'Roberts11'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Roberts of Brenchley, Roberts of Canterbury, Roberts of Hawkhurst, Roberts of Hexham
[There is probably no connection between the following families. They share the page for our convenience.]

                               
Thomas Roberts of Elford, Hawkhurst, Kent
1. John Roberts of Hawkhurst (d 1499)
  A. Edmund Roberts of Hawkhurst
  m. Margaret Love (dau of William Love)
  i. Herbert Roberts of Hawkhurst
  a. Herbert Roberts (dsp)
  ii. Edmund Roberts (dsp)
  iii. Stephen Roberts
  m. _ Sheaf
a. John Roberts of East Kent
  m. _ Hornett
  (1) Sir John Roberts 'of Breaksbourn' of Cranbrook & Canterbury (d 26.10.1658)
  m1. Mary Nevinson (dau/heir of Christopher Nevinson)
(A)+ issue - Mary, Elizabeth, Margaret
  m2. Jane Bunce (d 1665, dau of Stephen Bunce)
  (D) John Roberts of Canterbury (bur 17.10.1677)
  m1. Jane Hugesson (b c1638, d 30.11.1656, dau/heir of Josias Hugesson of Norton)
  (i) daughter (d infant)
m2. ??
  (ii) daughter
  m. John Simpson
  (E) Martha Roberts (d 12.1673)
  m. Edward Gibbon (bpt 19.11.1637, d 1677)
  (F) Elizabeth Roberts
  m. _ Tolson of Beaksbourne, Kent
  (i) Lancelot Tolson of Plastow, Essex (dsp c1726)
  (ii) John Tolson
(a) Mary Tolson (d 27.08.1743)
  m. Joseph Tilly (d 03.01.1741)
  ((1)) Lancelot Tolson Tilsy (b c1726, d 11.1741)
  ((A)) daughter (d infant)
(G) Mary Roberts (dsps bur 12.06.1685)
  m. John Coppin of Wootton & Canterbury
  (H) Anne Roberts (bur 27.10.16-1)
  m. ?? Norton of Fordwich
  (I)+ other issue (dsp) - Stephen, Edmund (bur 17.05.1687), Herbert (d young)
  iv. Margaret Roberts
  m. Thomas Springett
  B. George Roberts
2. George Roberts 'of Brenchley'
  m. Rose Darrell (dau of Thomas Darrell of Scotney, widow of W. Whetenhall of Peckham)
A. John Roberts of Brenchley
  m. _ Jone of Goudherst (?)
  i. George Roberts of Brenchley
  a. George Roberts of Brenchley
  m. _ Sheaf
  (1) Margaret Roberts (d 04.1644)
  m. Sir Walter Roberts of Glassenbury, Bart
  B. daughter
  m. _ Whitfield
3. Thomas Roberts
  A. daughter
  m. _ Randall
  B. daughter
  m. _ Darrell of Scotney

 

 

Nicholas Roberts
m. Mary Jekyll (b c1674, d 29.11.1756, dau of Thomas Jekyll, brother of Sir Joseph (Master of the Rolls), m2. Sir Edward Blakett, 3rd Bart)
1. Nicholas Roberts of Hexham Abbey (b c1700, d 08.12.1761)
  m. Katherine Kaye (b 1701-2, d 22.05.1764, dau of George Kaye, sister of Sir Jihn Lister of Denby Grange, Bart)
  A. Joseph Roberts of Hexham (2nd son)
  m. (03.04.1764) (Mary) Dixon of Hawkwell
  B. John Roberts (bpt 21.09.1743, younger son)
  m. (11.09.1764) Jane Charlton
  C. Katherine Roberts (bpt 27.11.1728)
  m. (28.11.1750) John Rotherham of Hexham
  D. Elizabeth Roberts (bpt 06.11.1731)
  m. (03.03.1757) Nicholas Lee
  E. Alice Roberts (bpt 02.11.1732)
  m. (10.07.1755) William Robson of Hexham
  F. Charlotte Roberts (bpt 25.05.1737, d 24.05.1764)
  m. (31.12.1763) William Bell of Hexham
  G.+ other issue - Edward (bpt 29.10.1725, dvp 22.09.1757), John (bpt 1726, bur 1727), Thomas (bpt 1729, d young), George (bpt 1740, bur 1741), Henry (bpt 1741, bur 1747), Mary (bpt 27.11.1727, a 1763), Dorothy (bpt 12.11.1730, a 1763), Tryphena (bpt 13.03.1733/4, bur 22.03.1734/5), Ann (bpt 28.04.1735, a 1763), Margaret (bpt 26.04.1736, a 1763), isabella (04.08.1739, d unm 08.05.1781)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 19.12.16) : CountyGen (Kent, Berry, p181)
(2) For lower section (uploaded 13.04.19) : 'A History of Northumberland' (vol 3, Allen Hinds, 1896, 'Roberts of Hexham', p297)
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