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Jane Gay Robertson 1795–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 April 1795

Birth Location: Belle Field, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 July 1852

Death Location: Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA

Father: William Robertson

Mother: Elizabeth Bolling

Spouse(s): John Bernard

Children(s): Gay Tiernan, Caroline Scott, William Bernard, Helen Robb, Mary Guest, Lelia Robertson

Jane Gay Robertson was born in 1795 in Belle Field, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA, the child of William Robertson And Elizabeth Bolling. In 1819, Jane Gay Robertson resided in Gaymont, Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA. In 1850, Jane Gay Robertson resided in Caroline, Virginia, USA. Jane Gay Robertson married John Hipkins Bernard, and had children including Caroline Pocahontas Scott, Gay Robertson Tiernan, Helen Struan Robb, Lelia Bolling Robertson, Mary Eliza Guest, William Robertson Bernard. Jane Gay Robertson passed away in 1852 in Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Jane Gay Robertson was born in 1795 in Belle Field, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA, the child of William Robertson And Elizabeth Bolling.
  • In 1819, Jane Gay Robertson resided in Gaymont, Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1850, Jane Gay Robertson resided in Caroline, Virginia, USA.
  • Jane Gay Robertson married John Hipkins Bernard, and had children including Caroline Pocahontas Scott, Gay Robertson Tiernan, Helen Struan Robb, Lelia Bolling Robertson, Mary Eliza Guest, William Robertson Bernard.
  • Jane Gay Robertson passed away in 1852 in Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jane Robertson's Ancestors

Self
Jane Robertson
1795–1852
Birth Place: Belle Field, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Robertson
1750–1829
of Virginia
Elizabeth Bolling
1759–1830
Cobbs, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Bolling
1735–1804
Virginia, USA
Elizabeth ("Betty") Gay
1738–1813
Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Major Bolling
1699–1757
Elizabeth Bland
1709–1775
Dr. Gay
1700–
Elizabeth Gay
1709–1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col. Bolling
1676–1729
Mary Kennon
1679–1727
Archibald Blair
1657–1736
Mary Wilson
1675–1741
Col. Bolling
1676–1729
Mary Kennon
1679–1727

Jane Robertson's Descendants

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Jane (Gay) Robertson (1 April 1795–19 July 1852) m. John (Hipkins) Bernard (10 January 1792–4 April 1858)
  1. 1. Gay (Robertson) Tiernan 1817–1868
  2. 2. Caroline (Pocahontas) Scott 1831–1895
  3. 3. William (Robertson) Bernard 1825–1881
  4. 4. Helen (Struan) Robb 1836–1901
  5. 5. Mary (Eliza) Guest 1824–1895
  6. 6. Lelia (Bolling) Robertson 1827–1873

Jane Robertson's Timeline

4 Records

1795
1 April 1795
Birth of Jane Gay Robertson in Belle Field, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
Belle Field, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
1819
1819
Age 24
Jane Gay Robertson resided here in Gaymont, Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Gaymont, Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 55
Jane Gay Robertson resided here in Caroline, Virginia, USA
Caroline, Virginia, USA
1852
19 July 1852
Age 57
Death of Jane Gay Robertson in Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Caroline County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 April 1795
    Event Place: Belle Field, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Caroline, Virginia; Roll: 939; Page: 296a
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1819
    Event Place: Gaymont, Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Caroline, Virginia; Roll: 939; Page: 296a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 July 1852
    Event Place: Caroline County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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