Robert Chedzoy
Chedgzoy & Chedzoy family register
- Place of death
- Stoke St Gregory
Relationship map
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Records of Robert Chedzoy's birth and marriage are not listed in the Stoke St Gregory parish register. When Robert was born King Charles I would have been on the English throne, who was succeeded by Oliver Cromwell in 1649, when a lot of church re cordswere destroyed. The records for Stoke St Gregory begin in 1561, copied from the original register that was stolen. By the time Robert married Elizabeth, King Charles II was ruling England, Robert and Elizabeth had five children between 1661 ? and 1668 and there may have been other earlier children. Walter born about 1661, no record of his baptism has been found, but at the time very few children were baptised, the curate of Stoke St Gregory made a comment to this in the register. Ewa rd baptised 11th June 1663, at Gregory Stoke. Robert baptised 15th January 1666. Alexander baptised 15th March 1668. Judith baptised 13th June 1671. Robert was a man of some substance, as he left a will which was proved in 1668, but unfortunately it was destroyed at Exeter in 1942. Robert died in late 1685 and was buried 30th December 1685, the same year as King Charles II, whose brother Jame s II was then crowned, which led to the Battle of Sedgemoor in which two of his sons fought. Robert's wife Elizabeth died in 1701 and was buried 28th January 1701 at Stoke St Gregory. Edward and Robert fought in the Battle of Sedgemoor on the side of Monmouth, they were both captured.
Baptism record
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Record of Baptism
Parish Register · Transcription
Name of ChildRobert Chedzoy
When Baptised---
Abode---
Name of Father---
Name of Mother---
Father's Quality, Trade or Profession---
This is our own transcription of the public-record facts, presented in the style of a register entry. It is not an official certificate, and not the original document.
Source: parish register (FreeREG)
Marriage record
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Record of Marriage
Marriage Register · Transcription
BridegroomRobert Chedzoy
BrideElizabeth Unknown
When Married---
Where Married---
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Sources & research
The founding Chedzoy at Stoke St Gregory, married to Elizabeth. Her forename is confirmed by three baptisms naming the parents as Robert and Elizabeth: Robert (1665/6), Alexander (1667/8) and Judith (1671). [FreeREG]
Their recorded children, all at Stoke St Gregory: Edward (1663), Robert (1665/6), Alexander (1667/8) and Judith (1671); Walter (b. c.1661) is inferred as their eldest, his baptism predating the surviving register. The register's earliest Chedzoy entry is Edward's 1663 baptism, and a full FreeREG sweep of the parish 1655-1690 under both the Chedzoy and Chidzoy spellings found no other children, so this set of five appears complete within the surviving records.
A Robert Chedzoy was buried at Stoke St Gregory on 30 Dec 1685, with no age or parentage recorded - a candidate for either this Robert or his son of the same name: FreeREG record .
Corroborated by the Stoke St Gregory village history (Stoke St Gregory history).
DESCENT STATUS to Chris (for researchers). The apex line is documented downward as far as Robert (#1746) -> Walter #32 (b.1661) -> Walter #31 (b.1705) -> Levi #45 (b.1737), and SEPARATELY upward from Chris as far as John #28 (b.1798). The ONE unproven link between the two halves is John #28.s father: his baptism is lost in the Stoke St Gregory register gap. The recorded Issachar #30 link is disproven; the best candidate is John b.1776 (Levi #45.s son), which would make the chain whole. So the descent Robert -> Chris is PLAUSIBLE and well-evidenced but NOT PROVEN -- only Y-DNA can close it. See John #28.s note. [12 Jun 2026]
FamilySearch corroboration (16 Jun 2026): the parish index 'England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999' independently records the same Robert Chedzoy burial at Stoke St Gregory on 30 Dec 1685, and the three children's baptisms there (Robert 15 Jan 1665, Alexander 15 Mar 1667/8, Judith 13 Jun 1671). No marriage record for Robert and Elizabeth is indexed, and no baptism for Robert himself was found in Somerset 1620-1650, so neither Elizabeth's maiden name nor an earlier generation can be recovered from these records. Robert remains the documented apex.
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