Littleberry Roach, Jr.

This is NOT the (Beriah) Littleberry "Greenberry" Roach, Jr who is said to have been killed in the Greenbriar Massacre in 1763.

There are quite a few "Littleberry" Roaches in this family. As best I can sort them out, they are as follows:

• 1. Beriah Littleberry Roach (Beriah) Littleberry Roach, Sr. b. Ireland 1670
• 2. Beriah Littleberry Roach, Jr. (Beriah) Littleberry "Greenberry" Roach, Jr 1730-1763 (m. Margaret See), perhaps the same as "Greenberry Roach" 1730-1763 who m. Sarah See, killed at Greenbriar Massacre (Muddy Creek). Son of #1.
• 3. Beriah Littleberry Roach, Jr. Littleberry Roach, Jr. 1757-c.1833 (m. Jane Bell? and Susannah Mays), was nephew of #2 and son of William Henry Roach (m. Sarah Catherine Ashcroft) b. 1710, who was brother of #2
• 4. Beriah Littleberry Roach 1757-1850 Littleberry Roach (m. Rebecca), nephew of #2, son of John Roach (m Sarah Williamson), b. 1720 was brother of #2
• 5. Littleberry Roach Littleberry Roach (1799-1860) son of #3

And more in succeeding generations...

DAR Ancestor # A206870

• ROACH, LITTLEBERRY Ancestor #: A206870
• Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): SOLDIER
• Birth: CIRCA 1753
• Death: POST 11-21-1831 ANDERSON DIST SOUTH CAROLINA
• Service Source: NC REV WAR PAY VOUCHERS, #2455, #4731, ROLL #S.115.121
• Service Description: 1) NC MILITIA

Residence 1) County: ORANGE CO - District: HILLSBOROUGH DIST - State: NORTH CAROLINA

Spouse:

• 1) X X [Jane possibly Bell]
• 2) SUSANNAH MAYS

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The Said Jeremiah Roach was the child of

Littleberry Roach born on c - - 1753 at _______________

died at Anderson Dist SC on p 21 - Nov - 1831 and his ( 1st ) wife [Jane]

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The Said Henry Roach was the child of

Littleberry Roach born on c - - 1753 at _______________

died at Anderson Dist SC on p 21 - Nov - 1831 and his ( 1st ) wife [Jane] died at SC on a 22 - Mar - 1823

http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~grizzard/genealogy/watkins158.htm

Generation No. 4

4. LITTLEBERRY ROACH (WILLIAM HENRY3, LITTLEBERRY2, HENRY1) was born 1753 in VA, and died Bet. 1833 - 1835 in (Anderson) SC. He married (1) JANE UNKNOWN Abt. 1775. He married (2) ???MARGARET SEE 22 Mar 1823 in (Rutherford) NC. [His Grandfather Littleberry married Margaret See.]

Notes for LITTLEBERRY ROACH: Military Service: Served in the Revolutionary War

The Revolutionary War record of Littleberry Roach is filed in the SC State Archives under Revolutionary War Voucher SS6465-A, frame 380-85, roll 125. This record was a petition to the SC State Legislature dated 21 Nov 1831 in which he requested a pension. The transcription of the petition, as prepared by the SC Dept. of Archives and History, Columbia, SC, reads as follows:

"To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina your petitioner humbly sheweth that he were a soldier in the Militia during the Revolutionary war on the Liberty side, he were drafted and attached to Capt. William Jones Company in Col. Wades Rigiment and sent to South Carolina at & near the Cheraw Hills in General Greens Army he the Deponent were drafted in Orange County North Carolina and come on to this state and served a three month tour as above stated then he returned home to N. C. and turned out volunteer under Capt Nathaniel Christmas in Col. Paceleys Regiment and served a three month tour and peace were made before the day of Rendavouz. Your petitioner being old and infirm not able to labor for a support gives you a schedule of his property Viz an old still and vessels which I formerly run but now are too infirm to attend to them with my cloths and some few other articles and lives with my Daughter as one of the family and your petitioner Humbly Prayeth your Honorable Body will take his case into consideration and allow him what you in your Judgements may think he meeritts and he will ever Pray given under my hand thes 21st of Nov. 1831"Test. William Berry Littleberry Roach (his mark)

The petition was denied by the SC Legislature, but apparently he was paid two sums for his claim in NC under the name Berry Roach, as evidenced in the NC State Archives.

1831 Jan 3- (Anderson County, SC Deed Book T-Page 94) Littleberry Roach recorded a deed of gift to his son Henry and dau Mary, in Anderson Co. SC. as follows: "I Littleberry Roach in consideration for the natural love and affection which I bear to my afflicted daughter MARY ROACH and to my son HENRY ROACH both of the state and district aforesaid have given and granted and by them present do give and grant unto the said HENRY ROACH in trust for MARY ROACH her heirs, excutors, administrators, asignees; Three head of horses, 10 head of cattle, 12 head of sheep, a stock of hogs containing 40 or 50, all the household furniture that I am now possessed of consisting of bed and furniture, cooking utensils, cupboard (?) (curtains or contains) tables, loom,clock, and all other furniture in the house, with a wagon and plantation tools to have and to hold the said property as above discribed unto him the said HENRY ROACH. I have here unto set my hand and seal this 3rd day of Jan 1831.

(signed) LITTLEBERRY ROACH

Witnesses: Lazaras Moore John Green E. Buchanan William Berry justice of the peace

Recorded: 8 March 1831

Sources: 1) Anderson Co., SC deed records, Page: Vol F, p 208-9; Vol T, p 95-6 2) Homer Harold Bradley II, Atlanta, GA 3) Publication: Letter to Evelyn Pickett Branch, 18 Sep 1967, detailing his research on family and descendants of Littleberry Roach of NC 4) Othilla Thompson, Pottsville, AR 5) Gene Pool Individual Records [database online], Author: West, Edmund, comp., Publication: Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. 6) Audrey Viola Barnes Westerman, Thibodaux, LA. 7) Pension petition by Littleberry Roach to SC State Legislature, 21 Nov 1831 8) North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 10) 1794 Mar 24..Littleberry Roach bought 200 Acres on Golden Creek from John Patterson (Anderson Co., SC Deed Bk B p.252) 11) 1801 Mar 9- Littleberry Roach sold 200 Acres on Golden Creek to Jno. Patterson (Anderson County, SC Deed Bk F-pg 280) 12) 1806 Aug 4 Littleberry Roach bought 170 Acres on Waters of Big Generostee from Capt. James Turner. (Anderson Co., SC Deed Bk H-pg 392) 13) 1830 Census of Anderson Co. SC.: pg.125- Littleberry Roach......70 to 80 fem....................40 to 50 fem....................10 to 15 14) Anderson County, SC Deed Record Page: Volume F, Pages 208 - 209. Volume T, Pages 95 - 96.

Children of LITTLEBERRY ROACH and JANE UNKNOWN are:

• i. JAMES S.5 ROACH, b. 04 Dec 1767, NC.
• ii. HENRY ROACH, b. 1782, VA.
• 5. iii. JEREMIAH ROACH, b. 1792, SC; d. 07 Nov 1866, Long Creek, (Oconee) SC.
• iv. WILLIAM ROACH, b. 1794, SC.
• v. LITTLEBERRY ROACH, JR., b. 1796, SC.
• vi. MARY ROACH, b. 1798.

Child of LITTLEBERRY ROACH and Susannah Mays (not MARGARET SEE) is:

• vii. MARY5 ROACH, b. Bet. 1825 - 1830.