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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 .
An exhibit and five-part series of lectures on the history of Kippax Plantation, which was established in the late 17th century as the home of Robert Bolling and his wife Jane Rolfe, the granddaughter of Pocohontas.
Aug 11, 2023 · The Kippax Plantation Archaeological Site is located just below the fall line of the Appomattox River in the city of Hopewell. This location has made it appealing for settlement from the Archaic period to the present, providing valuable information about several periods and cultures. Many Archaic and Woodland period (8000 B.C.–.
In 2002, archaeologists from the University of Kentucky unearthed the remains of the original house Bolling built on the property. Kippax Plantation was located along the Appomattox River and was a diverse community built near a major trade route between the European settlers and the local Native Americans.
He was colonel of the militia and was a member of the House of Burgesses representing 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 ...
Sep 24, 2021 · Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, lawmakers and historians joined Professor Donald Linebaugh and members of the Bolling, Eppes and Heretick families last week to unveil a historic marker commemorating Kippax Plantation, the 17 th century home of English merchant Robert Bolling and Jane Rolfe, the granddaughter of Pocahontas. Located on the southern banks of the Appomattox River, Kippax has been ...
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