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Robert Turke Short 1670 – 1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1670

Birth Location: Oldland, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 1739

Death Location: Yate, Gloucestershire, England

Father: William Short

Mother: Sarah Turke

Spouse(s): Mary Woodward

Children(s): William Short

In 1670, Robert Turke Short entered the world in Oldland, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, born to William Short and Sarah Turke. Robert Turke Short married Mary Sarah Woodward, and had children including William Short. Robert Turke Short passed away in 1739 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1670, Robert Turke Short entered the world in Oldland, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, born to William Short and Sarah Turke.
  • Robert Turke Short married Mary Sarah Woodward, and had children including William Short.
  • Robert Turke Short passed away in 1739 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Short's Ancestors

Self
Robert Short
1670 – 1739
Birth Place: Oldland, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
William Short
1647 – 1713
Oldland, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Turke
1647 – 1685
Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, , England
Grandparents
Henry Short
1580 – 1673
England, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Glover
1620 – 1697
Lymington, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Thomas Turke
1612 – 1673
Gloucestershire, England
Sarah Neale
1624 – 1697
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Short
1541 – 1601
Tamsyn Stysson
1560 – 1602
Elizabeth Harris
1585 – 1643
Richard TURCKE
1581 –
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2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Short
1500 – 1541
Elizabeth Carson
1505 – 1541
Jacobi Stysson
1530 – 1578
Elizabeth Lake
1532 – 1578
John TURCKE
1545 –

Robert Short's Descendants

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Robert (Turke) Short (1670 – 1739) m. Mary (Sarah) Woodward (02/04/1677 – Aft. 1739)
  1. 1. William Short (Abt. 1714 – Aft. 1740) m. Mary Jarrett (1719 – 1740)
    1. 1. Nancy Short (1735 – 1787) m. Jonas Griffith (24 Jun 1734 – 1828)
      1. 1. Elizabeth ('Betsy') Griffith (1780 – 1786) m. Capt. (Samuel T) Dyer (1750 – 1818)
        1. 1. Mary ('Molly') Dyer (Abt. 1760 – May 13, 1855) m. Benjamin Hester (abt 1757 – Aug 1831)

Robert Short's Timeline

2 Records

1670
1670
Birth of Robert Turke Short in Oldland, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Oldland, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1739
1739
Age 69
Death of Robert Turke Short in Yate, Gloucestershire, England
Yate, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Oldland, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Yate, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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