Born in North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Kirkland
and Espie Caroline Kirkland
Sister of
Jesse Alden Kirkland, John Jackson Kirkland, James Madison Kirkland, Sarah A Kirkland, Benjamin William Kirkland, Riley Kirkland, Andrew K Kirkland and Albert Cleveland Kirkland
Wife of
General Jackson Roberts
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Phillip Mathew Roberts and Nancy (Roberts) Taylor
Died
at age 74
in Rafter, Monroe, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 May 2016
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Biography
This profile is part of the Kirkland Name Study.
Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965[1]
- Rebecca Roberts: mentioned in the record of General J Roberts
- Name: Rebecca Roberts
- Sex: Unknown
- Spouse: General J Roberts
- Other information in the record of General J Roberts from Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965
- Name: General J Roberts
- Event Type: Military Service
- Event Date: from 1891 to 1965
- Event Place: Monroe, Tennessee, United States
- Spouse's Name: Rebecca Roberts
- Pension Number: W160
- First Image Number: 00111
- Last Image Number: 00120
Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955 [2]
- Name: Rebeccie Roberts
- Event Type: Death
- Event Date: 10 Mar 1912
- Event Place: Rafter, Monroe, Tennessee, United States
- Sex: Female
- Age: 74
- Marital Status: Widowed
- Ethnicity: American
- Race: White
- Occupation: House Keeping
- Birth Year (Estimated): 1838
- Birthplace: North Carolina
Find-A-Grave [3]
- NAME: Rebecca (Kirkland) Roberts
- BIRTH: 30 Dec 1837
- DEATH: 10 Mar 1912 (aged 74)
- BURIAL: Giles Cemetery in Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38049840/rebecca-roberts
Sources
- ↑ "Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q571-WLXN : 31 October 2018), Rebecca Roberts in entry for General J Roberts, 1891-1965.
- ↑ "Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6RV-Z46 : 27 January 2020), Rebeccie Roberts, 1912.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 February 2021), memorial page for Rebecca Kirkland Roberts (30 Dec 1837–10 Mar 1912), Find a Grave Memorial no. 38049840, citing Giles Cemetery, Monroe County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by California Gal (contributor 47022917) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebekah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebekah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebekah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebekah:
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~3.12%
~3.12%
Ruby Black 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M205625 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A848822 [compare], Ancestry member jolynnalv1
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B10656
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~3.12%
Marvin Brown :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H632548 [compare]
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~1.56%
~12.50%
P. Nicholson :
23andMe, GEDmatch M564264 [compare]
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~1.56%
Connie Ward :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Kathi (Freeman) Mesloh :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member smokikm
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~1.56%
R (Graves) Palmer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AL2428673 [compare]
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~1.56%
Michael Kirkland :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A101760 [compare], Ancestry member MKirkland14
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~1.56%
Tom Ward :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A098945 [compare], Ancestry member Sisters_Connie
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~0.78%
Misty Nichols :
23andMe, GEDmatch A068521 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A068521 [compare], Ancestry member mistydeppe
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Janet (Dusten) Segler :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Tina (Bush) Jones :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member angelsfriend
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~0.78%
Paul McCord :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Stephen Roberts :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A671947 [compare], Ancestry member robertss11
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~0.78%
M Rymer :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Charles McKee :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mckeechas1
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~0.39%
David (Hamilton) Hughes :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A659292 [compare], Ancestry member Miner6456
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