Hi Antoinette, You want the Darius who was the son of Nathan Robertson and Anne Leach and as you stated was born 1801. Darius seemed to be a popular name in this family. His sister, Sarah is buried in the Coffee Creek Baptist Church Cemetary: Robinson, Sarah died 27 August 1835 aged 36 years. Father was Nathan Robertson.. There is a link to her name which gives the following information which you may or may not be aware of. I am posting it to the list in that it is fascinating reading (well to me anyway). You may want to contact Hal Beumer who contributed this material. I suspect that the family moved on to another state. I see that at Darius' Uncle Simeon's family ended up in Iowa. I have paper copies of the Coffee Creek records and I'll check those. The records online are only the stones. Sincerely, Jonathan Loppnow Topeka Kansas The Coffee Creek records are now at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jlopp/ Contributor: Hal Beumer - El Cajon, CA email: beumer@alum.mit.edu The History of Nathan Robertson and His Descendants When Nathan and Robert Robertson came to Indiana it was but a territory - it not having been admitted into the Union as a state until the year 1816, Dec 16. Indiana Territory was organized in the year 1800. (page 1) Nathan Robertson had two brothers, William and Robert. Robert came with Nathan to KY, and thence to Clark County, IN, where he died at a good old age. William - the other brother - went from Maryland to Georgia when that state was first settled - sometime before Nathan and Robert came to KY and his brothers never heard from him afterward, as there were at that time no railroads and but few mail facilities. (page 3) Nathan Robertson lived 20 miles from Annapolis, MD near the Concregig River. Crossed the Allegheny Mountains to KY with seven children, with their goods on two old horses - one horse died on the way - no home prepared at end of journey. Nothing but forest and wild animals. What courage!! (page 4?) Robert Robertson, Sr. brother of Nathan Robertson, Sr., was a drinking man and always remained in poverty. His sons were Nathan, Samuel and Robert. Nathan was a staunch Baptist. His wife's name was Annie. They had a daughter Polly, who first married a Mr. Robert Lowry and after his death she married Nay[sic]. Her daughter's daughter, Mary Jane, married Eli Wells (a cousin of my husband - Merit Wells). The first funeral my father (Aquilla Robertson) remembers of was his great uncle Robert Robertson in Clark County. The first wedding he ever attended was that of his cousin Amos Robertson, the son of his Uncle Robert, brother of Middleton. (page 4?) In 1787, Robert and his brother Nathan with their families emigrated to KY, taking the long roundabout route southwest through Virginia to the Cumberland Gap, thence over the Wilderness Road to Bourbon County, near Paris, KY. Their belongings were carried on pack horses as no wagons could traverse the Wilderness Road. Of the two old horses with which Nathan started, one died on the way. Men, woman and children of necessity since there were but two horses made most of the journey on foot., as did thousands of other home seekers in the twenty years between 1775 and 1795. They traveled hundreds of miles over mountain and river, through mud and through forest with no place to sleep at night save by an open campfire. Besides the difficulties of the trail and the hardships of rain and cold, the fear of attack by the Indians was always present. Where the danger was greatest, the travelers could not even have the comfort of the campfire.It was customary for families to make the journey in parties, since travel over this route was so difficult and dangerous. Going to KY, people usually waited on the Block House on the Holston until a large enough company had assembled to make it safe to proceed through the gap and over the wilderness road. That they found friends at the journey's end seems fairly certain, since the Tucker's who lived in the same hundred in MD came to KY in 1785 and were already settled in the neighborhood to which the Robertson's came. Nathan married Miss Elizabeth Speaks of Maryland in 1771. He, with his family and brother Robert and family, moved from Frederick County (near Frederickstown) MD to Bourbon County, KY (near Paris) in the year 1787, the year the Northwest Territory was organized. They brought their household goods on pack-horses across the Allegheny Mountains - there being no railroads nor even a wagon road at the time. Nathan and Robert Robertson, and their families, left KY in the year 1799 or 1800 and came to the Territory of Indiana, and settled three miles north of Charlestown in Clark County. (page 1) Source: The History of Nathan Robertson and his Descendants by Mourincie R. Wells (1894) The Land of Winding Waters Darius Robinson came from Ky when he was 11, his parents living two years near John Work's Mill. Moving to Jefferson County, they settled for one year on a farm owned by Jacob Trumbo, moved to Coffee Creek and entered 160 acres of land. Darius' brother joined Captain Norris' Rangers and did duty for about one year at Solomon Deputy's blockhouse at Coffee Creek. After his short stay at Coffee Creek, where he married Nellie Wilson, Darius moved on to Cana. At one time when Darius was hunting, he saw a panther. He shot at the panther but only wounded it. Before he could reload, the panther had attacked him. And then as he described it, "the fun began". With the aid of an axe and his dog, he succeeded in killing the wounded panther. "From tip to tip", he said, "it measured nine feet." Source: The Land of Winding Waters, published by Our Heritage, Inc. History of Coffee Creek Baptist Association The parents of Jesse W. Robinson immigrated from KY about 1819 and located in the western part of Jennings County, IN. Jesse at that time being some twelve or fifteen years of age. When about twenty-four years old he was united in marriage with Miss Nancy Scott and not long after, was baptized and received into the fellowship of Coffee Creek Church, his wife being already a member. He was subsequently licensed to preach at Coffee Creek, and ordained to the ministry in 1837, the ordination of John Hill occurring at the same time. Elder Robinson enlisted actively in ministerial duties, and though uneducated, was quite a popular preacher. He remained in the Association but a few years - as he moved to Jackson County; but continued in the ministry through life. It was largely through his efforts that Liberty Association was organized in 1847; and he was a leading man in that body and prominent in all denominational work in that vicinity. He died in 1863 or 1864 - his wife and several children surviving him. History of Coffee Creek Baptist Association , J.C. Tibetts, Elm Street Printing Company, Cincinnati, Ohio 1883 pages 184,185 History of Coffee Creek Baptist Church Coffee Creek Baptist Church was organized at the home of Thomas Hill , on Coffee Creek, the first Saturday in May 1822, with the following as charter members: Thomas Hill, Sr., Mary Hill, William Whitsitt, Nancy Blankenship, John Hopkins, Zilpha Hopkins, Nathan Robertson, Ann Robertson, Patsey Peoples, Nancy Johnson, Betsey Bennett, Betsey Burnett, Polly Roberts, Sally Scott, Ann McCroara, Ann Pritchard, Ann Wilkerson, Polly Hudson, Hannah, Earl and Susan Hill. The church has ordained eight Ministers, Thomas Hill, Jr., Zachariah Bush, J.W. Robinson, John Hill, Charles Snowden, William B. Lewis, U.M. McGuire and B. P. Purviance. Source: History of Coffee Creek Baptist Church , The Hoosier Journal of Ancestry, IV-1 - a reprint of an Article from The North Vernon Newspaper of 18 May 1922 Contributed by Hal Beumer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Comment from Hal Beumer My ancestors (my gr gr gr grandparents Simeon and Ann Robertson and my gr gr gr gr grandparents Nathan and Ann Robertson) both attended Coffee Creek. My gr gr grandfather Darius Robertson was born in Jennings County in 1832. I have no idea where Nathan and Ann were in the period between 1837 and 1846. I do know that Nathan and Ann came to Iowa in 1846. Nathan Robertson died Nov. 22, 1847 aged 72y 6m 25d in Agency, Wapello County, IA and that Ann Robertson was alive, aged 82 in 1856 and was living with son Samuel Robertson. Son Simeon lived nearby as did former d-in-law Abigail Whitman Robertson Kitterman, the widow of son John Logan Robertson (John Logan Robertson married 5 Oct 1836 Abbegail Whitman in Jennings County, IN). Nathan and Ann Robertson were listed as members of the Coffee Creek Baptist Church in May 1822 Nathan Robertson May 1822 - Mar 1837 Ann Robertson May 1822 - Mar 1837 Polly Robertson Jul 1827 - Jul 1830 Samuel Robertson Aug 1827 - Jul 1830 Simeon Robertson Sep 1827 - Aug 1828 Ann Robertson Sep 1827 - Aug 1828 Simeon Robertson Jun 1832 - Aug 1834 Ann Robertson Jun 1832 - Aug 1834 Jesse Robinson Oct 1832 - Apr 1839 Nancy Robinson Oct 1832 - Apr 1839 Nancy Robinson Aug 1857 - Jun 1872 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Robert R.? Robertson Born: __ ___ 1742 in ____ County, Maryland Died: __ ___ ____ in _____ County, _______ Buried: Married: (1) Rachael _________ __ ___ ____ Rachael ______ Born: __ ___ 1740 in _________ County, ________ Died: __ ___ ____ in _____ County, _______ Buried: Notes: - Note - Children based on tentative group sheet by Richard Parker - Children 1 thru 6 recorded in 1776 Maryland Census. 7 and 8 are guesses by Richard Parker based solely on Bourbon county marriage records ? - Zachariah died Vermillion County, IL - 1776 Family in Frederick County, MD - 1792 - 1796 Robert, Sr in Bourbon County, KY - 1800 - 1809 Robert, Sr in Franklin County, KY - 1800 - Nathan, Daniel, Zachariah in Pendleton County, KY? Children: 1. Zachariah 6 May 1762 - 16 Jan 1839 2. Mary 6 Aug 1764 - __ ___ ____ 3. Daniel __ ___ 1768 - __ ___ ____ 4. Susanna __ ___ 1772 - __ ___ ____ 5. Samuel __ ___ 1774 - __ ___ ____ 6. Nathan __ ___ 1775 - __ ___ ____ ??7. Robert, Jr. __ ___ ____ - __ ___ ____ ??8. James __ ___ ____ - __ ___ ____ Notes: (all marriages in Bourbon County, KY unless otherwise specified) - 1. Zachariah married 15 May 1786 Mary Smith (m. Frederick County, MD) 1. Zachariah married __ ___ ____ Elizabeth Jones - 2. Mary married __ ___ ____? - 3. Daniel married __ ___ ____? - 4. Susanna married __ ___ ____? - 5. Samuel married 3 Apr 1794 Rebecca Jameson - 6. Nathan married 20 Jul 1797 Anna Leach (30 Jul 1796?) - 7. Robert married 18 Oct 1798 Mary Laughtean - 8. James married __ Apr 1795 Mary Calmeas Nathan Robertson Born: __ ___ 1775 in ____ County, Maryland Died: __ ___ ____ in _____ County, _______ Buried: Married: (1) Anne Leach 20 Jul 1797 Bourbon County Kentucky Anne Leach Born: __ ___ ____ in _________ County, ________ Died: __ ___ ____ in _____ County, _______ Buried: Notes: - Note - Children based on tentative group sheet by Richard Parker - Children 10 and 11 are questionable - Children 2 thru 7 born in KY - Sarah d. Jennings County and buried in Coffee Creek Baptist Church Cemetery - Jesse Wells died in Jackson County, IN - Louise died in Jennings County, IN Children: 1. Samuel __ ___ ____ - __ ___ ____ 2. Sarah __ ___ 1799 - 27 Jun 1835 3. Darius __ ___ 1801 - __ ___ ____ 4. Jesse Wells Robinson 30 Oct 1803 - 22 Oct 1855 5. Maria __ ___ ____ - __ ___ ____ 6. Louise __ ___ ____ - __ Sep 1840 7. Simeon __ ___ 1802 - __ ___ ____ ?? 8. Elisha __ ___ ____ - __ ___ ____ ?? 9. John Logan __ ___ ____ - __ ___ ____ ??10. Elizabeth __ ___ ____ - __ ___ ____ ??11. Humphrey M. __ ___ ____ - __ ___ ____ Notes: (all marriages in Jennings County, IN unless otherwise specified) - 1. Samuel married __ ___ ____ Polly ______ - 2. Sarah married __ ___ ____? - 3. Darius married 21 May 1827 Eleanor Wilson (m. in Jefferson County) 3. Darius married __ ___ ____ Susan _______ - 4. Jesse Wells married 24 Jul 1823 Nancy Scott - 5. Maria married 31 Aug 1823 John Musselman - 6. Louise married 16 Mar 1826 Aaron Scott - 7. Simeon married 1 Sep 1824 Ann Welbourne - 8. Elisha married 10 Sep 1829 Louisa Thornton - 9. John Logan married 5 Oct 1836 Abbegail Whitman -10. Elizabeth married 24 Jan 1843 Henry Dixon -11. Humphrey M. married 28 Nov 1833 Martha Brandon Simeon Robertson Born: __ ___ 1802 in ____ County, KY Died: __ ___ ____ in _____ County, _______ Buried: Married: (1) Ann Welbourne 1 Sep 1824 Jennings County, IN Ann Welbourne Born: __ ___ 1803 in _________ County, KY Died: __ ___ ____ in _____ County, _______ Buried: Notes: Children: 1. James __ ___ 1827 - __ ___ ____ (alive 1850) 2. Darius 1 Mar 1832 - 27 May 1903 3. Simeon E. __ ___ 1835 - __ ___ ____ (alive 1850) 4. William J. __ ___ 1837 - __ ___ ____ (alive 1860) 5. John M. __ ___ 1841 - __ ___ ____ (alive 1850) 6. Cyrus I. __ ___ 1844 - __ ___ ____ (alive 1850) 7. Elizabeth __ Jun 1850 - __ ___ ____ (alive 1850) Notes: - 2. Darius married 2 Apr 1857 Catherine Ferguson (Mahaska County, Iowa) ----- Original Message ----- From: <INJENNIN-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <INJENNIN-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 12:02 AM Subject: INJENNIN-D Digest V02 #11