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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThomas Eaton Swann Papers, Robertson-RosebroughMoulton and George Milligan used his Grammar in their large Vocabulary of the Greek Testament Illustrated from the Papyri and other Non-liter Abbott-Smith — la- mented that he did not discover the Grammar earlier so that he could have ary sources. G. used it in his lexicon more frequent- | hae Some ot the better commentators made use of Robertson’s work. Ernest Dewitt Burton used it in his com- mentary on Galatians in the Inferna- tional Critical Commentary. Take and Henry J Csrammar in Acts: sistently in his series of commentaries Kirsopp Cadbury used the their commentary on R._C. H. Lenski used it con- han on the New Testament. Other grammarians made free use of the grammatical labors of Robert- son. The second volume of Moulton’s grammar, which 1929. was published in listed this volume ‘as one to which frequent reference was made.*2 The grammar of Friederich Blass re- Albert grammaars as vised — by Debrunnér ~ lists Robertson's important books in the field of Greek grammar.*? Some grammarians used the Gram- mar as the basis for more elementary works, FE. FE. Dana and Julius R. Mantey published A Manual for the Study of the Greek Neu in 1923, Testament They confessed, ‘The’ chief basis has been that colossal and pra found treatise of Dr. A, T. Robertson and is to remain, the New Greek scholarship for the twentieth cen- 44 W hic h = standard of Testament tury. William Hersey Davis also published ’grammar in 1923. He acknow ledged his debt to Robertson by saying that Januory, February, March, 1964 “his monumental work... . is the au- thority from which this: book drew at all points,’ One. of the reasons for the immediate success of Robertson’s large Grammar was that it was the: first grammar which knowledge of the late nineteenth and brought the new linguistic early twentieth centuries to bear in a comprehensive way on the Greek of the New Robertson’s value in grammar has been Testament; therefore, modified as other men published books which took into account the newer linguistic developments. Nevertheless, Robertson still occupies a high position among the grammarians of the Greek Floyd V. Filson in 1950 afirmed that “the name of A. T. Robertson the other works from his pen, focus atten New. Testament. and grammars and tion upon the genuine contribution of Americans to the study of Biblical Gréek,’’4® ton, a few years earlier had declared Bruce E. Metzger, of Prince that Robertson played an important part in following up the discovery of Deissmann: and in influencing other grammarians.*7 The high position Robertson oc cupies is not only due to his, impor- tance in the history of *the study of the Greck ‘New but due to his value for New Testament Testament also scholars in every field today: Arndt and Gingrich recently trans- lated and revised the German-Greck lexicon of Bauer. They are careful to reter to Robertson’s Grammar as often as possible.** The more modern. and complete commentaries utilize Robertson’s work. The Fourth Gospel by Edwyn Clem- ent Hosky n¢."" The Gospel Accord Page 17 ing to St. Jobn by C.K, Barrett,” and Teter | from. CR. Blatkall The Gospel According ty St Mark Robertson, August 19, 1896 ; 1 : Petter from K ha by Vincent Taylor®' are among . the Robertson, February commentaries which use the grammati oe as cal work of Robertson. roads)’ March The grammars of Robertson con- tinue to exert an influence on gram manne” Wo De Chamberain: of the Presbyterian Theological Seminary . in Louisville composed an “exegetical Grammar” in 1941.) He quotes from Dr. Robertson’s Grammar frequent and acknow ledged in a foreword to his book that he owed a great debt to Robertson.°.- C. F..D. Moule, pro fessor in the University of Cambridge, cites Robertson numerous times in his recent Idiom Book of Neu Testament Greek?’ Although the works of Robertson in. Greek © grammar were * originally written about fifty years ago, they continue to be published and consulted by New Testament scholars who wish to do a thorough job of research in the field of New Testament. Dr. Robert son's place in the study of the New Testament 1s deset \ ed and secure. Robertson \ Q) carves Unpublished Note I hort Grammar Manuscript in files of President of Southern ment York Baptist Theological Seminary) ,-p. 37 John R Sampes An Tntinate ot Dr \ | Robertson I ypositor, XXXII (January Co ‘Everett Gill, A. 7. Robertson graphy (New York: | Macmillan Company, 1Y¢ rt} 1943), | Sampes Memoirs Nashville; Broadman Press "Gill, OP CE De Ts Catalogu the Southern Bapti ogical Seminary, 1893-94, pp. 40-44 Letters from A. I Dickinsor Rohertson. October 28. 189U) Novenmer 189] The letters to A if Robertso . to which and yuOtations Irom Wi sions ire contained this article, are on file the Library of Southern Baptist Pheolown Seminary Page 18 Quarterly Review "1 etter from Eugene Exman to A, T. Rob- ertson, August 1, 1934. *“Tetter from. |. J. Van Ness to A. Robertson, September 19, 1927. “) Gresham = Machen, Grammar of the Greek New Testament in the Light of Historical Research by A. T. Robert son, The Princeton, Theological Review, VIM (July, 1915), p. 483. “RB. W. Bacon, Review of A of the Greek New Testament. in the Light of Historical Research by A. T.> Robertson, The Yale Review, V 1916), p. 440. See also the remarks of twenty-one well- Review of A Grammar (January, known. scholars concerning the Grammar in the “Jubilee Circular” edited by $, Angus: and contained in the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Library. "G. Abbott-Smith, A Greek Lexicon of the New Testament. (third edition; and T. Clark, 1921),:p. xiv. Wilbert Francis Howard, Accidence and Word Forma- tion (Vol. Il of :A Grammar of New Testa- ment Greek; Edinburgh: T. and T. Clark, » i £929). D.. RRM It is interesting to note that Manual Edinburgh: T. “Tames Moulton | and Hope the third “volume of Moulton’s Grammar, which brought the. work to compare compre- hensively Robertson’s published in 1963. “Albert Friederich Grammatik des Neutestamentlichen Griechisch with work, was just Debrunner, Gottingen: Dandenhoech and Ruprecht, 1931), p. xiv “A Manual New Testament for the Study of the Greek Worth: Printing Company, 1923), p. § “Wollam Hersey mar of the Greek (Fort Taliaferro Davis, New Testament (Nashville Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Beginner's: Gram Convention, 1923), p. xn January, February, March, 1964 Blass’ “Hloyd .V. Filson, “The Study of the New Testament,” Protestant Thought in the Twentieth. Century, Arnold §. Nash, (New York: The Macmillan Company, 1951), editor p-_52. “Bruce M. Greek ‘New Interpretation, 1 475-477. "Walter A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Chris tian Literature, translated and edited by Wil Arndt and F. Wilbur (Chicago: The University ot Metzger, “Grammars of the Testament,’ (October 1947), pp Bauer, liam F, Gingrich Chicago Press, 1957), pp; Vu, AXXV, “Edwyn Clement Hoskyns and Francis Noel Davey, The Fourth Gospel (second edi tien; London: Faber and Faber, 1947), pp 174, 416. my ies St. John (London 167, 216,237; 328, 429, 490, 493, Taylor, The Gospel Macmillan and Com According fo 1953), pp. x, Barrett, The Gospel SFG, 33.1, 401, Vincent to St. Mark (London pany, 1952), pp. ivin, Xxyt, 23. 86n., 34, According ef passim. "William Chamberlain An Exegetical Grammar of the Greck New Testa (New York 1941), p. vin. Dr Douglas ment The Macmillan Company, Chamberlain also studied under Dr. Robertson at Southern Seminary The grammar of Dr. Ray Summers is more independent of Dr. Robertson, but Dr. Sum mers acknowledges that Robertson's work , Sum G eck 1950), po vin is “the all time classic in the field. . . .” mers, Essentials of Neu (Nashville: Broadman Pres “CP. DD. Moale, An Idiom Bool Testament Greck The University Press, 1959), pp. ix, 143 Testament of Neu second edition: Cambridge The Evangelistic Effort of Southern Baptists in the Army of the Contederacy 9 ARTHUR L. WALKER, JR. Professor of religious education, Howard College Birmingham, Alabama T he years of the War Between the States proved to be a time of real test- ing for the Southern Baptist Conven- tion and for some of the basic positions of the churches of the Convention. The Convention had had only a decade and a half to find its direction. The economic stress placed upon both the Domestic Mission Board and the For- eign Mission Board was a trial not only for these Boards but the Convention system. It is probable that the principle of separation of church and state was one of the most important issues of the period. The patriotic and militant spirit of the Baptists of the period caused them to enter upon a program of strong support for the Confederacy. “The Baptists as a people, ministers and laymen, entered heartily into the fighting forces.” An article by A. E. Dickinson in the South Western Bap- fist pointed out that there were more Baptists in the Army of the Confeder- acy than men belonging to any other one denomination but that there were comparatively few Baptist chaplains. This scarcity of Baptist chaplains was probably due to several circumstances. Page 20 The conscious acceptance of the prin- ciple of separation of church and state seems to have influenced many of the pastors not to seek appointment as chaplain. The Georgia Baptist State Conven- tion, in 1861, even adopted 4 resolu- tion that “governmental chaplaincies were wrong.” The respected president of the Domestic Mission Board, W. H. McIntosh, ,evidently expressed the views of many when ‘he wrote, ‘The system of chaplaincies does not meet the wants, and to my mind, is opposed aliké to the genius of our government, and the spirit of the Gos- pel.” Opposition to the chaplaincy Was not restricted to. those who had convictions based on their ideas of separation of church and state. It is obvious that there were many other reasons. What ever the reasons though, the opposition created a shortage of chaplains so acuté that for the entire time of the conflict pleas were constantly issued for more men to serve. It was reported to the Chaplains’ Association of the Quarterly Review Army of Northern Virginia on March 24, 1863, that there were not two hundred chaplains with the whole Con- federate Army. It must be said of the Baptist ministers, however, that they did not shirk their responsibility toward military service. Many of them had enlisted in the ranks. In one Georgia regiment there were twelve missionary Baptist preachers, and this was not an isolated case. This fact itself contributed to the lack of men who could and would accept an appointment to the chap- laincy. Many of the younger pastors accepted positions as officers with the local volunteer regiments. It must also be recognized that in 1861 and early 1862 there were many men who accepted appointments to the chaplaincy who were totally un- worthy. In some sense this was fos- tered by the system whereby chaplains were appointed. The main factor in- volved in appointment was approval of the commanding colonel. Some of these men, old line officers, were not interested in having a real religious em- phasis within their organization. As a consequence, they either refused to ap- prove a chaplain or had those appointed who obviously would not make a real# contribution to the religious life of the men. This caused others to be hesitant about accepting a position which would classify them with such men. However, by the middle of 1862 most of these men had been “sloughed off.” They found that their position involved too much work, hardship, and danger. Closely related to the attitude toward some of the chaplains is the attitude of January, February, March, 1964 Arthur L. Walker some toward the governmental provi- sion for the chaplain. It was reported in the South Western Baptist for November 2, 1861, that the Confeder- ate Government had reduced the pay of the chaplain from $150 a month to $50.00 a month, As a result, many chaplains were forced to resign to find a way to support their families. Yet, it must not be forgotten that many noble Baptists did serve as chaplains. The attitude expressed toward these men is seen in the letter printed in the South Western Baptist for December 25, 1862. Page 21 It is a little remarkable that in this State [Virginia] there are twelve Baptist Post Chaplains—at nearly every hospital our de- nomination jis represented. We have quite a number attached to regiments in the field, As 2 general thing our chaplains are earnest, noble, gifted men, , Though Baptists had Proportionately few chaplains, they redeemed them- selves by taking the lead in colportage work and by employing a large num- ber of army missionaries and evange- lists. This was a new type of army evangelization and to the Baptists was given the Privilege of Pioneering in the field, The Sunday School and Colportage Board of the Virginia Baptist General Association was the first group to recognize the evangelistic Opportuni- ties of the Army. This body had pre- viously been very active in colportage work, and with the outbreak of the conflict immediately began to dis- tribute Bibles and other religious mate. rial to the soldiers. The secretary of this board, A. E. Dickinson, did more than any other man. in fostering this activity. Thousands of pages of re- ligious material were thus distributed to the army, However, the colporteur was more than an itinerant tract dis- tributor. He preached, comforted the wounded, buried the dead, served as confessor, and baptized those making a confession of faith, The Domestic Mission Board (now the Home Mission Board) of the Southern Baptist Convention employed 137 missionaries to the army and sup- plemented the salaries of 1] chaplains Page 22 during the war years. The missionary appointed by the Board did all the work which one would usually expect of a chaplain; however, he was not ached to any one unit. both advantages and disadvantages. It meant, of course, that the missionary Was not restricted in his activity by a commanding officer. Also, these mis. sionaries were Sustained by the volun- tary contributions of the churches and avoided the onerous charge of support by government funds, The chaplain, on the other hand, had constant contact with the men and was not forced to make his own way as the missionary had to do. This was probably the reason that many of the missionaries eventually came to confine their labors to one regiment or brigade. A third means was used by the Bap- tists to carry the message of Christ to the army. - Under this method various Pastors went to the army on a ““preach- ing mission” of varying lengths. Some remained only a few days. Others, like John A, Broadus, spent several months with the army. The local church usually Supported its pastor on this mission, though the Domestic Board gave aid if the local church felt it was unable to bear the expense. It would be very difficult to ascertain how many pastors Participated in this activity, All the efforts for evangelizing the army continued up to the time of the surrender, The Corresponding secretary of the Domestic Mission Board wrote on April 13, 1865, that the Board had just appointed twelve additional mis- sionaries. As army units became more disorganized, the work became more Quarterly Review Q Dr. Archibald Thomas Robertson,A.My,D.D.,11.D., Litt.D ,Professer of New Testament Riscaedeteeiie in the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary of Louisville, Ky., was born at " Cherbury Cottarce”" (Home of the late Mr. RoC.Motley in 1963 )about 3 | miles S.E,,of Sonans in Pittsylvania County, V-., Nov.6,1863. His parents were Dr. John Robertson, (1825,-1914) and Ella Martin Robertson (1828- 1899) who was the daughter of Colonel Joseph Martin of Greenwood ,Henry County,Va. Dr. John Robertson was a-son of Thompson Robertson ,Merch- ant and large Pyanter of: Sonans,whose home was | about 600 feet west of Sonans on the Whittles Rd. The home is standing in 1963 and nearby is the | family on His Mother was Cee R.Shelton Robertson, 4.1873,Dau.of A.Crispin Shelton. Thompson Robertson was the son of Edward Robert- son and Mary Pulliam Thompson Robertson ,dau.of Samuel Thompson,decd.1779 in Amelia County,Va., | and Anne Jannings Thompson,d.in Pittsylvania COs, 3 in oy burried at Chestnut Level ,near Dry For’,} Edward Robertson migrated with his brothers George and Christopher from Amelia County to Pittsylvania County after 1780.He acquired land t the north foot of White Oak Mt.and 'west of the hatham=Danville Road. He died in 1826, He was a son of Edward Robertson,d.in 1769 in Amelia Co, This Edward Robertson was the son of Christopher Robertson who died in Amelia Co.,in 1749, The Immigrant is not known.Dr. John Robertson built "Cherbury Cottage"in 1854, He removed with his family to re ae 1875 and to ,Cool Spring,N.C.on a farm { 2 Dr. A.T.Robertson graduated from Wake Forest College in 1885. After three additional years of study,he graduated fro Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and began his career as a Professor at this institution. He was author of more than 40 religious books. He was recognized in the United States ,Enzland and throughout the world for his monumental "Big Grammar" New Testament Greek,published in 1914, d.Sept.2+,1934.Cave Hill Cemetery ,Louisville,Ky. Dr. John Robertson,M.D.,and most of his famity are burried in Oa od Cemetery ,Statesville,N.C. yRY COTTAGE’ c Hee ROBERTSON (Mone OF RC MOTLEY IN 193) ‘ & $ | : cm CwaTHAeM-VA. CarDm Aven om Argent armed Crest A cubit arm erect ,rol. Supperters?: <A dove and a serpent. i , nr *. re ie Notto: Virtutis Gloria Mercés. " the ayme iq tla an phatrnod eT ’ eS Ad dt? Q ta W dba lead Ca abe dw e CO erm ee a (teen ep ae Symbolism: Ag.w-- (silver & Peace Truti Mn Azom- (blue) --- (Gules, The wolf is a very ancient : uncemmor . " ’ - : i a f*. . : + wr . cenote Va ent CUuSLOB tha . : a . 4 j r ” ’* , , * oe after long siere and hard enterprises. he Rohertson (¢ A 7 he ' mM 2 i) 2 : si he bearine was eiven tc ee 2 y Dee " ” a ye tn helrine exterminate weo'ves fro The Crest,a hand upholcing the rr he motto and the man in chain of "uncan and Chief of Clan,by miderer of hie father ,James . The Dove-~ represent.in hereld: my ¢ ie Sernente-- “" Wisdom", Radge of the Clan: . Fire leav AMM PO Oty A ore A } s nv i 7. RIT Pom SAT? Lt " OF THE. RORER OP et ) 4 i & \) (Tune: Battle Yymn of +4 } . rf an Lys A ec tland, Dy} N, wher niites in Perthsh vit RANTOMA Aa mnere's somethine strong and And MmoRErTaarit eure > > neth VAm Nanniv ey lpr <{ ,4 | . hea J ma jet ‘ a ROBERTSON - Louisville, Ky. pr, A. T. WATER FILTRATION PLANTS TOWN PLANNING SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS SURVEYS WituaM B. Sours & ASSOCIATES ( - ’ - { ‘De signing E ngineets DIAL - 82@:2818 1605 ABERDEEN & MILITARY ROADS HAMPTON, VIRGINIA April 2,1963 Mrs. T.E.owann Statesville ,N.C. Dear Mrs. Swann’: I wish to thank you for the info: mation sent me on the family of Dr. John Robertson,!.b. T have read the Biography of Dr. A.T.Robertson,D.D. ( of print) , I do not have at this time any information on Eugene Cook } except he died in 1921 and do not know where he is burrie I have no information on Nellie Robeattson who married Feb. JeJeMcLendon or J.J.McLedin. The A. TXobertson Biography me state married with large family. It did not give marr af€ ! A report from your Courthouse by Miss Messick stated the m was not of record in that office. I wil] appreciate tombstone record of date of birth and death.Also what graves are marked with tombstoneSe «A hurry to receive. Should I receive them from some cther,] you upon receiving this informatione Am enclosing a copy of the letter I wrote Miss. Me gives some information on this family. Do not retur information as we are developing negatives on which w out the prints in number. | I am working with several in getting up genealogical ir on three Robertson Brothers who came jinto Pittsylvania al or thereabout from Amelia County,Va. Dr. John was a first my grandmother on my mother's side. | Dr. Robertson's Biography states that his .great grand? Robertson who died inPittsylvanie County,Va.came direct Scotland, That is in error. Two known generations were We do not know the Immigrant. t I am looking to purchase any of the books by Dr. AeT.Robertsc about 45 in number. I want books for the Pittsylvania sount y at Chatham and the Danville City Library. The. three brotrers ‘accounted for a number of decendants. One had 14 children. know of any of the books that can be secured,I will glacly them. (They all sold out in original print). When we get around to printing up our information which I hope scc I will gladly send you the information on the Robertsons af you desire a copy which will be gratis. I will file sare with tre Statesville Library, for the information of any one concerne. I will return all of your information. Will have same copie: in a few layse I have a portrait, of Dr. A.T.Robertson in reproduction forme Would like to know the name of the former farm owners Gti GIe farm that Martin Robertson purchased. Dr. John Robertson had given up Country Practice of mecicing. Did he return to the practice of medicine? When ne arrive Statesville ,did he live on a farm?,. Very trply yours , GP, ott pt —> g ssick whic! : W,B Sours Q oo »Clvil 4 oe. de (ees . Sé@n & Mercury Blyq “3366 “ampton, Virginie. ¥605 Aberdeen Road WT ‘7 nampton,Va. Dear Mrs, Swann: ¢ Sept.22 I received. your letter and was glad to get the information on The Farmers Alliance Organization. The A T.Robertson Biography sated that Dr. John was about the principal originater of this farm movement. That i: history for it has all lead up today to the organizations, that are maintaining stability to our fam people, : They take a ‘Big gamble and deserve some assurance in carry] the¥rwork. It takes a large investment for the amount of return they get. I was j nmy county not long ago and witnesce the shortage in crops due to drough this whole SUMMeY e Under todays expenses,farmers must be given helpe I have a picture of Dr, A.T.Robertson in his older are. Alse one in his. young professor days. I have those so they can be reproduced, T am enclosing some information on the Robertsons, From reading the A.T.Robertson Blography,I am convinced that Dr. A.T. knew little about his ancestors. The Biography was prepared from his recollections. He was away from home so am sure he did not finfd out much, The Biography stated that Edward Robertson,the rren of Dr. A.T. came to this country in about 1755. That wa error. There were two generations Of Edward Robert om# of out Edward,deceased in 1826, “y mother who decended from the Robertsons was well informed on the Robertson Clan but I like most people,paid no attention to her inf»rmation while she was living. | I will continue tobe gathering information on the Robertsons, It will be sometime before I will have same in shape to mate « prints of the information, You have giten me considearble information and I ite You retain the enclosed printed sheets, ~indley let me know if T am right on the farms that were owned by Dr. John and his son Martin and who owns t hem today Very truly yours, W.R.Sours Old-heomenl aces "io 7 Vy ACRES OR (Ramans Faan) - June #4. 4:30 p.m.-Class Day Exercises. June 6:30 p.m. Alumni Dinner Vinnie SOV pam. Orations for Ward Medal Vianve 1 pom \luini Address burn focue ge Literary: Address and Graduation Prominent. Rocky), Mout lawyer the Alumni addresstat hiss Alma Mat Mr. Tong ARRINGTON JAVERA Exercises { ye Class Day Exercises June 4, 6°30 pou Aud Dinner, } .e Seateue W.BuS 1605-Aberdeen & mercury Blyd,, Yampton, Virginia. 25 3 $ a of ‘ Janol7,1965 Mrs, 3+ Barter Willians 245 Weet Main Street Danville, Ya. Dear Mrs, *iliiens: We Continue to add to the information we have come up with en the Hebertscns which we are cennected with , Our line is thru Edward,D.in 1626 en the east side of Ree 89--at the north ® ef White Oak Mountain. My grendmether, Oatherine Rebertsen married er L.Lavis, She was the daughter ef Biward Robertson Jr,,4. 1834 at the same location, : He was a brether of Taempsen Redertsen 4.1857 at Sonans in Pittsylvania Co, Thempsen Robertsen was the erendfather ef Dr, A.T.Rebertsen,D.D. ,world famed religicus writer whe was bern in ay County on Nov.6,1863. His father, Lr. John Robertson 4.1914 (M.D.) moved frem Pittsylvania Ceunty in 1875 as a bankrupt, to a fam te be cut out of the woods near Statesville, N.C. Dr. John was a liberal centributer to the cause ef the Vonfederacy and cuted in the days ef Reconstruction. A horse had hurt him, requiring giving up-of the practice of medicine. A Statesville Merchant recegnised the brilliancy ef A.T. and loaned him funds te ge threff? 8 yours of college. Dp. Robertson always referred te himself es a Virginiea but seldom returned te Virginie, He was never known to many Virginians, AS @ femily prejeet, we have been restoring all of the cometeries of our peeple, Rebertsons and Davies and Jennings, We bave en order more stones to be placed, We are now trying to come up with the accepted graveyards of ward Hobertson, 4, 1769 and his father Christopher 94-1749 in Nottoway County. Alse the socepted cemetery site of Samuel) Thompson, the father of Mary Pulliam Thompsen whe married eur Moan Rebertson,d. 1826 in Pittsylvania, He is also the futher of Milly Thompson who married Christ ¥ Reberteon, 4. near Mt. Herman Church in Pittsylvania Ce,, in 18353, Samuel empeon died in Nottoway in 1779 while in the act of moving to Pittsylvania County.. Most ef the Robertsons erotnd Denville and in Heary Ocunty areund Axton are descendants of Ohristopher Robertson. He bad 14 children, There are net. many ef our line of Mward left. There are some Carters sround Daaville, descendants of Rewley Williemsen Carter whe married Anne Rebertsen, ene of the Daughters ef Edward, 4, 1826, Another G@aughter married « Lanier, The Womaek femily of Pittsylvania descended from Rawlep Williamson Carter, The Jones families around Chestnut Level descended from the Lanier who married @ daughter ef Edward, 4.1826. : Fer semetine, we heave been distributing @ brief on Dr, Robertsen,D.D. and two of his still pepular beoks to a number of Church Libraries. We have also entered a number of our mjor State Libraries with all ef his beeke still in print. This project Will centinue with us. A® we werk thra Virginie many request are made of us for Contributions end we are offering the beeks in lieu of contributions, I will place in the mail twe sets including briefs en Dr, Robertson to you. You can turn one set to any church of your oheice--the other you can retain te pass among your friends er te give te same other chushh-no dead linexto meet. All we «re interested in is that net more than ene set gets inte any one church, Wo » ‘ distribute a aumber ef the beeks to Churches in the Denville re _ Sheet 2--Mrs. «illiams w@ will coffer them to our friends to muks the placamnts,. Many of the Books by ».T.Robertsen are in the junville pattaylvunie County und Hargrave Military .csdemy Libraries--es well us «ll of our genealegical *{nformation, The infermtion we now have on the ancestral lines ef Dr, Robertsen is more thas has ever been generally known. From his biegraphy,little genealogical inforiution has been known, Ye bave had many re,uestefor the information on hin, I wish to thank you for the infermation you heve sent to ms. I um 4lso plucing in the mail a full copy ef the werk by Mre. Anderson of Chatham and Mra. #.4.Yates Of Lanville on their line ef Ghristopher Robertson. Also the information 1 have Come up with on my line e@ Mward Robertsen including Dr. A.T.Mebertson, You can retain these copies permanently end dispose of them-as you wish. ; Should you come in contsot with any of the Oarters and Hobertsons around Dinville, if they will write their information up ae we have same, I will be glad to print and ad4 same . This information will ge into a number of Libraries, fe stay very busy and there will never be many copies available. %e will not go into beok publication. However, any one con use this informetion, Dr. A.T.Rebertson appears ia Virginia Lives, @ recent publication by the Historical Mecerds Associution uncor the sponsorship of his niece, Mrs. KA. Wevin of Ontawba, N.O. Any corrections you oun come up with will be appreciated, , I have accounted for all of the Robertsons of my line from Edward 2obarsenn Jr. I have recently printed & n.mber of copies and am placing them out so thet more informetion can be had. In my Davie line, 1 huve not be:n able to trace beck of /illiem levis whe bought the Cherrystene plantation in 1775 and died there in 1791/ ‘This farm wee in the Devis family thru 1946, William had e brother Noire, He bought the fam frem a John Booth named in the deed, of Hanty County to *illiem Davis ef Pittsylvania County, I will be printing soen considerable infermation on the Murtins of Henry County. Ella Martin was the Mother ef Dr. A.T.--she was the daughter of Col .Joseph Martin. the son of General Joseph Martin. The Cemetery is neuer. Axton, I have copied the chapter on the Marins by Lucy Henderson Horton . Sho gave credit to ¢ssistance in preparing same to Josepkane Robertson , a sister ef Dr. A.T.. Have copied same st the request ef Lr, Rohe: tsen's niece, Mra. irvin. The book is out of print and is not under ocopyright-- the publishers ure out of dusiness, Tne Henry Bulletin of Martinsville recently carried @ lengthly urticle en the Martins, I hope to get the consent of the peper to add to the information on Ur, Robe rtsen,. fe are glad to be able to come up with this information--it is possible when rough days prevent our field men frem working on the outside--they type and print up this information, I again thank you for the help you have given this project, Sincerely, William. B. Seurs 2333 NEBRASKA AVENUE WASHINGTON 16,0.C QF Tane 6, nO5lhie Dear Mre Swenns Do you ARTS © mignt be useful for reference I am looking almost any dey now » turn Upe be exact in ever: detail, 28 it is nicked out of very but itt will serve in the mains, siibject to -check ing at Some time I suspect we might start ner folder) . : aia a A + ¥ cc c Q siderable has ween done by some of the lines © -aadre } . rags not kept» but a summary ig on file at the.Hall 0 Recorcs One story my brother often told from saa whip 1) mother when ner children were smalle It seems the see ne a4 4 F : ; os | aleve child witn the Pprathers from Maryland and remembere hard sf] TC Vin S qo nay yer Qy vteammen’ (oemeel et There were tolls snare ther watches children wer® nidden in the pack of the ages noes ne. "Jeems" through some aperture in the warron floore ’ nae Paw LY Granny is entered witn the Daniel Lazenby 1°”) ac Ritte uoliehds ore" very olds pernans older then One memory only I have nf wer, Tne kitchen stove rai morning after breakfast and everybody rushed in to see what t was about. I have the picture to this day of Granny stand by the teble washing dishes :nd chewing, away eating at the same time. ia ing cal on somethine she There was little house in the yard we always cal house. ‘We kept a loom there. And after Granny's day men with the ferm work lodged there from time tovtime. Sincerely, 2333 NEBRASKA AVENUE WASHINGTON 16, D. c. Sundey Hay 1! ear Mr. Swann: I think you have made a very interesting and verv find in that old graveyard under the heveateeka. I hope it kept from.under hereafter, I thin I sent you # conv once State lew plecing certain responsibilities on the county to: pleces, but if I did not vou can see it in the clerk's o! in fr, “allece's law books in pniblic library. If you deci pl<-ce the stones in the Lewis Gravevard I see no repgon © trustees should not pay from the .$50 or so that must be by this time, nave heard “pone weet" arnnlied to soldiers who leat lives in recent wars, but did not “now it wee an iG Oirnae, 5 coubt you have geen the will of Marthe (Patta) Hohey. ‘vy notes mention son Absalom, d. Betsy (Holman), d. Mary Muie, . in Nest, and Cynthia Gaither in “est, ye} 4 : “no * It may be yon have enclosed to dron in nobet file, in-case you do not I send it. Bv the way, haw im evace holdir . vv in thet little filing case? Sincerely, d Mb K ee j — 1 AIC. ‘Tron’ the deak of Dorothy Rohie Ashby, 9 Beatrice (inele , Belnont, "ass. 0217" “te! Ook, T= 1966 Nin & Mas 7. & Swann Route 1 , Sox 147 Statesville , Nonth (awdina 2667 7 lean Friend ; Z Your Letter of 0/29/ 66 , cane to day, it was fomarded jron my wod{ or Adhaes , and since you wrote to that add. you must have seen my notice in tre — Genealogical Helper, urich I had forgot alk abut senaing , but got a detienr frm a dady in Wyomeing ; telling me that she wee it, 1 have wit receivea ny Jepd » a copie, it paobaby got sent to Wolfeboro too . Will have zo check on it. When I sent in do Genealogical Helper, 1 thought | woulda be hone Vy 47en , now , bud an atilk hene-in Belmont, 3 years now , and the pasd have been died it cCanedng for ny boa uho had a heart attact Aug 13-64 , he has been w sow 4% nar tines | , non anyone else thought he would be arwuna dong, night now he da mae sont of come back , but going doun hill aki the sane. Sv because one has to Genea. Helper ao dong before , fon the Sept Lasue , 1 used ny uolfebow acu » a8 | shall make haste to home just as soon as he ia gone. And since the adn one gives in the Genea. helper must be mone on Leas permnent , | gave ny wne a I was boan Jan <5 1906 , Saken, New Hanpahine , out we moved up rLade 1 was 6, and about 4 on 5 years ag , I thought about Leaveing some ari for my 9 grandchitdaen on our ancestony ,( 1 now have 2 greatgnanac! vikdnen | l only / knew back tv Edbnidge (8th gen.) and where he was buried , with Via WK 4o 1 waa gving to settle on him as’ the eartiest ancestor, but I happen to tun of a cwusin of ay father , and cat egt her up, are knew where the Povirmrn ~'/a0k bible was, and she made a trip w upper NV.Y. state and copied vud the next ~ genea. back , Nathan (8 pwith wife Sophia Brown , and Nathan (8) with wife Hannch (ua ey, hen Line qoes back to Gov. Thomas Dudley , of Masa « So with that infonnation | connected then with the aid of the haitony of Raynond,N.H.' and Maton of Mano NH. , cater by Dow. And the only aealy good book on Hanpdon ,'\. 4, in 7 snidh I found my way back to Henry (10 Robie Roby , b. Feb. le ,l61S in / (aatle Donington , Engkand , which isent on moden mapa, but is uhere fie River tren flows at the foot of the d vidlage Fr think (ounty of Nottinghan : maa Leiactenrsrine , and Darby meet , | have had a map, an odd one, with (astie /nnringtor on it, but just now I dont know just where | have atached it, | have a ven: anar table do work on the the back hall , where I can get fresh ain with the avon open a bit , and unene it wnt get into his room and be too cod , and it ia the ony place doun on ground floon that I can use, 0 nwt much room, have a closed unrene | heep my note and books, but it is full , one needs noom and tikes 40 ao this rigid . “e ‘, %, iia fubia hale : eas of anes” whe ia ” » Mound. near ( now) portanough , WR by U6 some’ aay 1665 , Henry cane in 1635-9 to Donthesten , (add soon to Exeter, NA. , where he was / , of Rev. John Wheelwright 's -_ company of 35 men , by 155 Seniesa. Sai emir WH. where he died 22 Apa 1os6 "They had a newphew Willian (t} Roby = who was in Pontanouth by 1679, sectleing an estate, related to Sanuel "4 wife | think. And except fon this fron banka , book , early conena to New Fngland , @ Widow Katherine Roby came in 1677 | Watertoun, Mase. but I have not found anything about ther beyond that , and it ‘aay that she brought any sone with her , but if they waked their way , they wuld not appear in ship paseangen' Lists , those ane the only Robie~ Roby , Robey 's° found 40 far that I know of who iia te dbaien: , untill 1845 , a Yohn Roby cane fron Germany to Ohio , shades Pt cis oi hi; descadents Live now he haa one aon john and | think 3 daughters. I have found Roby , came in 1906 to 2.1; and sone of that fanily who onae in 1929, Willian Roby, whose wife and family are in Atlanta Ga he traines race honses, and now ata track in V4 , then'a Gevage Roby cane in 19/2 to Maine , and I have a "Woe" Joseph Godfrey Roby who came from (anada, ? about 1870, he boan in Canada, had 14 ochldaen, of utwm | have been in A WRN Negi 508 ‘and. have moat of ali thein Lines{ dates) aleo “oe'a; brother who apella it Robie , he from (anada to Lewiston , NNaine between 1890 -/897 ; and have much on then . In (anada the nmae was spelled , Sanachnigin de Rabbi. - Rabba . whith deade ne 40 this, I think the father of _" Joe" was Joseph son of Rev. Thomas Roby ,. and b. Otisfield , Me Joseph went tv | (anada and died there , the age dime ia aight , Rev. Thomas Roby ‘a father was Thomas Roby of Lynn, Maas. whe during -the Rev. War went to Nova Swtia , but returned ater , {oaeph of Otisfield, Maine had brother Samuel , who went to Knetuchy and drowned utile caoaasing a riven, aothen bows! were Thomas b. 1805, and H vu, ; Thomas being the youngest , necently | received a ltee Letter in anwen to ohe ] wrote in 1964, it got passed around to John Robey of Zionsville , Ind . whose 9-9-gnandfathien Thonas Robey tons bom 1805, thie John Robey has pronised to send me more on his fanily, but he ia only 25, and a teacher , | havent hear fron him aince he went ona vacation in Aug . an wondering if anything happened to hin, aa I have sent a book to hin and wiah to hraw if he got it OK too . And since Sanuel. went to Ky’ I am thinking his bav.. /honas may have gone too , and is the sane a4 John's Line. That Thomas Robey had wife (Lizabeth Thomas . ! akao have 4 on 5 othens of Roby- Robey nnae who are hunting thein ancestor, , that Live in the niddle of oun country . And the mone peices | can find the belter . chance of helning then too . I do thie'as a hobby , after finding it 1 hara to hunt oy Line , but some have been hunting 20 years and cant find the way bac. ty SA) RS go cote 2 es r a ee " [ cL 1 RR St ae od Jha ns ea Sth gel. eg beae PR pee he ; ae thy pi oy fee ond from histonles and genealogies, I an + a0 tied in. But when I get hone, Iewhadl be in Maine looking fon what 1 can find, as the Robie's ( dt de apelled that way:in the Robie Bible in England | who apread tv Maine ( from Hampton , N.H. and Pontenouth NH. ) t VL to NY. do Mase. ( WikLioan's Lines) all over N. i. > Mow some in(onn, one Henry went to Miehigan about 18 3? he 6th generation , aome went in the goldruash to (alif . and ae Lime went on they ane all oven the lI, 5. » lan codlecting through friends Robie 's Roby's Robey's from all parte of the U.S. they get then {ron tel bovko, I have quite a few to type up . These is a county seat in Fisher county , J exas called Roby . A place in upper Maine called Robieville . My Line runs thus , ne, Dorothy &veline Roby ( on binth certificate) //the gen , Walter Douglas (10) Janes (9) Edbonidge (8) Nathan(7) Nathan ( 6) boan Raymond NH. Daniel(5) b. Hampton Falls, ( which wae part of Hampton ) Henry (4 / Ichabod (3) b+» Haverhill, Naas. the pant now Atkinson » Melk after the Mitchedi dine was draun between Mass. and NH. , he una captured by the indians Sure /eF= 1691 , taken to (Canada , but wae ransomed on ran away in a year back , his father was killed sane day , eaveing ?7 childaen whose mother had died 2 wees | efone deaveing an infant . This Ichabod and his sons and grandeons were we of the PO sone proprietons of Weare ,N.H. and it was known as Robiestoun for the first ‘5 years, then Weare became pacesident( Gov. ) on NH. and he being on of the propaietonrs , they renaned it Weare , Daniel's/ 5) brother John was cheak of Weare ( first) fon over D years , John (2) Henry (1) Robie . Alter finding ay Line back to Henry (1) 1 found out that a (va Robie Schwartin now age 70 and ikl, had pubLished a Robie Fanily in éngland and Anenica , bv of er pages , but she had tv and inckuding Daniel (5) ,w hich wouldent hedn ne wrieas my cousin had nod know of the 2 Nathan's » 0” Lt would have taken me a much Longer tine to peice it togather, as | knew nothing about genealogy utien | started , ona the family tradition was that Elbridge (8) came from Scotland , the Scots wen auch thaifty and hard working that eveapne wanted to be Scotch , instead vf English ’ and that Scotch atony 4s found an histories, as well as severak faniiies . Gut we are a bunch of Old Johnny bulls , watered doun with a few other baeeds through some of the wives. After Leaning of fva Robie Schwanting "4 Robie book , I began to gather ali of the apeclings of the nane, fon her, sanee=in= her {init book pub. an 1956 , with 175 MORE pages 4na Sapplenent , 1964 of urich | AupPAL.em oe 4on 5 Lines , but since the has been wo sick Il havent sent her much » udting untidd | can connect then, save hea wank, and alw | havent had Line do ged mone compete data 40 that it widl have.all | can find , before sending to her . She has put in over 25 yeana on gathering , she started tv av just hen Line , and father getting that has been working on other Lines from sane Henry (// , but | an gathering any and all I can find , in dime, maybe not in my time , it wii help others to find out thein ancestory . | er: to every one , when I am gone any help . I have juat ondened, the 1790 c0naus of ( the finst one / " 2. Naas tliaine, and Conn .Later hope tv get others » but 1 thought | ougit to build a New England dbinary first , a4 h there many in New England urw are nod placed yet, an PpROpeR fanilies ’ and An Line - Many know back do 6th generar Lon y but have not tnied on dont know how 40 find thier way back . Every spare nickle | putin books , paper, stamps ; and | bot thie ckectu typeriten i? years aQ0, other wise | couldent work ao Long, mY fingers avnd work 40 well , athritir. I try 40 hep others ( other nanes) too, from my booka , 1 have Libby's ( (harkes Thoantan ) vodumns 5 4f then ; Dictonary of tiaine and Nin.» Wan give a great deat on the enigaants and in some caaes through 3 d, generation - Those 5 wd. 's coat me 50.00 , the census 1, widl be 40.00, but that 14 a bargin, gome hadf what they would coat from big pubdishens - I hope 40 find the 2 wol'a of Dow's history of Hampton , NH, they 4p one ~ could find a set, 50,00. laa widow 40 can do as | pease , but myssactenr saa you cant eat books . But they buy thinge that 1 can do without , geneatuyy 14 Like the itch, the wore you senatch it the mone it itches : 1 have a friand an Raymond, N. H, she compiled the last history of Raymond , _" The last Hundaed Years of Raynond , NW. H. "who is now writing about a ghuad on Witch , that is buaned on the door of an old house that was at one time in te Swaine fanily [2 ia some where near Hampton, she is trying to Lind out uny i was burned into the wood « But others have dived there since Swaine , 40. ahe may hunt a dong time 40 Lind out Khe aeason , and. may find it was the wk of pnankaters, after the house was no dongen Lived in, it Le falling down now - But sre is Leaning a tot of history at the same Lime » | mould Like if, you can with too auch trouble, any data on Roby- Robie Robey , also any thing that will show that any of the southern fanities have an ancesivr who cane to that part of our country from ovensend « | You say a Thomas Roby Ls buried on your grandfathers farn, do you have Kovy in you Line any where??? . The name Loaelace on Lovelace is new tp me , and i we MwA Lind it in John Fannenr'a 1824 Genealogical Register of Early Settlers { New Froland . Na in Libby's «If any thing comes fo me on these Thomas , ami orn’ Roby I aunely will Let you know 1 take several publications , and it may turn up An then 9 OA Letters fron others ‘ So far I dont have anything from Naraydane on the (arolinas , but will took over Eva's Robie book 40 see if there ina fanily from there , [ have 40 much , it ie hard to nenenber alk of Lt , ] have ty nead over adi I have every time I can , to keep my menory nefreared « So far, except the above mentions, all we have found and connected cone frm ed ry . CPR Pee Loe ae Pal Wh ons 5y Henny (1) Seaiwek (1) ond Willen (1), bud if T keep digging I may come up with others. The early New England families vere great for bia farilies , a Robie daughter had 16 , Lane. § 7 Hene is something from ohn Farnen's Genealogical Register . ” Swan ; Henry ’ Salen, ( Mase } was adnited wp the church 19 bay (639 , andor Hay , same year, freeman of the codony . «Suan, Richard , menben of the church of boston , (Ihass.0, frcenan 1640, cianiaced to Rowley! Naas ) ; wae prenesentative , 1666, to 1673, andl675, Len years. (hia name written Swain in some odd records . " Swan , Wiklion , was p aepreaentative at the general court , and probabry fron Watertoun , {haa ) 25 May , 16H . " Swain, Francia , Exeter, ( WH.) 1045, " Swain , jeneny , (harleatoun » Masa probably son of pneceeding , had sons | Jeneny b. 16%, John b. 1644 . ” Swain , jenany , Reading, (Masa. ) probably aon of the preceeding , p representative 1689, and eket= elected assistant 1690 . " Swain , Nicholas, (xeter, (WH.) 164}. " Suan » Richard ’ Rowley ( Masa. ) » adnited freenan 16%, remove to Hanpton NV. H, " Swain , Robert , Haverhill, ( Mass. aepnesentative 16534 . " Swain » Willian ; Weathenrafiedd, ih (Conn. ), was an assiatand on magistrate in [i 7, » and was one of the principal settlers of Branford, (Conn, in 1644, " Swain , Willian, Hampton, (NH. ), and died about 1655. ( his Last Willian may have been the father of many of the al ~ OVE HRB HHH From Libby's wd. 5, page 669 . " Swan , Joshua , soldier at Saco, ( Maine) font under Capt. Hill when Michael Sdpecom' was there , possibly from Rowley ( Masa. /. " Swan, Samuel , taxed in Pontanouth, (NH. ) (713, denoses , there in loc. (722 that he was at Lieut . poseph Roberta ; house in lover sth uhen Mine Susanna (Cotton was there and enpdoyed him to du sone bussiness fon her. ( this sane book haa lots on Swain , and if you are interested in that | will cuonie yt ia fine print , a0 unkeas you want it, wiki waite to hear.] have adden the atates in ( } a0 you might nod know it ment in New England states . And any other nmaes wu think have a New Enghand connection , if 1 have than . Muat 90 to bed now, it is veydate, please excuse the miss typed Lettens . Sincerely Yours , sent dooe by ‘ iLien: oe iad y ; we yeorw ty Cor o/ mx “ _ounty , anylend, @ée on the beck is ROEWIA han tev Title" 14 Your Nane ober’ ! ' that; fobem on ondgdn. a @inite o u i¢ ihe ¥ aoe eutenitas on J final came into wou, to rc - bythe reae obey dn! erishine on . 7 dn OG an4atoncss Roby 44a Wrhiant © milar ‘eae we, Mie wad a private in the 4 OURO ! ey ( (87 b= (94 ) wad’ Genat haltain "s woat farwus4 “Chang on of Canbaloge Univ ,he was hrm as the” aabne viniaion , about a year befone hie death se ) f foaton une a Ltingrd aver Wupadcére Lane Ye senve a6 ; ant of the ‘venice?! ora %¢ ane! articles peRainin? Fo ey hes of SOORA en the MaAattion (! ACA 44 are!’ £4 now rao/esarn ,; ardor wt od » for genealogical boo , J é y of the name obey , foby 5 f » ae verious other aroili. Vid 5 come wugl . (attle Lonington ’ Engdand has been the Hone of “vbie ’ / that in (idle o/ Thooas , Tobie the father i/ donp Navy (1) he to few ‘nolan: ty) tRaae they have Lived at Lenat back of 1h fre! the hove stil atorels trios «ce ao Lt ung built Atballt 16 Phill + There daa ome anal town ’ of; 9 WR Ldvoprrrd , ten ihhien dhe (Concuien came to &ngland he cade evenpme tae a anmac . If @ won una ae bd, } he tooh Sond th, a4 hia Narre. f Ra} mares iatonions Cte w bide Scfumating, % 2th St, . dty Mo U0, Aaa he look, whlch she compile Keckry a, falar 7 i oo f; > , ? detter, / puat have to touc) it aid finger on a-key and thin shoulder 4 doy OR some 4f WNC 9 A dittio » 4n England how they, Pract < ¢ NS Rise the deak of Dorothy Robie Aahby , 29 Beatrice (incle , Belmont, Naas. 02/75 Pn, 3 Oct . 1966: Dear 7.€. Swann : Your etter annrived today , makeing the ary more blue , the ain cri pe- aA ugh it got up t0 79 in the aun today , | hear the trees ane ao very codorfuc. ( nonth of Boston , hene moatly vak, edn, and adr, which yust turn rus uy id tore birch and maple to nealy make the show. | nias aeing the {alk codons . I missed then the winter | waked at the (Carolina Hotel in Pinehursd , I Looke ‘up your £ ? city on the aap., find yu almost in niddle of the atate.. Yea | Like ny edectric typeniten , ‘ut if { day On @ Rey gust a bid | Agy, detten, / pust have to touch id anid quay it goes, ay oda hand moe [ cris - 9 daves ny anna, hands, ar much dettening WRAAANG Wh any | got the acripd type » the & »(, hang doun Ou dine a far, and the 1234567890 ane abit off for good easy reading , wi have those aynbLes changed Later » L payed 189,95 $a it | in @ Aue agi ne dime 40 write with it and evalueate how it would work out , but since | waite m detienrs to people 1 dond how ad finest se thought it Lovked none peronad ant re businesstied . Because genealogy is realy rather perswnad . You sure dug up a dod of data , and | know I have an gone of my detters , abvrn a Henry Roby who came fron Va. to ? Ind, Ohio . I wil have to dic oud my etd, and see if maybe the time{ date )woudd be night . Fanilies had a tendency 4 +, children in each generation aften one before, ao we Compare names , ages etc , ¢ take into consideration the nanes brought into the fandly by the mother, an: dj, one way to help trace q fanily « But names Like Yohn, Henny » WikLian , Sanued and Waiter are thich as fleas , in lot, of families , of every name . Have yu read of the hobby of gravestone Rubbingg uhich is done by pdaceing | dange peice of paper over the atone and nub add over it with blac : ac Lu Raised up you yaat 90 oven those , in England now plaques s*on and in odd churches » framing the » they ane a.a0ead work of art 4 oun . ; y Nght now there ane Lot, of queries 4, the Genealogicak Helper, a pubLication of the Everton Pubdis/ (2. Logan ,//dahr , asking for Va, N.C. ’ Se( ’ Ky Jenn. Ohio » 0 that part of the Country 1a gettin’ » but queries are from all over » for Bible records, Gravestone , anc guess you have it, as | am sure that i, where ra AA MMA AL) kA. » /° sbvam incloaing a carbon copie of a paper clipping | received this rast wee; [ have written 40 all those with an add hope to hear aonething from them . I think the Wiklian Walden Robey , may be from a Willian Henry Harris which is in Eva's Robie book . He ia the (alif. man . i unode a Ltbter to be sent to the paper that tris came from, if “ the Wiklian ( ikl) j» Roby who sent it do me has relatives in iiardana , may have sent it to him . A short Lime ago I bod an Atles , 1 think from Cventon pubdinring | vo. it has ald the Atates , and each is marked off in countys, | already fina Ld ver usefuii , now if we coudd get one of the states before vtheas were sed of { , before counties were divided , it wuld be great . 1 am not sune uhere the data in the ppapen chipping cane frum, naye but the Willian H. [ Henry Robey , £4 one I an waking on, hia father was Witlian Henry Harrioan Robey and married in baltimore § Suly 1869 40 ar | Smith, dau of Gohn A. Smith and Many Adans, uho were married 28 Nov. 154; Wilian Henry Hanrioan Robey wae 6. 23 Dec. (842, but where we dond know wos he cane do Boaton , and in business with French » Prodogramy, he died (4.t I have aki the gaandchildnen of WidLiam Henry Robey , 2 are doctom, . Willian Henny Robey had brother Edgar Bryant , | have his aon Loawer ane iu So alk this may help to find back on this Line . I an thinking of buying the 1790 census of Narykand , Va Ky Nordr aris they aroudd help to find uhich fanily these Robey's , Roby's belong Ny apare Loot is at home wheae | cant get it , unless | send my book do to take out-wome , | have just bod , they havent come yet, the (790 censu 6 New éngkand states, this a census is one of the beat helps for finainy » » 4£ can cover much of (700, and the children ufw Live into (500, I will type up the information you aent me, marke sevenak cones uudr « ana send you some, you may want to send to someone else Now I cant aee atnight, fingens atif{f{, 4 to bed. With a midiéon thanke to you . : Sincerely , Dorothy Robie Aarby . "Fron the dear of Lurothy Robie Ashby , 29 Denkiigs (ince , beknond, Nass. » 6-Dct. 1966 « | 4 ln and tins 7. f, Swann , Route /, Box , 147, Stategville, WG, 2 6 Dear Geneakogicak Friends : ' , Your moat wedcone Letter with mone Rooy data came < on 3 days anv , an aure in time it widd akk talk indo pdace » | anon drach of the paper chinpisy I can waite that DApeR + in hanykand » 1 am had of the wrnrections , | mad mistake not you , sometanes 1 read 20 much my eyes are aki asue , sw | tov ghaas and took a quod. dook » (hen ale | have much on ay ning, many antewmpdi vii Bud my b0a0 has some nav pills fon fluid, they have got hin doun to 12, an he has been walring , as much as 70 feet , before he could only de jon 4 siens , fron bed tv uneelchain , mostly because he didnot want to wakk ,much easier 4 difded and wheeled about. he isa neak odd bali. 1 called the compilien of the Robie Book, in New York , Longlakanc (ity , af teantnn j hen! (tus d Award {wien fon (l dame ; we hia hen apardmend painie by her wish, but dhey made her det than in to paind, the men gmaaiecd. sv’ mar Hen fuanatuae is ahh puiled from noon ty noon , and ane cant get anytiing 4hu ut , on find ary thing, are weights onky 69 6 lbe and deft hand nk much we , ahe cant dv any hunting in hen files fon a connection of these Rubies Roby's unte things are righted around / she ought md to be diveing adone there , bud hates make a change . I waa I had some Swann data do send you , but untill the 1790 census c the ones] vadened fun the 6 New Enghand states , | dont have any tiny Thanks again for akk youn help , I thought the atampa were the cutest eve out , | have used over 100.00 wonthof atanps this year, go thug then Lire waren, have no other nreceration ao I waite, I have a few Robey's and | think a Ro Live nean Baktinone, I will write to then, dhese sent me vy a Gena, fri and found in tek book « Wik Let you know if I get ay nesults . ” / "oAd ALNCEREAY, , Dorothy Robie Aahb Y P.S. I was bvan 1906 , have 3 ch 9 grandchildnen and 2 greadgnanachugren , one exspected soun - fee? pew — ye at (bea ay , &, ‘rom "Mampshire Go. \; gaat ‘7m 86, 1799 — Hecords. printed 1939 iyfey Pala at be HB Be Cra, * teen e / ; - (Wt @ ‘moor, Nha ) ’ oe i IO! j i ’ , f : 5 Hs BAG sil. At ’ = SP ee 7 VTi) ’ Tt meee ee je 4) i. UE ~ Och Me see anes cay wd VOT in "es? WEI Liam eo yas Fe a Te ee cet : . oe ; <noet un ne Pt OP eee 1782, Bat a we we Ae Na€8: Meany tuer wer. CB ain fae ri SSlSo sts == Pirure is OMA Bie ee | ‘ Pees ’ S : ine enews) Carns. Ai, Se F708 Che 12 ) Bs2223-225--- PL aeorse (w. aE Ene Allegany: Co, to John J. Yacob of Ham shir Gna ho acres 0 in Hampshire Co: /Wit.: briel ameS Prather (6 Oct. 66, made note vf connections , whith were my mistakes . 1), Rr/ Faia the desk of Denthy Noble Aarby »2) Beataica (Lacle , Belmont, Mass 02/75 - Cet 91966 Thisdiata sent to ne by 7. £. Swan, of NV. Candina. Oct 5106 » Many thane to ‘im . Roby , Thonas , buys Land Fradaich , County , Maryland (769 . Roby , Thowae , will Roumn county , N. (asolina HS 4) ( this peat of Yowen co. cut of / with onfailis$ Inedell co. (785, mentions ana, Nathan are Prion Soallivw Roby , Tobias , witnessed to deed 1798, book b Inadell (o. p ZX! . | Mbaolon Poby , and Leonard sore Soby » took oath of Fldility 1778 7.6 ( Prince “eo ? Maryland . \« Roby , Sohn be witnisees dead 1803 book f. Inadell (om N.C. » Ha Hb IF, boi dard 184 . Roby , Nathan , aells part of Thomas Roby dana 1787, ala signed by Nancy by hen v« Roby , Sohn ana wife tiany in?.G ( Patnee George) Maryland 1776 . Roby Sohn T. and Mangaaat , «. ‘i : ‘i Roby , Tobias, buys Land fron Hezariah Brewis bide 7 (805, he aleo han bod 0 acre Sons: ~~. o ae cud mf ‘ tl o “CT foining join Roby er! fob, Moy tee 4s #2 ay Raby Leonanl , executor of Takes Toby estate , 1805. : 2 Raby, John B. haga da (799; ten teat Mantha: (Bott) { Ot! Da both join New Hope Captist (hurch , 1802, Mt heal Roby , Paton Smallwood , Liated on (hanlea Co + ( Maryland) rant rolls (768, a0 . Mabey , Tuer, bot Land 1787 Rown (. , Nil. Roby John, will, 1804, Inedell ,(o N.C, mentions aone Perry & Leonard , ale Tobias, but not as aon. Roby ,leopand , sells land [797 . | Roby ( Robey) he Gola, will , 1823, Rowan, Co MC, mertions only one an 7’ wnas and several daughters « 2 Roby , Nanay , wltnese, dead, (802, laadall, (0 N.C, , Lard joins Leona! vy « ment Dons eee Ss nes eee penne on a row ly en non aac eo~. eae > Roby the ' ee Silly Alanon, nasiibieh de Bamibihioseh pon. dade +k Roby Carton , ee ee ¢e : y } \ 4 4 sai ; bt” Ties dhe had af Wty fiwh La Ady » leadalea (hnele , belmont, 'ass. “21 | | 16 October 1966 Mone Roby data fron 7. & Swann ‘ * Roby Tobias , sella Land to Sanuel Archibald , { before 1420 Roby Toblae , (note anys Tobias died 1805, an ewwr unless there were tw o! thet sane nane . : -F Roby Tobias , wild's of Romeo 180, mentioned as an, of Roby john, will, (823 nevtions son Thonas . Roby Thomas the eldeneat, bod land here 1772 from leaac Lovelace , his ater-con Roby Tobias, (74, byys dand 50 acess fron Thowas Archibald , Rowan , (00 . this teens to be sane Land he sold to Samuel Arcribald (62 . Roby Thomas , who died (773 Le burted in unmarked grave in Levis Grave: ac , Inedel: » AC, ha with ' atone by aide of his widow whe Co anes a auf fe ne by 0 , This wae Thomas Roby Land untill 1786. SHIH tHE From Hanpahine Co. Var ( now We Vw) netonds oninted 19797 ( Roby + lex / Under Faiafex Landa taken up . (Census, (7h284 : 7 (782, Roby , Benjiman , (UB ) 4 gone in (754 Thomas, { WB) 8, ( Pl ) &l-/ 1782, »» PiPrion (Pld) 9 not in 1782 , Roby ,WWillion ~ | ( Pl) pI-1 »» Willian - (SR } Hf sa ( SR) b=t=2 (782 Roby, Petan, (M) 9 : (A) 9-1-4 The initials ane those of consus taken, theh sone initials following dw on cone ne es enn that they were neighbona . : In 1784 canes the lat figure Lo free white , 2d, dwellings, 3, other buildings . The cenaus for 1790 were dhatayed by War of 15l2 . p> 33% 179% ( Gml2) Lapp , George ,( wife (hrlationa } of Allegeny (0 . fo “wjn (6 Saco « 76 acers in Hanpekire (o. wit Galblel Jecub , and James Prater ¥ 3 = : 3 : 3 $ 3 $ 3 Returning these copies 20 you u From the desk of Dorothy Robie Aahby » &9 Beatrice (incke , Beknont, Nass. 02/75 peanenat residence , Plesant Valley , Wolfeboro, N. 4, OD94 . Bed, , Oct. 9=/966 . Ma 18. Swann 3 Re: wun Letter of 4 Sept. 1966 Roby , Thomas , died (772; (alec from Maryland / Roby Cohn, 6. ‘ And that ? Thomas is buined on your grandfather's fram , where Hrerraapcernic. om North Cawdinag fo Rdg aecond wife was widow of John baptiat Loaeloc. And that the Maryland group moved to Rowan » County , North (awdin, 1750 to 1800 . : ee ee I take it that the Thomas Roby who died 1772, was in haaydana Another / homas Roby , wih 1793 dn Rowan , (0, NAL prehaps a gon of | MAA ani je | a, - : died, f; jee jorn Roby with wife Mary , in Pricne George , (+ Marland , 1771 to /homas uo died []78y : (he census of 1790, of Maryan. might help some, but nod on} WEA Ure Che (772 + but in tine | may be abe do buy Marykand Reconin of deeds ana wi. fron an earky time , uhich will be of help I am sure . 44 é very Little biz helps ; But at this point | uwuld be guessingabout Yohn be Roby. poaaibdy th Barton on Beary . : : ) ne Pi , . } } eet ce 4 You have been a 049 hep, : eapicadiy an establishing thé TK flanyd anc ana were Re= Roby', at that earky date. /he nane Of Nathan appears in at Hampton, ( Fale) W.H. in e 42 Wikk send ‘va a copie » de may have something to qo with if, ana | us uhat | fina » daten, wil go oven some notes on Roby's ana Rob4 4, that are iw. Cannected yet, this wu sent may help , at this * | just godt up from drying to ne the bali gane was over and ny 6044 wanted to Laycloun » 40 1 am UPy Oud nea) yueas | wikl set outside a uhile for freah-ain, see df it wiki waren i get Little Lime for being out , 40 have missed mai of tke aunnen , tur ly perfect Uctuber Yay » An 1960 Olde with 16,000 nikea on it sets loniy in dike me cant get out. | wuld Like to be trayig my 04k painds on a day 442€ 2 back about 1950, such a day as -thia | tovk my father and mother fon a rive to F rgbury r haine) Fair ’ he had no Legs by this Lime » 00 1 hag the whee chai, have for Horton , on our way , tuo dadys were ona anal Country Onidge , oni the fragging trafic to alow doun , the Lady painting was doing the anaki riv » colored trees, dange boulden in niven » etc, her compaion thd me tral 4, Fron the deak of Donothy Robie Aatby , 24 Beataice Circle , Bedsiont, Mass. 02178 pernenat neaidence , Plesant Valley , Wolfeboro, N.A. OP94 + at. Oct. 9-1966. Min 7.86 + Swann: Re: your Letter of 29 Sept. 1966 , Roby , Thomas , died (772 , ( also from Marjland / Roby Gohn, b. ae ‘ And that ? Thomas is buined on your grandfathen's fram , unere Pierasperne wr North (awdina ? hin second wife was widow of John Baptist Loaedoce - And that the Maayland group moved to Roukin , (County , Noath (awdsne 1780 40 1800 . | take it that the /homas Roby who died 1772, waa in Ilaaydana Another Thomas Roby , will 1793 in Rowan , (Co, N.C. prefapa a aon of jAomas an axed, [7/e ° Sohn Roby with wife Mary, in Paicne Geonge , (+ Ménydand , 17/0, > to Thomas utw died (772, » | The census of 1790, of Nanykand. might help some, bud nod on /hwmaa yinwo 4 1772 . but in time I may be abde to buy Marykand necons of deeds ai Uhsda ; {rom an earky time , unich will be of help I am sure - ivery Litdle bit helps + But at this point I wuld be guessingabout John Li. Roby » podaibdy dre Banton on Beary : You have been a big hep, espicadly in establishing’ thé Th Manydane are wene fte= Roby's at that early date - The nane of Nathan appeanra in at Hampton, ( Fakla) Nf. an a Wiki send jva a cope, are may have something to go wiki it , ana | uhat 1 find , Later, wirl go over some notes on Roby's ana Robiea, thad are ws cannected yet, this you sent may help , ag Ls * 1 just got up frum 4 yds, 10 me the ball game was over ana. ny boss wanted to daydoun , #0 1 am up, oud mus uess l will oer outsiae a uiile fon freah ain, 4ee if Lt UhAd Wren i get ditke time fon being out , 2 have missed moat of tke summer , 40 perfect October Vay - An 1960 Odda with 18,000 nikes on 44 pedp AOMry 4 Like me.cant get oud » 1 would Like to be*inying ny vit paints on a day 44 back about 1950, such a day a4 this 1: took ny father ana. mother jor a % F rybury ( Naine) Fain , he had no Legs by this time , 40 I haa the wi have fon Horton , on OUR Way y two Ladys were on a amadd country Orage , the flagging trafic 40 alow doun , the Lady painting was doing the anads , codoned trees, Lange boulder in river, etc, her compaion tha me tu A» painted a picture in about } days , and worked at ti every day adi alemmer ar fakk in New Engkand ; dhe was fron Kansas , and some Lime daten | reat abwut and selling from 750.00 to 1,000. ‘ | ['lL be at it again | hope , 1 can do pretty wedk now ard. Rrow I can aw vetter , aki ay family have faon 3} t0 12 pictures I did, in all 229 , but have wa ony o few smaller ones, and one dange one, that to a fellow ufo has a big famiky to rir up, 40 | det him have it at coat of canvas, paints and brushes . Wi ning thie off and go out . | Moat Sincenedy Dorothy Robie Aarboy é From the deak of Lonothy Robie e Aahi 129 Beatrice (incle , Belmont, Mass 02178 Oct 9-1966 [hisdata sent to me by 7.f. Swann , of MN. (anodina » Oct «1966 « ilany thane 2 Roby , Thomas , buys Land Fredrick , (County , Marydanal 1769 Roby , Thomas , will Rowan county , Me Carodina Beef his mcd of los with on from f Inedelh co. 1785, mentions sons, Nathan ana Prion Snare Roby , Tobine , witnessed to deed 1798, book b. Inedell (0. m H/. Absodom Roby , and Leonard Roby , took oath of Fidility’ 1775 P.G ( Prince Ge: ? Marydkand . | | Roby y john b. witnisses deed 1803 book &. InedeLl { (0 N.C. » Pe et 1S, dand 18/4 . Roby , Nathan , aedls part of Thomas Roby Land 1787, alo signed by Nanci, Roby , John and wife May in P.G ( Prince George) Maryland 1776 . Roby John 7. and tianganet , «. ts 0 Roby , Tobias , buys Land from Hezekiah Draw! 1805, he alao hax joining John Roby and pn b, Roby Roby Leonard , executor of Fromgs Frakes Woby eatate , (805. 7 / per ee Roby, john B. buys Land 1793, he and wife Martha ( Patty) | bipaohtHepon?) both qoan New Hope baptist (Church , (802 , theyhad 40N4A 5 anion ana MO AAO : Roby , Prion Snakiwood , Liated on (harkes . © ( Maryland) rent rolls I7o8 , age f). Robey , Jumen, bod Land (787 Rowan (+ , Roby John. , wilh , 1804 , Iredell. (0 ee ad ona Beary & q L evr aay abs /obias, but nod as on. Roby ,Leonard , aedls Land 1797 . Roby ( 7Robey) Me Yohn , will , 1823, Rowan. , (oo W(. mentions onky one son j home and severak daughters . es cont al Roby , Henry , witness , deed, 1802, Inedell, (0. N.(. , and ‘joina Leonard Roby . Roby , John , diated in iilitia , Mendgoonty: s(0- Manrykand, with Zep Swann, Gaither, Geo. Beall. (777 . AS Roby , Abram , mentioned as = Preachers « ke co Roby LA os ‘ Roby Absakon , prominet in baptist wii ‘ mani Roby Barton, = + oe Lae ‘ i ? fons ore CSO i} . Ca. pe pos 2, pte c 1 ott... fi ae ae eet j : ; ye 7 igi adler, me: Copy of paper sitveks be Janie: odiiass fleard Py Ruth Scott Hocker (Mes, W Mey 1956. x 134 9. DeRaIN ‘heehee & & * Casrer, Wyo. famés Mentioned in Will of Thomas Robey, Salisbury, lay 9 2778 / May VTT4 “There are bequests to the widow Elesnor. House and builiings to vo to Luxe Lovelace und his brothers vho had improved them. Certain land to #leanot durin life, then to Rrior Smallwood’ Robey. Mentions D. Sarah Lovelage, ho had baen provided jor. “t Ann Robey (a. | das Lovelace. See Catewbe Frontier). ¢ Nathan, to *hom land bo.h sided co Creek. (Will et ~ 1798. wife Nancy. ds liza de th : One iPlotte. . Prior Smallwood. oe his land ‘ “pantel Lewis after a.tth his step-mother . ef AP FE~ | . Verlinda. oi e of Thomas Prath:r no cam> from Marys ) Tueseasughter-Sareb-—m: Hiebi-vem forwnrd,—.hose c! ,ildren ere 8 anna, “Greenberry (to Ga.) and Alvin, fo married Flizabeth cavela poe, aosister of Amos “ho marricd Tabitha Tomlinson. ‘Wm. ! Salisbury, 1803. gent Baas. ¢ married sw@etid SACHEL, tr of Jeremten B | sgn Hiram who merrued Anne dr: of THOMAS and AMBLIA LOWELACE, who are buried ain LEMS ‘ TARD. 3 Prather's daughter Amelia married L. Q. C. Bathe Yr, Charlotte. Mentions bondsmen for estate of Vs ehel (Vetcnel), end Archihald Lovelace, minors Mentions Isaac end Charles Love lace. Mentions 3 indentured servants for “hom ic be paid. Fleanor, the widow, end Nathan Robey, executors. “lay ees a oo NOTE: In Rock Creek Church records, D. C.,, there is entry of tht son — to John Beptisy and Eleanor Lovel:ce, July £6, Ba go aupforaee The awn BL ?— ee Pe oe e FF “Ee (44. Zt The .bove data was obtained £08 Rath Hocker by Mrs. Majors, i in ' Washington, |, & 4. leaner rte ~~ In the name of God, ier r Peeves 5 ar ‘Honk county in the province afi > Wegth Carolina being weak in bedy but of sound and'@isposing mind «nd scwory, 40” make and ordain this, to, de : aut mith abd Testenent * Writing in manner and form following; © ~~ That is to say, PIRGT. it Ve ay pind wild and Anstite thet all ay just and honest debts and Funeral Charges ” pele _ wemeraee wy Fxeevutors herein after named, eo | in ean , "Tont: 1 cive and Segpmsiealing, my beloved Sone, Charlie Lovelace, Tseac Loves lace, William lévelate, AAA leupiace a Trike Yawn Oe, the sum of Yne pound " Starling Money to be equally Aivided eponent. shew. in . and.even shares, I sep SO Aig om, tte “i BQuee sys is Sos Dengnter, ney anne Shaw my hesroe Girl seat and. hes ‘fusae orease) i say tO her indyhercheirs and assigns forever (Begin page rab rr om ee ee amen ITEM: I give and bt ath, te ay ‘beloved. son, Vetehel Lovelace my young black colt Gelding, all ay pevten, one Featherbed and lbsiconesn fen pounds in poney ‘to be delivered him by my, 2kectitor withii,Dwelye. Monti efter my decease, I say to nim and his heirs and saphgne Toretee. ne TTeM: It is my migd, "idly ame Dp asa a ay son Senchal! Lovelace be leit te himeelf, stetihg the sae that-t teave-tim at age sy My CeCsnse. ITEM: I g-ve end herent unto ay. eiove ‘gon arebivela Lovelece one Bed and ‘Yramt able, and, wy ledst Gorral mare end” : her increase t© be Gpisvenet” sa nete years ofvarss I say to his, nig heirs and aseiens\ (ofevers 15 so ee ee a febaee ani toe Wokaiv Jean be sold by my*. Exéhuntor and: tro chibi “Or va iy ae O t oa” salted § vo interest end kept: till<my beloved son Archibald fayelage 15 nil en ere f de and ‘then for the game *ith the intoragt to be gave end @ ITEM: I pive ond bequedth to Ry beloved segues i 7 part of the moncy sy negeoe Woman Jean brings with the. Anterest bo, be ale to her d when she is Seventeen years. of AEG, te her end. her beirs and @ehicne forever. | TEM: I give and bequeath te 7 a | sey Daniel to be delivered to er her and hor heirs and assigns(Sorewer,.. ~~ a . ; ITEM: It is ay desire thet ail ihe buibe: ae ote Gabave: eh is/ not vows particularly mentioned be sold by ay Bxegutors, and after By Dedts peid, for the. re@aining part of the money to. deliv ! (toby bels ved . Daughter WVelldeant. Lovelace hen she is seventeen years of age. ae say to Her and ler yeirs and Ted assigns forever. . ITEM; I 411 and desire ties no. sherrite, RBs. bie siovfing Ot uy part of ry | fistate but thet ay Bxecutor nave Sherwin eg aN eapigeecnt of the “same. “CREM: It is ny Wind, wild and jepire ‘th any Of ay last mentiox th “SBildren dies before thay “eames, 8 s aaftaiat to —_ their eo a ae al NR ni BRIT tim. t ‘se co Lt be eyueily divided between the ourviver-., Seon ? vivers of my last three m-ntioned Jnrldren, I say nhetrs and ssciems: LOPever, LACTLY; 1 constitute and «;potnt my +611 telov Lovelece my hole and sole ‘xecutor of this my ia: Contained on this and the one procisding pace in In 4itmess whereof I nave hereunto set my hind trenty eighth dsy of. October, One Thousand . even seventy S1%. : her Eleaner \ Robey mark yare 245 Signed cealed, published and’ delered by the Testator to be her las “ill «and {Testament in the presence of us who have ¢ -ubseribed. our mages as “itnmesses in her and in sight of each oti.er Phas sill lac fuubatd, 127 hae. 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Sul apf td g foe fos oe y . e+ é 4S 4 é rg , sane Pie é “ : - 4 3 TBS OV . Liipier0 = f 5 A , i en af p t gid. Bi? hoe ae we : oe “/ é 4 47° 4 #47 a ey gee ad Oy Maret 1 gis i. Slat f Tt: : f 6 Du. gnsel? LF ee sett of hoe gy el OL Ze FE pot? st LALTLA ai "LP e- as . x 4 ~ ; ae JS bia tlbd i ho Up 78907 i ad de . OL aa Se” = 4 Soong sf. ee ala, tor 1764, LLPE fo: LA LMADLIS a f YY +~- . ade? 204 Berths PI Ay meer 7 (oUt — : L 3 es ae om ry he La a f fe , : 7) ie le , ef Ac - 4 : / 4? cess 4&7? te peed t/ c+ Fla 4 Lie From the desk cf Dorothy Robfe Ashby , Pleasent Valley Rd, Wolfehore, N.4. M3A04 26 June 1972, : my qnod frienc Thomas E. Swann 3 ait there to night, and for the past several nights, liestanitn: r anc all the terrible damage the hurricane did , and 1 am wonder! \ Pa> annugh asst to hava escaped the winds and rains, I havent he cene? cown below Virginia , but from ticre up and west into New + dammeje 3°” lose ife is 9: I am also wondering how rs-y lost ecords on-familfes, that thye had xerked so lor Ci) a 7M 79% i I have bean for the past several weeks been going through a Naw England, takeing out the data and typein, “t up, rkeing 5 copies ‘meper, and ae mailed out the first 15 pages , I had thought thet, thi ger gathero d by so many , should be ‘not only shared tut should differant families, so that some of it is bound to surviva, just such ‘d saw going on . And I have recently , in the ; 2? years heard from a! = = 4 Roby’: Robey’s tf the oid wast, looking for help on their fart'y are all ycunger, 30°1 have been trying to help , and knowing thet to Maryland , with many thanks to you, as -you were the firs’ on that fact,” that in “aryland there ROSY"S early , you heve- Atlante ; help there. A, Mra Tinsley in Chamblea, Ga. near Alanta State Archives me she had seen me in the “Helper", I wrote her to look in Maryland fx husSancs Roby line , this she did , and was so excited about it all, ean ierchétvas , a lot of Robins Rohye Rohay'’s « the annesgter narents of John Laws Roby( Robey) » end she copied all she had tine F&F touch with a cousin of her husband's who had the recently ; Kaawn gene in that she Pound Fielfing Dorste Robey, and ht fanily men turper out to be a brother of the John Lewis Roby . Well she has cent re of unconnected bits of data » she also got a chance last year, to 92 to the ry) 37 \ationial Archives in Washington, O.C. for © days , sent a ict from tharn She zaroxed 2? pages from the Maryland. land grants and leases , on which was cman Roby's , which I willp type up for you, there is eae John Lovelass there in Charles 172726 age 79 and his neighbors were Roby's 4 2, I wont try to cand this data untill after I know all the It {95 quite ea task to gat the data out of them many Ictters untill all hours in the early morning , when’ there no bhone interuptions . It took ne 4 hours to just type up those two ; Pagese I hava now 24 pages typed » and more to go , these out side of New England . I got one letter from a fellow in Vietnum , I have to write him at his U.S. address to see if he is home by now, or aven alive, I think I ha e clue for him , Besides all this data, about 2 years ago I received a lot of data on William(1) Roby, the nephew of my emigrant anc. Henry(1) Roby-Ho' te , this | up @ lot of help to me, fn that I had a long. time ago copied town records, which I now know belongto thts Willfam(?), aa I I copied on the typewriter all those V.5. 's { had copied and sant ther Long Island, NeY. and she lives on the very south shore, so I wonder hoy faired,. and her records , I havent felt I could aford some Maryland books , have had 3reat exece: my grandson who is a diabetic , also I have managad to bang up ty self winter for the past 3, this last March I fell on. the ice( we had a lot and am sure I crecked a bone in my hip, it is just gatting better, and June I have tried to get some order in my notes, getting all the from the many letters, and get it all o in one ringbinder will help, one writes aed askes for a eertian name . It is agond thing live ato: work as long as I can stand fit . 1 We have had a wet cool spring and {ft ts still above 80, mostly 65 mid dpy in June . We have found that Putnam Co. Ga. has a lot of Roby's Robeys' a ledy has trailed her ling back there 1787 . My lady in Georgia hasact ‘Keon do any more researching since last Thanksgiveing, her mother died anc s! father with her, and can't leave bim alone 30 tenn ’e have to work a! spurts anc starts . John 8. Roby seems to have been in Charles Co, Marvlan- and it looks like he is a brother to your Thomas Roby buried ne yu I close w now with much good thoughts for your safty and good health , hope cL you and Mrs Swann are very welts sincerely , lc Ear pd Poll cote as eae to ~ ile ae = dace ae J: oD IT? t Here t 6 pee fftCtl de 2 f. FA ; fess (2 Lap OX pb eee Eee ) le LG ee ~~ fete ‘J ph At: fre au oe ty Be Fp. a AM ta Ye Oe PO ew footy ¥ . AL ft “A. yreet we | ¢ cl’ — Fo ALS (V ve (AAt th ae ee 4 Aa ~ Art VN C_AX. ‘ee ea ion /f ; ; vr a, eu a ee A prt : we / } »~<1 : Ne he ke ei - c V1 : Ce (Yt tw | ks } 8 i A : i big cL t A pe 14 a tt a 1-1) On LA Cit (tA "ined c Ao A anther 4 Und ypnierrn See A ¥ a 3 “ nite Tagiee a i: A athe oho oti. Re i alee 7 ( fees ath “h ¢ * abt, e p- 14 Me ” In the Name of God Amen, I Thomas Roby of the County of Rowan in the Privince of North Carolina nding weak in Body but of « sound and dis- posing Mind and Memory do make afd ordein this my last will and Testament in writing in manner and Form following, That 18 to say . } ant it is my mind Will end Desire ail ay just Debts and fun ral Charges be paid and discharge by my Executors herein after named. Alsp I give and bequeat & unto my well beloved wife Bléane® Roby this House ané Plantation I now live on and ninety one Acres of Land. tharewhth, BYGNNING for ed (7) 91 acres of Land at at a Hickory Saplin standing on South s of the North Pork of Fifth Creek & running thence east from sé Hie which is Se John Rosebroughs Land 12 perches thence North 221 Perches e West 122 Perches to John Rosebroughs, Lend | then with John Rosebroughs Land South to the first Starten Hickory Se,lin, I say to her for her use and benefit during. her natural Life and pio longer. TEM: I give and be queath to my wife Bleanor Roby my Negpo Woman Jean and my egroe Girl which 4s Jean's Child with ell their Increase, I say; to her & her heirs and assigns forever. / ITEM: I give and bequeath unto ay well beloved wife “leanor my black Gelaing 9 Buck and my black Gelding 1 left in Maryland, to her her Heirs and Assigns fore ever. ITEM: I give and bequeath to my Wife Eleanor three feather beds and Furniture x which she claims or calls her own at present and two duch Ovens & one pott one Mpish & five pewter Plates and one Tea Kettle and all the other Tea ware except one sett and all the other articles wni@h is called and «0e6 by the name of her own by the Family, to her & hor Heirs and assigns forever. Also it is my Mind : Will & Desire that the Inprovement which Luke Lovelace and the otner of his Brothers lives on and hes made sith all their Stock anc working Tamhsabxthayrnree fools «hich they have and Claims to-belong to them ana@ their mother which has. ” been with ny consent that they might make something fer themselves, I sive end al bequeath that is im and under their care to my well beloved *ife (leanor & Roby, I say to her & her Heirs and assigns ‘orever,. ITEM: I give & bequeath to my Wife gieanor 7 Cart to ner & her Vcirs & Assigns ¢ forever. Likewise I give & bequeath to my wife Rleanor Roby the. sum of sixteen ounds ?? procklamation Money to her & Heirs and assigns forever. Also I tive & becucath{to my Wife Eleanor her ryding Sadle to her and her Heirs and uss$igns ; forever in ‘Liew of her thirde of my state. Also I give and bequeath to my well = beloved wife Fleanor Roby the Sum ef forty two Pounds seventcen Shillings Mary- ~ land money to be paid at the Rate of seven Shillings & six pence for each Dollar & on her. giving Bonds and sufficient Security that the Bondmen for the “state of 2 & Vachel Lovelace & Meliscent Lovelace and Archibald Lovelace s.cll not come against any of gy Estate, I say to her & her Heirs and assigns for.ver. , IT*M: I wive & bequeath unto my beloved Daughter Sarah Lovelace jive Sniilings « sterling money, to her and her Heirs end Assigns forever making the same as her full Share & portion of my Eefate, I having formerly provided for her ana given her a sufficient Childs part of my Estate. ITRM: I give and bequeath unto my beloved Daughter Ann Roby the sum of seventeen pounds proclamation Money, I say to her & her Heirs and assigns torever. ITFM: I give & bequeath to ay Daughter Ann my roan Gelding ano my best Bed & Eu Furniture thereunto belonging, (some thing must have been left out here, JLB) I say to her and he*Y Heirs & assigns forever. : ITEM: I give & bequesth unto my beloved Son Wathan Roby one hundred & fifty Acres of land lying on both, sides of Pifth Creek joining a Tract of land now beloncing to Robert Symonten , Beginning for sd 150 Acres of land at a hite Jak standing on the South Side of fi th Greek and running North 240 Perches to a -hite oak t thencewest one hundred perches thence South 240 perches then to “ne first begine ning Corner containing one hundred & fifty acres, 1 say to him ana his Heirs and assigns forever. Also L.give & bequeath to my Son Nathan Roby my brown Gelding & ba #G% -G- my best mang saddle & Bridle and my best Gun & half my wearing clos ths my sorking Tools wh™ich is n’dt before mentioned & one Cow % cals, |! nim & his Heirs and assigns forever, TTkM: I give and bejueath to my beloved Son Prior Smallvood Rob: sepenty nine acres of Land lying on the North Side of my Tract joining 4 a Jonn | Rosebroughs land, I sey to him & his Hears & Assigns forever. (Begin te Also I «ive & becueath to my Son Prior Smallwood Ro by all peers ge sill of Land nich is before mentioned and willed to my ‘“ife Hleano Ro re a Life, to him his Heirs & assigns forever. Also I give & bequesth to ny son Pr Smaliwood Roby my gray mare & my old Saddle and Bridle and half my ring | Cloaths & half my Tools whieh 1@ not above mention, to him his ir forever. ITEM: I give & bequeath to my Son Prior Smallwood Roby one cow * lf Gun, I say to him and his Heirs & assigns forever. she quad divided ti It is my mind & will that all my sheep be equally . ‘De ictiaren, en, Nathan, Prior Smallwood, Verlinda & Charlotte, txen, and assigns ‘orever. ; It is Mind Will & Desire that my negroe ‘oman Dynah be not ar she be hired out by my Bxecutors till mp two bau hters, verlind lotte both are sixteen years of age and the money her hire brings bo be e! pal divided between these two daughters and their Heirs ind Assigns ‘orev=r; ind then for Dynah to be valued by two eghosen men hich 1s to be chose by ti:om) /my two Dauchters Verlin@a & Charlotte and when she is valued for ticsce my tO Mamx Dau.hters Verlinda & Charlotte sliaki cast Lots for her ‘ho shall tavc er 't thevalue these chosen men should value her to and which she falls to shall a clear & sufficien® Title to her, I say to her and her Heirs and -seivns ever, but the child she falls to is to discount so much out of it': ei she is appraised to. Also it is my Mind, Will ena Desire that my & ~or and my s&%% still in Marylend and the money to be put out at Interest to be two Daughters Verlindsa and Charlotte both come to sixteen years of oxo for the money they bring and the. Interest to be equally divii and there Heirs and Assigns forever. ITEM: I give and bequeath to my two daughters Verlinda enc Chariotte ail my and Furniture which is not. before mention and my other two Cows .: my bhack mare all to be dome the best my Fxecutors can with them | two Daughters till they come of Age and then them and their Pro it } ee SN t , Fxecutors are Satisfied for their Trouble, ecueally divided vetvven { C my two Daughters Verlinda & Charlotte, (Begin Page 182) to ‘hem nheodr irs and Assigns forever, Also it is my Mind * and Desire that ny two ‘vimnt Hoys Smith Collins &Prior Collime be both hired out till they come to be t nty one years of Age and the Money their Hire Bringe to be equally div d by my |xecut- ors unto these my two Daughters Verlinda & Charlotte, I say to chem and ir Heirs and Assigns forever, It is my Desite that Smith Collins be kaia olrra to Isaac Lovelace & Prior Collings to Charles Lovelace if either or both of tiem xm should want them, : “ITEM; Lt is my mkmd Will & Desire that my Son Nathan Roby mMeep Joun “artrop tlil his Time is out and then to pay him his Freedom dues which is aue him by La or to him or his Assigns. ITEM: I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Ann hoby and Nagfhan toby & Rrior ‘Smallwood Roby and Verlinda Roby and Charlotte Robey all the moncy I have in tne House and all which 4s due to me by Bond, note or any other Yay = ficn my xecutors gets it tn to be equally divided between these my above mention well b-ioved Children to be Divided in equall & even Share & Share alike, I say to them, there Heirs and Assigns forever. I mean all the money «hich wes not ment tonec particularly before in this Will & writing, after my Just and honest debts be paid and discharged by my Exeeutors “hich is my mobs Well belov:d “ife :lkenor Roby ahd my beloved Sen Nathan Roby, mot doubting but they vill | fthfully di char.e this Trust shich I have gm re,osed in them for the-Go00d of »y ,en and do the best they ean with all in their Care as also my <i: have @ ,ood & Christian Example set them & be brought up in the Fear of Almighty God. Lastly I constitute & appoint. my well beloved “ife Hleanor foby & My Son Nathan Koby nole & Sole Executors of this my last ill and Testament contained upon.this & the three procdeding® Pages in Witness thereof I have weexe a sot my Hand and Affixcd my Seal this 17th Day of May in the Year of our Lord 1773. Thos. Roby S€ al Slened, sealed published & declared by the Testator to be his last Lil & Test- ament in the presence of us “ho have subscribed our names as «itnesses in his sight « in the sivht of each other, John Rosebrouch xobert Shaw Isaac Lovelace NOTE: These .apers have been copied as nearly as they were written us .ossible, ith Capitals and spelling. I have added paragraphs and pun@fuation marks. Photostatic coples of the above papers were sent to me February 1957 by Miss Mary Elinor Lazenby, 2332 Nebraska Ave. WaBhincton 16, Db. C, Janie LOVELACE Heard, SHE ‘Sl ar ae, Jim Ji lh ct / 4% ¢ ab CA —<_ fe r t We | OUTSIDE REPAIRS DESCRIPTION ‘ . gu lie JC... 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Chase never -o? them .rnart sotisfrcti n, ihe renegis of: °n Archibal to be there, 1804, to Villier Oils 9 ADYs A ; 1761 (Rowe * Cec elso to 5 Mondgt, Oct. 22/56 2333 NEBRASKA AVENUE WASHINGTON 16, D. c. Dear-Mr. Swann: It is a chill, rainy dag, at least un to now, 1 pem, and a day for indoors. The fall of leaves was heavy last night and much raking ahead when the sun comes again. The trash mon will take them on his weekly calls @ if they sre in containers 80 I have been saving up paper boxes and bags. I do thank you for sending me the enclosed lists. It had occurred to me that Rowan Co. was a good place to look for Lovelaces, as Davie was Rowan up to about the 1830's if my memory is correct, and as soon as I can get around to it I will takeSrun through Rowan as of 1850, the first census that gives family names. I haven't heard from Elizabeth as to whether they and Mrs. Mershall are going to do business together, though there was a card saying they were exvecting to see her last week, Maybe some news will come today. ; “ No more Lovelace news. Sincerely, 2333 NEBRASKA AVENUE WASHINGTON 16D ¢ WO ¢ hey will + ) : } feel 1t to ite “in the: three Cloud houses. Curious how they he n good hands, except Abner's, but it is stone the Ui. Ss Gov't gets its; hands on it, .whic but owner is recalcitant. Maybe they are weit o The preservation of Amos's house is rather I went to Na C. in 1944 it, stili stood lonely: in I came back in 1948 and toory a walk un that wav nouses built and being built end new. streets all find the house and suprosed of. course it haa beer wov for new develormment., Onlvilsst fal) soretcay been »~neserved in Nelsonkx xockefeller' ues 4 j le NousSee 4 w¢ y) 1 pa nt ¢ tn A e rom’ the n who owned house hatine, lire &K Lewrenc: baker, Lhe Peau Wing, LO Ww! he # LAO os Une WiHaOLe ye L1orming mAITA rot 1 ' ! nermiae ik Ore art 4 8 CL PLA eye py vanted , ho poeey sae STATEMENT OF TAXES DUE, Discount — S| _ — = Le. Intenes? att} Rrincipal M3 i. F ea [SS peagity SS be ‘ . > \ ; ra sat —_$—+ . + - forpoyment in =~ a He 5 ee ee, so Ht <a oY The_gboye amount necessary WAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO: ~~ ~~ IREDELL COUNT Statesypiie, N.C oo > ™a, e. AX COLLECTOR — fp a cemiaatie selahat en or 2 bid. 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MeL Ltt ody, i Ss - t7 f der Co aa oF § 4 7 ore ya tf caarphen ) fo Dervety HC. c+ af & Lae 0s wt : fe £, ol Pied daw rek d_ teins Q Soa ee {« atk ‘ wa “e ee ee =~ a .% ) vee eu 4 [tee sone 1$ > wy itn~o ea s tae 7a. 4. * ae LC ae, yt 4 -Baa , a. ‘dD f [Pate yr ig afr’ ot te: ~ oe oo | 7 ate << «£ + : ‘ vr z > deny fe ( b- / G/e-) (YyF Reel a< dx en 1 $435) a ielelao 5 ropes POT ET yf a poo. “B21 i> y tree / a ae. by > Sh Be a \ Te. as ry Joao a ete a Wf '799- /T36) eG oe eo LLU. up lah | a. TEA poor GS / Sp 32 oy Contd piainmaalh 9s ba bat CE Rid, | ion es cel Jecw he os ba Pee e > PgR \ Cy. ~ f / -#t C Le f - 4 ” mer When Franklin D. Roosevelt Faced Death at Three The Story of a Sea Adventure Fifty Years Ago ss told by READING TIME 4 MINUTES 55 SECONDS AMES ROOSEVELT, the. head of one of our oldest families, was a descendant. of Isaac Roosevelt, one of the first sena-= tors from this state.” Of Franklin Roosevelt’s father, so wrote Judge Henry E. Howland in the yearbook of the Century Association of New York for 1900 one record attests,” went on the eulogy, “ James Roosevelt's active use- fulness as a business man, a philan- thropic and public-spirited citizen, but, in addition to this, every one who knew him could bear witness to his high character, distinguished for its nobil ity and honor, to his genlality and kindness Wd to the charm of his man- ner. He was the very ideal of the gentlemen of the old school.” Judge owland used to tell of a dramatic iident of the sea. It happened on the pas- senger liner Germanic fifty years ago. This “ White Star United States Mail Packet " was then one of the estab- lished queens of the seas. At the time of the Roosevelt trip in her, she was but ten years old. She had the then tremendous gross tonnage of 5,908, and she was equipped not only with the wonderful Harland & Wolff Belfast engines, but was also given sail as a four-masted bark. She still burned oil in her lamps#®fit she had the greatly advertised innovation: “ An electric push-button in every berth. It takes but the touch of your finger, and the loud tingling bell summons assistance,” I asked Mrs. James Roosevelt if she remembered the story as Judge Howland had told it to me. “ Let me see,” said the President’s mother, “ Frank- lin was fifty-three years old in January of this year, and he was a three-year-old baby when this happened. At Queenstown Mr. Roosevelt, the baby, and I boarded the Germanic, outward bound from Liverpool to New York, on Good Friday of 1885. My husband became a close friend of Captain Kennedy, the skipper of the ship. He used to get up at seven o’clock and have breakfast with the captain. “ When we were about 500 miles out from Queenstown we ran into atéerrifie head Storm. People even called ita tidal wave. It struck us on Easter morning, “On that Sunday my husband Went up as usual to have breakfast with the captain. When he came down to my stateroom soon afterwards, he told me that the storm was so heavy that I would not be able to keep my foot- hold on deck. He therefore asked that I stay in bed. “ [told him that if.] Were going to drown, I'd rather do it ot in the open instead of being shut up down there. ; reached over and got young Franklin, the baby, and non the foot of my bed. I had a green silk cloak. “gs lined with fur and was very warm. So I wrapped eHaby up in it, thinking to keep him warm, anyway. » played away as happy as could be. “ Suddenly the ship seemed. to £0 down, down, down and down. It almost seemed to be sinking. There was a tremendous roar. A great wave had struck us. “There was a rush down the passageway and water 48 SARA DELANO ROOSEVELT in an interview with Julian Mason 5 F. D. R., aged one, with his mother, Mrs. James (Sara Delano) Roosevelt. udde? Ivy the door Instant Hooded de ey) ‘| th overturning furniture, 1) seamen shouting. [ty terrifying moment. } heads. My husband +s: more water was com) faved where we ; " Me went We Vis: back to report not onh bulkhead of the reading } broken but. also that th superstructure had been that Captain Kennedy had been nsensible by the { Charthouse Heo said it cabins of the ship had not bee We had a: New York friend them—Mr. Howland. why come back there, saving th, of Foom. “ There my husband brought news that all the life boats had heen swept away by the sea. thi the possibility of disaster He also said that ion the navigating machinery had Int. photo 4 It} his opit been SO) Severe! injured as to make the further progress of the ship per- ilously difficult. He declared his Captain Kennedy to turn back to Liverpoo! “ The captain was really quite severely jn he listened to my husband’s plea, and said Star ship neyer turns back.’ “ He added that his responsibility to his owners him feel that he ought to keep on to New Yor] “My husband spoke with equal positivenc line’s responsibility to its passengers. My. Rovsevel that all our lives were at stake. He was sure that he right. He left the captain and fora long time talking with the other Passengers. Many of ¢4 unwilling to oppose the Captain's decision “ The captain next pointed out that turnir in the face of the head storm Was an extremely pr maneuver. This argument further affecte 1 some passengers. But my husband held firmly to his | Then they said that the captain’s career would be arded “Mr. Roosevelt argued with them that it was a ¢ of two evils, with the chances for safety greater jn ing back. He added that he knew Mr. Ismay and Imbrie, who ran, the line, and that he w uld write a statement which he would'take to them. “ He got up his round robin. It Was signed by cally everybody. Its form appealed toCaptain Ki He finally gave in, So my husband, by his own ¢ mind and will, was the man w ho preserved the live that shipload. That, at least, is my opinion.” It \ the opinion of Judge Howland. Back at Liverpool, Mr. Roosevelt fulfilled his p to the captain and the passengers. The line aut] agreed that the right thing had been done.cand as Kennedy recovered from his Injuries he was res to command. He continued to handle White St: until his death some years later. THE END Intent, ij \. ae a Wouldn't you know at a glance that Theodore III Was a grandson of Theo- dore I, so to speak? All he needs is eyeglasses, a mustache and years. THESE THREE PHOTOGRAPHS COPYRIGHT BY WALTER SCOTT SHINN . : 8 i Kermit, Jr., was a whole lot more interestéd Kermit, Jr., and Richard Derby! w! t here in the camera man than in grandfather, Ethel, aren't too big an armfullfor erandfathes f but he'll outgrow that. Plenty of room for mor Hue agie esreiliaa Se SZ cee iii lt g tial aaa MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1968 directed fire from the muskets from three floors, with the exe- Watt’s Mill where Mr. Hart now lives. cution of the cannon was too | “They had at one time some much for them. Their reception was too hot for them, and they soon drew off. “‘Ttgtg supposed that they lost a lafge number of men, as the next morning a great deal of blood was found on the leaves and on the ground. But they car- ried off their dead and retreated to the mountains. “After the close of the war, the building was burnt, and, ac- cording to tradition, the cannon were thrown into the well. In February, 1847, an effort was made by the citizens of States- ville to recover them, but with- out success. They opened a well, but not the right one. =’ “During the troubles with the Indians, 1755-63, some of the people staying at Ft. Dobbs had a still inFoperation near Morgi- son’s Mill on Third Creek, above liquor ready to finish off and went over one night to attend to it. They started the fire three times, but it went out every time. Becoming alarmed, they thought it was an indication of ‘danger and retired to a house some distance away and spent the night. Returning to the still early in the morning, they dis- covered a party of Indians leaving the stillhouse, who had been lying in wait for them.” STATESVILLE SHOTS—Kathy REAVIS having her stitches removed . .. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis HERRIN renewing old acquaintances .. Kathy McCOMBS receiving red roses on her birthday .. . David CONLEY telling about the “boogers” that scared his grandmother. a ytCe2 fd - 1.4 tutti + Lz Za etl < W744 ’ . fA CC [fea oF. fleefEere eR. hed eo a {TeX REV E. F, ROCKWELL, P Able, Picwecch of Hil Life Rev. Elisha F. Rockwell, D, died at bis bome at Fifth Creek eburch, 10 wiles east of Statesville, of pneu-/ monia, Sunday — last at 2) o'clock. He bad been in failing bealth | for the last two years, and was taken sick a week before bis death. OnSat- urday, the 7th, be bad attended acon- gregational meeting atFitth Creek, and in tbe absence of the pastor, presided. It was noticed in his utterances at that oe oy _ as the a geif, and #0, 000 cookin was disposed of he said ‘Farewell, brethreo,” and returned Ao bis home. He bad at that time @ ere cold, aod in a few hours it had developed into pneumonia. The busi- nese of the meeting just referred to was to elect trystecs of the cburch to whom Dr. Rockwell might deed five I acres of land whiclivhe esired to give ito the congregation. Death defeated bis purpose. He was tenderly tered to in bis last bours by son, and Prof. Geo. Reidsville, ands : ed. I porbood, who love dtleman whom he bad poe of the neigh- ooth bis pathwayto the grave, The rad took \lace from Fifth | creek church Monda) morniog at 10 o'clock, The church wes filled ‘with that aod adjicent neighbor- }boods. As the caskit was borne into the church mtionsang, | “Blow blest the righteos hen he dies.” iThe exercises were ° ducted b T, J. Allison, the plyor of Fift Third Creek. \He spoke rde : Hy at Da, perfect map and the upright for th aot 1 people of COUR - 4 a J F & - BS ‘ ' ‘* . a D..§ lyath.’? The discourse was brief, but i model of good taste, hearts of the people, because the words || his wife, | R. McNeill, off a short address, a feeling and appropri-| a cephew of bis firet wife | him and whow he j loved, were uoremitiog in their care | of him acd did ev thing possible to aaa out, and set in The P e{aod that which was ceptable’ We writteo Was opright, even words of proveros. the tribute wae tender, graceful and a It went to the came from the heart of the speaker, and under their melting influence tears |: coursed down many faces, After the discourse the lid of the casket was removed and an opportuoi- ty was given the congregation to look upon the placid features of thelr for- mer pastor and dear friend. _ After this |’ the casket was placed in the hearse and ty the remains were brought to States- Fille, to be buried io the graveyard of the charch which was the dead man’s first charge. -Arrivedio town, the body wae carried Into the Preabyteri- an church where quite a congregation minie-|| assembled on a few moments’ notice from the bell, aod Dr. Wood delivered ate eulogy of the dead, giving expres- sion to bis own sentiments and those of the public touching the lose sustain- ed in the death of Dr, Rockwell, The casket was again opened and numbers | passed by and viewed the remaics, and after this they wete borne to the grave. Dr. Rockwell, at the time of his death, was io his 79th year. He was boro in Connecticut and graduated at Yale College in 1831 or '32, [no 1835 he came to Fayetteville, N. C., as as- | sistant principal io Donvelson Acade- Alter teaching there some two years, he took cOttses lo theology. at Columbia and Princeton seminaries, ‘and becoming a licestiate of the Pree- byterian Churcb, came to Statesville io the fal! of 1840;ang was ordained pas- or ¢ sharch bére in the spring of heougregation about “ia ) be was clecied i ml ge oe ee | my. er a uo BG . whe s Se ieee) of Concord Female Colm 5 about three years as principal’. institation, be retired and be and Prvé. H. T. Burke taugbt here one year a classical echool for boys. Io 1872 he removed to Fifth Creek, as pastor of that church in conjunction with Betha- ny and Tabor. Some five years ago he retired from the active work of the ministry, and spent bis declining years io-ttre detighiful pursuit of still greater knowledge and io doing good to those around, He was twice married: first to Miss Margaret Kirkland McNiell, daughter of George McNiell, of Fay- elteville ; next, in 1867, to Miss Bettie | Holmes Browne, of Davidsou College, She, with a son, survives him. He left no children by his first wife. Dr. Rockwell was a very remarkable hmaps-tHe-was by palure a student, and and bis fuod of learning was large and varied, He added to his love for aod acquirements jo geveral !iterature aod Gthe acieoces, a marked taste for historical research, aod no maa knows so much as be did of the local history of Iredell county. It is to be reggabied thaLbe sever put this knowl- édge inte @oduring form—the vreater purtof it died with him. He was @ profound theologian aod a sermonizer of conspicuous power, He wrote bis sermons with great care and read them rapidly, so that bis delivery was never aliractive; but the sermons io their literary composition and logical cor- rectness, were faultless. Personally Dr. Rockwell was an exceedingly loy- able man, He was especially the friend | of the young. His charities were as generous as they were unostentatious . He will be greatly missed—by none more than by the poor of the commu- nity in which he resided. None who bave known him will ever forget the exceeding brightness of that eye, ness of his life will remain to this peo- a i fp nant the cordiality of big grasp ; and the god- bee) ae eB . .~ re e) itn ah cael Feu ti ef ae c fark. / Ts [Cex : E : - ts ere c- Ct So 5 a i. /77} — fe $17 - . / Ps z ) HODGES, THE HISTORIAN — Long before the American wild west came into its own, North Carolina’s brand of cowboy was riding the range Down In Iredell. That and many other interest- ing bits of history were supplied by Gov. Luther Hodges last Fri- day evening when he delivered the principal address at cere- monies honoring the Mooresville Tribune for community service. From here on we are going to Bive it to you about as the Gov- ernor gave it to us: _ “Traveling across this bust- ling yet -beautiful county today, it is difficult to imagine that little more than a century and a half ago Iredell county was the prairie land of North Carolina. Profes- sor E. R. Rockwell of Davidson College has described the Iredell county of 150 years ago as ‘open and mostly clear of timber, so7 that the sight could reach a great distance. The was kept down by the Indians burn- ing it over so often. The bottoms were thick cane breaks and the hills and plains were covered with a natural growth of, wild peavines, which furnished abundant pas- ” the land, furnishing provisions for the early settlers as well ds the savages. There are traditions connected with many spots where the ancestors of the present re- sidents saw immense herds of buffalo.’ “These early settlers, who came from Pennsylvania around 1750, were Ulster and Highland Scots. . Others who came to settle in this promising region were the Scotch Irish, who came from the north, and the English, who migrated in a body from Montgomery eounty, Maryland. “Cultural differences and other factors created animosities be- tween these various groups — animosities that make it practi- cally impossible to generalize a- bout the character of the people who settled here. Certain con- ditions, however, created com- mon interests and led to cooper- ative action. The ever-present threat of attack from hostile In- dians and other perils related to frontier life formed a basis for @ffective, if not altogether en- thusiastic, relationships. “Of necessity, they were sub- i Sistence farmers, cultivating corn, oats, barley and relatively small quantities of tobacco. Sur- plus tobacco was packed in large barrels and rolled to markets at Lynchburg and Richmond, Bar- ley was used to make malt and corn was converted into whisky— one of the staples in this early day economy. “The broad plains and natural pastures were utilized by the pioneers to raise cattle in large numbers. The production of cat- tle far exceeded the needs of the settlers and, since markets were limited in North Carolina, it was frequently necessary for the cat- tlemen to drive their herds great distance. There are accounts on record of cattle drives originat- ing here in tredell county and terminating in such distant mar- kets as Charleston and Philadel- phia. “Two other important factors, held in common by the early residents of Iredell, were religi- ous dedication and a traditional concern for the education of their young people. The first deed to land issued in this county went to a Presbyterian minister — a representative of the faith that early eame to dominate the re- gion. Next came the Methodists, then the Baptists — followed by other Protestant denominations. found acceptance here in Ire- dell. “Strange as it may seem, re- ligious fervor and the distillery industry became dominant, if not entirely compatible, factors in the county's early days. “Even stranger is the fact that the churches, even those within a single denomination, differed widely in their views pertaining to spiritous beverages. One his- tory reveals that ‘preachers chew- ed tobacco, smoked and frequent- ly drank as hard as did the mem- * undesirable residents. bers of their congregations.’ It was not unusual, according to this historian, for ministers to conclude Sunday evening ser- vices and then ‘repair to a house where spirits were sold, and spend the evening in drinking, and sometimes deal out such hard blows @0 each other’ that on at least one occasion they were hauled into court and fined. One historical account points out that few ministers were criticized for taking a ‘refreshment’ within the privacy of their own homes ‘to keep off the chills and fevers .. . but few congregations would tole- rate a drinking parson.’ “Counteracting this compara- tively liberal view were numer- ous highly effective ministers who opposed the use of spirits with such vehemence that life became unbearable for many in the coun- ty who could not or would not mend their ways. It is known that in the 1830's oue congregation, composed largely of individuals whose livelihood depended upon the manufacture and sale of liquor, threatened to leave the county if their minister didn’t relax his efforts to destroy their trade. Apparently the minister saw this as an excellent oppor- tynity. to rid the county of some His con- demnation of the liquor trade became even more persistent and within a year 40 members of his congregation had loaded their be- longings into wagons and headed west, . “Iredell has come a long way singe the days when her cow- boys drove their cattle to market in Charleston and Philadelphia. Today this county lays just claim to the title, ‘North Carolina’s No. 1 Dairy County.’ Even more significant is the fact that this important industry has continued to expand .. . And all that has been said for Iredell’s agricul- ture can be applied with even more enthusiasm to the county's industrial development. Com- merce and industry have long been important factors in the area economy, but only in recent decades have they come to do- minate the scene. This transition has been accomplished with a patience and ease that reflects great credit on the county and its people . . . Foresight, con- fidence, determination and plan- ning have been the keys to the progress and they have paid big dividends. Iredell ranks well up the per capita income ladder in North: Carolina, and the position is justly deserved. I am very proud of Iredell and its pro- gress.” WEATHER — Cloudy and cool- er tonight and Wednesday. Local temperatures for the 24-hour period ending at 6 a.m. today: High, 61; low, 24. STATESVILLE SHOTS .... Mrs. William CONGER report- ing that she had seen her son, Lt. Kenneth CONGER, in his » uniform for the first time .. . Mrs. Sam JONES working so fast her typewriter jammed .. . Rex COCKERHAM proud of his Army cap ... David MILLHOLLAND helping his mother prepare breakfast ... Dr. Glen GAITHER surprising P.-T.A. members with his musical talent .. . Mrs. Tom- my LUNSFORD real pleased with her birthday present. Elsewhere Bill Being Studied RALEIGH — The House Wild- life Researches Committee today turned over to a subcommittee a Controversial bill to exempt per- Sons 65 and older from hunting and fishing fees. Housewives In School MURPHY — Principal Walter Puett points with pride these days to the five housewives in th senior class of Murphy Hig School. All five were marrie during or since the Christma holidays, and they range in ag from 17 to 19, Checking over thei first six-week report cards the curent semester, Puett Said he found the girls’ overall re cord improved in all cases. { 2333 NEBRASKA AVENUE WASHINGTON 16, D. C wr this: morning. men 4 11 the whole pace, bit the _ locality are in the third column d s doings, simned by severe the first column of the other shert, c " iver Lewis era vevea ra files when } C) eoing through Yestern Crrol} MoeNeill.(Isthink the firs’ ) re ai Favetteville, some time t k hed. 2 cheree there ate iets think he a chert they il¢ren bit Dr. Rockwell brought up § nepner Leanme Prof. Georre McNeill, who married . more or less, Davidson Al lepe 7.0 1 contin aes AE ALOT ALLIS, recall it wes a vrofessor there for » 4 ettie Lrown. about this Bell who died Ima rile: saANniam ‘YK n of svrings here me 5SaAVS last ver nm 48 abont files oc sincerely, fof YU Pa o lhe ae ae A CY o. Weg le Lt, f gH eet 2: i ab aT id 3:1; wii ie aie He i Lia ~~ saeeamencnaereee meen mel dae fener onns see neni neienniernnts cai nies. who is paid out of the ; pocket of th é hard-fisted farmer | each ofganization and $8 for @ charter. $4 or $8 for ney | “The commencement at Cedar |; D. Run was a success. After the mor- * | ning the day was pretty and a large |. crowd Was present. The students demeaned themsélves well and | Prof. Hill was brimfull of advice.” | “A cropper on the place of Maj. ‘ | J. S. Morrison of Concord Town- "| Ship killed a king snake which mea- | Sured 6 feet 3 inches in length.” |. C “About a quarter of a mile of track of the Taylorsville Railroad ~ has been laid and grading has been completed to a point just out- side the corporate limits. The rain ‘| this week has retarded operations.” “C. E. Mills of Barringer Town- . | ship has been married and keeping {house ten years and has a lamp S| chimney which was bought with | , - his first lamp and w . Frost & Miller are buying will begin manufacturing = fis ie ies 7 aa: Cog222 - C di oF — s oe: A522 - Ae htt EI ge BLOG = . Da agen ee 3 ed SISO 2, ae Let... a Lecgif. lt a t4 } Ceouwce Teaceli t. Calleg.|_ tg Z sali Tsciy Cy a Cig | Ted =f MO Bomche 4 ee &L CLeaecieal TEE Pee d # Gah, s B-7 2 Et Vien be - RP- Webs cL a L & Ktobe, ‘peg re Pog Sai eae geist Bi it va Y i‘ , paren DAY, APRIL 18, 1968 ara QsrT. PD | day. There are more than 790,000 Fords on the world's highways. Six Ford Touring {ars and Six Ford Runabouts expetted any day. Carolina Motor Co. & G. L. Me- Knight. Watch the Fords go by.” Seventy-five years ago: Land. mark, April 19, 1888. “The plans and specifications for ag | Statesville Cotton Mills, made by C. R. Makepeace & Co., mill ar- chitects of Providence, R.1., have been received by President Shep- herd and will be submitted to the board of directors in a few days.” “The shrubbery has been set out in Oakwood cemetery this week. With this done and the walks nice ly laid out, the grounds begin to assume some Shape. The new cem- etery is beginning to become a popular Sunday afternoon resort. The work on Broad Street, in ex- tending it to the cemetery, has been .completed.” “There is getting to be a good deal. of talk among people about politics. Iredell is for Fowle, Stead- man, Alexander and Gilmer for heSS | gov , “Rev. Elisha F. Rockwell. DD. 8€ | died at His home at Fif ek -| Church of pneumonia, Sunday mor- - | ming at 2 o'clock. On Saturday he -'had ' attended a congregational -| meeting of Fifth Creek and, in the absence of the pastor, presided. "| the business of the meeting was to elect trustees of the church to whom Dr. Rockwell might deed five acres of land which he desired -| to give to the congregation, Death defeated his purpose. “He w yal-) and at Yale e in G College.” 1831 or °32, He came to Statesville in the fall of 1840 (after teaching at Fayetteville) and was ordained pastor of the church here in the spring of 1841 and served the con- S| gregation about nine years. In 1850 he was elected professor of chemistry and geology of Davidson ES CeeckK 399° ae VA feat ete bw ued Pe | ‘hte Pete 74. © seed 2333 NEBRASKA AVENUE WASHINGTON 16, D.C. Dear Mr. Swann: 50 many thenks for letting me see Mr. Keever's found it very, interesting. Did you say he was a ten: Boring? As for the Sears Roebuck notice, pay no attention nad not made a purchase from them since leaving down the little filing case, and_prgbahly will not ae ~ my The Villiem Roseberry, \b. 1765, is one thines. I jtewpelled that wee? I think nv his time »fonounced WM Rosebe the short wey BU fit in with Roseberry. \All of which proves nothinr. do not indicate that the Rev. James could have been that early, bya year two. It ha been in my mind for a year or more that th this year is the time for me to resign as trustee - bei: interested as ever, cf course. If one of the Joshun scendants could be interested in taking my place, I t! be well, es they have stuck around pretty vell. Th of Lois Yates Swann, anc there is her sister larv L py incerely thinking up some one, ” ee sd You will note on one of the little slips of paper I sent to be filed under Robert Lazenby, having the name of -y on it, there was the name of Deaton, On the hillside, -sloping from the old ‘yilkes irom old Belt's Bridge tovard the Holman a spring called Deaton's spring, ousin John Kesler Vou iq : James as I seer: if I remember correc told me that it was around this ne sepment of Stoneman's raiders head chécken dinner at the old as my mother said, enriy who visited that esectio: Lazenby ploce (rher cooked by’ the nerroes, She enc * Laura with Grandmother Margery, took refure at Aunt ! y father wes', the Nome Guard around Morgenton. f a pte ia op eT Pol a i Ws et Ce. Wang @, Fes [SIS -/ FF oO SBA... doited_ a-1995-_3 Berea Ip Ab Rg, ob oe j See YI — Kotche as da. o J feel. 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