Thomas
W.
"Barrett"
Roberts
Born about in Bahamas
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Russell) Roberts
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Edward Roberts, Robert Austin Roberts, Elizabeth Ann (Roberts) Carey, Thomas William Roberts, Benjamin Faustes Roberts, Emma Dorothy (Roberts) Valdez and Avalon Brannon Roberts
Died
at about age 76
in Key West, Florida
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Jul 2013
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Contents |
Biography
Thomas Roberts is part of a Bahamian family.
Thomas Roberts is buried in Key West Cemetery.
Big Y700 YDNA Haplogroup I-F14873 Earliest Known Ancestor.
Thomas was born about 1824 in the Bahamas to parents who were both born in the Bahamas[1]. He was a mariner[2] He married Elizabeth Russell[3] He passed away in 1892 and is buried in tract 5, lot 73 of the Key West Cemetery.[4] In 1957 Thomas' paternal grand daughter, Louise Roberts (living in Marsh Harbour, Abaco) wrote, "The Roberts came from Belfast, Ireland - three brothers wrecked here and decided to make Hope Town their home - William Thomas and John. Thomas was Bert's great-grand father. The Russells also came from Ireland. There are no Russells [sic] in the Bahamas that belongs to that family only Bert's grandfather Roberts descendants, all the others went to Key West."
Y-STR results indicate Thomas was born in the Bahamas because his direct paternal line descendants match several other direct paternal Roberts lines which trace back to Harbour Island, Eleuthera prior to Thomas' birth. Thomas may be a descendant of a Thomas who is said to have sailed from Belfast, Ireland and shipwrecked in Abaco, Bahamas along with his brothers John and William.
Sources
Record of Mortality, Key West, Florida -Key West deaths, October 1880-October 1913 Familysearch,com p. 68/215.
Bahamas DNA Project, Direct Paternal Line Descendant Charts https://genealogy.hopetownmuseum.com/bahamasdnaproject/bahydna.htm
DNA
Paternal Great Grandfather of Y-DNA kit 107901
Paternal Great Great Grandfather of Y-DNA kit 8867
Footnotes
- ↑ 1885 Florida Census, p. 54.
- ↑ Bahamas Births recorded in the Hope Town District of Abaco, 25th March 1856, p. 13
- ↑ Bahamas Births recorded in the Hope Town District of Abaco, 25th March 1856, p. 13
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #120442930.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Peter Roberts for creating Roberts-7104 on 11 Jul 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Peter and others.
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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. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
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. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Peter Roberts
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 838 markers, haplogroup I-F14873, FTDNA kit #8867, MitoYDNA ID T10003 [compare] - Thomas Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup I-F14873, FTDNA kit #107901, MitoYDNA ID T10543 [compare]
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~12.50%
Betty (Roberts) Maxwell :
23andMe
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch YC018055C1 [compare], FTDNA kit #13628
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~12.50%
Bert L. Roberts :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch LL835438 [compare]
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~6.25%
Peter Roberts :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member peterebay
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch RN449431C1 [compare], yourDNAportal PET66d076b1, FTDNA kit #8867
+
Living DNA
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~6.25%
William Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T655183 [compare], FTDNA kit #371246
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~6.25%
Chris Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T134879 [compare], FTDNA kit #MK38024
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~6.25%
Anonymous Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T048625 [compare], FTDNA kit #373541
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~3.12%
Denis Roberts :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A621368 [compare]
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~3.12%
Susan (Higgs) Goulet :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T371345 [compare], FTDNA kit #236991
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~3.12%
W Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch LM3057095 [compare], FTDNA kit #1007743
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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=120442930&ref=acom
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To find possible father of Thomas W. ... look for wills of Robertses during the 1800's who list a Thomas as one of their children.
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Thomas is 22 degrees from Emeril Lagasse, 22 degrees from Nigella Lawson, 23 degrees from Maggie Beer, 46 degrees from Mary Hunnings, 23 degrees from Joop Braakhekke, 28 degrees from Michael Chow, 23 degrees from Ree Drummond, 25 degrees from Paul Hollywood, 21 degrees from Matty Matheson, 26 degrees from Martha Stewart, 33 degrees from Danny Trejo and 30 degrees from Molly Yeh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
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