Marty and Karla Grant

!NOTES:Marty Grant's 5th Great Grand Uncle.;

!CENSUS:1800 Wayne Co, NC pg 845 w/John ROBERTS age 0-9 (1790/1800);

!COURT:Jul 1803 New Bern District Court, pg 257. Isaac ROBERTS, Stephen GRANT and his wife Patience, Anne ROBERTS, Owen ROBERTS, Bright ROBERTS, Polly ROBERTS, (the latter 4 minors) by their next friend Isaac ROBERTS, complain that John ROBERTS of Wayne County, died intestate owning 1000 or 1500 acres in Wayne County, 600 acres in Lenoir County, 600 in Johnston County, and 975 acres in Duplin County. that he left a widow Nancy ROBERTS and 9 children: Charite ROBERTS married to Spyers HAM, Henry ROBERTS, John ROBERTS & the above said petitioners. The petitioners state that after Charite ROBERTS married Spyers HAM, John ROBERTS gave a deed to Spyers HAM for 110 3/4 acres in Wayne County on Ready Swamp on the prong of Stony Creek, William HAM the father of Spyers paying to said John ROBERTS 75L. that said John ROBERTS gave to his son Henry ROBERTS, 200 acres joining the same, and to his son John ROBERTS 975 acres in Duplin County, but no allotment to the rest of his children. the widow had received dower of 509 acres in Wayne Co. Petition for division. Commissioners: Richard CROOM, Benjamin SMITH (Taylor), John GAYLORD, William SMITH, Barney McKINNEY. 1 Oct 1803 Division of the lands of John ROBERTS, decd. Isaac ROBERTS drew the Hall & Johnston land of x00 acres. Anne ROBERTS drew the Trent land in Lenoir County of 670 acres. Patience GRANT drew 422 acres. Owen ROBERTS drew 66 acres and the Walnut Pocoson called the JERNIGAN land of 200 acres. Bright ROBERTS drew 200 acres. Mary ROBERTS drew 227 acres. Plat shown.;

!NAMED:23 Nov 1803 Wayne Co, NC Loose Estates. John ROBERTS, deceased. Henry ROBERTS, Sampson SMITH, John CARRAWAY, bound unto John EVERITT, Aven JORDAN and Ephraim DANIEL for L300 each. Henry ROBERTS appointed guardian of Ann ROBERTS, Owen ROBERTS, Bright ROBERTS and Polly ROBERTS, minor orphans. Signed Henry ROBERTS, Sampson SMITH, John CARRAWAY;

!NAMED:10 Mar 1804 Wayne Co, NC Estate of John ROBERTS, Deceased, Henry ROBERTS, Guardian to Bright ROBERTS, Orphan;

!NAMED:10 Sep 1805 Wayne Co, NC Loose Estates. John ROBERTS, deceased. Divided into 9 shares, 1 each to: Spyus HAM, Henry ROBERTS, Isaac ROBERTS, Stephen GRANT, Jesse HARPER, Owen ROBERTS, Bright ROBERTS, Polly ROBERTS, and the widow;

!CENSUS:1810 * Duplin Co, NC pg 15 w/John ROBERTS age 16-25 (1784/94);

!NAMED:Feb 1810 Wayne Co, NC Estates 1-236 and 1-237, as Henry ROBERTS, Guardian of orphans: Bright ROBERTS, Owen ROBERTS, James CARRAWAY, Miss Nancy CARRAWAY, and Polly ROBERTS. * NOTE: To be considered an orphan in 1810, these children would have been under 21 making a probably birth range of 1789/1810, but since we know that John ROBERTS died in 1802, we can list his children as born 1789/1802 while the CARRAWAY children should be listed 1789/1807;

!DEED:18 Jan 1811 Wayne Co, NC 9-384 Bright ROBERTS of Wayne Co, NC to Burwell BOYET, of Wayne Co, NC, 223a North Side of Neuse River, Mill Swamp, Walnut Creek on Polly ROBERTS' line, land that fell "to me from my father John ROBERTS, deceased", Witness: John ROBERTS, Owen ROBERTS;

!PETITION:circa 1814 Wayne Co, NC Loose Estates, John ROBERTS, deceased. Burwell BOYETT and Mary his wife, petition for division of lands of John ROBERTS among heirs. John ROBERTS, late of this county, died intestate, leaving Henry ROBERTS, Charity, wife of Spires HAM, Isaac ROBERTS, Anne ROBERTS, Patience, wife of Stephen GRANT, Owen ROBERTS, Bright ROBERTS, and your orator Mary, since intermarried with your Orator Burwell BOYETT. Since John ROBERTS died intestate, seized of lands in Wayne and Lenoir Counties we apply for partition. Lands allotted by John ROBERTS to Henry ROBERTS and Charity HAMM by fee. So divided whats left into 6 shares between Isaac ROBERTS, Anne, wife of Jesse HARPER, Patience GRANT, Owen ROBERTS, Bright ROBERTS and Mary BOYETTE. Anne has died leaving Isabella HARPER, Kinyon HARPER and James HARPER, infants. Stephen and Patience GRANT have sold their shares. Mentions court order dated Apr 1814;

!TAXLIST:1815 Moore Co, NC, Bright ROBERTS, 350a, $1000;

!CENSUS:1820 Moore Co, NC pg 315 Brythe ROBERTS age 26-44 (1775/94) "000010-10100";

!WITNESS:15 Jul 1824 Wayne Co, NC 12-270 Joseph EDWARDS to Henry ROBERTS, Reedy Creek. Witness: Bright ROBERTS, John DUNN (* NOTE: This might be a different Bright Roberts since Bright (1790/94) was in Moore Co, NC just before this);

!CENSUS:1830;

!CENSUS:1840;

!NOTE:"Roberts-Allen Families" by Merrit E. Roberts, Phd, Lompoc, CA 1985";

!CENSUS:1820 Moore Co, NC pg 315 w/Brythe ROBERTS age 16-25 (1794/1804);

!CENSUS:1830;

!CENSUS:1840;