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Cornelius Roberts 1749–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1749

Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 24 Jun 1788

Death Location: Black Mountain, Russell, Virginia, USA.

Father: Colonel Roberts

Mother: Elizabeth Mumbray

Spouse(s): Mary Benton

Children(s): Archibald Roberts, Susanna Roberts, Amelia Roberts, Sinia Roberts, Mary Roberts, Isaac Roberts, Mary Roberts, NATHAN ROBERTS, Daniel Roberts, James Roberts, Elizabeth Roberts

The story of Cornelius Roberts began in 1749 in Halifax County, Virginia, USA. Cornelius Roberts married Mary Ellen Benton, and had children including Amelia Milly Roberts, Archibald Roberts, Daniel Roberts, Elizabeth Roberts, Isaac Roberts, James Roberts, Mary Ellen Roberts, Mary Mourning Roberts, Nathan Roberts, Sinia Roberts, Susanna Roberts. Cornelius Roberts passed away in 1788 in Black Mountain, Russell, Virginia, USA..

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Biography

  • The story of Cornelius Roberts began in 1749 in Halifax County, Virginia, USA.
  • Cornelius Roberts married Mary Ellen Benton, and had children including Amelia Milly Roberts, Archibald Roberts, Daniel Roberts, Elizabeth Roberts, Isaac Roberts, James Roberts, Mary Ellen Roberts, Mary Mourning Roberts, Nathan Roberts, Sinia Roberts, Susanna Roberts.
  • Cornelius Roberts passed away in 1788 in Black Mountain, Russell, Virginia, USA..

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Cornelius Roberts's Ancestors

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Cornelius Roberts
1749–1788
Birth Place: Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Colonel James Archubald Roberts
1724–1753
Deal, Kent, England
Elizabeth Mumbray
1725–1763
Hatcliffe, England
Grandparents
Richard Roberts
1692–1747
Deal, Kent, England
Catherine Beech
1695–1793
Deal,,Kent,England
William Mumbray
1690–1763
Deal, Kent, England
Susanna Plauten
1659–1729
Deal, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Roberts
1660–1747
Elizabeth Staples
1661–1693
William Beach
1670–
Mary Vaughn
1673–
William Mumbray
1655–1679
Mary Baker
1657–1611
Eleazer Plauten
1666–1702
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Roberts
1552–1573
Margaret Johnson
1560–
William Staples
1635–
Mary Jarratt
1648–1721
Stephen Mumbray
1626–1666
Sara Estes
1633–1650
James Baker
1635–
Elizabeth Crampton
1632–

Cornelius Roberts's Descendants

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Cornelius Roberts (1749–24 Jun 1788) m. Mary (Ellen) Benton (1750–Jun 1788)
  1. 1. Archibald Roberts 1784–1860
  2. 2. Susanna Roberts 1779–1829
  3. 3. Amelia (Milly) Roberts 1776–1860
  4. 4. Sinia Roberts 1781–1874
  5. 5. Mary (Mourning) Roberts 1788–1861
  6. 6. Isaac Roberts 1786–1839
  7. 7. Mary (Ellen) Roberts 1766–1830
  8. 8. NATHAN ROBERTS 1774–1841
  9. 9. Daniel Roberts 1777–1847
  10. 10. James Roberts 1772–1858
  11. 11. Elizabeth Roberts 1768–1833

Cornelius Roberts's Timeline

3 Records

1749
1749
Birth of Cornelius Roberts in Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
1767
1767
Age 18
Cornelius Roberts was married
None
1788
24 Jun 1788
Age 39
Death of Cornelius Roberts in Black Mountain, Russell, Virginia, USA.
Black Mountain, Russell, Virginia, USA.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1749
    Event Place: Halifax County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 533.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BPP

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1767

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1788
    Event Place: Black Mountain, Russell, Virginia, USA.

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