Brief Life History of Robert
When Robert Summerhays was born about 1640, in Clayhidon, Devon, England, his father, William Summerhays, was 31 and his mother, Miriam, was 28. He married Elizabeth Colliar on 30 November 1665, in Cotleigh, Devon, England. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died in 1719, in Cotleigh, Devon, England, at the age of 80.
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- Robert Summerhaise & Elizabeth Colliar 1665 Marriage
- Robert, "England, Devon, Parish Registers (Devon Record Office), 1529-1974"
- Robert, "England, Devon, Parish Registers (Devon Record Office), 1529-1974"
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World Events (2)
1642 · The English Civil War
A series of conflicts regarding England's governance during the years 1642 to 1651 is now known as The English Civil War. Charles I summoned supporters to join him against his enemies in Parliament. In October 1642, nearly 10,000 men fought for Charles I and chased Parliament across the River Tamar. Fighting continued for years and was finally ended at the Battle of Worcester on September 3, 1651, with a Parliamentarian victory.
1688 · Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution brought the downfall of Catholic King James II and the reign of his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange.
Name Meaning
English (Somerset): habitational name apparently from Summerhayes in Upottery (Devon), which probably means ‘enclosure of a person named Summer’, from the surname Summer + Middle English heie ‘enclosure’ (genitive heies). Place-names of this type, with the name of a person + -hayes, are found throughout Devon.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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