Mary Millie (Asher) Roberts (abt. 1769 - 1847)

Born about Aug 1769 in North Carolina [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Reuben Derrith Roberts — married 17 Aug 1785 in North Carolina

Descendants

Died 14 Mar 1847 at about age 77 in Rock Island, Warren, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Mary (Asher) Roberts was a North Carolina colonist.

Mary Millie Asher was a widow when she met Reuben Roberts. She arrived in the American colonies prior to the Revolutionary War (some histories say from New Orleans, then New France). It is unsure if her maiden name was Asher, or if this is the last name or her first husband.

Mary Millie and Reuben lived in Orange County, North Carolina after they were married in 1785. Four of their twelve children were born there. In 1791 they moved west over the Allegheny Mountains into Washington County and settled on the Watauga River near the present town of Elizabethton, Tennessee which is in Carter County. Mary and Reuben secured 50 acres of land and lived there until about 1802. Five of his children were born there after Tennessee became a state.

In about 1802, Mary and Reuben moved down the Wilderness Road to Anderson County, which was formed in 1801 after the Cherokee Indians were forced from this land. They settled on Brushy Fork of Popular Creek in Buckhorn Valley west of Black Oak Mountain about 10 miles south of Clinton, Tennessee in Anderson County. They acquired 50 acres, and lived in this valley for the next 10 years. The last three of their children were born at this location.

In 1810, Mary and Reuben's house burned down. This is documented in Reuben's Revolutionary War pension documents. About 1812, they moved to the Mud Creek area of Warren County, Tennessee. They eventually acquired about 270 acres of land.

Mary and Reuben donated three acres of land to build the Asbury Methodist Church and Cemetery. They are both buried at this cemetery.

On 2/19/1844, Mary Millie Roberts applied for a widow's pension based upon Reuben's war service. This was filed in Warren County. She did receive the pension, which was for $96 per year.

An alternate story about Mary's origin is that she is the daughter of Charles Asher, Sr, B 1740 Virginia D 1814 Reynolds County, Missouri Millie Hicks Asher, B 1730 Halifax County, Virginia, D 1814 Reynolds County, Missouri Marriage 1753 in Hogans Creek, Caswell County, North Carolina

Another story is When Mary Emily "Millie" Ashor was born in August 1769 in North Carolina, her father, Charles, was 29, and her mother, Milly, was 29. She married Reuben Derrith Roberts (Veterian of The American Revolution War) on August 17, 1785, in Orange, North Carolina. They had 18 children in 55 years. She died on March 14, 1847, in Warren, Tennessee, having lived a long life of 87 years, and was buried there. However dates need checking.

Family Relationships Children

1. Amos Roberts + 17 Children
2. Elizabeth Roberts
3. Thomas Roberts
4. Martha Polly Roberts
5. Mary Martha Roberts
6. John Osborn Roberts
7. James M Sergeant Roberts
8. William Commodore Claude Roberts
9. Millie Emily Roberts
10. Susan Roberts
11. Susan Lucinda Roberts
12. Nancy Roberts
13. Reuben Roberts
14. Calib Roberts
15. Polly Roberts
16. Caswell Cobb Roberts
17. Matthew Scott Roberts
18. John L Roberts

Mary Emily "Millie" Ashor Spouse

Reuben Derrith Roberts (Veterian of The American Revolution War) Sr. Parents ^{[citation needed]}

Charles Asher

Milly Hix

Mary was born about 1759. She passed away in 1847.

Sources

• Laney James Roberts, “The Generations of Reuben”, College Press 1977, page 2

• "United States Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Applications, 1800-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NS8S-4M3 : 9 March 2018), Reuben Roberts, pension number W. 1492, service N.C.; from "Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files," database and images, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d); citing NARA microfilm publication M804 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1974); FHL microfilm 972,059.

• Milly Roberts as widow of Reuben Roberts: Probate, Warren Co. TN "Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1940-662555-1-83?cc=1909088 : 22 May 2014), Warren > Inventories, Wills, 1827-1844, Vol. 01 > image 224 of 328; county courthouses, Tennessee.

• Mary Millie Asher Roberts, 1847; Burial, Rock Island, Warren, Tennessee, United States of America, Asbury Cemetery; citing record ID 31397623, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31397623
• US Marriage Records, Name: Millie Asher, Spouse: Ruben Roberts, Marriage Year: 1785, Marriage State: North Carolina.
• US Revolutionary War Pension and bounty-Land Warrant Application Files - Name: Reuben Roberts, Pension Year: 1819, Second Applicant Name: Milly Roberts, Archive Publication Number: M804, Archive Roll Number: 2059, Total Pages in Packet: 80.