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1302 Descendants of Richard Roberts & Elizabeth Lynden Montgomery

Generation No. 1

1. RICHARD¹ ROBERTS was born Abt. 1706 in Calvert County, Maryland, and died Abt. May 1772 in Granville County, North Carolina. He married ELIZABETH LYNDEN MONTGOMERY.

Notes for RICHARD ROBERTS:
A number of birthdates and birthplaces observed from the Internet for Richard Roberts:
(but no sources given)
Abt. 1710, Muscogee County, Georgia
Abt. 1706, Calvert County, Maryland

1746: Granville County was created from Edgecombe County, N.C.

1772: "The GEORGIANS" Genealogies of Pioneer Settlers, Abstracts of 283 Genealogies by Jeannette Holland Austin.
Richard Roberts Born abt 1730, Died Granville Co., NC. His LWT dated 1772 Names issue: David, Willis, Shadrack, Celia md Sion Parish, Granville County, North Carolina; Jesse, Joseph, Jane md Mr. Wharton, Lydia md Mr. Bridges, and grandson Richard Bridges.

ROBERTS FAMILY ORIGIN:
The Roberts Family came originally from Wales, settled in Virginia, and later moved to South Carolina and then to Georgia.
"First One Hundred Years Cobb County, Georgia", pg. 74, by Sarah Blackwell Gober Temple 1935
OR
The Roberts family originally came from Cullahill, Queens County, Ireland. The Alabama and Vicksburg, Mississippi Roberts families were related.
"Roberts Family Records" published by the American Historical-Genealogical Society.

1752; Orange County had just been formed from part of Granville Co., N.C.

1754; Granville County North CarolinaTax List of John Sallis
Name of Master,
Richard Roberts,
Richard Roberts Junr, 2 free white , 2 total

1754: Col. William Eaton's Militia Regiment, Granville Co., NC - roll taken 8 Oct 1754 -
Capt. John SALLIS' Co. (90 men), #30. Richard ROBERTS & #31. Richard ROBERTS, JR.
Source: Muster roll [found in Vol. 22 of the North Carolina State Records] is generally considered to be the first true accounting of all able-bodied men in Granville County.

1755 Tax List: "Granville County Sch, A List of Taxables for the Year 1755" taken from the 1955 journal "The North Carolinian" William Perry Johnson, Editor. Submitted by Susan Martucci.
Richard Roberts, 1-0-1
James Roberts, 1-0-1
Patrick Lashly, Negroes Bristol & Roger, 1-2-3
John Sallis & Joshua Hogan, 2-0-2

1756 (June 18) - William Wharton helped survey land for Richard Roberts on Davis Creek in Granville county, NC.

1762 Granville Co., N. C. tax lists (NCGSJ Aug. 1986) Country Line District (upper NW section of county, including Aarons Creek and Grassy Creek) name no. 13 Richard Roberts (head) including Willis Roberts and David Roberts -total 3 whites; no. 48. John Bridges -1 white; no. 51. William Bridges (head) including James Bridges-total 2 whites ; no. 53. Luke Landers-1 white; others who failed to give in: Philip Pryor.

1763, May 6, Richard Roberts received a land grant from Earl Granville for 700 acres on Cub Creek of Tar River

1767 Granville County North Carolina Tax List of Philip Pryor:
Richard Robert[torn] Shadrick Roberts, Philis Rose Negro Women 2 whites 2 blacks 4 total
James Bridges Willis Roberts 2 whites 0 blacks 2 total
William Wharton 1 white 1 total
Joseph Landress Jacob Landress 2 whites 2 total
Joseph Roberts [crease] Hudspeth 2 whites [torn] 2 total

1771, May, Granville Co. NC road jury summons and reply 28 July 1771
12 of them lay out a road leading from the head of Howards or Willinghams road at Bearskin Creek to Hico Road, near the head of Person's Racepath, and that Thomas Owens be appointed overseer of the said road. One of the twelve is Richard Roberts on Mountain Creek, branch of Grassy Creek.

1771 (August 10) - Richard Roberts deed to William Wharton for his lifetime and, after his decease, to his daughter, Lidia Wharton and her heirs (deed book I, p 242).

1772 - Richard Roberts died. In his will dated April 17, 1772 (prob, May Court, 1772), Richard left most of his land along Cub Creek in Orange County and possessions to his sons and daughters. He left to his daughter, Jane Whorton, one bed and furniture. The will was witnessed by William Chandler and Britain Johnston. It's not clear what happed to other items: "One still, a parsil of books and 2 Negroes. However Richard did leave his son Joseph "one iron pot with a nick broke in the top of the brim". The rest of the estate was divided equally.

More About RICHARD ROBERTS:
Residence: Resided in Granville County, North Carolina.

Children of RICHARD ROBERTS and ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY are:

2.	i.	DOCTOR WILLIS² ROBERTS, b. 1779, South Carolina; d. December 23, 1853, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama.
3.	ii.	CELIA ROBERTS, d. 1822, Granville County, North Carolina.
	iii.	JESSE ROBERTS, b. Abt. 1734; d. 1777.

Notes for JESSE ROBERTS:
Approximate Birth; abt. 1734

"The Georgians" Genealogies of Pioneer Settlers,
Abstracts of 283 Genealogies by Jeannette Holland Austin, pg. 307 & 308.
ROBERTS
Listed under Richard Roberts:
The LWT of Jesse Roberts dtd 1777 in Granville Co. names Celia and Willis Roberts.

4.	iv.	JANE ROBERTS.
5.	v.	LYDIA ROBERTS, b. Abt. 1740.
6.	vi.	SHADRACK ROBERTS, b. Abt. 1764, Granville County, North Carolina; d. Abt. 1804, Columbia County, Georgia.
7.	vii.	DAVID MONTGOMERY ROBERTS, b. October 1745, Charlotte County, Virginia or Orange County, North Carolina; d. February 23, 1840, Shelby County, Alabama.
8.	viii.	JOSEPH ROBERTS, b. 1751, Granville County, North Carolina; d. October 22, 1836, Warren County, Georgia.

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