Silas Roberts

1786 - 1863  (77 years)

• Name	Silas Roberts
  Birth	1786	Morris Co., New Jersey, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Abt 1812
  	Council of Appointments by Adj. Generals office, Ensign, Lt.Col Lawrence's Regt. Ontario Co. Brigade- promoted to Lt. Silas Roberts, then Vice Capt. and then received discharge all within a year which would indicate that perhaps he was wounded.
  Death	19 Sep 1863	Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA   [1]
  Burial	South Sparta Cemetery, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  Notes	Silas grew to maturity in New Jersey, and subsequently followed the tide of emigration westward, along with his parents family, coming with ox teams to Livingston County, when this part od the State was in its primitive condition, its dense forest being populated by the wild animals native to this region and the untotured savage, who roamed at will wherever it pleased him so to do. Boundary line were then unknown; and the early settlers cut hay indiscriminately, and pastured their cattle where they found an attractive spot. Silas located on Knibloe Hill, in the town of Sparta, and, building a typical house for the shelter of himself and wife, remained on his homestead the remainder of his days, occupying the humble log cabin.
  Person ID	I10248	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Sergeant Peter Roberts,   b. 1745   d. 15 Jul 1828, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Van Winkel,   b. 21 Dec 1744, New Jersey, USA d. 23 Mar 1846, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 101 years)
  Marriage	1777
  		Affidavit - VanWinkel, Elias 1843 Marriage of Rebecca VanWinkel and Peter Roberts. Revolutionary War Service of Peter Roberts
  Family ID	F2832	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Elizabeth Hartman,   b. 19 Jun 1790, Macungie, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 13 Mar 1869, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1810	Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  Children	1. John Roberts,   b. 18 Feb 1812, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 18 Feb 1812, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 0 years) + 2. Laban Roberts,   b. 1813, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 18 Apr 1855, Avon, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 42 years)   3. Jacob H. Roberts,   b. 1 Nov 1814   d. 9 Oct 1856, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 41 years) + 4. John H. Roberts,   b. 1815, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA   5. Lydia M. Roberts,   b. 18 Sep 1818, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 1894, West Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 75 years) + 6. Jesse H. Roberts,   b. 1819, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. Waterloo, Seneca Co., New York, USA + 7. James W. Roberts,   b. 26 Apr 1822, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 19 Nov 1901, Nunda, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 79 years)   8. Silas Roberts, Jr.,   b. 1825, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 11 Apr 1851, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 26 years)   9. Spencer Roberts,   b. Apr 1830, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. Fayette, Seneca Co., New York, USA + 10. Mary Ann Roberts,   b. 1832, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 21 Feb 1913, Canandaigua, Ontario Co., New York, USA (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F2762	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1786 - Morris Co., New Jersey, USA Marriage - Aft 1810 - Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA Death - 19 Sep 1863 - Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA Burial - - South Sparta Cemetery, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  . Death date taken from cemetery marker at the South Sparta Cemetery, by Andrew Burdett Spring 1997.