Feddeman Frisby Rolle (1828–1901) was born in Fleming, KY, where his parents, Thomas and Elizabeth Rolle lived, because Elizabeth’s father, DAR Patriot Robert Rolle, moved westward. Marrying his cousin, Thomas was the son of DAR Patriot, John Rolle. Upon Elizabeth’s death, Thomas brought his children back to Talbott County, MD, the home of the Rolle family since Dr. Francis Rolle arrived in 1707. Feddeman’s grandfather, who built the home on Rolle’s Range still occupied today, served in the colonial militia as a member of the Talbot County MD Troop of Horse in 1748. Military service was a Rolle family tradition that continued though the Revolution, the Civil War and with Feddeman’s son, Thomas, serving in the Indian wars as a Corporal in Company I, 3rd US Cavalry.
Feddeman and Anna Eliza Webb were married on 20 February 1851, and the 1860 census names him as a farmer and head of household. He served in the Civil War, enlisting as a Private on 18 September 1861 in Co. H, 1st Eastern Shore Home Guard. He was honorably mustered out on 23 December 1864. This unit volunteered, thinking they would stay in the area. Instead, they served as part of the 1st Eastern Shore Maryland Infantry in the Battle of Gettysburg July 2-3 and in the pursuit of Lee July 5-24.
Feddeman and Anna Eliza Rolle had six children. He worked as a blacksmith, and he owned a farm near the town of Trappe, a stop on the steamship lines. It was in 1898 that the Bureau of Pensions was set up and provided pensions for the men serving in the war. He only received it for a few years, $12 a month, but his wife continued to benefit from this income. Feddeman died 10 Nov 1901 and is buried at Spring Hill Cemetery, Easton, MD.
Ancestor of Ann Kay Kirsch Gilbert
Lineal Descendant of her 2nd Great Grandfather
Private Feddeman F. Rolle
Co. H, 1st ES Maryland Infantry
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Feddeman and Anna Eliza Webb were married on 20 February 1851, and the 1860 census names him as a farmer and head of household. He served in the Civil War, enlisting as a Private on 18 September 1861 in Co. H, 1st Eastern Shore Home Guard. He was honorably mustered out on 23 December 1864. This unit volunteered, thinking they would stay in the area. Instead, they served as part of the 1st Eastern Shore Maryland Infantry in the Battle of Gettysburg July 2-3 and in the pursuit of Lee July 5-24.
Feddeman and Anna Eliza Rolle had six children. He worked as a blacksmith, and he owned a farm near the town of Trappe, a stop on the steamship lines. It was in 1898 that the Bureau of Pensions was set up and provided pensions for the men serving in the war. He only received it for a few years, $12 a month, but his wife continued to benefit from this income. Feddeman died 10 Nov 1901 and is buried at Spring Hill Cemetery, Easton, MD.
Ancestor of Ann Kay Kirsch Gilbert
Lineal Descendant of her 2nd Great Grandfather
Private Feddeman F. Rolle
Co. H, 1st ES Maryland Infantry
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War