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Alexander Robertson
b.Abt 1771 Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States
d.3 Apr 1840 Ross, Ohio, United States
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m. 5 Feb 1799
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From Standard History of Ross County, Ohio Vol 1 Chapter XVIII. Townships and minor towns. Page 463. “Alexander Robertson moved to Chillicothe from Augusta County, Virginia, in the fall of 1798. In the following spring he located on the farm which he leased from George Haynes. In 1803 he settled and afterwards lived where his son, Capt. James Robertson, afterward resided. He died in 1840.” From The County of Ross: A History of Ross County, Ohio, from the ..., Volume 2 By Henry Holcomb Bennett. Chapter XIX Union Township Page 279 “…In the fall of 1798 Alexander Robertson came to Chillicothe from Augusta county, Va., and in the following spring located in Union township, removing to another farm in 1803, where he died in 1840.” Page 284 “The Union township soldier list in the war of 1812 is quite extensive,…many of them were enrolled in Colonel Clark’s regiment, as were all of the following: William Wilcox,…Alexander Robertson, A. Watts, …” “The early political history of Union township…The complete record of township officers does not appear until the year 1816. In the spring of that year the election was held at the house of Edward Wilson, and resulted in the choice of the following named persons for the various township officers: John Crozier, clerk; Alexander Robertson, Nicholas Cunningham and Robert Shirley, trustees;…” References
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