When Elizabeth Robertson was born about 1711, in Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America, her father, Rev. George Robertsone, was 45 and her mother, Mary Worsham, was 27. She married George H Brown Sr. about 1740, in Skinquarter, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons.
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Patrick Henry made his "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" speech in Richmond Virginia.
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.
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