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Robert Woodroffe \ Woodruff 1562–1637 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1562

Birth Location: Tongham, Guildford Borough, Surrey, England

Death Date: 20 Jun 1637

Death Location: Tongham, Guildford Borough, Surrey, England

Father: Sir Woodruff

Mother: Elizabeth Hill

Spouse(s): Brouysia Woodruff

Children(s): David Woodruff, William Woodruff, Nicholas Woodruff, Grissell Woodruff, Elizabeth Woodruff, Edmund Woodruff, Ursula Woodruff

In 1562, Robert Woodroffe \ Woodruff entered the world in Tongham, Guildford Borough, Surrey, England, born to Sir David Woodruff And Elizabeth Hill. Robert Woodroffe \ Woodruff married Brouysia Woodruff, and had children including David Sir Knight Woodruff, Edmund Woodruff, Elizabeth Woodruff, Grissell Woodruff, Nicholas Woodruff, Ursula Woodruff, William Woodruff. Robert Woodroffe \ Woodruff passed away in 1637 in Tongham, Guildford Borough, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • In 1562, Robert Woodroffe \ Woodruff entered the world in Tongham, Guildford Borough, Surrey, England, born to Sir David Woodruff And Elizabeth Hill.
  • Robert Woodroffe \ Woodruff married Brouysia Woodruff, and had children including David Sir Knight Woodruff, Edmund Woodruff, Elizabeth Woodruff, Grissell Woodruff, Nicholas Woodruff, Ursula Woodruff, William Woodruff.
  • Robert Woodroffe \ Woodruff passed away in 1637 in Tongham, Guildford Borough, Surrey, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Woodruff
1536–1572
Birth Location: Ufcombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Hill
1540–1572
Birth Location: London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Brouysia Woodruff
1562–1637
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

David Woodruff
1587–1631
Birth Location: Poyle, Middlesex, England
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William Woodruff
1587–1637
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Nicholas Woodruff
1584–
Birth Location: London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
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Grissell Woodruff
1596–1597
Birth Location: London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Woodruff
1590–
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Edmund Woodruff
1585–
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Ursula Woodruff
1593–
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Robert Woodruff's Ancestors

Self
Robert Woodruff
1562–1637
Birth Place: Tongham, Guildford Borough, Surrey, England
Parents
Sir David Woodruff
1536–1572
Ufcombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Hill
1540–1572
London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Woodruff's Descendants

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Robert (Woodroffe \) Woodruff (1562–20 Jun 1637) m. Brouysia Woodruff (1562–1637)
  1. 1. David ((Sir; Knight)) Woodruff 1587–1631 m. Anne ROGERSON 1592–1612
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Woodroffe \) Woodruff 1610–1697
      1. 1. Samuel Wardwell 1643–1692 m. Sarah Hooper 1650–1709
        1. 1. Mercy Wright 1673–1754 m. John Wright 1675–1752
        2. 2. Eliakim Wardwell 1687–1753
        3. 3. Rebecca Wardwell 1691–1737
        4. 4. Samuel Wardwell 1676–1756
        5. 5. William Wardwell 1679–1751
  2. 2. William Woodruff 1587–1637
  3. 3. Nicholas Woodruff 1584–
  4. 4. Grissell Woodruff 1596–1597
  5. 5. Elizabeth Woodruff 1590–
  6. 6. Edmund Woodruff 1585–
  7. 7. Ursula Woodruff 1593–

Robert Woodruff's Timeline

2 Records

1562
1562
Birth of Robert Woodroffe \ Woodruff in Tongham, Guildford Borough, Surrey, England
Tongham, Guildford Borough, Surrey, England
1637
20 Jun 1637
Age 75
Death of Robert Woodroffe \ Woodruff in Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Tongham, Guildford Borough, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1637
    Event Place: Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tongham, Guildford Borough, Surrey, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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