Marty and Karla Grant

!NOTE:Birth before 1738 assuming he was at least 21 when he received a land grant in 1759;

!DEED:-- --- 1759 Johnston Co., NC Deeds (or Grants) 18-415 State of NC to William Roberts. (Note, I couldn't find this book at the Register of Deeds office on 04/14/2010, may be kept elsewhere);

!NOTE:No record found of him selling the above land grant;

!COURT:Oct 1760 Johnston Co., NC:
From: Johnston County North Carolina Court Minutes 1759 thro (sic) 1766 Book I, by Weynette Parks Haun, 1974.
pg 45 Oct 1760 Ordered that Willm Roberts be appointed overseer in ye room fo Pettigrue Salsbury from ye Bay Branch to Polecat.

!COURT:--- 1764 Johnston Co., NC
From: Johnston County North Carolina Court Minutes 1759 thro (sic) 1766 Book I, by Weynette Parks Haun, 1974.
pg 180 — 1764 Ordered that Jesse Powell be appointed overseer of road in room of William Roberts.

!MARRIAGE BOND:20 Aug 1782 Johnston Co., NC From "Marriages of Johnston County, North Carolina 1762-1868," Brent H. Holcomb, 1985 (Craven County Library):
William Roberts & Margaret Tucker, Charles Parish, bondsman
Is this the same William?;

!TAXLIST:1784 Johnston Co., NC
Briton Roberts
Thomas Roberts
William Roberts;

!CENSUS:1787 Johnston Co., NC
pg 77 William Roberts 1-1-2-0-0 <--probably this one
pg 77 William Roberts 1-3-1-0-0
pg 84 Bretian Robards 1-0-3-0-0;

!COURT:26 Feb 1787 (from "Johnston County North Carolina Court Minutes 1787 thru 1792 Book IV," by Weynette Parks Haun, 1975.):
pg 3 26 Feb 1787 Deed of Samuel Avera to John Faile proven by William Roberts.

!CENSUS:1790 Johnston Co., NC:
pg 474 William Roberts Jr 1-3-3-0-0 (5 houses from below)
pg 474 William Roberts 1-1-2-0-0 <--probably this one
pg 480 Britton Roberts 1-1-4-0-0

!COURT:29 May 1792 (from "Johnston County North Carolina Court Minutes 1787 thru 1792 Book IV," by Weynette Parks Haun, 1975.):
pg 204 29 May 1792 Ordered that William Roberts be exempted from paying a poll tax in the future by reason of his age.

!NOTE:Probably died in 1795 for the other William Roberts was usually listed as William "Junr" and was last listed as such in Feb Court 1795, but by September Court 1795 they dropped the Junr probably indicating the older man had died;

!NOTE:He may not have owned any land or had any minor children for there were no estate records for him found in Johnston Court Minutes;
!CENSUS:1800 x (not in Johnston)

!MARRIAGE BOND:20 Aug 1782 Johnston Co., NC From "Marriages of Johnston County, North Carolina 1762-1868," Brent H. Holcomb, 1985 (Craven County Library):
William Roberts & Margaret Tucker, Charles Parish, bondsman