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Thomas ROBERTS ,Colonial Governor of Dover 1600–1673 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Oct. 1600

Birth Location: Woolaston, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: Bet 23 Sep 1673 and 30 June 1674

Death Location: Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA

Father: Sir Glassenbury

Mother: Lady Roberts

Spouse(s): Rebecca (Roberts)

Children(s): Sarah Roberts, Sergeant Roberts, Ann Marston, Hester (Martin), Jane (Philbrick), Joseph Roberts, Sarah Roberts, Elizabeth (Heard), Benjamin Roberts, Thomas III, Kester Roberts, Rebecca Roberts, Alice Roberts, Anna Roberts, Thomas Roberts, William I, Anthony Roberts, Anne Marston), John Robarts, William Roberts

Thomas ROBERTS ,Colonial Governor of Dover was born in 1600 in Woolaston, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Sir Knight Thomas Roberts I Baronet Roberts Of Glassenbury And Lady Frances Emma James Roberts. Thomas ROBERTS ,Colonial Governor of Dover married Rebecca Hilton Roberts, and had children including Alice Roberts, Ann Philbrick Roberts Marston, Anna Roberts, Anne Roberts Philbrick Marston, Anthony Roberts, Benjamin Roberts, Elizabeth Kennington Roberts Heard, Hester Esther Roberts Martin, Jane Roberts Philbrick, John Robarts, Joseph Roberts, Kester Roberts, Rebecca Roberts, Sarah Roberts, Sergeant John Roberts, Thomas Roberts, Thomas Roberts Iii, William F Roberts, William Roberts I. Thomas ROBERTS ,Colonial Governor of Dover passed away in 1673 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas ROBERTS ,Colonial Governor of Dover was born in 1600 in Woolaston, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Sir Knight Thomas Roberts I Baronet Roberts Of Glassenbury And Lady Frances Emma James Roberts.
  • Thomas ROBERTS ,Colonial Governor of Dover married Rebecca Hilton Roberts, and had children including Alice Roberts, Ann Philbrick Roberts Marston, Anna Roberts, Anne Roberts Philbrick Marston, Anthony Roberts, Benjamin Roberts, Elizabeth Kennington Roberts Heard, Hester Esther Roberts Martin, Jane Roberts Philbrick, John Robarts, Joseph Roberts, Kester Roberts, Rebecca Roberts, Sarah Roberts, Sergeant John Roberts, Thomas Roberts, Thomas Roberts Iii, William F Roberts, William Roberts I.
  • Thomas ROBERTS ,Colonial Governor of Dover passed away in 1673 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Glassenbury
1560–1629
Birth Location: Glassenbury, Kent, England
SG
Lady Roberts
1580–1648
Birth Location: Glassenbury, Smarden, Kent, England
LR

Spouses(s)

Rebecca (Roberts)
1602–1673
Birth Location: Monkwearmouth, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
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Children(s)

Sarah Roberts
1643–1692
Birth Location: Dover Neck, Strafford, NH
SR
Sergeant Roberts
1628–1695
Birth Location: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
SR
Ann Marston
1631–1717
Birth Location: Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States of America
AM
Hester (Martin)
1628–1687
Birth Location: Dover Bloody, Newington Stafford, NH, USA
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Jane (Philbrick)
1627–1648
Birth Location: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
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Joseph Roberts
1630–1734
Birth Location: Dover Neck, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
JR
Sarah Roberts
1631–1673
Birth Location: Dover Neck, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
SR
Elizabeth (Heard)
1641–1690
Birth Location: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
E(
Benjamin Roberts
1632–1695
Birth Location: Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
BR
Thomas III
1633–1703
Birth Location: Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States of America
TI
Kester Roberts
1635–1674
Birth Location: Dover Neck, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
KR
Rebecca Roberts
1627–1673
Birth Location: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
RR
Alice Roberts
1626–1672
Birth Location: New Hampshire, USA
AR
Anna Roberts
1619–1667
Birth Location: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
AR
Thomas Roberts
1629–1675
Birth Location: Durham, Stafford, New Hampshire
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William I
1624–1675
Birth Location: Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
WI
Anthony Roberts
–1788
Birth Location: –
AR
Anne Marston)
1631–1717
Birth Location: Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
AM
John Robarts
–1708
Birth Location: –
JR
William Roberts
–1911
Birth Location: –
WR

Thomas Dover's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Dover
1600–1673
Birth Place: Woolaston, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Sir Knight Thomas Roberts I, Baronet Roberts of Glassenbury
1560–1629
Glassenbury, Kent, England
Lady (Frances Emma James,) Roberts
1580–1648
Glassenbury, Smarden, Kent, England
Grandparents
Sir (Walter) Roberts
1522–1580
Glassenbury Manor, Cranbrook, Kent, England
Lady (Mary Frances) Maynard-Roberts
1537–1648
Glassenbury, Kent, England
Sir (Richard Martin Jeames\James, Esquire, Baron of) Smarden
1533–1593
Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, England
Lady (Frances M.) Clopton
1542–1567
Smarden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Dover's Descendants

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Thomas (ROBERTS ,Colonial Governor of) Dover (11 Oct. 1600–Bet 23 Sep 1673 and 30 June 1674) m. Rebecca (Hilton) (Roberts) (Feb 1602–27 Sep 1673)
  1. 1. Sarah Roberts 1643–1692 m. Richard Rich 1637–1692
    1. 1. SAMUEL (ROYCE) RICH 1684–1752 m. Elizabeth Mulford 1686–1725
      1. 1. Hannah Rich 1707–1755 m. James (Cobb) III 1698–1749
        1. 1. Elizabeth Cobb 1725–1784 m. PVT. (JACOB LASH\LOESCH ( REV. WAR PENN.) MILITIA) 1725–1790 m. Nathaniel Atkins 1723–1762
        2. 2. James Cobb 1725–1725
        3. 3. Lois Cobb 1729–1775
        4. 4. Isaac Cobb 1731–1751
        5. 5. Isaac Cobb 1731–1751
        6. 6. Ezekiel Cobb 1734–1763
        7. 7. Hannah Cobb 1737–1766
        8. 8. Deliverance Cobb 1742–1743
        9. 9. Sabra Cobb 1747–1806
        10. 10. Mary Cobb 1745–1817
        11. 11. Lebanon Cobb 1748–1749
      2. 2. Lemuel (Rich, Corporal) Sr 1711–1791
      3. 3. Dinah Rich 1721–1794
      4. 4. Samuel Rich 1709–1743
      5. 5. Elizabeth Rich 1716–1761
      6. 6. Sarah Rich 1715–1789
      7. 7. Jerusha Rich 1718–1752
      8. 8. Deliverance Rich 1719–1754
      9. 9. Jonathan ("John") Rich 1710–1771
      10. 10. Elisha Rich 1717–1785
      11. 11. Mary Rich 1723–1790
      12. 12. Bethia Rich 1735–1800
    2. 2. Deacon (John) Rich 1665–1747
    3. 3. Lydia (T) Rich 1692–1749
    4. 4. Thomas Rich 1671–1753
    5. 5. Ocasal Rich 1672–1702
    6. 6. Richard Rich 1674–1743
    7. 7. Joseph Rich 1692–1757
    8. 8. Sarah Rich 1678–1749
  2. 2. Sergeant (John) Roberts 1628–1695
  3. 3. Ann (Philbrick Roberts) Marston 1631–1717
  4. 4. Hester ((Esther) ROBERTS) (Martin) 1628–1687
  5. 5. Jane (ROBERTS) (Philbrick) 1627–1648
  6. 6. Joseph Roberts 1630–1734
  7. 7. Sarah Roberts 1631–1673
  8. 8. Elizabeth (Kennington ROBERTS) (Heard) 1641–1690
  9. 9. Benjamin Roberts 1632–1695
  10. 10. Thomas (ROBERTS) III 1633–1703
  11. 11. Kester Roberts 1635–1674
  12. 12. Rebecca Roberts 1627–1673
  13. 13. Alice Roberts 1626–1672
  14. 14. Anna Roberts 1619–1667
  15. 15. Thomas Roberts 1629–1675
  16. 16. William (Roberts) I 1624–1675
  17. 17. Anthony Roberts –1788
  18. 18. Anne (ROBERTS (Philbrick) Marston) 1631–1717
  19. 19. John Robarts –1708
  20. 20. William (F.) Roberts –1911

Thomas Dover's Timeline

2 Records

1600
11 Oct. 1600
Birth of Thomas ROBERTS ,Colonial Governor of Dover in Woolaston, Gloucestershire, England
Woolaston, Gloucestershire, England
1673
Bet 23 Sep 1673 and 30 June 1674
Age 73
Death of Thomas ROBERTS ,Colonial Governor of Dover in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Oct. 1600
    Event Place: Woolaston, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bet 23 Sep 1673 and 30 June 1674
    Event Place: Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
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