William ROBESON
Birth:
1739
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death:
1800
Greenbriar County, Virginia
Marriage:
Abt 1769
Augusta County, Virginia
Father:
Mother:
Sources:
Family Tree
Notes:
William and his wife and family migrated from PA. with a brother. 2 sons of Peter Robeson, one named William, settled in N.C., this is that William. William was a delegate to Halifax NC - Nov 12, 1776, and a Member of General Assembly 1777.
William Robeson and family moved and settled in Monroe County, VA, where he and his son William were drowned while attempting to cross Green Briar River. (Source: Wheeler's History of North Carolina, Part 3rd p 346.)
Peter's brother Thomas had settled in N.C., which is supposed to have prompted Peter's sons to migrate to the same locality.
Mary Caldwell COLWELL
Birth:
Abt 1743
Augusta, Virginia
Death:
Jul 1819
White, Tennessee
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Sources:
Family Tree
Notes:
Last Will and Testament of Mary Colwell Robeson:
In the name of God amen. I Mary Colwell Robenson of the State of Tennessee and county of White calling unto mind the mortality of the body and knowing that it is appointed for all once to die, Do make and ordain this my last will and testament. Principally I recommend my soul to the care of the Almighty God that gave it, not doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God. And as trusting such worldly property as it has pleased God to bless me with I dispose in the following manner (First) I desire to be buried in a christian maner, and that to be paid out of fifty dollars I know have at hand and what is remaining of that sum to be divided equally between my sons James and John Robenson. I give one Rug to my daughter Mary Burk and my wearing clothes and my two beds and furniture I divided equally between my daughters Mary Burk and Martha Wilson, one cow, two year old heifer one year old Steer I give my son Alexander C. Robinson also to said Alexander C. Robinson, I give one Brown mare now in his possession and one chest as is the cattle above named.
In testimony hereof I set my hand and seal this 19th day of February 1819
her
Mary Colwell X Robenson
mark
In presents of
John Bryan
State of Tennessee
White County July sessions A.D. 1819
This day the forgoing last will and testament of Mary C. Robenson was produced in open court, and thereupon the execution thereof was provenin open court by the oath of John Bryan and was ordered to be recorded,
Given at this office this 19th July AD 1819
Jacob A ________ clerk of white county by deputy A B__________.
Children
Marriage
1
William ROBESON
Birth:
Abt 1770
PA
Death:
1800
Monroe County, West Virginia
Marr:
Notes:
Died with his father while attempting to cross Green Briar river in VA.
2
Birth:
1773
Monroe, West Virginia
Death:
19 Oct 1836
Rocky Mountains or Ozark
Notes:
In 1846, the 1st assessment list of Blair County lists a James W. Robeson. I don't know if this is him. (Written in book by Horace.) There are some reports that his brother John and he settled in White County, TENN. James married in TENN, but nothing is known of this family.
Another account has a birthdate between 1770 - 1773 (Kings Meadow).
Monroe County was formerly Greenbrier.
I think the name changed to Robinson.
Jonathan Robeson tree had this info:
1770
Birth Greenbriar, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
1837 2 Jan
Age: 67
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Notes:
I have another birthdate of 1772, and bt 1782 (Kings Meadow).
Martha and family are supposed to have settled in TENN. Nothing is known of this family.
4
Birth:
Abt 1780
VA
Death:
McMinn, Tennessee
Notes:
After her marriage, they lived in Green Briar County,VA. but about 1806 moved to East Tenn, and settled in Anderson County. They crossed the Cumberland mountain to White County, then again crossed the mountain and bought land in McMinn County,Tenn, were the family was reared.
I have a birthdate of 1778.
Notes:
Settled in White County,TN with his brother James. He married a second time, and had a family and all moved West, and nothing was known of them.
I have a birthdate of abt 1874.
6
Birth:
6 Nov 1785
Greenbrier, Monroe, Virginia
Death:
9 Dec 1842
McMinn, Tennessee
Notes:
His middle name may be Caldwell. I also have a birthyear of 1788. He served in the war of 1812 as Capt. of the Light Horse Cavalry. He then moved to TN (One place said VA, but I doubt it) where he purchased 500 acres of land in McMinn County. The Cherokee Indians were in that section at the time, and frequently destroyed the crops of the settlers, but owing to his invariable kindness to them, he was never molested. He was a prominent citizen of McMinn County and was repeated elected magistrate of that county. He was also one of the commissioners appointed to lay out the town of Athens,TN. He joined the Methodist church, and became a local preacher, his house was for many years a regular meeting place for the circuit preachers. He was greatly interested in the Temperance movement.
They took in his nephew Elihu and raised him as a member of his family.
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William Robeson - Mary Caldwell Colwell
William Robeson
was born at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1739.
His parents were Peter Robeson and Sarah Farmer.
He married Mary Caldwell Colwell Abt 1769 at Augusta County, Virginia . Mary Caldwell Colwell was born at Augusta, Virginia Abt 1743 .
They were the parents of 6
children:
William Robeson
born Abt 1770.
James Taylor Robinson
born 1773.
Martha Robeson
born Abt 1775.
Mary Robeson
born Abt 1780.
John Robertson Robeson
born Abt 1775.
Alexander Colwell Robeson
born 6 Nov 1785.
William Robeson died 1800 at Greenbriar County, Virginia .
Mary Caldwell Colwell died Jul 1819 at White, Tennessee .