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Abigail N. ROBERTSON

Female 1843 - 1909  (66 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Abigail N. ROBERTSON was born 15 Jul 1843, Patrick, Virginia (daughter of James ROBERTSON and Ruth YOUNG); died 22 Nov 1909, May, Brown, Texas; was buried Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Owens, Brown, Texas.

    Abigail married Andrew James MEDCALF 27 Nov 1892, Brown, Texas. Andrew was born 1849, Georgia; died 26 May 1929, Brown, Texas; was buried In the Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Owens, Brown, Texas . [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James ROBERTSON was born Abt 1771, Chesterfield, Virgina (son of James ROBERTSON and Susannah MOORE); died Abt 1853, Brown, Texas ?.

    Notes:

    1814 Enlisted in War of 1812, released 1815 (see below)
    1820 US Census in Stokes, North Carolina as 'Robinson' with 4 persons, ages are correct for James and Anna Mabe
    1830 US Census in Stokes, North Carolina, ages are correct for James and Sarah Burton, after James' Marriage Bond to Sarah Burton in 1828, unclear who the six children were.
    1830 US Census also has Anna Robertson in Stokes, North Carolina, single with 3 children.
    1840 US Census in Patrick, Virginia, 4 persons, ages are correct for James and Ruth Young
    1850 US Census in Patrick, Virginia, 6 persons, wife Ruth, ages are correct for James and Ruth Young. Birthplace Virginia, birth year 1775, occupation 'Miller.' Also lists children Michael, Edmund, Abigail, and Christine. This record for James' birth year agrees with the War of 1812 enlistment record for James Robertson noted below.



    A male descendant of this James was given the YDNA test. Matches and earliest ancestor are:
    Walter Robison, who claims James Roberson 1737-1828 and Mary Fuqua 1740-1822 (MRCA likely in Scotland, no potential US connections)
    Jessy Roberson, who also claims James and Mary (MRCA likely in Scotland, no potential US connections)
    Ernest Carroll Roberson who also claims James Roberson (MRCA likely in Scotland, no potential US connections)
    Scotty Robertson, who claims Daniel Robertson, b.1793 d. Aft 1860 Tenn (MRCA likely in Scotland, no potential US connections)
    David Michael Robertson, who claims John Henry Robertson b. 1784 d. Aft 1880 (MRCA likely in Scotland, no potential US connections)
    George Thomas Robison who claims James Robertson d.1748 Louisa Co. VA (possible US connections)
    Matthew Lee Robertson who claims James Robertson d.1748 Louisa Co. VA (possible US connections)

    James married Ruth YOUNG 28 Sep 1837 See 'Marriage Bond' below, Stokes, North Carolina. Ruth was born 1807, Stokes, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Ruth YOUNG was born 1807, Stokes, North Carolina.

    Notes:

    All dates per 1850 US Census

    Children:
    1. Michael H. ROBERTSON was born 7 Jun 1839, Stokes, North Carolina; died 28 Jul 1901, Richland Springs, San Saba, Texas.
    2. Edmund Gravely ROBERTSON was born 6 Apr 1841, Patrick, Virginia; died 31 Oct 1917, Brown, Texas; was buried Fairview Cemetery, Grosvenor, Brown, Texas.
    3. 1. Abigail N. ROBERTSON was born 15 Jul 1843, Patrick, Virginia; died 22 Nov 1909, May, Brown, Texas; was buried Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Owens, Brown, Texas.
    4. Christine ROBERTSON was born Abt 1847, Patrick, Virginia; died Bef 1870.
    5. Anna F. ROBERTSON was born 15 Dec 1852, Patrick, Virginia; died 4 Oct 1883, Brown, Texas; was buried Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Owens, Brown, Texas.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James ROBERTSON was born Abt 1735, Henrico, Virginia (son of George ROBERTSON and Jane GATES); died Abt 1822, Madison, Kentucky.

    Notes:

    Will dated November 12, 1822 in Madison, Kentucky. (W.B. "C" p.302-303)

    Henrico became Chesterfield in 1749

    1810 US Census in Madison, Kentucky
    1820 US Census in Madison, Kentucky

    James married Susannah MOORE Chesterfield, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Susannah MOORE
    Children:
    1. Jane ROBERTSON was born 1765; died 1718.
    2. Patience ROBERTSON was born 1769; died 30 Jun 1858, Madison, Kentucky.
    3. Thomas Stewart ROBERTSON was born 1770; died 1860.
    4. Samuel ROBERTSON was born 1770; died young.
    5. 2. James ROBERTSON was born Abt 1771, Chesterfield, Virgina; died Abt 1853, Brown, Texas ?.
    6. Henry ROBERTSON was born 1773.
    7. Margaret Elizabeth ROBERTSON was born 1785; died Bef. Nov 1848, Boone, Missouri.
    8. Phoebe ROBERTSON was born 1792, Chesterfield, Virginia; died 11 Feb 1881, Callaway, Missouri; was buried Concord Cemetery, Callaway, Missouri.
    9. Sarah ROBERTSON


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  George ROBERTSON was born 21 Jun 1713, Henrico, Virginia (son of Jeffrey ROBERTSON and Elizabeth BOWMAN); died 1783, Chesterfield, Virginia.

    Notes:

    Will dated March 5, 1775 in Chesterfield, Virginia. (WB 3, p 394)

    George married Jane GATES Abt 1740, Chesterfield, Virginia. Jane was born Abt 1715-1720, Henrico, Virginia; died Bef 1759, Chesterfield, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Jane GATES was born Abt 1715-1720, Henrico, Virginia; died Bef 1759, Chesterfield, Virginia.
    Children:
    1. 4. James ROBERTSON was born Abt 1735, Henrico, Virginia; died Abt 1822, Madison, Kentucky.