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William Penn Bennett Robertson 1637 – 1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Aug 1637

Birth Location: Chesterfield, Virginia

Death Date: Feb 1698

Death Location: Amelia, Virginia

Father: George Robertson

Mother: Mary Donnachaidh

Spouse(s): Agnes Kelley, Nancy Bennet

Children(s): Pheobe Robertson

The story of William Penn Bennett Robertson began in 1637 in Chesterfield, Virginia. William Penn Bennett Robertson married Agnes Kelley, Nancy Nanse Bennett Bennet, and had children including Pheobe Frances Robertson. William Penn Bennett Robertson passed away in 1698 in Amelia, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of William Penn Bennett Robertson began in 1637 in Chesterfield, Virginia.
  • William Penn Bennett Robertson married Agnes Kelley, Nancy Nanse Bennett Bennet, and had children including Pheobe Frances Robertson.
  • William Penn Bennett Robertson passed away in 1698 in Amelia, Virginia.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Robertson's Ancestors

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William Robertson
1637 – 1698
Birth Place: Chesterfield, Virginia
Parents
George Robertson
1617 – 1690
Cornwall, England
Mary (of Clan) Donnachaidh
1609 – 1692
Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Grandparents
Nathan Robertson
1595 –
England
Elizabeth
Robert Robertson,
1580 – 1636
Struan, Perthshire, Scotland
Agnes MacDonald
1585 – 1634
Keppoch, Lochaber, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Donald Robertson,
1550 –
Lady Stewart,
1554 – 1585
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Stewart,
1527 – 1579
Elizabeth Gordon,
1530 – 1557

William Robertson's Descendants

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William (Penn Bennett) Robertson (5 Aug 1637 – Feb 1698) m. Agnes Kelley (6 Oct 1636 – 10 Dec 1698) m. Nancy (Nanse Bennett) Bennet (23 March 1637 – Abt. 1692)
  1. 1. Pheobe (Frances) Robertson (1657 – 6 Jun 1729) m. John Worsham (1653 – 9 Jun 1729)
    1. 1. Mary Warsham (1677 – 29 Jun 1737)
    2. 2. George Worsham (1679 – 1724)
    3. 3. Captain (John) Worsham (Abt. 1679 – 5 Oct 1753) m. Mary Wynne (1692 – )
    4. 4. Frances Worsham (1682 – 1755) m. William Rowlett (1678 – 05 May 1735) m. Thomas Ligon (1672 – 1 May 1705)
      1. 1. William Rowlett (1700 – 1760)
      2. 2. Mary (Traylor) Rowlett (1705 – 1782)
      3. 3. Peter Rowlett (1708 – 7 May 1754) m. Elizabeth Jones (1717 – 1811)
        1. 1. William Rowlett (1738 – 1817)
        2. 2. Phillip Rowlett (1740 – 1821) m. Frances Rowlett
        3. 3. John Rowlett (1742 – 1825)
        4. 4. Frances Rowlett (1744 – )
        5. 5. Martha Rowlett
      4. 4. John Rowlett (1709 – 03 Oct 1776) m. Elizabeth Goode (1713 – 03 Oct 1776) m. Phebe Willson (1710 – 1746)
        1. 1. John Rowlett, (1735 – 16 Dec 1799) m. Edith (Eday) Jackson (1739 – 1781)
        2. 2. Prudence Rowlett (Abt. 1736 – 1776)
        3. 3. William Rowlett (Abt. 1740 – 20 Mar 1825)
        4. 4. Mackerness Rowlett (1741 – 15 Feb 1830)
      5. 5. Daniel Rowlett (10 Jul 1721 – bef 1734)
      6. 6. Thomas Ligon (1698 – 1706)
      7. 7. Phebe Ligon (15 Dec 1698 – April 1752)
      8. 8. Alexander Ligon (1705 – Dec 1767)
    5. 5. William Worsham (1688 – 5 Oct 1753)
    6. 6. Daniel Worsham (1690 – 17 Aug 1727) m. Judith Archer (1690 – 12 Jan 1751)
      1. 1. Phoebe Worsham (5 Sep 1717 – 5 Jun 1767)
      2. 2. Martha Worsham (1725 – 5 Nov 1754)
      3. 3. Elizabeth WORSHAM (1727 – 1791)
    7. 7. Phoebe Worsham (1698 – 1729)

William Robertson's Timeline

3 Records

1637
5 Aug 1637
Birth of William Penn Bennett Robertson in Chesterfield, Virginia
Chesterfield, Virginia
1637
7 Nov 1637
William Penn Bennett Robertson was baptized in Heptonstall, St Thomas, Yorkshire, England
Heptonstall, St Thomas, Yorkshire, England
1698
Feb 1698
Age 61
Death of William Penn Bennett Robertson in Amelia, Virginia
Amelia, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1637
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1637
    Event Place: Heptonstall, St Thomas, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP149/1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1698
    Event Place: Amelia, Virginia

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