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James Robertson Family Bible

James Robertson Family Bible

James Robertson Family Bible


Summary

James Robertson was Born June 28 in the year 1742
Charlotte Robertson was Born January 2nd in the year 1751
(The following were their children).
Jonathan Friar Robertson was born June the 13th 1769
James Randolph Robertson was born December the 11th 1771
Delilah Robertson was born November the 30th 1773
Peaton Henderson Robertson was born November the 22nd 1775
Charlotte Robertson was born July the 11th 1778
Felix Robertson was born January the 11th 1781
Charlotte Robertson was born March the 11th 1783
William Blount Robertson was born June the 13th 1785
Peaton Robertson was born December the 8th 1787
Livinah Robertson was (born) Fe (b) 23rd 1790

On the top of the next page is record of their eleventh child
John McNairy Robertson was born April 26th 1792

Opposite the title page of Vol. I is the signature:
J. Robertson.

On a page otherwise blank:
James Robertson his book.

Assuming that the inscription, James Robertson his book, was written by James Robertson, it is inferred from similarity of handwriting that he wrote the records of birth of himself, his wife, and his children.

Then follows a repetition of that inscription:
James Robertson his Book

Then follows in another handwriting:
George Allanson Manasho was born the 14th of June 1810
William Reeves was born the 9th of March 1794

Opposite the title page of Vol. II, in a different handwriting:
Charlotte Garland was born July the first day A. D. 1782
Sary Garland was born September the twenty third day 1784

Then follows in another handwriting:
William Reeves Son of George Reeves was born Marth 9th 1794
George Reeves the son of Burrel Reeves was born the 2nd day of January 1799
William Reeves (apparently a signature) Hanah Reeves was born the November 1795

Mrs. Hill writes that also the following records are in this Bible.
Back of title page of Vol. I:
[Children of…Felix Robertson].
James Walter Robertson was born 18 February 1812
Elizabeth Anderson Robertson was born 23 July 1813
End of Vol. I. [These were probably nephews and nieces of Charlotte (Reeves) Robertson]
John Reves was born January 17th 1786
Thomas Reeves was born February 11th 1784
Betsey Reeves was born August 18 1791
William S Reeves was born March 9 1794
Dorinda Reeves was born November 1 1798
George A. Manashco was born June 14th 1810
William R. Manashco was born November the 8th 1812

Reverse of title page Vol. II:
R. C. Napier was born Nov 1st 1774
Charlotte Napier wife of R. C. Napier was born March 11th 1783

[Children of R. C. and Charlotte (Robertson) Napier:]
James Robertson Napier was born August 25th 1800
Balinda Tennessee Napier was born June 16 1806
Materson C. Napier was borned June 9 1808


Source

Source: William Curry Harlee, Kinfolks: A Genealogical and Biographical Record, 3 volumes (New Orleans, LA: Searcy & Pfaff, 1935-37), 3: 2538-25