'RZmisc12'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Roby of Castle Donington, Roby of Ulvescroft

                               
Nichols identifies the arms of the following family as "A chevron between three bucks trippant, proper".
Robert Roby of Castle Donington, Leicestershire
m. _ Ripon
1. Thomas Roby of Castle Donington (b c1578, d 18.01.1678-9)
  m1. Catharine Mitton of Melton Mowbray
  m2. Dorothy Wilmot (d 17.11.1680, dau of Edward Wilmot of Derby, sister of Robert of Chaddesdon)
  A. Robert Roby of Castle Donington (b c1660, d 11.04.1739, 3rd son)
  i. William Roby (b 1708-9, d 18.05.1756)
  m. Sarah (b c1715, d 17.03.1783)
  a. Thomas Roby of Donington, later of Ulvescroft
  m. (01.02.1759) Elizabeth Bradshaw (dau of Robert Bradshaw of Ulvescroft)
  (1) William Roby of Ulvescroft (a 1802)
  (2)+ 15 other children
  B. Catharine Roby (b c1665)
  m. Henry Pearson of Nottingham
  C.+ other issue - Wilmot (d infant), Thomas (d infant), Edward, Nicholas, Dorothy (b c1662, a 1682), Barbara (d infant), Sibilla (b c1667, a 1682), Elizabeth (b c1669, a 1682), Mary (b c1671, a 1682)

Main source(s):
(1) For Roby (uploaded 25.06.23) : 'History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester' (John Nichols, vol 3, part 2, 1804, 'Pedigree of Roby of Castle Donington', p784)
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