Edmond R. Roberts (1757 - 1848)

Born 14 Feb 1757 in Caswell, North Carolina

Husband of Elizabeth (McNeill) Roberts — married about 1775 (to about 1795) in North Carolina

Husband of Mary (Watts) Roberts — married about 1795 in Caswell, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 1 Sep 1848 at age 91 in McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, United States

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Private Edmond Roberts served with North Carolina during the American Revolution.

American Patriot Revolutionary War

Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge.

The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, Feb. 27, 1776.

Biography

Edmond Roberts was a North Carolina colonist.

Veteran Continental Army, U.S. Revolutionary War.

Edmond Roberts b.14 February 1757, Caswell, North Carolina, d.September 1848 McMinn, Tennessee. He was married twice. First to Elizabeth McNeill. His second wife was Mary (Watts) Roberts. There were three children. He died on 1 Sep 1848 in McMinnville, Tennessee.

Edmond Roberts (son of David Franklin Roberts and Anne Moore) was born 1756 in North Caroline, and died 02 Nov 1848 in McMinn County Tennessee.He married (1) Elizabeth McNeill on Abt. 1776 in North Caroline Orange Count, daughter of John Thomas McNeill and Ann Tolbert/ Talbert. He married (2) Mary Watts on 1795 in Orange County North Caroline. Includes Notes for Edmon Roberts: Source: Pension File; and the "DAR Patriot Index - Centennial Edition", p. 2482; and "Tennessee The Volunteer State, 1769-1923",Vol. II, pages 584 and 585. Edmund was a Revolutionary Pensioner ($20.00/yr.) in 1840, age 83, living with son Edmund Watts Roberts in McMinn County, TN. He served 6 months, 1775-1776, in Capt. Alfred Moore's Company, Col. Francis Nash's North Carolina Regiment. Fought at Moore's Creek Bridge where 1000 Militia defeated 1500 Royal Highlanders under Donald McDonald. He was discharged in March 1776, but joined again in 1780 in Capt.Person's Company, for 3 months as a teamster under John English. Volunteered again in Aug. or Sept. 1781 and served in Capt John Douglas's Company, Col. William O'Neale's Regiment. He was discharged in December 1781, at Hillsboro, NC. He received a pension in 1832. He was in Caswell County, NC at the start of the Revolution. He was granted 200 acres by North Carolina Oct. 4, 1782, in Greene County, now Tennessee. ^[1]

Edmund Roberts. "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database ^[2]

He passed away in 1846. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963. Name Edmund Roberts. Birth Date 1756. Death Date 1846. Cemetery Roberts Family Cemetery. Cemetery Location Mcminn Co, Tennessee. ^[3]

Research Notes

• "King George and Broadswords!"

Loyalists were unaware of what they would encounter as they charged across a partially dismantled Moores Creek Bridge on February 27, 1776. Just beyond the bridge nearly 1,000 North Carolina patriots waited quietly with cannons and muskets poised to fire. This dramatic victory ended British rule in the colony forever. (https://www.nps.gov/mocr/index.htm)

• Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

The victory of North Carolina Revolutionary forces over Southern Loyalists helped build political support for the revolution and increased recruitment of additional soldiers into their forces.(wikipedia.org)

• Caswell County, North Carolina Genealogy.

Boundary Changes.

Caswell County was created in 1777 from the northern portion of Orange County. In 1792, the eastern half of Caswell County became Person County. No further boundary changes have been made since 1792.(www.FamilySearch.org)

Name Edmund R. Roberts

Born 0___ 1757 North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location [1] Gender Male Military Revolutionary War Patriot [1] Died 0___ 1848 North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location [1] Person ID I45867 The Hennessee Family

Edmund Roberts

North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782 Name: Edmund Roberts • Event Type: Military Service Event Date: 10 Apr 1784 • Event Place: Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States • Event Place (Original): Hillsborough, , North Carolina, United States Sex: Male

Sources

1. ↑ Edmon Roberts
2. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872."
3. ↑ U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963.Ancestry.com. The Pension Roll of 1835

• Edmon Roberts.(on genealogy.com)

• "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872." Database with images. FamilySearch. (www.FamilySearch.org : 22 September 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication T718. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962.

• U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963.(Ancestry.com. The Pension Roll of 1835)
• Edmund R. Roberts

• "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782." Database with images. FamilySearch. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-G8YR) : 20 February 2021. Citing State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.