There is a NEW first generation found by Dr. Amy Harris and Marsha Berry on June 22, 2006.   John Bobbet b. 1579 has a father named William and a mother named Katheryn Bobbet.  Sources for this information are found in two wills.

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Original Will of William Bobbet

Will of William Bobbet Transcribed by Dr. Amy Harris and probated in 1582

Email from Marsha Berry: " Dr. Amy Harris and I both strongly conclude that William Bobbet 1582 Will is the father of my John Bobbet chr 20 Jan 1579 Grundisburg, Suffolk, England and that his mother is Katheryn and his siblings are Dorothie Bobbet born about 1580 and Alice Bobbet born about 1581.  

"It is interesting that in William Bobbet's June 1582 Will, he is a young married man that is ill and not expecting to live and is very worried wanting his children to be raised to be honest and be healthy by his wife.  The Will was probated 2 months later, in August 1582.  

"To quote Dr. Amy Harris in her Tuesday, 20 June 2006 email:   'The William Bobbet who was buried in Grundisburg in 1582 left a Will.  I copied his Will.  His wife is Katheryn and his children are John, Dorothie, and Alice, all of whom are under 21 years old when he wrote the Will in June 1582.  Dorothie and Alice are also under 16 years old. 

 'He emphasizes that is wife is to maintain and care for his children [leading me to believe that they are quite young].   I think this is a possible father for your John Bobbet.  Your John was born in 1579, so it is possible that Dorothie and Alice were born between 1580 and 1582.  I think this because Dorothie and Alice are probably listed in order of their age [a common practice in Wills] and John is listed first [as sons often were, even if younger than their sisters].  However, I think John is older than the two girls.  I think this because the land and property in Grundisburgh is left to their mother Katheryn until John turns 21.  The girls inherit money that John is supposed to pay them from the estate when they reach 21.  If he were younger than them, the Will would have stipulated that their mother pay them as she would still be in control of the property if John were under 21.' "

Bobbet Research Report by Dr. Amy Harris

Continuing Research Questions by Marsha Berry

John Bobbet b. 1579 Genealogy Report

Descendants of John Bobbet b.1579 (Personal Ancestry File)

Grundisburgh Parish Church

John Bobbet b. 1579 Outline Report

John Bobbet Christening 20 Jan 1579 Grundisburgh, Suffolk, England (IGI Record)

John Bobbet & Margaret Edgare Marriage 7 Oct 1600 Campsea Ash, Suffolk, England (IGI Record)

John Bobbet & Margaret Edgare Marriage 7 Oct 1600 Campsea Ash, Suffolk, England Source

John Bobbett Family Group Record

Sources Church Parish Registers

An Email From Marsha Berry - March 7, 2005 - How to find and print church parish registers.

Willm Bobbett Christening 18 Oct 1610 Campsea Ash, Suffolk, England

Fourth Generation

Our Immigrant Ancestor

William Bobbet chr 12 Aug 1647 Saint Mary, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England

St. Mary's Parish Church

William Bobbet chr 12 Aug 1647 Saint Mary, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Source

See "Continuing Research" for the latest information on our family -- Page One

See "Continuing Research" for the latest information on our family -- Page Two

See "Continuing Research " for the latest information on our family -- Page Three

William Bobbett handwritten 96 acre Chas. City County, Virginia 1673 Land Grant original page

Instructions: William Bobbett handwritten 96 acre Chas. City County, Virginia 1673 Land Grant

How To Read Old British and American Handwriting

.pdf files

  Discovering the Old British Handwriting 1500 - 1700 by Vona Williams, Salt Lake City Utah Family History Center Library, British Records, at the July 31 - Aug 3, 2001 BYU Genealogy and Family History Conference.

  16th and 18th Century British Handwriting Instructor: Florence Mead, Salt Lake City Utah Family History Center, 16th to 18th Century British Handwriting BYU Genealogy and Family History Conference 29 July 1975

  Book:  Reading Early American Handwriting by Kip Sperry Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc. Chapter 7 Sample Alphabet and Handwriting pages 43 to 54

  The Handwriting of American Records For a Period of 300 Years by E. Kay Kirkham Genealogist Published by The Everton Publishers, Inc. P.O. Box 368 Logan, Utah  84321 Chapter IV The Alphabet in America Through 300 Years Chapter V Abbreviations, Contractions, Etc.

Marsha Berry's qualifications to do 16th to 18th Century British and American Handwriting Interpretation

Alborough or Aldeburgh Different Spellings But Same Suffolk England Seaport  .PDF

It's interesting to read the progression of Marsha's research.

William Bobbet, The Immigrant, Sources and Explanations   April 10, 2005

William Bobbet, The Immigrant, Sources and Explanations   April 12, 2005

William Bobbet, The Immigrant, Sources and Explanations  April 17, 2006

Read an email from Marsha Berry that explains the John Lead name conception.

You will also want to read about William's wife... Click Here  Updated May 17, 2005

William's Wife... More Information  May 17, 2005

Additional Information About Bobbet, Whittington, and Sturdivant March 20, 2007

The Bible of Isham Drury Bobbitt, Junior born 27 May 1792 in Spartanburg County District 96, South Carolina, USA and died on 14 Nov 1862 in Caledonia, Putnam, Illinois, USA

Bible Pages -- Bobbet, Whittington, and Sturdivant  April 02, 2007

Bible Pages -- Bobbet, Whittington Marriages and Deaths  April 07, 2007

Bible Pages -- Follow-up to April 07, 2007  April 08, 2007

Bible Pages -- Bobbet, Bobbitt Births   April 09, 2007