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John James Roberts 1526 – 1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Woolston, Gloucestershire, , England

Death Date: 10 Aug 1628

Death Location: Woolaston, Gloucestershire, , England

Father: Sir Burway

Mother: Lady Shropshire

Spouse(s): Lady Rhys

Children(s): Governor Roberts

John James Roberts I was born in 1526 in Woolston, Gloucestershire, , England, the child of Sir John Roberts of Burway and Lady Margaret Johnson of Ashford Shropshire. John James Roberts I married Lady Elizabeth Fitzuryan Rice Rhys, and had children including Governor Thomas Roberts. John James Roberts I passed away in 1628 in Woolaston, Gloucestershire, , England.

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Biography

  • John James Roberts I was born in 1526 in Woolston, Gloucestershire, , England, the child of Sir John Roberts of Burway and Lady Margaret Johnson of Ashford Shropshire.
  • John James Roberts I married Lady Elizabeth Fitzuryan Rice Rhys, and had children including Governor Thomas Roberts.
  • John James Roberts I passed away in 1628 in Woolaston, Gloucestershire, , England.

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John Roberts's Ancestors

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John Roberts
1526 – 1628
Birth Place: Woolston, Gloucestershire, , England
Parents
Sir John Roberts of Burway
1510 – 1610
Burway, Shropshire, or Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Margaret Johnson of Ashford) Shropshire
1515 – 1556
Ashford, Shropshire, England
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John Roberts's Descendants

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John (James) Roberts (1526 – 10 Aug 1628) m. Lady (Elizabeth Fitzuryan Rice) Rhys (about 1540 – abt 1645)
  1. 1. Governor (Thomas) Roberts (11 Oct 1590 – 06/30/1664) m. Lady (Dorothy Talbot) Boyle (31 Dec 1617 – 26 Mar 1668)
    1. 1. Francis Roberts (20 Jan 1643 – 1697) m. Elizabeth Tidwell m. Sarah GORE (1648 – 1697) m. Sarah STOVALL (1648 – 28 May 1700) m. Alice Arnold
      1. 1. Arthur ROBERTS (Abt. 1671 – 1 Dec 1702) m. Joyce Smith (ABT 1676 – abt 1748)
        1. 1. Arthur (Alexander Roberts) * (Abt. 1700 – 12 Jul 1748) m. Margaret (Bagwell) * (Abt. 1704 – Aft. 1748)

John Roberts's Timeline

2 Records

1526
1526
Birth of John James Roberts I in Woolston, Gloucestershire, , England
Woolston, Gloucestershire, , England
1628
10 Aug 1628
Age 102
Death of John James Roberts I in Woolaston, Gloucestershire, , England
Woolaston, Gloucestershire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Woolston, Gloucestershire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1628
    Event Place: Woolaston, Gloucestershire, , England

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