James Roberson (1784 - 1852)

Born 11 Nov 1784 in Tennessee

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Worthington) Roberson — married 26 Oct 1804 in Tennessee

Husband of Sarah Vernon (Hutcheson) Roberson — married 12 Jul 1828 in Bledsoe, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 31 Jul 1852 at age 67 in Bledsoe, Tennessee

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Biography

James Roberson is the descendant of a Huguenot emigrant.

Grandson of

James Monroe Roberson, Sr.

Mary Fuqua (Henrico County, VA b. abt. 1740)

Parents:

William Roberson (1759 - 1816)

Rhoda Sartin Roberson (1766 - 1837)^[1].

He was known as Major James Roberson, because he was commissioned second major in the 31st Regiment of Tennessee militia^[2]

He was among the first settlers (1805) in the Sequatchie Valley, TN. He was a major in the TN State militia. He represented Bledsoe and Marion Cos. in the TN state legislatures of 1829-30.^[3]

He was married twice and the father of 16 children..^[4]

UNSOURCED He became a commissioned second major on Sept 11 1812 in Bledsoe county. He served in the war of 1812 and his discharge still existed in the hands of descendants in the early 1950's. He was with the 3rd Regiment, East Tennessee Volunteers at the Battle of New Orleans. Volunteers at the Battle of New Orleans.

UNSOURCED (Until path to Peter C. Roberson is discovered) According to Peter C Roberson, his Great Grandfather served as a translator for the Cherokee Indians when they were sent to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears during the winter of 1838/39. He had been raised in the Sequatchie Valley with the Cherokee as his neighbors and had learned to converse with them. The route went through the Sequatchie Valley where he served as a translator.

Research Notes

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It appears this man fathered children with a black woman. This was happening concurrently during his marriage.

Sources

• Irwin, Alya Dean Smith, Author Fuqua - A Fight For Freedom (1974)
• United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD7-2TQ : 9 November 2014), James Roberson, Bledsoe county, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States; citing family 218, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Raymond Calvin, Author Swaffords of Sequatchie Valley, Tennessee (1990) pg 1073

1. ↑ Irwin: Page 15
2. ↑ Irwin: Page 15
3. ↑ Irwin: Page 15
4. ↑ Irwin: Page 15

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