| Name: | Captain John Roberts |
|---|---|
| Birth Date: | 28 May 1714 |
| Birth Place: | Montgomery, Pennsylvania |
| Death Date: | 4 Oct 1801 |
| Death Place: | North Wales, Pennsylvania |
| SAR Membership: | 33317 |
| Role: | Ancestor |
| Application Date: | 27 Jul 1921 |
| Spouse: | Jane Hanks |
| Children: | Ann Roberts |
Genealogy Ludwig » John Roberts (1714-1801)
Personal data John Roberts
Source 1- He was born on May 28, 1714 in Gwynedd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.
- He died on October 4, 1801 in Gwynedd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, he was 87 years old.
- A child of John Roberts and Elizabeth Edweards
Household of John Roberts
(1) He is married to Jane Hank.
They got married on March 13, 1736 at Gwynedd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, he was 21 years old.
Child(ren):
- Cadwalader Roberts 1737-1748
- Elizabeth Roberts 1740-1794
- Ruth Roberts 1743-1820
- Jane Roberts 1751-1821
- Mary Roberts 1753-1786
- Job Roberts 1757-1851
- Jonah Roberts 1760-1761
(2) He is married to Eleanor (Ellin) Williams.
They got married on October 11, 1764, he was 50 years old.
Child(ren):
- Eleanor Roberts 1768-????
Notes about John Roberts
Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834
ROBERTS, JOHN. Whitpain. May 10, 1789. October 28, 1801. 2.224
To son Job, farm, 200 acres; he paying to wife Ellin, maintenance and part of household goods.
To daughter Sarah, 40 pds. and featherbed.
To daughter Ellin, 40 pds.
To son Job, 90 acres; he to pay 450 pds. to daughters after wife's death.
To 6 daughters: Elizabeth, Ruth, Sarah, Ann, Jane, and Ellin, 1/7 part each to grandchildren: Job, Sarah and William Hallowell, of daughter Mary, 1/7 part equally, also to receive 5 pds. left by father John.
To cousin Nehamiah Roberts, wearing apparel.
Codicil dated September 5, 1797 gives to daughter Sarah a table, revokes part giving 40 pds. &c to daughters and gives them with what they have received equal parts.
Daughter Elizabeth's share to her children: Caleb, Tacy, Nathan, Elizabeth, Jonathan and Jane Evans.
Execs: Son in law Nathan Cleaver, sons John and Job.
Wit: Cadwallader Evans, John Rowland, John Evans.
Captain John Roberts
in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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Source Citation
Volume: 167
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
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John Roberts
in the U.S., Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, 1680-1940
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Name: John Roberts Birth Date: 28 May 1714 Death Date: 14 Oct 1801 State: Pennsylvania Monthly Meeting: Gwynedd Monthly Meeting Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, 1680-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: Hinshaw, William Wade. William Wade Hinshaw's Index to Unpublished Quaker Records. Swarthmore, Pennsylvania: Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College.
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John Roberts
in the U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
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Name: John Roberts Birth Date: abt 1713 Death Age: 88 Death Date: 14 Oct 1801 Death Date on Image: 14 Tenth 1801 Death Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Residence Place: Whitpain Event Type: Death Monthly Meeting: Green Street Monthly Meeting Historical Meeting Data: Search for this monthly meeting in the 'Quaker Monthly Meetings Index' Yearly Meeting: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Meeting State: Pennsylvania Meeting County: Philadelphia Source Citation
Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Record of Burials; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR-PH 218
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data:
- Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
- North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.
- Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana.
- Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.
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