----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 10:06 PM Subject: Re: Robertson/Robertson/Robinson Dear Billie, I am sorry that I forgot how to post to the list. If you think this is of interest, then you can forward this to the list. Elisha Robertson is Elisha Gill Robertson, b. about 1793, d. 1/31/1850. He, a slave, and several children all died of typhoid fever in a six week period in late 1849 and early 1850. He was married to Mary M. O. Morgan. His father was Elisha Robinson, d. 1795 in Edgefield, with wife Sarah. Elisha Gill did have a brother William who married Nancy, and a sister, Lydia, who married Samuel Garner. I have not found out much about this branch of my family (Elisha Gill is my 4th great-grandfather.) I should add that some cousins are absolutely adamant that the name is Robinson, although I am using the predominant spellings I have seen for each individual. Sincerely, Sharon Clontz Rowe [email protected] -------------------------------------------- Hi Sharon, Good to hear from you. Last week I went to the state archives and extracted some info. on a couple of wills, all from Edgefield Dist, SC. The first one is an Elias who married Sarah, but dates don't work with what you have as the father of your Elisha Gill Robertson?? Can you identify them? Below is the info. I extracted. If someone has further info on the families, I am trying to tie one Harriett Robertson b. ca 1820-1825 and died before 1850 to her family. She married Ewell/Uel Coursey sometime Bef. 1835, and had the following 4 children. 1. Unknown daughter b. ca 1835 2. John Franklin Coursey b. September 26, 1838 (m. Paulina/Lina Dean) d. March 26, 1912, assume Saluda Co, SC but may have been Edgefield. 3. William H. Coursey b. July 25, 1841 (m. Malissa (Maliscy) Rearden) d. December 08, 1915, Graniteville, Aiken Co. SC 4. Mary Jane Coursey b. ca 1848 (m. Michael B. Arthur) d. May 03, 1915, Augusta Ga. 1. Unknown daughter shows up in the 1840 census, but not later. 2. John Franklin died a couple of years too soon to have a death cert. [my gg-grandfather] 3. William H. names Ewell Coursey as his father on his 1915 Death Certificate, no mother is given 4. Mary Jane Coursey Arthur's death cert. names her father Earl Coursey and mother Harriett Robertson So..... who is Harriett Robertson and who are her parents??? Hope someone can help. Anyway, the info. I had time to get last week on some Robertsons, in my long list to find, is listed below. Billie Jones Camden, SC [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I found an estate administration for Elias m. Sarah, and on the front page of the Package, it lists his name with both spellings, so I think you are correct it keeping the spellings. Box 24, pkg 860 - Estate of Elias Roberson, S. Roberson adms, 1828 Box 24, pkg 860 - Estate of Elias Robertson, S. Robertson adms, 1828 [the two spellings - both on the page, one written at the top, the other at the bottom. Sarah Robertson applied for letter of adm 23 Oct 1815 Letter of adm. issued to Sarah Robertson, March 15, 1816 Within the adm. The following Robertsons were listed, as RoberTsons: Sarah Robertson adm. of the estate of Elias Robertson; Joseph Robertson and Langford Robertson. The following was called Roberson - Sandford Roberson No relationships were given. In Feb, 1928, Joseph Jacobs, admn in right of my wife. [this sounds like Sarah remarried. Is that so?] Estate Sale held Dec 1827. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Box 24, pkg 861 - Will of John Robertson (or Robinson); William Robinson exor., File Sept 23, 1816 Sept 23, 1816 - appraisment of the property. Will - John Robertson of Madison Co., MS. Brother William Robertson in SC to take my estate and raise my children. He appointed some temporary guardians to his children until his brother was available. Qualified William Robertson Sept 21, 1816 by Edgefield Dist Court Qualified the following appraisors to sell land to pay debts: [Evidently he owed land in Edgefield, as these are Edgefield Co. Names] Wm. Oliphant Elias Blackburn John Blackburn Sampson Butler On 5/6/1822 , paid William P. Robertson $50 in part of his legacy; On Nov 14, 1823, paid $115.54 in full. Jan 2, 1823 - paid Daniel Robertson $140 (no mention of legacy) Temperance Robertson one of the legatees - 1822, paid John Huff $100 for maintaining and supporting Tempance Robertson for 5 years, her being one of the legatees of John Robertson. Cash paid Daniel Robertson 1822 - $22.54 or 225.41? (could not tell where the decimal was and if a mark at the end was a 1 or just messy microfilm marks.) Are these husband's of daughters: 1826 Paid Daniel Huff $12 1/23/1827 Paid J. Gray $16.85 1828 Douglas Robertson $253.00 -------------------------------------------------- Box 24, pkg 864, Edgefield Dist, SC Will of William Robinson, Decd, A Connor Exec. /w/March 1, 1820 Filed 7/28/1927 State of SC, I Willam Roberson of Edgefield District being of sound mind... in manner following: 1st All my debts to be paid... 2nd I give and bequeath to my grandson William Payne, Jr. my lands on Horsepen Creek contining 470 acres more of less also thenegroes old Adam, ___, ___, Charlotte and ____ Barnes and their ___ and increase. And if my said grandson die leavingno wife or lawful ____, I BEQUEAT THE SAID LANDS AND BEFORES TO BE EQUALLY divided among the children or lineal descendens of daugter Margaret Conner and Jane Marsh in fee simple forever. [This item was revolked in a codicil dated 12/27/1823 due to the death of William Payne see notes below] 3rd I bequeath in fee simple to my granddaughter Elizabeth Marsh one Negro girl Young Sarah and increase and one feather bed & furniture. 4th I desire that the lands whereon I live containing about 400 acres more of less shall immediately after my death be divided from East to West into two tracts so as to throw into the upper part or house tract one 400 acres the most acres and I hereby give and bequeath the upper tract of the said land to my grandson William Robinson Marsh and the lower part of tract to ------ my grandson William Roberson Connor and should either of my grandsons die leaving no lawful ------ my will is that his part of the said land shall be divided equally among his brother and sisters or their lineal descendants. Daughter Margaret Connor's to childen receive Negroes Daughter Jane Marsh children to receive Negroes Codicil gave the lands formerly left to grandson William PAYNE to his other grandsons William Robinson Connor, and William Robinson Marsh. He also divided up the negroes that had been left to William Payne dec;d Proven with codicil 26 Nov. 1826 There seems to have been a problem as there is a document where all lands were ordered to be sold and debts paid. It seems to be saying that the heirs were reponsible for paying from their portion on debts. The estate probate was taken from the acting executor Albert G. Connor, "him having been arrested", and the estate was turned over to W. Brooks, Comminsioner of Equity. The legacy of Margaret Conner will pay 55 cents on the dollor for the debt and Jane Marsh to pay .44 on the dollar. Looks like Jane Marsh owes about $2600 back to the estate for the payment of debts. I did not see an line item pages of the legacy of Margaret Connor.