Hi, Nancy, Do you need a George Roberts b. abt 1845, who married Martha Ellen Clarke? Perhaps he would be a connection to your line? Also there was an Edmund Roberts b. abt 1734 who married Jane Van Horn and I know you have Van Horns. Both are in my data base but only as distant collateral name so that is all I have on them. Just a thought. You probably have these already but for what its worth ------ In the meantime stay warm. Our winter has been awful so far. Diane in CO [email protected] wrote: My grandmother Jeanette ROBERTS CLARK, daughter of Samuel Clark, was born in Solebury and I am always keeping my eyes out for a connection to the Roberts surname as I can not find a family member with that name. She was born in the 1890's. Nancy In a message dated 1/7/2007 2:46:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Hi Linda, > > You are correct: Margery Paxson (dau. of Henry and Ann [Plumly] Paxson and > sister of Mary Paxson who married Henry Roberts) married Matthew Beans. I > suppose what caught your attention was the fact that I said that Jane > Roberts (dau. of Henry and Mary [Paxson] Roberts married Matthew Beans). > This is also true, but it is a different Matthew Beans, in fact the son of > Timothy and Rebecca (Paxson) Beans. The latter Rebecca Paxson was another > sister of Margery Paxson Beans and Mary Paxson Roberts. The source of my > information claiming that Jane Roberts married Matthew Beans comes from the > Orphans Court records of Bucks Co., concerning the settlement of the estate > of Mary Paxson Roberts, Jane's mother. On 10 June 1782 we find the account > of Anthony Hartley, executor of Mary Roberts' estate. The line items that > establish Jane's marriage are copied below: > > paid Jane Beanes sundry cloath given by will £ 3-4-2½ > paid Mathew Beanes, legacy left his wife by her father -10-0 > paid do. his wife's dividend of residue of her mother's estate 3-0-0 > > When I saw the name Matthew Beans, I also was confused, but I found that > there was another Matthew Beans of Jane's generation, namely the son of > Timothy and Rebecca. So I hypothesized that this might have been Jane's > husband, and since those Beanses moved to Virginia, it would explain why I > found no more trace of Jane in Bucks Co. > > Just tonight I think I have the proof that this identification is correct. I > made a quick check on WorldConnect databases, and I found one by Dave Wells > which includes Matthew Beans, son of Timothy and Rebecca (Paxson). He is > reported to have married Jane --- and moved to Loudoun Co. VA. I quote also > the notes that Dave Wells includes: > > "Matthew was disowned by Falls Monthly Meeting (Quaker) on 3 April 1769 > because of his marriage to his Cousin. He was disowned from Falls Monthly > Meeting again on 3 June 1782 at which time or soon thereafter he went to > Virginia for there is an indenture of his with an Isaiah Meyers for property > dated 1 March 1796 in VA Deed Book "W"." > > I hadn't thought to check the minutes of the Falls meeting for relevant > information, since the Beans, Paxsons, and Roberts all lived in Solebury > within the range of the Buckingham Meeting. But if you have followed my > explanation, you will see that in fact Matthew Beans Jr. was the first > cousin of Jane Roberts (their mothers Rebecca and Mary were Paxson sisters). > So I think we have now established with certainty the spouse of Matthew > Beans Jr. and also of Jane Roberts! > > Jim > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut.