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Robert EMERSON

Male 1561 - 1620  (59 years)

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  1. 1.  Robert EMERSONRobert EMERSON was born in 1561; was christened on 25 Oct 1561 in Great Dunmow, Essex, England; died on 6 Jan 1620 in Bishops Stortford, Heretfordshire, England.

    Notes:

    The Coat of Arms was granted to Radus/Ralf Emerson in 1535 of Foxton, co. Durham, England who is a presumed ancestor of Robert. Robert Emerson owned twelve acres in Bishop's Stortford, called Haggle's Dale, England. It is thought that he is the same Robert Emerson who was baptised in Dunmow. In his will proved 1620, he is listed as a "currier" and landholder of Bishop's Stortford. He probably was a migrant from Essex, and the son of Thomas Emerson, of Great Dunmow, baptized 1561. Great Dunmow and Bishop's Stortford are within seven miles of each other. The Stortford Register begins in 1561 and no Emersons appear till Robert married there in 1578 leading to the conclusion that he came from elsewhere. The same remark applies to his father Thomas, of Great Dunmow; the Register begins in 1537, and the first baptism is in 1561.

    His occupation is interesting. It can be interpreted as a leather maker, a groomer of horses or a postman. The believed interpretation is a groomer of horses as he bequethed "Muggles Dale" in his will, it would indicate he owned land for horses.

    A transcription of his will is as follows: I, Robert Emberson of Stortford in County Herts currier, being aged and sickly"; to wife Susan lands in S. called Muggells Dale, containing about 12 acres, near a field called Woodfeild, to hold for her life with remainder after her death to Thomas Emberson, my eldest son; I give her also the messuage wherein I now dwell for the term of fifty years; afterward the same to go to Margaret my daughter now the wife of Thomas Browne of Southwarke for 50 years; after her decease to James Browne her son for all the term of years then to come. The residue of my goods to the said Susan for her life, and after her death to my four children Thomas, John, Anne and Margaret. (Com. Ct. of London.) Will of Robert Emberson of Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, currier <http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=449608>http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/result_details.asp?DocID=449608

    Robert married Susanna CRABBE on 24 Nov 1578 in Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire, England. Susanna (daughter of John CRABBE and Margerie SCAWYN) was born in 1556 in Bishops Stortford, Heretfordshire, England; died on 20 Nov 1626 in Bishops Stortford, Heretfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Alice EMERSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1579; was christened on 22 Nov 1579 in Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire, England; and died.
    2. 3. Margaret EMERSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1582; was christened on 21 Feb 1582 in Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire, England; and died.
    3. 4. Thomas EMERSON  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 26 Jul 1584 in Bishops Stortford, Heretfordshire, England; died on 1 May 1666 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.
    4. 5. Robert EMERSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1596; was christened on 12 Apr 1596 in Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire, England; died after 1627 in of Massachusetts.
    5. 6. Ann EMERSON  Descendancy chart to this point died after 7 Nov 1620.
    6. 7. John EMERSON  Descendancy chart to this point died after 7 Nov 1620.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Alice EMERSONAlice EMERSON Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born in 1579; was christened on 22 Nov 1579 in Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire, England; and died.

  2. 3.  Margaret EMERSONMargaret EMERSON Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born about 1582; was christened on 21 Feb 1582 in Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire, England; and died.

    Family/Spouse: John BROWNE. John was born before 1620; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Thomas EMERSONThomas EMERSON Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was christened on 26 Jul 1584 in Bishops Stortford, Heretfordshire, England; died on 1 May 1666 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Several sites give he and his wife's christening/birth dates on the same day in towns that were 135 miles apart though this believed to be an error in transcription along the way. His wife's birthdate is not known. It has been proven that Major-General Denison, a close friend of Thomas, who was mentioned in Thomas' will, emigrated from Bishop's-Stratford. Thomas Emerson was probabably born in Sedsfield Parish, Durham, England. He was baptized at Bishop's-Stratford, England, July 26, 1584 and was married July 1, 1611 in that parish to Elizabeth Brewster. Their children were recorded in St. Michael's Church at Bishop's Stratford as: Robert, Benjamin, Ralph, James, Joseph, Elizabeth, John, Thomas, Nathaniel and Susan. According to the church warden's book of St. Michael's, he is recorded as a collector for the poor in 1636. He was at Ipswich, Massachusetts, as early as 1638, when 80 acres of land was granted to him. English records indicate the family was non-conformist.

    Thomas married Elizabeth BREWSTER on 1 Jul 1611. Elizabeth was born before 1598 in of Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 10 Aug 1638 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Robert EMERSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1612; was christened on 24 May 1612 in St. Michael, Stortford, Hertfordshire, England 1; and died.
    2. 9. Benjamin EMERSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Sep 1614; was christened on 2 Oct 1614 in St. Michael, Stortford, Hertfordshire, England 1; and died.
    3. 10. Ralph EMERSON  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 12 Oct 1615 in St. Michael, Stortford, Hertfordshire, England 1; died in Jun 1626.
    4. 11. James EMERSON  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 16 Feb 1617 in St. Michael, Stortford, Hertfordshire, England 1; and died.
    5. 12. Joseph EMERSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 25 Jun 1620 in Bishops Stortford, Heretfordshire, England; died about 3 Jan 1680 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    6. 13. Elizabeth EMERSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1623; was christened on 14 Jun 1623 in St. Michael, Stortford, Hertfordshire, England 1; and died.
    7. 14. John EMERSON  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 26 Feb 1625 in St. Michael, Stortford, Hertfordshire, England 1; and died.
    8. 15. Thomas EMERSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1627; and died.
    9. 16. Nathaniel EMERSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1630; was christened on 18 Jul 1630 in St. Michael, Stortford, Hertfordshire, England; died in in of Ipswitch, Massachusetts.
    10. 17. Susan EMERSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1632; was christened on 13 Mar 1632 in St. Michael, Stortford, Hertfordshire, England 1; and died.

  4. 5.  Robert EMERSONRobert EMERSON Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born in 1596; was christened on 12 Apr 1596 in Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire, England; died after 1627 in of Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Robert Jr.'s last child, John, out of many children was born in 1625 in England. Then he had a son Michael with Margaret Froe in 1627 in England supposedly before his first wife had died in 1638. I have not found when they moved to Massachusetts. Jim Hetzer is a DNA cousin match to Kim Anez on Gedmatch, with this being their common ancestor. It is too far back in time to account for their DNA cousin match though. Robert was not named in his father, Robert's will.


  5. 6.  Ann EMERSONAnn EMERSON Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) died after 7 Nov 1620.

  6. 7.  John EMERSONJohn EMERSON Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) died after 7 Nov 1620.


Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Robert EMERSONRobert EMERSON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1612; was christened on 24 May 1612 in St. Michael, Stortford, Hertfordshire, England 1; and died.

  2. 9.  Benjamin EMERSONBenjamin EMERSON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) was born about Sep 1614; was christened on 2 Oct 1614 in St. Michael, Stortford, Hertfordshire, England 1; and died.

  3. 10.  Ralph EMERSONRalph EMERSON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) was christened on 12 Oct 1615 in St. Michael, Stortford, Hertfordshire, England 1; died in Jun 1626.

  4. 11.  James EMERSONJames EMERSON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) was christened on 16 Feb 1617 in St. Michael, Stortford, Hertfordshire, England 1; and died.

  5. 12.  Joseph EMERSONJoseph EMERSON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) was born about 25 Jun 1620 in Bishops Stortford, Heretfordshire, England; died about 3 Jan 1680 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    He is the ancestor of Ralph Waldo Emerson, the famous poet and writer. After emigrating to the new world, he settled in Mendon, Massachusetts.

    Joseph married Elizabeth WOODMANSEY in 1646 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts. Elizabeth was born on 3 Jan 1624 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 24 Feb 1654 in Wells, York Main. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Joseph EMERSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1650 in , , Massachusetts; died in 1706 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
    2. 19. James EMERSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1655; died in 1756 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts.

    Joseph married Elizabeth BULKELEY on 7 Dec 1665 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Elizabeth was born in 1638 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 4 Sep 1693 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Lucy Ann EMERSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Oct 1667 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 17 Jan 1740 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    2. 21. Edward EMERSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Apr 1670 in Mendon, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 9 May 1743 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    3. 22. Peter EMERSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1673 in Mendon, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 19 Jan 1750 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    4. 23. Unknown EMERSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1675; and died.
    5. 24. Ebenezer EMERSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1678 in Mendon, Middlesex, Massachusetts; and died.

  6. 13.  Elizabeth EMERSONElizabeth EMERSON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1623; was christened on 14 Jun 1623 in St. Michael, Stortford, Hertfordshire, England 1; and died.

  7. 14.  John EMERSONJohn EMERSON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) was christened on 26 Feb 1625 in St. Michael, Stortford, Hertfordshire, England 1; and died.

  8. 15.  Thomas EMERSONThomas EMERSON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1627; and died.

  9. 16.  Nathaniel EMERSONNathaniel EMERSON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1630; was christened on 18 Jul 1630 in St. Michael, Stortford, Hertfordshire, England; died in in of Ipswitch, Massachusetts.

  10. 17.  Susan EMERSONSusan EMERSON Descendancy chart to this point (4.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1632; was christened on 13 Mar 1632 in St. Michael, Stortford, Hertfordshire, England 1; and died.

    Notes:

    She might have died on the voyage to the Americas.



Generation: 4

  1. 18.  Joseph EMERSONJoseph EMERSON Descendancy chart to this point (12.Joseph3, 4.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1650 in , , Massachusetts; died in 1706 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

  2. 19.  James EMERSONJames EMERSON Descendancy chart to this point (12.Joseph3, 4.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) was born before 1655; died in 1756 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts.

  3. 20.  Lucy Ann EMERSONLucy Ann EMERSON Descendancy chart to this point (12.Joseph3, 4.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) was born on 2 Oct 1667 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died on 17 Jan 1740 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

    Lucy married Thomas DAMON on 15 May 1683 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Thomas (son of Thomas DAMON) was born on 31 Jan 1659 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 20 Oct 1753 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Mehitable DAMON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Nov 1699 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts; and died.

  4. 21.  Edward EMERSONEdward EMERSON Descendancy chart to this point (12.Joseph3, 4.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) was born on 26 Apr 1670 in Mendon, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 9 May 1743 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

  5. 22.  Peter EMERSONPeter EMERSON Descendancy chart to this point (12.Joseph3, 4.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1673 in Mendon, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 19 Jan 1750 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

  6. 23.  Unknown EMERSON Descendancy chart to this point (12.Joseph3, 4.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1675; and died.

  7. 24.  Ebenezer EMERSONEbenezer EMERSON Descendancy chart to this point (12.Joseph3, 4.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1678 in Mendon, Middlesex, Massachusetts; and died.


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