BACKGROUND
Schuyler H.
Roberts born 11
September 1804 Nelson County, Virginia; died 8 December 1859 Shelby County, Tennessee
Schuyler H.
Roberts is the son of Zachariah Roberts and Sarah Harris of Amherst County,
Virginia and Nelson County, Virginia.
At the time of
his death his wife was Mary. She later
remarried to James Kincannon
Schuyler
had children:
Waddy Roberts who
died at the age of , single, no children
Joan L. Roberts
who married Fernando T. Scott
Sallie Medora
Roberts who married Fernando T. Scott after the death of her sister
Jacob S. Roberts
who died at the age of single, no
children
Charles Roberts
The Roberts
family members all remained in Shelby County, Tennessee for their
lifetime. Three of the slaves mentioned
in the probate records below are brothers and took the surname of Roberts. All three ended up purchasing the same land
where they had lived when they were enslaved.
It has been proven through DNA that the father of these three brothers
is their white master - Schuyler H. Roberts.
After the Civil War, all three brothers lived and worked alongside the
former widow of Schuyler Roberts - Mary Kincannon and the only remaining white
child - Sallie Medora Roberts Scott and her husband Fernando T. Scott.
***
Probate file
#377 - Schuyler H. Roberts, 1859
Shelby County,
Tennessee
To the Hon J W A
Pittch Judge of the County Court of Shelby County
Tenn your petitioner T C Blakely adms of all and
____ the goods and chattle rights and
credits of the late S H Roberts who departed this life
intestate in the month of December A.D. 1859 in the County of
Shelby and who you duly and legally qualified of
such Adms by the Hon County Court of Shelby at the
January Term thereof ____ and Mary Roberts
widow of the said S H Roberts both of whom are
residents of the County of Shelby
Humbly ______
_____ much respectfully represent to
your Hon that said S.H. Roberts dec'd surviving
him the following named children towit Wady W
Roberts, Joan L Roberts, Sallie M Roberts, Jacob S
Roberts, and Charles Roberts who are all
residing in the county of Shelby and under the
age of twenty one years
J L Glover is
guardian for Wady, W A H McKinney is guardian for
Joan L and that Mary Roberts is guardian for
Sallie M Jacob S and Charles Roberts who have been
_____ appointed such guardians of said minors
and they are also residents of Shelby county
Your Petitioner would further represent to
your Hon that amongst other property not necessary
here to mention said deceased departed this life seized
and possessed of the following slave property to wit:
Nelson, Cesar, Sookey, Harriet, Mahala, Gabriel, Sena,
Malinda, Mary, Tom, Margaret, Jenny, Elizabeth,
Frances, Malvena, Curtis, Pinkey, Ann, Elisa, Maria, Ben,
Mack, Jane, Martha, Quentin, Preston, Jack, Jim, Mansfield, Lewis, Henry, cornelia, Napolean, Herbrides, Ellen Henrietta,
Henry (2) Lewis (2) Bob, Jane, Forrest, Sam, Elisa Delap, Sarah, Catherine, Kitty, Margaret (2), Louesa your petitioner would respect fully represent
to your Hon that
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Probate file
#405 - S. H. Roberts, 1859
Shelby County,
Tennessee
The
commissioners appointed by the County Court of Shelby County Tenn at the
_____Term ______ to divide the slaves named in the order by which we were
appointed after having been duly sworn have this day proceed to discharge the
duties assigned us We have estimated the aggregate value of said slaves to be
twenty nine thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars ($29,850) and have alloted
to
Mrs. Mary
Kincannon the following named slaves Clark valued at $900 Gabriel valued at
$400 Malvina valued at $700 Henrietta + infant $1000 Cornelia $800 Pink valued
at $500 Ann valued at $400 and Alice valued at $300 making an aggregate value
of $5000
And to Waddy
Roberts we have allotted Jim valued at $1000 Bob valued at $800 Jane Forest
valued at $800 Eliza ____ valued at $800 Sena valued at $600 & her child
Margaret valued at $400 Sarah valued at $400 + Jennie valued at $200 making an
aggregate value of $5000
To F.T. Scott
and wife Joan Scott we have allotted Nelson valued at $400 Henry valued at
$1000 Eliza valued at $500 Kittie valued at $800 Harriet valued at $400 Mariah
valued at $500 Mack valued at $400 Jim valued at $200 + Ben valued at $500
making an aggregate value of $5000 [only adds up to $4700]
To Sallie
Roberts we have allotted Press valued at $1000 Cesar valued at $500 Sukey
valued at $400 Jane valued at $800 Catherine valued at $800 Margaret valued at
$600 Lewis valued at $300 Jeff Davis valued at $150 and Tom valued at $600
making an aggregate of $4950 [adds up to $5150]
To Jacob Roberts
we have allotted Jack valued at $900 big Lewis valued at $900 Elizabeth valued
at $800 Malinda valued at $800 Little Henry valued at $600 Frances valued at
$400 and Curtis valued at $600 making an aggregate of $5000 and to Charles
Roberts we have allotted Quentin valued at $1000 Napolean valued at $900
Hebrides valued at $500 Ellen valued at $900 Mary valued at $800 + Martha
valued at $600 making an aggregate of $4800 [adds up to $4700] all of the above
lots having been assigned by drawing. We further report that there are two
slaves Mahala and Mansfield that we consider worthless.
All of which is
respectfully submitted this 27th day of December 1861
Thomas M. Moore
Wm Carter
***
Probate file
#2020 - Schuyler H. Roberts, 1860
Shelby County,
Tennessee
An Inventory of
the personal estate of S.H. Roberts deceased
46 negroes To
Wit:
Nelson aged
about 54 Cesar about 37 gabriel age about 50 (Rheumatic) Clark age about 30
Mansfield about 26 (_____) Quinton about 22 Preston 20 Jim about 20 Jack about
18 Sam about 20 Lewis about 17 Henry about 12 Harriet about 43 Sucky about 45
Mahala about 49 (_______) Sena about 32 and her four children Malinda about 15
Mary about 11 Tom about 5 Margaret 2 Elizabeth about 26 and one child Frances
about 3 Malvina about 25 and four children Curtis about 7 Pickney about 5 Ann
about 3 Alice 1 Elisa about 26 and three children Mariah about 8 Ben about 5
Mack about 2 Jane about 25 Martha 23 Cornelia about 13 Ellen about 18 Henrietta
about 16 Elisa Delap about 20 and one child Sarah about 18 months Jane Forrest
about 17 Catherine about 14 Kitty about 12 Margaret about 11 Bob about 18
Napolean 9 Henry 8 Herbrides about 5 Lewis about 5
Hive of Negroes
Mahala
Mansfield
Malvina + 4
children
Eliza + 3
children
Scena + 2
children
Harriet + 1
child
Sookey + 2
children
________
Napolean
Kit
Gabriel
Elizabeth
Lewis
Ellen
Henry
Herbrides
Bob
Quinton
Jim
Jane
Jane Forrest
Catherine
Cordelia
Jack
_____
Henryetta
Press
Mary
Margaret
Sam
Eliza + 1 child
The Schuyler Roberts is buried in Germantown,Shelby,Tennessee... two of the seven children he had by his slave girl Mahala Roberts are buried in Germantown,Tenn.The Roberts Family had the first complete Family reunion in Memphis and Germantown on July 5-8,2018 ant this reunion cousins from the White and Black Roberts...The event was a success.
ReplyDeleteI'm one of the white cousins - and I'm thrilled to have found this whole new branch of my Roberts family. Please check out my website at http://www.lynnesgenealogy.com and you will find all of the genealogy that we've been able to collect as well as some pictures (only of deceased family members). If anyone has additional information about this family, please let me know and we can include that on the website.
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