Brief Life History of Jeffery
When Jeffery Robertson was born on 7 October 1792, in Warren, Georgia, United States, his father, Norvell E Robertson, was 27 and his mother, Sarah Dendy Powell, was 22. He married Martha Rowe on 7 February 1811, in Warren, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Covington, Mississippi, United States for about 10 years. He died on 16 September 1864, in Leaf River, Covington, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Leaf River Cemetery, Collins, Covington, Mississippi, United States.
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- Jeffey Robertson, "United States Census, 1860"
- Jeffry Robertson, "Find A Grave Index"
- Legacy NFS Source: Jeffery Robertson -
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1793
Historical Boundaries 1793: Warren, Georgia, United States
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1811 · The Savannah Riots
A barroom brawl in Savannah on Tuesday, November 12, 1811, had international impact. An American seaman boasted of having joined the crew of a French vessel, likely named La Vengeance. Others became upset at the idea of the American joining a foreign nation and a brawl erupted. The county coroner asked for peace but was beaten with clubs. A second clash occurred the following day when French sailors attacked five American seaman. A day after the second attack, twenty French sailors attacked six Americans. Four of them escaped but two were beaten and stabbed. Jacob Taylor died on the scene and a rigger named Collins died the following day. By Friday, a full scale riot erupted when the French crewmen arrested on murder charges were released. Many were arrested and French ships La Vengeance and La Franchise were burned. In the end, the incident caused disruptions in French-American relations and affected shipping and trade.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: patronymic from the Middle English, Norman French, and Older Scots personal name Robert + -son. This surname is especially common in Scotland, where Robert was a popular personal name and the name of three kings of Scotland, including Robert the Bruce (1274–1329).
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Robertsson: patronymic from the personal name Robert .
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Robertsen, a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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