Display Patriot - P-279673 - John ROBARTS/ROBERTS

John ROBARTS/ROBERTS

SAR Patriot #: P-279673

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.

State of Service: GA Qualifying Service: Captain

DAR #: A096631

Birth: 02 Feb 1740 / / SC
Death: 17 Apr 1786 will / Chatham / GA

Qualifying Service Description:

Commissioned Captain Georgia State Troops
Representative Georgia House of Assembly 1782-1783
1777, signed the Georgia Declaration of Independence in Liberty County.

Additional References:

Midway Patriots by William Ramsaur, August 2021

Spouse: Mary Lampbright;
Children: Abraham Isaac;

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child	View Application Detail
1972-03-09	FL	Unassigned	Clayborn Herod Driggers Jr (102840)	Abraham
2003-09-03	CA	16613	William Edward Cox (151377)	Abraham

Burial:

Midway Cemetery_(C-0371610)

Location:

Midway / Liberty / GA / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

35348

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

31.806159 / -81.431261

Find A Grave Memorial #:

n/a

Marker Type:

SAR Granite

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

30 APR 2023

Comments:

Image taken and provided by KS Collins (GA) member 175076
SAR Marker placed in cemetery. Actual burial location unknown.
SAR marker in cemetery to the West of the Stewart-Screven Monument.
No Find-a-Grave record found - November 2021
record showed cemetery as "Midway"

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

From Interstate 95 take exit 76. Turn West on Georgia Highway 38W/US Highway 84W. Continue 3.9 miles to US Highway 17N. Turn right (North) on US Highway 17N. Destination will be directly ahead in .5 miles. Church is on the right and Cemetery is on the left

Photo: 1 of 1

Author: Kenneth Scott Collins

John Roberts or Robarts, was born on 2 February 1740

He signed the Georgia Declaration of Independence in Liberty County in 1777, and was a member of the Georgia Provincial Congress.

The Patriot died on 17 April 1786. He made his Last Will and Testament in Chatham County, dated 23 January 1785. In it, he mentions his wife, Mary, by name and "his children," unnamed. He appoints his executors as his son John Robarts, when he is 21, his wife, Mary, and brother-in-law William Lambright.. He made his bIt was probated in 1791 in Liberty County, Georgia. He is buried at Midway Cemetery in Liberty County.

Source:

Arnold, Ross and Hank Burnham, Georgia Revolutionary Soldiers & Sailors, Patriots & Pioneers; Vol. 2, Georgia. Athens: Georgia Society Sons of the American Revolution, 2001.
Georgia Citizens and Soldiers of the Revolution, page 26.
Georgia's Roster of the Revolution, page 152, 426.
Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, vol. 1.

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