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Samuel Robertson & Elizabeth Harris: Finding Documentation for Peripheral Data

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It is time to head back to the colonial frontier tracing some of my husband’s family lines.

Samuel Robertson, by all (undocumented) accounts, appears to have been the immigrant ancestor of this Robertson family.

From a few published sources, it is evident that descendants began documenting the story of the Robertson family in the later part of the 1800s, interviewing old timers who were youngsters and knew Samuel Robertson in his old age. However, the information collected is pretty much heresay, as little documentation has been found.

My goal is to uncover proof for some of the statements and assumptions made for the migratory path of Samuel Robertson and his family in the late 1700s and early 1800s.

I have written about the descendants of this couple in posts several years ago. Today, I am hoping to be able to find documentary evidence that the Samuel Robertsons mentioned in my timeline (below) either are my man or definitely are not. Tax lists and land deeds might help determine whether there are two men of the same name that other researchers have latched onto and merged into one person.

Samuel Robertson was born c1755 to unknown parents, likely in Scotland. His Scottish origin is also unproven. It is thought that Samuel married Elizabeth Harris c1778, probably in Virginia. Other researchers have placed Samuel on the 1777 tax list of Goochland County, Virginia, along with Thomas Harris, who may be the father of Elizabeth. Both lived in Richmond District at the time.

However, Samuel was a young man on the move, headed west. It is thought that Samuel’s first child, David, was born in Rowan County, North Carolina about 1780. In 1787, one Samuel Robertson, who may be my husband’s Samuel, along with a William Robertson, possibly his brother or father, appears on the Goochland County, Virginia tax list.

Whether or not that Samuel is my Samuel is uncertain. It is certain that Samuel and Elizabeth migrated to Kentucky via North Carolina, as Samuel was taxed in Caswell County, North Carolina in 1790 and might be the Samuel Roberson taxed in Bourbon County, Kentucky in 1791. The family was probably living in Garrard County, Kentucky in 1800, as Samuel’s daughter Esther married there that summer. What is also certain is that by 1810, the Robertson family was well settled in its new home in Madison County, Kentucky.

Little is known about Elizabeth (Harris) Robertson. The 1810 Kentucky census includes a female over the age of 45, which would fit Elizabeth. By 1820, the eldest female was in the 26-44 age range so Elizabeth had apparently died. It’s possible that the female could be an unmarried daughter of Samuel’s, but it is also possible that Samuel married a second time after Elizabeth’s death. If so, the name of his second wife is unknown.

Because of the many moves this family made, a timeline is helpful to track them:

1755 – Samuel reportedly born in Scotland
1777 – A Samuel Robertson on the Goochland County, VA tax list with Thomas Harris
1780 – Samuel’s son, David, reportedly born in Rowan County, NC
1781 – Samuel’s daughter Elizabeth reportedly born in Rowan or Caswell County, NC
1787 – A Samuel Roberts with a William Robertson on Goochland County, VA tax list
1791 – Samuel Robertson taxed in Bourbon County, KY
1800 – Daughter Elizabeth married George Baker, 13 July 1800 in Garrard County, KY
1810 – Robertson family living in Madison County, KY

Samuel and Elizabeth were the parents of ten children born roughly between 1780 and 1801:

Children:

  1. David, born c1780, reportedly Rowan County, North Carolina; died after 1870, probably Clay County, Kentucky; married Allie Allen, 25 June 1811, Madison County, Kentucky.
  2. Esther, born 11 December 1781, Rowan or Caswell County, North Carolina; died after 1850; married George Baker, 13 July 1800, Garrard County, Kentucky
  3. Mary, born c1783, North Carolina; died after 1850; married William Midkiff, 14 June 1803, Madison County, Kentucky. William died before 1830, after the family migrated to Shelby County, Indiana.
  4. Sarah, born c1785; married Robert Gorden, 18 April 1805, Madison County, Kentucky. This family moved to Warren County, Tennessee.
  5. John, born c1787; died July 1859, Jackson County, Missouri; married Nancy Cox, 16 April 1816, Estill County, Kentucky
  6. James, born c1789; married Nancy Wheeler, 24 July 1817, Madison County, Kentucky. It is thought that James migrated to Shelby County, Indiana with the Midkiffs.
  7. Alexander, born c1795; died after 1820; married Nancy Grisham, 14 August 1817, Estill County, Kentucky.
  8. Martha, born c1797; died after 1830; married William Moberly, 24 December 1818, Madison County, Kentucky.
  9. Son, born c1799; died young
  10. Henrietta, born c1801; about December 1828, Shelby County, Indiana; married Kimble Edgeman Midkiff, 4 February 1819, Estill County, Kentucky.

 

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Samuel Robertson’s & Elizabeth Harris’s Children and Grandchildren, Part 2

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Here are the remaining grandchildren of Samuel Robertson and Elizabeth Harris, to finish the descendants begun on 15 March 2017:

Children of John Robertson and Nancy Cox, who married on 16 April 1816, Estill County, Kentucky, are:

  1. Lucinda, born c1817, Kentucky; died 12 November 1856, Jackson County, Missouri; married Nelson A. Warren, 4 June 1835, Jackson County, Missouri. Nelson was born 19 January 1812, New Jersey; died 3 May 1891, Jackson County, Missouri. Nelson married (2) Margaret A. Choate, 10 June 1860, Jackson County, Missouri. Margaret was born 12 June 1842, Virginia; died 11 November 1879, Jackson County, Missouri.
  2. Permelia (Ermela), born c1817, Kentucky; died 1850-1857, Andrew or Holt County, Missouri ; married Ethelbert R. Brown, 21 September 1837, Jackson County, Missouri. Ethelbert was born 4 November 1810, Giles County, Tennessee; died 13 January 1880, Andrews County, Missouri. Ethelbert married (2) Mary E. Tipton, c1856, Missouri. Mary was born c1825, Kentucky; died after 1880, probably Andrew County, Missouri.
  3. James, born c1830, Kentucky; died after 1850. No further record.
  4. Archibald, born March 1832, Kentucky; died after 1900, probably Jackson County, Missouri; married Malinda Jane Baker, 11 March 1869, Linn County, Missouri. Malinda was born March 1852, Missouri; died after 1900, probably Jackson county, Missouri. In 1860, a man matching his age and born in Kentucky was an inmate in the Missouri State Penitentiary.
  5. Samuel J., born 16 December 1833, Jackson County, Missouri; died 9 April 1914, Jackson County, Missouri; married Judith Barnhill, 11 January 1859, Jackson County, Missouri. Judith was born 8 August 1842, Ray County, Missouri; died 3 April 1917, Jackson County, Missouri.
  6. George, born 19 December 1835, Missouri; died 22 July 1882, Jackson County, Missouri; married Julia (Jones) Smith, 14 October 1869, Jackson County, Missouri. Julia was born c1846, Virginia; died 1 March 1911, Jackson County, Missouri, where she lived with her daughter’s family.
  7. Elizabeth, born 6 April 1838, Jackson County, Missouri; died 9 April 1913, Jackson County, Missouri; married Washington Perry Gibson, 21 December 1852, Jackson County, Missouri. Wash was born 10 August 1825, Kentucky; died 22 May 1899, Jackson County, Missouri.
  8. Octavius, born c1840, Missouri; died 18 October 1927, Cherokee County, Kansas; married Louisa (Eliza) Jane, 11 November 1869, Jackson County, Missouri. Eliza was born 31 March 1847, Missouri; died 7 January 1933, Cherokee County, Kansas.

Children of James Robertson and Nancy Wheeler, who married on 24 July 1817, Madison County, Kentucky, are:

NOTE: He is probably the James Robinson who married (1) Fanny Hubbard, 21 April 1814, Estill County, Kentucky. I suspect that Fanny died soon, perhaps giving birth to her first child. James married (3) Susan, perhaps the widow of Mr. Ford. Susan was born 8 January 1802, Kentucky; died 14 October 1885, Shelby County, Indiana. She and James appeared to have no children of their own together.

  1. Samuel, born 11 November 1820, Madison County, Kentucky; died 9 August 1846, Shelby County, Indiana; married Rebecca Montgomery, 20 October 1842, Shelby County, Indiana. Rebecca was born c1829, Indiana; died 9 September 1897, Shelby County, Indiana. She married (2) William Ford, 12 October 1848, Shelby County, Indiana, as his second wife. William was born 17 August 1805, Kentucky; died 26 May 1857, Shelby County, Indiana. Samuel and Rebecca had two children – Nancy, born c1844 and Samuel, born c1846.
  2. John W., born 21 November 1821, Madison County, Kentucky; died 15 February 1896, Shelby County, Indiana; unmarried.
  3. Thomas Wheeler, born 16 December 1826, Shelby County, Indiana; died 6 March 1888, Orange County, California; married (1) Clarinda Howard, 28 February 1849, Mahaska County, Iowa. Clarinda was born c1828, Kentucky; died 19 January 1856, Mahaska County, Iowa. (2) Keziah (Shelby) Collier, c1859, Tulare County, California. She was born c1831, Schuyler County, Illinois; died 25 July 1906, Orange County, California.
  4. Mary, born 19 February 1828, Shelby County, Indiana; died 8 March 1904, Shelby County, Indiana; married Thomas C. McCabe, 4 May 1847, Shelby County, Indiana. Thomas was born c1828, Indiana; died 7 September 1895, Shelby County, Indiana.

Children of Martha Robertson and William Moberly, who married 24 December 1818, Madison County, Kentucky, are:

 NOTE: David Robertson was guardian to Thomas, William and Clifton. The estate was settled in May 1833.

  1. Clifton, born c1820, Madison County, Kentucky; died after 1880, probably Clay County, Kentucky; married Sarah, perhaps Bishop or Burns, c1840, possibly Pulaski County, Kentucky. She was born c1819, Kentucky; died 24 April 1898, Pulaski County, Kentucky.
  2. Thomas, 20 January 1821, Madison County, Kentucky; died 11 October 1908, Shelby County, Indiana; married Julila Barnes, 17 February 1842, Shelby County, Indiana. Julila was born c1825, Kentucky; died 17 June 1901, Shelby County, Indiana.
  3. William, born c1823, Madison County, Kentucky; died after May 1833, but there are several William Moberlys born in Kentucky living in 1850 and there isn’t enough information to determine if one of them is him.

Children of Alexander Robertson and Nancy Grisham, who married on 15 August 1817, Estill County, Kentucky, are:

  1. James E., born 20 January 1819, Madison County, Kentucky; died 17 October 1912, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; married (1) Eliza Thompson, 3 September 1840, Shelby County, Indiana. Eliza was born c1823, Indiana; died June 1851, Shelby County, Indiana. (2) Susan Williams Gwin, before 1860. Susan was born c1823, Virginia; died 9 November 1893, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.
  2. Sidney, born 27 January 1821, Madison County, Kentucky; died 20 February 1908, Shelby County, Indiana; married Nancy Fisher, 26 December 1839, Shelby County, Indiana. Nancy was born June 1821, Kentucky; died 10 February 1907, Shelby County, Indiana.
  3. David, born 4 _____ 1824, Madison County, Kentucky; no marriage record found for him and not found in 1850.
  4. Fountain G., born 9 August 1825, Madison County, Kentucky; died March 1876, Shelby County, Indiana; married Reheresina Chew, 19 February 1846, Shelby County, Indiana. Reheresina was born c1827, Virginia; died 31 July 1894, Shelby County, Indiana. Yes, Reheresina is the name on her death certificate.
  5. John, born c1828, Madison County, Kentucky; died before 1860, when Gabriella is living with her parents and four Robertson children in Clark County, Illinois; married Gabriella Stafford, 7 March 1850, Shelby County, Indiana. Gabriella and the children aren’t found after 1860.
  6. Josephine, born 5 April 1830, probably Indiana; died 21 March 1912, Shelby County, Indiana; married David (James in marriage record) Louden, 6 April 1847, Shelby County, Indiana. David was born 1 December 1826, Kentucky; died 2 January 1894, Shelby County, Indiana.
  7. Harvey, born c1832, Shelby County, Indiana; died 22 May 1890, Shelby County, Indiana; married Mary A. Palmerton, 30 November 1856, Shelby County, Indiana. Mary was born 26 November 18238, Shelby County, Indiana; died 16 November 1919, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
  8. Lydia Jane, born 4 November 1834, Shelby County, Indiana; died 18 August 1866, Shelby County, Indiana; married Amer Gibbons, 10 June 1860, Shelby County, Indiana. Amer was born c1834, Indiana; died 22 August 1866, Shelby County, Indiana, only four days after his wife, likely in an epidemic. They had one son, Daniel, who died as a toddler in 1863, so there are no descendants in this line.

Children of Henrietta Robertson and Kimble Edgeman Midkiff, who married on 4 February 1819 in Estill County, Kentucky, are:

NOTE: Henrietta died between 28 October 1828, when the heirs of Samuel Robertson filed a land deed, and 31 May 1829, when her husband remarried.

  1. Mary, born c1821, Kentucky; died after 1880, probably Taylor County, Iowa; married Andrew R. Derrickson, 24 February 1842, Shelby County, Indiana. Andrew was born 7 January 1818, Ohio; died 27 April 1895, Taylor County, Iowa.
  2. Archibald, born 20 January 1822, Tennessee; died 22 December 1876, Shelby County, Indiana; unmarried.
  3. Samuel, born 8 April 1824, Tennessee; died 8 September 1907, Crawford County, Illinois; married Mary Jane Keck, 13 January 1848, Shelby County, Indiana. Mary Jane was born 27 October 1829, Virginia; died 4 May 1907, Crawford County, Illinois.
  4. Thomas, born c1821-1826, Kentucky; died 1860-1870; married Mary Mullen, 30 October 1859, Shelby County, Indiana. Mary was born c1836, Indiana; died after 1880, possibly Shelby County, Indiana.
  5. Elizabeth, born 7 June 1827, Tennessee; died 28 February 1898, Taylor County, Iowa; married John Brown Larrison, 4 March 1847, Shelby County, Indiana. John was born 11 January 1823, Ohio; died 26 September 1891, Taylor County, Iowa.
  6. Caroline Matilda, born c1829, Indiana; died 8 February 1894, Shelby County, Indiana; married (1) John Cotton, 12 September 1847, Shelby County, Indiana. John was born c1820, Ohio; death date unknown. This couple may have divorced and he may be the man who died in 1893 in Marshall County, Iowa. (2) John William Yager, 9 March 1864, Shelby County, Indiana. John was born c1819, Kentucky; died 16 February 1877, Shelby County, Indiana.

There you have it – the good, the bad and the ugly, documented facts alongside of wishful thinking. At least, it is all in one place like the Baker data, which will make further research a lot easier. The next person won’t have to look in a zillion different places trying to collect it all.

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Samuel Robertson’s & Elizabeth Harris’s Children and Grandchildren, Part 1

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First of all, after the painful process of collecting the 90+ grandchildren of George Washington Baker and his wife, Esther Robertson, I must be out of my mind going through the same process with Esther’s parents. On the positive side, Samuel and Elizabeth only had 50+ grandchildren that I have found.

Second, most of the data on George and Esther’s children was more clear cut than some of what I’ve found on Samuel’s children. While the Bakers had somewhat of a family mob mentality, migrating in swarms from place to place, the Robertsons were more likely to move on with few other Robertsons. Add to that all the ways in which Robertson can be spelled – Robetson, Roberson, Robinson – and how common the name is, there is much more uncertainty about some of these family relationships. I’ve commented in the instances where things get muddled and messy.

Perhaps other Robertson descendants will come across this compilation and will be able to share actual documents and vital records that link these people together.

Here we go!

Children of David Robertson and Ailey Allen, married 25 June 1811, Madison County, Kentucky, are:

  1. Nancy, born c1813, Madison County, Kentucky; died 28 February 1895, Clay County, Kentucky; married Abel Bishop, 23 October 1833, Madison County, Kentucky. Abel was born 20 April 1812, Kentucky; died 26 April 1887, Clay County, Kentucky.
  2. Elizabeth H., born c1815, Madison County, Kentucky; died after 1880, probably Clay County, Kentucky; married Charles Cole, 6 April 1840, Clay County, Kentucky. Charles was born c1810, Lee County, Virginia; died 24 July 1858, Clay County, Kentucky. Death register gives cause of death as “killed.” It is odd that David Robertson gave permission for Elizabeth to marry, even though census records consistently place her year of birth about 1815, except for the 1870 census, which gives 1824 as her year of birth.
  3. Drucilla, born c1819, Madison County, Kentucky; died before 31 July 1865, probably Clay County, Kentucky; married William H. Allen, 27 December 1838, Madison County, Kentucky. William was born April 1821, Kentucky; died after 1900, Clay County, Kentucky. He married (2) Sarah (Herd) Spurlock, 31 July 1865, Clay County, Kentucky. Sarah was born February 1823, Kentucky; died after 1916, probably Clay County, Kentucky.
  4. Allen E., born 25 March 1822, Madison County, Kentucky; died after 1910, when he lived with son George’s family; married (1) Lucinda Allen, 21 January 1848, Clay County, Kentucky. She was born c1830, North Carolina; died after 1880, probably Clay County, Kentucky. There is a birth record for a Nancy J. Robertson, born 17 March 1874, Clay County, Kentucky. Father named is Allen E. Robertson and mother is Emily Clark.
  5. Sarah (Sally), born c1823, Madison County, Kentucky; died after 1880; married William B. Allen, 9 September 1843, Madison County, Kentucky. William B. was born c1811, Kentucky; died 1870-1880, Clay County, Kentucky.
  6. Silas Columbus, born October 1828; Madison County, Kentucky; died after 1900, probably Clay County, Kentucky; married Malinda Reid, 7 July 1864, Clay County, Kentucky.

David and Ailey reportedly also had daughter Mary Ann and sons William B. who married Sallie and James, who perhaps removed to Texas. The 1830 census supports the six children above. The 1840 census accounts for Allen, Silas, Sarah and a daughter (perhaps ?Elizabeth) still at home. However, there are also 2 females, aged 20-29 and 15-19, who can’t be accounted for in the 1830 census and a male 10-14 years old, also not accounted for in 1830. The male is likely William Moberly, David’s nephew and the youngest of the three Moberly brothers, for whom he served as guardian. There may have been some other relatives living with them, too. There are also no Robertson/Robinson marriages to be found in Clay or Madison Counties in the 1840s. I have found no evidence for the existence of James, William B. or Mary Ann.

Children of Esther Robertson and George Washington Baker, who married 14 July 1800, Garrard County, Kentucky, are:

  1. Elizabeth, born c1800, Kentucky; died 1850; married Michael Stufflebean, 25 December 1817, Estill County, Kentucky
  2. Samuel, born 3 December 1803, Kentucky; died c1875, Montgomery County, Iowa; married Rachel, reportedly Davidson, c1827, but no record has been found of the marriage or of her maiden name. Rachel was born c1812, Kentucky; died 1 December 1874, Montgomery County, Iowa.
  3. Susannah, born c1805; died c1846, Linn County, Missouri; married William McCollum, 7 May 1824, Estill County, Kentucky. He also died about 1846 and I think they were both cholera victims.
  4. Jane, born c1806, Kentucky; died c July 1846, Linn County, Missouri; married William Baker, 15 September 1825, Clay County, Kentucky. He died in September 1846, two more victims of the horrible cholera epidemic that struck. It is thought that William Baker was a son of Boling Baker and Elizabeth Bunch.
  5. John R., born c1809, Kentucky; married Susannah Baker, 15 January 1829, Morgan County, Indiana. Susannah was born c1812, Indiana; died between 1850-1860, probably either in Linn County, Missouri or Denton County, Texas, where the family lived at the time. Susannah was reportedly a daughter of Morris Baker and his wife, Rhoda. John R. married (2) Jane (MNU), before 1860. Jane may have been previously married to a Mr. Smith, as there was six year old Mary Smith living with them in 1860. By 1865, the family had moved on to Johnson County, Kansas. They were still there for the 1870 census, but no trace has been found of John, Jane, or children Robert and Melinda at home with them in 1870.
  6. Caroline, born c1811, Kentucky; died after 1880; married Balaam M. Baker, 12 June 1826, Clay County, Kentucky. Balaam was born c1806, North Carolina and died c1868, Linn County, Missouri. Caroline married (2) William Miner, c1869, probably in Missouri. He was born c1800, Virginia; died 2 February 1880, Linn County, Missouri. It is thought that Balaam Baker was the son of Revolutionary War soldier George Baker and Susannah Morris.
  7. Nancy, born c1812, Kentucky; died after 1880, probably in Antelope or Boone County, Iowa; married David W. Nance, 20 May 1831, Morgan County, Indiana. David was born c1793 in Tennessee and also died after 1880, likely in Iowa.
  8. Andrew Jackson, born 1813, Kentucky; died in the fall of 1848, Linn County, Missouri; married Ailey Baker, 15 June 1836, Morgan County, Indiana. She hasn’t been found in the 1850 census and nothing further is known of their family. It is thought that Ailey was a daughter of Morris and Rhoda Baker, as she lived with them in 1860 after Morris died.
  9. Martha; reportedly married George Baker, who died before 1847. No marriage record has been found and no further information on this family. This Martha was declared insane in 1848 by the Linn County, Missouri court and I don’t believe she ever married.
  10. George Robinson (Robertson?), born 13 July 1820, Kentucky; twin to Esther; died 1 May 1892, Linn County, Missouri; married Polly McCollum, 15 December 1842, Linn County, Missouri. Polly was born c1824, Kentucky; died after 1880. Some say that he married Mary Lavina Johnson, but either that information is wrong or else it was a second marriage that I haven’t been able to find.
  11. Esther, twin to George, born 13 July 1820; reportedly married James Baker, but I have found no record of the marriage or of them in 1850 or later. I have found three other Esthers married in Linn County to other men, but none seem to have a time period where they could have been married to James Baker.
  12. Robert, “Surly Bob,” born 24 August 1824, Kentucky; died 3 July 1884, Sullivan County, Missouri; married Elizabeth J. Couch, 2 April 1844, Linn County, Missouri. She was born c1823, Tennessee; died after 7 June 1900, Sullivan County, Missouri, when she lived with her son’s family.

Children of Mary Robertson and William Midkiff, who married on 14 June 1803, Madison County, Kentucky, are:

  1. William Edgeman, born c1806/08, Tennessee; died before 22 August 1863, when Ruth applied for a widow’s pension; married Ruth Goodrich, 4 November 1832, Shelby County, Indiana. Ruth was born c1808, Virginnia; died after 22 August 1863, possibly Jasper County, Illinois.
  2. Daughter, born 1811-1815; died after 1830. No further record and the only Midkiff marriage in the 1830s in Shelby County is for William, above.

Children of Sally Robertson and Robert Gordon, who married on 18 April 1805, Madison County, Kentucky, are:

Allen Robertson stated that his aunt, Sally, and Robert Gordon removed to Mississippi. If they did so, they left soon after their marriage in 1805 and didn’t stay long, as Robert Gordon appears on the 1812 tax list for Warren County, Tennessee, where he lived the rest of his life. Also on the same list are James Gordon, John Gordon and John Gordon, Jr. Unfortunately, marriage records don’t begin there until 1852, long after the children had married. From various sources online, I have pieced together the following family group. Robert married (2) Sally Hayes, 20 January 1848, Cannon County, Missouri. Sarah’s estate inventory was filed on 31 March 1866, but she hasn’t been found in the 1860 census. The 1820 and 1830 censuses indicate there were nine children in the household. Robert Gordon left a will in 1854, leaving all to his wife until she died or married for a third time. Then the estate was to go to “my children,” but none were named!

  1. Daughter, born c1806, (female, born 1806-1810)
  2. Daughter, born c1808, (female, born 1806-1810)
  3. William George, born 10 June 1810, Tennessee (male, born 1806-1810); died 4 April 1894, Lamar County, Texas; married (1) Susan (Sukey) Walling. Susan was born 1 April 1807, Tennessee; died 1 August 1881, probably Lamar County, Texas. (2) Elitha M. Conn or Carr, 4 December 1886, Lamar County, Texas. No further information about Elitha except her marriage record. She likely may be the Elitha M. Carr living in Galveston, Texas in 1880 with her brother-in-law’s family and then found widowed and living with the James Moore household in St. Francis County, Arkansas. Her name is very unusual. She was born between 1836-1844, New York; died after 1900. It appears she had no children.
  4. ?Martha, born c1813, Warren County, Tennessee (female, born 1811-1820); reportedly married James Walling. There is a marriage recorded in White County, Tennessee on 14 November 1843 for James Walling and Martha HOWARD. Given that Martha would have been about 30 at that time, this easily could be a second marriage for her. Some online sources state that she is Martha Mobley, but I haven’t found any documents to support the idea that a Martha Mobley married James Walling. If she was previously married to a Mr. Howard and the 1843 marriage is, indeed, her, then all the children listed in the 1850 family aren’t hers unless they were Howard children instead of Wallings. Because the Wallings have a son named Davidson, born in 1857, and Martha Gordon had a brother, Davidson, I think this family might be correct. I also can’t find death certificates for any of her children, which might name their parents. Furthermore, I can’t find any other marriage for James Walling, either. This family is a mystery.
  5. Isaac, born c1815, Warren County, Tennessee (male, born 1811-1820); died before 15 April 1861, Union County, Illinois, when his brother, William, was the guardian of his two daughters in Clark County, Missouri. The court record noted that Mary Isabelle and Julia were lately of Union County, Illinois. Mary Isabelle married William Clay Trent, 19 October 1868, Scotland Count, Missouri. She was born 19 November 1850, Illinois; died 23 February 1873, Clark County, Missouri. Isaac was enumerated as Isaac “Jorden” in 1860, Union County, Illinois. With him were Isabelle, 10, Edward, 7, Julia, 4, a housekeeper from Virginia and her daughter, Rebecca and Maryte Martin, and two farmers, Franklin and Lewis Rayner, both born in Illinois. Isaac was a carpenter and is in the 22 June 1860 agricultural schedule, so he died between then and 15 April 1861 probably in Union County, Illinois. Julia supposedly married James C. Purciller in 1874, but I can’t find a marriage record and she died before 1880 when he married Julia Whitney on 4 March 1880 in Denton County, Texas. Supposedly, Julia Gordon gave birth to at least a couple of children, but I haven’t found any evidence of them.
  6. Sarah (Sally), born c1816, Warren County, Tennessee (female, born 1811-1820); reportedly married Phillip Smith. There is a marriage record for Philip A. Smith to Mrs. Sarah Walker recorded on 23 June 1854, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. A marriage for Sarah to a Mr. Walker hasn’t been found and there were no Walker children living with the Smiths in 1860. This family is another mystery.
  7. Anna Jane, born 3 June 1819, Warren County, Tennessee (female, born 1811-1820); died 16 March 1890, New Madrid County, Missouri; married Alexander Daniel Cruchon, 24 March 1841, St. Louis, Missouri. Alexander was born c1791/1800, Switzerland; died between 1870-1880 in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
  8. James Madison, born 1828, Warren County, Tennessee (male, born 1826-1830); died 28 November 1892, Scotland County, Missouri; married Jane Byars, 8 January 1853, Warren County, Tennessee. Jane was born 22 February 1835, Tennessee; died 24 January 1901, Scotland County, Missouri.
  9. Davidson, born c1829, Warren County, Tennessee (males, born 1826-1830); died 1907, Houston County, Texas; married Mrs. Martha Moberly, before 1880. They had no children together and it appears that Davidson had no children with anyone else.

Tomorrow, I will share data on the remaining children and grandchildren of Samuel and Elizabeth (Harris) Robertson.