Robert(The Elder)Gosnold

My great X 10 grand uncle by marriage only through his brother-in-law John Doggett.
My great X 11 grand uncle by marriage only through his sister-in-law Alice Doggett.

Great grandfather of noted explorer,
Bartholomew Gosnold.

Born: About 1490. 1
Parents: JOHN GOSNOLD AND KATHERINE KEBELL
Marriage: unknown.
Death: 1572-73, Suffolk, England. 2
Burial: Church of Otley. 4
Will: 20 Oct. 1572, Suffolk England. 3
Probate: 4 Feb. 1573. 5

Notes:
Primary source: Suffolk Manorial Families: Pedigree, Doggett of Groton, compiled in 1899 by J.J. Muskett and modified in 2001 by
John McLinden
Per Doggettfam.org, m(2) abt. 1574, ROBERT GOSNOLD, of Otley, son of John and Katherine (Kebell) Gosnold, b. abt 1490.
Mentioned in
his father's will.

Children named in Robert Gosnold's will appear to be by Agnes Hill, since there is no indication that he had any children by Anne Doggett. Therefore, Anne Doggett, who is mentioned in his will, appears to have been his second wife.

Spouse (1): AGNES HILL

CHILDREN OF ROBERT (THE ELDER) GOSNOLD AND AGNES HILL:
CHRISTIAN GOSNOLD
d. 1589, Witnesham Co., Suffolk, England. 6
JOHAN (JONE, JOAN) GOSNOLD
JOHN GOSNOLD
WILLIAM GOSNOLD
EDWARD GOSNOLD
ROBERT (THE YOUNGER) GOSNOLD d. 1558-59.
KATHERINE GOSNOLD

Spouse (2): ANNE DOGGETT

Sources:
1. Wood and Blanton, (The Clopton Chronicles).
2. Will written 20 October 1572, proved 4 February 1573.
3. Indicated in his will.
4. Specified in his will, and confirmed by the will of wife, Anne Doggett, abstracted in NEHGR, vol. 58.
5. Lea, The Register LVI, 405, as researched by Warner F. Gookin (The Ancestry of Bartholomew Gosnold; The Gosnolds of Otley, Suffolk).
6. Lea, The Register, LVIII, 313 as researched by Warner F. Gookin (The Ancestry of Bartholomew Gosnold; The Gosnolds of Otley, Suffolk).

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