Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Roberts, Milton
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Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Richland Township N-Z


   MILTON ROBERTS retired, P.O. Quakertown.  The Roberts 
family were pioneers of Bucks county.  The oldest male 
representative of the family name now in this county is 
Milton Roberts, who was born in Richland township November 
10, 1821.  He was the second son of William C. and Elizabeth 
(Strawn) Roberts.  William C. was born in Milford township 
in 1788, and was a son of David Roberts, whose wife was 
Elizabeth Chilcott, born at Oley, Berks county, this state.  
David was a son of Samuel Roberts, the pioneer of the name, 
who came from Wales to this country, settling in Milford 
township.  His children were Enoch, David, Abel, and two 
daughters. To David Roberts and Elizabeth Chilcott were 
born:  Margaret, Samuel, William, Elizabeth and Mary.  Mary 
died unmarried, the others reared families.  Margaret 
married Samuel Johnson, settled in Richland township and had 
two children:  Abigail (Heller) and David.  William married 
Elizabeth, daughter of William Strawn, settled in Richland 
township one mile south of Quakertown, and engaged in 
farming pursuits.  He brought up a family of four children, 
viz., Margaretta, David, Milton and Chilcott.  Margaretta 
married A. Moore, and resides in Philadelphia.  David 
married Eliza A. Ball, and reared three daughters, Sarah J., 
Elizabeth and Emma.  Chilcott had one daughter, who resides 
in Philadelphia.  The father died in March, 1862, and his 
wife died in 1825.  Milton was brought up to farming, and at 
the age of 17 went to Trumbauersville, and there began 
learning the wagon-maker's trade, which he finally 
completed, and set up the trade on the homestead, where his 
father built him a shop.  He followed the business for seven 
years, then on account of failing health he engaged in 
farming.  He was married in March, 1849, to Missouri, 
daughter of Joshua and Caroline (Green) Foulke.  She died 
March 22, 1867. Their children were Edward F., Harry, David 
and Ellen.  Edward F. went to Philadelphia in 1870, and has 
never been heard from since.  Harry resides in Kansas.  
David is a stone driller at Reading.  Ellen lives in 
Reading.  Milton Roberts retired from active business in 
1851.