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Jacob Moses Roberts 1770–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1770

Birth Location: Hopewell Township, York, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 23 Jun 1825

Death Location: Knox County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Patrick Roberts

Mother: Rachel Barrie

Spouse(s): Martha Dodd

Children(s): Benjamin Roberts

The story of Jacob Moses Roberts began in 1770 in Hopewell Township, York, Pennsylvania. Jacob Moses Roberts married Martha Patsy Dodd, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Ben Roberts. Jacob Moses Roberts passed away in 1825 in Knox County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Moses Roberts began in 1770 in Hopewell Township, York, Pennsylvania.
  • Jacob Moses Roberts married Martha Patsy Dodd, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Ben Roberts.
  • Jacob Moses Roberts passed away in 1825 in Knox County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patrick Roberts
1740–1825
Birth Location: Kent, England
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Rachel Barrie
1742–1773
Birth Location: Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
RB

Spouses(s)

Martha Dodd
1775–1846
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
MD

Children(s)

Benjamin Roberts
1808–1893
Birth Location: Knox County, Tennessee, USA
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Jacob Roberts's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Roberts
1770–1825
Birth Place: Hopewell Township, York, Pennsylvania
Parents
Patrick James Roberts
1740–1825
Kent, England
Rachel Barrie
1742–1773
Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (Roberts) 7th
1726–1804
Deal, Kent, England
Phebe (H.) William
1729–1819
Montgomery,Pennslyvania
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Roberts's Descendants

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Jacob (Moses) Roberts (18 Mar 1770–23 Jun 1825) m. Martha (Patsy) Dodd (16 Sep 1775–19 Jul 1846)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin "Ben") Roberts 1808–1893 m. Mary ("Polly") Berry 1810–1840
    1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Roberts 1830–1901 m. Oliver (Perry) Runyan 1831–1914
      1. 1. Nancy (Jane "Nannie") Runyan 1864–1916 m. John (James) Brown 1866–1929
        1. 1. Mary (Ellen "Marie") Brown 1898–1937 m. Robert (Bruce) Fortner 1890–1963

Jacob Roberts's Timeline

2 Records

1770
18 Mar 1770
Birth of Jacob Moses Roberts in Hopewell Township, York, Pennsylvania
Hopewell Township, York, Pennsylvania
1825
23 Jun 1825
Age 55
Death of Jacob Moses Roberts in Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Knox County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1770
    Event Place: Hopewell Township, York, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1825
    Event Place: Knox County, Tennessee, USA
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