g Willie Irvin: July 13, 1891; m.; issue; r. [p81] Matoaca. B Bettie: m. --- Clark: Ch.: Rev. Thornton Clark, 612 Denny St., Fulton, Richmond, Va. C Pattie: m. --- Therbain; D Benjamin: 1860; Dec. 25, 1878. E Julia: m. --- McGee (d.); Ch.: Julian, Halfax St., Petersburg, Va. F Gussie: m. --- Cox; Ch.: Archie, Roanoke, Va. G Kate: m. Gus Sykes; Ch.: Mrs. Mattie Smith, 310 E. Franklin St., Richmond, Va. H Alberta: m. --- Martin: Ch.: Mrs. Bessie M. Broadus, 2227 Grace St., Richmond, Va. I 4 others. 2 Francis. 3 Joseph. 4 James. 5 John. 6 Judith. (k) Richard: 1783 or 85. (i) William; 1787. (m) Nancy: went to Ky. (B) William (son of (2) William: 1680): d. Nov. 14, 1794. (C) Archibald. (D) Martha. (E) Ann. (F) James. (G) Robert. (H) Patrick. (I) Arthur. (J) Agnes. (I) Arthur: 1745; ab. 1820; came to Va., 1870; m. Elizabeth Irving; went to Ky., 1810; d. Ky., buried Forest Place, Bedford Co., Va. (a) Archibald: 1783; June 14, 1835; m. May 6, 1819, Sarah Floyd Brown; said to have been worth half a million dollars at time of his death. 1 James Murray: 1820; Nov. 19, 1904; m. Fannie J. Hart; ch.: James H., Schuyler F., Sarah F., Alexander F., (l. Willow Bank Place, Albemarle Co., Va.), archibald, William Bickley, Arthur I., Thomas Brown (Judge; former mem. state legislature; (BB), r. Hopewell, Va. 2 Arthur Floyd: 1822; 1884; served Civil War. 3 Archibald: 1825; 1853. 4 William Brown: 1828; June 10, 1896. 5 John Brown: July 8, 1831; Mar. 17, 1904; was a lawyer of marked distinction in Amherst and Lynchburg; m. Martha Waller; widow r. Anherst, Va. A descentant: Sarah June Robertson, (BB), r. Anherst, Va. 6 Andrew Donald: Jan. 18, 1834; Apr. 16, 1916; Capt. C.S.A. (b) Dr. William: 1785; 1850; Ch.: William A., Alfred, Robert, Harriet, Archibald, Mary Eliza, Virginia. (c) Robert: went to Mo.: Ch.: William, Robert. (d) Elizabeth Irvine: 1790; 1862. (3) Arthur: Chamberlain of Glasgow, 1766. (4) Robert. (5) Patrick: settled in Connecticut. (7) Agnes: d.y. (6) Archibald: came to City Point, Va., ab. 1745; settled in Prince George Co., Va.: m. 1748, Elizabeth Fitzgerald (dau. John F., an Irish gentleman and patriot of the Revolution); ch.: (A) William, Archibald, John, Christian, Elizabeth. (A) William: Feb. 5, 1750; m. 1775, Elizabeth Bolling (see chapter on "American Robertson Families of Royal Descent, in this volume, regarding her descent from Chief Powhatan and Princess Pocahontes; Vestryman, warden and deputy of Bristol Parish, 1779-89; Mem. Va. Council; merchant in Petersburg; lawyer; reared in a large and distinguished family. See p. 116. (a) Archibald: m. cousin Elizabeth Bolling; d.w.i. (b) Hon. Thomas Bolling: Feb. 27, 1778; Oct. 5, 1828; m. Apr., 1821, Leila Skipworth; Mem. House of Delegates, Va., 1805-6; apptd. by Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of Territory of Orleans, 1807; Mem. of Congress from La., 1812-18; Atty-Gen., of La.; Governor of La., 1820; U.S. Dist. Judge for La., 1825; d.w.i., see picture opp. p.58. [p82] (c) William: 1786; m. Christian Williams; Mem. of Va. Assembly; Ch.: Ann (m. Nath. G. Friend; issue). (d) John: 1788; 1873; Atty-Gen. of Va.; Mem. of State Assembly; Mem. of Congress from Richmond for more than 50 yrs.; m. 1814, Anna Trent: Ch.: Bolling, Powhaton, Elizabeth. (e) Anne: 1790; 1842; m. Dr. Henry Skipwith. Issue. (f) Jane Gay: 1796; 1840: m. John H. Bernard. Issue. (g) Hon. Wyndham: Jan. 26, 1803, Chesterfield Co., Va.; Feb. 11, 1888; grad. William and Mary Coll.; traveled in Europe; 1827; Governor of Virginia; mem. of General Assembly of Va., 1860-65; opposed to succession and was untiring in his efforts to avert war, but when Va. seceeded he stood with his native state. He was a man of letters. In writing of the Robertson decendants of Pocahontas, 1887, he said: "In disposition they seem to have been mild, but firm: brave, but not aggressive; ambitious, but public spirited: effectionate with one another and just to all *** In character, upright and unrepro- achable.": m. Mary Frances Trigg Smith. See his picture opp. p. 59. 1 Mary: m. Colonel --- Blackford: Ch.: Elizabeth, Gay R., Pelham (r. Richmond, Va.), Wyndham R. 2 Frank S.: m. Stella Wheeler; gallant Confederate soldier; d. 1926. A Mary: brilliant and charming; m. Prof. Willoughby Reeds. B Kate Markham: m. W. T. Booker; capable and efficient; for several years was Supt., George Ben Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abington, Va. C Stella Wheeler (Nellie): m. Dr. J. Coleman Motley; have 3 attractive ch.; r. Abingdon, Va. 3 Kate Markham: m. James L. White (Capt. C.S.A.; able lawyer; erect and handsome); intellectual and well read; spent much of her life helping others; Episc.; Ch.: Annie C. (r. Abingdon, Va.), Madge G. (r. Abingdon, Va.), Wyndham R. (r. Abingdon, Va.), W.Y.C. (Ex-mem. House of Delegates of Va.; r. Abingdon, Va.), Pocahontas T., Kathleen R., Gay R., Frank R. 4 Anne Pocahontas: m. Connally F. Trigg (Mem. of Congress, 9th Va. Dist.). 5 Wyndham Bolling: Richmond, Va., Jan. 17, 1850; Abingdon, Va., July 24, 1923; a public spirited man; m. typical southern gentleman of the old school; "his days were spent doing good;" he is said to be one of the most loved men who ever lived in Washington Co.; m. 1870, Florence Henderson, of Lynchburg, Va. A Eliza Holcombe: m. Norvelle Lee; Espisc.; l. Alpaca, N.Va. B Wyndham Bolling: physician; m. Saida Claiborne; issue. C Mary Smith: m. George E. Worden D Walter H.: b. near Saltville, Washington Co., Va., Feb. 22, 1879; attended William and Mary College and Roanoke College, Univ. of Va., (B.L.); attorney; Democrat; mem. of the Va. House of Delegates, 1920; elder in Presby. church: m. Oct. 12, 1905, Bessie Wilson White; (BB); r. Bristol, Va.; ch.: Margaret, White, Florence Henderson. F Charles Bolling: d.y. E William: d.y. G John R.: d.y. H Pocahontas Trigg. 231 JOSEPH RAINEY ROBERTSON: d. 1833; buried near Frankfort, Ky.; m. --- Johnson; came from Scotland to Ind., early 19th century; later to Ky. [p83] James: June 7, 1798; Jan. 1883; buried near Frankfort, Ky.; m. 1817, Martha A. Metcalf (1800; 1872; desc. from Hollanders who came to N.Y.); ld. Bourbon Co., Ky. Ch.: John W. (1819; 1885), Susan B. (1823; 1852), James J. (1826), Mary E. (1828; 1857), Zacarah Finch; (1830; 1881), Isabelle (1834; 1864), Benj. F. (1840), Henry Clay (1842), Martha E. (E) Zacarah Finch: Oct. 22, 1830; Sept. 9, 1881; m. Rebecca Jane Morrison. (a) Oscar Clifton: Feb. 22, 1857; April 14, 1912; m. Leona Coddingten. 1 Paul Finch: Jan. 15, 1883, Terre Haute, Ind.; m. June 17, 1905, Bloomington, Ind., Odessa Blanche Haise; r. 102 N. Maplewood St., Peoria, Ill. 2 Eugenia Clifton: Feb. 24, 1885; m. Dec. 1, 1917, Florence Louisa Montgomery. 3 James Leon: Dec. 23, 1897; m.: issue. 4 Hubert ????: June 3, 1899. (b) Francis Ada: Mar. 7, 1859; Mar. 18, 1863. (c) Martha Jane: Dec. 3, 1860, Mattoon, Ill.; m. Robert T. Boyd; m. (2) Hamilton Cooper. (d) Mary Belle: Oct. 26, 1862; m. Oct. 25, 2882, George Rust Clark. (2) William: 1803; m. --- Nevins; 13 ch., including Solomon and Merit. (3) Mark. (4) Johnson: m. Mary Langston: Ch.: Robert, Allen, Samuel, L.D. (5) Solomon Rainey. (6) Elizabeth. (7) Mahala. (8) Mary Ann. 232 WILLIAM ROBERTSON: came from Scotland, 1830; settled Springfield, Ky., ab. 1835. (1) William Platt: 1838, Springfield, Ky.; m. Louana Harris, of Jackson, Tenn. (A) George Harris: Jackson, Tenn., May 17, 1871; Vice-President, Fidelity Reserve Corp., Los Angeles, Calif.; (BB); r. 704 S. Spring St., Los Angeles. (B) Samuel Richard: Jackson, Tenn., Jan. 16, 1878; m. Elizabeth Hughes, in Jackson, Aug. 24, 1899; m. to Denver, Colo., Ch.: Marie Constance (1900), Lousana Harris (1902), Samuel Richard (1904). (2) Thomas Austin: Congressman 4th Ky. Dist. 1 or 2 terms. (3) Samuel Richard. 233 MR. ROBERTSON: family went from Va. to Ky.; Ch.: Mary E. (m. --- Hawkins), James H., Francis M., Richard Lewis. (4) Richard Lewis: U.S. Consul at Mazatlan, Mexico, 1861-64. (A) Richard Felix: b. Mazatlan, Mexico, Oct. 12, 1863; attorney; justice of the peace; ad. 1st Nat'l Bank Bldg., San Jose, Calif., (BB). 234 ARCHIBALD ROBERTSON: b. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1708; d. Brattlboro, Vt.; came to America, 1754; m. Elizabeth Watson; disssenters from the established church of Sct.; Ch.: James (below), William (settled Chesterfield, N.H.), John (settled Charleston, N.H.), Anna. (1) James: b. Edinburgh, Sc., Mar. 8, 1741; d. Mar. 19, 1830; m. Sarah Bancroft; m. (2) Mrs. Mary Snow; served in Amer. Revol. Ch.: Elizabeth (1767), James (1768), Sarah (1770), Anna (1771), [p84] Lois (1773), Twins (1775; d. in 4 weeks), Lucy (1776), Timothy (1778), Lacy (1779), Sybil (1781), Hannah (1784), (M) Alexander (1785), Ebenezer (1787). (M) Alexander: Sept. 19, 1785; Dec. 29, 1869; m. 1817, Lucinda Robertson (widow of his bro. Timothy; Ch. Hannah (1817), Sarah (1819), Martha (1822), Lucinda (1825), Lucretia, James (1827), (g) Timothy Norris. (g) Timothy Norris: Jan. 28, 1830; Feb. 2, 1913; m. Francis C. Leighton. They ld. on ancestral farm which has been in possession of members of the family since the original grant to James Robertson before, the Revolution. Ch.: Ernest (Jan. 11, 1858), Byron E. (Feb. 3, 1860; m.; issue), George B. (Nov. 7, 1868; m. Myrtle E. Ellis; (BB); r. 247 Washington St., Keene, N.H.; Ch.: Mary. Ellis, Norris, Margaret.), Florence (Mar. 29, 1878); m. Frank J. Bennett, issue). 235 WILLIAM ROBERTSON: (descendant of Archibald, above group): ld. Brattleboro, Vt.; m. --- Swan; owned land on which a small cemetery is Located which contains the grave of Archibald; Ch.: John (ld. Boston), J. Edward (ld. Springfield, Mass.), Grace (m. Charles A. Hale; (AA); r. 18 Winsor Ave., Watertown, Mass. 236 WILLIAM ROBERTSON: June 14, 1811; m. July 7, 1834, Mary Eliza Martin (b. Dec. 8, 1811). Ch.: Edward Wm. (July 16, 1835), Harriet E. (Apr. 30, 1837), Roswell B. (July 6, 1838), Martha Cutting (Sept. 10, 1840), Albert Russell (below), James Polk (Nov. 29, 1844), John Henry (Aug. 17, 1846), Alonzo Madison (Aug. 7, 1848), Charles Herbert (Nov. 25, 1850), Julia Jeanette (July 16, 1853). (5) Albert Russell: b. Guilford, Vt., Nov. 19, 1842; m. July 3, 1864, Ann Riddell. (A) William Gaun: b. June 18, 1865; Mar. 1, 1903; Cong.; Mason; served Civil War. (B) LeRoy Albert: Nov. 1, 1879, Winooski, Va.; Jul. 12, 1880. (C) Grace M.: Winooski, Vt., June 14, 1881; Epis.; (BB); r. 24 Grant St., Burlington, Vt. 237 JAMES ROBERTSON: of Struan Robertson line; b. Edinburgh, Sc., July 4, 1810; m. Isabella Matheson Williamson; came to America on the "Lord Mulgrave," 1853; landed East River, N.Y., crossed over to Roundabouts, N.J. (1) James Jr.: educated in Dublin, Sc.; was in India 11 years; came to America; m. Matilda Dawson (widow with 2 ch.); invented a number of contrivances; chemist at Bartlett Dye House, Malden; d. Chelsea, Mass.; buried with parents Garden Cemetery, Chelsea, Mass. Ch.: Wm. (d.y.). (2) Isabell: m. William Pollard, of Enfield, Mass. (3) George Williamson: m. Margaret Wake; maker of the first dust tile made in America. Ch.: Lavina (m. James Maloon), James Alexander Bell (1862; m. Marion Holden), Elizabeth, Joseph Wake, Georgia. (4) Alexander William: started Chelsea Pottery, in an old varnish plant, 1865; m. Ellen Bartow; Ch.: James, Alexander (m. Elizabeth Cornell), George S. (musician), Frederick (Potter in Los Angeles), Ace (painter, Los Angeles), Carl Shurtz, Carl, Garfield. (5) Hugh Cornwell: b. Wolveston, Durham, Eng., July 4, 1844; May 26, 1908; m. Mary Eliza Day, in Providence, R.I., 1863 [p85] (A) William Augustin: Aug. 29, 1864, E. Boston, Mass.; m. Sarah Grant (b. Liverpool, Eng.); (BB). (a) J. Milton: Dec. 5, 1890, Readville, Mass.; m. Ruth Dorothy Billings, Aug. 5, 1919; Lieut. (J.G.) U.S. Navy, during World War; (BB); r. Marshfield, Mass. Ch.: Sara Elizabeth (Nov. 25, 1920), William Ashley (Nov. 25, 1921). 238 RICHARD ROBERTSON: One of three brothers who came from England to America, early 17th century; they were nephews of the then Lord Robertson, of England; two of them settled in Mass., one in Maine. (4) Samuel N.: (B) Hon E. A.: b. Me.; went to Alaska, 1898; Capt. N.G.S.M.; twice mayor of Eagle, Alaska; in 1909, made a relief map of apprximately 15,000 sq. mi. for which he received a bronze medal at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition; is known by the alias of Nimrod; mem. Improved Order Red Men; Chief of Eagle Fire Dept.; (BB); r. Eagle, Alaska. 239 HUGH ROBERTSON: b. Scotland; ld. vicinity of Edinburgh; often spoke of Kirk Hall, Bar Head, and of Pennycooke; d. Aug. 19, 1850; m.: --- Thompson (b. and d. Pennycooke, Sc.; m. (2) Isabelle Berkley; 2 ch. by 1st m., 5 by 2nd. (1) Hugh: Oct. 13, 1833, Pennycooke, Sc.; Oct. 21, 1915, New Haven, Conn.; m. in Whippany, N.J., Agnes Colder (b. Linlithgow, Sc.); (A) Mary Elizabeth: Sept. 19, 1856; m. Charles Edwin Sperry. (a) Mae Emma: m. Lambert F. Chevers; b. Sept. 16, 1862; (BB); r. Pacebrook Country Club, Orange, Conn.; ch. Ruth L. (b) Lula F.: Sept. 9, 1884; m. Wm. Austin; issue. *(a) Grace Elizabeth: m. Carl Eckel; issue. *(b) Albert. *(John: m. Florence Bradley; issue. (B) Helen Emma: 1858; 1858. (C) Agnes C.: Oct. 23, 1859; Oct. 25, 1896; m. --- Sprayer; ch. *(a), *(b), and *(c), immediately above. (D) William Washington: Feb. 22, 1862; m. Ida Wilson. (E) Hugh: July 11, 1864; Dec. 16, 1865. (F) Jessie Fraxer: May 16, 1867; m. Stephen W. Champion; r. 19 Phillips St., Westville, Conn. (2) William: Jan. 19, 1835; Mar. 2, 1915, News Brunswick, N.J.; m. in New Brunswick, N.J., Jeanette McClain (b. Paisley, Sc., Oct. 31, 1837, d. New Brunswick, May 27, 1890); (A) Agnes: m. Lewis A. Board; b. New Brunswick, issue. (B) Helen: (BB); r. 150 Easton Ave., New Brunswick, N.J. (C) Jessie. (3) Matthew. (4) John. (5) Thomas: Sept. 21, 1847; issue. (6) Robert. (7) Annie: m. George Robinson; ch. May, George, Elsie. 240 JAMES ROBERTSON: June 29, 1772, Scotland; Dec. 10, 1851, New Haven, Conn.; m. May 1800, Catherine McLaren; settled N.Y. City, later New Haven, Conn. Ch.: Mary (1801; 1823), James (1803-1803), William (1804; 1826), George D. (1806; 1826), Josephine McL. (1809; 1810), Catherine A. (1811; 1867), (7) James Thomas (below), Eliza Ann (1817). (7) James Thomas: May 19, 1814, Stirling, Sc.; Aug. 11, 1879, New Haven: m. Nov. 28, 1838, May Jane McLellan; Ch. Mary Elizabeth (1839), (B) James Madison (below), Anne Jane (1845), Margaret H. (m. John C. Lewis, 1892), William L. (m. Fannie Hall, 1876), Louise (1854), George E. (1858), Henry Alexander (1863). (B) James Madison: Mar. 23, 1842, New Haven; Apr. 1, 1917, [p86] Newark, N.J.; m. Feb. 22, 1870, Harriet A. Cassein; served Civil War, 27th Conn. Vol.; *mem. Real Estate Board of N.J., etc.; (BB); r. 23 Halsey St., Newark, N.J. (a) James Albert: Mar. 13, 1871, Newark; data following asterick above also applies to him. (b) Lillian H.: m. issue. (c) Mabel W.; m. issue. 241 J.P.D.W. ROBERTSON: ld. Hartford, Conn.; m. Hannah Wilson McIntosh, of S.C.; d. Holly Springs, Miss. (1) James Lafayette: Holly Springs, Miss., Dec. 5, 1842; m. Shreveport, La., Mar. 23, 1871, Sophie Hassebranch; (BB); r. 2601 Dillard St., Shreveport, La. (A) John Gurdon: Jul. 11, 1872; Apr. 22, 1923. (Cont'd below)* (B) James Perkins: Dec. 11, 1876; m. Arnold C. Bains, Apr. 27. 1911; Ch.: James Albert (May 28, 1912), John Calvin (June 10, 1920). *(A) John Gurdon: (a) John Gurdon, Jr.; Sept. 25, 1897; m. Hazel V. Haynes, Dec. 2, 1916; Ch.: Gurdon E. (May 2, 1918), James Milton (July 16, 1921), John Gurdon III (June 28, 1924). (b) Hattie Lee: Feb. 18, 1899; m. Homer Emery Turner, June 5, 1920; Ch.: A.W. (Mar. 15, 1921). (c) James Wiley: Jan. 30, 1905. (d) Gladys Elizabeth: Apr. 22, 1909. 242 JOHN ROBERTSON: Came from Scotland to Woodbridge, N.J., 1685, d. ab. 1706 (Reference: "THOMAS HALSEY AND HIS DESCENDANTS IN AMERICA, Published Morrisville, N.J., 1895). (1) Mr. Robertson, 2nd generation. (A) Mr. Robertson, 3rd generation. (a) John, 4th generation: b. N.J., Oct. 29, 1749; d. Mar. 2, 1823; m. Mary Crane (dau. of Caleb and Mary Searles Crane, Apr. 30, 1776, Mary Crane was b. Mar. 14, 1753 and d. Dec. 25, 1830 (Reference, CRANE GENERALOGY, by Ellery B. Crane). John served in Philip Phillip's Co., Col. Joseph Phillip's 1st Regt. Hunterdon County, N.J. Militia; enlisted Sept. 26, 1777; on rolls to Oct. 7, 1777 with remark "present." 1 Caleb: Mar. 31, 1782; Mar. 22, 1857, Rahway, N.J.; m. Mary Hines Halsey (dau. of Maj. Daniel Halsey and Mary Norris), Apr. 23, 1803. She was b. Feb. 25, 1786 and d. Mar. 7, 1875. Buried at Rahway, N.J. He was a farmer and Presby. A John: May 1, 1806; Sept. 7, 1862; m. Harriette Brookfield; 2 ch. B Ichabod Halsey: Oct. 10, 1608; Mar. 1887; Mary Jane Stansbury; 4 ch. C John Dennis Morris: Nov. 2, 1813, Elizabeth, N.J.; Dec. 9, 1882; m. (1) Apr. 15, 1846, Lydia Anciaux Kennedy (descended of Francis Kennedy, who came from Belfast, Ireland to America and fought in the American Revolution); m. (2) Jan. 29, 1859, Susan John Lumsden (dau. of John Lumsden and Susannah Jones, of Jasper Co., Ga.; desc. of Jeremiah Lumsden and William Jone, Revolutionary veterans, both of whom came from Va. and settled in Jasper Co., Ga., after the War). She was b. Mar. 31, 1828, d. Mar. 17, 1910. Lydia Robertson was b. Sept. 7, 1825, d. May 19, 1856. John was a prom- inent member of the Presbyerian Church, as were his forefathers. He was an elder in the church at Madison, Ga. for years. He was a gentleman, [p87] refined, gentel. Went to Charleston, S.C. when he was twenty-one, later went to Ga., became a staunch southernor and slave owner. He was connected with a wagon and carriage factory in Charleston, under the name of Watts and Robertson. Later he moved to Augusta, Ga., where he m. his first wife. when the Ga. RR ran their first train on the new road from Augusta to Madison Robertson made the trip, and was so charmed by the old town of Madison (noted for its two colleges, wealth, aristocracy, culture and beauty), that he decided to locate there, which he did, 1849, and remained there until his death. He and his family are buried in the Robertson lot in the old cemetery. He was a member of the Ga. Militia during the Civil War, but owing to feeble health (being age 60), he was relived from service and retained as home guard and Commissary. He furnished much material and service free of charge to the Confed- erate troops, and "with unfailing loyalty gave inestimable assistance to the cause of the Confederacy. He dropped his first name and was afterwards known as Dennis Morris Robertson. See his picture opp. p. 595. Ch. by 1st m., 4 by 2nd. a Mary Hines Halsey: Augusta, Ga., Mar. 17, 1847; June 25, 1848; buried Augusta, Ga. b Eva Bird: Augusta, Ga., May 12, 1848; May 15, 1848; buried Augusta. c Alice Howard: Madison, Ga., June 21, 1849; m. James Emory Nolan, June 21, 1870, in Madison, Ga.; Meth. Epis.; (BB); r. Port Orange, La. I Clarence Evans: Morgan Co., Ga., Oct. 3, 1871; m. Naomi Davis, of Sumter, S.C., Dec. 1891; r. Comlumbia, S.C. Ch.: Inez (Apr. 22, 1893, Columbia, S.C.), Leon Evans (Nov. 1, 1902, Columbia). II Effie May: Aug. 12, 1873, Morgan Co., Ga.; m. James Leroy Pattillo, Dec. 5, 1896; r. Port Orange, Fla.; Ch.: Effie Frances (May 15, 1900), Gramline Alexander (Dec. 3, 1902). III Elmer Robertson: Jan. 1, 1841*, Morgan Co., Ga.; m. Maude Kennedy; d. Aug. 16, 1906. IV Mattie: Dec. 31, 1882, Morgan Co., Ga.; m. William B. Crane, Dec. 24, 1906; r. Port Orange, Fla. Ch.: Harriet (Jan. 15, 1908), Alice (Jan. 2, 1910), William Bohun (Aug. 15, 1916). d Ola Adelaide: July 16, 1853; m. Marshall Andrews Pateet, Oct. 30, 1872, Madison Co., Ga., d. Mar. 29, 1893; buried Madison, Ga. Ch.: Claude (Oct. 7, 1873, Madison Co., Ga.; l. Foley, Ala), Dennis Robertson (Nov. 29, 1874, Madison, Ga.; m. Dorothy High, Feb. 20, 1919. Ch.: Dorothy High (Mar. 18, 1920); Dennis Robertson (Aug. 4, 1923), Percy Marshall (Nov. 23, 1862, Madison Co.., Ga.). e Lydia Kennedy: May 18, 1856; m. Abram Kennedy Ackerman, Jan. 17, 1867, Madison, Ga.; d. Mar. 25, 1893; buried Madison, Ga. I Isabell Hill: Oct. 28, 1877; m. Glenn McBride, Dec. 21, 1894, d. 1903; m. (2) Geo. Breitenbacker, Dec. 14, 1904; Mem. D.A.R., U.D.C., Presby. 1 ch. by 1st wife, 2 by second wife. Ch.: Lydia (Nov. [p88] 28, 1895, Decatur, Ga.; m. Ware Holliday, June 20, 1913; r. Coral Gables, Fla.; Ch.: Lydia, July 16, 1916, Isabel Louise (July 23, 1906, Atlanta), George Albert (Apr. 21, 1910, Atlanta. f Josephine: Feb. 9, 1860; Feb. 18, 1860; buried Madison, Ga. g Johannah: Feb. 9, 1860; Mar. 20, 1860; buried Madison, Ga. h Bessie Dennis: June 9, 1861, Madison, Ga.; m. Peter Gautier Walker, June 8, 1881, Madison, Ga.; r. Madison, Ga. I Mineola: Mar. 14, 1882. Jul. 31, 1901; buried Morgan Co., GA. II Loula Banks: Mar. 23, 1884, Morgan Co., Ga.; m. Ely R. Callaway, Oct. 21, 1908; r. LaGrange, Ga. Ch.: Bessie Walker (Mar. 18, 1910, LaGrange), Mary (Mar. 28, 1913, LaGrange), Loula (Feb. 20, 1916, LaGrange), Ely Reeves (June 3, 1919, LaGrange). III Edmond Bynes: Sept. 19, 1887, Morgan Co., Ga.; m. Mrs. Laura Smith Carson, Oct. 31, 1920, Tifton, Ga.; r. Decatur, Ga. Ch.: Louola (b. Feb. 28, 1922, Madison). IV Pierre Gautier: July 13, 1894, Morgan Co., Ga.; m. Anne Barrett, or Monroe, Ga., June 18, 1920, r. Madison, Ga. Ch.: Peter (Feb. 12, 1922), Laura Barret (Oct. 21, 1925). i William Preston: Nov. 27, 1864, Madison, Ga.; Nov. 13, 1909; buried Madison, Ga.; m. (1) Carrie Hough (dau. Alveron Sanford and Sarah Burch), Apr. 21, 1891, Madison, Ga.; m. (2) Rose Douglas, Jan. 21, 1903; banker, manufacturer and financier; prominent in all prospressive workd in his county, beloved and esteemed by all; Mason, Shriner; K.P.; a fine gardner, lover of flowers, hunter and lover of the out-of-doors, collector of curois, student; a gifted and noble man. 2 ch. by 1st, 2 by 2nd mar. 1 Preston Hough: July 7, 1893, Madison, Ga.; m. Goldie Estella Hobeck (dau. Augustus G. and Anna Butler, of South Richmond, Va.); m. Mar. 4, 1920, r. Charlotte, S.C.; Asst. Mgr. Westinghouse Electric Co., B.P.O.L. II Sara Carolyn Robertson: Mar. 21, 1895, Anniston, Ala.; m. Harry Marshall Dixon (son of Catherine Lucretia Snelling and Robert Thomas Dixon); Sept. 9, 1920, Atlanta, Ga.; Bapt.; Mem. American Legion Auxiliary; U.D.C., D.A.R. H.M. Dixon Served at 1st Officer's Training Camp, at McPherson, Ga, Harvard University Training Camp; served as 1st Lieut., Machine Gun Corps, 328th Infantry Regt., 82nd Div.. First enl. May 12, 1917; 3 years overseas; was in Somme offensive, St.Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne; disc. Camp Lee, Va., May 22, 1919; gassed in Mouse-Argonne offensive. Sara Robertson Dixon is the contri- buter of the data on this group; (BB); r. Richland, Ga. Ch.: Carolyn Hough (Sept. 1, 1923, Richland). III Douglas McCall: Nov. 30, 1903, Madison, Ga.; traveling representative, 4th Nat'l Bank, Atlanta, Ga.; r. Atlanta. IV William Preston: June 26, 1907, Madison, Ga.; r. West Palm Beach, Fla,; attended Oglethorpe Univ., Atlanta. D Daniel Halsey: Aug. 27, 1816; Apr. 1843; m. Susan Limburger; 6 ch. E Amos Terrell: Jan. 22, 1820; June 14, 1866; m. Dec. 11, 1845, Ann D. Evans (or Emens), who was b. Aug. 9, 1826; Ch.: William C. (Jan. 28, 1847), Adelaide Celesta (May 15, 1854; Jan. 11, 1865). 243 JOHN CHATFIELD ROBERTSON: Oct. 18, 1803; June 7, 1884; m. Matilda Goheen, ab. 1825. She was b. July 6, 1812, d. June 6, 1865. He was of Scotch ancestry; Presby. Went from N.J. to Buffalo by Erie Canal, then by steamer to Detroit (then an unimportant village); [p90] settled in Hillsdale, Co., Mich. Ch.: (1) Charles Goheen (below), Dillion (1832), John (1834), Harriet (1835), Calvin (1837), Capt. Samuel V. (1839), Cyrus (1841), Frances (1834); m. Daniel Kelly; r. Reading, Mich.), Henry (1845), Miranda (1847), Arthur (1849, Agnes (1851). (1) Charles Goheen: Jan. 9, 1831, Dec. 23, 1919; m. 1854, Mary Ann Smith, of Lima, Ind. (d. Apr. 30, 1859; m. (2) Sept. 12, 1850, Cordelia Dayton (May 21, 1851); May 22, 1905). 2 ch. by 1st w. Ch.: William S., Margaret A., Charles Elbert (1861); 1913), Harley Dayton (Feb. 22, 1854; Sept. 5, 1926); m. Nellie Gertrude Barnes, Oct. 8, 1884, Hillsdale, Mich.; Ch.: Florence Elizabeth, (BB), r. 1571 Hubbard St., Detroit, Mich.; Stanley B., M.D.; Tom Howard.), Frank G. (July 7, 1866), John Sheridan (Dec. 23, 1868), Mary Frances (Aug. 6, 1870), Henry Gallagher (Nov. 9, 1874). 244 JAMES H. ROBERTSON: ld. Aberdeen, Scotland; m. Annie Crombie. Ch.: John Archibald, Mary, (4) James. (4) James: m. Jane Monzie, in Sc. Ch.: Anne Crombe (July, 1839; m. Cornelius White; d. 1869), Janet Hecket (July 18, 1841; 1926; m. Wm. Wood), Mary (June 25, 1845; 1917; m. Charles Thom). (D) Rev. James H.: b. Pasactic, N.J., Dec. 10, 1843; 1905; m. Adelia Vreeland (teacher); served 4 years in Union Army. (a) Anneta V.: Aug. 27, 1865, Patterson, N.J. (b) Florence E.: Paterson, N.J., Dec. 28, 1867; m. Richard Steadman. (c) Jessie A.: Newark, N.J., Dec. 10, 1869; teacher; (BB); r. 37 Hamilton St., Paterson, N.J. (d) James H.: Bloomingdale, N.J., Apr. 19, 1879; m. May C. Long; Ch.: Marian M. (Jan. 20, 1900, J. Lenore (1906). (e) Andrew V.: Sept. 14, 1882; 1896. (f) Cornelius T.: Newark, N.J., Oct. 5, 1884; m. Anna Carlough; Ch.: Malcolm D. (Aug. 22, 1910), Dorothy E. (Jan. 1, 1912), James H. (Feb. 19, 1915). 245 DANIEL ROBERTSON: "Took up land in the town of Wolcott, Wayne Co., N.Y., 1840, and d. soon after. (1) Esther: m. Asa Jenne: Ch.: Charles (l. Quincy, Mich.), Edgar, Ella. (2) Margaret: m. Chase; Ch.: Orcelia, Viola. (3) Elizabeth: d. 1917, unm. (4) John: Took the farm left by his father; m. Harriet Cooper; d. 1879. (A) Daniel: took the farm at his father's death. (B) Jason Newell, Dr.: grad. in medicine at the Univ. of Vt., 1887; visited Sc. several yrs. ago; (BB); r. Wolcott, N.Y. (C) George: merchant in Red Creek, N.Y.; Ch.: John (Undertaker and furniture dealer; r. Wolcott, N.Y.), Hazel (m. Vernon Timerson; r. Mamlin, N.Y.), Kenneth (grad. Univ.). (D) Martin: m. Charles Hewley; d. 1927; Ch.: John, George, Milo. (r. St.Petersburg, Fla.), Sophia (m. Leon Byer, l. Utice, N.Y. 246 ROBERT ROBERTSON: Came from Scotland and settled in Saratoga, N.Y., 1768; m. Josephine ---. He joined the Revolutionary Army, but his wife remained a staunch Tory and secured his impressment into the British Service, against his wishes. When near the American lines he deserted and reenlisted in the American Army. His name is found in the rolls of the 16th Regt. of Albany Co., militia [p90] serving under Col. John Blair. Ch.: (2) John. (3) Nancy. (4) George: b. Scotland. (5) Philip: b. America. (6) Jenny: b. America. (1) William: b. Scotland: joined the Revolutionary Army at age 17; was the first settler in the town of Eaton, N.H.; m. Elizabeth Conway; m. (2) Lydia Allard; 3 ch. by 1st m., ch. Richard Enoch (1791), William, George W. (below), James, Samuel, Robert (1812). (E) James (below). (D) George W.: 1795; m. Harriet Davis; was one of the first settlers at Amity, Me.; later settled at Monticello, Me., where he d. He was sturdy, brave, honorable. Ch.: Eliza, Caroline (N.H.), Hannah, Jane, Nancy, Samuel, George, Enoch (below), Lydia. (i) Enoch: 1838; 1890; bought home at Monticello, 1880, which is still owned by family; m. 1866, Amanda Dodge (Feb. 28, 1848; Feb. 21, 1927); 6 ch. 1 Alma: Feb. 7, 1872; m. John R. Weed, 1890; teacher and member school board; Postmistress at Monticello, Me. Ch.: Helen (June 12, 1894; m. Harold M. Haskell; bookkeeper and secretary; ch.: Robert, Jan. 10, 1917), Dorothy Alma (Apr. 22, 1900; teacher Bowdoin St. School, Houlton, Me. 2 Anna A.: Feb. 8, 1875; grad from Norman School and, business college; school teacher; m. Bennet E. Ramsey, Monticello, Me. (prosperous farmer); did secretarial work in Boston; mem. D.A.R., Houlton Chapter; (BB); Monticello, Me. (E) James: (a) Sylvester: 1 Gustavus A.: 1840; 1904; m. 1870, Elizabeth S. Park; principal of Augusta, Me., Grammer School 25 yrs.; trustee of state normal schools; Mayor of Augusta, 1903-4; Ch.: Edith May (1874; 1876), Josephine Park, Oct. 11, 1876; r. Winth- rop St., Augusta, Me.). 247 ARCHIBALD ROBERTSON: Came from Scotland with brother William between 1750 and 1770; settled temporarily in Mass; left brothers John and Alexander in Sc.; sailed from Glasgow. Archibald built himself a cabin in Washington Co., N.Y. Several Robertson came from Scotland, and settled in Washington Co., particularly near Cambridge and Argyle. Archibald spent his winters teaching school in New England, and his summers on his farm; m. Martha Selfridge, (d. March, 1795); m. (2) Rebecca Carswell (d. Nov. 1799); m. (3) Elizabeth Bishop. He d. June 15, 1814, age 66; b. ab. 1784. 7 Ch. by 1st, 2 by 2nd, 6 by 3rd.; m. Ch.: (1) William (below), Alexander L., Oliver (d. 1794), Martha, Amy, Joel, John A., Archibald, Asa, Zenas, Alvan, Martha, Ebenezer, Abner C., Rebecca. (1) William Alexander: Cambridge, N.Y., May 4, 1783; Aug. 1, 1738, near Blandon, O.; m. Jan. 1804, Sarah King (dau. of Hezekiah; b. May 23, 1786); ch. (all b. Cambridge, N.Y.); Hezekiah (Jan. 17. 1805), Archibald (Jan. 10, 1807; Apr. 1893), Elzie Shepard; Sept. 26, 1809), William King (Feb. 1, 1812; went to Mo.), Ruhama (Mar. 16, 1814; Dec. 9, 1895; Kansas City, Mo.; m. 1836, Elijah Porter; Ch.: Eliza Ann, Aug. 17, 1836, Catherine J., Jan. 30, 1838, William J., Dec. 20, 1840, Sarah M., Aug. 30, 1843, Charles A., Feb. 25, 1845, Andrew J., Jan. 1, 1850, Lafayette, Dec. 24, 1852, Isabelle, Mar. 15, 1854, Arthur M., Oct. 20, 1856), Dr. Finner S. (below). (F) Dr. Finner S.: Mar. 22, 1815; Mar. 11, 1849, Camargo, Mexico; [p91] settled in Spencer, Mass., 1847, and began practice of medicine; went to Calif., 1849. (G) Celima (dau. of William Alexander; Mar. 3, 1818, 1896. (H) Russell King: May 23, 1820; June 12, 1909; m. Sept. 25, 1856. Margaret Shannahan (Jan. 20, 1840; Feb. 24, 1909. (a) William Lester: Dec. 12, 1857; r. Eagle, N.Y. (Bagle Bridge. (b) Horace Greely: Jan. 26, 1859; May 18, 1881, (c) Anne Mary: Sept. 7, 1860; m. Thomas Moses; r. Eagle Bridge, N.Y.: Ch.: Winona R. (Dec. 2, 1888), Lloyd (Dec. 2, 1891; m., 2 Ch.): Forrest (May 17, 1893; m. 3 Ch.), Anna May (Aug. 28, 1896; m. 1 ch.), Hugh W. (Oct. 30, 1901; m. 2 ch.). (d) Arthur Marion: Feb. 21, 1862; July 17, 1883. (N.Y.) (e) Celestia: Jan. 9, 1866; m. Allan Foster; r. Buskirk Bridge. Ch.: Frederick R., Margaret Jane. (f) Amy (Miama; May 18, 1867; Feb. 19, 1867. (g) Winona Grace: June 6, 1871; unm.; Pasadena, Calif. (h) Jasper Devereux: Apr. 20, 1878; m. Edna ---; r. Eagle Bridge, N.Y.; Ch.: Horace James (Aug. 26, 1897), Willard (Nov. 4, 1898), Ralph King (Feb. 19, 1900), Joseph, Jr., Eleanor. (i) Sarah E.: Aug. 1, 1876; 1923. (j) Frederick Eugene: Feb. 18, 1878; m. Aug. 15, 1910, Georgia E. Thomas; grad. Cornell Univ. B.S., Apr. 1909; taught school, 1910, U.S. Dept. of Agri. Farm Management, 1911-12; Jefferson Co. Agri. agent, 1912-17; Asst. State (N.Y.) Leader of County Agents, 1917-21; Mgr. N.Y. State Sheep Growers Cooperative Assn., 1921 to date; (BB); r. Savannah, N.Y.; Ch.: Russell King (1912), William Hawley (14). (I) Joel: Oct. 15, 1922; Binghamton, N.Y., May 10, 1899; m. Emaline Williamson, 1847 (b. --; d. 1847); Ch.: Lester N., Penner, Minnie (m. Watson; l. Binghamton, N.Y.). (J) James: Mar. 29, 1825. (K) Thomas: Sept. 15, 1827; d. Carl Co., Kans; issue. (L) Sarah Amelia: Oct. 20, 1832; d. unm., Dec. 5, 1862. 248 THOMAS ROBERTSON: b. Roxburyshire, Scotland; m. Janet Christy; d Roxburyshire. His children ld. Washington Co., N.Y. (See first per. of proceeding group). He came to American between 1783 and 1808. See following group. Ch.: John (1749; 1831; m. Christians). Thomas (1751; 1836; m. --- McGill), Eleanor (m. Wm. Henry), Agnes (1756; 1837; m. James Hoy; desc.; David F. Hoy, Registrar, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y.), Elizabeth (m. --- McKenzie), 249 MR. ROBERTSON: descendant of Thomas Robertson (above). (1) William John: b. Northeastern N.Y., Sept. 12, 1808; driver of stage coach from Buffalo to Niagra Falls; later carried mail from Cleveland to Pittsburgh; bought a farm Crawford Co., Pa. (A) George Haden. (B) John Porter. (C) William Henry. (D) Harvey Allen; Hartstown, Pa., May 20, 1861; m. Oct. 10, 1889, Mary Etta Hagerty, of Emlenton, Pa. (d. July 12, 1912); he m. (2) Mrs. Cora Anna Devore, of Lima, Oh., Sept. 27, 1923; oil driller; has taken out several patents; (BB); r. 215 Fifth St., Freedom, Pa.; Ch. by 1st m.: Edna May (Jul. 10, 1890; 1925), Harry Allen (Oct. 17, 1892), Marion Elmer (Jan. 10, 1899; r. Ambridge, Pa.), Vera Caroline (Oct. 3, 1903; r. Ambridge, Pa.), Ruth Loretta (accomplished violinist). [p92] (E) Walter David. (F) Sarah; m. --- Wolf; 2 ch. (G) Mary (2) James. (3) Thomas. (4) Ips (?). (5) Margaret. (6) Anne. 250 **MR. ROBERTSON: "Was of the Collier Branch. Came from Scotland (12 miles from Glasgow, 2 mi. from Paisley), 1765, with brothers Robert and William; he settled near Skuylerville, N.Y.; joined Revolutionary, under Gen, Philip Schuyler; killed in the Battle of Saratoga. **(1) Thomas (above): (A) George: b. Scotland; left Saratoga Co., with sister Nancy and brother Philip, to reclaim homes in the wilds of Tomkins Co., township of Dryden, N.Y. The land they settled on was a soldier's claim of 500 acres. George was regarded as the father of the City of Dryden; m. Mary Smith; purchased and moved to a farm near Dryden, ab. 1797. Ch.: Nancy, Thomas, Robert, Phebe, Corrilla, John, Theodore, Cyrus, Pauline, Philip. (k) Smith (below), Hiram (Aug. 26, 1818; Mar. 25, 1880), Mott, below. (k) Smith: m. Nancy Kline; Ch.: LeRoy, Ida, Orrin W. (m. Harriet Holton; Ch.: Ralph, Richard K., Ruth M., Alice C.; BB, (r. 2240 Lake Drive, Whitefish Bay, Wisc.), Margaret, Helen C. (n) Mott: 1 Mott: Ch.: Prof. Clarence H., b. Scranton, Ia., Nov. 2, 1871; m. Edith Margaret Salisbury, Nov. 2, 1871; B.Sc., S.D. State Coll.; B.M.E., Purdue Univ.; 7 yrs. on faculty on Purdue; graduate student Univ., Calif., Univ. of Wisc., Univ. of Chicago; faculty mem., Nanking Univ. (China), Nankai Univ., Imperial Univ. of North China; originator of Y.M.C.A. lecture work Department in China and Russia; Presby.; Spt. Mission Sunday School. Dr. Robertson has done a great work in China and Russia. See Who's Who in America. (BB); ad. 347 Madison Ave., N.Y. (B) Nancy. (C) Philip. 251 GILBERT ROBERTSON: b. Scotland; ld. Edinburgh; m. Elizabeth --. Ch.: David (ch.: Clyde, Elizabeth), Robert, John (went to sea), William, Elizabeth (twin of Gilbert), (6) below, others totalling ten. (6) Gilbert: April 1, 1840, N.Y.; m. Armenie Williams (b. Sept. 23, 1847); m. to St.Louis; served with General Grant; d. 1893. Ch.: Charles (1866), Alice (1868), (C) Elmer John. (C) Elmer John: Dec. 17, 1873; m. Marie Gertrude La Barre (b. Feb. 23, 1876; French Canadian descent. (a) Alice: Oct. 22, 1893; m. LeRoy Dixon; Ch.: LeRoy. (b) Dr. LeRoy Link: June 26, 1895; m. Emma Jean Taylor, Feb. 29, 1924; Univ. of Mo., Univ. of Wisc., Wash. Univ. Medical School; M.D., 1926; (BB); ad. 1313 Wall Bldg., Vandeventer & Olive Sts., St.Louis, Mo. 252 WILLIAM ROBERTSON: "Of Struan;" b. Renfrow, Scotland, July 15, 1765; son of William or John; came to N.Y. with his brother John soon after the Revolutionary war; went to Shelburne with the Royalists, later went to Yarmouth (Nova Scotia), later settled in Barrington Passage; owned vessels and carried on a "general trade;" Presby.; d. ab. 1877; m. Jan. 22, 1811, Sarah Van Worden, of New York (b. Apr. 1, 1787; Ch (all b. Nova Scotia): John (Oct. 30, 1811), [p93] Sarah (Sept. 1, 1813), William (Oct. 26, 1815), Robert (Mar. 31, 1817), Janet (Aug. 12, 1819, Gabriel (below), Charles (Nov. 26, 1822, Thomas (Aug. 24, 1825), Maria (July 18, 1828). (C) Gabriel: Mar. 4, 1821; m. Isabel Stalker, Dec. 29, 1850; ch.: John (May 12, 1852), Gabriel ((Oct. 2, 1854), James Allan (May 25, 1860), Janet Stalker (Jan. 19, 1864; m. Sept. 30, 1891, Francis H. Doane, of N.Y.; (BB); r. 227 Walnut St., Westfield, N.J.), another son and three daus. A great-granddaughter of William (1765); Mrs. H.H. Banks, r. Barrington Passage, N.S.; BB. 253 COLLIN ROBERTSON: b. Perthshire, Scotland, Oct. 9, 1820; m. Margaret Mungle, Mar. 28, 1842, in Sc.; came to Andes, Delaware Co., N.Y., soon after. (1) William Mungle: Jan. 23, 1848, Andes, N.Y.; ch.: Ruth (July 24, 1873; m. G.C. Williams; (BB); r. 901 E. State St., Ithaca, N.Y. MR. ROBERTSON: ld. in England. (1) William (m. Lottie.) (2) Harry: came from England to America when young; manufacturer of carbornated water in N.Y.C.; m. Rose Essex. (A) Fred. (B) Wm. (C) Harry: 1860, N.Y.; m. Elizabeth Cecilia Sunman; bricklayer; HIS PRESENT ADDRESS IS GREATLY DESIRED BY HIS SON. (a) Harry: June 8, 1903, E. Greenwich, R.I.; m. Gladys M. Greene, of Greenwich, June 28, 1924; BB; r. Davisville, R.I.; ch.: Gladys (July 23, 1926).