Robert was baptized 24 May 1612 at Bishops-Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.
He is believed to be the eldest son of Thomas Emerson and Elizabeth Brewster, who were both born in 1584 and married on 1 Jul 1611.
16 April 2022 - - -- Correction!!
Suggested edit: THE HAVERHILL EMERSONS - Part First by Charles Henry Pope, published in 1913:
The claim made in " The Ipswich Emersons" that Robert [Emerson] of Haverhill was the eldest son of Thomas [Emerson] and a native of Bishop's Stortford, was therefore a baseless and thoroughly improbable guess, which ought never to have been printed. While it may be yet discovered that Michael and Robert were natives of that parish and nearly related to Thomas of Ipswich, it is not right to assert as a fact what was only an assumption in the beginning and would have been seen to be impossible had a brief amount of investigation been given to Robert's record here.
Also, the Haverhill Robert Emerson was married only once, to Ann Grant. Elizabeth Grave and Frances ??? may have been wives of the Ipswich Robert Emerson.
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He married Ann Grant of Rowley, Massachusetts 4 Nov 1658.
He was in Rowley, Massachusetts as early as 1655.
On 3 Mar 1655 he received an allotment of land from the town of Haverhill, Massachusetts. His brother, Michael Emerson was granted land at the same time.
He married Ann GRANT on 4 January 1658 at Rowley, Massachusetts.
He joined his brother Michael in 1661 in the purchase of a large farm in Haverhill from Robert SWAN.
On 29 April 1668 he became a Freeman of the colony, indicating that he was also then a member of the church.
On 17 MAY 1669 he bought an acre and a half of meadow of Obadiah Ayer.
He tool the Oath of Fidelity in 1671 and in 1672 received compensation for the care of an orphan child.
He was a selectman in 1671, 1676, 1678, and 1687.
On 29 Oct 1673 he bought one acre of meadow from Elizabeth Linfurth. He also bought 20 acres of land by the Fishing river from John Williams on 12 Jun 1674.
He was elected as the Haverhill town constable in 1679.
He bought 3 acres of meadow on 28 JAN 1679 from Peter Ayer.
On 22 FEB 1686-7 he "openly moved for to know by whom the bridge over the Fishing river at his house is to be made. In answer to it the selectmen are ordered to take effectual care about the matter proposed."
He made his will on 3 Jun 1694 and he died the same month on 25 Jun 1694 at Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Robert's will seems to have been penned by one of the witnesses, Joseph Johnson.
It was proved in court 23 Jul 1694.
The inventory, taken on 5 Jul 1694, mentions that Robert Emerson died 25 Jun 1694. It was presented by Anna Emerson and Thomas Emerson as executors on 23 Jul 1694. Both of them died before completing the settlement of the estate, and Joseph Emerson was appointed administrator.
He is believed to be the eldest son of Thomas Emerson and Elizabeth Brewster, who were both born in 1584 and married on 1 Jul 1611.
16 April 2022 - - -- Correction!!
Suggested edit: THE HAVERHILL EMERSONS - Part First by Charles Henry Pope, published in 1913:
The claim made in " The Ipswich Emersons" that Robert [Emerson] of Haverhill was the eldest son of Thomas [Emerson] and a native of Bishop's Stortford, was therefore a baseless and thoroughly improbable guess, which ought never to have been printed. While it may be yet discovered that Michael and Robert were natives of that parish and nearly related to Thomas of Ipswich, it is not right to assert as a fact what was only an assumption in the beginning and would have been seen to be impossible had a brief amount of investigation been given to Robert's record here.
Also, the Haverhill Robert Emerson was married only once, to Ann Grant. Elizabeth Grave and Frances ??? may have been wives of the Ipswich Robert Emerson.
Contributor: Paul Bartlett Van Buren (47395263) • [email protected]
He married Ann Grant of Rowley, Massachusetts 4 Nov 1658.
He was in Rowley, Massachusetts as early as 1655.
On 3 Mar 1655 he received an allotment of land from the town of Haverhill, Massachusetts. His brother, Michael Emerson was granted land at the same time.
He married Ann GRANT on 4 January 1658 at Rowley, Massachusetts.
He joined his brother Michael in 1661 in the purchase of a large farm in Haverhill from Robert SWAN.
On 29 April 1668 he became a Freeman of the colony, indicating that he was also then a member of the church.
On 17 MAY 1669 he bought an acre and a half of meadow of Obadiah Ayer.
He tool the Oath of Fidelity in 1671 and in 1672 received compensation for the care of an orphan child.
He was a selectman in 1671, 1676, 1678, and 1687.
On 29 Oct 1673 he bought one acre of meadow from Elizabeth Linfurth. He also bought 20 acres of land by the Fishing river from John Williams on 12 Jun 1674.
He was elected as the Haverhill town constable in 1679.
He bought 3 acres of meadow on 28 JAN 1679 from Peter Ayer.
On 22 FEB 1686-7 he "openly moved for to know by whom the bridge over the Fishing river at his house is to be made. In answer to it the selectmen are ordered to take effectual care about the matter proposed."
He made his will on 3 Jun 1694 and he died the same month on 25 Jun 1694 at Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Robert's will seems to have been penned by one of the witnesses, Joseph Johnson.
It was proved in court 23 Jul 1694.
The inventory, taken on 5 Jul 1694, mentions that Robert Emerson died 25 Jun 1694. It was presented by Anna Emerson and Thomas Emerson as executors on 23 Jul 1694. Both of them died before completing the settlement of the estate, and Joseph Emerson was appointed administrator.
Robert was baptized 24 May 1612 at Bishops-Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.
He is believed to be the eldest son of Thomas Emerson and Elizabeth Brewster, who were both born in 1584 and married on 1 Jul 1611.
16 April 2022 - - -- Correction!!
Suggested edit: THE HAVERHILL EMERSONS - Part First by Charles Henry Pope, published in 1913:
The claim made in " The Ipswich Emersons" that Robert [Emerson] of Haverhill was the eldest son of Thomas [Emerson] and a native of Bishop's Stortford, was therefore a baseless and thoroughly improbable guess, which ought never to have been printed. While it may be yet discovered that Michael and Robert were natives of that parish and nearly related to Thomas of Ipswich, it is not right to assert as a fact what was only an assumption in the beginning and would have been seen to be impossible had a brief amount of investigation been given to Robert's record here.
Also, the Haverhill Robert Emerson was married only once, to Ann Grant. Elizabeth Grave and Frances ??? may have been wives of the Ipswich Robert Emerson.
Contributor: Paul Bartlett Van Buren (47395263) • [email protected]
He married Ann Grant of Rowley, Massachusetts 4 Nov 1658.
He was in Rowley, Massachusetts as early as 1655.
On 3 Mar 1655 he received an allotment of land from the town of Haverhill, Massachusetts. His brother, Michael Emerson was granted land at the same time.
He married Ann GRANT on 4 January 1658 at Rowley, Massachusetts.
He joined his brother Michael in 1661 in the purchase of a large farm in Haverhill from Robert SWAN.
On 29 April 1668 he became a Freeman of the colony, indicating that he was also then a member of the church.
On 17 MAY 1669 he bought an acre and a half of meadow of Obadiah Ayer.
He tool the Oath of Fidelity in 1671 and in 1672 received compensation for the care of an orphan child.
He was a selectman in 1671, 1676, 1678, and 1687.
On 29 Oct 1673 he bought one acre of meadow from Elizabeth Linfurth. He also bought 20 acres of land by the Fishing river from John Williams on 12 Jun 1674.
He was elected as the Haverhill town constable in 1679.
He bought 3 acres of meadow on 28 JAN 1679 from Peter Ayer.
On 22 FEB 1686-7 he "openly moved for to know by whom the bridge over the Fishing river at his house is to be made. In answer to it the selectmen are ordered to take effectual care about the matter proposed."
He made his will on 3 Jun 1694 and he died the same month on 25 Jun 1694 at Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Robert's will seems to have been penned by one of the witnesses, Joseph Johnson.
It was proved in court 23 Jul 1694.
The inventory, taken on 5 Jul 1694, mentions that Robert Emerson died 25 Jun 1694. It was presented by Anna Emerson and Thomas Emerson as executors on 23 Jul 1694. Both of them died before completing the settlement of the estate, and Joseph Emerson was appointed administrator.
He is believed to be the eldest son of Thomas Emerson and Elizabeth Brewster, who were both born in 1584 and married on 1 Jul 1611.
16 April 2022 - - -- Correction!!
Suggested edit: THE HAVERHILL EMERSONS - Part First by Charles Henry Pope, published in 1913:
The claim made in " The Ipswich Emersons" that Robert [Emerson] of Haverhill was the eldest son of Thomas [Emerson] and a native of Bishop's Stortford, was therefore a baseless and thoroughly improbable guess, which ought never to have been printed. While it may be yet discovered that Michael and Robert were natives of that parish and nearly related to Thomas of Ipswich, it is not right to assert as a fact what was only an assumption in the beginning and would have been seen to be impossible had a brief amount of investigation been given to Robert's record here.
Also, the Haverhill Robert Emerson was married only once, to Ann Grant. Elizabeth Grave and Frances ??? may have been wives of the Ipswich Robert Emerson.
Contributor: Paul Bartlett Van Buren (47395263) • [email protected]
He married Ann Grant of Rowley, Massachusetts 4 Nov 1658.
He was in Rowley, Massachusetts as early as 1655.
On 3 Mar 1655 he received an allotment of land from the town of Haverhill, Massachusetts. His brother, Michael Emerson was granted land at the same time.
He married Ann GRANT on 4 January 1658 at Rowley, Massachusetts.
He joined his brother Michael in 1661 in the purchase of a large farm in Haverhill from Robert SWAN.
On 29 April 1668 he became a Freeman of the colony, indicating that he was also then a member of the church.
On 17 MAY 1669 he bought an acre and a half of meadow of Obadiah Ayer.
He tool the Oath of Fidelity in 1671 and in 1672 received compensation for the care of an orphan child.
He was a selectman in 1671, 1676, 1678, and 1687.
On 29 Oct 1673 he bought one acre of meadow from Elizabeth Linfurth. He also bought 20 acres of land by the Fishing river from John Williams on 12 Jun 1674.
He was elected as the Haverhill town constable in 1679.
He bought 3 acres of meadow on 28 JAN 1679 from Peter Ayer.
On 22 FEB 1686-7 he "openly moved for to know by whom the bridge over the Fishing river at his house is to be made. In answer to it the selectmen are ordered to take effectual care about the matter proposed."
He made his will on 3 Jun 1694 and he died the same month on 25 Jun 1694 at Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Robert's will seems to have been penned by one of the witnesses, Joseph Johnson.
It was proved in court 23 Jul 1694.
The inventory, taken on 5 Jul 1694, mentions that Robert Emerson died 25 Jun 1694. It was presented by Anna Emerson and Thomas Emerson as executors on 23 Jul 1694. Both of them died before completing the settlement of the estate, and Joseph Emerson was appointed administrator.
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