Thomas Roberts was the son of Morris Roberts and Unity Martin. He first married Jean Glen on 20 Jun 1791 Lincoln, North Carolina.
Thomas and Jean Roberts had the following children:
Mary Roberts Moore
Morris Roberts
Rebecca Roberts Carroll Hambright
Elizabeth Roberts Martin
Susan Roberts Wilson
He married second Elizabeth Unknown around 1806. Thomas and Elizabeth Roberts had the following children:
Martin C Roberts
Jacob C Roberts
Step Roberts
William C Roberts
Lincey Branch Roberts Jackson
After Thomas Roberts died in 1840, his second wife Elizabeth sued the children of his first wife for her dower rights. All of the children of Thomas that he had with both wives are specifically named as his heirs and their relationship to Thomas was stated as follows:
"...he left the following children viz:
Morris Roberts, Elizabeth Martin, Rebecca Hamright, Susan Wilson, Elizabeth married to Josiah Martin & Susan married ####
James (crossed out) Rebecca married James Hamright, Mary Roberts married George Moore, ??? Roberts, Martin C. Roberts, Jacob Roberts, Step Roberts, William Roberts & Lincy B Roberts who married Abernathy Jackson."[1]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas 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 Thomas: