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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

In 1526, John James Roberts I entered the world in Woolston, Gloucestershire, , England, born to Sir John Roberts of Burway and Lady Margaret Johnson of Ashford Shropshire. Years later, John James Roberts I married Lady Elizabeth Fitzuryan Rice Rhys, and the couple became parents to Governor Thomas Roberts. John James Roberts I died in 1628 in Woolaston, Gloucestershire, , England.

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Parents

Sir Burway
1510 – 1610
Birth Location: Burway, Shropshire, or Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England
SB
Lady Shropshire
1515 – 1556
Birth Location: Ashford, Shropshire, England
LS

Spouses(s)

Lady Rhys
1540 – 1645
Birth Location: North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, , England
LR

Children(s)

Governor Roberts
1590 – 1664
Birth Location: Woolaston, Gloucestershire, England
GR

Sources

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

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