Person:Thomas Robertson (25)

Thomas Robertson
m. 1719
  1. Matthew RobertsonAbt 1725 - 1808
  2. Rebekah RobertsonAbt 1726 -
  3. William Robertson1730 - 1812
  4. Esther RobertsonAbt 1732 -
  5. Thomas Robertson1733 - 1828
  6. Jean RobertsonAbt 1734 - Aft 1769
  7. James Robertson1735 - 1814
  8. Martha RobertsonAbt 1737 -
  9. Sarah Robertson1741 -
  10. Elizabeth 'Betsy' RobertsonBet 1741 & 1750 - 1832
  11. Mary Margaret Robertson1743 -
  12. Susannah RobertsonEst 1745 -
m. 4 Oct 1779
Facts and Events
Name Thomas Robertson
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1733 Coleraine, Northern Ireland
Marriage 4 Oct 1779 Amherst County, Virginiato Mary McCarter
Death[1] 2 Jun 1828 Rockfish, Nelson County, Virginia

Records in Amherst County, VA

  • 1772 - John Henderson & wife Mary sell to James Henderson on lines of David Merriweather, Charles Lancey, Thomas Robertson, on the road and Elexander [Alexander] Henderson [this is the Rockfish River.]
  • Page 204. 20 Nov 1804. (page 423)- BENJAMIN HARRIS & wife MARY, Albemarle, to JOHN BETHEL, Amherst County, for 1032-10 poiunds, 347 + acres Eastern waters Rockfish; Taylor's Creek. Lines: WILLIAM SMITH, THOMAS ROBERTSON, WILLIAM HARRIS JR, JOHN MCCLURE. Wit: THOMAS MORRISON, NICHOLAS CAKSON (CALSON?), JOHN DIGGES, MARY W. HARRIS. Original deliverd to JOHN W. HARRIS, per order, 9 Apr 1806.


Chancery Court Suit

Henderson vs. Robertson, Amherst County, VA:

In February 1809, a suit was brought in Chancery Court, Amherst County, Virginia by Robert Henderson and his wife Elizabeth (Robertson) Henderson against Elizabeth's brother, Thomas Robertson to recover her legacy willed to her by her father James Robertson and her mother Rebeckah Robertson. This suit, Henderson vs. Robertson, Bill - Chancery Court Amherst County, Virginia 1809, (which includes several accompanying depositions), and provides a key piece of evidence in proving several of the children of James and Rebeckah Robertson of Albemarle and Amherst County, Virginia.
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).