ROBERTS FAMILY OF WOOLSTONE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE TO LONDON TO CHARLES CO., MD


Thomas ROBERTS was born say 1500; d. between 7 May 1556 when he wrote his will
at Woolstone, Gloucs., Eng. and 8 Apr. 1557 when it was probated;¹ m.
Elizabeth¹ living in 1580;⁵ children:
1. William ROBERTS¹ b. ca. 1529;² m. Maude⁴ MANNINGE³; d. between 3 Feb.
   1560 and 31 Dec. 1561 Woolstone, Gloucs., Eng.⁴
2. (daughter b. ca. 1531² marrried Thomas JONES)?¹
3. (daughter b. ca. 1533² married Mr. KENTE)?¹
4. John ROBERTS¹ b. ca. 1535;² m. Elizabeth⁵; d. between 21 Dec. 1580 and
   31 Dec. 1581 Woolstone, Gloucs., Eng.⁵
5. Elizabeth ROBERTS¹ b. before 1556;¹ m. Thomas WOODE 21 Oct. 1574⁸

John ROBERTS and Elizabeth had children:
1. John ROBERTS⁵ b. say 1557; died shortly before 29 Nov. 1615 Woolstone,⁷
   Gloucs., Eng.; m. Margaret⁷
2. Edward ROBERTS⁵ b. say 1559; m. Ann;⁶ d. between 2 June 1616 and
   7 May 1617 Woolstone, Gloucs., Eng.⁶
3. Richard ROBERTS⁵ b. after 1559⁵
4. Jone (Jane?) ROBERTS⁵ b. after 1562⁵
5. Anne ROBERTS b. after 1562⁵
6. Elizabeth ROBERTS⁵ b. after 1562⁵
7. Mary ROBERTS⁵ b. after 1562⁵
8. George ROBERTS⁵ bap. 11 Apr. 1574;⁸ living 1616⁶

In 1608 a report was returned of men able to serve in His Majesty's Service.
Fourteen men were listed at "Woolson" [Woolstone], four of these being ROBERTS.
They were classified as age about 20, age about 40, or age between 50 and 
threescore, and listed as to their abilities.  John ROBERTS was in the
"age about 40" category, a husbandman, of the tallest stature fit to be a
pykeman, and was then a trained soldier.  Also listed were [his brother]
Edward ROBERTS age about 40, John ROBERTS "sonne of the said Edward" age
about 20, and Richard ROBERTS age about 20.⁹

John ROBERTS and Margaret had children:
1. Nicholas ROBERTS⁸ bap. Jan. 1600⁸
2. George ROBERTS^8,10 bap. 15 Jan. 1600 (1601);⁸ m.1. -?- -?-;¹² m.2.(lic. date)
   on 9 Sep. 1634 as a resident of St. Sepulchre, draper, widower, to 
   Anne READE, daughter of George READE, Innkeeper of St. Andrews in
   Holborn, Middlesex;¹² bur. 29 Mar. 1654 St. Andrew Holborn,  Middlesex,
   Eng.¹³

George ROBERTS, son of John ROBERTS, yeoman, of "Wolstone," Gloucs. was bound 
apprentice in London as a draper¹⁰ in 1617¹¹ to Richard KEMBLE, and 
granted his freedom in 1625.¹⁰  
After George died, his widow Ann secondly married to Robert BECKERTON on
30 Jan. 1654 [1655].¹⁸
George ROBERTS and Anne READE had children:
1. Sibella ROBERTS¹⁴ living 1654;¹⁴ (may be child of first wife)
2. Ann ROBERTS bap. 3 June 1638; bur. 21 Sep. 1641; both at 
   St. Bartholomew the Great, London¹⁵
3. Dynah ROBERTS bap. 19 Jan. 1639 (1640); probably the daughter of
   [not named] of George ROBERTS bur. 21 Jan. 1641 (1642), both at
   St. Bartholomew the Great, London¹⁵
4. George ROBERTS¹⁴ bap. 17 Aug. 1645 St. Bartholomew the Great, 
   London;¹⁵ living 1693¹¹
5. Mary ROBERTS¹⁴ bap. 25 Jan. 1645 (1646) St. Bartholomew the Great;¹⁵
   m. 18 Sep. 1662;²⁰ (lic. date 16 Sep. 1662)¹⁹ Thomas ALLANSON;
   he 24, merchent bachelor of St. Andrew, Holborn, and she, 18, spinster,
   with the consent of her mother Anne BICKERTON alias ROBERTS, now wife
   of Robt. BICKERTON; she living 1673 Charles Co., MD²¹
6. Edward ROBERTS¹⁴ bap. 31 Oct. 1647 St. Bartholomew the Great;¹⁵ 
   never married; d. between 15 Jan. 1676 and 22 Nov. 1677 Charles Co., MD²²
7. Elizabeth ROBERTS¹⁴ bap. 5 July 1649 St. Andrew Holborn, Middlesex;¹⁶ 
   living 1654¹⁴
8. Ann ROBERTS bap. 1 Apr. 1651;¹⁶ bur. 6 Mar. 1652 (1653);¹⁷ both at
   St. Andrew Holborn, Middlesex
9. Susanna ROBERTS¹⁴ living 1654¹⁴


1. Thomas Roberts will, Church of England, Diocese of Gloucester, Consistory
   Court original wills, 1557: 425, FHL microfilm 0,091,374.
2. Estimate from number of children in 1557 will of Thomas Roberts.
3. Edmund Manning will, Church of England, Diocese of Gloucester, Consistory
   Court original wills, 1557: 71, FHL microfilm 0,091,374.
4. William Roberts will, Church of England Diocese of Gloucester, Consistory
   Court original wills, 1561: 138, FHL microfilm 0,091,376.
5. John Roberts will, Church of England, Diocese of Gloucester, Consistory
   Court original wills, 1581: 56, FHL microfilm 0,091,381.
6. Edward Roberts will, Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1617, 44 Weldon,
   FHL microfilm 0,92069.
7. Wills and administrations at the District Probate Registry, Gloucester,
   1615-1625 Act Book: 20, FHL microfilm 0,091,501.
8. Church of England, Parish of Woolstone, Bishop's Transcripts, FHL
   microfilm 0,427,811, item 1.  Note: many years missing.
9. John Smith, compiler, The Names and Surnames of all the Able and Sufficient
   Men in Body fit for His Majesty's Service in the Wars, within the County
   of Gloucester, (Gloucester: Alan Sutton Publising Limited, 1980),
   100.
10. Percival Boyd,  Pedigrees With Index of London Citizens about 1600-
    1800, file 38715, FHL microfilm 0,094,608.
11. Percival Boyd, Roll of The Drapers' Company of London, (Croydon:
    J. A. Gordon at the Adress Press, 1934), 155.
12. Marriage license allegations in the Register of the Bishop of London,
    16: 81, FHL microfilm 0,544,131.
13. St. Andrews, Holborn, Middlesex, parish register, FHL microfilm 0,374,392.
14. George Roberts will, Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1654, 26 Alchin,
    FHL microfilm 0,092,197.
15. Church of England, St. Bartholomew the Great parish register, FHL
    microfilm 0,374,430.
16. Church of England, St. Andrew, Holborn parish register, FHL microfilm
    0,374,349.
17. Church of England, St. Andrew, Holbron parish register, FHL microfilm
    0,374,391.
18. The Rev. William H. Hunt, The Registers of St. Paul's Church, Covent
    Garden, London, (London: The Harleian Society, 1907) Vol 3 (marriages):
    33. 
19. George J. Armytage, F.S.A, Allegations for Marriage Licenses issued
    by the Vicar-General of the Archbishop of Canterbury 1660-1668, 
    (London: The Harleian Society, 1892), 45.
20. Robert Hovenden, ed., Parish of St. James Clerkenwell Vol. III
    Marriages 1551-1754: 110.
21. Charles Co., MD land records E:112, FHL microfilm 0,013,747.
22. Edward Roberts will, Maryland wills, 5:321-322, FHL microfilm 0,012,843.
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