James Rochelle (1786-1835)

Served as the fourth clerk of Virginia courts in Southampton from 1815 to 1835 (20 years).

Birth 1786 The Hermitage, Southampton County, Virginia

Death 17 Aug 1835 Millfield Plantation, Manry, Southampton County, Virginia, USA (aged 50)

Burial Southampton County, Virginia

He married Martha Blow (Hines) on 19 April 1817 in Surrey, Virginia.

Martha was the daughter of William Hines and Martha Blow.

Martha was the widow of Dr. Henry Miles Gray.

He and Martha were the parents of three children:

John William Rochelle ()

James Henry ()

Martha Blow ()

Served as the fourth clerk of Virginia courts in Southampton. George H. Thomas, afterwards the distin- guished federal general in the late war,

See info on Southampton County Clerks here.

See burial information at Find A Grave.


See burial information at Find A Grave.

See Kello Cemetery info here.

[1] Richmond Whig, Vol: XVIII, Issue 28, Page 2, Date: Tuesday, 6 April 1841 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175966509/james-henry-rochelle See The History of the Rochelle-Prince House