Jesse was in Green County, Kentucky by the 1799 tax list. He had land in Cumberland County, Kentucky before that and probably married in Russell County, Virginia.
Family Search has him with a middle name of Joseph. His birthdate is also given as 15 Nov 1776.
Proof of children of Cornelius Roberts is provided by Russell Co, VA Deed Bk. 8, pg 234, 5 Oct 1829: [1]
Between Joseph Riddle and Rhoda his wife formerly Rhoda Monk of the State of Tennessee, John Monk, Biddy Smith, formerly Biddy Monk, Holt Colley and Betsy his wife, formerly Betsy Monk, Ezekiel Monk, ______ Gibson and Peggy his wife formerly Peggy Monk, Polly Monk and Milly Monk all of Lee Co, VA, children and heirs at law of Polly Monk, formerly Polly Roberts, deceased, Abraham Childers and Elizabeth his wife formerly Elizabeth Roberts of Perry Co, KY, James Roberts of Pike Co, KY, Jesse Roberts of Green Co, KY, Edward Frost and Milly his wife, formerly Milly Roberts of the State of Tennessee, Nathan Roberts, Daniel Roberts, Peter Anderson and Sina his wife, formerly Sina Roberts, Isaac Roberts, Jacob Talley and Mourning his wife, formerly Mourning Roberts all of the state of Alabama, Archibald Roberts of the state of Indiana, Lot Literal and Susanna his wife, formerly Susanna Roberts of the state of Ohio.
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"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M652-5CX : 29 October 2019), Jesse Roberts, Taylor county, part of, Taylor, Kentucky, United States; citing family 262, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Jesse, wife Mary and Jess Graham.
Jesse Roberts Male 72 Virginia
Mary Roberts Female 71 Virginia
Jesse Graham Male 23 Kentucky
"United States Census, 1810", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:XH2C-S7Q : Wed Mar 15 00:00:35 UTC 2023), Entry for Jesse Roberts, 1810.
"United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLR-C2D : accessed 18 April 2023), Jesse Roberts, Summersville, Green, Kentucky, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
"United States Census, 1830", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:XHGP-95S : Wed Apr 05 10:13:09 UTC 2023), Entry for Jesse Roberts, 1830.
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTM-SWG : 8 December 2020), Jessee Roberts, Green, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 211, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
Acknowledgment
WikiTree profile Roberts-4718 created through the import of Blevins-Mcdow.ged on May 21, 2012 by Sandra Evans. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Sandra and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jesse by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jesse: