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Thomas Robert Royce Rhys 1561–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 MAR 1561

Birth Location: Long Sutton, Somerset, England

Death Date: Dec. 2, 1676?

Death Location: New London, New London, Connecticut,

Father: Robert Rhys

Mother: Lady Appleton

Spouse(s): Margery Hamlin

Children(s): Mary Staples

Thomas Robert Royce Rhys was born in 1561 in Long Sutton, Somerset, England, the child of Robert Royce Or Rhys And Lady Mary Rice Appleton. Thomas Robert Royce Rhys married Margery Hamlin, and had children including Mary Widow Jarvis Porter Rhysrice Royce Staples. Thomas Robert Royce Rhys passed away in 1676 in New London, New London, Connecticut,.

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Biography

  • Thomas Robert Royce Rhys was born in 1561 in Long Sutton, Somerset, England, the child of Robert Royce Or Rhys And Lady Mary Rice Appleton.
  • Thomas Robert Royce Rhys married Margery Hamlin, and had children including Mary Widow Jarvis Porter Rhysrice Royce Staples.
  • Thomas Robert Royce Rhys passed away in 1676 in New London, New London, Connecticut,.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Rhys
1603–1676
Birth Location: Martock, Somerset, , England
RR
Lady Appleton
1535–1629
Birth Location: Martock, Somerset, England
LA

Spouses(s)

Margery Hamlin
1562–1610
Birth Location: Martock, Somerset, England
MH

Children(s)

Mary Staples
1603–1696
Birth Location: Long Sutton, Somerset, England
MS

Thomas Rhys's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Rhys
1561–1676
Birth Place: Long Sutton, Somerset, England
Parents
Robert Royce Or Rhys
1603–1676
Martock, Somerset, , England
Lady (Mary Rice) Appleton
1535–1629
Martock, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Lord (William Giles Appleton) (BK)
1513–1563
Little Waldingfield, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Baroness (Rose) Sexton
1505–1549
Little Waldingfield, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
# Apulton
1487–1526
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Rhys's Descendants

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Thomas (Robert Royce) Rhys (1 MAR 1561–Dec. 2, 1676?) m. Margery Hamlin (ABT 1562–1610)
  1. 1. Mary ("Widow Jarvis" Porter RhysRice Royce,) Staples 1603–1696 m. Thomas (9GGF Staples Revolutionary Patriot Immigrant arrived 1639 • Fairfield) Connecticut 1617–1688
    1. 1. William (George) Staples 1635–1671 m. Mary (Ann) Jarratt 1648–1721
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth Stapley Staples, Roberts,) Sprague 1661–1693 m. Richard (de la Robertes) I 1660–1747
        1. 1. James (Richard Roberts) Robarts 1692–1747 m. Katherine Merchant 1693– m. Catherine (Spillet BecheBeech Beach,) Roberts 1693–1747 m. Susanna ((Susan) Plauten Plowden,) Mumbray 1686–1729

Thomas Rhys's Timeline

2 Records

1561
1 MAR 1561
Birth of Thomas Robert Royce Rhys in Long Sutton, Somerset, England
Long Sutton, Somerset, England
1676
Dec. 2, 1676?
Age 115
Death of Thomas Robert Royce Rhys in New London, New London, Connecticut,
New London, New London, Connecticut,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 MAR 1561
    Event Place: Long Sutton, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec. 2, 1676?
    Event Place: New London, New London, Connecticut,
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