Thomas Roberts was born about 1559 in Kent, England, the husband of Frances James (born about 1563 in Smarden, Kent, England - died February 1648, Glassenbury, Kent, England).

They were the parents of Thomas Roberts (1600 - 1673), who married Rebecca Hilton.

Thomas Roberts (b. 1559) was the son of Walter Roberts and Frances Maynard, of Glassenbury, Kent, England.