Roberts, Abraham

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BIRTH: No birth rec found. Abraham is apparently one of the five children mentioned, but not named, in the will of Giles Roberts of Black Point (Scarborough), Maine, 25 Jan 1666/7, proved 26 Jul 1667 (PROVINCE AND COURT RECORDS OF MAINE, 6 vols. [Portland, ME, 1928-75], 1:323-24 [FHL #974.1 P2p]). Accompanying estate documents show that Arthur Alger, brother-in-law of Giles Roberts, was guardian of the children. The inv of estate of Arthur Alger of Scarborough, Maine, 26 Jun 1676, names three of the children including Abraham Roberts (Essex Co., Mass. Probate, 301:81-82 [FHL #860485]). Also see the deposition of Abraham Roberts of Reading and David Roberts of Woburn, 31 Dec 1716, who affirm they lived with Arthur Alger, late of Scarborough, for 9 or 10 years (Middlesex Co. Deeds, 26:488-89 [FHL #554014]). Date and place of birth are approximations.
MAR #1: No mar rec found. The death of Sarah, wife of Abraham Roberts, 4 Apr 1696, is recorded in Thomas W. Baldwin, comp, VITAL RECORDS OF READING (Boston, 1912), 562 (FHL #974.44/R1 V2b). Sarah Roberts is identified in the will of her father, Robert Burnap of Reading, 4 Oct 1695, proved 11 Nov 1695, Middlesex Co. Probate Files, 1st series, #3609 (FHL #386046).
MAR #2: Edward F. Johnson, ed, WOBURN RECORDS, 8 vols. (Boston, 1890-1916), 3:242 (FHL #974.44/W3 V2j). Husband was "of Reading." Susannah died at Reading, 27 Feb 1725/6.
MAR #3: VITAL RECORDS OF READING, 435. The wife is called Elizabeth Pierce in this entry, but she was no doubt a widow when she married Abraham Roberts. In a deed to the children of Abraham Roberts, 14 Oct 1731, the widow Elizabeth mentions the household stuff she brought into her marriage with Abraham (Middlesex Co. Deeds, 31:539 [FHL #554017]). This phrase usually denotes a previous marriage of the wife.
DEATH: VITAL RECORDS OF READING, 562.

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Abraham married Burnap, Sarah about 1679. Sarah (daughter of Burnap, Robert and Ann) was born on 6 Nov 1653 in Reading,Middlesex,MA; died on 4 Apr 1696 in Reading,Middlesex,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Roberts, Sarah was born about 1679 in of Reading,Middlesex,MA; died before 6 Feb 1762 in Reading,Middlesex,MA(?).
2. Roberts, Mary was born on 7 Dec 1681 in Reading,Middlesex,MA; died after 25 Mar 1754.
3. Roberts, Elizabeth was born on 19 Nov 1684 in Lynn,Essex,MA.
4. Roberts, Ann was born on 2 Apr 1686 in Lynn,Essex,MA; died after 14 Oct 1731.
5. Roberts, Abraham was born in 1690/1691 in of Reading,Middlesex,MA; died on 19 Oct 1714 in Reading,Middlesex,MA.
6. Roberts, Abigail was born about 1694 in of Reading,Middlesex,MA; died after 13 May 1759.

Abraham married Thompson, Susannah on 7 Mar 1700 in Woburn,Middlesex,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abraham married Elizabeth on 8 Jun 1726 in Woburn,Middlesex,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH: Date and place of birth are approximations.
MAR: No mar rec found. Giles's mar to a dau of Godfrey Sheldon of Scarborough is evident by Giles Roberts calling William Sheldon "brother-in-law" in his will, below. Since William Sheldon was married to Rebecca Scadlock and not a sister of Giles Roberts, it is presumed that Roberts married a sister of William Sheldon, who is identified in the will of his father Godfrey Sheldon. Godfrey Sheldon also mentions daughters but does not name them. See the will of Godfrey Sheldon of Scarborough, 13 Mar 1663/4-3 Apr 1671 (PROVINCE AND COURT RECORDS OF MAINE, 6 vols. [Portland, ME, 1928-75], 2:423-24 [FHL #974.1 P2p]).
DEATH: No death rec found. See the will of Giles Roberts of Black Point (Scarborough), 25 Jan 1666/7, proved 20 Jun 1667, inv 26 Jul 1667 (PROVINCE AND COURT RECORDS OF MAINE, 1:323-24).

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Giles married Sheldon, (unknown). (unknown) (daughter of Sheldon, Godfrey and Frost, Alice) was born about 1630 in England; died before 25 Jan 1666/1667 in Scarborough,Cumberland,ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH: No birth rec found. Her identification as a dau of Godfrey Sheldon comes from the will of her husband Giles Roberts in which he calls William Sheldon "brother-in-law." Since William, a son of Godfrey Sheldon, married Rebecca Scadlock and not a dau of Giles Roberts, it is assumed that Giles Roberts married a sister of William Sheldon. See the will of Giles Roberts, 25 Jan 1666/7, proved 20 Jun 1667 (PROVINCE AND COURT RECORDS OF MAINE, 6 vols. [Portland, ME, 1928-75], 1:323-24 [FHL #974.1 P2p]). Her given name has not been discovered. Also see the will of Godfrey Sheldon of Scarborough, 13 Mar 1663/4, proved 3 Apr 1671 (PROVINCE AND COURT RECORDS OF MAINE, 2:423-24). The will mentions daughters but does not name them. Date and place of birth are approximations.
MAR: Ibid.
DEATH: No death rec found. She is not mentioned in the will of her husband, above.

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BIRTH: No birth rec found. Date of birth is calculated from his statement that he was "aged sixty-five or thereabouts" in his will of 13 Mar1663/4, below. Godfrey married in Bakewell, Derbys, but his ancestry is unknown. Another Sheldon family of Bakewell is presented by J. Gardner Bartlett, NEHGR, 80(1926):367 (FHL #974 B2ne). This family produced the immigrant Isaac Sheldon of Windsor, Conn. Godfrey and Isaac are no doubt related, but the relationship is unknown at this time.
MAR: Bakewell par reg (FHL #1041679). Par reg is in poor condition; only mar year is legible. For complete date, see Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis, GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE (Portland, ME, 1928-39; repr Baltimore, 1979), 627 (FHL #974D2s).
DEATH: No death rec found. See the will of Godfrey Sheldon of Scarborough, 13 Mar 1663/4, proved 3 Apr 1671 (PROVINCE AND COURT RECORDS OF MAINE, 6 vols. [Portland, ME, 1928-75], 2:423-24 [FHL #974.1 P2p]).
OCC: Planter

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Godfrey married Frost, Alice on 11 Mar 1620/1621 in Bakewell,Derbys,Eng. Alice was born about 1601 in of Bakewell,Derbys,Eng; died after 13 Mar 1663/1664. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH: Date and place of birth are approximations.
MAR: Bakewell par reg (FHL #1041679). Par reg is in poor condition; only mar year is legible. For complete date, see Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis, GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE (Portland, ME, 1928-39; repr Baltimore, 1979), 627 (FHL #974 D2s).
DEATH: No death rec found. Alice was living on the date of her husband's will.

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