Person:George Roberts (55)

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1745 - Born - North Carolina

bef 1765 - Marriage to Rhoda Payne - Tennessee

1771 - Living in Tennessee

1782 - Sullivan County, Tennessee - A 1782 grant to Stockley Donelson mentions land adjoining George Roberts, it is apparant that George Roberts was living on Robertson’s Creek on this date.

10 Nov 1784 - North Carolina Grant Number 320 to George Roberts - Sullivan County, Tennessee - 505 acres in Sullivan County, on both sides of Robinson’s Creek. Entry Number 976, 22 January 1779. (North Carolina Land Office, Book 69, page 183, Number 441). Note: Sullivan County TN was a part of North Carolina at that time. Hawkins County TN was formed from Sullivan County TN.

26 Dec 1791 - North Carolina Grant Number 552 to George Roberts - Sullivan County, Tennessee - 50 acres in Sullivan County, adjoining the Plantation he now lives on. Entry Number 1174, 1 December 1779. (North Carolina Land Office, Book 77, page 303, Number 397).

22 Aug 1798 - Hawkins County, Tennessee - George Roberts, Senr. of Hawkins County to George Roberts, Junr. - for $100.00, 150 acres in Hawkins County on Robinson’s Creek, being the place whereon he now lives. Wm Paine, Samual Roberts, witnesses. Proved November Court 1799 by them. 01 Nov 1799. (Hawkins County, Tennessee, Deed Book 2, page 2)

25 Jul 1806 - Hawkins County, Tennessee - George Roberts, Sr. of Hawkins County to Winder Kinner - for $500.00, 125 acres in Hawkins County on south side of Holston River, on Robertson’s Creek, being the same place whereon Isaac Roberts now lives, and a part of the tract whereon Said George Roberts now lives. (ibid. Deed Book 4, page 188).

24 Mar 1809 - Hawkins County, Tennessee - George Roberts, Senr. of Hawkins County to Micajah Lee - for $1290.00, 375 acres in Hawkins County on both sides of Robertson’s Creek, being part of a Patent Grant to said George Roberts, adjoining Winder Kenner, including all said Roberts Plantation of the creek... witnesses. (ibid. Deed Book 6, page 164).

29 Sep 1809 - Bogue Chitto, Lincoln County, Mississippi - Died while enroute to, or upon arrival at Spanish West Florida. His will is recorded and accepted by the Commandant of the District at Bogue Chitto.

Last Will and Testament of George Roberts

St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

Successions, Drawer R-4

• Will of George Roberts, Senior

In the name of God a men I George Roberts of Hawkins county State of Tennice Being in perfect health and memory at present thanks be to god for it calling unto mind and mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed once for man to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of the almighty god and give it and my Body I recommend to the earth to be Buried in a decent christian manner at the discretion of my Executors hoping at the general resurection I shall receive the same again By the almighty power of ----------p And as touching such worldy estate where with it hath pleased God to blefs me with I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form first I give to my dearly Beloved wife Rhoda Roberts the land and plantation where I now live with all the moveables there to and stock of horse s cattle hogs and sheep during her widowhood and if she should mary then let her be put to her thirds and if the children Should mary then I give them some things to Begin to keep house with and keep accopmt of such things

my daughter Anned Lee I give to her one dollar

my son George Roberts I give him also one dollar

my son John Roberts I give him likewise one dollar

my son William Roberts I give him one dollar

my son Elisha Roberts I give him one dollar

my son Samuel Roberts I give him one dollar

my daughter Milla Schim one dollar

I give to my son Isaac Roberts one hundred and twenty five acres of land it being the place where he now lives and the rest of the land to be devided between Thomas Roberts and Absolom Roberts and James Roberts an Equal division Between them three so the same and Equal division of the whole at their mothers death and as for my negro woman lettis and her child Catherine to Belong to my wife as long as she lives and at her death Both to be free

If my wife should dy before the child is twenty seven years of age she may give it to one of the children to have tel she is of that age and to be free. I have not left the other children one dollar for anything I have against them I have given to them their part Before ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I set my hand and seal this nineteenth day of november in the year of our lord one thousand Eight hundred and five.

Samuel Smith George Roberts (Seal)

Wm. Paine

• On back

Estate of George Roberts

Last Will of George Roberts

Bogue Chitto

Will of George Roberts

• The following two documents were folded within the will:

Whereas William Roberts left a will in the Hands of the Comandant that George Roberts Snr. made in his lifetime, we have By our Consent agreed to Recawl the sd. will Back in to our pofeesion as we have Come on the termes, and agreed to Settle in Regard to the Estate amongst our Selves Given under our hand this 29th day of Septembr 1809

Thomas Roberts

James Roberts

Isaac Roberts

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Milla Chisum

mark

date.

This will was discovered in 1960 among the Estate Records of St. Helena Parish, Louisiansa. This find

confirmed the research done on the family in Hawkins County, Tennessee by Mr. Prentis Price, of Rogersville, Tennessee in 1957.

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