Amelia (Unknown) Roberts (1789 - 1844)

Born 1789 in Virginia, USA [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 30 Mar 1844 at about age 55 in Monrovia, Liberia

Biography

Amelia (Unknown) Roberts is a part of US Black heritage.

She emigrated to Liberia and sailed on the ship Harriet, arriving in Monrovia on 24 March 1829. She was age 40. Making the journey with her were:

E. J. Roberts, aged 18, could read and write. He died in 1843 of consumption W. J. Roberts, age 12 J.W. Roberts, age 16 H. j. Roberts age 10 J.J. Roberts age 21, had a liberal education Mary J Roberts, age 8 Sarah J. Robert, age 18, could write. Sarah died in 1838 of a female disease. Infant Roberts ^[1]

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She died in Monrovia on the 15th. Mrs. Amelia Roberts, age about 64. Mrs. Roberts was a member of the M.E church. She enjoyed the distinguished and enviable privilege- a privilege many have desired but few possessed- to see all her children attain years of maturity and move into respectable circles of society. To prepare them to become useful members of society, all the energies of the deceased were directed for many years, nor did she labor in vain. She enjoyed the last moments of the full assurance of faith.^[3]

On October 2, 1852, Rev. Roberts, one of the missionaries of the Methodist Episcopal Church and brother of the President of Liberia, was invited to speak to a meeting in the Mercer St Presbyterian Church to emigrants preparing to sail to Liberia on the brig Oriole. He said that before his mother emigrated to Liberia, she had enough of white friends asking her, "Mrs. Roberts, why do you go to that far country- can you not end your days here in comfort? She replied, "I know that I might end my days here in comfort, but I go for the sake of my children; if they remain here, they can never be freemen.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ https://ccharity.com/contents/roll-emigrants-have-been-sent-colony-liberia-western-africa/emigrants-to-liberia-ship-lists/shipharriet1829/
2. ↑ Shick, Tom W. (1971). Emigrants to Liberia, 1820-1843. An Alphabetical Listing. Department of Anthropology, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware. & Liberian Studies Association in America, Inc. Liberian Studies Research Working Papers, No 2..https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/785285
3. ↑ Liberia Herald, Volume XIII Monrovia Liberia March 30th, 1844 #1. page 3
4. ↑ Maryland Colonization Journal, Baltimore October 1852. Vol 16, No 17.

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