Aaron Roberts

Aaron Roberts

Male Abt 1794 -

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  • Name Aaron Roberts  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Born Abt 1794  North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Race Black  [3, 4
    Reference Number 1729 
    Residence 1830  Owen, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Head of household of 3 
    Residence 1840  Washington, Owen, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Head of household of 5 "free colored" 
    Residence 1850  Washington, Owen, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Age: 56 
    Residence 1860  Owen, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Age in 1860: 66 
    Residence 1870  Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Age in 1870: 76 
    Died Washington, Owen, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID i1729  Families

    Father Ishmael Roberts,   b. 1750, Chatham, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1826, Chatham, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Silvia,   b. Abt 1760, Orange, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1826, Chatham, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F292  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Aaron Roberts,   b. Abt 1794, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Washington, Owen, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 10 Oct 1816  Robeson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F860  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Aaron Roberts,   b. Abt 1794, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Washington, Owen, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Andrew J Roberts,   b. Abt 1831, Washington, Owen, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. Narcissa E Roberts,   b. Abt 1835, Washington, Owen, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. Ethelred Roberts,   d. USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Family ID F861  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1794 - North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Oct 1816 - Robeson, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Head of household of 3 - 1830 - Owen, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Head of household of 5 "free colored" - 1840 - Washington, Owen, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 56 - 1850 - Washington, Owen, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age in 1860: 66 - 1860 - Owen, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age in 1870: 76 - 1870 - Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - - Washington, Owen, Indiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Aaron, born say 1795, married Jary Teary (Terry) 10 October 1816 Robeson County bond, William Carter bondsman. He purchased 100 acres in Chatham County from his father for $150 on 12 February 1825 [DB AA:275]. On 13 April 1830 he obtained Chatham County "free papers" in which the clerk stated that he was a "free man of color," the son of Ishmael Roberts, an old Revolutionary soldier who served under Colonel Shepherd. Aaron had a wife named Sarah, the daughter of Edward (Etheldred) Newsom, another "free man of color" who served in the Revolution, and a daughter named Candassa [Owen County DB 3:280]. Sarah was mentioned in her father's 20 December 1820 Robeson County, North Carolina will [WB 1:325]. Their daughter Candace married John Harper on 15 December 1842 in Owen County [DB B:179]. Aaron was head of a Washington Township, Owen County, Indiana household of 3 "free colored" in 1830 [IN:19] and 5 in 1840 [IN:33].

  • Sources 
    1. [S236] North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
      Record for Aaron Roberts

    2. [S292] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: East Half, Owen, Indiana; Roll: M653_287; Page: 2; Image: 2; Family History Library Film: 803287.
      Record for Aron Roberts

    3. [S153] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Washington, Owen, Indiana; Roll: M432_164; Page: 89B; Image: 183.
      Record for Aaron Roberts

    4. [S265] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: M593_366; Page: 242B; Image: 133883; Family History Library Film: 545865.
      Record for Aron Roberts

    5. [S211] 1840 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1840; Census Place: Washington, Owen, Indiana; Roll: 89; Page: 92; Image: 189; Family History Library Film: 0007728.
      Record for Aaron Roberts

    6. [S190] 1830 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), 1830; Census Place: Owen, Indiana; Series: M19; Roll: 29; Page: 279; Family History Library Film: 0007718.
      Record for Aaron Roberts