Individual Details
Robert Filmer
(1525 - 31 Aug 1585)
== Biography ==Robert Filmer, Esquire, was the son of James Filmer, Esquire, of Herst Manor, Otterden Parish, Kent, England. The family was of old Anglo-Norman aristocracy. Robert Filmer had an important judicial and administrative career as a Prothonotary of the Court of Common Please at Westminster, London, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. During his lifetime he bought the Manor of Little Charleton in East Sutton, Kent, and moved his family seat there from Herst Manor.
He married Frances Chester, the daughter of [[Chester-68 | Sir Robert Chester Sr.]] and his wife, [[Throckmorton-132 | Catherine (Throckmorton Chester]], on March 5, 1564 in Saint Dunstan in the East church, London, England. They had 9 children: [http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=monkeys&id=I25128 Janet Ariciu Family Bush on RootsWeb - Robert Filmer]
#Jan 17 1566 - Birth of Sir Edward Filmer; East Sutton, Kent
#Jul 17 1567 - Birth of Katherine Filmer; East Sutton, Kent
#1569 - Birth of James Filmer; East Sutton, England
#1570 - Birth of Robert Filmer; East Sutton, England
#1572 Birth of Mary Filmer; East Sutton, Kent, England
#Feb 13 1573 - Birth of Affera (Affrey) Filmer; East Sutton, Kent
#1574 - Birth of Henry Filmer; East Sutton, Kent, England
#1577 - Birth of Anthony Filmer; East Sutton, England
#1580 - Birth of Francis Filmer; East Sutton, England
Robert Filmer, Esq. died on August 31, 1585 at Little Charlton Manor, East Sutton, Kent, England. His Will was dated March 28, 1584 and proven on November 15, 1585 (60 Windsor). He was buried at the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, East Sutton, Maidstone, Kent, England. The tomb plaque in the church reads: [https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi/%2525253C/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=118852574 Find A Grave Memorial# 118852574 - Robert Filmer]
:: "''"Here liethe the bodie of ROBART FILMER, Esq. who this lyfetime married Fraunces, the daughter of Sir Robart Chester, Knight, and had issue by her sixe sones, Edwarde, Robarte, James, Henry, Anthony, Francis, and three daughters, Katherine, Mary, and Affera, who departed this lyfe the last day of August, 1585, being then 60 yeares of age.''"
==== Note ====:Robert Filmer was one of the Prothonotaries of the Court of Common Pleas at Westminster in London during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. He was the son and heir of James Filmer, Esq. His Will was dated 28 March 1584, proven 15 November 1586 (60 Windsor).
== Sources ==
* [http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=monkeys&id=I25128 Janet Ariciu Family Bush on RootsWeb - Robert Filmer]
* [http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jackamoney&id=I12880 The Money Tree on RootsWeb - Robert Filmer]
* [https://archive.org/stream/genealogist1518selb#page/n137/ Grant of Arms], 1570.
* Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 May 2020), memorial page for Robert Filmer (1525–31 Aug 1585), Find a Grave Memorial no. 118852574, citing St. Peter and St. Paul Churchyard, East Sutton, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England ; Maintained by Gloria Cathcart (contributor 47127317) .
He married Frances Chester, the daughter of [[Chester-68 | Sir Robert Chester Sr.]] and his wife, [[Throckmorton-132 | Catherine (Throckmorton Chester]], on March 5, 1564 in Saint Dunstan in the East church, London, England. They had 9 children: [http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=monkeys&id=I25128 Janet Ariciu Family Bush on RootsWeb - Robert Filmer]
#Jan 17 1566 - Birth of Sir Edward Filmer; East Sutton, Kent
#Jul 17 1567 - Birth of Katherine Filmer; East Sutton, Kent
#1569 - Birth of James Filmer; East Sutton, England
#1570 - Birth of Robert Filmer; East Sutton, England
#1572 Birth of Mary Filmer; East Sutton, Kent, England
#Feb 13 1573 - Birth of Affera (Affrey) Filmer; East Sutton, Kent
#1574 - Birth of Henry Filmer; East Sutton, Kent, England
#1577 - Birth of Anthony Filmer; East Sutton, England
#1580 - Birth of Francis Filmer; East Sutton, England
Robert Filmer, Esq. died on August 31, 1585 at Little Charlton Manor, East Sutton, Kent, England. His Will was dated March 28, 1584 and proven on November 15, 1585 (60 Windsor). He was buried at the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, East Sutton, Maidstone, Kent, England. The tomb plaque in the church reads: [https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi/%2525253C/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=118852574 Find A Grave Memorial# 118852574 - Robert Filmer]
:: "''"Here liethe the bodie of ROBART FILMER, Esq. who this lyfetime married Fraunces, the daughter of Sir Robart Chester, Knight, and had issue by her sixe sones, Edwarde, Robarte, James, Henry, Anthony, Francis, and three daughters, Katherine, Mary, and Affera, who departed this lyfe the last day of August, 1585, being then 60 yeares of age.''"
==== Note ====:Robert Filmer was one of the Prothonotaries of the Court of Common Pleas at Westminster in London during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. He was the son and heir of James Filmer, Esq. His Will was dated 28 March 1584, proven 15 November 1586 (60 Windsor).
== Sources ==
* [http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=monkeys&id=I25128 Janet Ariciu Family Bush on RootsWeb - Robert Filmer]
* [http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jackamoney&id=I12880 The Money Tree on RootsWeb - Robert Filmer]
* [https://archive.org/stream/genealogist1518selb#page/n137/ Grant of Arms], 1570.
* Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 May 2020), memorial page for Robert Filmer (1525–31 Aug 1585), Find a Grave Memorial no. 118852574, citing St. Peter and St. Paul Churchyard, East Sutton, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England ; Maintained by Gloria Cathcart (contributor 47127317) .
Events
| Birth | 1525 | ||||
| Birth | 1525 | Herst Manor, Otterden Parish, Kent, England | |||
| Marriage | 5 Mar 1564 | Saint Dunstan in the East, London, Middlesex, England - Frances Chester | |||
| Death | 31 Aug 1585 | ||||
| Death | 31 Aug 1585 | Little Charlton Manor, East Sutton, Kent, England | |||
| Alt name | Robert Filmer Esquire | ||||
| Reference No | 1682326 | ||||
| Reference No | 1708606 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Frances Chester (1540 - 1593) |
| Child | Sir Edward Filmer Sr. (1566 - 1629) |
| Child | Mary Filmer (1572 - 1584) |
| Child | Affra Filmer (1573 - 1584) |
| Child | Anthony Filmer (1577 - 1584) |
| Father | James Filmer (1478 - 1571) |
| Mother | Marjorie "Margery, Margerye" Raynor (1500 - 1588) |
| Sibling | Agnes Filmer (1526 - 1593) |
| Sibling | George Filmer (1527 - 1585) |
| Sibling | Reginald "Rainold, Raynold, Renold, Regynald" Filmer (1531 - 1606) |