Andrew Robeson (1880-1939), Auctioneer, of Brookline, Massachusetts and Newport, Rhode Island. Andrew Robeson "held the rank of lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve. He was 58 years old. He is survived by his widow, the former Laura Patterson Swan; a daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Tidrick of Flagstaff, Arizona; and a sister, Miss Harriet Robeson of Hyannisport, Massachusetts. A military funeral will be held Wednesday morning, with services at Trinity Episcopal Church at 11 o'clock." Publication place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
Son of Andrew Robeson III and Abby Frances Knight. Grandson of Andrew Robeson and Mary Arnold Allen; and of Leonard Knight and Elizabeth Curtis Johnson. Elizabeth was a daughter of Moses Johnson and Anna Curtis Blaney Brewer, a daughter of Nathaniel Brewer and Elizabeth Curtis. Nathaniel Brewer was a son of Joseph Brewer and Rebecca Weld. The line from Joseph Brewer and Rebecca Weld his wife is documented by Andrew's mother, DAR member Abby Frances (Knight) Robeson.
The first Andrew Robeson was born in Roxborough, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a Quaker and an abolitionist. As a member of the anti-slavery movement, Mr. Robeson would have known Lewis Tappan of Massachusetts and New York, and many of the other men and women dedicated to ending the practice of enslavement and forced labor in the United States of America.
ROBESON, Andrew, New Bedford, Massachusetts, abolitionist, American Anti-Slavery Society, Manager, 1840-, 1843-53, 1862-63. Vice President, Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, 1840-1860.
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Descendants of Andrew Robeson and Mary
Generation Four
Peter Robeson (Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Andrew1); b. 30 Nov 1748 at Philadelphia Co., PA; m. Martha Livezey, daughter of Thomas Livezey and Martha Knowles, 15 Nov 1780 at Germantown, PA; 1st wife; m. Elizabeth Heath Shoemaker, daughter of John Shoemaker and Elizabeth Livezey, Jun 1798; 2nd wife; d. 9 Nov 1833 at 'Shoomac Park', Roxboro, Philadelphia Co., PA, at age 84. Martha Livezey was born on 3 Jun 1755 at 'Glen Fern', Roxboro, Philadelphia Co., PA. She died in 1790 at 'Shoomac Park', Roxboro, Philadelphia Co., PA.
Known children of Peter Robeson and Martha Livezey were as follows:
i. Catherine Robeson, b. 28 Dec 1781 at Philadelphia, PA; m. Dr. John Moore.
ii. Jonathan Robeson; b. 12 Feb 1783; d. 14 Mar 1859 at age 76; unmarried.
iii. Martha Robeson; b. 21 Jun 1784; d. 14 Nov 1807 at Portland, ME, at age 23.
iv. Thomas Robeson; b. 30 Sep 1785; d. 1797.
v. Andrew Robeson; b. 18 Aug 1787 at Philadelphia, PA; m. Anna Rodman, daughter of Samuel Rodman and Elizabeth Rotch, 2 Jun 1810; 1st wife; m. Emily P. Sumner 1855; 2nd wife; d. 8 Dec 1862 at Boston, MA, at age 75. He and Anna Rodman had 5 children. He resided at Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA. He resided at New Bedford, MA.
vi. Sarah Ann Robeson, b. 18 May 1789 at Philadelphia, PA; m. Joseph Lea.
Elizabeth Heath Shoemaker was born on 24 Jul 1766.
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Son of Andrew Robeson III and Abby Frances Knight. Grandson of Andrew Robeson and Mary Arnold Allen; and of Leonard Knight and Elizabeth Curtis Johnson. Elizabeth was a daughter of Moses Johnson and Anna Curtis Blaney Brewer, a daughter of Nathaniel Brewer and Elizabeth Curtis. Nathaniel Brewer was a son of Joseph Brewer and Rebecca Weld. The line from Joseph Brewer and Rebecca Weld his wife is documented by Andrew's mother, DAR member Abby Frances (Knight) Robeson.
The first Andrew Robeson was born in Roxborough, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a Quaker and an abolitionist. As a member of the anti-slavery movement, Mr. Robeson would have known Lewis Tappan of Massachusetts and New York, and many of the other men and women dedicated to ending the practice of enslavement and forced labor in the United States of America.
ROBESON, Andrew, New Bedford, Massachusetts, abolitionist, American Anti-Slavery Society, Manager, 1840-, 1843-53, 1862-63. Vice President, Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, 1840-1860.
http://www.americanabolitionists.com/abolitionists-and-anti-slavery-activists.html#R
Descendants of Andrew Robeson and Mary
Generation Four
Peter Robeson (Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Andrew1); b. 30 Nov 1748 at Philadelphia Co., PA; m. Martha Livezey, daughter of Thomas Livezey and Martha Knowles, 15 Nov 1780 at Germantown, PA; 1st wife; m. Elizabeth Heath Shoemaker, daughter of John Shoemaker and Elizabeth Livezey, Jun 1798; 2nd wife; d. 9 Nov 1833 at 'Shoomac Park', Roxboro, Philadelphia Co., PA, at age 84. Martha Livezey was born on 3 Jun 1755 at 'Glen Fern', Roxboro, Philadelphia Co., PA. She died in 1790 at 'Shoomac Park', Roxboro, Philadelphia Co., PA.
Known children of Peter Robeson and Martha Livezey were as follows:
i. Catherine Robeson, b. 28 Dec 1781 at Philadelphia, PA; m. Dr. John Moore.
ii. Jonathan Robeson; b. 12 Feb 1783; d. 14 Mar 1859 at age 76; unmarried.
iii. Martha Robeson; b. 21 Jun 1784; d. 14 Nov 1807 at Portland, ME, at age 23.
iv. Thomas Robeson; b. 30 Sep 1785; d. 1797.
v. Andrew Robeson; b. 18 Aug 1787 at Philadelphia, PA; m. Anna Rodman, daughter of Samuel Rodman and Elizabeth Rotch, 2 Jun 1810; 1st wife; m. Emily P. Sumner 1855; 2nd wife; d. 8 Dec 1862 at Boston, MA, at age 75. He and Anna Rodman had 5 children. He resided at Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA. He resided at New Bedford, MA.
vi. Sarah Ann Robeson, b. 18 May 1789 at Philadelphia, PA; m. Joseph Lea.
Elizabeth Heath Shoemaker was born on 24 Jul 1766.
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Andrew Robeson (1880-1939), Auctioneer, of Brookline, Massachusetts and Newport, Rhode Island. Andrew Robeson "held the rank of lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve. He was 58 years old. He is survived by his widow, the former Laura Patterson Swan; a daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Tidrick of Flagstaff, Arizona; and a sister, Miss Harriet Robeson of Hyannisport, Massachusetts. A military funeral will be held Wednesday morning, with services at Trinity Episcopal Church at 11 o'clock." Publication place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
Son of Andrew Robeson III and Abby Frances Knight. Grandson of Andrew Robeson and Mary Arnold Allen; and of Leonard Knight and Elizabeth Curtis Johnson. Elizabeth was a daughter of Moses Johnson and Anna Curtis Blaney Brewer, a daughter of Nathaniel Brewer and Elizabeth Curtis. Nathaniel Brewer was a son of Joseph Brewer and Rebecca Weld. The line from Joseph Brewer and Rebecca Weld his wife is documented by Andrew's mother, DAR member Abby Frances (Knight) Robeson.
The first Andrew Robeson was born in Roxborough, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a Quaker and an abolitionist. As a member of the anti-slavery movement, Mr. Robeson would have known Lewis Tappan of Massachusetts and New York, and many of the other men and women dedicated to ending the practice of enslavement and forced labor in the United States of America.
ROBESON, Andrew, New Bedford, Massachusetts, abolitionist, American Anti-Slavery Society, Manager, 1840-, 1843-53, 1862-63. Vice President, Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, 1840-1860.
http://www.americanabolitionists.com/abolitionists-and-anti-slavery-activists.html#R
Descendants of Andrew Robeson and Mary
Generation Four
Peter Robeson (Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Andrew1); b. 30 Nov 1748 at Philadelphia Co., PA; m. Martha Livezey, daughter of Thomas Livezey and Martha Knowles, 15 Nov 1780 at Germantown, PA; 1st wife; m. Elizabeth Heath Shoemaker, daughter of John Shoemaker and Elizabeth Livezey, Jun 1798; 2nd wife; d. 9 Nov 1833 at 'Shoomac Park', Roxboro, Philadelphia Co., PA, at age 84. Martha Livezey was born on 3 Jun 1755 at 'Glen Fern', Roxboro, Philadelphia Co., PA. She died in 1790 at 'Shoomac Park', Roxboro, Philadelphia Co., PA.
Known children of Peter Robeson and Martha Livezey were as follows:
i. Catherine Robeson, b. 28 Dec 1781 at Philadelphia, PA; m. Dr. John Moore.
ii. Jonathan Robeson; b. 12 Feb 1783; d. 14 Mar 1859 at age 76; unmarried.
iii. Martha Robeson; b. 21 Jun 1784; d. 14 Nov 1807 at Portland, ME, at age 23.
iv. Thomas Robeson; b. 30 Sep 1785; d. 1797.
v. Andrew Robeson; b. 18 Aug 1787 at Philadelphia, PA; m. Anna Rodman, daughter of Samuel Rodman and Elizabeth Rotch, 2 Jun 1810; 1st wife; m. Emily P. Sumner 1855; 2nd wife; d. 8 Dec 1862 at Boston, MA, at age 75. He and Anna Rodman had 5 children. He resided at Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA. He resided at New Bedford, MA.
vi. Sarah Ann Robeson, b. 18 May 1789 at Philadelphia, PA; m. Joseph Lea.
Elizabeth Heath Shoemaker was born on 24 Jul 1766.
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Son of Andrew Robeson III and Abby Frances Knight. Grandson of Andrew Robeson and Mary Arnold Allen; and of Leonard Knight and Elizabeth Curtis Johnson. Elizabeth was a daughter of Moses Johnson and Anna Curtis Blaney Brewer, a daughter of Nathaniel Brewer and Elizabeth Curtis. Nathaniel Brewer was a son of Joseph Brewer and Rebecca Weld. The line from Joseph Brewer and Rebecca Weld his wife is documented by Andrew's mother, DAR member Abby Frances (Knight) Robeson.
The first Andrew Robeson was born in Roxborough, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a Quaker and an abolitionist. As a member of the anti-slavery movement, Mr. Robeson would have known Lewis Tappan of Massachusetts and New York, and many of the other men and women dedicated to ending the practice of enslavement and forced labor in the United States of America.
ROBESON, Andrew, New Bedford, Massachusetts, abolitionist, American Anti-Slavery Society, Manager, 1840-, 1843-53, 1862-63. Vice President, Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, 1840-1860.
http://www.americanabolitionists.com/abolitionists-and-anti-slavery-activists.html#R
Descendants of Andrew Robeson and Mary
Generation Four
Peter Robeson (Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Andrew1); b. 30 Nov 1748 at Philadelphia Co., PA; m. Martha Livezey, daughter of Thomas Livezey and Martha Knowles, 15 Nov 1780 at Germantown, PA; 1st wife; m. Elizabeth Heath Shoemaker, daughter of John Shoemaker and Elizabeth Livezey, Jun 1798; 2nd wife; d. 9 Nov 1833 at 'Shoomac Park', Roxboro, Philadelphia Co., PA, at age 84. Martha Livezey was born on 3 Jun 1755 at 'Glen Fern', Roxboro, Philadelphia Co., PA. She died in 1790 at 'Shoomac Park', Roxboro, Philadelphia Co., PA.
Known children of Peter Robeson and Martha Livezey were as follows:
i. Catherine Robeson, b. 28 Dec 1781 at Philadelphia, PA; m. Dr. John Moore.
ii. Jonathan Robeson; b. 12 Feb 1783; d. 14 Mar 1859 at age 76; unmarried.
iii. Martha Robeson; b. 21 Jun 1784; d. 14 Nov 1807 at Portland, ME, at age 23.
iv. Thomas Robeson; b. 30 Sep 1785; d. 1797.
v. Andrew Robeson; b. 18 Aug 1787 at Philadelphia, PA; m. Anna Rodman, daughter of Samuel Rodman and Elizabeth Rotch, 2 Jun 1810; 1st wife; m. Emily P. Sumner 1855; 2nd wife; d. 8 Dec 1862 at Boston, MA, at age 75. He and Anna Rodman had 5 children. He resided at Roxborough, Philadelphia Co., PA. He resided at New Bedford, MA.
vi. Sarah Ann Robeson, b. 18 May 1789 at Philadelphia, PA; m. Joseph Lea.
Elizabeth Heath Shoemaker was born on 24 Jul 1766.
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Inscription
IN MEMORY OF
ANDREW ROBESON
BORN DECEMBER 25, 1880
DIED AUGUST 6, 1939
Gravesite Details
Perhaps also known as Jr., he was the 4th Andrew Robeson in a direct male line.
Lt. Commander, Naval Reserve.
Source for burial and inscription:
The Gettysburg Times
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Friday, Oct 22, 1965, Page 12
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