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Sir John James Roberts 1585–1651 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1585

Birth Location: Holt, Denbighshire, Wales

Death Date: 27 Nov 1651

Death Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: SIR III

Mother: Lady Henley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth None

Children(s): Edward Roberts

Sir John James Roberts was born in 1585 in Holt, Denbighshire, Wales, the child of Sir Knight Thomas Roberts Iii And Lady Margery Old Mother Roberts Henley. Sir John James Roberts married Elizabeth, and had children including Edward Roberts. Sir John James Roberts passed away in 1651 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Sir John James Roberts was born in 1585 in Holt, Denbighshire, Wales, the child of Sir Knight Thomas Roberts Iii And Lady Margery Old Mother Roberts Henley.
  • Sir John James Roberts married Elizabeth, and had children including Edward Roberts.
  • Sir John James Roberts passed away in 1651 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Roberts's Ancestors

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Sir Roberts
1585–1651
Birth Place: Holt, Denbighshire, Wales
Parents
SIR KNIGHT THOMAS ROBERTS III
1544–1587
Swillington, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Margery (Old Mother Roberts)) Henley
1542–1645
Holt, Denbighshire, Wales
Grandparents
SIR (THOMAS ROBERTS) II
1523–1570
Hawkhurst, Kent, England
LADY (MARGERY) HENLAY
1511–1587
England
Sir (John II) Henley
1520–1558
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Lady (Margaret) Allen
1520–1927
Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Roberts
1494–1558
Elizabeth Fremingham
1502–1558
Sir Pigott
1476–1558
Lady Lenthall
1502–1548
John Sir
1490–1541
Margaret Nichols
1492–1559
2nd-Great-Grandparents
SIR FREMINGHAM
1470–1506
Lady Walworth
1474–1506
Richard Pigott
1452–1493
Alionore Puttenham
1457–1488
Thomas Lenthall
1480–1548
Elizabeth Willie
1488–1557
Thomas Henley
1445–1490
Joan Shoyswell
1440–1504
*John Nicholls
1427–1505
*Agnes Gore
1440–1492

Sir Roberts's Descendants

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Sir (John James) Roberts (1585–27 Nov 1651) m. Elizabeth (December 26, 1595–1652)
  1. 1. Edward Roberts 1615–1694 m. Susan (Ware) Downing 1622–1666
    1. 1. Andrew Roberts 1635–1682 m. Sarah (Jane) Kelly 1639–1700
      1. 1. John Roberts 1661–1713 m. Gaynor Pugh 1650–1724
        1. 1. John (Campbell) Roberts 1681–1735 m. Louise Duvall 1687–1740 m. Enor O 1685–1706

Sir Roberts's Timeline

3 Records

1585
1585
Birth of Sir John James Roberts in Holt, Denbighshire, Wales
Holt, Denbighshire, Wales
1651
27 Nov 1651
Age 66
Death of Sir John James Roberts in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1653
2 Feb 1653
Age 68
Sir John James Roberts - Probate in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Holt, Denbighshire, Wales
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts; Year: 1639; Page Number: 245

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1651
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, Suffolk County Wills; Author: McGhan, Judith; Probate Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, Essex Institute; Salem, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1653
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, Suffolk County Wills; Author: McGhan, Judith; Probate Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts

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