Anthony Rolfe, Esq.

Biographical notes

From “Biographical History of Gonville & Caius College, 1349-1713. University Press, 1897. Page 245. GoogleBooks

Rolfe, Anthony: of Tuttington, Norfolk: son of Clement Rolfe, gent. (formerly of the college; p. 148). Admitted, July 7, 1619, pensioner to the bachelors' table. Surety, Mr Michell.

Of Tuttington, Esq. Left two daughters, one of whom married Mr Elwin, of Booton Hall, and the other Sir Thomas Leigh, of Addington, Surrey.

Family

From William Thorndale (1990):[2]

"The parish register for Tuttington, co. Norfolk, gives the following entries for the children of Anthony Rolfe, gentleman, and his wife Mary...: [citing G.H. Holley, Norfolk parish extracts, surnames P-R, (unpublished notes), FHL film 094,821]

1. Maria, born 29 March, baptized 7 April 1630; buried May 1630
2. Maria, born 17 October, baptized 29 October 1632; died 31 May at Saxthorn, buried 1 June 1634.
3. Anna, born 1 March, baptized 2 March 1633[/34]
4. Clemens and Anthonius, born 29 December, baptized 8 January 1635[/6]; Clemens buried 24 December 1637. [Anthony matriculated at Caius College, Cambridge, in 1653 but disappears from the records after that.]
5. Hannah, baptized 23 January 1639[/40].

"Consequent to their brothers' early deaths, Hannah and Anna became co-heiresses of their father Anthony.

Mary Rolfe Estate

From https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5648703

• Reference: C 10/224/47
• Description:
• Short title: Leigh v Founteyne.
• Plaintiffs: Thomas Leigh of Middle Temple, Middlesex, gent.
• Defendants: James Founteyne of Salle, Norfolk, esq and Peter Elwyn of Thurning, Norfolk, gent.
• Subject: personal estate of Mary Rolfe ofTuttington, Norfolk, widow of Anthony Rolfe of Tuttington, Norfolk, gent deceased and grandmother of plaintiff.
• Document type: bill and answer
• Note: Additional data supplied by reader
• Date: 1686
• Held by: The National Archives, Kew
• Legal status: Public

References

• “Biographical History of Gonville & Caius College, 1349-1713. University Press, 1897. Page 148. GoogleBooks Rolfe, Clement: son of Thomas Roffe, gent. (of Tuttington). Born at Tuttington, Norfolk. Schools, Norwich and Burgh (' Borowe'), under Messrs Lymbert and Tills. Age 17. Admitted to the scholars' table, April 25, 1593. Tutor and surety, Mr Rant, M.A., fellow.vScholar, Mich' 1593 to Mich' 1595. Of Tuttington, gent. In 1632-41 he held the manor of Runham, of the Bp of Ely. Will proved (Norw.) Jan. 16, 1644-5. Father of Anthony, of 1619; who was his executor.
• copied from Notable Kin: Some Descendants and Kinsmen of Descendants of Pocahontas: An Excursion into Southern GenealogybyGary Boyd Roberts.Published Date : April 1986 at www.americanancestors.com. link
• William Thorndale, "Two Rolfe Negatives," in The Virginia Genealogist, 34(1990):211
• A topographical history of Surrey, by E.W. Brayley assisted by J. Britton ... By Edward Wedlake Brayley, John Britton. Page 248. GoogleBooks comment: misidentifies this Anthony Rolfe as part of the Pocohantas family.
• ”The Royal Lineage of Our Noble and Gentle Families: Together with Their Paternal Ancestry,” Volume 1. Hazell, Watson, and Viney, 1883 - Families of royal descent - 88 pages. Page 83. “Elwin, of Booton, formerly of Thirning, Norfolk.” GoogleBooks