'Roberts09'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Roberts of Sheffield

                               
Samuel Roberts of Stubbin House, Ecclesfield (clothier)
1. Jacob Roberts of Lidgate (a 1709)
  m. Elizabeth Hayland of Lidgate
  A. Samuel Roberts of Sheffield
  m. Mary Sykes (dau of John Sykes of Sheffield)
  i. Samuel Roberts of Park Grange, Sheffield (silversmith)
  m. Mary Wright of Anston
  a.+ issue - Samuel, Elizabeth, Mary, Jane
ii. Susan Roberts
  m. Samuel Tinker of Leeds (a 1805, shopkeeper)
  iii. Mary Roberts
  m. George Smith (curate)
  iv.+ other issue - John (d young), Joseph of Sheffield (a 1805), Jonathan of Sheffield (a 1805), Elizabeth (d young), Jane (a 1805)
  B. Jacob Roberts of Sheffield
  m. Hannah Sykes (dau of John Sykes of Sheffield)
  i. Jacob Roberts of Sheffield
  m. Mary Anne Morton (dau of Richard Morton of Sheffield by Elizabeth, dau of Isaac Nodder of Sheffield)
  a.+ issue - Mary Anne, Morton, Matilda, Louisa (d infant), Sidney
  ii. daughter (d young)
  C. Jonathan Roberts
  D. Elizabeth Roberts
  m. _ Targus of London (staymaker)

 

 

Gilbert Roberts of Sheffield (bur 27.11.1637)
m. (02.06.1624) Mary Carr
1. Gilbert Roberts of Sheffield (bpt 29.11.1629, bur 25.08.1672)
  m. (31.12.1656) Sarah Hinchliffe of Sheffield (bur 11.09.1698)
  A. Benjamin Roberts of Sheffield (bpt 27.11.1658, d 07.02.1739)
  m. (13.01.1686-7) Martha Rawson
  i. Gilbert Roberts of Sheffield (bpt 02.02.1692/3, bur 29.07.1763, "Of facetious memory")
  m. _ Smith
  a. Gilbert Roberts
  m. Mary Lister (dau of James Lister)
  b. Hannah Roberts (bpt 08.07.1741)
  m. Joesph Hancock
c.+ other issue -Benjamin (d young), Samuel of Sheffield (bpt 15.04.1734), Thomas of Sheffield (bpt 02.06.1736, d c1749), Ann (bpt 02.04.1730, d youing)
  ii. Benjamin Roberts (bpt 31.08.1699, d 10.06.1740, minister)
  m. (24.06.1729) Mary Webster of Sheffield
The following is partly supported by FMG (vol 1, MS140, 'Smyth', p319).
  a. Joseph Roberts of Sheffield (bpt 24.02.1731/2)
  m. Lydia Sparrow (bpt 31.07.1734, dau/coheir of John Sparrow of London)
  (1) John Roberts of Wincobank then Longwood House, Huddersfield (b 02.06.1793, dsp)
m. (Sarah) Parker (dau of William Parker of Sheffield by dau of Samuel Walker of Masbro)
  (2) Catherine Roberts
  m. (26.12.1797 or 26.02.1798) Samuel Walker Parker of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (bpt 1770, d before 18.03.1850)
  (3) other issue (d unm) - Joseph of Sheffield (d c1802, tobacconist), Lucy (d 1810), others (d young - Samuel, Lydia (b 23.01.1762), Theodosia, Theodosia, Martha)
  b. Mary Roberts (bpt 16.09.1730, dsp 1793)
  m1. (27.11.1753) George Eddowes of Nantwich (dsp)
  m2. (02.06.1768) John Dickinson of Sheffield (minister)
  c.+ other issue (d infant) - Benjamin (bpt 25.10.1733), Martha (bpt 29.09.1736)
  iii. Peninah Roberts (bpt 13.03.1689/90)
  m. (24.04.1712) George Cadman of Spinkhill
  iv. Dinah Roberts (bpt 25.06.1696)
  m. (22.12.1715) Jonathan Ronksley of Sheffield
  v.+ other issue - Hannah (bpt 25.01.1687/8), Martha (bpt 12.08.1703)
  B. Jeremiah Roberts of Sheffield (bpt 12.10.1665, d 04.06.1726, younger son)
  m. (28.02.1701) Elizabeth Ragg (b 1674-5, d 12.05.1757)
  i.+ issue - Elkana (bpt 28.08.1707, d infant?), Elkana (bpt 17.04.1710), Andrew (bpt 15.08.1711), Joseph (bpt 28.10.1713), Jeremiah (bpt 26.05.1714), Benjamin (bpt 20.12.1719), Ruth (bpt 01.09.1703), Mary (bpt 21.06.1717)
  C. Elkanah Roberts of Sheffield (bpt 06.04.1670, d 03.07.1737)
  m. Elizabeth
  i. Elkanah Roberts of Sheffield (cutler)
  m. Sarah Crooke (dau of George Crooke of Sheffield)
  a. Elkanah Roberts
  m. _ Roland
  b.+ other issue - John (bpt 14.10.1743), Joseph, Samuel, Sarah (bpt 03.02.1737, d c1753)
  ii. Samuel Roberts of Salisbury (dsp, cleric)
  m. ?? of Salisbury
  iii. Jeremiah Roberts
  a. son
  D.+ other issue - Samuel (bpt 29.04.1661), Infans (bur 25.09.1663), Dinah (bpt 15.05.1672, d unm 17.12.1695), Rachel (bpt 06.11.1667)
2.+ other issue - Joseph (bpt 02.08.1632,a 1654), Richard (bpt 11.09.1636), Sarah (bpt 21.08.1635, bur 22.08.1635)

Main source(s): FMG (Continuation ('Hunter's Pedigrees', 1936), 'Roberts of Sheffield', p120+)
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