John Roberds (abt. 1742 - aft. 1807)

Born about 1742 in Bensalem Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Williamson) Roberds — married 14 Dec 1764 in Goshen, Bucks, Pennsylvania Colony

Descendants

Died after 30 Jul 1807 after about age 65 in Hungry Creek, Barren, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

John Roberds married Sarah (Williamson) Roberds (174001810) on December 14, 1764 in Goshen MM, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, who is the daughter of Peter Williamson (1705-1761) and Leah (Le Nisor) Williamson (1711-?). In 1782, John Jr. and Sarah moved their family from Bucks County, Pennsylvania to Virginia (Hopewell MM., Frederick County, Virginia), where they stayed for 6 years before moving to South Carolina. (Bush River Monthly Meeting, District 96, SC) John was born before 1746.

He was the son of Thomas Roberds and Sarah Gilbert. He passed away in 1796 error [1807 Barren County, Kentucky. John Roberds that died 1796 Union County, SC was son of Walter Roberds. This John Roberds married his first cousin, Rebekah Roberds and after her husband's death married to Moses Randel in 1798.

He is the brother of Rebecca (Roberds) Randel (1765-1850), Thomas Roberds (7169-1828) and Asenath (Roberds) Morgan (1780-1852).

He is the father of Sintha (Roberds) Howell (1806-?), Rila Roberds (1808-1878), Wila Roberds (1810-1856), Amariah Roberds (1813-1856) and Asenith Malinda (Roberds) Pickering (1818-?).

DNA

Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing. David Curtis Roberds Jr, FTDNA kit #B223817, and his 5th cousin once removed, Meryl Roberts, FTDNA kit #B274389, match at a Genetic Distance of 6 on 111 markers thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA Thomas Roberds. FTDNA indicates that the probability the two share a common ancestor within the last 6 generations is 72.22% and within the last 7 generations is 81.64%.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between David Roberds and Vicki Roberts his fifth cousin 2x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are their 5th-great grandparents, Thomas Roberds and Sarah Gilbert. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 5th-8th Cousins, based on sharing 7 cM across 1 segments.

Name

Name: John /Roberds/^[1]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1742

Place: Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States^[2]

Name: John Roberts. ^{[3] [4] [5] [5] [5] [6] [5] [5] [5] [5] [6] [5] [5] [5] [5] [5] [5] [6] [5] [5] [6]}

Born 1740 Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA. Map: Latitude: N40.3379. Longitude: W75.1051. ^{[3] [4]}

Died 1808 Allen County, Kentucky, USA. Map: Latitude: N36.7517. Longitude: W86.1904. ^{[3] [4]}

Residence 10 JAN 1772. Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA. Map: Latitude: N39.8496. Longitude: W75.3558. ^{[6] [5]} 29 JUL 1771. Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA. Map: Latitude: N39.8496. Longitude: W75.3558. ^[5] 3 MAR 1788. South Carolina, USA. Map: Latitude: N33.6375. Longitude: W80.0833. ^[5] 7 DEC 1764. Goshen, West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. ^{[6] [5]} 9 NOV 1764. Goshen, West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[5] 7 DEC 1764. Goshen, West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[5]

Marriage Husband @I155327@. Wife @I155326@. Child: @I147157@. Marriage 14 DEC 1764. Goshen, West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]}

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S22 Page: Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . Data: Text: Birth date: 1741 CONT Birth place:
2. ↑ Source: #S22 Page: Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . Data: Text: Birth date: 1741 CONT Birth place:
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Source: S22
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5. ↑ ^{5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20} Source: S515 Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5} Source: S515 Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania
7. ↑ Source: S515 Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
8. ↑ Source: S515 Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
9. ↑ Source: S515 Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
10. ↑ Source: S515 Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania
11. ↑ Source: S515 Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
12. ↑ Source: S515 Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
13. ↑ Source: S515 Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
14. ↑ Source: S515 Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
15. ↑ Source: S515 Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania
16. ↑ Source: S515 Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
17. ↑ Source: S515 Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
18. ↑ Source: S515 Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
19. ↑ Source: S515 Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
20. ↑ Source: S515 Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
21. ↑ Source: S515 Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania
22. ↑ Source: S515 Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
23. ↑ Source: S515 Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
24. ↑ Source: S515 Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
25. ↑ Source: S515 Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
26. ↑ Source: S515 Haverford College; Haverford, Pennsylvania
27. ↑ Source: S515 Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
28. ↑ Source: S515 Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

11 Nov 1768 - John Roberds and wife Sarah and children granted certificate to Chester MM (from Goshen Monthly Meeting, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

26 Nov 1768 - John Roberds and wife Sarah and children Esther, Rebecca & Lydia received on certificate from Goshen Monthly Meeting, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

29 Jul 1771 - John Roberds and wife Sarah and children Esther, Rebecca & Lydia granted certificate from Goshen Monthly Meeting, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

10 Jan 1772 - John Roberds and wife Sarah and children Esther, Rebecca & Lydia received on certificate from Chester MM from Goshen Monthly Meeting, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

8 Mar 1782 - John Roberds and wife Sarah and children granted certificate to Fairfax MM, Loudoun County, Virginia from Goshen Monthly Meeting, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

11 Jul 1783 - John Roberds disowned for disunity at Hopewell MM, Frederick County, Virginia. This is also recorded at Goshen MM records in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

3 Mar 1788 - Thomas, John, Asenath & Sarah granted certificate to Bush River MM, SC (removed with their parents) from Hopewell MM, Virginia

3 Mar 1788 - Rebeccah, Lydia, Thomas, John, Asenath & Sarah, children of John and Sarah Roberds, granted certificate to Bush River MM, Newberry County, SC (from Hopewell MM, Frederick County, Virginia)

1 Jun 1807 - Hungry Creek, Barren County, Kentucky John Roberds was granted 108 acres of land on Hungry Creek in Barren County, Kentucky

12 Jan 1814 - Hungry Creek, Barren County, Kentucky - Sarah Roberds, Esther Roberds, Lydia Roberds, John Roberds and Silas Morgan of Barren County, Kentucky Deeded the 108 acres on Hungry Creek, Entered by John Roberds, to John Blankinship. Michael Tracy & Andrew Buckhannon were the adjoiners.

• Source: S22 Author: Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived; Repository: #R1 Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com

• Source: S21 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40381248/john-roberds: accessed 12 December 2023), memorial page for John Roberds (1740–1808), Find A Grave: Memorial #40381248; Burial Details Unknown, bet 1807 Jul 30 - Sep 23 1808 • Hungry Creek, Barren County, Kentucky (now Allen County, Kentucky); Maintained by David Roberds (contributor 47162555).

• Source: S22 Ancestry.com International, Find A Grave Index for Select Locations, 1300s-Current Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;

• Source: S515 Ancestry.com U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;