Robert
MOULTON
(b.
abt. 1565
,
Norfolk County, England
d.
8 October 1633
,
Hemsby, Norfolk, England
)
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Robert MOULTON was born abt. 1565 in Norfolk County, England
Robert MOULTON was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Robert married Mary SMYTHE (SMITH) 15 May 1595 in Hemsby, Norfolk, England . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Mary SMYTHE (SMITH) was born 23 March 1570 in Norfolk County, England. Mary died 27 April 1636 in Ormesby, Norfolk, England.
Robert MOULTON died 8 October 1633 in Hemsby, Norfolk, England.
son of Thomas Moulton and Joanna Green
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Family and Children of Robert MOULTON
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Mary SMYTHE (SMITH)-- Date: 15 May 1595 Place: Hemsby, Norfolk, England
NOTE: President Gerald R. Ford, poets Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Edward Arlington Robinson, Clara Barton, playwright Tennessee Williams, and actress Bette Davis are descendants.
ROBERT MOULTON's name is found on a number of rolls at the Public Record Office, including subsidy rolls for Scratby dated 1595, 1597, 1611, 1625, and 1627. His will was dated Oct. 8, 1633, and was proved at Norwich, Norfolk, England, on Nov. 22, 1633.
MARY's will was dated Mar. 29, 1636 and proved at Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, on Jun. 10, 1636.
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It has already been proved that Robert Moulton of Scratby married Mary Smyth at Hemsby in 1595 (William Haslet Jones, 324; Joy Wade Moulton, 240). Mary Smyth was the daughter of Henry Smyth of Hemsby whose will is dated 18 January 1624-5. His burial on 11 August 1625 is recorded in Hemsby parish records, his inventory was taken on 12 August 1625 and his will proved 17 November 1625. Brydegett, wife of Henry Smythe, was buried at Hemsby 4 January 1612-3 and by 1625 he had married Mirable. No records have been found of Henry Smythe's two marriages or of the batptism of his children. In his will Henry Smyth did not mention his daughter Mary, the wife of Robert Moulton, but he made bequests to both Robert Moulton and Henry, the son of immigrant John Moulton, a baby only a few months old at that time.
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.)
Children of Robert MOULTON and Mary SMYTHE (SMITH):

John MOULTON (b.abt. 1599, Ormesby, Norfolk, England d. 1 October 1650, Hampton, New Hampshire, New England )
m. Anne GREEN 24 September 1623 in Ormesby, Norfolk, England
Miriam MOULTON (b.13 September 1601, Ormesby, Norfolk, England d. , Hampton, New Hampshire, USA )
m. Thomas KING
Bridget MOULTON (b.13 September 1601, Ormesby, Norfolk, England d. 8 October 1633, Ormesby, Norfolk, England)
James MOULTON (b.abt. 1603, Ormesby, Norfolk, England d. 30 March 1680, Wenham, Massachusetts Bay Colony)
m. Mary UNKNOWN
Henry MOULTON (b.abt. 1605, , England d. September 1652, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England)
m. Abigail UNKNOWN in , England (United Kingdom)
m. Brice WARNER 2 January 1637/38 in , England (United Kingdom)
m. Elizabeth GODFREY 23 November 1647 in , England (United Kingdom)
Mary MOULTON (b.16 July 1608, Ormesby, Norfolk, England d. , Ormesby, Norfolk, England)
m. Thomas NUDD 1630 in , England (United Kingdom)

Thomas MOULTON (b.16 July 1608, Ormesby, Norfolk, England d. , York, Maine, USA )
m. Martha UNKNOWN
Elizabeth MOULTON (b.22 July 1610, Ormesby, Norfolk, England d. abt. 1692, Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Henry SKERRY 1633 in Ormesby, Norfolk, England

William MOULTON (b.abt. 1617, Ormesby, Norfolk, England d. 18 February 1664, Hampton, New Hampshire, New England )
m. Margaret PAGE 1645 in Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach)
Ruth MOULTON (b.abt. 1617, , England d. April 1637, Hampton, New Hampshire, New England )
NOTE: President Gerald R. Ford, poets Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Edward Arlington Robinson, Clara Barton, playwright Tennessee Williams, and actress Bette Davis are descendants.
ROBERT MOULTON's name is found on a number of rolls at the Public Record Office, including subsidy rolls for Scratby dated 1595, 1597, 1611, 1625, and 1627. His will was dated Oct. 8, 1633, and was proved at Norwich, Norfolk, England, on Nov. 22, 1633.
MARY's will was dated Mar. 29, 1636 and proved at Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, on Jun. 10, 1636.
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It has already been proved that Robert Moulton of Scratby married Mary Smyth at Hemsby in 1595 (William Haslet Jones, 324; Joy Wade Moulton, 240). Mary Smyth was the daughter of Henry Smyth of Hemsby whose will is dated 18 January 1624-5. His burial on 11 August 1625 is recorded in Hemsby parish records, his inventory was taken on 12 August 1625 and his will proved 17 November 1625. Brydegett, wife of Henry Smythe, was buried at Hemsby 4 January 1612-3 and by 1625 he had married Mirable. No records have been found of Henry Smythe's two marriages or of the batptism of his children. In his will Henry Smyth did not mention his daughter Mary, the wife of Robert Moulton, but he made bequests to both Robert Moulton and Henry, the son of immigrant John Moulton, a baby only a few months old at that time.
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.)
Children of Robert MOULTON and Mary SMYTHE (SMITH):
m. Anne GREEN 24 September 1623 in Ormesby, Norfolk, England
m. Thomas KING
m. Mary UNKNOWN
m. Abigail UNKNOWN in , England (United Kingdom)
m. Brice WARNER 2 January 1637/38 in , England (United Kingdom)
m. Elizabeth GODFREY 23 November 1647 in , England (United Kingdom)
m. Thomas NUDD 1630 in , England (United Kingdom)
m. Martha UNKNOWN
m. Henry SKERRY 1633 in Ormesby, Norfolk, England
m. Margaret PAGE 1645 in Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach)
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Robert MOULTON and Mary SMYTHE (SMITH) 15 May 1595, Hemsby, Norfolk, England
1601 Birth of ChildBridget MOULTON was born 13 September 1601, Ormesby, Norfolk, England
1601 Birth of ChildMiriam MOULTON was born 13 September 1601, Ormesby, Norfolk, England
1608 Birth of ChildMary MOULTON was born 16 July 1608, Ormesby, Norfolk, England
1608 Birth of ChildThomas MOULTON was born 16 July 1608, Ormesby, Norfolk, England
1610 Birth of ChildElizabeth MOULTON was born 22 July 1610, Ormesby, Norfolk, England
John MOULTON married 24 September 1623, Ormesby, Norfolk, England to Anne GREEN
8 October 1633
Hemsby, Norfolk, England
Robert is buried at: Hemsby, Norfolkshire, England
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