Person:John Roberts (149)

Parentage

Some researchers have placed this John Roberts as a son of John Roberts (1648-1724) and his wife Gainor Pugh of Merion, Chester County, Pennsylvania, but that John Robert's birth date [1648] and marriage date [20 March 1684] along with this John Robert's birthdate [1658] rule this relationship out and appears to be unfounded.

Will of John Roberts

Will Abstract:

Roberts, John, St. George's Parish, d. [dated] Sept. 10, 1724, p. [proven] Nov. 3, 1724.

Wit: G. Lightfoot, John Brown, Matthew Balley.

Ex: son-in-law Francis Kirkley; son John Roberts.

Leg.: son John, land on Flatt Run joining Hack Norman; son Benjamin, land adjoining Roger Abbott; son George; daughter Mary Paten. [sic, s/b "Peyton"] (Page 9)

[Source: Spotsylvania County, 1721-1800: Being Transcriptions from the Original Files, 1722-1749, pg. 1].

Will Transcript:

1724 Spotsylvania Co., VA., WILL OF JOHN ROBERTS

Spotsylvania County, Spotsylvania, Virginia Will Records Book A Page 9-

In the name of God Amen. I, John Roberts, of St. George Parish in the County of Spotsylvania being in perfect sense and memory I bless Allmighty God for the same , but being sick and weak and calling to mind the certianty of death do make and ordain this my last will and testament.

First and principally I give my soul in to the hands of Almighty God nothing doubting but through the meritorious death of my Blessed Lord and Saviour I shall receive the same again at the General Resurrection and as for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian and decent like manner at the direction of my Executors hereafter mentioned and as for such worldly Estate as it hath pleased Almighty God to bless me with all; I give and bequeath as follows, that after my debts and funeral charges being paid.

Imprimis: I give and bequeath unto my son Jno. Roberts all that tract of land laying up on the Flatt Run joyning to Hack Norman containing four hundred acres to him and his heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my son, Benjamin Roberts all that tract of land laying o n both sides the mountain Run joyning on Roger Abbots and Fields containing four hundred acres more or less to him and his heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my son George Roberts my new Dweling Plantation with all the land adjoining to it with all the aprovements to him and his heirs forever.

Item: I further give unto my son Benjamin Roberts a young horse called Snip and my bridle and sadle and a young black mare colt that came of my old mare Ginney to him and his assignes forever.

Item: I further give unto my son George Roberts my old black mare Ginney and a young sorrell horse with a star in his forehead to him and his assignes forever.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Paten [sic, s/b "Peyton"] Five Shillings currant cash to her and her assigns etc.

Item: I give to my son John Roberts one fether bedd bolster pair blankets and one rugg.

Item: I give to my son Benjamin Roberts one fether bedd bolster pair blankets and one rugg.

Item: I give and bequeath to my sons John Roberts, Benjamin Roberts and George Roberts all the residue of my Estate moveables and immoveables in what nature so ever to be equally divided to them.

Item: My will and pleasure is that my son-in-law Francis Kirtley and my son John Roberts be my full and sole Executors of this my last will and testament. Revoking and making voyd all former wills by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th Day of September Anno Dom. 1724.

(Signed) John Roberts

At a Court held for Spotsylvania County on Tuesday the 3d day of November Anno Dom 1724.

This will was proved in open Court by the oaths of Goodrich Lightfoot, John Brown and Matthew Bailey the evidences of said will and was likewise proved by the oath of Francis Kerkley Executor therin mentioned and is admitted to record.

Copy Teste: John Waller, Clerk Court

Know all men by these presents that we Francis Kirkley, Goodrich Lightfoot and Robert Green are held and firmly bound unto the worshipfull his Majesties Justices of the peace for the County of Spotsylvania in the penal sum of five hundred pounds sterling to the payment whereof will and truly to be made to the said Justices we bind ourselves and every of us our and every of our heirs Executor and Admins jountly and severally firmly by these presents.

Witness our hands and seals this 3d day of November 1724.

Records in Virginia

• Page 113 - July 7, 1730. John x Roberts, son and heir of John Roberts, late of Spts. Co., Decd., and Francis Kirtley of St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., to Roger Oxford of same Par. and County. 6000 lbs. tob., 100 a. in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., in Great Fork, Rappk. River, formerly granted sd. John Roberts, Decd., by pat. July 12, 1718; conveyed by sd. Roberts, decd., to Francis Kirtley by deed of gift in Spts. Co. Court, Sept. 4, 1722. W. Russell, Robert Green, Samuel Ball. July 7, 1730. Elizabeth Roberts and Margaret Kirtley acknowledged their right of dower, etc. [Source: Virginia County Records SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY 1721-1800, DEEDS, DEED BOOK B 1729-1734].

1.   ROOTS-L.

   Isaac Norman actually appeared in Spotsylvania records in 1724. John Roberts, in his will of 1724, described his land as being on Flatt Run joining and of Isaac Norman. Also, the first order book of Spotsylvania showed that Isaac Norman was issued tobacco plants in 1724. There were other references to him in that year. His first grant, which was in 1726, was described as being on the lower side of Flatt Run and also crossing the run, in the fork of the Rapahannock River. This land was in the vicinity of Norman's Ford. An old map of 1850 in the archives of the Virginia State Library shows plainly the location of Flatt Run and Norman's Ford. A rough sketch of this map may be found on the bottom of the following page.
   
   http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lincolncountynormans/documents/culpepernormans/page32.htm

2.   Edmund West (compiler). Family Data Collection - Deaths: [database on-line] (not a reliable source). (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001).

   Name: Capt John Roberts
   Death Date: 10 Sep 1724
   County: Spotsylvania
   State: VA
   Country: USA