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Joseph Robertson 1719–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1719

Birth Location: Colerain, Ireland

Death Date: Oct 1798

Death Location: Franklin, Virginia, United States

Father: John Sr.

Mother: Tabitha Jones

Spouse(s): Jane Legrand

Children(s): Capt. veteran, William Robertson, Sarah ROBERTSON, Thomas Robertson, Elizabeth Robeson, George Robertson

Joseph Robertson was born in 1719 in Colerain, Ireland, the child of John Robertson Sr And Tabitha Jones. Joseph Robertson married Jane Magdalen Legrand, and had children including Capt William Robinson Rev War Veteran, Elizabeth Robeson, George Robertson, Sarah Robertson, Thomas Robertson, William Robertson. Joseph Robertson passed away in 1798 in Franklin, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Robertson was born in 1719 in Colerain, Ireland, the child of John Robertson Sr And Tabitha Jones.
  • Joseph Robertson married Jane Magdalen Legrand, and had children including Capt William Robinson Rev War Veteran, Elizabeth Robeson, George Robertson, Sarah Robertson, Thomas Robertson, William Robertson.
  • Joseph Robertson passed away in 1798 in Franklin, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sr.
1690–1768
Birth Location: Glasgow, Ayr, Scotland
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Tabitha Jones
1698–1768
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jane Legrand
1719–1798
Birth Location: Manakin Town, Henrico, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Capt. veteran
1634–1695
Birth Location: St Helens Parish, London, England
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William Robertson
1742–1771
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Sarah ROBERTSON
1746–1821
Birth Location: Goochland County, Virginia, USA
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Thomas Robertson
1735–1807
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Robeson
1732–1804
Birth Location: Henrico Co, Virginia
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George Robertson
1752–1782
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia
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Joseph Robertson's Ancestors

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Joseph Robertson
1719–1798
Birth Place: Colerain, Ireland
Parents
John ROBERTSON Sr.
1690–1768
Glasgow, Ayr, Scotland
Tabitha Jones
1698–1768
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas ROBERTSON
1668–1741
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Robertson
1645–1741
Elizabeth Pitcarin
1650–1708
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Robertson's Descendants

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Joseph Robertson (1719–Oct 1798) m. Jane (Magdalen) Legrand (1719–1798)
  1. 1. Capt. (William Robinson Rev War) veteran 1634–1695 m. Elizabeth* Tully 1638–1666
    1. 1. Mary ("Polly") Robertson 1779–1852 m. William Dykes 1789–1853
      1. 1. Susannah (Dykes) * 1796–1872 m. James ((3) WALLING) Jr. 1795–1837
        1. 1. Indiana Green 1822–1886 m. Juluis (Nathaniel xx) Gist 1823–1893
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Alder) Pitcarin 1650–1708 m. Thomas Robertson 1648–1708
      1. 1. John Robertson 1670–1720
    3. 3. Rebecca Robertson 1776–1853
    4. 4. Easter Robertson 1770–1835
  2. 2. William Robertson 1742–1771
  3. 3. Sarah ROBERTSON 1746–1821
  4. 4. Thomas Robertson 1735–1807
  5. 5. Elizabeth Robeson 1732–1804
  6. 6. George Robertson 1752–1782

Joseph Robertson's Timeline

2 Records

1719
1719
Birth of Joseph Robertson in Colerain, Ireland
Colerain, Ireland
1798
Oct 1798
Age 79
Death of Joseph Robertson in Franklin, Virginia, United States
Franklin, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1719
    Event Place: Colerain, Ireland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1798
    Event Place: Franklin, Virginia, United States
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