This is not a complete transcription. My next project is to try and get a legible copy online. Follow this link to see a complete transcript of his deposition given in Superior Court in connection with his application. Below are a few notes from the deposition and the transcripts of the Bible Pages presented in evidence to the court.
Age 69
enlisted as a Private 1778-1776 in Capt. Joseph Carrington's Company Infantry
for 1 year after that enlisted in Capt. Charles Harrison's Artillery after that
term ended he immediately re-enlisted at Camps landing near Norfolk in Capt. Pearce's unit of artillery.
He is a
tailor by trade and is not able to follow his trade for the want of sight. He
has five in his family besides himself, to wit. his wife aged 52 years, very
infirm and not able to support herself, 4 children to wit.: Nancy aged 24
years, Thomas aged 16 years, Hugh aged 14 years and Susanna aged 12 years.
Bible
pages presented in evidence:
Summary:
Married
Jemima 17 Aug 1777
1. Cole Robertson b. 29 Dec. 1780
married Keziah
1. Thomas Robertson b.
10 Jan. 1809
2.
Elizabeth C. Robertson b. 16 Jan 1783
3.
Camel Robertson b. 25 May 1784
Married
second Susannah (Susan) Ligon 4 Jan. 1787
1.
Ede (Edy) Robertson b. 8 Oct. 1787 married William Woody
1. Richard R. Woody b.
13 Dec. 1815
2. Nancy R. Woody b. 5
Feb. 1818
3. Mary Susannah Woody
b. 26 Feb. 1820
2.
William Robertson b.18 Mar. 1789 married Polly
1. William Albert
Robertson b. 28 Nov. 1818
3.
Anna Robertson b. 5 Jan. 1791
4.
Atwood Robertson b. 21 July 1793
5.
Richard Robertson b. 4 Oct. 1795
*6. Nancy Robertson b. 1796 (pension application lists Nancy age 24
in 1820 birth ca. 1796 was she a separate person or the same as Salley?
recorder in court lists as separate although the Bible pages do not show
a record of her birth.)
7.
Sally Robertson b. 24 Sept. 1797
8.
John Robertson b. 8 Mar 1800
9.
Thomas Robertson b. 13 Nov 1802
10. Hugh Robertson b. 18 June 1806
11. Susanna Robertson b. 24 Jun 1809
Cole
Robertson Son of Hugh Robertson & his wife Jemima his wife (sic.) was born 29
Dec. 1780
Elizabeth C. Robertson was born 16th January 1783
Camel Robertson was born the 25th May 1784
I was married the first time the 17th of August 1777
William Albert Robertson Son of William Robertson and Polley his
wife was Born the 28th of November one thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.
Ede Robertson daughter of Hugh Robertson and Susannah his wife was
born the 8th October 1787
William Robertson was born the 18 March 1789
Anna Robertson was born the 5th January 1791
We was married the 4th of January 1787
Atwood Robertson was born the 21st July 1793
Richard Robertson was born the 4th Oct. 1795
Salley Robertson was born the 24 Sept. 1797
Hugh Robertson was born the 9th of Oct. 1750
John Robertson was born the 8th March 1800
Thomas Robertson was born the 13th November 1802
Hugh Robertson Son of Hugh and Susannah was born 16th June 1806
Susannah Robertson was born 24th June 1809
Mary Susannah Woody was born 26th Febry 1820
William Woody Son of William Woody and Edy Woody his wife was born
the 6th of October on the year of our Lord 1813.
Richard Ligon son of William Ligon was born 10 September 1772
Thomas Robertson son of Coal Robertson and Keziah his wife was
born 10 Jany 1809
Susannah
Robertson widow of Hugh deceased the third day of May 1833.
Eleventh
Day of August 1834
Susannah
Robertson widow of Hugh dec. late presented certificate of Pension from War
Department & proved by Thomas Wright and Thomas S. Wright
11th day
of Febry, 1839
Susan aged about 69 years (illiterate) does not remember day and year of marriage, but knows it was in January by Parson Sanderson in Powhatan County in support witness Richard Robertson who knew them to live together as man and wife over a twenty-three year period of their acquaintance. David A. Robertson also witness.
John
Ligon on Tuesday 12th of March 1839 appeared in court and testified "that
the said Ligon aged 62 years being duly sworn saith that Susan Robertson is his
sister that he recalled his father going with Hugh to the clerk Office of Cumberland
for the purpose of a marriage license to marry his sister and afterwards the
said Robertson going to Parson Sanders of Powhatan County to be married."