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About Lt. John Roberts, Sr.
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Profile last modified 7 Feb 2020 | Created 8 Jul 2011
John Roberts (abt. 1629 - abt. 1694)
John Roberts
Born about 1629 in England
Son of Thomas Roberts and Rebecca (Hilton) Roberts
Brother of Esther (Roberts) Martin, Jane Roberts, Rebecca Roberts [half], Ann (Roberts) Marston, Benjamin Roberts, Thomas Roberts Jr, Edward Roberts, Anna Roberts [half], Elizabeth (Roberts) Heard, William Roberts, Sarah (Roberts) Rich and Joseph Roberts
Husband of Abigail (Nutter) Roberts — married about 1650 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire
Father of John Roberts, Thomas Roberts, Sarah (Roberts) Field, Abigail (Roberts) Downs, Hatevil Roberts, Mary (Roberts) Robinson and Joseph Roberts
Died about 21 Jan 1694 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire
Biography
John Roberts was born about 1629 in Dover, New Hampshire, the son of Thomas Roberts and Rebecca Hilton Roberts.[1]
" John Roberts, planter, Dover, taxed Oct. 19, 1648; selectman in 1665. With wife Abigail sold land 29 June 1665. She received a bequest from her father, Hatevil Nutter in 1675. Signed petition to Gen. Court, Oct. 10,1665. He conveyed to his son John, 20 April, 1680, a tract of land which he had received from his father in law. Ref. Maine Pioneers, 1623-1660 John of Dover, abt. 43 in 1671, Abt. 53 in 1683 m. Abigail Nutter. Sergt.; Lt. 1689-90; Marshal of the Prov. by 1670 (discharged because of age, 1681/2); delegate to the NH convention of 1689 to confer on methods of gov.; gr. j. 1683,1692; selectman 1664,'65,'68,'73,74,'77.In 1691 he deeded to the sons of his deceased son John and to his son-in-law Field, in 1691/2 to his son-in-law John Hall and in 1694 to his sons Thomas, Hatevil and Joseph. He died 21 Jan. 1694/95 of dropsy. "Gen. Dict. of ME & NH,' p. 589; "Piscat. Pioneers," p. 320, 363.[2]
He married Abigail Nutter about 1653 in Dover.[3]
His father was one of the founders of New Hampshire and an early Governor according to McClintock:
"The tradition has always been that Thomas Roberts was one of the original emigrants with them."[2]
Torrey gives his death date as 1695.[3]
Sources
↑ Genealogy.com page for John Roberts
↑ 2.0 2.1 McClintock, John, "History of New Hampshire", Boston, B.B. Russell, 1888 Google Books ↑ 3.0 3.1 Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.NEHGS
NOTES: From The Robertses of Northern New England: Sarah had seven children.
John Roberts was one of the first children born in what would become Dover, NH. He died there in 1694/95 of dropsy.
John was a prominent citizen of early Dover, serving as a selectman for six years in the 1660s and 1670s, as the surveyor of highways in 1661 and 1668, and a sergeant (later lieutenant) of the militia. In his role as constable, along with his brother Thomas, he was charged by Massachusetts by authorities with ridding the colony of Quakers. In one well-recorded incident in 1662 the two brothers literally dragged two proselytizing Quaker women through the winter snow and threw them into a canoe.
In 1680 Charles II decided to set off New Hampshire as a separate royal province. To that end he appointed several local leaders to establish a new government. As one of those leaders, John Roberts was named Marshall of the Province. He resigned his office, however, shortly after the grandson of John Mason appeared on the scene to begin exercising his inherited rights as the landlord of all of New Hampshire. As it turned out, the younger Mason was successfully opposed by the new government at every turn, but it is easy to see why John, a prominent landholder in Dover, would be reluctant to be put in a position of possibly having to enforce Mason's claims.
The glorious revolution of 1689 in England, which resulted in William of Orange succeeding James II as monarch, reverberated throughout New England, and for a time there was no government in the colonies. John Roberts was among six prominent Dover citizens who convened a convention of like-minded citizens of Portsmouth and Exeter. It was the recommendation of this convention that New Hampshire be reunited under the government of Massachusetts.
John made numerous gifts of property to his children and grandchildren, most notably land in what became Kittery, ME (the "fowling marsh") to son John, April 20, 1680 and land on the west side of Great Bay to sons Joseph, Hatevil, & Thomas, on November 29, 1694. He was in all probability a literate man, as his signature on many early documents would attest.
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John Roberts
Born about 1629 in Englandmap [uncertain]
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Governor Thomas Roberts and Elizabeth Rebecca (Hilton) Roberts
Brother of Hestor Esther (Roberts) Martin, Jane (Roberts) Philbrick, Rebecca Roberts [half], Anna or Ann (Roberts) Marston, Benjamin Roberts, Thomas Roberts Jr, Edward Roberts, Elizabeth (Roberts) Heard, William Roberts, Sarah (Roberts) Rich and Joseph Roberts
Husband of Abigail (Nutter) Roberts — married about 1650 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshiremap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of John Roberts, Thomas Roberts, Sarah (Roberts) Field, Abigail (Roberts) Downs, Hatevil Roberts, Mary (Roberts) Robinson and Joseph Roberts
Died about 21 Jan 1694 at about age 65 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshiremap
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Biography
John Roberts was born about 1629 in Dover, New Hampshire, the son of Thomas Roberts and Rebecca Hilton Roberts.[1]
" John Roberts, planter, Dover, taxed October 19, 1648; Selectman in 1665. With wife Abigail, sold land 29 June 1665. She received a bequest from her father, Hatevil Nutter in 1675. Signed petition to Gen. Court, October 10,1665. He conveyed to his son John, 20 April, 1680, a tract of land which he had received from his father-in-law. Ref. Maine Pioneers, 1623-1660 John of Dover, about. 43 in 1671, about. 53 in 1683 married Abigail Nutter. Sergt.; Lt. 1689-90; Marshal of the Prov. by 1670 (discharged because of age, 1681/2); delegate to the New Hampshire convention of 1689 to confer on methods of gov.; gr. j. 1683,1692; Selectman 1664,'65,'68,'73,74,'77.In 1691 he deeded to the sons of his deceased son John and to his son-in-law Field, in 1691/1692 to his son-in-law John Hall and in 1694 to his sons Thomas, Hatvil and Joseph. He died 21 January 1694/1695 of dropsy. "Gen. Dict. of Maine & New Hampshire,' page 589; "Piscat. Pioneers," pages 320, 363.[2] He married Abigail Nutter about 1653 in Dover.[3]
His father was one of the founders of New Hampshire and an early Governor according to McClintock:
"The tradition has always been that Thomas Roberts was one of the original emigrants with them."[2]
Torrey gives his death date as 1695.[3]
Sources
↑ Genealogy.com page for John Roberts
↑ 2.0 2.1 McClintock, John, "History of New Hampshire", Boston, B.B. Russell, 1888 Google Books
↑ 3.0 3.1 Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.NEHGS
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Lt. John Roberts, Sr.'s Timeline
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1629
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Dover, Dover Colony, British Colonial America
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1650
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Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, British Colonial America
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1652
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Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, British Colonial America
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1655
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Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire
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1656
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Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire Colony, British Colonial America
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1657
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Scotland, Wales (United Kingdom)
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March 27, 1658
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Dover, Old Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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1661
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Rochester, Strafford County, New Hampshire Colony, British Colonial America
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1666
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Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
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