Roberts Loyalists

Well. I don’t have access to a library right now, and when I did, I had other things to look up, and not knowing the NAME I was looking for, I didn’t do much. And I have no idea whether Jesse’s father actually took up arms in the Loyalist cause. If he was William Henry Roberts, he would have been 33 in 1776; I assume that is young enough to have served.
Here is what I’ve got so far:

"Scots-Irish loyalists in the American Revolution" by Dr Bobby Gilmer Moss (Chapter 25 in Kennedy, Billy. The Scots-Irish in the Carolinas. (Belfast ; Greenville, S.C. : Causeway, 1997)
      Scots-Irish contributed the greater number of individuals to the ranks of the loyalists when the Revolution began. - Ironically, it was the Ulster-Scots group that also supplied the largest number of soldiers to the patriot side during the war.
      Beginning shortly before 1760, the Ulster-Scots swarmed into the back-country. In 1759 the development . . . was interrupted by the Cherokee Indian War. From 1763, until . . .(1780), the migration was annually greater than during any other period previously. It was also in the time period that large numbers of migrants from the North of Ireland began to arrive in Charleston, SC, bound for the back-country.
      . . . the shattering of the peace in the back-country. This occurred whtn the leaders of the rebels began an association in which all who signed the document refused to import or buy British goods and refused to sign an allegiance to the Crown.
        Immediately, there was a serious disaffection . . . . The mere isolation of these regions prevented the frontier settlers feeling British wrongs as did coastal city dwellers or planters in constant contact with the restrictive policies. The most alarming resistance to the association was among the Scots-Irish between the Broad and Saulda Rivers . . .
      [So the rebels sent a delegation to get people to join. Winnsboro - John Phillips (arr 1770) convinced people not to sign.] These Ulstermen, many of whom had recently arrived in America, were enjoying unprecedented freedom and substantial economic independence compared to what they had lived under in Ireland.
      Alexander Chesney and many of his neighbours chose to remain faithful to King George III, who they perceived to be a benevolent benefactor. In Addition, their pride had been deeply wounded earlier by the disdain and contempt with which they were often treated by the coastal settlers.
      Nov 1775 - Battle of 96 - they won, but dispersed when they learned a superior force was on the way. Chesney led many of the loyalists to the home of his father and secured them in caves along the river. From this time on many of these men served under Chesney and Col Phillips.
      p 158 Some estimate that as many as 25,000 South Carolina loyalists, the majority of whom were Scots-Irish, at some time during the war bore arms against the rebels.
       Though many were loyalists, it must be understood that the Scots-Irish fought on both sides. Sometimes father against son, brother against brother, and neighbour against neighbour were in battle. Ironically, some changes sides more than once as they conducted a bloody partisan civil war within the Revolution. . . .
      When the war was over, some of the Scots-Irish evacuated with the British from Charleston in December, 1782. They went first to Florida or an island in the South Atlantic and from there to Nova Scotia. A small number left the cold North East and either returned to the South or went to England. A few, such as Chesney returned directly to Ireland . . . .
      The majority of the Scots-Irish loyalists did not evacuate with the British forces. Instead, they chose to remain in South Carolina and returned to their homes and land on the frontier. There, providing they had not committed barbarous war crimes against their fellow man, they were allowed to resume their place in society. Some were imprisoned, others burnt out, but a large number managed to mend fences with their neighbours. No one has yet been able to explain this phenomenon: men, who once had undertaken extreme measures in attempts to kill each other, once the war ended, lived together thereafter in close harmony.

Sabine, Lorenzo. Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution. Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. Baltimore, 1979. Originally published in Boston, 2nd edition, 1864.
This doesn’t seem to have anything on the Roberts I am looking for.

p. 572, in the “Fragments” section:
ROBERTS. Of Boston. Frederick, a Protester against the Whigs. Of Pennsylvania. Owen and Nathan, attainted, and property confiscated. In Bucks County there was a Lieutenant Roberts, of the Volunteers. Of North Carolina. James, attainted, and estate forfeited. Of New York, Henry, who, at the peace, accompanied by his family of four persons, went from New York to Shelburne, Nova Scotia, where the Crown granted him one town lot. John, High Sheriff of the city and county of New York in 1776, and Addresser of Lord and Sir William Howe.

Clark, Murtie June. Loyalists in the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. 1981. Reproduced on Family Archive CD #144 (Genealogical Records: Loyalists in the American Revolution.)
              - Charleston fell to the British on 12 May 1780
              - Inhabitants in the colonial provinces were required by law to be organized into militia companies. All free males, physically fit, generally between the ages of 15-60, were required to serve or to provide a substitute. (xii)
              - After the fall of Charleston, the militia was reorganized. Major Patrick Ferguson (71st Highland Regiment) was appointed commandant of the first battalion to be raised in SC.

Companies 50-100 men - under a lieutenant chosen by the men. an ensign could be appointed if necessary (but with caution, so as not to mortify unnecessarily their love of freedom)
two sergeants, two corporals, one horn.
Battalions - 6-12 companies
Service to be limited to a fixed term - not required to serve beyond North Carolina or Georgia - not required to serve more than one term. Payment 6p/day and provisions.

- Battle of King’s Mountain - 7 Oct 1780

looking for William Roberts (since the suspected father is William Henry R., born 1743)
V. 1, p. 62 - Kings Rangers - muster - Captain Andrew Johnston’s Company, Kings Rangers, Savannah, Georgia - 29 Nov 1779
              - #40 - Roberts, William died 6 Nov 1779
V.1, p. 395 - Muster - Captain Daniel McNiell’s Company, Royal North Carolina Regiment, Hillsborough, North Carolina, 24 Feb 1781 - 61 days pay - 24 Feb - 24 April 1781
              - #8 - Roberts, William (private)
V. 2, p. 180 - Virginia Loyalists. List of Loyalists from Virginia who submitted claims to the Royal Claims Commission
              Roberts, Humphrey
              Roberts, William (son of Humphrey)
V. 2, p. ? - Treasury Records
              Roberts, William, son of Humphrey Roberts, Virginia

looking for Henry Roberts (since the suspected father is William Henry R., born 1743)
V. 1, p. 259 - 96 Brigade - Pay Abstract Nr ___, Major Patrick Cunningham’s Regiment, Little River Militia, Ninety-sixth Brigade, Captain William Hendricks’ Company, men who marched to Orangeburgh, South Carolina, with Lieut. Colonel John H. Creger, 183 days pay - 14 Jun - 13 Dec, 1780
              #24 Private Roberts, Henry
V. 1, p. 265 - 96 Brigade - Pay Abstract Nr ___, Major Patrick Cunningham’s Regiment, Little River Militia, Ninety-sixth Brigade, 9 Sep 1781 - 14 Jun - 13 Dec 1780
              #1 Ensign Roberts, Henry
                2 Ensign Roberts, Vincin

looking for Roberts in general (notes got a little less full as I got tired)
V. 1, p. 223 - 96 Brigade - Pay Abstract Nr ____, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Anderson’s Regiment, 96 Militia - . . . . note for 1 Dec 1781 - 23 Oct 1782 duty at Haddrel’s Point, Christ Church Parish, . . . Militia, under Captain Roberts of 68th Regiment

V. 1, p. 255 - 96 Brigade - Pay Abstract Nr ___, Major Patrick Cunningham’s Regiment, Little River Militia, Ninety-sixth Brigade 183 days pay 14 Jun - 13 Dec, 1780 (These men did not serve under Major Ferguson)
        #9 Private Roberts, Joshua
        #6 Lewis, James
        #42 Grey, John
        #43 Grey, William
V. 1, p. 259 - 96 Brigade - Pay Abstract Nr ___, Major Patrick Cunningham’s Regiment, Little River Militia, Ninety-sixth Brigade, 14 Jun - 13 Dec, 1780, 7 Aug 1780
        #45 Private Lowrey, William
V. 1, p. 259 - 96 Brigade - Pay Abstract Nr ___, Major Patrick Cunningham’s Regiment, Little River Militia, Ninety-sixth Brigade, Captain William Hendricks’ Company, men who marched to Orangeburgh, South Carolina, with Lieut. Colonel John H. Creger, 183 days pay 14 Jun - 13 Dec, 1780
        #24 Private Roberts, Henry
V. 1, p. 260 - 96 Brigade - Pay Abstract Nr ___, Major Patrick Cunningham’s Regiment, Little River Militia, Ninety-sixth Brigade, Captain William Hendricks’ Company, men who marched to Orangeburgh, South Carolina, with Lieut. Colonel John H. Creger, 183 days pay 14 Jun - 13 Dec, 1780
        #13 Private Roberts, Vincent
        #5 Davis, Clement
        #10 Neal, Benjamin
        #16 Wood, Peter
        #21 Wood, Zadoc
(space, new set of numbers, but no new caption, another space, another new set of numbers)
        #11 Carter, James
V. 1, p. 265 - 96 Brigade - Pay Abstract Nr ___, Major Patrick Cunningham’s Regiment, Little River Militia, Ninety-sixth Brigade, 9 Sep 1781 - 14 Jun - 13 Dec 1780
        #1 Ensign Roberts, Henry
          2 Ensign Roberts, Vincin
V. 1, p. 267 - 96 Brigade - Pay Abstract Nr ___, Major Patrick Cunningham’s Regiment, Little River Militia, Ninety-sixth Brigade, Soldiers Certification - 14 Jun - 13 Dec 1780
        #31 Private Roberts, Elisha
        #28 Gray, John

V. 1, p. 278 - Pay Abstract Nr ____, Lieut Colonel Zachariah Gibbs’ Regiment, Spartan Militia. 96 Brigade, six months’ pay, 14 Jun - 13 Dec, 1780 -
#3 Private Roberts, Thomas

V. 1, p. 317 96 Brigade - Pay Abstract Nr 167, Colonel Thomas Pearson’s Regiment, Little River Militia, 96 Brigade Charlestown, 148-days pay, 6 Aug - 31 Dec 1782 (Duplicate, alphabetical abstract)
        #7 Lieutenant Roberts, Christopher
        #3 Sergeant Carter, Thomas
        #20 Private Carter, Elisha
        #21        Isaac
        #22        John
        #23        James
        #24        Joseph
p. 318 #85 Lewis, John
p. 319 #135 Wood, Benjamin

V. 1, p. 391 - Muster, Captain John Leggett’s Company, Royal North Carolina Regiment, Wilmington, NC, 24 Feb 1781, 60 days pay, 24 Feb - 24 Apr 1781
        #22 Private Roberts, Thomas
V. 1, p. 392 - Muster, Captain John Leggett’s Company, Royal North Carolina Regiment, Wilmington, NC, 24 Oct 1781, 61 days pay, 25 Oct - 24 Dec 1781
        #15 Private Roberts, Thomas
        #14 Ward, Benjamin deserted 23 Oct 1781
V. 1, p. 393 - Muster, Captain John Leggett’s Company, Royal North Carolina Regiment, Quarter House, 24 Apr 1782, 61 days pay, 25 Apr- 24 June 1782
        #19 Private Roberts, Thomas

V.1, p. 395 - Muster - Captain Daniel McNiell’s Company, Royal North Carolina Regiment, Hillsborough, North Carolina, 24 Feb 1781 - 61 days pay - 24 Feb - 24 April 1781 -
        #8 Private Roberts, William
        #33 Lewis, John deserted 13 Feb 1781
        #36 Davis, Edward prisoner with rebels
        #39 Lowry, Gideon prisoner with rebels

V. 1, p. 405 - Muster, Captain Robert Gillies’ Troop, North Carolina Independent Dragoons, John’s Island, SC. 24 Oct 1781, 61-days pay, 25 Oct - 24 Dec 1781
        #4 Sergeant Roberts, Thomas sick in hospital
         #27 Private Davis, John
        #37 Roberts, Thomas promoted to sergeant, 26 Nov 1781, enlisted 27 Oct 1781
        #38 Phillips, John enlisted 27 Oct 1781
V. 1, p. 406 - Muster, Captain Robert Gillies’ Troop, North Carolina Independent Dragoons, John’s Island, SC. 24 Oct 1781, 61-days pay, 25 Oct - 24 Dec 1781
        #4 Sergeant Roberts, Thomas sick in hospital

V. 1, p. 409 - Georgia Loyalists - Joseph Roberts

p. 471 Section Heading 22 - Continental Prisoners of War
Note - these men had fought AGAINST the British, were taken prisoner, and invited (forced?) to join the British army.
Recruiting List, Continental Prisoners of War taken at the surrender of Charlestown, 12 May 1780 and at Gates’ Defeat by Cambden (sic). 16 Aug 1780, now enlisted in His Majesty’s since 10 Feb 1781, for the West Indies in His Royal Highness, the Duke of Cumberland’s Regiment of Carolina Rangers, commanded by the Right Honorable Lord Charles Montagu as enlisted by Captain William Lowe.
List of men’s names on board several prison ships: Ship Esk
                          Name             native county-country size         age
        p. 472 #50 Roberts, John Lancaster, England     5' 8 3/4 34
. . . Ship Success-Increase
         #1 Carter, Giles Bute, NC 5' 9 ½ 23
        #42 Roberts, James Dobs, NC 20
        #28 Alexander, William Craven NC 4' 6 15
        #32 Durham, John Craven NC 16
        #33 Handley, William Dobs, NC 21
        #36 Lewis, William Craven, NC (sic) 21
        #46 Williben, John Craven, NC 19
. . . on board Ship King George
        #13 Robert, Joseph Marseilles, France 5' 2 35
               Russell, William PeeDee, SC
               Curry, James Craven, SC
               Ford, James Charlestown, SC
. . . on board Ship Fidelity
        Lewis, Lewy Berkeley, VA 5'6 24
        Davis, Thomas Stafford, VA 5'5 30
        Carter, Benjamin Hanover, VA 5'6 18
        Farguson, Daniel Frederick, MD 5'11 25
. . . and in the Barracks, Feby 11, 1781
        #14 Davis, Richard 17
        #17 Carter, Richard 25
        #64 Davis, Thomas
        #95 Phillips, David
       #112 Phillips, John
       #120 Davis, William
       #142 Davis, Evan
       #174 Roberts, John

Total # enlisted in the Duke of Cumberland’s Regiment of Carolina Rangers
        Esk - 76 (out of 76)
        Success-Increase - 50 (out of 50)
        Fidelity - 35 (out of 35)
        Barracks - 173 (out of 174)
Orders, Charlestown, Feb 9, 1781 to Captain William Lowe, recruiting officer, to enlist prisoners on board prison ships to raise a regiment to serve 3 years; they are not expected to fight against their countrymen in America, for West Indies. Signed by Charles Montagu.
Regiment inspected at Charlestown May 3, 1781 when additional bonuses were paid, etc.
each man received 1 split shirt, 1 pair overalls, 1 pair buckles, 1 pari shoes, 1 blanket, 1 block stock, 1 hair comb and 1 small tooth comb to a mess. Embarked on 24 May. Received an issue 18 August when the battalion landed at Fort Augusta.

Vol 1, p. 540 Refuge Hospital
Abstract Nr ___, Account of Stoppages Due from North Carolina Independent Dragoons to HM Hospital at Charlestown, SC between 25 Oct - 24 Dec 1781
#6 Sergeant Roberts, Gillis
Vol 1, p. 542
Abstract Nr ___, Account of Stoppages Due from North Carolina Independent Dragoons to HM Hospital at Charlestown, SC 24 Dec - 24 Feb 1782 - from Captain Gillies Company
#4 Roberts, Thomas

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Loyalists in the Southern Campaign, v. 2
p. 214 British Legion
Muster Roll of Captain Charles McDonald’s Company, British Legion Infantry, from 25 Oct to 24 Dec 1780
         #21 Private Roberts, John
Muster Roll of Captain Charles McDonald’s Company, British Legion Infantry, from 23 Dec 1780 to 23 Feb 1781
        #21 Private Roberts, John prisoner 21 Nov 1780
Muster Roll of Captain Charles McDonald’s Company, British Legion Infantry, from 25 Oct to 24 Dec 1781
        #31 Private Roberts, John prisoner 23 Feb 1781
p. 216 - Muster Roll of Captain Charles McDonald’s Company, British Legion Infantry, from 23 Dec 1781 to 23 Feb 1782
        #21 Private Roberts, John prisoner 23 Feb 1781
Muster Roll of Captain Charles McDonald’s Company, British Legion Infantry, from 24 Feb 1782 to 24 Apr 1782
        #8 Private Roberts, John prisoner 23 Feb 1781

Loyalists in the Southern Campaign, v. 3
p. 15 Muster Roll, Captain James Galbreath’s Company, First Battalion, Brigadier General Oliver Delancey’s Brigade, Savannah, Georgia, 20 Nov 1779
        #24 Private Roberts, John prisoner with rebels
p. 16 Delancey’s Brigade, Captain James Galbreath’s Company, First Battalion, Brigadier General Oliver Delancey’s Brigade, Ninety-six, SC - 24 Feb 1781 to 24 Apr 1781, 60 days inclusive
        #20 Private Roberts, John prisoner with rebels
        #17 Phillips, James on command
(same p) Delancey’s Brigade, Captain James Galbreath’s Company, First Battalion, Brigadier General Oliver Delancey’s Brigade, Ninety-six, SC - 25 Apr 1781 to 24 June 1781 61 days inclusive
        #17 Phillips, James absent on command
        #23 Roberts, John prisoner with rebels
p. 25 Muster roll, Captain-Lieutenant Charles McPherson’s Company (Headquarter Company)
Brigadier General Oliver Delancey’s Brigade, First Battalion, Charlestown, SC, 25 Apr 1782 to 24 June 1782, 61 days inclusive
        #26 Private Roberts, _____ prisoner with rebels
        #30 Lewis, _____ prisoner with rebels
p. 30 Muster roll, Captain Jacob Smith’s Company, First Battalion, Brigadier General Oliver Delancey’s Brigade, Savannah, GA, 20 Nov 1779
        #21 Private Roberts, John prisoner with rebels
p. 31 Muster roll, Captain Jacob Smith’s Company, First Battalion, Brigadier General Oliver Delancey’s Brigade, 24 Feb 1781 to 24 Apr 1781, 60 days inclusive
        #6 Private Roberts, John
Ditto - 25 Apr 1781 to 24 June 1781, 61 days
        #5 Roberts, John
p. 32 Muster roll, Captain Jacob Smyth’s Company, Charleston SC - 25 Apr 1782 to 24 June 1782 - 61 days inclusive
        #7 Roberts, John sick
p. 33 Ditto - Huntington, L.I., 2 March 1783
        #15 Roberts, John sick in New Town

New Jersey Volunteers
Roberts, Abraham (in Gen Hosp, NY)
Roberts, Silas - served in SC 1781 - other entries

p. 215 - Prince of Wales Regiment
Samuel Roberts corporal - on role 24 Feb 1781 - 24 Apr 1781
another list 24 Apr - 24 June 1781 - absent on command
25 Apr 1782 - 24 June 1782 - listed as prisoner with “enemy” (only time I’ve seen that)
25 Dec 1782 - 24 Feb 1783 - prisoner with rebels

Volunteers of Ireland
        David Roberts - served in 1780
also 24 Feb 1781-24 Apr
        Abraham Roberts enlisted in same reg. 14 Jan 1781
        David - 25 Apr - 24 June; 25 Oct - 24 Dec 1781; 25 Apr 1782 - 24 June 1782
        Abram Roberts - drummer - 25 Apr 1782 - 24 June 1782

p. 350 Refugees
Muster roll of the Disbanded Officers and Privates, with their wives, children, and servants of His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland’s late Regiment, settled at Chedebucto, 20 June 1784
        Private Zachariah Davis
                   Basil Phillips
                   John Roberts
                   John Davis
                  William Lewis

p. 423 - Muster Roll, Lt Col Thomas Brown’s Company, King’s Rangers
from 24 Apr 1783 to 24 June 1783
#8 Private Roberts, Ilad
#34 Crockett, David

p. 429 Index to the South Carolina Amercement Book, document 5 to 30 May 1788
Jane Linwood and William Baker or Roberts

Moss, Bobby Gilmer. The loyalists in the siege of Fort Ninety Six. (Blacksburg, S.C. : Scotia-Hibernia Press, 1999)
        Roberts Henry and Vincent (Vincin) - served from 14 June 1780 under Capt Wm Hendricks
                    in the Battle of Kings Mountain
                    evacuated fort July 1781
                    23 Aug 1781 - served under Patrick Cunningham at Dorchester
                      -source PA#14/T50/2 - Pay Abstract #14, Treasury Papers 50, vol 2 (or 6) PRO Kew, Surry
        Roberts, Silas - mustered in New Jersey volunteers 24 Feb 1781 -24 Feb 1783
                  siege of Fort 96
         -source PAC/RG81/C/1856 (or 856) - Public Archives of Canada/ British Military Records concerning NA

Old United Empire Loyalist Lists (originally published as “Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada by the United Empire Loyalists 1784-1884" Toronto, 1885. Reprinted with new introduction by the Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1969)
Appendix B
Roberts, Thomas - res. Marysburgh - discharged Brit. Soldier, P.L. 1786, E., one a soldier R. R. N. Y. Muster roll. A. McL.
Land claim by Nathan Roberts - he was from Philadelphia, son of John Roberts - his share of his father’s estate was confiscated. Brother Israel, 3 sisters.

BIOGRAPHICAL DATA ON NEW BRUNSWICK FAMILIES Especially of Loyalist Descent
by D.R. Jack (F365 ?)
"This is a manuscript, divided into four looseleaf binders. The original I believe was at the New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, NB, but may now be at the Saint John Free Public Library."
-This sounds quite the thing, no? Well. We went to New Brunswick, to the St John Free Public Library - 4 August 2005. The ms had been put on microfilm, so I looked at it. Here is the complete entry for Roberts:

Roberts, Nathan - see United Empire Loyalists (Ontario, Bureau of Public Archives, 1914) pp 222.223 [This was the land claim, mentioned above.]

Roberts, Zachariah
Roberts - There were four of this name who adhered to the Royal cause during the War of Independence, Frederick, a protester against the Whigs in 1774; James, whose property was confiscated in 1779; Zachariah, the subject of this article; and John who served in the Army of Sir William Howe. The latter was tried as a traitor in 1778, before Thomas McKean, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and was condemned and shot. His estate was confiscated in the following year.
Zachariah Roberts came to St John in 1783: settled on the St John River, back of Long Island, where he died in 1833 aged seventy-seven. His children were: Ezekiel; Elizabeth, who married Michael Berry; Sarah, Nathaniel Adams; Mary, Edward Jones; Hannah, Josiah Adams; Sibble, John Maze (Mays?) D.R.J.); David, Ann Vincent; Scovil, Sarah Golding; Thomas, never married. Only Hannah and Sibble are now living. Scovil Roberts is the only descendant of Zachariah now in Queen’s County. Mr John Robinson has in his possession the original grant of all the land on both sides of the Maquapit Lake. “History of Queens County” by Wiggins, Watchman 1876

So - not only is it not much info, not particularly applicable to our guys (I think), it also was just lifted from another source. All that driving for this!

Another thing I looked at, since I was there:
New Brunswick Vital Statistics, taken from Newspapers, 1784-1831 (New Brunswick Genealogical Society, Vital Statistics Committee, 1982)
p. 84 - NBRoyal Gazette - 25 March 1794
           Estate - Nathan Roberts - Kings Co - Administrator James Codner
p. 272 Saint John G(azette?) - 16 May 1800
           Died - Monday last - Sgt William Roberts, Kings New Brunswick Regiment
p. 1072 - NBRG - 26 Feb 1810
        wreck of Ship Hibernia of Leith, Scotland - St John - Liverpool 19 Jan
        among the survivors - Richard Roberts
p. 1474 - City Gazette (St John) - 14 March 1814
        Died - same place [of this city] - Robert Patterson (?bad notes), master of brig Ann and Robert Roberts of Ship Cuba of his port (?bad notes)
p. 1529 - City Gazette (St John) - 5 September 1814
        married Thursday eve by same [Rev Pidgeon] - James Roberts / Miss Lavinia Woodworth both of this place

New Brunswick Probate Records - I was discouraged by this time & didn’t copy everything - not even the correct bib info
p. 12 - Avery, Ebenezer - Administrator = William Roberts - Frederickton, York Co, 13 May 1824
p. 44 - Boyle - 8 June 1808 - Inventory by Zachariah Roberts
p. 64 - Camp, Calvin - Sunbury Co - notes about estate by William Roberts
pp. 83, 89, 123, 179, 240, 299, 307, 313, 385, 463, 494 - Since the records were in alphabetical order, I skipped to Roberts, and didn’t write down what page. Sigh.

Roberts, David - late master of the Brigantine Minerva of the City of London now in the City of St John, St John Co, will dated 11 Aug 1791 - proved 23 Nov 1791
wife Mary Ann - entire estate - William Thompson sole executor
Roberts, Nathan - parish Kingston, Kings Co, intestate. Administrated 18 Nov 1793 by James Codner merchant. Fellow bondsmen George McCall and John Prince all of city of St John, St John Co
inventory 14 Feb 1794 = 14 pounds - by Lawrence Foster and John Bulyea

Land Grant Database at the Harriet Irving Library, University of New Brunswick
Name * indicates a primary grantee Volume & page Province - NS date - NB date - Plan Acres Place County Notes
---Roberts, Jonathan v. IV, page: New Brunswick 0000-00-00 1796-11-15 No 250 Northampton Parish, York County
---Roberts, Stephen* v. A, page: 176 Nova Scotia 1784-08-03 1785-05-21 19000 Passamaquoddy, Sunbury County with 189 others [originally registered in NS, registered in NB in 1785 - 21 May]
---Roberts, Stephen v. A, page: 165 Nova Scotia 1784-06-01 1785-05-21 No 0 St.Andrews, Sunbury County town lot [originally registered in NS, registered in NB in 1785 - 21 May]
---Roberts, Zachariah v. II, page: New Brunswick 0000-00-00 1786-08-26 No 200 Hampstead Parish, Queens County
---Roberts, Zachariah v. B, page: 389 New Brunswick 0000-00-00 1792-10-19 No 0 Gagetown Parish, Queens County
Last update: 2003/05
This document: http://www.lib.unb.ca/gddm/panb/

Loyalists and Land Settlement in Nova Scotia : a list compiled by Marion Gilroy (Public Archives of Nova Scotia, Publication number 4) Board of Trustees of the Public Archives of Nova Scotia - reprinted for Clearfield Company, Inc by Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc, Baltimore, 1990, 1995
p. 99 (Shelbourne County, Grants)
         Roberts, Benjamin 1785 Argyle Twp 250 a
                       James 1786 Yarmouth Twp 666 a navy captain
                       John 1786 Cape Negro River 252a
p. ? (Annapolis County, Grants)
        Roberts, Francis 1785 Digby Twp 1a negro
p. ? (Annapolis County, Warrants)
        Roberts, Francis 1789 Clements Twp 50 a negro
                     Anthony 1789 Clements 50 negro
p. ? (Sydney County, Grants)
        Roberts, John 1785 Manchester Twp Duke of Cumberland’s Regiment

Loyalists and community in North America / edited by Robert M. Calhoon, Timothy M. Barnes, and George A. Rawlyk. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1994.
Essays on various subjects
"Some went by way of London, to press their claims on government for compensation and jobs. To their immense joy, the British government responded magnificently to their demands. A Claims Commission was set up to investigate Loyalist financial losses, and in June 1784 the separate province of New Brunswick was established and the leaders themselves appointed to every official post." pp 162-3

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