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Roberts Family papers
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This collection contains letters; diaries; genealogical material; legal papers, notably marriage certificates and deeds; material concerning various Friends' Meetings in New Jersey, in relation to the Hicksite Separation of 1827-1828; family photographs. While the Roberts family is the chief one represented, the Hooton family is also important in genealogical and legal material. Letters are mainly those of the Roberts family of Moorestown, N.J., 1839-1889. The most noteworthy diary is that of Elizabeth West (Hooton) Roberts, 1858-1880, including the four years when she and her husband, Elisha, were in charge of the farmhouse at Westtown School and the years following, when they founded the Chalfonte Hotel, at Atlantic City, N.J. (This era is also covered in a memorial to her, by her daughter, Elizabeth H. (Roberts) Richie) Genealogical material covers not only the Roberts and Hooton families, but also the Swift, Williams, Bell, Comfort, Jones, Collins, Stokes, and Bispham families.
Arranged by series: Letters; Journals, diaries and letterbooks; Genealogical materials; Legal papers; Materials connected to Friends' Meetings; Photographs; Materials removed to other locations
Gift of Mrs. M. Albert Linton, 1968-1969
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-[Percival, Benjamin] to Phebe Percival, Sandwich, n.d. fragment. [tells of failure of his business in Nantucket] -Letterbook of P[hebe] Percival, 1832-33. [Contains copies of letters concerning financial difficulties, conflicts, etc.; also poem, "On Nantucket."]
-Diary, [5] p., of [Rachel (Hunt) Roberts] 1880. Tells of death of husband, David Roberts. -Diary of [Esther Roberts, daughter of David and Rachel] 1878-1880. -Account of Stephen Grellet's journey to St. Petersburg (Russia), 1818. Copy. -Newspaper clippings, mounted, giving account of a Cook's tour of the U.S., 1883, by [Elizabeth West (Hooton) Roberts and Elisha Roberts] from Moorestown, N.J.
Diary of [Elizabeth West (Hooton) Roberts] including years, 1864-68, in charge of farmhouse at Westtown School.
Warrant to Thomas Hooton for 400 acres of land, "lawfully purchased from the Indians", as here recorded by James Menander, Surveyor General, Oct. 20, 1737.
2 wills of Thomas Hooton, 1688 and 1693 (true copies, 1738)
Deed of Land: Benjamin H. Lippincott, executor of estate of George French, to Dr. Joseph Roberts, 3mo. 26, 1828.
Photographs -Roberts, Elisha -Roberts, Elizabeth West (Hooton) 1819-1889. -Group of 3: David, Joseph H., and Wm. H. Roberts (sons of Elisha and Elizabeth) [ca.1882] -Roberts family group. 1mo. 1, 1892. -" " [ca.1900?] -Snow scene [Moorestown? n.d.]
-Leeds, B. Franklin to Sara Richie. [Woodside] 10mo. 21, 1861. fragment. [Description of home life in household of Elisha Roberts] -Passmore, Mary K. to Susan Roberts, Moorestown, N.J. Fountain Hill, 10mo. 20, 1851. -Roberts, Elisha to Esther Roberts, Salem, Ohio. Mulberry Hill, 8mo. 18, 1839. [Family news] -Roberts, [Mary?] and [Esther?] to Susan [Roberts] at Westtown. [Moorestown?] 11mo. 25, 1847. Copy. [Tells of hold-up and murder of cousin, "Izzy" Roberts] -R[oberts], R[achel] H[unt] to husband, David Roberts, Salem, Ohio. Chester, 8mo. 16, 1839. (Postmarked Moorestown, N.J.) [David, on same trip to Ohio as Esther, his daughter] -Roberts, Rachel Hunt to David Roberts, Mt. Pleasant, Ohio. (Postmarked Moorestown, N.J.) 8mo. 22, 1839. -S[tokes], J[ob] C[ollins] to children Rahway, 3mo. 16, 1889. [Gives genealogical material on the Collins and Stokes families]
-Roberts, William Hooton, 1859-1937. Record of memorial service, Moorestown, N.J., 10mo. 18, 1937. -Receipts to William Hooton, executor, from heirs of Thomas Hooton, for their shares in his estate: Mary M. Clark, daughter of Thomas Hooton, 5mo. 27, 1758; Mary Tyson, 1751. Deborah Cleaver, 1751, and Margreat (sic) Parry, 1771, grandchildren.
-Booklet: John and Sarah Roberts: Memorial Meeting of the Roberts Family, 1898. [Gives brief history of descendants] -Roberts, David, 1850-1935. Obituaries and memorials. 7 items. -Roberts, Elizabeth West (Hooton) 1819-1889. (Wife of Elisha Roberts; mother of David) Memorial by daughter, Elizabeth H. (Roberts) Richie. -"A Brief Account of the Tribe of Elisha." Account of family life of Elizabeth and Elisha Roberts, from marriage, 1842, until ca.1879. By one of their children. 2 copies. Also filed here: Notes, 1879-1885. -Roberts, Sarah, d.1712. Brief memorial. -Swift family tree. 2 photocopies, lmtd., 26 x 21cm., 1 unmounted. -Williams, Bell, Comfort, Jones, and Roberts family materials. 1 item. 6 p. -Roberts and Lippincott mansions. Pictures, with brief account of each.