In 1681, after his first wife died, Col. Bolling married his second wife Anne Stith,[5] daughter of John Drury and Jane (Gregory) Stith. They had the following children together:
Robert Bolling Jr. (1682–1749), married Anne Mary Cocke. Robert was the grandfather of Beverley Randolph, the eighth Governor of Virginia.[6] Robert and Anne were also the great-grandparents of Anne Custis – wife of Robert Edward Lee.
Stith Bolling (1686–1727), married Elizabeth Hartwell.
Captain Edward Bolling (1687–1710), married Ms. Slaughter died of smallpox at sea.[7]
Anne Bolling (1690–1750), married Robert Elam, Senior.
Drury Bolling (1695–1726), married Elizabeth Meriwether. (Elizabeth's brother Nicholas Meriwether was a great-great-grandfather of Captain Meriwether Lewis the explorer.)
Thomas Bolling (1697–1734).
Agnes Bolling (1700–1762), married Richard Kennon.
The descendants of Robert Bolling's first marriage are sometimes referred to in family history forums as "Red Bollings" due to the Native American lineage of Jane Rolfe's grandmother Pocahontas. These "Red Bollings" include prominent descendants such as Edith Bolling Wilson, wife of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. Bolling's great-grandson, Robert Bolling, was one of the most prolific poets in colonial Virginia. The descendants of his second marriage are referred to as "White Bollings".
Robert Bolling Jr. (1682–1749), married Anne Mary Cocke. Robert was the grandfather of Beverley Randolph, the eighth Governor of Virginia.[6] Robert and Anne were also the great-grandparents of Anne Custis – wife of Robert Edward Lee.
Stith Bolling (1686–1727), married Elizabeth Hartwell.
Captain Edward Bolling (1687–1710), married Ms. Slaughter died of smallpox at sea.[7]
Anne Bolling (1690–1750), married Robert Elam, Senior.
Drury Bolling (1695–1726), married Elizabeth Meriwether. (Elizabeth's brother Nicholas Meriwether was a great-great-grandfather of Captain Meriwether Lewis the explorer.)
Thomas Bolling (1697–1734).
Agnes Bolling (1700–1762), married Richard Kennon.
The descendants of Robert Bolling's first marriage are sometimes referred to in family history forums as "Red Bollings" due to the Native American lineage of Jane Rolfe's grandmother Pocahontas. These "Red Bollings" include prominent descendants such as Edith Bolling Wilson, wife of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. Bolling's great-grandson, Robert Bolling, was one of the most prolific poets in colonial Virginia. The descendants of his second marriage are referred to as "White Bollings".
In 1681, after his first wife died, Col. Bolling married his second wife Anne Stith,[5] daughter of John Drury and Jane (Gregory) Stith. They had the following children together:
Robert Bolling Jr. (1682–1749), married Anne Mary Cocke. Robert was the grandfather of Beverley Randolph, the eighth Governor of Virginia.[6] Robert and Anne were also the great-grandparents of Anne Custis – wife of Robert Edward Lee.
Stith Bolling (1686–1727), married Elizabeth Hartwell.
Captain Edward Bolling (1687–1710), married Ms. Slaughter died of smallpox at sea.[7]
Anne Bolling (1690–1750), married Robert Elam, Senior.
Drury Bolling (1695–1726), married Elizabeth Meriwether. (Elizabeth's brother Nicholas Meriwether was a great-great-grandfather of Captain Meriwether Lewis the explorer.)
Thomas Bolling (1697–1734).
Agnes Bolling (1700–1762), married Richard Kennon.
The descendants of Robert Bolling's first marriage are sometimes referred to in family history forums as "Red Bollings" due to the Native American lineage of Jane Rolfe's grandmother Pocahontas. These "Red Bollings" include prominent descendants such as Edith Bolling Wilson, wife of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. Bolling's great-grandson, Robert Bolling, was one of the most prolific poets in colonial Virginia. The descendants of his second marriage are referred to as "White Bollings".
Robert Bolling Jr. (1682–1749), married Anne Mary Cocke. Robert was the grandfather of Beverley Randolph, the eighth Governor of Virginia.[6] Robert and Anne were also the great-grandparents of Anne Custis – wife of Robert Edward Lee.
Stith Bolling (1686–1727), married Elizabeth Hartwell.
Captain Edward Bolling (1687–1710), married Ms. Slaughter died of smallpox at sea.[7]
Anne Bolling (1690–1750), married Robert Elam, Senior.
Drury Bolling (1695–1726), married Elizabeth Meriwether. (Elizabeth's brother Nicholas Meriwether was a great-great-grandfather of Captain Meriwether Lewis the explorer.)
Thomas Bolling (1697–1734).
Agnes Bolling (1700–1762), married Richard Kennon.
The descendants of Robert Bolling's first marriage are sometimes referred to in family history forums as "Red Bollings" due to the Native American lineage of Jane Rolfe's grandmother Pocahontas. These "Red Bollings" include prominent descendants such as Edith Bolling Wilson, wife of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. Bolling's great-grandson, Robert Bolling, was one of the most prolific poets in colonial Virginia. The descendants of his second marriage are referred to as "White Bollings".
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Please check out documentation at this site which shows Robert Elam as Elizabeth Ann Bolling as his wife and records of children's births. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/L2ZM-5C1
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