Hon. Robert Wadleigh

Robert Wadleigh, son of John, millwright, inhabitant of Exeter, 1676; had five sons under twenty at that time -- John, Robert, Joseph, Henry and Jonathan. Had married Sarah Smith in about 1654 Robert had lived in Wells, Me. for twenty years before; large land-owner; chosen to responsible positions in Exeter; deputy to the General Assembly, 1680; granted two hundred acres of land in 1681, and his tax was largest in town. Three of his sons took part in "Gove's rebellion" against Gov. Cranfield, the tyrant, and were imprisoned. Gove was sent to the Tower in London. Robert, his wife, Sarah, petitioned the king to pardon their sons, in Feb 1682. The king summoned Wadleigh to visit England, where other interests of his were involved as well as the imprisonment of his sons. His visit to England was successful. In 1693, he was appointed judge of the superior court; died , about 1702. His daughter, Mary, married John Cram of Hampton Falls.[1]

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Robert Wadleigh was born 1628 in Bristol, England. He is the son of John Wadleigh and Mary (Unknown) Wadleigh. He is the brother of Mary Wadleigh and Joanna Wadleigh.He married Sarah (Smith) Wadleigh before 17 Jun 1654 in Wells, York, Maine. His children are John Wadleigh, Sarah (Wadleigh) Bean, John Wadleigh, Jonathan Wadleigh, Joseph Wadleigh, Robert Wadleigh Jr, Henry Wadleigh and Mary (Wadleigh) Cram. He died about Sep 1708 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire. Profile managers: Pamela Mantich and John Young. Profile last modified 24 Dec 2017 | Created 27 Mar 2011

Birth

1627/28 Bristol, Somerset, England[2]

Title

Honorable Esquire

Residence

ABT 1656 Wells, York, Maine[3] 1676 Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire[4] Marriage

BEF 17 JUN 1654 Wells, York, Maine[5] Wife: Sarah Smith Child: Mary Wadleigh Child: John Wadleigh Child: Robert Wadleigh Child: Joseph Wadleigh Child: Henry Wadleigh Child: Jonathan Wadleigh Child: Sarah Wadleigh Death

ABT SEP 1708 Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire [6][7]. The Find-a-grave page lists his death as 1701 in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire[8]

Sources

↑ Cram, Charles M. Genealogical Outline of the CRAM, WALKER, and WEEKS Families (Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; 1934) Page 27 ↑ World Family Tree, Volume 1, pre-1600 to present - Family # 1032 ↑ Cram, Charles M. Genealogical Outline of the CRAM, WALKER, and WEEKS Families (Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; 1934) Page 27 ↑ Cram, Charles M. Genealogical Outline of the CRAM, WALKER, and WEEKS Families (Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; 1934) Page 27 ↑ World Family Tree, Volume 1, pre-1600 to present - Family # 1032 ↑ Cram, Charles M. Genealogical Outline of the CRAM, WALKER, and WEEKS Families (Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; 1934) Page 27 ↑ World Family Tree, Volume 1, pre-1600 to present - Family # 1032 ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154864296 See also:

Cram, Charles M. Genealogical Outline of the CRAM, WALKER, and WEEKS Families (Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; 1934) Page 27 World Family Tree, Volume 1, pre-1600 to present - Family # 1032