CAMPBELL COUNTY, VA - HISTORY - Campbell Chronicles and Family Sketches Family Sketches - Robertson ----¤¤¤---- CAMPBELL CHRONICLES and FAMILY SKETCHES Embracing the History of CAMPBELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA 1782-1926 By R. H. EARLY With Illustrations J. P. BELL COMPANY LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 1927 Robertson In 1783 John Robertson patented 16O4 acres of land lying on both sides of Cub creek. In 1756 Robertson patented 20O acres on both sides of Avents branch in Lunenburg county, adjoining Manning's line. James Robertson (born 1744, died 1819), married Rachel, the daughter of Edward Phair, and his wife, Elizabeth, dau. of John Beard (will 178O), of Campbell county. Children: —Nancy m., 1818, 1st, Captain Samuel Doak; m., 2nd, Colonel Bell, of Missouri; she died 1844. —John, born 1763 (died 1814, aged 45 years), m. Miss McDearman; son, Dr. John Robertson. —Joseph, born 1769. —Isabel, born 1774, m. ______ Gibson. —Mary, born 1777, m. in 1812 ______ Galbreath; dau. Rachel, m. ____ Woodson. —James, Jr., born 1779, died 1845. —Abraham, born 1782. —Captain David, born 1785, m. Eliza Steele (b. 1799), dau. of John and Margaret D. Thompson; he was a soldier in the war of 1812, died in 1856; dau. Margaret, born 182O; m. George T. Reveley, had 3 sons, Wm. Wirt, Geo. Francis, and David, cadets at V. M. I., when the war of 1861-65 started; sent to drill recruits; the two eldest died from exposure. David R. Reveley m. Alice Gibson of Rockbridge county: a dan., Bettie Croton. -Major James Ewen Robertson, born 1832 (died 1907) married Mary Jane, dau. of Major John W. and Maria F. West. Children, William Walter, born 1856; James Ewen, born 1872, died 1923. —William Walter Robertson represents the Charles E. Merrill Company, of New York, in Oklahoma City, Okla. —Elizabeth Bruce Robertson m., 1st, Colonel John T. A. Martin; m., 2d, Jesse Thornhill Davidson: children of 1st marriage, John R., Willis V. and Chassie B. Martin. Captain David Robertson died in 1856. All of the older members of the family are buried in the family burying-ground at the old Robertson home, which was formerly in Campbell, but when a strip of the county was given Appomattox in 1845 and another in 1848, the Robertson lands became registered in Appomattox. Their home was about two miles from what was Appomattox Depot on the Norfolk and Western R. R., now the Court House. Old Appomattox C. H., situated near the scene of Lee's surrender, was burned down in 1892 and all records in it were then destroyed. Only a few tax receipts remain: among these are found listed 2167^ acres, embraced in eight tracts on Falling river, belonging to David Robertson as certified by William A. Clement, clerk of Campbell, and Allan L. Wyllie, commissioner of revenue: the lands of James Robertson, Sr., and Jr., William Robertson, of Richmond, Abram and Archibald Robertson. Edward Robertson (living on Richmond Road in 1847) was taxed on five parcels of land aggregating 326 acres lying in Appomattox county. The descendants of Dr. John Robertson live around Spout Spring on the N. & W. R. R-, and are Dr. D. Mott Robertson and John Robertson; and a brother, Robert G. Robertson, in Lynchburg. Elizabeth S., wife of David Robertson and only child of John and Marg. Davidson Thompson, lived in a brick house a mile or so from the present Court House, which has recently been renovated and become occupied, about three miles from the Robertson burying-ground. Six graves are marked with engraved stones: James Robertson, Sr., aged 75 years, died 1819; Rachel Phair Robertson, aged 73 years, died 1822; John Robertson, aged 45 years, died 1814-; David Robertson, born 1785, died 1856; Mrs. Nancy Robertson, aged 59 years, died 1844; James Robertson, Jr., aged 45 years, died 1849. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com ___________________________________________________________________ File size: 4.0 Kb