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James Roberson 1784–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1784

Birth Location: Bledsoe, TN, USA

Death Date: 31 Jul 1852

Death Location: Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Roberson

Mother: Rhoda Sartain

Spouse(s): Margaret Worthington, Sarah Hutcheson

Children(s): Isaac Roberson, Sarah Roberson, Rhoda Roberson, Elizabeth Roberson, Zilpah Roberson, Samuel Roberson, William Roberson, James Roberson, Rufus Roberson, Jesse Roberson, Margaret Cocke, John Roberson, Hester Swafford, James Roberson, Martha Roberson, Mary Roberson, Elizabeth Roberson, Mary Roberson, Hezekiah Roberson

The story of James Roberson began in 1784 in Bledsoe, TN, USA. In 1815, James Roberson resided in Bledsoe County, TN. James Roberson married Margaret Worthington, Sarah Hutcheson, and had children including Elizabeth Roberson, Hester Ann Roberson Swafford, Hezekiah Charles Roberson, Isaac Polk Roberson, James Monroe Roberson, James Roberson, Jesse Carroll Roberson, John Lafayette Roberson, Margaret Augusta Roberson Cocke, Martha Jane Roberson, Mary Rebecca Roberson, Rhoda Roberson, Rufus Brown Roberson, Samuel Worthington Roberson, Sarah Roberson, William Harrison Roberson, Zilpah Roberson. James Roberson passed away in 1852 in Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Roberson began in 1784 in Bledsoe, TN, USA.
  • In 1815, James Roberson resided in Bledsoe County, TN.
  • James Roberson married Margaret Worthington, Sarah Hutcheson, and had children including Elizabeth Roberson, Hester Ann Roberson Swafford, Hezekiah Charles Roberson, Isaac Polk Roberson, James Monroe Roberson, James Roberson, Jesse Carroll Roberson, John Lafayette Roberson, Margaret Augusta Roberson Cocke, Martha Jane Roberson, Mary Rebecca Roberson, Rhoda Roberson, Rufus Brown Roberson, Samuel Worthington Roberson, Sarah Roberson, William Harrison Roberson, Zilpah Roberson.
  • James Roberson passed away in 1852 in Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Roberson
1759–1816
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA
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Rhoda Sartain
1766–1837
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Worthington
1786–1827
Birth Location: Robertsville, Anderson, Tennessee, United States
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Sarah Hutcheson
1803–1876
Birth Location: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Isaac Roberson
1804–1883
Birth Location: Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
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Sarah Roberson
1805–1881
Birth Location: Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
SR
Rhoda Roberson
1807–1855
Birth Location: Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
RR
Elizabeth Roberson
1808–1850
Birth Location: Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
ER
Zilpah Roberson
1809–1882
Birth Location: Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
ZR
Samuel Roberson
1811–1878
Birth Location: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
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William Roberson
1814–1836
Birth Location: Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
WR
James Roberson
1816–1896
Birth Location: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
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Rufus Roberson
1818–1866
Birth Location: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
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Jesse Roberson
1820–1891
Birth Location: Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
JR
Margaret Cocke
1822–1886
Birth Location: Belle View, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
MC
John Roberson
1824–1847
Birth Location: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
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Hester Swafford
1829–1854
Birth Location: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
HS
James Roberson
1830–
Birth Location: Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
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Martha Roberson
1832–1871
Birth Location: Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
MR
Mary Roberson
1834–1903
Birth Location: Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
MR
Elizabeth Roberson
1836–1880
Birth Location: Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
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Mary Roberson
1839–
Birth Location: –
MR
Hezekiah Roberson
1841–1917
Birth Location: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
HR

James Roberson's Ancestors

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James Roberson
1784–1852
Birth Place: Bledsoe, TN, USA
Parents
William Roberson
1759–1816
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Rhoda Sartain
1766–1837
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James Roberson
1737–1828
Bestland, Essex, Virginia, United States
Mary Fuqua
1740–1822
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
John Sartain
1720–1760
Mary Vance
1774–
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Roberson's Descendants

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James Roberson (11 Nov 1784–31 Jul 1852) m. Margaret Worthington (26 Oct 1786–8 Jan 1827) m. Sarah Hutcheson (9 Jul 1803–24 Aug 1876)
  1. 1. Isaac (Polk) Roberson 1804–1883 m. Elvira Cole 1804–1880
    1. 1. Issac (Polk) Roberson 1844–1904 m. Mary (M) Douglas 1855–1926 m. Philia (Ann) Vaughn 1857–1899
      1. 1. James (Samuel Roberson) Rev. 1872–1940 m. Nancy (Jane"Nanie") Flowers 1877–1960
        1. 1. Minnie (Cora) Roberson 1902–2000 m. Carl (Cecil) Magouirk 1902–1969
        2. 2. Lowell (Lynn) Roberson 1906–1964 m. Mildred (Gerturde) Beames 1908–2000
        3. 3. Charles (Russell) Roberson 1914–1999 m. Marcia Payne 1921–1998
        4. 4. Ernest (Howard) Roberson 1898–1980 m. Myrtle Magouirk 1896–
        5. 5. Sturgeon (M.) Roberson 1909–1987
        6. 6. Gleeson Roberson 1911–1961
        7. 7. J (D) Roberson 1915–1943
        8. 8. Archie Roberson 1896–1898
        9. 9. Mildred Roberson 1900–1993 m. Nugent Jolley 1898–1968
        10. 10. Dossie (James) Roberson 1904–1988 m. Ethel (Elizabeth) Cleveland 1904–1992
        11. 11. Glenn (Alvin Roberson) Rev 1911–1999 m. Helen (Edna) Millard 1912–
        12. 12. Harvie Roberson 1910–1986 m. Ruby (Lee) Thompson 1920–2015
      2. 2. Polk Roberson 1874–
      3. 3. Isaac (Knox) Roberson 1877–1904
      4. 4. Roy (Dallas) Roberson 1878–1956
      5. 5. John (Lawrence) Roberson 1880–1939
      6. 6. James (Hayne) Roberson 1882–1946 m. Tamer (Lee) Rawlston 1882–1970
        1. 1. Cleo (Eliva) Roberson 1904–1990
        2. 2. Raymond (Leo) Roberson 1906–1995
        3. 3. Leroy (R) Roberson 1910–1942
        4. 4. Clara (Lee) Roberson 1914–1998
        5. 5. James (Hayne Roberson) Jr. 1918–1983
      7. 7. Jesse (Key) Roberson 1884–
      8. 8. Alexander (Price) Roberson 1886–1970
      9. 9. Clara (Cleo) Roberson 1889–1982
      10. 10. Ralph (Tribue) Roberson 1891–1987
      11. 11. Criton (C) Roberson 1893–1929
        1. 1. Dewey (Ralph) Roberson 1918–1976
        2. 2. Ox (Hollis) Roberson 1912–1988
      12. 12. Polk Douglas 1873–
      13. 13. Lilly (May) Roberson 1885–1886
    2. 2. Matilda (J) Roberson 1827–1913
    3. 3. Marilda Roberson 1827–1876
    4. 4. Drucilla Roberson 1828–
    5. 5. Nancy Roberson 1829–1859
    6. 6. Alexander (Hamilton) Roberson 1831–
    7. 7. Martha Roberson 1834–1908
    8. 8. John (R) Roberson 1834–1908
    9. 9. James (S) Roberson 1836–1880
    10. 10. James Roberson 1836–1918
    11. 11. Elvira Roberson 1838–1909
    12. 12. Margaret Roberson 1840–1909
  2. 2. Sarah Roberson 1805–1881
  3. 3. Rhoda Roberson 1807–1855
  4. 4. Elizabeth Roberson 1808–1850
  5. 5. Zilpah Roberson 1809–1882
  6. 6. Samuel (Worthington) Roberson 1811–1878 m. Eliza Bridgeman 1817–1891
  7. 7. William (Harrison) Roberson 1814–1836
  8. 8. James (Monroe) Roberson 1816–1896
    1. 1. James (Howard) Roberson 1872–1958
  9. 9. Rufus (Brown) Roberson 1818–1866
  10. 10. Jesse (Carroll) Roberson 1820–1891
  11. 11. Margaret (Augusta Roberson) Cocke 1822–1886
  12. 12. John (LaFayette) Roberson 1824–1847
  13. 13. Hester (Ann Roberson) Swafford 1829–1854
  14. 14. James Roberson 1830–
  15. 15. Martha (Jane) Roberson 1832–1871
  16. 16. Mary (Rebecca) Roberson 1834–1903
  17. 17. Elizabeth Roberson 1836–1880
  18. 18. Mary (Rebecca) Roberson 1839–
  19. 19. Hezekiah (Charles) Roberson 1841–1917

James Roberson's Timeline

8 Records

1784
11 Nov 1784
Birth of James Roberson in Clinch River, Anderson County, Tennessee, USA
Clinch River, Anderson County, Tennessee, USA
1784
11 Nov 1784
Birth of James Roberson in Bledsoe, TN, USA
Bledsoe, TN, USA
1815
1815
Age 31
James Roberson resided here in Bledsoe County, TN
Bledsoe County, TN
1830
1830
Age 46
James Roberson resided here in Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
1833
1833
Age 49
James Roberson resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
1840
1840
Age 56
James Roberson resided here in Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
1850
1850
Age 66
James Roberson resided here in Eastern District, Bledsoe, Tennessee
Eastern District, Bledsoe, Tennessee
1852
31 Jul 1852
Age 68
Death of James Roberson in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1784
    Event Place: Clinch River, Anderson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1784; Birth city: Bledsoe Co; Birth state: TN.
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Eastern District, Bledsoe, Tennessee; Roll: M432_870; Page: 367B; Image: .
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1784
    Event Place: Bledsoe, TN, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Bledsoe County, TN
    Record Source: Tennessee Census, 1810-91

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: , Bledsoe, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1833
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: , Bledsoe, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Eastern District, Bledsoe, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Eastern District, Bledsoe, Tennessee; Roll: M432_870; Page: 367B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1852
    Event Place: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1784; Birth city: Bledsoe Co; Birth state: TN.
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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