Aaron Roberts b. Abt 1794 North Carolina, USA Washington, Owen, Indiana, USA: The Lost Creek Settlement

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Name	Aaron Roberts [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Born	Abt 1794	North Carolina, USA [2, 3, 4]
Gender	Male
Race	Black [3, 4]
Reference Number	1729
Residence	1830	Owen, Indiana, USA [6]
	Head of household of 3
Residence	1840	Washington, Owen, Indiana, USA [5]
	Head of household of 5 "free colored"
Residence	1850	Washington, Owen, Indiana, USA [3]
	Age: 56
Residence	1860	Owen, Indiana, USA [2]
	Age in 1860: 66
Residence	1870	Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA [4]
	Age in 1870: 76
Died	Washington, Owen, Indiana, USA
Person ID	i1729	Families

Father	Ishmael Roberts, b. 1750, Chatham, North Carolina, USA , d. 1826, Chatham, North Carolina, USA (Age 76 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Silvia, b. Abt 1760, Orange, North Carolina, USA , d. Aft 1826, Chatham, North Carolina, USA (Age ~ 67 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F292	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Aaron Roberts, b. Abt 1794, North Carolina, USA , d. Washington, Owen, Indiana, USA
Married	10 Oct 1816	Robeson, North Carolina, USA [1]
Family ID	F860	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 2 Aaron Roberts, b. Abt 1794, North Carolina, USA , d. Washington, Owen, Indiana, USA

Children

	1. Andrew J Roberts, b. Abt 1831, Washington, Owen, Indiana, USA , bur. Roberts Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA [natural]
	2. Narcissa E Roberts, b. Abt 1835, Washington, Owen, Indiana, USA [natural]
	3. Ethelred Roberts, d. USA [natural]

Family ID F861 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - Abt 1794 - North Carolina, USA
	Married - 10 Oct 1816 - Robeson, North Carolina, USA
	Residence - Head of household of 3 - 1830 - Owen, Indiana, USA
	Residence - Head of household of 5 "free colored" - 1840 - Washington, Owen, Indiana, USA
	Residence - Age: 56 - 1850 - Washington, Owen, Indiana, USA
	Residence - Age in 1860: 66 - 1860 - Owen, Indiana, USA
	Residence - Age in 1870: 76 - 1870 - Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA
	Died - - Washington, Owen, Indiana, USA

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Aaron, born say 1795, married Jary Teary (Terry) 10 October 1816 Robeson County bond, William Carter bondsman. He purchased 100 acres in Chatham County from his father for $150 on 12 February 1825 [DB AA:275]. On 13 April 1830 he obtained Chatham County "free papers" in which the clerk stated that he was a "free man of color," the son of Ishmael Roberts, an old Revolutionary soldier who served under Colonel Shepherd. Aaron had a wife named Sarah, the daughter of Edward (Etheldred) Newsom, another "free man of color" who served in the Revolution, and a daughter named Candassa [Owen County DB 3:280]. Sarah was mentioned in her father's 20 December 1820 Robeson County, North Carolina will [WB 1:325]. Their daughter Candace married John Harper on 15 December 1842 in Owen County [DB B:179]. Aaron was head of a Washington Township, Owen County, Indiana household of 3 "free colored" in 1830 [IN:19] and 5 in 1840 [IN:33].

Sources

[S236] North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
Record for Aaron Roberts
[S292] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: East Half, Owen, Indiana; Roll: M653_287; Page: 2; Image: 2; Family History Library Film: 803287.
Record for Aron Roberts
[S153] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Washington, Owen, Indiana; Roll: M432_164; Page: 89B; Image: 183.
Record for Aaron Roberts
[S265] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Lost Creek, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: M593_366; Page: 242B; Image: 133883; Family History Library Film: 545865.
Record for Aron Roberts
[S211] 1840 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1840; Census Place: Washington, Owen, Indiana; Roll: 89; Page: 92; Image: 189; Family History Library Film: 0007728.
Record for Aaron Roberts
[S190] 1830 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), 1830; Census Place: Owen, Indiana; Series: M19; Roll: 29; Page: 279; Family History Library Film: 0007718.
Record for Aaron Roberts

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