Ahnentafel #352 - Jeffrey Robertson

Jeffrey Robertson - backtracking to Generation 9

Born: 1709 Chesterfield Co., VA
Died: 16 Dec. 1784, Chesterfield, Chesterfield Co., VA

Buried: Unknown

Married:
1) Elizabeth Elam
2) Judith Tanner 1735 Henrico Co., VA

Records:

The base information for this entry came from my cousin Hank Bond. I'm in the process of trying to prove / disprove it as he did not give me the supporting documentation for it.

1736 - Henrico Co., VA - John Nash's Account Book Abstracts, Robinson & Robertson are interchangable:

• Jno Clayborn debit 1 Levy, pd. Wm. Robinson
• Edward Haskins debit 5 Levys. 950 acres. Clerk's fees. Store debt. To arrest Ralph Jackson. To Geo. Robinson's Levy. Pd. by cash to Mr. Coupland & by tobacco.
• Thos. Osborne debit. 4 Levys. 150 acres. Store debt. Various charges in suit or suits. Includes: to fees in Rowshams Execution against you. "To 4 days dyet in Prison 40 lb. tobacco." On credit side of account a notation that the balance is carried forward. Also this notation: "Thos. Osbornes jury. Oct. 23, 1736 - I had a Jury on his Land where he livs by a Writt of Ad Quod Damnum, the Jurors was . . . Wm. Robinson . . . They valued the Land to ￡220 Sterling. I referred it to the Secretary's Office the 26th October by Colo. Rich'd. Randolph."
• Wil Robinson & H. Bragg - debit 2 Levys 250 acres. Store debt. "Eliz. Bragg's store debt ￡2.13.10 1/2." Paid by Inspectors' note and "Widow Bragg given me credit for her Quit Rents."
• Jeffry Robinson debit 1 Levy. Store debt. Paid by Mr. Coupland. 
• George Robinson, debit 1 Levy. Pd. by Edwd. Haskins.
• John Robinson debit 1 Levy Pd. by Inspector at Warwick
• Isaac Robinson debt 1 Levy. 130 acres. New Patent 400 acres. Store debt. Paid by Inspector at Warwick & June 28 by cash at my Quarter ￡1.1.7.
• Wil Robinson & Wm. Robinson junr. near Capt. Moselys debit. 2 Levys. 1 Levy for Jno. Clayborn. 355 acres. Store debt. Pad. you for Capt. Edw. Friend. Paid by cash and an Inspector's note. 
• Mr. George Robinson junr. debit 9 Levys. Clerk's fees. Pd. Jno. Frith for your note. Paid by the Public Levy.
• The Rev'd. Mr. Geo. Robinson. debit 7 Levies. 1868 acres. Your note to pay Jno. Stew'd. To Mr. Hamblins clerk's fees. Paid by cash to John Gibson by 2 Inspectors' notes. 
• An acc't of Thos. Osborns Writt of Ad Quod Damnum on 150 acres of Land and plantation where he lives. The Jurors names (Viz): . . . Wm. Robinson . . . they valued the Land to ￡220 Ster. the Jury was on the Land the 23 October 1736 and I ret'd. the Inquisition to the Secretary's Office the 26 of the same month by Col'o. Rich'd. Randolph. I saw the Inquisition in the office a year at least after this, and it was not then recorded.
• Cap. Wm. Hamblin. Debit "To Majr. Cockes fee vs you and the Secretary 39 lb. tobacco." . . . By the following Clerk's fees: Mr. Geo. Robinson, 40 lb. tobacco . . . 
• Messrs. Redford & Wilkinson debit April 1st to year order to Jno. Cobbs . . . Credits include: . . . Wm. Robinson's 2 hogshead crop tobacco.
• Col'o. Wm. Kennon debit Year debt brought forward 6945 lb. tobacco. . . . To Mr. Geo. Robinson's order on the Point Inspectors for 100 lb. tobacco sent you by John Gibson. 
• Note: Whereas the ink in John Nash's account book has remained a strong and firm black upwards of 200 years, this one entry to follow is very faded out. To read it at all it was necessary to hold it in sunlight under a magnifying glass. We the Subscribers do Oblige Our Selves our heirs, etc. Each of Severaly to Pat John Nash the sixth part of a Seain [seign] for Fish next Spring provided he send for nets it comes in at 75 per cent Witness our hands this 16h day 1737. Test: James x Martin, John x Fore, Isaac R Robinson, Daniel x Fore. 35 fathom - the rest of the entry quite faded out. 
• John Elam debit. 4 Levys. 140 acres. "To Col. Bolling or one survey for you 500". "To 3 p'ts. Rum at the Crow frollick at my house net paid 1/6."  Your order to Doct'r Irby. "Henry Anderson refused paying this (30 lb. tobacco) but Elam pd. it since in two Notes."  Pd. by an Inspectors' note and cash. 
• Robert Elam. Debit. 5 Levys. 440 acres. Pd. by cash and "by the Insp'r at the Hundred."
• Wm. Elam. Debit. I Levy. Clerk's fees. Pd. by an Inspectors' note. 
• Robert Elam Junr. Debit. 1 Levy. Pd. by Inspector's note.
• Gilbert Elam. Debit. 2 Levys. 400 acres. Pd. by cahs to J. Gibson and by the Inspector at Warwick. 
• Doct'r Joshua Irby. Debit. . . . Paid in tobacco by John Elam, by John Steward and by Jno. Bowman. . . . 
• Rich'd. Lovins. Debit. 7 March  21. To cash paid Gilbert Elam junr. for your note. Paid by yr. Ex'o vs. Edwd Osborne in last Court
• Acc't. of Surveyors Fees rec'd. Dec'r. 17 1736 of Col'o. Rob't. Bolling to collect for him of Persons in this County (Viz:)  John Elam 500 . . . 
• Messrs. Redford & Wilkinson, Inspectors at Warwick. Debit. Feb. 1736 . . . to Isaac Robinson 11 lb. tobacco . . . To Gilbert Elam 101 lb. tobacco . . .  Jno. Robertson 51 lb. tobacco . . . 
• Mr. Henry Anderson. Debit. 3 Levys. Quit-rents 400 acres. To John Elam. . . . Credits include: 2 hogshead tobacco. He refused paying for Jno. Elam. . . . 

1736 - Henrico Co., VA - These records are included . . . in an attempt to give a more complete census for this year. Of course many of these, as is plainly shown, do not apply to the Southside. The abstracts to follow are taken from Henrico County Wills & Deeds 1725-1737, Part 2. 

• page 514. Deed of Gift. 2 Feb. 1735/6. Geo. Robertson, Clerk. of the Co. of Henrico, gives his son Geo. Robertson 2 tracts of land. One in Henrico on Appomattox River on w'ch Geo. Robertson Jr. now lives called the Quarter, 996 acres, formerly purchased of Col. Wm. Byrd, dec'd. except 35 acres bought of Rich'd. Herbert dec'd. The 2nd tract in "Emilia" Co. [Amelia County] on Appomattox River above Flat Creek, 1200 acres granted to Geo. Robertson Sr. He also gives 14 slaves. Signed: Geo: Robertson. Wit: Wm. Worsham, Frain: Redford, Edw'd. Osborne, Jr.  Recorded 2 Feb. 1735/6.  Note: Rev. Geo. Robertson was Chaplain of a man of war in 1692. Minister of Bistol Parish 1693-1739. Appears in John Nash's account book as Geo: Robinson and also as other Robertson or Robinson in other records. 
• page 577. Inv. of estate of Sarah Knibb deceased. Total val. ￡209.1.0.  Appraised by Jno. Worsham, Rob't. Elam and Alex: Marshal. Presented by Jno. Bowman & Rob't. Bowman 1st Monday in Nov. 1736 and recorded. 

Children by Judith Tanner:

Jeffrey b. 1736/37 Henrico Co., VA

Tyree b. ca. 1738 Chesterfield Co., VA

Nicholas b. 1738 Henrico Co., VA

Matthew b. 1740 Henrico Co. VA

David J. 

Elizabeth b. 1754 Chesterfield, VA

Sarah b. 1756 Chesterfield, VA

Isaac Mills b. 1762 Henrico Co., VA