Actually, a very long history that started in Florida....
Denys Rolle, English plantation owner established what was known as Rollestown near what is now Palatka. When British ceded that territory to Spain after Treaty of Versailles, he moved everything from Florida to Exuma in Bahamas. When his slaves were freed, many took the surname Rolle.
i think this first article
might be wrong, because I have read that Denys Rolle moved his slaves to the Bahamas not that they moved themselves when he purportedly went back to England. He apparently set up shop in Exuma, taking his slaves with him.
https://www.ghosttowns.com/states/fl/rollestown.html
Here are some articles on Denys Rolle’s son, Jonathan, who was apparently upset at having to pay to feed his inherited slaves after they were emancipated by the British government. (Although he is said to have not favored slavery—I know, still not an excuse.)
Lord John Rolle was one angry beast of a man in 1834. Not only was forced to free his slaves, but it seemed he was on the hook to feed Continue Reading
bahamianology.com
http://exuma.online/culture/exuma-history-john-rolle/