Shadrach Roberts (1754 - bef. 1805)

Born 1754 in Granville County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Descendants

Died before 1805 before age 51 in Keg Creek Columbia County, Georgia

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Biography

Shadrack Roberts served with North Carolina Line during the American Revolution.

Shadrack Roberts was born 1754 to Richard Roberts and Elizabeth Lynden Roberts born Montgomery. ^[1]

His siblings include: Dr..Willis Roberts  Celia Parrish born Roberts Jesse Roberts Jane Wharton born Roberts Lydia Bridges aka Lashley born Roberts David Montgomery Roberts (Revolutionary Soldier) Joseph Roberts (Revolutionary Soldier)

NOTE 5 OCT, 2019 BY MORRISON-4392 : I have made a new profile for Shadrack -Shadrach Roberts-{33217 }which married Katherine Turner-{1658} and had son Moses Roberts -{30037}. Also he had sons George, John T(Turner), Shadrach Jr, and daughter Catherine. And with 2nd wife Eleanor Mayhew sons Aaron and Levi. Both lived a short time in the same area but died in different locations and different dates, PLEASE DO NOT MERGE THESE TWO DIFFERENT SHADRACH (K) IN THE FUTURE !!

Marriage

First marriage to unknown.

The second marriage was to Delila "Dilly" Landers. They were married about 1795.

Shadrack had 8 children from his first wife and 2 children from his second wife.

Children from his first marriage: David P. Roberts b: 1784 in Chester, Chester County, South Carolina Pations Roberts, Nancy Roberts, Dorothy Roberts, Frances"Fanny"Roberts Jenny Roberts, Joseph Roberts, Absolam Roberts,

Children of 2nd Spouse: Delila Landers Swann (1769 - 1849) are: COURTNEY ROBERTS, b. June 12, 1795, Virginia; d. Aft. 1870, Calhoun County, Alabama. JOHN ROBERTS, b. 1803, Columbia County, Georgia; d. November 15, 1866, Buried Fannin County, Texas.Sandy Cemetery, Bonham,

Military

All the collected military records of Shadrach Roberts are consolidated at the following link for Shadrach Roberts: person, pictures and information - Fold3.com [2]

• 1775-1783, U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls;

Name: Shadrach Roberts  Rank - Induction: Private  Roll Box: 79  Roll State: NC  Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783;  (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls);  War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93;  National Archives, Washington. D.C.

• Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants, Chapter R, Page Number 449

Roberts, Shadrach N. C. Private. 13 Jun 1785, 228 acres

• Private Shadrach Roberts on payroll,

under commander, Capt. Samuel Ashe Jr., Troop or Company 1, NC Light Dragoons Regiment, North Carolina Continental Line.

• 1771 Shadrach Roberts on

"Roster of Granville Co. Militia; Capt. James Yancey’s Company of Foot Belonging to the Regiment Commanded by Colo. Rich’d Henderson" (Age: Probable 17, old enough to be in the Military)

PROBATE

• Mentioned in Father's will 1772, 17 Apr:

(Age: Probable 18) Father, Richard Roberts LW&T; Probated May 1772 History and Genealogies of Old Granville County, North Carolina, 1746 - 1800" by Thomas McAdory Owen (p. 63) "(4) to son Shadrach, 1 negro woman and half of his wearing clothes;" Note: Implies Shadrach is still a youth or teen.

• 1767 Tax List by Philip Pryor -

Source:  Granville County, North Carolina, Tax Lists, CR044.701; Richard Roberts and son Shadrack and female Negro slave, Rose?  (implies Shadrack a minor, probably lower teens).

He passed away about 1829. Find A Grave: Memorial #121212971

Sources

1. ↑ RootsWeb/Richard Roberts[1]

• [3]History and Genealogies of

Old Granville County, North Carolina, 1746 - 1800" by Thomas McAdory Owen (p. 63)

• [4]Ancestry.com

U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; Images 194, 196 & 198, (1778, Jan, Feb & Mar); NARA Micro film 246 Record Group 93 Roll Box 79.

• [5]1767 Tax List

by Philip Pryor - Granville County, North Carolina, Tax Lists, CR044.701

• [6](DocSouth)

Documenting the South, docsouth.unc.edu/.../csr22-00...  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, (CSR) Colonial and State Records of North Carolina.  Pgs. 162 - 164 (p. 163)

• [7]Fold3.com

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• [8]1785, 13 Jun;

Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants, Chapter R, Page Number 449

• [9]National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); 

War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93;  National Archives, Washington. D.C.

• [10]Military unit North Carolina's First company Light Dragoon

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