William
Roberts
Sr.
Born in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas
Son of John Roberts Sr.
and Sarah (Unknown) Roberts
Brother of
John Roberts, John Roberts Jr., Sarah Ann (Roberts) Fisher, Mary (Roberts) Sweeting, Richard Roberts, Benjamin A Roberts and Edward Roberts
Husband of
Mary Ann Curry
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Matilda Roberts
— married
12 Feb 1839 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Twilda Jane Roberts, William Roberts Jr., Alecia Ann (Roberts) Curry, Euphemia (Roberts) Sweeting, Ellen (Roberts) Lowe, Edward Roberts and Thomas Roberts
Died
at age 54
in At Sea, Abaco, Bahama
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Nov 2013
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William Roberts Sr. is part of a Bahamian family.
Biography
William Roberts, Sr. drowned in the hurricane with his sons William Jr. and Thomas and his nephew John Roberts Jr.
Sources
- Source: S-767045452 Repository: #R-1196409388 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=75386201&pid=359
- Repository: R-1196409388 Name: Ancestry.com
- Birth: Christchurch Birth and Baptism Record
- Bahamas Civil Death Records (Age 54)
- Dolly Mae CD
- Elizabeth Ann Gardner, author: "Bahamian Roots, Clinging Vines and Ties That Bind." Florida Keys Sea Heritage Journal. Volume 15, Number 4. Drowned in hurricane.
- Bahamas, Civil Registration, 1850-1959, Deaths GTC, 1871-1874, 1886. - Bahamas Genealogy Group (Ann Carmel)
- William Sr born 29 November 1816 per Christ Church Birth and Baptism Records. - Bahamas Genealogy Group (Ann Carmel)
- Marriage Record (Office number 300) Re: University of Florida records (Jonatan Martinez-Bahamas Genealogy Group)
Acknowledgments
- Thank you to Joy Jossi for creating WikiTree profile Roberts-8054 through the import of w5 Nettie 4 gen anc 129 .ged on Oct 26, 2013.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Phil Roberts
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #28986, MitoYDNA ID T11064 [compare]
-
~9.38%
~12.50%
Iris (Lowe) Powers :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T045225 [compare], FTDNA kit #324242
-
~6.25%
~25.00%
David Freeman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A248056 [compare], Ancestry member EHALE84191
-
~6.25%
~12.50%
Irene (Lowe) Payne :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T829035 [compare], FTDNA kit #310477
-
~3.12%
~6.25%
Lana Payne :
23andMe, GEDmatch M191333 [compare]
-
~3.12%
~6.25%
Ron Wilson :
23andMe, GEDmatch M146033 [compare]
-
~3.12%
~6.25%
Kathy (Bethell) Ritchie :
23andMe, GEDmatch M836221 [compare]
-
~3.12%
Pearl Lowe :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A526784 [compare]
-
~3.12%
~12.50%
Joy (Lowe) Jossi :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T388818 [compare], FTDNA kit #80156
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
Ruth (Pinder) Bennett :
23andMe
-
~1.56%
Edmund Wright :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A356521 [compare], Ancestry member Rustywright32
-
~1.56%
Denis Roberts :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A621368 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Jeremy Sweeting :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A298969 [compare], Ancestry member JeremySweeting
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
Shelley (Stewart) Leonard :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch cc8677442 [compare], Ancestry member ShelleyStewart19
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
Susan (Higgs) Goulet :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T371345 [compare], FTDNA kit #236991
-
~1.56%
Phil Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T713659 [compare], FTDNA kit #28986
+
Autosomal DNA Test
-
~1.56%
Rolly Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch XM9309326 [compare], FTDNA kit #937291
-
~1.56%
Paul Pengelly :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch YV1829469 [compare], yourDNAportal PAU43d17034, FTDNA kit #IN98843
-
~1.56%
T. Darville :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch SZ6305687 [compare], FTDNA kit #MK47344
-
~1.56%
A. Curry :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #997452
-
~1.56%
T. V. Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #MK83898
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Janne (Shoults) Gorman
Janne (Shoults) Gorman
Roberts-13416 and Roberts-8054 appear to represent the same person because: Husband of Matilda J Roberts married 12 Feb 1839 in Bahamas
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by Janne (Shoults) Gorman
Rejected matches › William Roberts (1804-1873) › William B. Roberts (1802-aft.1869) › William Griffith Roberts (1816-1873) › William Roberts Jr. CSA (1825-1871) › William Henry Robertson (1818-1873) › William J. Robertson (1816-1872) › William Roberts (1814-) › William H. Roberts (abt.1815-)
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