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Gravestone of Col. John Fairfax Bolling (and others) The inscription on the grave reads:
 Around this Stone
Lie the Remains of COL. JNO. BOLLING of "COBBS" Great-Grand
Son of ROLFE and POCAHONTAS B. 1676, -- D. 1729 He was
prominent in his day, Represented his County (Chesterfield) in
the House of Burgesses, and was long Lieutenant, an office of
great dignity and importance. Being the only great-grand
child of Pocahontas, he was the ancestor of all who define
their lineage from her.
Also Lies Here Unmarked The
remains of a large number of her descendants whose tombs - save
one - then of Elizabeth, eldest grand daughter were destroyed
during the occupancy of "Cobbs" by the Federal troops in
1864.
Among Those Buried Here Were WILLIAM ROBERTSON
B. 1750, -- D. 1829 Member of Council of State his wife
ELIZABETH BOLLING, and their youngest son WYNDHAM
ROBERTSON B. 1803, -- D. 1888. Soverine Governor of
Virginia whose direction this monument is erected.
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