William ROBERTSON died 1843, Tippah Co., MS
Hi All,
Maybe someone out there can connect with my information and add to it?
My 5th great grandfather, William ROBERTSON b abt 1761, Pee Dee River, VA -- d 1843, Tippah Co., MS.He was s/o Col. Charles ROBERTSON & Susannah (NICHOLS or CUNNINGHAM?).
He married Delilah SPANN (although I have no proof) and had a second wife ?? who left him during his illness and moved in with a Mr. (William) MOORE, as his wife (abt 1837?).This from Pension Papers.
He had a daughter, Susannah (b abt 1783, TN d- betw 1866 - 1870, probably Tippah Co., MS)She married Andrew "Andy" C. BLACKWOOD (b 1780, NC or SC -- 12/1859, Tippah Co., MS).I have never found any of Susannah's siblings.
Here are some of the facts surrounding William:
1759 -- 1761 -- Shows William ROBERTSON born on the Pee Dee River, approximately 1759.
Source:
National Archives of the Unites States, Revolutionary Pension File.S4790
Robertson Report Vol. 7
Ref:DAR # 452581;Keating:History of Tn; Saffell; Records; Ramsey:
Annals of Tn; Putman:History of Tn.Heitman; Tn DAR 1931 Proceedings, p62;
McCown: 1812 (The children of this Charles: Keziah ROBERTSON is listed for
both).
1759 - 1761 -- Father the first Col. of Washington Co. (Charles)
Love, Jolee, Love's Valley, "Electronic," 176.
abt 1778 -- Served in the Revolutionary War--private
Source:
Revolutionary Pension File for William ROBERTSON, "Electronic," "Revolutionary War Pension Application File of William Robertson, Revolutionary War Pension & Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900;
Also available at United States Veterans Administration, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Warrant Application Files, ROBERTSON, Joseph – ROBERTSON, Zachariah, FHL microfilm 972062.
(does anyone know anything about Joseph ROBERTSON & Zachariah ROBERTSON listed in this file?)
Prentiss Co. Historical Society, Prentiss County, Mississippi:, "Electronic," 107, no rank.
10/1778 -- Battle of King's Mountain with William PRICE, in the Company of Capt. Robert SEVIER (brother-in-law)
Source:
National Archives of the Unites States, Revolutionary Pension File, Testimony of William PRICE 6/8/1836, White Co., Court TN.
12/16/1780 -- Was in the Battle of Boyd's Creek with Thomas GIST & Abel PERSON (PEARSON)
Source:
National Archives of the Unites States, Revolutionary Pension File, Testimony of Thomas Gist & Abel Pearson (Person)6/8/1836, White Co., Court TN.
Ramsey, J. G. M., Walker & Jones, The Annals of Tennessee to the End of the Eighteenth Century,(Charleston, SC 1853), "Electronic," 264, Battle of Boyd's Creek, Thomas GIST & Abel PEARSON, listed as participating in the Battle where Maj. TIPTON was severely wounded.
7/23/1796 -- A William ROBERSON witnesses transaction of sale of 300a in Knox Co., TN from Wm. STANDIFER to Jacob PEAK
Source:
Knox County, Tennessee Records, Book B, "Electronic," 139, William Standifer to Jacob Peak, 200 acres on Poplar Creek Film at FHC, #0503041, p. 272
(Per Deposition for Rev. War Pension William ROBERTSON had resided in Knox, Washington & White Counties, TN before moving to MS)
3/19/1801 -- (same person?) A List of the outstanding citizens of Smith Co., TN
Source:
Cal's Column, "Electronic," May 10, 1951,
http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/ccarticles/http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/ccarticles/
"A Venire for the ensuing County Court: viz: Thomas DRAPER, James DRAPER, Henry HUDDLESTON, Lee SULLIVAN, William SULLIVAN, William ANDERSON, Uriah ANDERSON, John FITZGERALD, Christopher FULLER, William ROBERTSON, Willeroy PATE, Edward PATE, Booker PATE, James ROBERTS, Isaac GREEN, Jacob BOWERMAN, Charles McClENNAN, William MARCHBANKS, William KELTON, Elijah HEDGECOCK, John STEEL, Nathaniel RIDLEY, Thomas KEATON, Henry McKINNEY, Charles CARTER, Thomas WILLIAMSON, Esom GRAVES, Jacob JENKINS, George AUSBROOKS, James FISHER, James AARMSTRONG, Thomas WALLACE, Henry SADLER, William HOLLIDAY, George LEEPER and Benjamin HOLLLIDAY." Here we have a list that included some of the leading Smith County citizens in 1801.
6/16/1801 -- Cal's Column, "Electronic," 6/28/1851, Tuesday, June 16, 1801(poss Smith Co., TN)
http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/ccarticles/http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/ccarticles/
“Ordered that the following hands be liable to work under John STEEL, Overseer of the road leading from Fort Blount to the top of the Ridge at the head of Flynn’s Creek:Christopher and Williams ROBERTSON'S hands, and as high up the River as to include Chaffin’s Settlement, and all the hands on Flynn’s Creek.”From the above item we would judge that John STEEL lived somewhere in the vicinity of Fort Blount, and also that Christopher BULLAR and William ROBERTSON were residents of the same general section.Chaffin’s Settlement was supposedly somewhere on the Cumberland River above the mouth of Flynn’s Creek.We know that a large number of CHAFFINS still live in the present Jackson County, in which Flynn’s Creek is largely located.
9/19/1805 -- Orange Co., NC will of James MILIKEN, wife Rachel sons; James, Elias, George.Exe wife Rachel & Jesse MILIKEN.Witnesses:William MOORE & William ROBERTSON (same people?)
Source:
Cal's Column, "Electronic," 6/28/1851, Tuesday, June 16, 1801(poss Smith Co., TN)
8/28/1806 -- Conveyance for 10 tracts of land Maury Co., TN
Source:
Maury County, Tennessee Register of Deeds, Deed Books, 1808-1881, Deed Books, Vol. A-B, "Electronic," Frederick HARGETT and Scott GRAY
Conveyance for 10 tracts of land by [1267] George ROBERTSON & others
5/14/1811 -- Bill of Sale - William ROBERTSON to Joseph ROBERTSON, Negro man was proven in open court by Jacob A. LANE & William GIST subscribing witnesses therefore & ordered to be recorded.
Source:
White County, Tennessee Minutes Book, "Electronic," 255, Was this day proven in open court by the oaths of William FIST and Jacob A. LANE Subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.Let it be registered, etc.
10/17/1815 -- White Co., TN William ROBERTSONto Issd. John JETT, Deed conveyance 23.5 a; next entry shows Joseph ROBERTSON to Issd John JETT with Andrew BLACKWOOD & William GIST giving oath
Source:
White County, Tennessee Minutes Book, "Electronic," White County Minute Books
1806, 1811, 1814, 1819, 1820, 1824, and 1820-48 School Fund
http://www.tngenweb.org/white/project/http://www.tngenweb.org/white/project/
10/3/1832 -- William ROBERTSON'S Deposition Hardeman Co., TN -- Capt. William WALKER knew William for 60 yrs
Source:
National Archives of the United States, Revolutionary Pension File, October Term, 1832 Court of Please and Quarter Sessions October Term 1832
date 10/3/1823
Hardeman Co., TN
I WILLIAM--- WALKER hereby certify that I am / well acquainted with WILLIAM ROBERTSON who has subscribed I and sworn to the above declaration and have known him for I upwards of sixty years I have frequently seen him in the army of the North Carolina Militia during the revolutionary war I saw him in the battle of KINGS MOUNTAIN and I believe that he has served as above stated.
Sworn to supported in open William WALKER
Court 3 October 1832
Thos J. Hardeman Clerk.
William WALKER of Hardin Co. has known "me" for 60 years and can testify to my Services
Major Christopher BULLARD has known "me" for 50 years and can also testify as to my services.
Williams WALKER (Robert poss middle name) testified
Christopher Bullard of Hardeman Co., TN testified.
http://robertson-ancestry.com/index.htmlhttp://robertson-ancestry.com/index.html.
6/8/1836 -- Testimony that William ROBERTSON was the son of Col. Charles ROBERTSON and the brother-in-law of Capt. Robert SEVIER
White Co., TN Wm. PRICE (son of Thomas); Thomas GIST & Abel PEARSONS, depositions
Source:
National Archives of the Unites States, Revolutionary Pension File, October Term, 1832 Court of Please and Quarter Sessions October Term 1832
date 10/3/1823
4/3/1837 -- Sworn statement from Christopher BULLARD, Temple BULLARD, James MOORE, William MOORE & Thomas SIMPSON
Source:
Descendants of Nicholas Robertson, "Electronic,"
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/o/b/Herbert-W-Robertson/GENE2-0006.htmlhttp://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/o/b/Herbert-W-Robertson/GENE2-0006.html
10/3/1837 -- Christopher BULLARD & Joseph BULLARD testified in Hardeman Co., TN Court
Source:
National Archives of the Unites States, Revolutionary Pension File.
Descendants of Nicholas Robertson, "Electronic," We WILLIAM J. DAVIS and JOHN CREEKMORE / residing in the county of Hardeman and / State of Tennessee hereby certify that I we are well acquainted with WILLIAM / ROBERTSON, who has subscribed and sworn / to the above amendment of his declara= I tion of 1832 that we believe him I to be Seventy Six years of age that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been I a soldier of the revolution, and that / we concur in the opinion
Sworn to in the Open Court William J. DAVIS
the 3rd April 1837
Rufus P. Neely, Clerk John CREEKMORE
by Sami. Neely, Circuit Clerk
10/3/1837 -- Sworn statement from William J. DAVIS & John CREEKMORE (can't locate source at this time)
10/3/1837 -- Sworn statement mentions CHRISTOPHER BULLARD
Source:
National Archives of the Unites States, Revolutionary Pension File, mentions:
"Christopher BULLARD / Temple BULLARD, James MOORE, William MOORE / & Thomas SIMPSON & many others of his neighborhood / are acquainted with him and would testify / as to his character and the fact of his / being reputed a revolutionary soldier residing / in the county of Hardeman in the State of / Tennessee and to his being a man of truth"
Sworn to and Subscribed before me William ROBERTSON in Open Court Saml. Neely Circuit C. Clerk
Apl. 3rd 1837 for Rufus P. Neely Clerk
William's sister, Keziah, married Jonathan TIPTON.Jonathan's brother, John, was married to Marttha MOORE, dau of James MOORE (same James MOORE???).
1838 -- Residing in Hardeman Co., TN per sworn testimony
Source:
Revolutionary War Claim. (I have copies)
2/1/1844 -- Andrew C. BLACKWOOD, husband of Susannah ROBERTSON, d/o William ROBERTSON, gives deposition as to father-in-law, William ROBERTSON
Source:
Descendants of Nicholas Robertson, "Electronic,"
White County, Tennessee Minutes Book, "Electronic," 255.http://www.tngenweb.org/white/project/http://www.tngenweb.org/white/project/
Burke, John Bernard (Sir), Burke's Distinguished Families of America:, "Electronic," 2891.
1/23/1843 -- Tippah Co., MS died
Source:
War Department Revolutionary War Claim, "War Department
Revolutionary Claim
Hope some one can connect with this info,
Linda Cashen Gaunt