Moses
Roberts
Born in Bahama Islands
Ancestors 
and Brother of
Susannah (Roberts) Malone, John Roberts, Ann (Roberts) Russell, Martha Roberts, Benjamin C. Roberts, Richard Roberts, Edward Roberts and Matilda Roberts
Husband of
Sarah (Sawyer) Roberts
— married
17 Jul 1833 in Abaco, Bahamas
Husband of
Sarah (Gates) Starling
— married
11 May 1853 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 45
in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahama Islands
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Apr 2014
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Moses Roberts is part of a Bahamian family.
Biography
Moses was born 5th January 1809 in the Bahamas Islands to John Roberts, Jr.[1] and Ann Bethel.[2][3][4]
Will signed 1 October 1853 by Moses Roberts and proved 29 June 1854 by Joseph Saunders, Executor[5]
"Bahama Islands
In the name of God, Amen. I
Moses Roberts of the Town of New Plymouth, Green Turtle Cay,
Abaco, planter, being of good and perfect health of body and of sound mind
and memory and considering the uncertainty of this life and the dangers and
diseases to which I am perpetually exposed do make, declare and publish this
my last will and Testament in manner and form following: .....
Fourth. I give, devise, and bequeath unto my beloved
wife, Sarah, and to my three children Cecelia, Sarah and John, all my real
and personal estate, except so much as may be required to pay my debts, share
and share alike......"
Sources
Early Baptisms at Abaco, Recorded in the Harbour Island Church Register. Register of Births and Baptisms, St. John's Parish, Harbour Island, page 6.
Florida Keys Sea Heritage Journal. Volume 15, Number 4.
Bahamas National Archives, Nassau, Bahamas, Wills, "R", Roberts, Moses. 1854.
"Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDC-R3VF : 22 February 2021), Moses Roberts in entry for Eleanor Roberts, 20 April 1854. Eleanor Roberts died five days after her birth.
"Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRSG-N5J?cc=1922411&wc=Q4ZG-N36%3A216280801 : 20 May 2014), Deaths 1854-1855 > image 52 of 258; Registrar General, Nassau.
Footnotes
- ↑ Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group consisting of Betty Maxwell GEDmatch T527089, Carol Lawrence GEDmatch T444698, John Cates GEDmatch M143556, and Brenda Brandt GEDmatch T047288 sharing a 13.6 cM segment on chromosome 10 from 122 million to 128.5 million. [Note from Peter Roberts to himself: How is paternal relationship confirmed since shared segment could be from mother?]
- ↑ Early Baptisms at Abaco, Recorded in the Harbour Island Church Register. Register of Births and Baptisms, St. John's Parish, Harbour Island, page 6. [Transcript of original register providing full name, date of birth and baptism, and the given names of parents.]
- ↑ Maternal relationship is confirmed by a 12.8 cM X chromosome match from 13,586,839 to 22,860,224 between John M. "Jack" Sawyer GEDmatch T030102 and his male fourth cousin once removed Lee Perpall GEDmatch M183706.
- ↑ Maternal relationship is confirmed by a 10.7 cM X chromosome match from 80,272,038 to 95,079,072 between John M. "Jack" Sawyer GEDmatch T030102 and his male Fourth cousin once removed change EKA spouse Ray Cundiff GEDmatch FZ8331711.
- ↑ Transcript of Moses Roberts 1853 Will, 1854 Testator's Oath, and 1854 Executor's Declaration, received from Carol (Roberts) Lawrence on 20 Feb 2003 via the Yahoo Group : Meares Research; Meares Family Files, Privately held by Debi McGee Hoag, Leesburg, Florida; citing Department Of Archives, Nassau, Bahamas, Book N4 pages 195 to 197.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Moses 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 Moses 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:
- Bill Roberts
:
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup R-L257
- A. Curry :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup K2a6, FTDNA kit #997452, MitoYDNA ID T19062 [compare]
-
~6.25%
Carol (Roberts) Lawrence :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T444698 [compare], FTDNA kit #194267
-
~6.25%
~12.50%
Dorothy (Albury) Lowe :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #446325
-
~3.12%
Daniel Wilcox :
23andMe, GEDmatch M615755 [compare]
-
~3.12%
~12.50%
Lee Perpall :
23andMe, GEDmatch M183706 [compare], yourDNAportal LEE19d0d64f
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B2244
-
~3.12%
~12.50%
David Freeman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A248056 [compare], Ancestry member EHALE84191
-
~3.12%
Anonymous (Watkins) Wetherbee :
AncestryDNA
-
~3.12%
~6.25%
Tina Bethel :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EE4190827 [compare]
-
~3.12%
~12.50%
Jack Sawyer :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T030102 [compare], FTDNA kit #240900
-
~3.12%
~6.25%
Joy (Lowe) Jossi :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T388818 [compare], FTDNA kit #80156
-
~3.12%
~6.25%
Ida (Clark) Young :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T451969 [compare], FTDNA kit #473005
-
~3.12%
~12.50%
Arthur Clark :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T911057 [compare], FTDNA kit #496558
-
~3.12%
Elizabeth (Collins) Petters :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T688604 [compare], FTDNA kit #E16264
-
~3.12%
Harold Thompson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch PK2261421 [compare], FTDNA kit #142806
-
~3.12%
~6.25%
Ray Cundiff :
Living DNA, GEDmatch FZ8331711 [compare]
-
~2.34%
~4.69%
Susan (Sawyer) Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch GS9586519 [compare], FTDNA kit #978470
-
~1.56%
Glenda Solomon :
23andMe, GEDmatch M150125 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Judith Solomon :
23andMe, GEDmatch M596930 [compare]
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
Ruth (Pinder) Bennett :
23andMe
-
~1.56%
JoAnn (Porter) Womack :
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #206509
-
~1.56%
Brenda Brandt :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T047288 [compare], Ancestry member BLEEB
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T047288 [compare], FTDNA kit #331274
-
~1.56%
Frank Sanchez :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SQ3012665 [compare], Ancestry member franksanchez61
-
~1.56%
John McMahon :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
Glenn Bethel :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
Bill Roberts :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A686229 [compare], Ancestry member billrobt54
-
~1.56%
Cheri (Lowe) Petters :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch JW2596557 [compare], FTDNA kit #IN34951
-
~1.56%
James Kitchen :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T984290 [compare], FTDNA kit #193185
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
Terry (Young) Narvaez :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F473009 [compare], FTDNA kit #473009
-
~1.56%
Phil Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T713659 [compare], FTDNA kit #28986
+
Autosomal DNA Test
-
~1.56%
John Cates :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #187864
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
Paul Pengelly :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch YV1829469 [compare], yourDNAportal PAU43d17034, FTDNA kit #IN98843
-
~1.56%
~12.50%
A. Curry :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #997452
-
~1.56%
I. (Bethel) Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #MK83900
-
~1.56%
T. V. Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #MK83898
-
~1.17%
~1.56%
Linda (Lowe) Cole :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch ZH2617760 [compare], FTDNA kit #83053
-
~0.78%
Betty (Roberts) Maxwell :
23andMe
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch YC018055C1 [compare], FTDNA kit #13628
-
~0.78%
Marjorie (Cates) Lawler :
23andMe, GEDmatch M263989 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Laurie Baker :
23andMe
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T443170 [compare], FTDNA kit #211219
-
~0.78%
Amy Johnson :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
Kenneth Baker :
23andMe, GEDmatch M121434 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #285603
-
~0.78%
Kaye Sanchez :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A456096 [compare], Ancestry member kayella88
-
~0.78%
William Booher :
23andMe, GEDmatch JK4216490 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Jeff Haines :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A553546 [compare], Ancestry member hainesjeff1
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A553546 [compare], FTDNA kit #344940
-
~0.78%
Angela Roberts :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Aridley6582
-
~0.78%
Dennis Baker :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A657811 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Pamela Cates :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Irene (Lowe) Payne :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T829035 [compare], FTDNA kit #310477
-
~0.78%
ME Ardagh :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A074897 [compare], FTDNA kit #35172
-
~0.78%
Chris Haines :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T109230 [compare], FTDNA kit #424955
-
~0.78%
Roger Baker :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T329739 [compare], FTDNA kit #262875
-
~0.78%
Joseph Higgs :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch LL4694669 [compare], FTDNA kit #94001
-
~0.78%
Roscoe Thompson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #IN51320
-
~0.78%
Mary (Roberts) Wilson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch CT7230311 [compare], FTDNA kit #978252
-
~0.78%
Charles Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch DD7815059 [compare], FTDNA kit #458575
-
~0.78%
G. Lowe :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T919627 [compare], FTDNA kit #36893
-
~0.78%
Bert L. Roberts :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch LL835438 [compare]
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Robin Lee
Roberts-13366 and Roberts-9545 do not represent the same person because: different parents and children
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James Kitchen
Roberts-13366 and Roberts-9545 appear to represent the same person because: This Roberts issue was worked out at the BGG-NW, but apparently was not acted upon. Moses Roberts is the Son of John Roberts Jr., not John Roberts Sr. ---Jim Kitchen---Kitchen-311
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by James Kitchen
Rejected matches › Moses Roberts (abt.1780-)
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