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Major John Fairfax Bolling (January 27, 1676 – April 20, 1729) was a colonist, farmer, and politician in the Virginia Colony. He was the son of Colonel Robert Bolling and Jane (née Rolfe) Bolling. His maternal grandfather was Chief Powhatan's grandson, Thomas Rolfe. John Bolling was born at Kippax Plantation, in Charles City County, a site which is now within the corporate limits of the City of Hopewell. He made his home at the Bolling family plantation "Cobbs" just west of Point of Rocks on the north shore of the Appomattox River downstream from present-day Petersburg, Virginia. (Cobbs was located in Henrico County until the area south of the James River was subdivided to form Chesterfield County in 1749). == Personal life == John Bolling married Mary Kennon (1679–1727), daughter of Richard Kennon and Elizabeth Worsham, on December 29, 1697. They had at least seven children, whose names appear in John Bolling's will:〔Henrico Wills & Deeds 1697-1704, p.96〕 * John Bolling Jr. (1700–1757) married Elizabeth Bland Blair (who was the niece of James Blair, the first president of The College of William & Mary) on August 1, 1728 and had at least nine children, including John Bolling, who married Mary Jefferson, the sister of United States President Thomas Jefferson. * Jane Bolling (1703–1766) married Colonel Richard Randolph in 1714 or 1720 and had six children.〔 * Elizabeth Bolling (b. 1709), married William Gay of Scotland and had three children.〔 * Mary Bolling (1711–1744), married John Fleming and had eight children.〔 * Martha Bolling (1713–1737), married Thomas Eldridge in 1729 and had four children.〔 * Anne Bolling (1718–1800), married James Murray and had six children.〔 * Sarah Bolling (1727-1816), married Major Robert Davis and had one child. 〔Henrico Wills & Deeds 1697-1704, p.97〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Bolling」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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