 thumb|portrait of robert bolling colonel robert bolling (december 26, 1646&nbsp;&ndash; 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== 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.the virginia magazine of history and biography, volume 7, 1899, pages 352-353. 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. on october 2, 1660, at the age of fourteen, bolling arrived in the colony of virginia. in 1674, he married thomas rolfe's daughter, jane. their son john bolling was born january 26, 1676.dorman, adventurers of purse and person, 4th ed., p.28 jane is said to have died shortly after the birth.a memoir of a portion of the bolling family in england and virginia, robert bolling, john robertson, thomas hicks wynne, chesapeake book co., 1868, page 19.it has been suggested (http://genforum.genealogy.com/pocahontas/messages/911.html) that robert bolling and jane rolfe might also have had a daughter, who might have married rev james clack, rector of ware parish in gloucester county; however, no documentary evidence has emerged to support this theory. john bolling (january 26, 1676&nbsp;&ndash; april 20, 1729) married mary kennon, daughter of richard kennon and elizabeth worsham, and they had six children.henrico wills & deeds 1697-1704, p.96 he was an ancestor to firstladies edith bolling wilson and nancy reagan, as well as senator john mccain and both president bushes. == second marriage and death == in 1681, after his first wife died, col. bolling married his second wife anne stith,{{cite book |last1=gordon |first1=armistead c |authorlink1=
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