Roberts on the 1830 Lee County Federal Census
Roberts, John 0110010000000-3101100000000 000000-000000 000000-000000 00000 0000 317 19 (1 Free White Males 5-10, 1 Free White Males 10-15, 1 Free White Males 30-40, 3 Free White Females 0-5, 1 Free White Females 5-10, 1 Free White Females 20-30, 1 Free White Females 30-40) Mom & Dad, 30-40 years...
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Names found in the 1810 Lee County Personal Property Tax List.
These are in alphabetical order and not in the order enumerated. You will have to consult original or microfilm copies of these lists for more information. Spellings are as they appeared. A-F G-M N-Z Abshear, John George, William Naper, Robert Adams, Elisha Gibbs, James Napier, Edmond Adams, Peter Gibbs,...
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Roberts on the 1795 Lee County, Virginia, Personal Property List
1795 Lee County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List Surname Given Name White Males 16+ Blacks 12-16 Black Males 16+ Horses, Mares, Colts & Mules Roberts George 1 1 Roberts William 1(William Jr.?) 3...
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Blackwater, Virginia
by W. Dale Carter, copyright 2002, Kingsport, TN The small community of Blackwater has been mostly unnoticed by historians of southwest Virginia. It was given its name of Blackwater by the first hunters that ventured into the area perhaps as early as the 1750s. At that period of time,...
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Elisha Wallen the Long Hunter
From: Pathfinders, Pioneers, & Patriots originally posted at http://www.ancientfaces.com/research/story/383170 Born in 1732 in Prince George County, Maryland, Elisha Wallen was to become an important character in the history of the settlement of the West. He stood about 5’10” tall and weighed about 180 lbs., was squarely built, and had...
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William Roberts Sr. & Cornelius Roberts-brothers?
Originally posted at http://sites.google.com/site/descendantsofcorneliusroberts/fsdbhdj 13 Aug 2010 Col. James Robert’s Tories were active on the NW side of the Blue Ridge in the Ashe Co., NC area according to Col. Richard Allen’s pension claims. By family associations it has been suggested that Cornelius Roberts (Neal Roberts) is the son or...
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