Person:Robert Gamlin (1)

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Robert Gamlin
b.Bef 1585
m. Bef 1610
  1. Robert GamlinEst 1610 - 1663
  2. Mary GamlinEst 1615 - 1633
Facts and Events
Name[1] Robert Gamlin
Gender Male
Birth[1] Bef 1585 Based on estimated date of marriage.
Marriage Bef 1610 to Unknown Unknown
Emigration[1] 1632 On the William & Francis.
Residence[1] 1632 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Other[1] 14 May 1634 Admitted freeman.
Residence[1] Bef 1642 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Burial[1] 7 Sep 1642 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Robert Gamlin, in Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995)
    II:728-29.

    ORIGIN: Unknown.
    MIGRATION: 1632 on William & Francis [Hotten 149].
    CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: Admitted to Roxbury church as member #10, which would be soon after the organization of the church in 1632 [RChR 74].
    FREEMAN: 14 May 1634 (as "Roberte Gamlyn, Senior" [MBCR 1:368].
    DEATH: Buried Concord 7 September 1642 [CoVR 2].

The William and Francis (1632)
The William and Francis was one of two ships sent as part of the "Plough Company" to settle a patent in Saco, Maine. They were never able to occupy the patent and soon failed.
Sailed: March 9, 1632 from London, England under Master Thomas
Arrived: June 5, 1632 in New England

Passengers:
~60
Stephen Bachiler family and Sanborne grandsons (Stephen, John, William) - Mary Blott - Edward Dillingham family - Robert Gamlin family - Walter Harris - John Hart - Thomas Hayward - William Hills - Christopher Hussey family - Thomas James family - John Leavens family - Joseph Mannering - John Mayo - William Norton* - Thomas Oliver family - Thomas Paine* - Francis Peabody - Capt. William Perkins - John Smalley - Rev. Thomas Weld family - John Whitson - Edward Winslow - Deborah Wing (and sons) - Thomas Woodford
* Found on Gov. Winthrop's list, but some doubt as to actual presence on the William and Francis.

Resources: William and Francis Passenger List

Stephen Bachiler was the most prominent, and accounts of his life generally touch on the Plough Company and the William and Francis. See, e.g. Stephen Bachiler at Wikipedia - Material at Hampton, NH Library