Note on Robert Tucker:
born 1604
died March 11, 1681/82

Listed as living in Weymouth, Mass about 1635. He afterward removed to Glouchester, where he held office of Recorder, and where some of his children were probably born. He went back to Weymouth and held several important offices in that town. He removed to Milton, Mass about the time that town was incorporated in 1662 and Robert purchased several adjoining lots on Brush Hill, owned by widow Farnsworth and Elder Henry Withington and Mrs. Fenno. Containing in all 117 acres and bordering on the lands that his son James Tucker had purchased some time previous. The Withington purchase was 50 acres for which he paid 100 pounds. This hiss has retained it's original name down to the present time. He was town clerk in Milton for several years and the first records of that time are in his handwriting, which shows that he was indeed the first Town Recorder. He was the representative of the town several years in the Legislature and was active in the church being a member of the Church committee. Robert Tucker died March 11, 1682, at the age of 78, and was buried on the 13th of March. He was married to Elizabeth Allen. The only authority for saying that her name was Allen is that he refers in his will to his wife Elizabeth and his brother-in-law Deacon Allen.

Robert Tucker was a descendant of John Tucker , who came to England and fought at the battle of Hastings, October 14, 1066, under William the Conqueror. He seized the estates of all who fought against him, and conformed the use of heraldic symbols. John Tucker was granted a coat-of-arms in 1070 by William the Conqueror, and was assigned the estate of South Tavislock, county Devonshire. He married the relict of "Trecareth," and their son, Stephen Tucker, in 1110, received from King Henry I, a permit to wear his hat or bonnet in his presence