed for the purchase.[10] [4]
- More Stith Family Genealogy... http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~marshall/esmd323.htm
Col. Robert Bolling was born on 26 Dec 1646. He immigrated on 2 Oct 1660 to Virginia. He resided at 'Kippax', Prince George Co., VA. He was a member of the House of Burgesses at Virginia. He resided at 'Kippax', Charles City Co., VA. He married Jane Rolfe, daughter of Lt. Thomas Rolfe, in 1675 at Henrico Co., VA; 1st wife. He died on 17 Jul 1709 at age 62.
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- Colonel Robert Bolling (December 26, 1646 - July 17, 1709) was a wealthy early American settler, merchant and planter. He is the ancestor of many prominent individuals including Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush.
He was born on December 26, 1646 at Tower Street, All Hallows, Barking Parish, in London. He arrived in Virginia at the age of fourteen on October 2, 1660. In 1674, he married Jane Rolfe the granddaughter of Pocahontas. They had one child, John Bolling, born on January 26, 1676. His descendants, the only American descendants of Pocahontas, are termed the "Red Bollings". They include Edith Bolling, wife of U. S. President Woodrow Wilson and John Randolph of Roanoke. Jane died after one year of marriage.
In 1681, Col. Bolling married his second wife Anne Stith with whom he had many children, including Robert Bolling, Jr., who was born on January 25, 1682. Both Presidents Bush are descended from Robert Bolling, Jr.
In 1702 Bolling was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses representing Charles City Co., in 1702. He died on July 17, 1709 and was buried at his plantation Kippax, in Prince George Co., Virginia, where his tomb still stands.
Bolling's remains were moved postumously to Blandford Cemetery in Petersburg, Virginia. [3]
- Robert Bolling of "Chellowe", Buckingham County, wrote in French, about 1764, "A Memoir of a Portion of the Bolling Family, of England and Virginia". It remained in manuscript until 1868, when a handsome edition, a translrtion, was published by the well kuown Virginia Antiquary, the late Thomas H. Wynne. Mr. Wynne added many notes and obtained the permission of Mr. Thomas Bolling, ower of a long series of Bolling portraits to have them photographed for reporduction.
The book contains the following portraits"
(1) Col. Robert Bolling, the emigrant;
(2) John Bolling, the son;
(3) Mary Kennon wife of John Bolling;
(4) John Bolling, Jr.;
(5) Elizabeth Blair, wife of John Bolling, Jr.;
(6) Thomas Bolling, son of John Jr.;
(7) Betty Gay, wife of Thomas Bolling;
(8) Richard Randolph, of "Curls";
(9) Jane Bolling, his wife;
(10) Richard Randolph, Jr., of "Curls";
(11) Ann Meade, his wife;
(12) William Bolling of "Bolling Hall";
(13) Mary Randolph, his wife;
(14) Anne Meade Bolling, daughter of William Bolling;
(15) Portrait of a minister called "Rev. Hugh Blair"; as there was no such person in Virginia, the subject of this portrait is no doubt Rev. James Blair, President of William and Mary College, and uncle of the wife of John Bolling, Jr.; (16) Judge John Robertson.
The originals of all these portraits, except the last, are now owned by Mr. Richard Bolling, who also has another portrait of Betty (Gay) Bolling, with two children; of a "Captain Bolling", of U.S. Senate or Thomas Bolling Robertson, of Louisiana, and of Richard and John Morris, of Hanover Co., VA.
All of Mr. Bollings portraits have for a number of years been loaned to the Virginia Historical Society. When Mr. Wynne, obtained permission to reproduce the portraits for publication, it is stated that he has very fine water-color copies made and these were photographed for his book.
A comparison shows that these portraits were admirably copied.
The photographic negatives of all of these portraits are now the property of Mr. H. P. Cooke, photographer, Richmond, Va. Other portraits of members of this branch of the Bolling family are in existance. [8]
- Kippax Plantation
Bolling Family Significance: Robert Bolling took his bride, Jane Rolfe, to live here
Historical Significance: Thomas Rolfe, (son of Pocahontas and John Rolfe) and his daughter Jane Rolfe Bolling are buried there
Summary of Site History:
Succeeding Owners: Martha Dangerfield Bland Blodget Curran, Samuel Perkins, Thomas Cocke and Peyton Mason, Joshua Poythress, John Henry Timson, John Batte, Francis E. Green, Robert Gilliam, Jr., Steven Heretick, Jennie Heretick and Valma Heretick.
Kippas is now owned by the National Archeological Conservancy. The current home on the site is not historic and is occupied by non-Bollings. Please respect their privacy and just stop nearby at the tombstones of Thomas and Jane Rolfe should you visit the site.
Details of Building and Grounds:
Full History of the Site:
Family Heirlooms at Site: None
Other Interesting Facts:
Robert Bolling was buried at Kippax, as was Jane, his first wife, and probably Anne Stith, his second wife, as well as other family members. Eventually, the family graveyard was left unattended. Robert Buckner Bolling, great grandson of Robert I, moved the remains of the succeeding male heirs only, to a newly built mausoleum at Blandford Cemetery. An article in the Hopewell News, dated July 23, 1943, stated that Thomas Rolfe, as well as his daughter, Jane Rolfe, were lying in unmarked graves at Kippax. Attorney and Mrs. Thomas Brown Robertson arranged with Dr. Hamilton James Eckenrode, Director of History and Archeological for the Virginian Antiquities to mark the graves before the site was lost for all time. The two markers can be seen about 100 feet to the east of where Bland Avenue ends and 25 feet from the side of the driveway.
Noteworthy Sites Nearby: Cedar Level, Mitchells, Cawsons, Bolling homes in Petersburg . Cobbs Cemetery, Blandford Cemetery (Petersburg)
Sources of Information: James Patton, Julian Robertson, Mary Mitchell Calos
Family Group: 1
Type of Site: Land
Original Owner: Robert Bolling I
Construction Date: 1670-1675
Last Bolling Owner: Theodoric Bland, Jr. (Frances Bolling Bland’s son)
Directions: From I-295, exit 9B, go east on Rt. 36 to Ashland Street, turn left, proceed two block, cross RR tracks, continue north on Cedar Level Road to Pocahantas Street (approximately 1000 feet) turn right, then immediate left on Bland Avenue, which ends there
Access: People are permitted to park in driveway area just off Pocahontas Street and walk approximately 100 feet up driveway remaining away from the current house. Please respect the privacy of the current occupants of the home on the Kippax site.
Current Owner: Misses Jennie and Valma Heretick
Location:
Kippax Plantation Hopewell, VA
United States
37° 16' 45.84" N, 77° 19' 5.988" W
See map: Google Maps [9]
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