Individual Details

Mary Scullard

(9 Jan 1641/42 - 10 Apr 1687)

It was after the birth of their 3rd child and while John was away from Newbury that Mary became involved in a scandal with a Dr. Henry Greenland, a new-comer to Newbury. He was found guilty of adultery and ordered out of Newbury. He went first to Kittery, Maine from where he was forced to leave. He then relocated to Piscataway, New Jersey where he and his family settled. Shortly after John's return to Newbury, he, Mary and their daughters, Mary and Rebecca relocated to Nantucket where their next five children were born. About 1672 the family relocated to a part of Cambridge that is now Arlington where he purchased and operated "Cook's Mill". Three, possibly four of their children were born there.
Taken from The Early Rolfe Settlers of New England, Frederick G. Rolfe, 1995, Gateway Press.
Here is a funny account of the story: http://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/henry-greenland-tries-to-seduce-a-young-puritan-wife-it-doesnt-go-well/

Read more about John Rolfe and Mary Scullard here: https://www.abbottgenealogy.com/single-post/enticed-into-an-act-of-uncleanness

Events

Birth9 Jan 1641/42Newbury, Massachusetts Bay
Marriage4 Dec 1656Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay - John Rolfe (Rolph)
Death10 Apr 1687Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Families

SpouseJohn Rolfe (Rolph) (1634 - 1681)
ChildMary Rolfe (Rolph) (1658 - 1658)
ChildMary Rolfe (Rolph) (1659 - )
ChildRebecca Rolfe (Rolph) (1661 - 1751)
ChildJohn Rolfe (Rolph) (1663 - )
ChildSamuel Rolfe (Rolph) (1665 - )
ChildSarah Rolfe (Rolph) (1667 - )
ChildJoseph Rolfe (Rolph) (1669 - )
ChildHannah Rolfe (Rolph) (1671 - )
ChildBenjamin Rolfe (Rolph) (1674 - )
ChildHester (Esther) Rolfe (Rolph) (1676 - 1742)
ChildHenry Rolfe (Rolph) (1678 - )
ChildMoses Rolfe (Rolph) (1681 - )
FatherSamuel Scullard (1617 - 1647)
MotherRebecca Kent (1622 - 1684)
SiblingRebecca Scullard (1643 - )
SiblingSarah Scullard (1645 - )

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