Robert Battle,  though a native of Pennsylvania, has lived most of his life in Tacoma, Washington.  He first became interested in genealogy as a high-school freshman, finding kindred spirits in the local Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society, whose meetings he was driven to by his long-suffering parents.  About ten years later his first article was published.  While interested in many aspects and areas of genealogy, his published work has focused on identifying the origins and families of immigrants to North America from England. Robert has served as editor of The New England Historical and Genealogical Register since June 2024.

Selected Publications:

“The Identity of the First Husband of Anne¹ (_____) Hutchinson (First Wife of Adam¹ Hawkes of Charlestown and Lynn, Massachusetts), Father of Francis² Hutchinson, Samuel² Hutchinson, Edward² Hutchinson, and Elizabeth² (Hutchinson) Hart of Massachusetts, and Thomas² Hutchinson of Massachusetts and New York,” The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 178 (2024):307-318.

“The Identity of Anne, Wife of Dr. Richard1 Palgrave of Charlestown, Massachusetts,” The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 178 (2024):52-72.

“The English Ancestry of Ellis¹ Barron of Watertown, Massachusetts, Part I: Winfarthing Registers and Manorial Court Records,” The Genealogist, 38 (2024):96-139.

“The English Origin of Zacheus¹ Curtis of Salem, Reading, Gloucester, and Rowley, Massachusetts,” The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 177 (2023):225-228.

“The Archer Ancestry of Samuel¹ Fogg and John¹ Legate of Hampton, New Hampshire, and Margery¹ (Legate) Younglove of Ipswich, Massachusetts,” The Essex Genealogist, 43 (2023):125-138.

“The English Ancestry of Samuel¹ Younglove of Theydon Garnon and Epping, Essex, and Ipswich, Massachusetts,” The Essex Genealogist, 43 (2023):139-151.

“The English Ancestry of Philip¹ James of Hingham, Massachusetts: With the James Ancestry of the Gilmans of Hingham, Norfolk,” The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 177 (2023):101-118.

“The Identity of Ann, Wife of Thomas¹ Jones of Hingham, Hull, and Manchester, Massachusetts,” The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 176 (2022):369-373.

“The English Origin of Robert¹ Carr and Caleb¹ Carr of Rhode Island,”  Rhode Island Roots 48 (2022): 58-75.

“Some Notes on the Ancestry of Mary¹ Stallon alias Butler, Wife of Abraham¹ Belknap of Lynn, Massachusetts,”  The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 176 (2022): 173-178.

“The Wives of Rev. Francis Boughey, Father of Elizabeth¹ (Boughey) Harris of Roxbury and Muddy River, Massachusetts,” The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 175 (2021): 342-344.

“Some English Records of Robert¹ Woodmansey, Schoolmaster of Boston, Massachusetts,”  The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 175 (2021): 345-347.

“Notes on the Family of William¹ Gager of Little Waldingfield, Suffolk, and Charlestown and Boston, Massachusetts,”  The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 175 (2021): 231-237.

“The Colman and Cutler Ancestry of John¹ Thorndike of Essex County, Massachusetts, with the Colman Ancestry of John¹ Coggeshall, Muriel¹ (Gurdon) Saltonstall, and Jemima¹ (Waldegrave) Pelham,”  The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 174 (2020): 314-321, 175 (2021): 79-93, 180-191, and 247-268.

“Anthony¹ Caverley, Dancing-Master, of London, Barbados, and Massachusetts,”  The American Genealogist 91 (2019-2020): 81-90 and 217-224.

“Identity of Alice, Wife of Thomas Derehaugh of Badingham, Suffolk,” The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 173 (2019): 302-314.

“Who Was Ursula Woodgate?  Identifying the Wife of Francis Quarles and Mother of Joanna¹ (Quarles) Smith of Boston, Massachusetts, and Lyme, Connecticut,” The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 173 (2019): 101-118.

“Mary (Caverley) Avery, Second Wife of Joseph¹ Avery of England, Scotland, South Carolina, and Georgia,”  The American Genealogist 90 (2018): 119-136 and 189-204.

“Confirmation of the English Origin of Richard¹ Cooke of Quedgeley, Gloucestershire, and Boston, Massachusetts,” The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 172 (2018): 125-134.

“The Invented Irish Origin of Michael¹ Cyprian O’Byrne of LaSalle, Illinois,”  The American Genealogist 88 (2016): 241-253.

“The Wood Connection of William¹ Addis of Gloucester, Massachusetts, and New London, Connecticut, and William¹ Barnes of Salem and Gloucester, Massachusetts,”  The American Genealogist, 86 (2012): 152-156.

“Enigmas #28: Was Millicent, Wife of Andrew¹ Neale, of Boston, a Daughter of William¹ and Sarah (Wilshire) Barnes?”  The American Genealogist 86 (2012): 54-60.

“Joseph¹ and Margaret (Mackenzie) Avery of England, Scotland, South Carolina, and Georgia: With a Royal Descent for Margaret (Mackenzie) Avery,”  The American Genealogist, 84 (2010): 52-64.

“The English Origin of Elizabeth¹ (Boughey) Harris of Roxbury and Brookline, Massachusetts,
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 159 (2005): 327-332.

“Ancestors and Descendants of William¹ Spencer, Immigrant to Georgia in 1742,” The American Genealogist 77 (2002): 81-93 and 196-207.

“English Ancestry of Anne¹ (Derehaugh) Stratton of Salem, Massachusetts,” The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 155 (2001): 367-390 and 156 (2002): 39-61.