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Captain Benjamin Roberts 1741–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1741

Birth Location: Orange, Orange, Colony and Dominion of Virginia

Death Date: 17 Mar 1837

Death Location: Henry County, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Roberts

Mother: Elizabeth Russell

Spouse(s): Anna Duncan, Anna Field

Children(s): John Sr, Amelia Roberts, Benjamin Roberts, Benjamin Roberts, George Roberts, James Roberts, Larkin Roberts, Nancy Roberts, William Roberts

In 1741, Captain Benjamin Roberts entered the world in Orange, Orange, Colony and Dominion of Virginia, born to John Roberts And Elizabeth Russell. Captain Benjamin Roberts married Anna Field, Anna Nancy Duncan, and had children including Amelia Roberts, Benjamin Jr Roberts, Benjamin Roberts, George Roberts, James Roberts, John Roberts, John Roberts Sr, Larkin Roberts, Nancy Roberts, William Roberts. Captain Benjamin Roberts passed away in 1837 in Henry County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1741, Captain Benjamin Roberts entered the world in Orange, Orange, Colony and Dominion of Virginia, born to John Roberts And Elizabeth Russell.
  • Captain Benjamin Roberts married Anna Field, Anna Nancy Duncan, and had children including Amelia Roberts, Benjamin Jr Roberts, Benjamin Roberts, George Roberts, James Roberts, John Roberts, John Roberts Sr, Larkin Roberts, Nancy Roberts, William Roberts.
  • Captain Benjamin Roberts passed away in 1837 in Henry County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Roberts
1695–1782
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Russell
1699–1768
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Anna Duncan
1738–1781
Birth Location: Culpepper, Virginia, USA
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Anna Field
1754–1802
Birth Location: Culpepper, Virginia, USA
AF

Children(s)

John Sr
1764–1820
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
JS
Amelia Roberts
1790–1850
Birth Location: Shelby, Kentucky, USA
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Benjamin Roberts
1780–
Birth Location: Shelby, Kentucky, USA
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Benjamin Roberts
1780–1846
Birth Location: Nelson, Kentucky, USA
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George Roberts
1801–1849
Birth Location: Shelby, Kentucky, USA
GR
James Roberts
1766–1822
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
JR
Larkin Roberts
1794–
Birth Location: Shelby, Kentucky, USA
LR
Nancy Roberts
1778–
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
NR
William Roberts
1796–1868
Birth Location: Shelby, Kentucky, USA
WR

Captain Roberts's Ancestors

Self
Captain Roberts
1741–1837
Birth Place: Orange, Orange, Colony and Dominion of Virginia
Parents
John Roberts
1695–1782
Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Russell
1699–1768
Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William ((Wigginton) Russell Lt.) Col.
1680–1757
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Grace (Crume Wigginton) (Russell)
1689–1761
Stafford, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John Russell
1654–1699
Jane Martin
1658–1707
William Wigginton
1640–1733
Mary Wigginton
1675–1697
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Russell
1625–1699
Ruth Horseley
1634–1700
Thomas Martin
1628–1702
Jane ROBESON
1632–1696
John Wigginton
1602–1672
Ann Harwood
1609–1722
William (Crume)
1620–1680
Sarah Birkhead
1623–1673

Captain Roberts's Descendants

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Captain (Benjamin) Roberts (1741–17 Mar 1837) m. Anna (Nancy) Duncan (1738–1781) m. Anna Field (1754–1802)
  1. 1. John (Roberts) Sr 1764–1820
    1. 1. John Roberts 1790–1862 m. Nancy Roberts 1790–1869
      1. 1. SOLOMON ROBERTS 1816–1876 m. Nancy Roberts 1816–1886 m. NANCY MADDOX 1821–1886
        1. 1. Sarah (Cathryne) Mitchell 1847–1933 m. James (W) Mitchell 1842–1923
        2. 2. Artimesia Lyons 1857–1936
        3. 3. John (A) Roberts 1845–1920
        4. 4. Lorenzo (Dow) Roberts 1852–1932
        5. 5. Charlie Roberts 1864–1874
        6. 6. Artimesia Lyons 1857–1936
        7. 7. John (A) Roberts 1845–1920
        8. 8. Lorenzo (Dow) Roberts 1852–1932
  2. 2. Amelia Roberts 1790–1850
  3. 3. Benjamin (Jr) Roberts 1780–
  4. 4. Benjamin Roberts 1780–1846
  5. 5. George Roberts 1801–1849
  6. 6. James Roberts 1766–1822
  7. 7. Larkin Roberts 1794–
  8. 8. Nancy Roberts 1778–
  9. 9. William Roberts 1796–1868

Captain Roberts's Timeline

3 Records

1741
1741
Birth of Captain Benjamin Roberts in Orange, Orange, Colony and Dominion of Virginia
Orange, Orange, Colony and Dominion of Virginia
1772
February 1772
Age 31
Captain Benjamin Roberts was married in Culpepper, Virginia, USA
Culpepper, Virginia, USA
1837
17 Mar 1837
Age 96
Death of Captain Benjamin Roberts in Henry County, Kentucky, USA
Henry County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1741
    Event Place: Orange, Orange, Colony and Dominion of Virginia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: February 1772
    Event Place: Culpepper, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1837
    Event Place: Henry County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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