Person:Reuben Robertson (1)

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1 Dec 1843 (26 Apr 1815) ROBERTSON, William - Box 82, 2023. Will dated April 26, 1815 in Abbeville Dist. [SC]. Rec. July 3, 1815. Exrs: Wm ROBINSON Jr., Thos. WILSON. Wit: Thos. MOORE, Mathew, Thomas WILSON. Wife, Elizabeth ROBERTSON. Chn: Thos., Wm., Jas., Elijah, Reuben, Betsy, Sally ROBERTSON. Set.t Jan. 6, 1844. 7 legatees, Jas., Thos. ROBINSON, Reuben and wife Sally, Peter PHILIPS and wife Elizabeth in Pickens Dist. Elijah ROBINSON in Alabama, Wm. ROBINSON dead had 4 chn.

Reuben ROBINSON dead 5 chn. and wid. Lindy in Alabama. Thos. P., Adam C. ROBERTSON heirs of Reuben ROBERTSON decd. On Dec. 11, 1843 Sarah, Mary, Wm. ROBERTSON heirs of Wm. ROBERTSON decd. of Alabama, Tuskaloosa Co. "do appoint Wm. MOORE of said Co. our Atty. to receive from Jas. ROBERTSON the legacy bequeathed unto the said Wm. ROBERTSON from the will of Wm. ROBERTSON of S. C." Mahala COMBS (late Mahala ROBERTSON) Wm. ROBERTSON of Tuscaloosa Co. appointed John S. MOORE of Fayette Co. Alabama their Atty. to receive their share of Wm. ROBERTSON's est. in Abbeville Dist., she being a dtr. of Reuben ROBERTSON decd. and gr. dtr. of said Wm. ROBERTSON. Daniel SWINDLE and Jersha Caroline SWINDLE his wife, late Jerusha Caroline ROBERTSON of Walker Co. Ala. appointed John S. MOORE their Atty., she being a dtr. of Reuben ROBERTSON decd. and gr. dtr. Wm ROBERTSON decd. On Dec. 11, 1842 Wm. MOORE made gdn of Thos. Perry ROBERTSON, Adam Crane ROBERTSON minors under 21 chn. of Reuben ROBERTSON decd. (Written Robison, Robertson).

(Abstracts of Old Ninety-Six and Abbeville District Wills and Bonds as on file in the Abbeville, South Carolina, Courthouse, Compiled by Willie Pauline Young, Liberty, South Carolina. Copyright 1950, Reprented 1977 by Southern Historical Press. ISBN No.89308-036-5, page 282, 283)

1.   United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M33).

   Name: Reuben Robertson
   Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Abbeville, South Carolina
   Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 [b. bet. 1781-17960]
   Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 2 [b. bet. 1791-1800]
   Free Colored Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
   Slaves - Males - Under 10: 2
   Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 3
   Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 5
   Slaves - Females - Under 10: 2
   Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 1
   Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3
   Total Free White Persons: 3
   Total Slaves: 13
   Total Free Colored Persons: 1
   Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 17

2.   United States. 1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M19).

   Name: Reuben Robertson
   Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Abbeville, South Carolina
   Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 [b. bet. 1791-1800]
   Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 2 [b. bet. 1801-1810]
   Free Colored Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
   Slaves - Males - Under 10: 2
   Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 3
   Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 5
   Slaves - Females - Under 10: 2
   Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 1
   Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3
   Total Free White Persons: 3
   Total Slaves: 13
   Total Free Colored Persons: 1
   Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 17

3.   Alabama, Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908.

   Name: Reuben Robertson
   Land Office: Tuscaloosa
   Document Number: 21128
   Total Acres: 40.2725
   Signature: Yes
   Canceled Document: No
   Issue Date: 20 Sep 1839
   Mineral Rights Reserved: No
   Metes and Bounds: No
   Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
   Multiple Warantee Names: No
   Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
   Multiple Patentee Names: No
   Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries
   Land Description: 1 NESE HUNTSVILLE No 19S 6W 6

4.   United States. U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008).

   Name: Reuben Robertson
   Issue Date: 20 Mar 1837
   Place: Jefferson, Alabama, USA
   Land Office: Tuscaloosa
   Meridian: Huntsville
   Township: 19-S
   Range: 6-W
   Section: 8
   Accession Number: AL0870__.133
   Document Number: 11828