Maryan Roberts
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1788 - Boston, Massachusetts
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Spouses and Children
1. *Elisha Bickford Young (8 Dec 1782 - ) 1
Marriage: 23 Jul 1807 - Boston, Massachusetts 2
Status:
Rev Orin Roberts
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1780
Baptism:
Death: After 1855 - (Vermont)
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Notes
General:
"1816.
Rev. Orin Roberts came [to Wellfleet] the next year. Though of humble ability as a preacher, he was a very good man, and his heart was fully in his work. Some of our old people well remember his whole-souled singing. He saw a gracious revival spread through, the circuit, and some forty-five added to the churches. One sister says, " It was a reformation, a genuine work, the results of which will be seen in heaven." In many of their meetings all who were present felt the power of God, — some in deep conviction, some in sound conversion, and others in the fulness of the Spirit. One sabbath afternoon, in South Truro, when the Presiding Elder, Rev. Charles Virgin, had preached to the unconverted, the Spirit so came upon the congregation in conviction that some left the house, while others in their troubled countenances gave evidence that they were resisting God. After looking upon this scene for a few minutes, Father Virgin arose, and said, in his peculiar way, " O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you that ye should not obey the truth?" Many yielded and were saved.
It was during this revival that Rev. Benjamin R. Hoyt first came to Wellfleet. He was stationed at Harwich, and came here for a day or two to assist the pastor in his revival work. One afternoon, in the house of Micah Dyer, he preached from 2 Cor. v. 11: " Knowing the terror of the Lord, we persuade men." It was a powerful sermon.
Among those in Wellfleet who were born of the Spirit this year were Henry Baker, the three brothers Cornelius, Eleazer, and Joshua Hamblen, Uriah Atwood, Joel Atwood, Thomas Atwood, Temperance Holbrook, Thomas and Thankful Holbrook, William Cleverly, and Freeman A. Baker. These all, with others whom we have not named, made noble accessions to the church. Brother Joel Atwood was so full of love, that one day, some little time after his conversion, while at work on the roof of a house, he was heard by the neighbors repeatedly to shout, " Glory to God ! Glory to God ! " and then he would sing one of the good old hymns.
Only two of these converts are now living, but nearly all who have gone lived faithful to Jesus to the day of their death. Many remember their earnest prayers, powerful exhortations, and exemplary lives. They died triumphantly, and now live with Jesus. Brothers William Cleverly and Freeman A. Baker are the oldest living members of our church, and they are a great blessing to us (January, 1877). Every ear is attentive when they come into our social meetings and speak to us from their experiences of sixty years. Every heart is blessed when they lead us in prayer, and all are moved when they exhort us to be faithful.
Brother Baker did not come to a satisfactory knowledge of his acceptance with God until a few months after the others. He started with them, and joined the class; but it was on board of a small vessel with Joseph Harding and Henry Baker, godly men, that the clear light first shone into his soul. That was a memorable morning to those three. Two have crossed the flood; one, led by them to Jesus, still lingers to live and labor for the Master.
Up to this time the Methodists in Wellfleet had no public place for worship. They had met in private houses with Thankful Rich, Eleazer Higgins, Ephraim Higgins, and later with Isaac Harding, Cornelius Hamblen, and others, and their sacramental altar had been rough planks placed across chairs ; yet the gospel. was as sweet and powerful, and the commemoration of the sufferings and death of our Lord as precious and impressive, as in the most costly edifice. The number had become too large to be longer accommodated in this way, and all felt the necessity of a church-home; but How can we get it ? was the question which troubled them. Finally three brethren who had the interests of the kingdom of Christ on their hearts — Cornelius Hamblen, Isaac Harding, and Micah Dyer—began to talk and pray about it; and they came to believe, that, if they did what they could, the Lord would help them through with the enterprise. Subscribing liberally themselves, they went among the people, gathering what they could, in small sums, for most of them were poor; and soon they purchased a lot.
With the next Conference, Brother Roberts was removed to Scituate. In 1820 he located, since which time our people have known little of him. Once, somewhere about 1824, he came here, and labored a little while at his trade, a brick-mason; and as late as 1855, one of our townsmen met him in Springfield, Vt. Whether he is yet living, we could not ascertain." 3
Captain Owen Roberts
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 30 Jul 1822 - England
Baptism:
Death: 15 Jun 1894
Burial: in Gifford cemetery, Provincetown 5
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Sally P Chipman (9 Oct 1817 - 4 Jul 1850) 6
Marriage: 24 Dec 1848 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 7
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Children:
1. William O Roberts (1849-1859) 4
Notes
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1848: mariner, Provincetown
parents: William & Elanor Roberts 7
Samuel Roberts
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1800
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Spouses and Children
1. *Ziba (Est 1800 - )
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1. Charles W Roberts (1826-1857)
Captain Samuel Roberts
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1820 - Boston, Massachusetts 9
Baptism:
Death: 17 Jun 1857 - lost at sea, schooner F.M. Dyer
Burial:
Cause of Death: drowned 10
Events
• Alt Birth, , Provincetown, Massachusetts in Provincetown, Massachusetts
Spouses and Children
1. *Betsey Atwood Pierce (23 Nov 1825 - 1903) 11
Marriage: 5 May 1844 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 12
Status:
Children:
1. Roberts (1845-1845)
2. Caroline Augusta Roberts (1848- ) 13
3. Bessie A Roberts (1849-1875) 14
4. John Barnes Roberts (1852-1916)
5. Lucretia Roberts (1857-1861)
Notes
General:
The schooner F.M. Dyer, Samuel Roberts, master, was lost with all on board coming from Virginia.Medical:
1847, 1846, 1852, 1857 mariner/seaman, Wellfleet 15
age 34
married
the death month is uncertain
parents and birthplace omitted
Samuel Barnes Roberts
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: May 1882 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
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Father: John Barnes Roberts (1852-1916)
Mother: Florence Estelle Smith (1855-1919)
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marriage:05 Feb 1914, Middletown, Orange, New York
spouse: Carolyn Estelle Thompson
Sarah Roberts
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1643 - Dover Neck, New Hampshire
Baptism:
Death: Bef Oct 1692 - Eastham, Massachusetts 17
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Parents
Father: Governor Thomas Roberts (1600-1674) 18
Mother: Rebecca Hilton (1602-1673) 18
Spouses and Children
1. *Richard Rich (1637 - Oct 1692) 18
Marriage: 1671 - Dover Neck, New Hampshire
Status:
Children:
1. Richard Rich (1674-1743) 19
2. Deacon John Rich (1676-1747) 20
3. Sarah Rich (1678- )
4. Thomas Rich (1680-1753) 16
5. Samuel Rich (1685-1752) 17
6. Lydia Rich (1688-After 1749) 17
7. Joseph Rich (1691- )
Thomas Roberts
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Sep 1834 - Lincoln, Maine
Baptism:
Death: Between 1910 and 1920 - Lincoln, Maine
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Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Lydia L Brooks (Jun 1835 - Between 1910 and 1920) 22
Marriage: 4 Jul 1869 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Status:
Governor Thomas Roberts
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1600 - Woolaston, England
Baptism:
Death: 27 Sep 1674 - Dover, New Hampshire
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Spouses and Children
1. *Rebecca Hilton (1602 - 27 Sep 1673) 18
Marriage: 1627 - Dover, New Hampshire
Status:
Children:
1. Sarah Roberts (1643-Bef 1692) 16
Vincent Roberts
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 8 Jun 1727 - Falmouth, Maine
Baptism:
Death: Feb 1747 - Annapolis, Nova Scotia
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Spouses and Children
1. *Isabel Dyer (10 Jul 1729 - 9 Feb 1828) 24
Marriage: 16 Mar 1745 - Falmouth, Maine
Status:
William H Roberts
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1844 - Lynn, Massachusetts
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Spouses and Children
1. *Lizzie A Small (1849 - )
Marriage: 24 Apr 1871 - Swampscott, Massachusetts 25
Status:
Notes
General:
1871 teamster, Swampscott
William O Roberts
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 30 Dec 1849 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 31 Aug 1859 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Burial: in Gifford cemetery, Provincetown 26
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain Owen Roberts (1822-1894) 4
Mother: Sally P Chipman (1817-1850) 6
Charles F Robertson
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1830 - Massachusetts
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Notes
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1850 US census, Wellfleet
Chas. F Robertson, 20, mariner, b Mass., was in the household of Lemuel & Temperance Newcomb
Edman B Robestine
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1832 - Maine
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1850 US census, Wellfleet
Edman B Robestine, 18, mariner, b Maine, in the household of Joseph & Experience Boyington
[name unclear]
Frederick Joseph Robicheau
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 29 Nov 1950 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 27
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Father: William Joseph Robicheau (1904-1964) 28
Mother: Alys Evitts (1914-1986)
John William Robicheau
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 23 Jul 1938
Baptism:
Death: 15 Apr 1974
Burial: Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death:
Events
• Military
Parents
Father: William Joseph Robicheau (1904-1964) 28
Mother: Alys Evitts (1914-1986)
Richard Arthur Robicheau
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 4 Jun 1946 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 29
Baptism:
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Parents
Father: William Joseph Robicheau (1904-1964) 28
Mother: Alys Evitts (1914-1986)
William J Robicheau
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 16 Aug 1948 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 13 Jun 1995
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Social Security Number, 014-36-0634, Massachusetts in Massachusetts
Parents
Father: William Joseph Robicheau (1904-1964) 28
Mother: Alys Evitts (1914-1986)
William Joseph Robicheau
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1904 - Ipswich, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 1964
Burial: in Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Alys Evitts (14 Feb 1914 - Aug 1986)
Marriage: 5 Nov 1937 - Hampton, New Hampshire 30
Status:
Children:
1. John William Robicheau (1938-1974) 28
2. Richard Arthur Robicheau (1946- ) 29
3. William J Robicheau (1948-1995)
4. Frederick Joseph Robicheau (1950- ) 27
Notes
General:
1937 farmer, Ipswich
Clifford W Robie
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1909
Baptism:
Death: 1945
Burial: in South Wellfleet cemetery
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Frank Webster Robie (1872- )
Mother: Florence Saunders Hatch (1878-1944) 31
Sources
1. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:50. the family of Moses and Thankful Young.
2. Registry Dept., City of Boston, Thirtieth Report of the Record Commissioners. Boston marriages, 1752-1809. (Boston. Municipal Printing Office. 1903), p 496.
3. Rev. Albert P. Palmer, A Brief History of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1877. Wellfleet, Mass; Leaders and Stewards [of the Wellfleet Methodist Church]), 22-25.
4. Provincetown Massachusetts. Town records. (Provincetown Massachusetts), Birth Bk 1:13 #93.
5. Provincetown cemeteries (http://www.provincetowngov.org/historic/cem.htm). badly organized
6. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:91. David and Bathsheba family.
7. Provincetown Massachusetts. Town records. (Provincetown Massachusetts), Marriage Bk 1:5 #10.
8. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1843-1859 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 96. frequently differ from other records
9. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 32.
10. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1843-1859 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 96.
11. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:136. The Children of David and Ruth F. Pierce.
12. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:598. Marriages.
13. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 16.
14. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 19.
15. Everett I. Nye, History of Wellfleet, from early days to present time. (1920. Wellfleet, Mass.), 31.
16. Rootsweb.com, wprokasy. Bill Prokasy.
17. Richard Thomas Holway, Holway-Rich Heritage. A history and genealogy of two Cape Cod families (1988. Baltimore MD: Gateway Press), 65.
18. Rootsweb.com, lafollette03. Stephen Morgan La Follette.
19. Rootsweb.com, wprokasy. Bill Prokasy. .... Richard Thomas Holway, Holway-Rich Heritage. A history and genealogy of two Cape Cod families (1988. Baltimore MD: Gateway Press), 65.
20. Enoch Pratt, History of Eastham, Wellfleet and Orleans (1844. Yarmouth MA: WS Fisher), 114. full title: A Comprehensive History, Ecclesiastical and Civil, of Eastham, Wellfleet and Orleans, County of Barnstable, Mass. from 1644 to 1844.
1844. Yarmouth Massachusetts: W. S. Fisher and Co.
see capecodhistory.us/Pratt/Pratt-intro.htm
21. Katharine Elizabeth Chapin Higgins, Richard Higgins, a resident and pioneer settler at Plymouth and Eastham, Massachusetts, and at Piscataway, New Jersey, and his descendants. (1918. Worcester, Mass.: Higgins, 811 pgs.), 516. This is a major source, which seems accurate.
22. Katharine Elizabeth Chapin Higgins, Richard Higgins, a resident and pioneer settler at Plymouth and Eastham, Massachusetts, and at Piscataway, New Jersey, and his descendants. (1918. Worcester, Mass.: Higgins, 811 pgs.), 416.
23. Hal Bradley, "Bradley, Collette, Gillespie & Opp Ancestry" (2008. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hwbradley/index.htm#TOC).
24. Marilyn Maxwell Strout, "Descendants of James Maxwell and Christopher Strout" (2001. freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~strout/geneal.html). unreferenced but generally plausible
25. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (Massachusetts Archives. [online at AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS) and FamilySearch.org]), 235:304 (Swampscott).
26. Provincetown cemeteries (http://www.provincetowngov.org/historic/cem.htm).
27. Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1950.
28. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), row 13, lot 69A. Robicheau.
29. Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1946.
30. New Hampshire archives (via FamilySearch.org).
31. Kenneth Cole, South Wellfleet Cemetery (Wellfleet, Mass. Rich Family Association).