Capt. Benjamin Roberts, Sr

Since he still had a guardian in 1726, he could not have been born before 1705.

Some of this information is from Ed Roberts: From Spotsylvania County Will Book A: £50. William THOMAS, guard. to Benjamin ROBERTS, orph. of John ROBERTS, with Augustine SMITH, sec. Feb. 1, 1725-6.

£200. William PAYTON, guard. to Benjamin ROBERTS, orph. of John ROBERTS, with William RUSSELL, sec. Dec. 6, 1726.

From Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Will Book A, pages 23-24, second pagination: BOND OF GUARDIAN OF BENJAMIN ROBERTS

             KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that we William Thomas & Augustine Smith are held and firmly bound unto the Worshipfull His Majtsy Justices of Spotsylvania County or their Successors in ye penall sum of fifty pounds sterling to which payment well & truly to be made we bind us our heirs Exrs Administrators jointly & severally firmly by these presents. In Witness whereof we have hereunto sett our hands & seals this first day of February 1725-6.

             THE CONDITION of the above obligation is such that whereas the said bound William Thomas is appointed Guardian to Benjamin Roberts Orphan of John Roberts Decd by these presents said William Thomas Guardian as aforesaid his heirs Exrs Administrators shall well and truly pay or Cause to be paid unto ye said Orphan when or as soon as ye said Orphan shall attain to Lawfull Age or when thereunto required by the Worshipfull Justices above mentioned their heirs or Succesors, as also Save & Keep harmless said Justices their heirs & Successors from all Trouble or Damage that shall or may ensue unto or about the Said Esstate or Esstates, then this obligation to be voyd and of no effect otherwise to stand remain & be in full forse power & Virtue.

      Signed & Sealed & Delivered               his

      In the presence of us                     William O Thomas (SEAL)

             John Waller                      mark

             John Waller Jun                     Aug. Smith (SEAL)

      At a Court held for Spotsylvania County on Ye February the first Anno Domini 1725-6

      William Thomas and Augustine Smith came into Court & Acknowledged the above bond which was admitted to record.

             Teste                            John Waller Clk Cur

From Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Will Book A, page 44, second pagination: BOND OF GUARDIAN OF BENJAMIN ROBERTS

             KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that we William Payton, Wiliam Russell & John Killgore are held and firmly bound unto the Worshipfull His Magtys Justice of the Peace for the County of Spotsylvania and their Successors in the penall sum of two hundred pounds sterling to ye payment whereof well and truly to be made to the said Justices & Sucessors we bind ourselves and every of us our Admrs & every of our Heirs Exrs & Admrs firmly jointly and severally by these presents. Witness our hands & seals this 6th day of December 1726.

             THE CONDITION of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bound William Payton is appointed Guardian to Benjamin Roberts Orphan of John Roberts Decd by these presents said William Payton Guardian as aforesaid his heirs . Exrs and Admrs shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid to the said Orphas when or as soon as the said Orphan shall attain to Lawfull Age or when thereunto required by His Majtys Worshipfull Justices afore mentioned their heirs or Successors as also save & keep harmlless ye said Justices their heris and Successors from all harm or damage that shall or may arise about the said Esstate or Esstates, then this Obligation to be voyd and of no effect otherwise to stand remain and be in full forse power and virtue --

      Signed & Sealed & Delivered              Wm Payton (SEAL)

      In the presence of us                     W Russell (SEAL)

             John Waller Jun                      his

                                         John X Kilgore (SEAL)

                                          mark

      At a Court held for Spotsylvania County On Tuesday the 6th day of December 1726

      William Payton William Russell and John Killgore came into Court and Acknowledged their bond which was admitted to record.

             Teste                            John Waller Clk Curr

Land Record Abstract: Benjamin Roberts - - Spotsylvania Co. Va. Land Grant 21 August 1734. Benjamin ROBERTS, 400 acres in Spotsylvania County "... in the ffork of Rappahannock River on both sides the Mountain Run ... John ROBERTS and ffrancis KIRKLEY's Corner Standing on the North side the mountain Run ... KIRKLEYs Line ... Colo. Robert BEVERLEY's Line ... down the River to FIELDS Corner ... a line of Roger ABBIT's Patent ..." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Transcribed from image: Virginia Land Patents Book 15, p. 282-283. http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/LONN/LO-1/013/013_0295.tif http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/LONN/LO-1/013/013_0296.tif Library of Virginia ~~ http://www.lva.lib.va.us http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com:80/F/DJXDYRDRILYGAH92HEISAE48F...

From the Virginia Land Grant Office: Name: Roberts, Benjamin. Date: 13 October 1736. Location: Orange County. Description: 400 acres in the great fork of Rappahannock River adjoining Joseph James. URL of document: http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com:80/F/DJXDYRDRILYGAH92HEISAE48F...

From the St. Mark's Parish Vestry Book 1730-1785, Transcribed and Edited by Rosalie Edith Davis: p. 62 At a vestry held for St. Mark Parish at the vestry house in the fork on Munday October the 11th 1742 - to Choose a vestry Man in the room of Willm. Triplett Gent. he haveing Departed out of this parish. Present the Reverend Mr. John Thompson, Francis Slaughter, Robert Slaughter, John Finlason, Robert Green, Samuel Ball, Willm. Russell, Goodrich Lightfoot, Francis Kirtley, Henry Field, John Catlett, Will Payton

Its Ordered that Benjamin Roberts be appointed a vestry Man in the room of Captn. Willm. Triplett that is Departed out of this parish he being Choosen by the Major part of the vestry and then came into the vestry and Took the oaths appointed by Law and Signed the Test and Subscribed to be Comformable to the Doctrine and Discipline of the Church of England and after Sworn Benjamin Roberts present

                            John Thompson          Francis Slaughter                 Robert Slaughter

From the Virginia Land Grant Office: Name: Roberts, Benjamin. Capt. Date: 29 October 1748 Location: Culpeper County. Description: 943 acres in Great Fork of Rappahannock River. URL of document: http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com:80/F/DJXDYRDRILYGAH92HEISAE48F...

From the Virginia Land Grant Office: Name: Roberts, Benjamin. Capt. Date: 31 October 1748 Location: Culpeper County. Description: 315 acres in the Great Fork of Rappahannock River. URL of document: http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com:80/F/DJXDYRDRILYGAH92HEISAE48F...

He was Vestryman of St. Mark's Parish for forty years and served several Wardens.

From October 29 to November 1, 1748, he patented three tracts of land in the Great Forks of the Rappahannock River, Totalling 1588 acres (Northern Neck Grant G, 1747-51, pages 144-47).

From Culpeper Co., VA Deeds:

    D-692-3 18 March 1762 Benjamin Roberts of Culpeper County to William Roman of same.  Lease of tract on the north side of the road by the shop ... at the ridge of the mountains to Timothy Holdway's line ... to a branch of Mountain Run ... up the said branch that has the poles laid in it for a Crossway in the road... For the lives of William Roman, and Mary his wife and Joshua Roman his eldest son.

    Annual rent £500 of tobacco on 25 december at some lawful warhouse in Falmouth or Fredericksburg ... If the tenant shall keep more than two tithables thereon besides himself in constant working to pay for each above the three £100 of tobacco additional rent.  Roman shall plant 64 good apple trees in an orchard thirty foot asunder and keep the orchard well trimed and within a good fence.  Wit.: Henry Field Junr., William Tutt

From Genealogical and Historical Notes on Culpeper County, Virginia. Embracing a Revised and Enlarged Edition of Dr. Philip Slaughter's History of St. Mark's Parish. Culpeper, VA: Raleigh Travers Green, 1900: 1762. Sept. 1st . Wm. Pollard was elected clerk of the Lower Church. An order of Bromfield Parish being exhibited by Ambrose Powell and Martin Nalle , gentlemen of the vestry of said parish, to join them in the division of the two parishes, it is ordered that the same lie for the further consideration of the vestry. From this entry it would seem that although the two parishes had been separated for ten years, the parish lines had not been run. Dec. 18th, 1762 , at a vestry at Little Fork Church the usual routine business was gone through, and Henry Field and Benjamin Roberts made church wardens for the ensuing year. <same source> 1774 . Benjamin Roberts and John Green are appointed church wardens for the ensuing year. <same source> 1778 . The General Assembly having suspended the salaries of clergymen, the vestry met to fix on some method of paying the salaries of the officers of the church, and recommended subscriptions for that purpose. The recommendation is signed by French Strother , James Slaughter , William Gray , Robert Green , Robert Yancey , Benjamin Roberts , Cad. Slaughter and James Pendleton . Burkett Davenport is made vestryman in place of Wm. Williams , deceased. <same source> At a court held for the county of Culpeper on Monday, the 21st day of Octotober, 1765 , the sixteen justices of the peace for Culpeper county , drew up and signed a protest to Governor Fauquier against the imposition of the stamp act, emphasizing their protest by resigning their commissions. The address, which is given in full, is recorded in the Culpeper clerk's office, in deed book "E." on page 138, and is attested by Roger Dixon , who was the first clerk of the county. The address is as follows: "To The Honorable Francis Fauquier, Esquire, his Majesty's Lieutenant, Governor, and Commander-in-Chief, of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia . The humble address of the Justices of the Peace of the County of Culpeper . "Sir: At a time when his majesty's subjects in America are so universally alarmed on account of the late proceedings of the British Parliament, and the enemies of America employed in representing its colonies in an odious light to our most gracious Sovereign, and his ministers, by the most ungenerous interpretation of our behavior, we beg leave to take this method to assure your Honour of our inviolable attachment to, and affection for, the sacred person of his Majesty, and the whole Royal family. "And, from your Honour's well known candor, and benevolent disposition, we are persuaded that we shall at the same time be permitted to lay before your Honour those reasons which have determined us to resign the Commission of the Peace, under which we have been sworn to act as magistrates in this county. It seems to be the unanimous opinion of the people of America (and of a few in England ), that the late acts of Parliament, by which a stamp duty is imposed on the Americans, and a court of vice-admiralty appointed ultimately to determine all controversies, which may arise, concerning the execution of the said act, is unconstitutional, and a high infringement of our most valuable privileges as British subjects, who, we humbly apprehend, cannot constitutionally be taxed without the consent of our representatives, or our lives or properties be affected in any suit, or criminal causes, whatsoever, without first being tried by our peers. "And, as the execution of the said act does, in some measure, depend on the county courts, we cannot, if consistent with the duty which we owe our country, be, in the smallest degree, instrumental in enforcing a law which concieves, as in itself, shaking at the very foundation of our liberties, and, if carried into execution, must render our posterity unhappy, and ourselves contemptible. In the opinion of all men who are the least acquainted with a British constitution, as we shall, in that case, no longer be free, but merely the property of those whom we formerly looked upon only as our fellow subjects. "Permit us. Sir, to add that we still hope his Majesty and Parliament will change their measures and suffer us to enjoy our ancient privileges, and if we should incur the displeasure of our Sovereign by thus endeavoring to assert our rights, we should look upon it as one of the greatest misfortunes which could befall us. "We do heartily and sincerely wish his Majesty a long and happy reign over us, and that there never may be wanting a Prince, of the illustrious Honse of Hanover, to succeed him in his dominions, that your Honour may continue to enjoy the favor of our Sovereign, long govern the people of this ancient and loyal colony, and that the people may again be as happy under your mild and gentle administration as they have formerly been, is what we most devoutly pray for. (Signed.) N. Pendleton , William Williams , Wm. Green , Robert Green , John Strother , Thomas Scott , John Slaughter , Henry Pendleton , Benj. Roberts , W. Eastham , Geo. Wetherall , Dan'l Brown , Ambrose Powell , Wm. Brown , Henry Field , Jr., Joseph Wood ." <same source> 1783 . Bowles Armstead appointed vestryman in the room of Benjamin Roberts , deceased.

Ohio Co., KY Deed Book BB-25: Court held for Culpeper Co. 18 March 1782, will of Benjamin Roberts decd presented by Daniel Field, one of execs. therein named proved by oaths of Reuben Field and John Roberts, two of witnesses, and ordered recorded. Certification by County Clerk that will is a true copy. Will of Benjamin Roberts of Culpeper Co., St.Marks Parish, 14 Feb. 1782; to son Benjamin Roberts 943 acres where he now lives, and 400 acres bought from Joseph James on Crooked Run, and to son Benjamin Roberts negroes ... To grandson Phillagathous Roberts negroes ... To grandson Boanerges Roberts negroes ... to son Joseph Roberts the rest of my lands in St. Marks Parish and 412 acres in Bromfield Parish in the great mountain ... and negroes ..., and bed and furniture etc. To my grandson Joseph Roberts son of Benjamin Roberts one sorrel horse; to my grandson Benjamin Field son of Daniel Field a bay horse; to grandson Benjamin Delany 315 acres land where his mother now lives after her decease and two negroes, or if he dies without heirs, to the four youngest children of my daughter Mary, and to my grandson Benjamin Dulaney a black mare; to my grandson Joseph Roberts £1000; in care of my exec. 61 acres, negroes, for support of my dau. Jemima Rishley? & her children; to my son Benjamin Roberts, my dau. Hannah Field, and dau. Mary Dulaney and dau. Annie Field the residue, to be equally divided; the part that falls to my dau. Hannah Field to be equally divided among her children except her son William Field who is to receive no part; her part to be kept together until her children are of age. To my grandsons except my son Joseph Roberts sons and William Field son of my dau. Hannah Field all the land I have on the western waters, also £26,000 paper currency to be laid out in land. Appoint son-in-law Daniel Field and son Joseph Roberts executors. Wit. Thomas Slaughter, Reuben Field, John Roberts. (FHL film 493,642)

     BB-31: Bond of Daniel Field and Joseph Roberts, execs. of Benjamin Roberts, for £10,000 VA money, to Benja. Field, 5 April 1786; that Benj. Field was employed by the executors to locate 16,250 acres acres of land for the above estate, which was located and surveyed in Jefferson Co. on the waters of Green River. The bond is such that if Daniel Field and Joseph Roberts, execs. of the estate, will convey to Benjamin Field one half of the land equal in quality. Wit. John Field, Aquilla Field. Recorded 2 April 1800. I hereby assign to (blank) my right as a legatee to Benja. Roberts decd. in and to the land, 17, 042-1/2 acres on Green River patented in the name of the said Roberts, 7 March 1800, /s/ John Field, Wit. John Cl?, George Ashby. The assignment from Reuben Field to Benjamin Field was produced and by oath of Stephen Cleaver and George Ashley was ordered recorded. I assign my right and title to 17,062-1/2 acres patented to Benjamin Roberts deceased on Green River to Benj. Field, 1 March 1800, /s/ Reuben Field, wit. Stephen Cleaver, George Ashly; recorded 2 April 1800 on oath of wit. I assign to Benjamin Field my right as legatee to Benj. Roberts decd, to 17,042-1/2 acres on Green River patented to said decedent, 1 March 1800, /s/ Henry Field, wit. Stephen Cleaver, George Ashby, rec. on oaths of wit. 12 May 1800.

From http://historiccourtrecords.org: Defendant William Ball; Roger Abbott; John Barnes; John Johnston (late partner) Locality Culpeper Co. Plaintiff Daniel Field (exor.); Benjamin Roberts (decd.) Administrative Information Record title Roberts exor vs Wm. Ball &al Year recorded 1798 Collection CR-DC-V Record ID 558-66 End Notes Preserved by Virginia Circuit Court Records Preservation Program Processed by Margaret Anne Crickman Extracted by Barry L. McGhee Extracted on 10/21/2002

Defendant Daniel Field (exor.); Benjamin Roberts (decd.) Locality Culpeper Co. Plaintiff Bogle Somerville & Co. Store Account - 1775 Administrative Information Record title B. Somerville & Co. vs Field Exr. Year recorded 1800 Collection CR-DC-L Record ID 561-5 End Notes Preserved by Virginia Circuit Court Records Preservation Program Processed by Margaret Anne Crickman Extracted by Barry L. McGhee Extracted on 10/21/2002

Comment Forthcoming Bond Defendant Daniel Field (exor.); Benjamin Roberts the elder (decd.); Daniel H. Field Locality Culpeper Co. Plaintiff Hannah Pratt Slave David - property of Daniel Field Administrative Information Record title Pratt vs Field Year recorded 1823 Collection CR-SC-H Record ID 215-2 End Notes Preserved by City of Fredericksburg Processed by Barry McGhee Extracted by Barry L. McGhee Extracted on 4/11/2005

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