West Virginia Pioneers

William Hare ROBEY

Male Abt 1815 - 1878  (~ 63 years)


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  • Name William Hare ROBEY 
    Born Abt 1815  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 Jun 1878  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Rector Cemetery, Sherman, Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: W.H./Robey
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 24 Jun 1876
      Death Place: near Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 63y
      Marital Status: unmarried
      Occupation: farmer
      Informant: Wm Robey
      Cause: Cansir

      JCDR: W H Robey, died 6/24/1878, age 63, cancer, lived near Ravenswood, single, reported by Wm Robey
      Buried at Ravenswood at Rector Cemetery according to Daddy [no stone]

      Will of William H Roby
      Jackson Co, WV Record of Wills, Vol 2, page 144
      bequest to sons Isaac, RF, Wm, jr, daughters, Louise, Samantha (wife of George Clark), Martha Kettle
      To Isaac Bequeath 26 acres of land for which he has a deed
      12 Jan 1878
      probate 14 Nov 1878

      Jackson County, WV Deeds: Book 21, pg 398, 1877, Deeded to Isaac, 29+ acres
    Person ID I423  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 26 Aug 2018 

    Father Otha Owen ROBEY,   b. 1786, Charles County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1837, Pidgeon Cove, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Priscilla HARE,   d. Bef 1822 
    Married 7 Sep 1812  Washington County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Maryland, Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850
      Name: Owen Roby
      Spouse: Priscilla Hayes
      Marriage: 7 Sep 1812 Washington County
    Family ID F29793  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth HEYSHAM,   b. Abt 1818, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1872, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 54 years) 
    Married May 1839  Tyler County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: May 1839
      Place: Tyler, West Virginia, United States
      William H Roby and Elizabeth Heysham

      Know all men by these presents that we William Engle & D. Hickman are held & firmly bound unto David Campbell Esq governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia for the time being & his successors in office of Governor for the use of the Commonwealth in the pencel sum of one hundred and fifty dollars for the payment of which we bind ourselves our & each of our heirs firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this 1st day of May 1839.
      The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas a marriage is shortly intended to be had and solemnized between William H Roby & Elizabeth Heysham ---- now if there be no lawful cause or just impediment to obstruct said marriage then the above obligation to be void else to reman in full force and virtue.
      (Signed)Teste William Engle
      D Hickman

      1840 Lebanon Twp, Meigs Co, OH
      William H. Roby
      1 m 20-30
      1 F > 5
      1 F 20-30

      1850 Jackson Co, VA
      House # 996
      Robey William 37 M Farmer Va
      Robey Elizabeth 32 F Pa
      Robey Cemantha 10 F Ohio
      Robey Martha 9 F Va
      Robey Isaac 4 M Ohio
      Robey William 2 M Ohio
      Hinson/Hisson Jane 22 F Va

      1860 Jackson Co, VA ---Turkey Run
      Roby, Wm H,. 47, MD --1000/300
      Eliz, 42, PA
      Samantha, 20, OH
      M.A., 17,. OH
      Isaac, 14, OH
      Wm, 12, OH
      Louisa, 6, VA
      R.F., 3, VA

      1870 Jackson Co, WV
      Roby, William, 59, farmer, Turkey Run, $600 real, $650 personal, MD
      , Elizabeth, 52, PA
      , William, 22, laborer, Meigs Co, OH
      , Louisa, 16, Jackson Co, VA
      , Robert F, 13, Jackson Co, VA

      JCDR
      Louisa Sheppard, [p] Godfrey & Elizabeth (Henson) Raley

      Visited Elizabeth's grave June 4, 2000, along with David, Marvin and Margy. To find it, turn left inside the north entrance, and go all the way to the north end. Her grave is a little to the left of straight ahead, and downhill a little. There is a small walled section just before you reach it, and there are very few stones nearby. The stone is starting to lean forward and may fall if no one props it up. We left silk roses, it looked like no one had visited for a long time.
      Tried to visit the Rector cemetery to find William's grave, but the hill is overgrown with brush and the man who lives at the bottom of the hill said the ground had slid some years back and the path up was hidden.
      Visited the Rector Cemetery in Nov 2009. William's grave, if it is there, is unmarked or so overgrown that it cannot be found. This was Marvin's 2nd visit and he said the stones were in much worse shape.

      Samantha's marriage record shows parents as William & Martha.
    Children 
     1. Samantha Robey,   b. Mar 1840, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1919, Fresno, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years)
     2. Martha Ann Robey,   b. Dec 1841, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1928, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 86 years)
     3. Isaac ROBEY,   b. 19 Jul 1847, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1920, Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     4. William Robey, Jr,   b. May 1848, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1922  (Age ~ 73 years)
     5. Louisa Robey,   b. 20 Aug 1852, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1928, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     6. Robert Franklin Robey,   b. 7 Aug 1857, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1918  (Age 60 years)
    Family ID F113  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Rector Cemetery, Sherman, Jackson Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    3. [S1198] Robey, Roby, Robie The Family History from Early England to America.

    4. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.