The Descendants of Edward Robertson

Citations


1. Edward Robertson

1"A List of Letters Remaining in the Post-Office, February 1, 1803", American Citizen, New York, N. Y., vol. 3, issue 896, 5 Feb. 1803, page 4.
America's Historical Newspapers including Early American Newspapers Series 1, 1690-1876. Accessed through NewEnglandAncestors.org, 22 Mar. 2008.
"A List of Letters Remaining in the Post-Office, February 1, 1803.
... Edward Robertson..."
Is this Edward Robertson who married Mary McGrigor?.


5. James Robertson

11850 U.S. Census, New York, New York, New York, fifth ward, p. 153, Ancestry.com.
"James Robinson 56 M, [occupation: blank], born Scotland."
Is this James Robertson? He is living in the household of Francis Cattin 54, Watch Case Mak., born France.


7. Alexander Robertson

1Sandy Goodspeed, Death & Marriage Notices Oneonta Herald Starting January 1869, <www.rootsweb.com/~nyotsego/oneontaherald6.html>.
Web site visited on 7 Feb. 2006.
"DIED. At Croton, March 14, Alexander ROBINSON, formerly of Kortright, aged 82 years."
The Alexander Robinson who was born in about 1787 in Ireland and died in 1869 must not be the same person as the Alexander Robertson born between 1795 and 1800. The 1850 census of Franklin, Delaware Co., NY, shows Alex. Robinson, age 62, born in Ireland. Croton is a village in the town of Franklin.

21820 U.S. Census, Kortright, Delaware Co., New York, p. 336, Ancestry.com.
"Alexander Robinson. Males: 1 born 1795-1804. Females: 3 born 1810-1820, 2 born 1795-1804. Foreigners not naturalized: 3. Number of persons engaged in agriculture: 1."

31830 U.S. Census, Kortright, Delaware Co., New York, p. 194 or 107, Ancestry.com.
"Robinson, Alexander. Males: 1 born 1825-1830, 1 born 1820-1825, 1 born 1790-1800. Females: 1 born 1825-1830, 2 born 1820-1825, 1 born 1815-1820, 1 born 1790-1800."

41840 U.S. Census, Kortright, Delaware Co., New York, p. 2, Ancestry.com.
"Alexander Robinson. Males: 1 born 1825-1830, 1 born 1820-1825, 1 born 1790-1800. Females: 1 born 1835-1840, 1 born 1825-1830, 2 born 1820-1825, 1 born 1810-1820, 1 born 1790-1800. Near David McMinn, Jr."