DAVID ROBERSON FAMILY CHART

Husband: David Roberson - Wife: Unknown

Birth: Date: Unknown Place: Moved from Abbeville South Carolina to Franklin Co.Tennessee - ca. 1809/1810
Death: Before 1 Jun 1821 Place: Franklin Co. Tennessee
Burial: (Note 1) Place: Franklin Co. Tennessee
Probated will under date of 1 Jun 1821 named child Mathew and other children, including Samuel, James Walker, and David, Jr. There may have been other children. We know of possibly five daughters.

Children:

1. M Child: Samuel Roberson

2. M Child: David Roberson (Jr.)

3. M Child: Mathew Newton Roberson
Birth: Unknown; Death: Before 4 Apr 1832 - Will dated 12 Nov. 1821, Franklin Co.Tennessee, probated 4 Apr 1832 lists wife Anne; children as listed. (Note 2)
Spouse: Anne or Ann

4. M Child: James Walker Roberson
Birth: Circa 1785 Place: South Carolina
Spouse: Susan Farris
Marriage: Date: Unknown - Place: Unknown

5. F Child: Isabella Roberson - Note 4
Birth: 4 May 1796 Place: Abbeville District, South Carolina
Death: 18 August 1851 Place: Lowndes Co. Mississippi
Spouse: Rev. Stephen Wilburn Donathan

6. F Child: (Daughter) Roberson - (Note 5)
Spouse: Rev. James Donathan

7. F Child: (Daughter) Roberson
Spouse: John Bingham

8. F Child: (Daughter) Roberson - (Note 6)
Spouse: William Logan

9. F Child: (Daughter) Harrison - (Notes 6 and 7)
Spouse: (Unknown) Harrison - Son: David Harrison

Reference Note 1: Will 1 Jun 1821 Franklin Co. Tennessee

Reference Note 2: Will 12 Nov 1821 Franklin Co. Tennessee

Reference Note 3: 7 Apr 1812, Town Lot, Winchester Tenn. Deed 17 Aug 1813, Abner Tatum of Madison Co. MT to Matthew Roberson, 149 1/4 acres.

Reference Note 4: 4 Jan 1825 Stephen Donathan to John Russell, tract of land; 17 Mar 1827 Thos. H. Fletcher to Stephen Donathan, 115 acres.

Reference Note 5: 26 Feb 1833 Deed - James Donathan of Jackson Co. Alabama to John Farris, 115 acres; 11 Feb 1833 Deed - James Donathan to John L. Keith, 115 acres. >br>

Reference Note 6: 11 May 1812 - John Strother of Rutherford Co. TN to Matthew and James Robertson, 255 1/2 A. 22 Dec. 1812 - M. & J. Robertson to Edward Smith 255 1/2 A. 9 Oct. 1810 - Deed 160A. 2nd Dist. from Philip Koonce to David Robertson. 4 May 1811 - Deed 17 1/2 A. David Robinson & James Elam of Bedford Co. TN to Joseph Kenyon. 4 Sep 1817 - Deed - David R - to Daniel Harrison - tract of land. 11 Jan 1827 - Deed 60 A. Mathew and David R. to Clement Arledge.

Reference Note 7: Nephew David Harrison (?) born c. 1815 TN (1850 Census)

Reference Note 8: Land bought from Stephen Donathan.

Reference Note 9: 6 Jul 1833, James Roberson to his niece Polly Roberson, daughter of his late brother, Matthew.

Reference Note 10: Sources for children's names and dates: Denson files; Gattis files; 1840/1850/1860/1870 Franklin Co. Tennessee Censuses.

May 10, 2000.

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