He was known as Major James Roberson, because he was commissioned second major in the 31st Regiment of Tennessee militia[2]
He was among the first settlers (1805) in the Sequatchie Valley, TN. He was a major in the TN State militia. He represented Bledsoe and Marion Cos. in the TN state legislatures of 1829-30.[3]
He was married twice and the father of 16 children..[4]
UNSOURCED He became a commissioned second major on Sept 11 1812 in Bledsoe county. He served in the war of 1812 and his discharge still existed in the hands of descendants in the early 1950's. He was with the 3rd Regiment, East Tennessee Volunteers at the Battle of New Orleans. Volunteers at the Battle of New Orleans.
UNSOURCED (Until path to Peter C. Roberson is discovered) According to Peter C Roberson, his Great Grandfather served as a translator for the Cherokee Indians when they were sent to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears during the winter of 1838/39. He had been raised in the Sequatchie Valley with the Cherokee as his neighbors and had learned to converse with them. The route went through the Sequatchie Valley where he served as a translator.
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It appears this man fathered children with a black woman. This was happening concurrently during his marriage.
United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD7-2TQ : 9 November 2014), James Roberson, Bledsoe county, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States; citing family 218, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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