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Eli Roberts

Also Known As: "Eli Roberts"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Death: circa June 1693 (28-45)
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony
Immediate Family:

Husband of Mary Howe
Father of Mary Perkins; Martha Mary Smith; Elizabeth Roberts; Susanna Northrup; John Roberts and 5 others

Managed by: Private User
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About Eli Roberts

Note: Eli Roberts is not Eli William Roberts. He is also not a son of William Roberts and Joanna of Milford, Connecticut.

Eli Roberts married Mary Mallory, who went on to marry three more husbands.


Disputed Parents

The children of William and Joanna Roberts are well documented. Their births and/or baptisms were recorded in Milford. They were named in William's will. Eli is not among these children. He is treated as a separate family by D.L. Jacobus in the the Families of Ancient New Haven.[1]

Birth

Eli Roberts was born in an unknown location, to unknown parents. His first wife was born in 1656.[1]

Marriage

He married Mary Mallory, d/o Peter and Mary Mallory, who was born 28 Nov 1656 in New Haven. After Eli's death wife Mary married Henry Cook and 3rd Jeremiah How.[1]

Death

Eli Roberts passed away about JUN 1693, in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut. Inventory taken, New Haven, 29 Jun 1693.[1][2]

Children[1]

Mary Roberts
Peter Roberts
Elizabeth Roberts; died young
Susanna Roberts
[Roberts-10658|John Roberts]]
Alexander Roberts
Eli Roberts
Abiel Roberts

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Roberts-506

Eli Roberts (abt. 1656 - 1693)

Eli "Ely" Roberts aka Robberts

Born about 1656 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Husband of Mary (Mallory) Howe — married 1678 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut

Father of Mary Roberts, Peter Roberts, Susanna Roberts, John Roberts, Alexander Roberts, Eli Roberts, Susanna (Roberts) Northrup and Abiel Roberts

Died 29 Jun 1693 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut

Profile last modified 14 Mar 2022 | Created 13 Sep 2010 | Last significant change: 14 Mar 2022
02:02: Karen St. Jean edited the Biography for Eli Roberts (abt.1656-1693). (Add FamilySearch Probate source to original town records.) [Thank Karen for this]

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Jacobus, Donald Lines (compiler). Families of Ancient New Haven, Vol I-VIII. and Index Vol IX New Haven: 1931. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1974, 1981, 1997. Originally published as New Haven Genealogical Magazine, Volumes I-VIII. (Rome, NY and New Haven, CT 1922-1932). [URL p#]
↑ “New Haven Probate Records, Vol. 1-2, 1647-1703”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-G9JW-8 : 13 March 2021), New Haven, Connecticut, FHL microfilm 007626739, image 347. New Haven Probate Record, 1668-1703, Vol. 2, Part 2, page 145.
"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W4-TBW : 3 December 2014), Ely Robbert in entry for Mary Robbert, 02 Sep 1679; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74X-QPN : 3 December 2014), Ely Robberts in entry for Peter Robberts, 25 Nov 1681; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W4-Y3J : 3 December 2014), Ely Robberts in entry for Susanna Robberts, 14 Oct 1685; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74X-QV7 : 3 December 2014), Ely Robberts in entry for John Robberts, 06 Aug 1688; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F745-VLK : 3 December 2014), Ely Robberts in entry for Alexander Robberts, 05 Mar 1689; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74X-QJY : 3 December 2014), Ely Robberts in entry for Ely Robberts, 14 Feb 1691; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74X-QV4 : 3 December 2014), Ely Robberts in entry for Abiell Robberts, 10 Dec 1693; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
Cover page of Eli Robert's Will
Inventory of Eli Roberts
Eli Roberts Probate Papers
Acknowledgements

This person was created on 13 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.
Roberts-10654 was created by Robert Bradshaw through the import of bradshaw-wiki-9012014.ged on Aug 30, 2014.



https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L6VK-4ZT/eli-roberts-1663-1693

Eli Roberts
24 August 1663–before 29 June 1693 (Age 29)
New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of Eli

When Eli Roberts was born on 24 August 1663, in New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, William Roberts, was 45 and his mother, Joanna West, was 42. He married Mary Mallory about 1678, in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He died before 29 June 1693, in his hometown, at the age of 29.

Eli Roberts
Male
1663–1693

Male

Mary Mallory
Female
1656–1752

Female
Marriage
about 1678
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

Children
(9)

Mary Roberts
Female
1679–1745

Female

Peter Roberts
Male
1681–1752

Male

Elizabeth Roberts
Female
1683–Deceased

Female

Susanna Roberts
Female
1685–1733

Female

Benjamin Roberts
Male
1687–1717

Male

John Roberts
Male
1688–Deceased

Male

Alexander Roberts
Male
1689–1764

Male

Eli Roberts Jr
Male
1691–1754

Male

Abiel Robords
Male
1693–1786

Male

Parents

William Roberts
Male
1617–1689

Male

Joanna West
Female
1621–1693

Female

Siblings
(10)

Issac Roberts
Male
1645–Deceased

Male

Elizabeth Roberts
Female
1650–1722

Female

Zachariah Roberts
Male
1653–1710

Male

Joanna Roberts
Female
1657–1732

Female

Phebe Roberts
Female
1659–1661

Female

Phebe Roberts
Female
1661–Deceased

Female

Eli Roberts
Male
1663–1693

Male

William Roberts
Male
1663–1743

Male

Alice Roberts
Female
1666–1695

Female

Lydia Roberts
Female
1672–1728

Female

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Eli Roberts's Timeline

1656
1656
Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
1676
March 18, 1676
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
1679
September 2, 1679
Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States
1681
November 25, 1681
New Haven, New Haven Co., Conn.
1683
September 28, 1683
New Haven, New Haven Co., Conn.
1685
October 14, 1685
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
1688
August 6, 1688
New Haven, New Haven Co., Conn.
1689
March 5, 1689
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, America
1691
February 14, 1691
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut