Robert Colquitt (1759 - 1834)

Born 9 Oct 1759 in Cumberland County, Virginia

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Died 6 Jan 1834 at age 74 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia

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Robert Colquitt performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

Robert Colquitt was a Virginia colonist.

Robert Colquitt, son of John Colquitt and Elizabeth Hendricks (Hendrick), was born on 9 Oct 1759 in Cumberland County, Virginia.^[1][2]

Robert served as a Private in the American Revolution.^[3] In 1838, a Georgia land (lottery) grant was awarded for his service.^[4]

On 28 Jul 1785, he married Susanna Hubbard, daughter of Joseph Hubbard and Cynthia Bennett.^[1][2] Their children were:^[2][1]

1. Judith Colquitt (1786-1821)
2. John Anthony Colquitt (1788-1848)
3. Henry Colquitt (1794-1796)
4. William Hendrick Colquitt (1797-1871)
5. Cynthia Hubbard Colquitt (1801-1876)
6. Henry Parker Colquitt (1802-1847)
7. Joseph E. Colquitt (1806-1856)

Robert Colquitt is found in the censuses of Oglethorpe, Georgia, in 1820^[5] and 1830.^[6]

Robert Colquitt passed away on 6 Jan 1834 in Oglethorpe, Georgia.^[7] and was buried in the Oglethorpe family cemetery, today known as Colquitt-Stevens Cemetery, Crawford, Oglethorpe County, Georgia.

Robert is remembered on his FindAGrave memorial as having "served as a lad with his father in the Virginia Troops and drew land lots in 1804 and 1832 for his service. Robert was a man of much wealth, who was active in church and social circles, and at all times 'a true friend to his church and to his fellow man.' A long line of influential men and women are descended from him, among whom are four ex-Governors, including L. G. Hardman of Georgia."^[7] He is also described as "one of the most beloved, influential and prominent citizens of his county."^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Price, Zelma Wells. Genealogy of Robert Colquitt, FamilySearch.com Of Whom I Came, From Whence I Came, Vol. 4, The Colquitt Volume, p. 12, 16, 17.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Profile of Robert Colquitt on FamilyServe.org
3. ↑ Veterans' Gravesites, ca. 1775-2019 Ancestry.com
4. ↑ 1838 Land Grant
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLW-W3Y : accessed 4 October 2021), Robart Colquil, Lexington, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States; citing p. 181, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 175,766.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBS-934G?cc=1803958&wc=35YC-ZJR%3A1588469703%2C1588469542%2C1588469545 : 14 August 2015), Georgia > Oglethorpe > Capt Wrights District > image 5 of 8; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #53719149 Robert Colquitt

• OF WHOM I CAME; FROM WHENCE I CAME WELLS-WISE, RISH-WISE AND OTHERWISE BY ZELMA WELLS PRICE PUBLISHED 1959. NOTES TAKEN FROM VOL. 4 P.12