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- I have seen a middle name of Lawrence-but no documenting evidence of that!
1800 Pendleton District, SC Census lists: John Roberts on page 38.
1820 United States Federal Census
Name: John Roberts
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Bedford, Tennessee
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 3
Number of Persons - Engaged in Manufactures: 1
Free White Persons - Under 16: 5
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 8
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 8
1830 United States Federal Census
Name: John Roberts
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Bedford, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 4
Total Free White Persons: 6
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 6
1840 United States Federal Census
Name: John Roberts
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Bedford, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69: 1
Free Colored Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
Free Colored Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
Free Colored Persons - Females - 24 thru 35: 1
Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
Slaves - Females - 55 thru 99: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 20: 4
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 8
Total Free Colored Persons: 3
Total Slaves: 2
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 13
Tennessee, U.S., Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895
Name: John Roberts
Year: 1836
Residence: Bedford, Tennessee
1850 United States Federal Census
Name: John Roberts
Gender: Male
Age: 80
Birth Year: abt 1770
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: District 19, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Agriculture
Real Estate: 1600
Line Number: 8
Dwelling Number: 41
Family Number: 41
John Roberts 80
Sarah Roberts 74
Aderntia Roberts 37
Rachael Gilbert 38
Mary Ann Gilbert 16
Amlemdia Gilbert 14
John C Gilbert 10
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: John Roberts
Age: 92
Birth Year: abt 1768
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: Western Division District 19, Bedford, Tennessee
Post Office: Richmond
Dwelling Number: 518
Family Number: 484
Occupation: Farmer
Real Estate Value: 4750
Personal Estate Value: 885
Cannot Read, Write: Y
John Roberts 92
Artine Roberts 46
U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880
Name: John Roberts
Enumeration Date: 9 Jul 1860
Place: Districts 13 and 21, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Schedule Type: Agriculture
John & Sara Smith Roberts came into "our Country"(Bedford Co., TN) early. They were already there in 1820, according to census. John was born in VA in 1770. Artimesia was living with John Roberts in 1860. She evidently never married.
Original Will was destroyed by fire when the Bedford Co., TN Courthouse burned. This copy of the Will of John Roberts is from a Chancery Court Law Suit regarding his estate in 1868. Found in Book B, pg 53-55. The suit is against: Rachel Gilbert, Rezin England, Mary England, Eliza England, James S. Robert, Zacheus Roberts, Rezin Roberts, Sarah Raney and her husband Riley Raney, Susannah Morton and her husband John Morton, Lucretia Gilbert and her husband D. S. Gilbert, James L. Foster, Joel Foster, Jno. R. Foster, Willis Foster, James Foster, Peter Foster, Ailsy Nichols and her husband Briggs Nichols, Nancy Morton and her husband________Morton, James L. Muse, Susannah Lambert and her husband H. D. Lambert, Sarah E. Muse, Rachel Muse, Jno. R. Muse, Thomas W. Muse, Mary J. Muse, Sally Davis, Malinda Williams, Henry Moore, John F. Moore, Adaline Moore, Sarah Moore, Mary Moore, Susannah Moore, Rezin Roberts, Jonathan England's children whose names are not known to complainants, Tillman England, Martin England, Newell England, Nancy Reavis and her husband, William Reavis, and Artamicia. These defendants are children and grandchildren of John Roberts.
I, John Roberts, being of sound mind, but weak in body and calling to mind the uncertainty of human life, and being desirous of disposing of my worldly estate, that it has pleased God to bless me with 1st--It is my desire that all my propery, both real and personal, be sold by my Executor on a twelve months credit. 2nd--It is my deisre that my funeral expenses and all my just debts be paid out of the first money that may fall into the hands of my Executor, or that I may die possessed of. 3rd--It is my desire that after my funeral expenses and just debts are paid, the remaining proceeds be equally divided among all my children except Artamicia Roberts, who has already received her full share in lands, and also Rezin Roberts who has already received five hundred and forty dollars ($540) if there be anything left, Rezin Roberts comes in and gets an equal share with all my children, except Artamicia Roberts. 4th--If any of my children should be dead, I desire that their children receive their part of my estate. 5th--I hereby appoint James H. Curtis, Jr. my Executor, hereby revoking and making void all other wills heretofore made by me. 6th and lastly; It is my desire whence it came and my spirit to God who gave it. Witness my hand and seal, this----day of 1861,----. signed by John Roberts Witnesses: James L. Gibson and Fredrick Brown.
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1765 - Abt 1861 (95 years)
