Thomas Roberts Sr. (abt. 1600 - aft. 1673)

Born about 1600 in Woolaston, Gloucestershire, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died after 27 Sep 1673 after about age 73 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire

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Thomas Roberts Sr. migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 285) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

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Biography

There remains insufficient evidence to determine the parents of Thomas Roberts, as well as the parents and last name at birth of his wife. See: Disputed Parents and Uncertain Wife in the Research Notes below.

Thomas was a fishmonger.

Thomas Roberts was made an apprentice (1615) and later a member (1623) of the London Fishmongers Guild.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]} He took on his own apprentice in 1624.^[9][10]

At the March, 1640 elections, Thomas Roberts was chosen Governor or President of the County in place of Gov. John Underhill. He held that office until Dover (then Northam) came under Massachusetts rule in 1642.^{[4][5][6][11][12][13][14]} (Noyes observes that "the territory under his authority was only one town".)

Thomas Roberts signed the Dover Combination, “Combination of the People of Dover to Establish a Form of Government”, in October 1640.^{[5][15][16][17]}

He held various minor town offices; he was a regular member of the church for many years, but was inclined to be liberal in his views, so when the Quaker missionaries came to Dover (1662) he favored giving them a fair hearing and opposed having the women whipped, as they were by order of the court.^{[5][6][13][14]}

He died between September 27 1673 and June 30 1674 those being the dates of his last Will and its probating.^{[12][13][18][19]}

Thomas Roberts was buried in the northeast corner of the Old Burying Ground at Dover Neck. His gravestone is inscribed: "Thomas Roberts. Born 1600 – Died 1674. Pioneer Settler at Dover Point With Edward Hilton – 1623. Colonial Governor of Dover 1640 – 1643."^[5][13][19]

Will of Thomas Roberts

Summary Thomas Roberts will is dated 7 Sep 1673; it is settled by 30 Jun 1674.^[18]

He bequeathes cash sums, in shillings to his children: John (20); Thomas (5); Hester, now wife of John Martyn (5); Anne (now the wife of James Philbrooke of Hampton (5); and Elizabeth, no[w] the wife, of Benjamin Heard, of Cochechock (5).

He "bequeath, unto my Sone, in Law Richard Rich, the husband, of my dearly beloved daughter Sarah, and to his heires, Lawfully begotten (or to bee begotten) on the Body of my said Daughter (be it Either Males, or females) the Males, to bee Ever prferred, before the females, and the elder, before the younger, and to his, and their assignes forever, my dwelling house, where in, I now dwell, Lieing and Scituate, in Dover aforesaid, to gether also, with all, and Singular, the Out houseing, Orchards, planting Land, and pastures, within fence, or Laying, in Common priviledge, of Commons, proffitts, or Commodities, Advantages, hereditamts, and appurtenances, whatsoever, thereunto belonging, or in any wise, appertaining, and now in my owne Tenure, and occupac'on, and also, a Lott of fouer Acres, of planting Land, lieing and Scituate, in Dover aforesaid, neare my Said dwelling house, and Likewise three Acres, of marsh, by Estimac'on, bee it more or Lesse, Lieing, and Scituate, at the mouth of Winnycott River, neare Greeneland, in Piscattaqua River ..."

He nominated Richard Rich to be "my whole and Sole Exeuctor, (& in Case of Mortallity, my Daughtr Sarah above menc'oned) ..."

Research Notes

Disputed Parents and Uncertain Wife

There are competing theories:

[1] "Thomas Roberts was born in England about 1600, according to deposition. Rev. Dr. Everett S. Stackpole imparts the information that he had learned on 'excellent authority' that Thomas Roberts was apprenticed to a fishmonger of London, as 'son of John Roberts, of Wollaston Co.,[sic] Worcester, 29 April, 1622, and probably came over at once, as an apprentice to Edward Hilton, and lived within a stone's throw of Hilton's house, on Hilton Point.' He was not married at the time of coming over, but probably was married in 1627. The maiden name of his wife is not known, but there is a tradition she was sister of Edward Hilton. Further than that we know not.

Proposed father: John Roberts (1571-1615) of Wollaston

WkiTree son: Thomas Roberts Sr. (abt.1600-aft.1673) of Dover

[2] "As regards his ancestry the following may be of interest... In Mckenzie's book, 'Colonial Families of the United States, Vol. 2, pages 619 et seq. is given the genealogy of the Roberts family in England, and it is traced back to A.D. 1482.... Among the descendants is given Sir Thomas Roberts, of Glassenburg; born A.D. 1560; buried 20 Feb., 1627... married Fances James.... Their children were: Sir Walter; Thomas; Frances; William, who emigrated to Maryland...; Elizabeth; John; Ann. Those who have investigated the matter think there is a strong probability that the second son, Thomas, who emigrated somewhere is the Thomas Roberts who came over and helped colonize Dover."^[20] (The WikiTree has assigned Thomas Roberts a life of his own, so this theory is now void.)

Proposed father: Sir Thomas Roberts (1561-1628 of Glassenburg

WikiTree son: Thomas Roberts (1590-1664), Chancellor of Cork

[3] It has also been speculated that Thomas was the grandson of a John Roberts of "Wolastone," Huntingtonshire, who was mentioned in a visitation pedigree as the first husband of Cassandra ap Rhese.^[21] However, this Wolaston in Huntingtonshire seems to be different from the Wollaston, co. Worcester, where Thomas Roberts is said to have originated.

Proposed grandfather: John Roberts (1526-1647) of "Wolastone," Huntingtonshire

WikiTree son: none

WikiTree grandson: none

[4] Each of the above hypotheses concerning the identity of Thomas Roberts's father are discussed further in an extensive blog post entitled "Thomas Roberts of Dover, New Hampshire" by Jeanie Roberts.^[22] The core of Ms. Roberts's argument hinges of the research of Fredric Z. Saunders, who provides sourced details (with references) about a fishmonger named Thomas Roberts from England.^[7]

Proposed father: John Roberts (1559-1615) of Woolstone, Gloucestershire

WikiTree son: Thomas Roberts (abt.1590-) — fishmonger

There is no reason to believe that Thomas Roberts's mother was named Jane Nutter.

Insufficient Evidence

The paragraphs presented here represent facts about Thomas Roberts life and his associations, and historical recollections. We are actively seeking more evidence before considering these as facts that are worthy of elevating into the Biography. For example, if we accept that our Thomas Roberts is the fishmonger from Woolaston, then we should probably accept that John Roberts is his father, which is not currently stated in the Biography, although he is currently attached as father. On the other hand, without seeing that the deposition that Thomas Roberts was reported to have given, we can't confirm any of his basic facts, including his age.

Birth: Thomas Roberts was born circa 1600 in England.

Woolston, Wooster: There are three "Woolston" towns in or near Worcestershire, and another that may otherwise be relevant. Firstly, there is "Wallaston", which is now considered to be in West Midlands, but was historically a part of Worcestershire. Wollaston is inland, not far from Birmingham. Secondly, there is "Woolstone, Gloucestershire", the presumed birthplace of Thomas Roberts (abt.1590-), who claims to the fishmonger apprentice, and whose Roberts patrlineal line at Woolstone is documented through wills for three generations. Thirdly, there is "Woolaston, Gloucestershire", the presumed birthplace of our Thomas Roberts Sr., later of Dover, New Hampshire, the subject of this profile, who also claims to be the fishmonger apprentice, but has no English history, other than a father named John, of "Woolston, Wooster". Woolaston, Gloucestershire "lies on the north side of the Severn Estuary... eight km from the Welsh border". Finally, there is a "Woolstone" in Milton Keynes, which is situated 1.5 miles from Northwich, the birthplace of the Hilton brothers, William and Edward, later of Dover, New Hampshire.

Google Maps: Here is a link to a view of four of the most relevant "Woolston" placename homonyms. Two are in Gloucestershire, one in Worcestershire.

Reported Source Thomas Roberts was born in England about 1600, according to a deposition.^[6][12] (Lack of evidence. The deposition itself has yet to be found.)

Reported Source Thomas Roberts was son of John Roberts of Woolaston, Worcestershire.^{[2][5][6][7][8][12]} (Based on Fishmongers apprenticeship record.)

Attestations Thomas Roberts was apprenticed to the Fishmongers' Guild on 22 Sep 1622.^[6][12] (Actually, he was made freeman in 1623.)

Source Letter Captain Edward Brawnde is said to have sailed [the Nachem] from Dartmouth, March 8, 1616, and to have reached Monhegan, April 20.^[23] Thomas Roberts is listed as a crew member of the Nachem at Monhegan in 1616 as reported by Captain Edward Brawnde in a letter to Captain John Smith.^{[24][25] [26]} (Is the Thomas Roberts on the Nachem at Monhegan both the fishmonger apprentice and the future Governor of Dover? Can we tie Captain Brawnde to Thomas's master William Adys?)

Reported Source Edward Hilton was granted freeman on 10 Aug 1621, admitted and sworn to the Fishmonger's Guild.^[7] (Mentioned here as it is relevant to the relationship between Thomas Roberts and the Hiltons.)

Disputed Thomas Roberts is said to have come over with Edward Hilton in 1623.^{[4][5][13][27]} Quint writes: "The tradition that he came with the Hiltons should be abandoned".^[14] Jeanie Roberts writes: "However, the Hilton brothers were not in New Hampshire in 1623, so that sinks that story."^[8] (We lack evidence.)

Attestation: According to Wadleigh (pp.1-5), in 1623, William and Edward Hilton, along with David Thomson, fishmongers one and all, were given license by Captain John Mason and Governor Fernando Gorges to establish a fishery and a colony at the mouth of the Piscattaqua River. After establishing a salt works downriver to supply the industry, the Hiltons set up their fishing stages and drying racks at a place upriver that the Indians called Winnichinhannat; the Hiltons named it Northam, and it would later become Dover.^[16]

Immigration: Lacking records, we can only repeat what historians and genealogists have reported: We do not know with any certainty when Thomas Roberts arrived in North America, and more specifically, the place we now know as Dover, New Hampshire. Possibly he was a crewman aboard the Nachem Monhegan Island in 1616; and/or maybe he arrived at Salem on the Providence in 1623 and travelled to what is now Dover with Edward Hilton; or he could have arrived around 1627 when he was supposedly married; and he may have been in the neighborhood in 1629 at the time of the Wheelwright Deed; and he had certainly arrived and established himself well before 1640, considering his then elevated role in civic life of the Colony of Dover. (We lack specific evidence.)

Attestation Thomas Roberts was not married when he came over, but was probably married in 1627.^[12] (We lack evidence.)

Marriage and Family: Thomas Roberts married and they had issue. (I think we can all agree on this much.)

Attributions: The wife of Thomas Roberts is "known by tradition" as Rebecca, who is described as '"a sister of William and Edward Hilton". (Raises two questions.)

The Rebecca question: Underhill, citing "New Hampshire Deeds, Book 3:129-a" records of 1 July 1669: Thomas Roberts, Senr., and wife Rebecca, to John York, certain "land at Durham."^[28][29][30] (We cannot access the historical record, but we do have a believable citation from a trusted reporter.)

The Hilton sister question: Numerous historians and genealogists repeat the Hilton sister assertions. There are no records attesting to the existence of a sister named Rebecca in this Hilton family's context; all of their sisters have been considered. Genealogically, there is no reason to accept her as a Hilton sister without some record, other than folklore.

Attestation: According to Wadleigh (p.11), in 1630 Edward Hilton receives a land grant.^[16]

Attestation: According to Wadleigh (p.13), beginning in 1633, following the ascent of Captain Wiggin as Governor of the Dover colony, "The heads of the principal families now added by Captain Wiggin to the settlement, in addition to Edward and William Hilton, were John Ault, Thomas Beard, Thomas Canney, Edward Colcatt, John Dam, William Furber, John Goddard, John Hall, Thomas Johnson, Henry Langstaff, Thomas Layton, William Ieveridge, Francis Matthews, James Nute, Hatevil Nutter, James Ordway, Richard Pinkham, William Pomfrett, Thomas Roberts, Henry Tebbetts, John Tuttle and Richard Waldron."^[16]

Edward Hilton and Thomas Roberts are the top Fishmongers on the "List of Emigrant Liverymen of London, in 1641". They are noted as "in New England", before Henry Watts and William Dyer.^[31] (This looks like a reliable source.)

Attestation: According to Wadleigh (p.24), in 1643, Thomas Roberts was among those who received 20-acre lots on the west side of Back river.^[16]

Reported Source: Thomas Roberts was a jury member of an inquest into the death of Thomas Tuttle in 1655.^[32]

Dover Library Thomas Roberts family farm was passed down through many generations; it is reputed to be the oldest family farm in America.^[33] (Adds historical color to the profile.)

Dover Library "The ancient burying ground, in which all the first settlers were buried, occupies a niche taken from the Roberts farm close by the highway. The graves are mostly unmarked, but that of Gov Roberts is marked with a slate headstone suitably inscribed, placed there about 25 years ago to replace the original. Gov Roberts died in 1674."^[33] (Adds historical color to the profile.)

Real Estate Thomas Roberts... "lived within a stone's throw of Hilton's house, on Hilton Point.^[12], now known as Dover Neck. From his will, elided for brevity, he wrote "[...] my dwelling house... in Dover... with all... the Out houseing, Orchards, planting Land, and pastures, within fence, or Laying, in Common priviledge, of Commons, ...and also, a Lott of fouer Acres, of planting Land, ...in Dover aforesaid, neare my Said dwelling house, and Likewise three Acres, of marsh, ...at the mouth of Winnycott River, neare Greeneland, in Piscattaqua River ..."^[34]

In R. C. Anderson's Great Migration Directory,^[35] the entry is:

Roberts, Thomas: London; 1640; Dover [NHPP 1:128; 10:701, 40:4; Lydia Harmon Anc 25; WJ 1:394; GDMNH 589; Wentworth 1:503.] (The key to the abbreviations is located here.)

Sources

1. ↑ Livery Company : "London Apprenticeship Abstracts, 1442-1850"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 24 April 2023)
   Apprentice year: 1615; Livery company: Fishmonger; First name(s): Thomas; Last name: Roberts; Details: "Roberts Thomas son of John, Woolstan, Hillhampton, Worcestershire, yeoman to William Adys, 8 May 1615, Fishmongers' Company"; Father's occupation: yeoman; Birth county: Worcestershire; Birth country: England; Record set: London Apprenticeship Abstracts, 1442-1850; Category: Education & work; Subcategory: Apprentices; Collections from: Great Britain, England
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Fishmongers Company Register of Freedom. Admission and Apprentice Bindings. Library Reference No: MS 5576 1. On page 7 of the book in the year 1615: “Thomas Roberts, son of John Roberts of Woolston in the county of Wooster, yeoman put apprentice to William Adys for eight years from”."
3. ↑ Fishmongers Company Register of Freedom. Entry of Freeman and Apprentices Between 1614 & 1650. On page 56 it is recorded that "Thomas Roberts was granted his freeman on April 29, 1623." Stated as follows: "Thomas Roberts, my apprentice, William Adys… presented and admitted… to Fishmongers Guild, admitted and sworn on 29 April 1623”."
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby and Water Goodwin Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire (Portland, Maine, Southworth Press [in 5 parts, paginated consecutively], 1928-1938; Boston, Massachusetts : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), p.589. (11-Thomas Roberts, Dover); digital images, InternetArchive (borrow).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6} Edith (Bartlett) Sumner, Ancestry of Edward Wales Blake and Clarissa Matilda Glidden with Ninety Allied Families (Los Angeles, 1948), 211-212 (Roberts); digital images, HathiTrust.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5} Lora Altine Woodbury Underhill, "Descendants of Edward Small of New England", 3 vols., paginated continuously (Boston, Houghton Mifflin company, 1934), 2:1097-1153 (Roberts Family) at p.1107+ (Thomas^1 Roberts); digital images, HathiTrust.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} Fredric Z. Saunders. "The Roberts Family of Woolstone". See esp. footnote 23, which cites source documents of the Fishmonger's Guild at Guildhall Library London, Aldermanbury, London. (Link via the Wayback Machine, capture date 26 Nov 2018)
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Jeanie Roberts, "Thomas Roberts of Woolaston, Gloucester and Dover, New Hampshire 1600-1673," The Family Connection, blog post of 5 January 2013; web content, jeaniesgenealogy.com
9. ↑ Livery Company : "London Apprenticeship Abstracts, 1442-1850"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 24 April 2023)
   Apprentice year: 1624; First name(s): Thomas; Last name: Roberts; Birth country: England; Birth county: Gloucestershire; Livery company: Fishmonger; Details: Whiteinge Thomas son of Thomas, Stroudwater, Gloucestershire, yeoman to Thomas Roberts, 29 Nov 1624, Fishmongers' Company.
10. ↑ "Whiteing, Thomas, Citizen and Fishmonger of London"
    This record has not been digitised and cannot be downloaded.
    Date: 1665 24 Jan. (1664). Held by: The National Archives, Kew. Public Record(s). Reference: PROB 4/4760. (Accessed 27 Apr 2023) NationalArchives
11. ↑ Jeremy Belknap. “History of New Hampshire”. Robert Aiken, Philadelphia. 1784. Vol I p.46 (Accessed 13 Apr 2023) https://archive.org/details/historyofnewhamp01inbelk/page/46/mode/1up
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6} John Scales, History of Dover, New Hampshire, Volume 1 ([Manchester, N.H., J.B. Clarke Co.] 1923), 302-310 (Roberts Family); digital images, HathiTrust.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4} Alonzo H. Quint, "Genealogical Items relating to the early settlers of Dover, N. H.," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 7 (1853):356 (Roberts), in particular part; digital images, p.356. HathiTrust.
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2} Alonzo H. Quint, "Notes on the Dover (N. H.) Combination," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 33 (1879):98 (Thomas Roberts); digital images, HathiTrust, "The tradition that he came with the Hiltons should be abandoned"; lists his children. p.98.
15. ↑ Everett S. Stackpole, Winthrop S. Meserve, Lucien Thompson, History of the town of Durham, New Hampshire (Oyster River Plantation) … 2 vols. ([Durham? N.H.] Pub. by vote of the town. (Dover Combination) p.5-6. (Accessed 14 Apr 2023) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t6xw4qw0n?urlappend=%3Bseq=23
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4} George Wadleigh, "Notable events in the History of Dover, New Hampshire, from the first settlement in 1623 to 1865" (Dover, N.H. 1913). (Thomas Roberts and sons mentioned on multiple pages.) (Accessed 14 Apr 2023) https://archive.org/details/notableeventsinh00wadl
17. ↑ Dover Public Library. "The Dover Combination". citing Wadleigh (p.18). (Accessed 13 Apr 2023) https://www.dover.nh.gov/government/city-operations/library/research-learn/history/the-dover-combination/
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1} Probate Records of the Province of New Hampshire- Albert Batchellor, Ed., New Hampshire State Papers, Rumford Printing, Concord, 1907- Vol. XXXI, pp. 145-6. For a transcription, see Will of Thomas Roberts of Dover
19. ↑ ^{19.0 19.1} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 22 April 2022), memorial page for Thomas Roberts (1600–1674), Find A Grave: Memorial #35126239, citing First Settlers Burial Ground, Dover Point, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by Brian of NH (contributor 47111786). (Includes gravestone photo.)
20. ↑ John Scales, History of Dover, N.H. (1989), pp. 302-303.
21. ↑ Possible ascent of Governor Thomas Roberts of Dover (New Hampshire)
22. ↑ Thomas Roberts of Dover, New Hampshire by Jeanie Roberts
23. ↑ Henry Sweetser Burrage. “The Beginnings of Colonial Maine". Marks Printing House, Portland, ME. 1914. pp.134, 135. See https://archive.org/details/cu31924028809022/page/n187/mode/1up
24. ↑ Edward D. Neill, "Voyage of Edward Brawnde in 1616 to Kennebec and Cape Cod: also, Letter of Capt. John Smith, about 1606," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 28 (1874):248-251; digital images, HathiTrust.
25. ↑ Wilbur D Spencer. “Pioneers on Maine Rivers”, Genealogical Publishing Company Inc, Baltimore. 1973. p.17. https://archive.org/details/pioneersonmainer00spen/page/17/mode/1up
26. ↑ Justin Winsor. “Narrative and Critical History of America”. Riverside Press, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston & NY. 1884. Vol III pp.181, 182, 326. See: https://archive.org/details/narrcrithistory03winsrich/page/181/mode/1up
27. ↑ Everett S. Stackpole,et al. (Edward Hilton and Thomas Roberts to Dover) p.2. (Accessed 12 Apr 2023) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t6xw4qw0n?urlappend=%3Bseq=20
28. ↑ Lora Altine Woodbury Underhill, "Descendants of Edward Small of New England" at 1116, citing New Hampshire Deeds, Book 3:129-a, for 1 July 1669, "Thomas Roberts, Senr., and wife Rebecca, to John York, certain "land at Durham.""
29. ↑ Everett S. Stackpole, et al., (Thomas Roberts sold land to John York on 1 July 1669.) p.35. (Accessed 14 Apr 2023) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t6xw4qw0n?urlappend=%3Bseq=53
30. ↑ FamilySearch library access is restricted: Province New Hampshire deeds and probate records from 1623-1772)
31. ↑ Waters, H. F. (Henry Fitz-Gilbert)., New England Historic Genealogical Society. The New England historical and genealogical register. [Boston, etc.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, etc.]. p.199. (Accessed 26 Apr 2023) HathiTrust
32. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, for the year 1868. Citing the "second volume of Deeds in the Registry at Exeter, N. H."
33. ↑ ^{33.0 33.1} Dover Public Library. "The Roberts Farm — Roberts Farm for 300 Years Passed from Father to Son — Almost the First Settled in New Hampshire, Claim Is Made For It of Holding Record in America For Continuous Family Possession. By W.H.W. Benedict, Boston Sunday Globe, September 9, 1928. (Accessed 8 Apr 2023) https://www.dover.nh.gov/government/city-operations/library/research-learn/history/the-roberts-farm/
34. ↑ Excerpt from Will.
35. ↑ Anderson, Robert C. The Great Migration Directory: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1640: A Concise Compendium (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Great Migration Study Project, Boston, 2015): Page 285.

See also:

• 2015 Directory. Robert Charles Anderson, "The Great Migration Directory: Immigrants to New England, 1620–1640: A Concise Compendium" (Boston, Massachusetts : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015). Vol. 1, p. 285.
• 1913 George Wadleigh, Notable events in the History of Dover, New Hampshire, from the first settlement in 1623 to 1865 (Dover, N.H. 1913). (Accessed 14 Apr 2023) https://archive.org/details/notableeventsinh00wadl
• 1907 Captain John Smith. “A General Historie of Virginia, New-England and the Summer Isles 1624”. James MacLehose & Sons, Glasgow; Macmillan Company, NY 1907 Vol II pp 205, 206. [Q.V. The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and The Summer Isles)
• 1910. Edward Arber. "Travels and works of Captain John Smith, President of Virginia, and Admiral of New England", Contributors Smith, John, 1580-1631. Arber, Edward, 1836-1912. Bradley, A. G. 1850-1943. Publication/Creation Edinburgh : John Grant, 1910. Persistent URL: https://wellcomecollection.org/works/qga23bgv
• 1883 Rich, Shebnah, Truro -- Cape Cod, or Land Marks and Sea Marks (D. Lothrop & Co., Boston, Massachusetts 1883), Google Books on line <<books.google.com>>
• 1893 Treat, John Harvey, The Treat Family: A Genealogy of Trott, Tratt, and Treat (Salem Press, Salem, Massachusetts, 1893) Google Books on line <<books.google.com>>
• 1929 Rich, Evelyn, Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his Descendants, (NEHGR Jul 1929)
• 1837 Herbert, William, 1772-1851, and London (England) Fishmongers' company. History of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers of London, Principally Compiled From Their Own Records. London: Printed by J. and C. Adlard, 1837. (Accessed 24 Apr 2023) Hathi Trust

• Wikipedia: List of colonial governors of New Hampshire — "Thomas Roberts served as the last Colonial Governor of the Dover Colony before it became part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony."
• Wikipedia: Woolaston, Gloucestershire
• Wikipedia: Wollaston, West Midlands was formerly in Worcestershire.
• Wikipedia: Woolston, Cheshire
• Wikipedia: Wollaston, Northamptonshire
• Wikipedia: Woolstone, Gloucestershire
• Wikipedia: Woolstone, Oxfordshire
• Wikipedia: Woolstone, Milton Keynes
• Wikipedia: Northwich,Milton Keynes — birthplace of Wm & Edward Hilton.

• WikiTree Space: Wheelwright Deed (1629)
• WikiTree Space: How The Women Went from Dover
• WikiTree Space: Roberts Farm in Dover
• WikiTree Space: Will of Thomas Roberts of Dover

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