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Biography
James Roberts, born 1805 in Virginia, USA and died 1865 (aged 59–60) in Virginia, USA. He lies buried in Joe Roberts Cemetery, Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia, USA.[1]
"James is the son of William Roberts and Mary Elizabeth Davis (William Roberts (son of John Roberts and Elizabeth) was born 07 Feb 1770 in Surry County, North Carolina, and died 08 Apr 1838 in Grayson County, Virginia. He married (1) Mary Elizabeth Davis on 1791 in North Caolina. He married (2) Lydia Lewis on 30 Oct 1806 in Grayson County, Virginia.) (Mary Elizabeth Davis was born 1771 in Atkins Tank, Smyth County, Virginia, and died 1805 in Grayson County, Virginia)."
In the 1850 US Census we find James Roberts living in Grayson, Virginia, United States born 1806 in Virginia. His family includes[2]:
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DS-665 : 23 December 2020), James Roberts, Grayson, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98966395/james-roberts: accessed 17 December 2023), memorial page for James Roberts (1805–1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 98966395, citing Joe Roberts Cemetery, Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Scout (contributor 47319613).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James: