Robert Moulton, of Hemsby

Not the same as Robert ‘the Ship Builder’ Moulton

Biography

Robert Moulton was born circa 1577 in Scratby Parish, Ormesby, Norfolk, England. He was a Husbandman.

Robert married Mary (Smyth) Eastow on May 15, 1595 in Norfolk, Hemseby/Scrotsby, England. Together they had the following children:

• Vicar Samuel Moulton, Sr.;
• John Moulton, of Hampton;
• Bridget Moulton, Twin;
• James Moulton, of Wenham;
• Henry Moulton;
• Mary (Moulton) Nudd, Twin;
• Thomas Moulton, Twin;
• Elizabeth (Moulton) Skerry;
• Miriam (Moulton) King, Twin;
• Ruth Moulton;

Robert Moulton & Mary Smith, had ten children, all born in Scratby, England: Samuel (1596), John (about 1599), Bridget (1601), James l(1603), Henry (about 1604), Thomas (1608), Mary (1608), Elizabeth (1610), Miriam (about 1614) and Ruth (about 1617). These were all mentioned in his will except Bridget who apparently had died before her father and Samuel who had been sent to Cambridge University and ordained as a deacon.

He died on October 11, 1633 in Hemsby, Norfolk, England and was buried after October 11, 1633 in Hemsby, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

8/16/2019 - disconnecting

• Robert Moulton of Salem
• Dorothy Towsley. LJB

9/24/2022 - disconnecting the following children found attached to Robert Moulton, of Hemsby & Mary Moulton, they may belong elsewhere:

• Daniel Moulton
• Simon Moulton
• Frances Moulton
• William Moulton
• Abigail Moulton

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History of Hampton : "Robert Moulton, Scratby. Son of Thomas. Yeoman. He married 15 May 1595 at Hemsby Mary Smith. She may have been the Mary, daughter of John Smith who was baptised 22 Mar. 1579 at Caister-by-sea. But with so many Smith families we can't be sure. Robert Moulton's will 8 Oct. 1633 and was proved 22 Nov. following at Norwich. He was buried 11 Oct. 1633 at Hemsby. Mary (Smith) Moulton's Will is dated 29 Mar. 1636 and was proved at Yarmouth 10 June following. She was buried 27 April 1636 at Ormesby St. Margaret." He was married to * Mary Smith on MAY 15 1595 in Scratby, Helmsby parish, England.

Disambiguation

Do not merge Robert Moulton the Ship Builder of Salem with this Robert Moulton of Ormsby. Robert Moulton the Ship Builder died in 1665 and listed a different family in his will. According to A History of the Moulton Family: “Robert Moulton was sent over in the fleet with Higginson to Salem in 1629…with orders to commence ship building…He soon removed to Charleston where he was made freeman in 1631…He came back to Salem in 1637…Moulton did a large business, not only in ship carpentering, but also in exporting ship timber…He was the first deacon of the first church in Salem. He died in in Wenham in 1665. In his will…he mentioned his son Robert, daughter Dorothy Edwards and grandson Robert Buffum.”[7]

Notes

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Moulton-34

Robert Moulton, son of Thomas Moulton and Joan Green, was born circa 1565 at Ormesby, Norfolk, England. Evidence of Robert's birth year and location is found in the following deposition made by him in 1606:

Listed as a husbandman, he stated at that time he was 41 years old, that he had lived in Scratby for approximately ten years and prior to that in Ormesby where he was born.[1]

Robert married Mary Smith on 15 May 1595 at Hemsby, Norfolk, England.[1][2][3]

"In an indenture dated 12 January 1596/7, Sir Edward Clere, Knight and lord of the manor of Ormesby, leased to Robert Moulton of Scratby, husbandman, twenty-two pieces of land for twenty-five years...A description of each piece indicates that most of the land was in Scratby, with two pieces in Caister. None was listed in Ormesby." This amounted to approximately fifty-four acres of land.[1]

Children

Since Robert leased land at Scratby beginning 12 January 1596/97 and remained there until his death, all his children (except the oldest, Samuel) were likely born in Scratby. According to Myrtle Stevens Hyde: "Scratby parish had no registers of its own at this period, but was considered part of Ormsby Saint Margaret, Robert's home parish. The christenings of Robert and Mary's children that survived in the records are for Bridget in 1601, twins Mary and Thomas in 1608, and Elizabeth in 1610."

All the children (except Samuel and Bridget) are mentioned in their father's will.

1. Samuel Moulton Born circa 1595/6. "Samuel Moulton, son of Robert Moulton of Scratby, Norfolk, husbandman, had matriculated in 1613 at Cambridge University. On 14 April 1614 he was admitted as a pensioner in Caius College at the age of 18. Following his admission to Caius College, he continued as a scholar there from 1615 to 1618. Samuel Moulton was ordained a deacon at Petersborough 31 May 1618 and became Vicar of Potton, Bedfordshire, in 1620." [4] Died 15 November 1629 in Potton.
2. John Moulton Born circa 1599. Married Anne Greene. Emigrated in 1637.[5] Died in 1630 in Hampton, New Hampshire.
3. Bridget Moulton Baptized 13 September 1601;[2] buried 7 February 1633 at Hemsby.[2]
4. James Moulton Born circa 1603. Robert left to James his house and land at Scratby.[3] Emigrated in 1637. Granted 80 acres of land in 1639 in Salem, Massachusetts. Constable in 1646; Granary man in 1654; Deacon in 1674. Died after 26 February 1678 at Wenham which was previously a part of Salem.
5. Henry Moulton Born circa 1604/5, He was a merchant and alderman at Great Yarmouth.[3] Buried 8 September 1652 at St. Nicholas Churchyard in Great Yarmouth, England. [2]
6. Mary Moulton Twin. Baptized 16 June 1608.[2]Married Thomas Nudd. Died after 1662 in Ormesby.
7. Thomas Moulton Twin. Baptized 16 June 1608;[2]died between 1699 and 1703 in York, Maine. Married Martha _______. Robert left to him a house he owned in Ormesby.
8. Elizabeth Moulton Baptized 22 July 1610.[2] Married Henry Skerry. Emigrated in 1637.[5] Died 6 March 1692/3 in Salem, Massachusetts.[6]
9. Miriam Moulton Born circa 1614. Emigrated with her brothers in 1637.[5] Married Thomas King. Died after 1667 as she was named in her husband's will.
10. Ruth Moulton Born circa 1617. Emigrated with her brothers in 1637.[5]

References

1. N.E.H.&G.R., "The English Background of Some Early Settler s of Hampton, New Hampshire from Ormesby, St. Margaret, Nor folk", Vol. 141, Pgs. 313-328; N.E.H.&G.R.,
2. "Some Doubts Ab out the English Background of the Moulton Family", Vol . 14 4, Pgs. 245-263; N.E.H.&G.R.,
3. "More Thoughts on the Moulto n Family", Vol. 147, Pgs. 129-143.
4. Updated from RootsWeb's WorldConnect via father Thomas De Moulton by SmartCopy: Feb 22 2015, 18:44:06 UTC
5. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Moulton-34 Cites
   1. Moulton, Joan Wade. "Some Doubts About the English Background of the Moulton Family." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (July 1990) Vol. 144, 245-263; digital images American Ancestors (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11735/245/0 : accessed 28 December 2017)
   2. FreeReg UK, "View 1", Parish Register transcribed by Stuart Tokely; Search Moulton
   3. Jones, William Haslet. "The English Background of Some Early Settlers of Hampton, New Hampshire From Ormesby St. Margaret, Norfolk." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (October 1987). Vol. 141, 324-327, digital images, American Ancestors (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11613/313/0 : accessed 28 December 2017).
   4. Venn, John, and J. A. Venn. Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2011. 1 (3):223.
   5. Hotten, John Camden. The Original Lists of Persons of Quality: Emigrants ; Religious Exiles ; Political Rebels ; Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years ; Apprentices ; Children Stolen ; Maidens Pressed ; and Others Who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012. page 291
   6. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-WQ2W : 6 May 2022), Eliza Skerry, 6 Mar 1693; citing Death, , Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011200.
   7. Moulton, Eben Hobson, and Henry A. Moulton. A History of the Moulton Family: A Record of the Descendents of James Moulton of Salem and Wenham, Massachusetts, from 1629-1905. Salem, MA: Higginson Book Company, 1991. Pages 5-6 see also
   8. Barbara MacAllen, "More Thoughts on the Moulton Family," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (April 1993) Vol. 147, 129-145; American Ancestors (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11686/129/0 : accessed 28 December 2017).
   9. Myrtle Stevens Hyde, "Revised Ancestry for William Moulton of Hampton, New Hampshire, Including Some Revisions of the Early Ancestry of His New England Cousins," New England Historical and Genealogical Register (July 2009) Vol. 163, 165-173 and 273-277; digital images, American Ancestors (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11728/165/0 : accessed 28 December 2017).