The birth of Reuben Roberts is not clear. Some say he was born 4 Jan. 1744 in Manchester, Lancashire, England and others say he was born in 1751 in North Carolina. The latter is accepted by the Daughters of the American Revolution. He is verified as Patriot # A097023 for his service in the American Revolutionary War. Reuben enlisted as a Private at Hillsboro, North Carolina in 1775 when he was attached to the 6th N.C. Regiment, and served under Captains William Lytle and Capt. Thomas White in the Continental Army. He also served Col. Archibald Lytle in the Brigade of General Nash. He had further service with Capt. Amis, and Col Lee's Corps of Horse. He fought at Brandywine Creek, White Horse Tavern and Germantown where his right arm was disabled by a musket ball to the shoulder. He proceeded to serve out his enlistment and was at Valley Forge with General George Washington. Reuben mustered out in June 1778, and enlisted in the North Carolina militia. In 1780, he saw action at Kings Mountain in North Carolina, and in 1781, he was part of a scouting party at the Guilford Battle in North Carolina. He also served during the siege of the White House. His unit was dispersed after the capture of Cornwallis.
Reuben married Mary Millie Asher on 17 August 1785 in Orange County, North Carolina. They had 12 children (according to pension applications and a book written about him). In 1791 the Roberts crossed the Allegheny Mountains and settled for a time on the Watauga River, Tennessee where he received a land grant for 50 acres from the state of North Carolina adjoining John Asher's land. This area was formerly Washington County, North Carolina. They lived on those 50 acres until about 1802 when they moved down the Wilderness Road to Anderson County, Tennessee where they lived for the next 10 years on 50 acres. In 1810, their home burned down. They next moved to the Mud Creek area of Warren County, Tennessee about 1812 where they eventually acquired about 270 acres. Reuben, his sons, and sons-in-laws, built the Methodist church, a log structure, called the Ashbury Meeting House about 2 miles south of Rock Island. Its cemetery is also where he and several family members are buried. Reuben died in August 1841. William F. Cotton (grandson, son of Reuben and Millie's daughter, Mary Martha "Polly" Roberts Cotton), along with James Roberts were executors of his estate. They presented a list of accounts in Oct. 1843. in 1946, John Cotton, Polly's spouse and father of William F. Cotton signed a sworn statement that Milly Roberts was the unmarried widow of Reuben Roberts who died in August 1841 to reinstate Reuben's pension as she was crippled from a fall. In addition to Reuben's military headstone, there is a DAR memorial marker placed on Reuben's grave in Ashbury cemetery by the local DAR chapter from McMinnville, Tennessee.
Reuben Roberts is considered a true American hero and frontier pioneer.
Contributor: M Morgan (50242728)
Reuben married Mary Millie Asher on 17 August 1785 in Orange County, North Carolina. They had 12 children (according to pension applications and a book written about him). In 1791 the Roberts crossed the Allegheny Mountains and settled for a time on the Watauga River, Tennessee where he received a land grant for 50 acres from the state of North Carolina adjoining John Asher's land. This area was formerly Washington County, North Carolina. They lived on those 50 acres until about 1802 when they moved down the Wilderness Road to Anderson County, Tennessee where they lived for the next 10 years on 50 acres. In 1810, their home burned down. They next moved to the Mud Creek area of Warren County, Tennessee about 1812 where they eventually acquired about 270 acres. Reuben, his sons, and sons-in-laws, built the Methodist church, a log structure, called the Ashbury Meeting House about 2 miles south of Rock Island. Its cemetery is also where he and several family members are buried. Reuben died in August 1841. William F. Cotton (grandson, son of Reuben and Millie's daughter, Mary Martha "Polly" Roberts Cotton), along with James Roberts were executors of his estate. They presented a list of accounts in Oct. 1843. in 1946, John Cotton, Polly's spouse and father of William F. Cotton signed a sworn statement that Milly Roberts was the unmarried widow of Reuben Roberts who died in August 1841 to reinstate Reuben's pension as she was crippled from a fall. In addition to Reuben's military headstone, there is a DAR memorial marker placed on Reuben's grave in Ashbury cemetery by the local DAR chapter from McMinnville, Tennessee.
Reuben Roberts is considered a true American hero and frontier pioneer.
Contributor: M Morgan (50242728)
The birth of Reuben Roberts is not clear. Some say he was born 4 Jan. 1744 in Manchester, Lancashire, England and others say he was born in 1751 in North Carolina. The latter is accepted by the Daughters of the American Revolution. He is verified as Patriot # A097023 for his service in the American Revolutionary War. Reuben enlisted as a Private at Hillsboro, North Carolina in 1775 when he was attached to the 6th N.C. Regiment, and served under Captains William Lytle and Capt. Thomas White in the Continental Army. He also served Col. Archibald Lytle in the Brigade of General Nash. He had further service with Capt. Amis, and Col Lee's Corps of Horse. He fought at Brandywine Creek, White Horse Tavern and Germantown where his right arm was disabled by a musket ball to the shoulder. He proceeded to serve out his enlistment and was at Valley Forge with General George Washington. Reuben mustered out in June 1778, and enlisted in the North Carolina militia. In 1780, he saw action at Kings Mountain in North Carolina, and in 1781, he was part of a scouting party at the Guilford Battle in North Carolina. He also served during the siege of the White House. His unit was dispersed after the capture of Cornwallis.
Reuben married Mary Millie Asher on 17 August 1785 in Orange County, North Carolina. They had 12 children (according to pension applications and a book written about him). In 1791 the Roberts crossed the Allegheny Mountains and settled for a time on the Watauga River, Tennessee where he received a land grant for 50 acres from the state of North Carolina adjoining John Asher's land. This area was formerly Washington County, North Carolina. They lived on those 50 acres until about 1802 when they moved down the Wilderness Road to Anderson County, Tennessee where they lived for the next 10 years on 50 acres. In 1810, their home burned down. They next moved to the Mud Creek area of Warren County, Tennessee about 1812 where they eventually acquired about 270 acres. Reuben, his sons, and sons-in-laws, built the Methodist church, a log structure, called the Ashbury Meeting House about 2 miles south of Rock Island. Its cemetery is also where he and several family members are buried. Reuben died in August 1841. William F. Cotton (grandson, son of Reuben and Millie's daughter, Mary Martha "Polly" Roberts Cotton), along with James Roberts were executors of his estate. They presented a list of accounts in Oct. 1843. in 1946, John Cotton, Polly's spouse and father of William F. Cotton signed a sworn statement that Milly Roberts was the unmarried widow of Reuben Roberts who died in August 1841 to reinstate Reuben's pension as she was crippled from a fall. In addition to Reuben's military headstone, there is a DAR memorial marker placed on Reuben's grave in Ashbury cemetery by the local DAR chapter from McMinnville, Tennessee.
Reuben Roberts is considered a true American hero and frontier pioneer.
Contributor: M Morgan (50242728)
Reuben married Mary Millie Asher on 17 August 1785 in Orange County, North Carolina. They had 12 children (according to pension applications and a book written about him). In 1791 the Roberts crossed the Allegheny Mountains and settled for a time on the Watauga River, Tennessee where he received a land grant for 50 acres from the state of North Carolina adjoining John Asher's land. This area was formerly Washington County, North Carolina. They lived on those 50 acres until about 1802 when they moved down the Wilderness Road to Anderson County, Tennessee where they lived for the next 10 years on 50 acres. In 1810, their home burned down. They next moved to the Mud Creek area of Warren County, Tennessee about 1812 where they eventually acquired about 270 acres. Reuben, his sons, and sons-in-laws, built the Methodist church, a log structure, called the Ashbury Meeting House about 2 miles south of Rock Island. Its cemetery is also where he and several family members are buried. Reuben died in August 1841. William F. Cotton (grandson, son of Reuben and Millie's daughter, Mary Martha "Polly" Roberts Cotton), along with James Roberts were executors of his estate. They presented a list of accounts in Oct. 1843. in 1946, John Cotton, Polly's spouse and father of William F. Cotton signed a sworn statement that Milly Roberts was the unmarried widow of Reuben Roberts who died in August 1841 to reinstate Reuben's pension as she was crippled from a fall. In addition to Reuben's military headstone, there is a DAR memorial marker placed on Reuben's grave in Ashbury cemetery by the local DAR chapter from McMinnville, Tennessee.
Reuben Roberts is considered a true American hero and frontier pioneer.
Contributor: M Morgan (50242728)
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