| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Seventh Generation7. Nicholas ROBERTSON Sr. (^) was born on 12 August 1665 in Charles City, Prince George County, Virginia Colony, British Colonial America.1 Life Sketch: "Nicholas Roberson appears in the Charles City Co. records in 1687-8, when he recorded his mark for cattle (Charles City Orders, 1687-95, p. 109), indicating that he was of age, so born about 1665-7.1687 Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, United States. Charles+City+County+Order+Book%2C+1687-1695%2C+p.+109.++%28pages+101-102+missing%29+: NICH ROBINSON's ear mark is a crop and two half crops on each ear. To all etc. whereas etc. now know ye that I Francis: Lord Howard Governor does with the advice and Counsel of the Council of State accordingly Give and Grant unto Mr Anthony Dowden of Middlesex County Seven hundred Acres of land situated lying and being in the aforesaid County and bounded As followeth Beginning at a Corner red oake of a ... of land Belonging To Mr. Maurice Cock called Jamaicas land, being the Beginning of a tract of land belonging to Mr James Jones, & running thoward North North West four hundred forty five poles by an old line of nearby trees supposed of Mr Jones line to a Hickory by a branch, thence North Eight Degrees West two hundred & fifteen poles to two red oakes by a ..., thence North twenty five degrees East fifty poles to a Cornor Spanish oake of Thomas Taylors land Thence by his line ... East three hundred fourty five poles to Hoopers land to a red oake, thence by a land Line thirty Fiven deg West fifty four poles to a white oake on the brow of a hill, thence South thirty seven deg East one hundred & seventy poles to a Corner red oak on a Levell, thence Continuing ye same course to sd Jamaica Land and thence four ... to ye place it began. That land being due by & for ye transportation of fourteen persons &c. To Have & to Hold & to be Held &c yielding & paying &c provided &c dated ye 23rd day of April 1688. one negro Ed. Clark, James Shanon, James Bartlett, Jno Rood, James Clark, Robt. Pryor, Robt. Canon, NICHO ROBERTS, Nicho Hasletine, Saml. Staples, Mary Priest, Rachell Parkes, Wm Nothate. Jan 24 1687 Virginia+Land+Patent+Book+8%2C+1689-1695.+p.+55+NICHOLAS+ROBINSON+%26+Nicholas+Darrell+%2F+289: To all &c Whereas &c Now Know Yee that I the Said Nath Bacon Esqr / President &c --give and grant unto NICHOLAS ROBINSON And Nicholas Darrell a tract of Land on Black Water Contayning two Hundred Eighty Nine Acres beginning at a white oake & on the South side being a Corner tree of Mr Jas Wallace located & running South South West along the Line of said Wallace ... Eighty two poles thence along the Land of The Said Wallace ... South by East three hundred fifty and Eight poles a Cross the Second Swamp to the Hoggpen Branch thence according to the Meanders of Hoggpen Branch West Eleven degrees three ... North fifty Five poles thence along the Bank North fourty and two and an halfe West Eighty poles South Sixty degrees West Sixty three poles North fifty Eight degrees West thirty four poles to the Ashen Branch thence along the Meanders of the Run of the Ashen Branch North twenty Eight degreees East Ninty Nine f. 2 poles to the Mouth there of, thence through the Second Swamp to a Corner tree of Hugh Lee ... Land being a great white Oake and Standing in The and Standing in the ... Swamp North three degrees and an halfe West twenty two poles thence North North East One hundred sixty four Poles thence North West Sixty four poles thence North One hundred and two poles, thence North Sixty Seven degrees east Sixty Eight poles to The first Swamp thence along the Meanders of the Run of Said Swamp to The first Beginning at the White Oake the Said Land being due unto the Said NICHO ROBINSON and Nicholas Darrell by and for the transportation of Six persons into this Colony &c to have and to hold & to be held &c yielding and paying &c provided &c dated the 21st of Aprill anno Domini 1690 Jno. White, Sarah James, Richd. Wheelehouse, Robt. Middleton, Jno. Farmouth, Ruth Tunstall. Apr 21 1690 Land: On April 21, 1698, he and Nicholas Darrell were granted jointly 289 acres of land (Patent Hook 8, p. 55)Apr 21 1698. Will: NICHOLAS ROBERTSON of Bristol Parish, Prince George Co., to George Truman of same, 100A in Bristol Parish next to Monksneck Creek, being Part of a tract granted to Roger Truman, and was by above named George, son Of Roger, sold to Thomas Parram, dec'd, and by Parram in his will given to the said ROBERTSON; witnesses: John Poythress, John Robyson, George Davenport, John Scoggins. May 12 1718 Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, British Colonial America Death: May 12 1718 Bristol Parish, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America Will: JANE ROBYSON, wife of NICHOLAS ROBYSON, relinquishes her dower Right to George Tillman in land conveyed to Tillman by her husband. June 10 1718 Prince George, Virginia, British Colonial America." Nicholas ROBERTSON Sr. (^) and Sarah Ann MARKS (^) were married after 1690.1 Sarah Ann MARKS (^) was born in 1668 in England, United Kingdom.1 She died before November 1716 at the age of 48 in Bristol Parish, Prince George County, Virginia Colony, British Colonial America.1 Nicholas ROBERTSON Sr. (^) and Sarah Ann MARKS (^) had the following children:
Nicholas ROBERTSON Sr. (^) and Jane TILLMAN were married after 1688 in Henrico County, Virginia Colony, British Colonial America.1 Jane TILLMAN, daughter of Roger TILGHMAN and Susannah UNKNOWN (TILGHMAN), was born about 1668 in Bristol Parish, Prince George County, Virginia Colony, British Colonial America.1 She died in Prince George, Prince George County, Virginia Colony, British Colonial America.1 Nicholas ROBERTSON Sr. (^) and Jane TILLMAN had the following children:
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