Samuel Roberts  b:1759 Pittsylvania Co VA

Son of James and Elizabeth Lightfoot Roberts

       James ROBERTS born circa 1725 poss. Wm. died 1752 poss g/fa: James, Sr. w/ Ann; married:
 Elizabeth LIGHTFOOT born ca 1730 d. ca 1799 Pitts.VA daughter of Col. Wm. Lightfoot son of Philip LIGHTFOOT lived Pittsylvania Co VA, moved to Guilford Co, NC Will dated 9 Feb  1784 Rockingham Co,NC Will, Land both sides of Dan
River, Rec'd grand 1763.

       Children of James Roberts and Elizabeth Lightfoot Roberts
       1. Isaiah ROBERTS b c1769 Pittsylvania Co VA d Highland OH
       2. Gabriel ROBERTS b c1753 Halifax VA m. Mary ?  (Henry Co, VA deed)
       3. Ezra ROBERTS b c1760 Halifax/Pittsylvania Co VA d bef Jul 1836
          Lawrence, TN md 11 Dec 1781 Pitts.VA
                    Martha "Patsy" BREWER d/o James 11 Dec 1781 Pittsylvania Co VA

                          Ezra or Isrey ROBERTS, Patsey, VA Line, R8874, sol & wid had m about 1773 to
                          1775 in Charlotte Co NC & sol d in 1850 in Lawrence Co TN, a Nancy ROBERTS
                          stated in 1850 that sol & wid had 4 children 'sons'..." p. 2909” ...

       4. Naaman b 1762 Pittsylvania Co VA 8 Jul 1843, Garrard Co, KY m. 1783
           Guilford/Rockingham Co NC Jane Hill ROSE
           d/o Thomas Rockingham Co NC. Moved to Madison  Co KY 1808

                             ROBERTS...Noman or Namon, VA Line, S38338, appl 4 Nov 1833 Madison Co, KY, 
                             aged 68, sol lived in Pittsylvania Co VA at
                             enl, sol was b in 1764, after the Rev sol moved to Rockingham Co NC then to
                             Madison Co KY"

       5. Samuel b 10 May 1756 VA d 28 Oct 1843 Greenville Co SC m. Sally
                    Jordon Cooley 1 Oct 1785 Pittsylvania Co VA

                                    married: Sarah Cooley, d/o Jacob Cooley Sr. Samuel ROBERTS was a Rev. War
                                    soldier. "Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War
                                    Pension Files" p. 2910...ROBERTS...Samuel, VA Line, S21454, appl in Oct 1834
                                    in Greenville Dist SC aged 76, sol lived in Henry Co VA at enl &
                                    also srv as a sub for his brother Gabriel ROBERTS, sol was b 10 May 1758 in VA,
                                    sol had moved to NC when he enl for his 2nd tour & after he lived in
                                    NC & SC, on 31 Oct 1845 the exc'r of sol's estate rec'd final payment & was
                                    paid to 28 Oct 1843” p.2904-5 "...

       6. Samoras ROBERTS b 10 May 1756 (Twin) Halifax/Pittsylvania Co
           VA m. 23 Apr 1780  Pittsylvania Co VA  William JENKINS
       7. James Dudley ROBERTS b c1771 d 2 Nov 1805 Stokes Co NC m. 7 Dec
          1802  Stokes Co NC Mary "Polly" PRICE Rose,
          had Alfred and Sabrina who m. FOSTER
       8. Darkes/Docas ROBERTS b c1773
       9. Sabury/Sabrina ROBERTS b c1775
       10. Cyrus Lightfoot ROBERTS b c1751/4 Pittsylvania Co VA d
            1793/4 Rockingham Co NC m. 1786 Pittsylvania Co VA Mrs Mourning
            Eliza HUNTLEY(widow)

                        ROBERTS, Cyrus L. , VA Line, BLW#2035-300, sol lived with his father James
                        ROBERTS in Pittsylvania Co. VA  during the Rev War & he m there after the war
                        to a widow HUNDLEY & they moved to Guilford Co.NC the
                        part that became Rockingham Co. NC & they had 4 children; Ellis, Catharine, 
                        Cyrus L. & Moaning, sol d in 1793 or 1794 in Rockingham Co,
                        NC, sol son Ellis ROBERTS m Lydia _______ & he d 1833 leaving Lydia &
                        children Burwell S. ROBERTS, Eliza. C. the wife of John MONTGOMERY,
                         Susan H. the wife of Hugh WILLS, Ellis L., Martha J., Sarah E., Julian, John
                         Q., & James S. ROBERTS, the BLW was issued 12 JUL 1834 to sol’s children;
                         Catharine wife of William COVINGTON of TN, Cyrus L ROBERTS
                         of TN, Moaning ROBERTS of Rockingham Co. NC and the children of deceased son
                         Ellis, sold’s heirs also rec’d VA State BLW # 7787 for
                         4,207 acres on 06 JUN 1834 ”

                       ROBERTS, Cyrus , 1LT 14 CL 28 NOV 1776; Captain 15 JAN 1778; retired 30 SEP
                       1778.  Also written Cyrus L.  Residence referred to as PA... ROBERTS, Ezra,
                       Corp., Inf. nbll.  ...”

       ?11. Mourning b 15 Jul 1758 VA d 21 Sep 1833 Rockcastle Co KY , on
               1787 Albemarle Co VA Tax List, prob. witn SHELTON  Will Albemarle Co. (publ. 
               by James Hunter Chapter of DAR, Madison, NC says Mourning s/o James?) 6 sons 
               in Rev. WAR