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Donald Robertson 1717–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Sep 1717

Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 30 Jan 1783

Death Location: Home At Robertson Farm On Mattapony River, Virginia

Father: Charles Robertson

Mother: Isabella McDonald

Spouse(s): Rachel Rogers, Henrietta Maxwell

Children(s): Lucy Robertson, Charles Robertson, Isaac Robertson

In 1717, Donald Robertson entered the world in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Charles Robertson And Isabella Mcdonald. Donald Robertson married Henrietta Maxwell, Rachel Rogers, and had children including Charles Robertson, Isaac Robertson, Lucy Donald Robertson. Donald Robertson passed away in 1783 in Home At Robertson Farm On Mattapony River, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1717, Donald Robertson entered the world in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Charles Robertson And Isabella Mcdonald.
  • Donald Robertson married Henrietta Maxwell, Rachel Rogers, and had children including Charles Robertson, Isaac Robertson, Lucy Donald Robertson.
  • Donald Robertson passed away in 1783 in Home At Robertson Farm On Mattapony River, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Robertson
1681–1761
Birth Location: Scotland
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Isabella McDonald
–1753
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Rogers
1737–1792
Birth Location: King Queen, VA, USA
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Henrietta Maxwell
–1753
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Lucy Robertson
1773–1856
Birth Location: Drysdale Parish, King and Queen, Virginia, United States
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Charles Robertson
1765–1767
Birth Location: Robertson Homestead, on east bank of the Mattapony river
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Isaac Robertson
1776–1811
Birth Location: Drysdale Parish, King & Queen Par, Virginia
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Donald Robertson's Ancestors

Self
Donald Robertson
1717–1783
Birth Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Charles Robertson
1681–1761
Scotland
Isabella McDonald
–1753
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Donald Robertson's Descendants

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Donald Robertson (27 Sep 1717–30 Jan 1783) m. Rachel Rogers (17 Oct 1737–7 Nov 1792) m. Henrietta Maxwell (–25 Mar 1753)
  1. 1. Lucy (Donald) Robertson 1773–1856 m. John (Walker) Semple 1761–1820
    1. 1. Frances Semple 1801–1874 m. Curtis (M) Garner 1799–1835 m. Edward Maxey 1792–1850
      1. 1. Lucy (Ann) Garner 1830–1905 m. Albert Maxey 1817–1889
        1. 1. Fannie (E) Brown 1862–1952 m. Sewell (Longfellow) Brown 1857–1936
        2. 2. Radford Maxey 1855–1925 m. Susan (Isabel "Susie") Shanks 1867–1945
        3. 3. Rice Maxey 1857–1943 m. Margaret (Amanda "Maggie") Broyles 1860–1951
        4. 4. John (Benton) Maxey 1867–1959 m. Elzona Selby 1875–1988
        5. 5. Samuel (Bell) Maxey 1869–1937 m. Merle (Combs) Maxey 1884–1967 m. Eliza (Kate) Delaney 1868–1930
        6. 6. Leslie Maxey 1874–1932 m. Addie (Durell) Cullins 1892–1958
        7. 7. Mary (Jane) Maxey 1851–1852
        8. 8. James (Semple) Maxey 1853–1875
        9. 9. Alfred (Gee) Maxey 1860–1864
        10. 10. Lucetta ("Lou" A.) Maxey 1864–1954 m. James (Perry) Leslie 1857–1925
      2. 2. Ellen (Jane) Garner 1827–1855
        1. 1. Ellen (Garner) Hulbert 1847–1948 m. Charles (Shepard Beardsley) Jr 1845–1897
        2. 2. Marcia (Semple) Hulbert 1849–1864
      3. 3. Sarah (Eliza) Garner 1832–1882 m. James (Orville) January 1832–1910
        1. 1. Robert (Andrew) January 1875–1961 m. Lela (Mary) Davis 1878–1927
        2. 2. Francis (Harriet) January 1857–1943 m. John Maxey 1859–1922
        3. 3. Lucy (Ellen) January 1858–1878
        4. 4. Houston January 1866–1879
        5. 5. James (Russell) January 1868–1887
        6. 6. Sue (Ada) January 1870–1948 m. James (Holmes) Bills 1865–1938
        7. 7. Bradford January 1860–1869
        8. 8. Charles January 1873–1874
      4. 4. Walker (Semple) Garner 1825–1845
    2. 2. James Semple 1798–1866 m. Mary (Stevenson) CAIRNS 1806–1875 m. Eleanor ("Ellen Duff") Green 1800–1821
      1. 1. Eugene Semple 1840–1908 m. Ruth (Adelaide) Lownsdale 1854–1925
        1. 1. Adria (Maude) Semple 1872–
        2. 2. Zoe (Agnes) Semple 1873–
        3. 3. Eugene (Lownsdale) Semple 1877–1948
        4. 4. Mary (Ethel) Semple 1875–1964
      2. 2. Ada Semple 1834–1858 m. Napoleon (K. Mulligan Mulliken) Mullikin 1825–1876
        1. 1. Lansing (Semple) Mulliken 1855–1861
      3. 3. Lucy (Virginia) Semple 1836–1925 m. Edgar Ames 1824–1867
        1. 1. Ada (Semple) Ames 1861–1929
        2. 2. Henry (Semple) Ames 1863–1916
        3. 3. Mary (Semple) Ames 1864–1943
        4. 4. Edgar (Semple) Ames 1868–1944
      4. 4. Julia (Ellen) Semple 1845–1923 m. Ashley (David Scott) Sr 1840–1893
        1. 1. Mary (Semple) Scott 1875–
        2. 2. Semple (Stillman) Scott 1875–1935 m. Louise (J.) Scott 1886–
        3. 3. Ashley (David Scott) Jr 1878–1922
        4. 4. Edgar (Ames) Scott 1880–1881
        5. 5. Isabel (Semple) Scott 1885–1980
      5. 5. Lansing (Bond) Mizner 1825–1893
      6. 6. William MIZNER 1823–
      7. 7. Mary (Isabella) MIZNER 1828–1888 m. Charles (James) Floyd-Jones 1817–1874
        1. 1. Robert (H.) Floyd-Jones 1858–1936
        2. 2. Helen (F.) Foyd-Jones –1867
        3. 3. Semple Floyd-Jones 1860–1891
        4. 4. Mary (J.) Floyd-Jones –1867
    3. 3. Lucy (Bird) Semple 1815–1871 m. Henry (Lewis) Green 1807–1875
      1. 1. William (Semple) Green 1832–1905
      2. 2. William (Duff) Green 1836–1863
      3. 3. Donald (Robertson) Green 1839–1922
      4. 4. Mary (Frances) Green 1834–1839
    4. 4. Adaline (Matilda) Semple 1817–1907 m. John (S) Bradford 1815–1892
      1. 1. William Bradford 1843–1896
      2. 2. Oscar Bradford 1845–1921
      3. 3. Susan (Amanda) Bradford 1848–1936
      4. 4. Eugene Bradford 1851–1937
      5. 5. John Bradford 1855–1948
      6. 6. Antrim (Campbell) Bradford 1857–1884
      7. 7. Donald (Robertson) Bradford 1861–1935
    5. 5. Isaac (Robertson) Semple 1808–1848 m. Eliza Brandenburg 1811–1873
      1. 1. Lucy (Robertson) Semple 1833–1879
      2. 2. Solomon (Brandenburg) Semple 1835–1836
      3. 3. John (Walker) Semple 1837–1837
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Swan) Semple 1840–1867
      5. 5. James Semple 1842–1861
      6. 6. Ada (Mary) Semple 1844–1893
      7. 7. Isaac (Robertson) Semple 1846–1855
      8. 8. Henrietta (Louisiana) Semple 1848–1882
    6. 6. Eliza (Baylor) Semple 1799–1841
    7. 7. John (Walker) Semple 1803–1840
    8. 8. Robert (Baylor) Semple 1806–1854 m. Frances (Ann) Cooper 1825–1913
      1. 1. Mary (Benicia) Semple 1848–1920
      2. 2. John (Walker) Semple 1831–1850
    9. 9. Charles (Donald) Semple 1810–1872 m. Mary 1847–
      1. 1. Charles (D) Semple 1865–1905
      2. 2. John (W) Semple 1868–
    10. 10. Rhoda Cheatham 1805–
  2. 2. Charles Robertson 1765–1767
  3. 3. Isaac Robertson 1776–1811 m. Matilda (Mathilda) Taylor 1784–1833
    1. 1. Eliza (Matilda) Robertson 1806–1851
    2. 2. Richard (Taylor) Robertson 1803–1849
    3. 3. Lucy (Donald) Robertson 1801–1842 m. John (Jeremiah) Jacob 1778–1852
      1. 1. Susanna (Maria) Jacob 1823–1905
      2. 2. Richard (Taylor) Jacob 1825–1903
      3. 3. Thomas (Prather) Jacob 1827–1889
      4. 4. William (Rinaldo) Jacob 1829–
      5. 5. Issac (Robertson) Jacob 1833–1873
      6. 6. Eliza (Catherine) Jacob 1835–1864
      7. 7. Charles (Donald Jacob) Hon 1838–1898
      8. 8. Lucy (Anderson) Jacob 1840–1870
    4. 4. Catherine (Ann Clark) Robertson 1808–1845
    5. 5. Mary (Ann Martin) Robertson 1811–1878

Donald Robertson's Timeline

2 Records

1717
27 Sep 1717
Birth of Donald Robertson in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1783
30 Jan 1783
Age 66
Death of Donald Robertson in Home At Robertson Farm On Mattapony River, Virginia
Home At Robertson Farm On Mattapony River, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1717
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1753
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1753; Page Number: 131

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1783
    Event Place: Home At Robertson Farm On Mattapony River, Virginia
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