Daniel Roberdeau (abt. 1727 - 1795)

Born about 1727 in St. Christopher, West Indies

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Bostwick) Roberdeau — married 3 Oct 1761 in Saint Christopher, West Indies

Descendants

Died 5 Jan 1795 at about age 68 in Winchester, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Gen. Daniel Roberdeau served with American Founding Fathers during the American Revolution.

Daniel Roberdeau is Notable.

Daniel Roberdeau was born in 1727 on the Island of St. Christopher, West Indies. His parents were Isaac Roberdeau and Mary Cunyngham.^[1] His father was a French Huguenot from Scotland.

He married firstly Mary Bostwick on 3 Oct 1761 in St. Christopher, West Indies. Children:

1. Isaac Roberdeau 1763-1829
2. Mary 1765-1769
3. Ann (Roberdeau) Swift 1767-1833
4. David Bostwick Roberdeau 1770-1770
5. Mary Roberdeau 1774-1808
6. Selina Roberdeau 1775-1837

After Mary died in 1777 he married secondly Jane (Jean) Milligan on 2 Dec 1778 in Pennsylvania. Children:

1. Jeany Roberdeau (son) 1781-1781
2. Jane Milligan Roberdeau 1783-1842
3. James Roberdeau 1785-1832
4. Heriot Roberdeau 1788-1867

He died on January 05, 1795 in Winchester, Virginia.

Daniel was a merchant, a Pennsylvania Assemblyman, a Presbyterian, a Mason, and a privateer. On 4 Jul 1776 he was elected 1st Brigadier-General of the Pennsylvania troops. He was a member of the Continental Congress and signed the Articles of Confederation. He served in the US Congress for three terms. He worked a lead mine during the Revolutionary War at Fort Roberdeau, Bedford, Virginia. He was a friend of George Washington after the war. His son Isaac was an assistant engineer in laying out the city of Washington D.C. in 1791, and built canals in Pennsylvania.

Sources

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 22 Dec 2022), "Record of Daniel Roberdeau", Ancestor # A096869.

1. ↑ Buchanan, Roberdeau, "Genealogy of the Roberdeau Family, including a Biography of Genearl Daniel Roberdeau of the Revolutionary Army, and the Continental Congress and Signer of the Articles of Confederation", Washington: Joseph L. Pearson, 1876, Archive.org, p. 41

See also:

• The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol 41. Note of Daniel Roberdeau's visit to London in 1784 to stay with his cousin Elizabeth Pearce-Hall and her husband, Charles Pearce-Hall.

• Wikipedia: Daniel Roberdeau

• Wikidata: Item Q1162332, en:Wikipedia

• Buchanan, Roberdeau. Genealogy of the Roberdeau family including a biography of General Daniel Roberdeau, of the Revolutionary Army, and the Continental Congress; and signer of the Articles of Confederation. page 43 marriage to Mary Bostwick, page 83 marriage to Jane Milligan, page 101-102 children

• Ancestry Sharing Link Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography, Vol V, p 271.

• Ancestry Sharing Link North America Family Histories, 1500-2000, DAR Lineage Book, p 255, image, #87822, #24554, #67368.

• Ancestry Sharing Link Pennsylvania Tax and Exoneration, image, Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #11610922 memorial page for Daniel Roberdeau (1727–5 Jan 1795), citing Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Winchester City, Virginia.