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Jane Robertson 1739–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1739

Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 11 February 1824

Death Location: Fort Defiance, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: James Robertson

Mother: Elizabeth Crawford

Spouse(s): James Kerr

Children(s): Jane Kerr, Nathaniel Kerr, Elizabeth Kerr, James Kerr, John Kerr, Margaret Kerr

Jane Robertson was born in 1739 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA, the child of James Randolph Robertson And Elizabeth Mae Crawford. Jane Robertson married James Kerr, and had children including Elizabeth Betsy Kerr, James Kerr, Jane Kerr, John Kerr, Margaret Kerr, Nathaniel Kerr. Jane Robertson passed away in 1824 in Fort Defiance, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jane Robertson was born in 1739 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA, the child of James Randolph Robertson And Elizabeth Mae Crawford.
  • Jane Robertson married James Kerr, and had children including Elizabeth Betsy Kerr, James Kerr, Jane Kerr, John Kerr, Margaret Kerr, Nathaniel Kerr.
  • Jane Robertson passed away in 1824 in Fort Defiance, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jane Robertson's Ancestors

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Jane Robertson
1739–1824
Birth Place: Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Randolph Robertson
1729–1754
Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Elizabeth (Mae) Crawford
1723–1759
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James Robertson
1685–1752
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Rebecca Royston
1689–1784
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Alexander Crawford
1700–1765
Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Ann Annee
1700–
Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
James Robertson
1653–1705
Jean Montgomerie
1657–
George Royston
1661–1760
William Crawford
1678–1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Robertson
1632–
Jonet Watson
1634–
Alexander Eglinton
1620–1674
Elizabeth Binnin
1626–1661

Jane Robertson's Descendants

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Jane Robertson (1739–11 February 1824) m. James Kerr (1734–5 Jan 1812)
  1. 1. Jane Kerr 1779–1824 m. James Laird 1776–1852
    1. 1. John Laird 1810–1870 m. Rewaner Laird 1815–1879
      1. 1. Julia (Alline) Laird 1850–1923 m. Benjamin (Wilson) Venable 1843–1932
        1. 1. Bernice (B) Venable 1885–1959 m. Charles (M) Howison 1869–1931
        2. 2. Katherine Venable 1894–1956
        3. 3. Abbie (M) Edwards 1878–1960
        4. 4. Virginia Rowland 1876–1968
        5. 5. John (Clem) Venable 1875–1955
        6. 6. Eba (M.) Venable 1878–
        7. 7. Cora (Talmadge) Houdyshell 1880–1949 m. Roy (Alvin) Houdyshell 1881–1956
      2. 2. James (E.) Laird 1847–1930
      3. 3. Samuel (Henry) Laird 1844–1928
    2. 2. Nathaniel Laird 1818–1850
  2. 2. Nathaniel Kerr 1772–1835
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Betsy) Kerr 1769–1826
  4. 4. James Kerr 1763–1818
  5. 5. John Kerr 1767–1830
  6. 6. Margaret Kerr 1775–1826

Jane Robertson's Timeline

2 Records

1739
1739
Birth of Jane Robertson in Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
1824
11 February 1824
Age 85
Death of Jane Robertson in Fort Defiance, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Fort Defiance, Augusta, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Augusta County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 February 1824
    Event Place: Fort Defiance, Augusta, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Defiance, Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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