Blott, Robert
| Birth Name | Blott, Robert |
| Gramps ID | I0638 |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 83 years, 2 months, 10 days |
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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| Birth [E0969] | 1582 | Harrold, Bedfordshire, England |
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| Death [E0970] | 1664/5-03-01 (Julian) | Boston, Suffolk, MA |
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Relation to the center person (Strong, Living) : tenth great grandson
Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Blott, John [I0219] | about 1560 | ||
| Blott, Robert [I0638] | 1582 | 1664/5-03-01 (Julian) |
Families
| Family of Blott, Robert and Selbee, Susannah [F0199] | ||||||||||||||
| Married | Wife | Selbee, Susannah [I0639] ( * about 1586 + 1659/60-01-20 (Julian) ) | ||||||||||||
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| Children |
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Blott, Mary [I0637] | 1609-12-00 | 1656 |
Narrative
WFT-Vol. 7, No. 3729
WFT-Vol. 16, No. 1366
WFT-Vol. 11. No. 2155
Robert Blott was possibly the son of John Blott or perhaps he was the son of another Robert Blott of Puddington, Bedfordshire, England.
He perhaps had a second wife, Susanna.
It is assumed that he came to New England in 1632 on the William and Francis.
He was in Roxbury, Suffolk, MAssachusetts in 1632.
He owned land in Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1634.
He moved to Boston and was made a freeman there on Mar 4, 1635.
The Boston Book of Possessions lists him in 1645 with a house at the corner of Washington and Winter Streets.
He sold land in Concord on July 25, 1648.
When he was an old man, on Mar 29, 1658, he was appointed shepherd, and on Apr 30, 1660, cow-keeper, at Boston.
Abstract of will of Robert Blott dated May 27, 1662
Daus:
Sarah Ellis
Woodford of CT
Tozier, Green
Grandchildren:
John Green
dau Tozier's children
Daniel Turell's children
Robert Blott was an ancestor of Lady Diana Spencer, who married Prince Charles of England.
Source:
Descendants of Thomas Farr of Harpswell, Maine and Ninety Allied Families (1959) Edith Bartlett Sumner
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Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England
BLOTT, ROBERT, Boston, freeman 1635. Snow, Hist. Boston, 118.
Pedigree
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Blott, John [I0219]
- Blott, Robert