William Roberts (1812 - 1889)

12/31/1831 Lewis and John Williams took William to Gwynedd boarding school [It was just before his 20th birthday].

3/10/1832 William came home from Gwynedd Boarding School.

11/4/1832 William took Lewis to Joseph Foulkes Boarding School.

1/5/1833 William went this evening to Caleb Hoopes.

3/13/1833 William gone to town with oats and corn - oats bring 40c, corn 60c per bushel.

5/11/1833 William come home with the goods.

5/12/1833 William took the girls to Kimberton.

1/6/1834 William began to go to school to E. Pennypacker. [aged 22]

12/4/1834 Arrive home about 8 o’clock in the evening. As we come by the lime kiln we see it afire, we stopd and called, and William, Lewis, and Parry Davis all come to the road to speak to us. William jumped on his horse and rode to the house but did not tell the family, when we come in they were all in an uproar for a while. We come home before they expected us.

1/2/1835 Our William took sister Jane and I to Carson Wilsons where the sale is to be held. Abraham Peck bought the property for $42 25c per acre.

1/14/1835 William and Mary W. Conard went down to Havard Walkers, lodged there.

1/16/1835 Sarah [Drury] come from Peters [Bloom]. William and Mary come home.

3/4/1835 William and Mary W. Conard went to preparative meeting.

3/8/1835 William, Mary W, Rebecca, and Hallowells young folks went over Schuylkill to David Amblers.

3/19/1835 William went to move Jacob Force to Neddy Schofields house, Valley.

3/31/1835 William moved Reif.

7/26/1835 William took Maryann to Kimberton.

9/17/1835 William started on the rail road to go to the western country.

12/3/1835 William came home from his journey. He had been gone 11 weeks.

2/17/1836 Joseph and William come home and brought a cook stove with them.

2/26/1836 William went to Moses Robinson to clerk for the sale of Abel Thomas goods.

3/22/1836 William went to the rail road to help J. Williams.

10/13/1836 Joseph took William to the Paoli to go to Columbia.

11/12/1836 our men making cider - received an acceptable letter from our son William from Columbia.

4/25/1837 Joseph took William to the Paoli to go in the Carr to Columbia.

8/15/1837 Joseph took William to the Paoli to go to Columbia.

2/17/1838 Joseph, Lewis, Nancy Stroud and I went in the sleigh to Major McVeighs. When we got home found William and Stephen there. Lewis and Stephen went one road asleighing and William, Mary W., Mary Marys and Daniel got Joseph Funks slay and went to J. Williams.

2/20/1838 William spent the afternoon with B. Funk.

2/21/1838 John Williams come here and took William to James Pastes to go to Columbia tomorrow.

5/14/1838 John Williams called here for a few minutes to see William. Elijah Funk also. William took his leave of us about 7 oclock to go back to Columbia.

7/14/1838 William come home this afternoon on a visit.

7/16/1838 William gone to Columbia.

8/15/1838 William went yesterday to see William Hallowell.

8/16/1838 William and I went to Meeting. Daniel, John and Becky come home again.

8/17/1838 Daniel went in the chair to Westchester. Martha come home this evening. William took her home.

8/19/1838 William and Mary come home this evening.

8/21/1838 William went to Columbia.

1/29/1839 Lewis took William to the Paoli.

6/6/1839 William come home. He had his valise, clothes bangup[?] stolen from the Norristown Carr office in Phila.

11/4/1839 William went to his contract.

4/20/1840 Joseph took William to Phoenixville to go to Reading.

11/2/1840 William, Mary W. Roberts and I, called for Mary W. Matlack, and crossed by Pawlings Bridge. Proceeded down the turnpike to Laurel Hill and them took our leave of William who is engaged in overseeing the rail road in that section of country. We travelled to the Black Bear, Phila., where we put up our horse.

12/3/1840 Joseph and I went to meeting in the slay, and to Major McVeighs to see them in their new hotel. When we come home found William. He is done railroading for the season. [and did not return, staying home to farm.]

[1/6/1841 William and Susanna Havard ceremony.]

[2/16/1841 William and Susanna Havard married.]

Village Record: Mar 2, 1841 West Chester, Pennsylvania Chester VILLAGE RECORD Marriage On the 16th ult., in Philadelphia, by John Swift, Mayor, WILLIAM ROBERTS, of Schuylkill to SUSANNA HAVARD, of Tredyffrin, both of Chester county.

4/14/1841 William, Susanna [first mention], Mary W., and myself went to the Valley to see the marriage of Thomas R. Walker and Mary Baines which was accomplished orderly.

6/9/1841 William and Jonathan at the Valley hawling bark.

9/6/1841 Joseph and William went with David to the sale of Jacob Taylors place. William Roberts bought it for 100.3 dollars per acre.

1/26/1842 William hawling coal and lime.

3/30/1842 William went to help Norton Rowland move to Lawrenceville.

4/20/1842 I went with William and Susan to the funeral of her uncle Ezekial Potts. His remains were entered at friends burying ground Valley.

7/14/1843 William, Susan, Benny and their black man come up to cut the grain.

7/19/1843 William come up to hawl his grain.

8/5/1843 Rainy morning. We left about 10 o’clock and come very well homewards till coming down the first Baptist hill the horse fell and broke the shafts and I had to ungear him and lead him down to the Smiths this side of Baptist Meeting House. And got some men to go and bring the waggon down - they got to work and in about two hours had mended it. William Roberts came by while we were there - While it was raining tremendous, he went home and sent his dearborne for us to go to his house, but the waters raised to such a degree that we had to wait for some time for the flood to abate before we could with safety cross - many places where there was no creek the water collected and swept post fences - and everything in its way thro Radnor and on toward Chester there was great destruction both lives, bridges etc. also Mill dams and manufacturers - we stayed all night at William.

10/26/1843 William and his man come up to thresh his crop at the old place.

11/23/1843 William come to thresh his crop.

11/24/1843 Jonathan Pawling here helping William thresh.

1/4/1845 William had sold a lot to Jacob Rossiter.

9/14/1847 William brought his dear father home. A solemn joyful meeting.

12/9/1847 William Roberts had a sale on his place today. It did not sell.

2/18/1848 William here awhile.

4/4/1848 Joseph and Mary R. Walker, Mary R. and Deborah Matlack, John Longstreth, Enoch Davis, William and Susan and Lewis W. Roberts, Jerome Rhoads, Stryker Rossiter, and Johns little boys were all to help us move.

1850 Census

9/16/1854 William Roberts called here on his way to the city.

Notes

• Date of document 1847, not 1842 as previous assignment
• 5 less creditors than on other document in this package. Not mentioned: John Wersler, Mary W. Roberts, Rachel Famous, Wm. D. Haines, Washington Pennypacker
• Total owed: