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Thomas ROBYE (b. April 20, 1576, d. March 27, 1653)
Notes for Thomas ROBYE:
RUBY The surname Ruby or Roby is of
ancient English origin, derived
without doubt from a place name,
probably the hamlet of Roby in the parish of
Huyton, five or six miles east of Liverpool.
Since 1403 the residence of the family can
be distinctly traced at Castle Donington, a
small town on the northern edge of Leicestershire.
England, which lies between the counties
of Derby and Nottingham. The name is
variously spelled Ruby, Roby, Rooby, Robie,
Robey, Robay, Robye, etc. In September,
1402, John Roby was possessed of a copyhold
in the Manor of Castle Donington. The ancestry
of the American family, of which the
immigrant ancestor was Henry Roby, of
Hampton, New Hampshire, born at Castle
Donington, February 12, 1619, has been carefully
traced to John Roby, of whom the
records show that he took part in court proceedings
of Castle Donington in October,
1512; was admitted tenant of two burgages
in March, 1513, and in June, 1513, was named
at a court at which. William Roby and three
others were admitted to curtilages. He died
shortly before Christmas, 1515. leaving children:
Thomas and Emmot. Thomas had a
son Thomas and his son of the same name
was father of Henry Roby, the American
immigrant.
Children of Thomas ROBYE and Mary COXON are:
- +Henry ROBIE, b. February 12, 1617/18, Castle Donington, Leicester, England, d. April 22, 1688, Hampton, NH.