Edward
Roberts
Born about in Merionethshire, Wales
Son of William Roberts
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Bolton) Roberts
— married
1714 in Pennsylvania, British America
Descendants 
Father of
Able Roberts, John Roberts, David Roberts, Jane (Roberts) Foulke and Mary (Roberts) Foulke
Died
at about age 81
in Richland, Bucks, Pennsylvania
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Biography
Edward was a Friend (Quaker)
Edward Roberts was born May 1687 in Merionethshire Wales. He came to Pennsylvanina in 1699 and settled in Byberry. In 1714 he married Mary Bolton (daughter of Evarard Bolton). In 1816 he moved his family to Byberry where he became an extensive landholder. He was a minister among the Friends for many years and died on his Richland farm.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Davis, William W. H., A.M., History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania [New York-Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1905] Volume III. USGenWeb <http://pagenweb.org/~bucks/BIOS_DAVIS/penrose.html>
see also:
- » Jordan, John W. Colonial Families of Philadelphia. Lewis Publishing Company, New York and Chicago (1911), page 1126
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