William O. Roberts

William Owen Roberts had emigrated from Llanbedrog, Caernarfonshire, Wales in 1808 and established a grist mill at Perkiomen Creek near Collegeville.

• William Owen Roberts, born 20 April 1792, died 3 April 1858, married Margaret Heebner Reiff in 1822. This was Margaret's second marriage.

••••• Heebner, Laferty, Roberts info is from: Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families. edited by Samuel Kriebel Brecht. Rand McNally New York: 1923. p.275 and 288. located in the Chester County Historical Society Library in West Chester, PA. The Montgomery County Historical Society might have additional info since so many of Justice Roberts' ancestors lived in that county.

Here is a query that might yield clues on how to proceed with finding earlier ancestors:

"I am trying to find out about William Owen Roberts the Welsh born grandfather of Owen Josephus Roberts the eminent lawyer. Owen Josephus Roberts was born May 2 1875 in Germantown Pa. and died on May 17 1955 at his farm Bryn Coed Birchunville Chester County Pa. Owen Josephus Roberts is buried in St Andrew's Episcopal Church Cemetery Chester County Pa. I was wondering whether William Owen Roberts is also buried there and how could I find that out.

William Owen Roberts had emigrated from Llanbedrog, Caernarfonshire, Wales in 1808 and established a grist mill at Perkiomen Creek near Collegeville. He married a girl of German descent. One of their sons Josephus was the father of Owen J Roberts; Josephus had married a girl called Emma Lafferty so they're Owen J Roberts's parents.

I was hoping to find out the age of William Owen Roberts when he died so I could then search the parish records for Llanbedrog Caernarfonshire to find when he was baptised and who were his parents."