Name |
Benjamin* Robert [1] |
Suffix |
(immigrant) |
Birth |
Abt 1746 |
Ireland; Pennsylvania |
Gender |
Male |
Emigration |
Bef 1750 |
Ireland |
Possessions |
09 Oct 1777 |
Natchez District, Mississippi |
250 arpents |
- from the English land grants of 1768-79 in Natchez:
Benjamin Roberts, October 9, 1777, 250 arpents
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Possessions |
Abt 1790 |
Coles Creek, Natchez, Mississippi |
owned land |
- Natchez Records 1767-1805 by May Wilson McBee
Page 357 (no preview available)
William Ferguson to Thos Marston Green, 348 acres on Cole's Creek, b. by lands of John Smith, James Cole, Ben Stanley, and Benj. Roberts, for $350. ...no preview available for this page
page 80
1790. William Ferguson to Thomas Marston Green, 348 arpents b. by John Smith, James Cole, Benj. Stampley, Benj. Roberts, for $350 paid. Wit: Eben Rees. ...no preview available for this page
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Residence |
09 Feb 1790 |
Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana |
dau Marie married, wit'd |
Residence |
15 Jul 1794 |
Opelousas, St.Landry Parish, Louisiana |
dau Sarah married in Opel. |
Property |
10 Jun 1807 |
Cole's Creek, Natchez, Jefferson Co, Mississippi |
- Early Settlers of Mississippi
certificate entered 19 Jun 1807
cert 285
cert date 10 Jun 1807
recorded Vol 4 Pg 314
Claim Name: Thomas M. Green
Orig Name Benjamin Roberts
Quantity 350
Situation: Cole's Cree
Derived: British
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Land Claim Mississippi Territory
Benjamin Roberts to Thomas M. Green
date: 10 Jun 1807; entered 19 Jun 1807
Cole's Creek, 350 acres |
Death |
Aft 1810 |
of, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana |
Notes |
- Cole, Elizabeth m Benjamin Roberts (Opel Ch)
Elizabeth Welch (Jacob Walch & Susan Robert) bt 9 Jan 1814 Mats: Benjamin Robert of Pennsylvania and Elizabeth Cole of South Carolina.
Clark Susan (John of Baltimore & Sara Robert) bt 13 Sept 1801 at age 6 yrs. Mats: Benjamin Robert & Elisbeth Costo
Clark, Rachel (John of Baltimore & Sara Robert) bt 13 Sept 1801 at age 4 years. Mats: Benjamin Robert & Elisabeth Costo
Clark, Ann (John of Baltimore & Sara Robert) bt 13 Sept 1801 at age 10 mos. Mats: Benjamin Robert & Elisabeth Costo
Also from the English land grants of 1768-79 in Natchez:
* Benjamin Roberts, October 9, 1777, 250 arpents
James Cole, March 20, 1778, 550 arpents
William Hay, 1773, 1773, 1776, 3400 arpents
Isaac Johnson of Second/Sandy Creel, September 1, 1777 1,000 arpents
from LV: reportedly born in Wales. Settled Roberts Cove in Acadia Parish
1810 Opel Parish Census:
Benjamin Roberts: 1 male 45+; 1 female 45+; 1 female 10- under 16
from James Ray Johnson (WesearchSLA@aol.com): There are numerous references in the Land Claims of Mississippi Territory which indicate that Benjamin Robert was a resident of the Cole Creek area. Certificate B-285 indicates he received from British Government of West Florida a warrant in 1775 for land on Cole?s Creek and that he was above 21 years of age, inhabited and cultivated the land. In spite of a notation that he was deceased by 1807, there is other evidence that indicate this was our Benjamin Robert, who was the father of the five girls that we know. Without real proof I still think that the first four, Nancy Ann 1772, Marie 1775, Celeste 1779, and Suzanne 1781, were born in Mississippi. The fifth girl Rebecca, born circa 1790, was probably born in Louisiana. There is evidence that Benjamin Robert was in St. Landry Parish by 1789. Yet, he was still shown as a land owner on Coles Creek in Mississippi Territory in 1790.
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Person ID |
I2181 |
Roots |
Last Modified |
16 May 2015 |
Family |
Elizabeth* Cole, b. Abt 1755, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania; South Carolina d. Aft 1810 (Age ~ 56 years) |
Marriage |
Abt 1768 |
Lancaster Co (probably), Pennsylvania [1] |
Children |
+ | 1. Nancy** Anna Robert, b. Abt 1770, Natchez District, Mississippi d. Aft 1815, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (Age ~ 46 years) |
+ | 2. Marie Robert, b. Abt 1772, Natchez District, Mississippi d. Aft 1791 (Age ~ 20 years) |
+ | 3. Sarah Celeste Robert, b. Abt 1774, Natchez District, Mississippi d. Aft 1817 (Age ~ 44 years) |
+ | 4. Susan Robert, b. Abt 1776, Natchez District, Mississippi d. Aft 1814 (Age ~ 39 years) |
+ | 5. Rebecca Robert, b. 1778, Coles Creek Settlement, Natchez, Mississippi d. Aft 1850, of, Rapides, Rapides Parish, Louisnana (Age > 73 years) |
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Family ID |
F869 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
7 Jun 2016 |