Individual Details

Probate

daughter Sarah guardianshiphttps://www.americanancestors.org/databases/worcester-county-ma-probate-file-papers-1731-1881/image?volumeId=30218&pageName=50806:3&rId=52319507Josiah guardianshiphttps://www.americanancestors.org/databases/worcester-county-ma-probate-file-papers-1731-1881/image/?volumeId=30218&pageName=50800:1&rId=682709517Elizabeth guardianshiphttps://www.americanancestors.org/databases/worcester-county-ma-probate-file-papers-1731-1881/image?volumeId=30218&pageName=50792:1&rId=682709443guardianship for Anna who is the posthumous childhttps://www.americanancestors.org/databases/worcester-county-ma-probate-file-papers-1731-1881/image?volumeId=30218&pageName=50784:1&rId=52319295John Roberts did not leave a will and widow Sarahwas named administratrix of his estate on 20 September 1758. Real estate wasvalued at £86.13.4 and personal estate at £35.0.5. Debts were £22.16.0.[1] Probate 1758 – case 50797 – 6:539, 6:540,615:171??, 107:179, 178:367, 178:435https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/worcester-county-ma-probate-file-papers-1731-1881/image/?volumeId=30218&pageName=50797:1&rId=52319388 6:540 – one of expenses is lying in withposthumous childhttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-VS3P-3?i=294&cat=275965[1] Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers,1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New EnglandHistoric Genealogical Society, 2015. Case 50797

Property

Worcester County DeedsJohn dies by 1758 – 44:73 – she has five children(could include those with the first wife) with one born since his deathhttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99ZH-K9YX?i=341&wc=MCBL-4NL%3A361612201%2C361696701&cc=210641151:289, Sarah sells the property to the estatehttps://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9ZH-VZ1S?i=154&wc=MCBL-H2W%3A361612201%2C361711901&cc=2106411 On 26 March 1759, SarahRoberts widow of John petitioned the Court for allowance to sell real estatefrom the property amounting to 80 acres. She noted that she was rearing fivechildren, one born since the death of her husband. On 15 May 1759, SarahRoberts widow of Hardwick acting as administratrix of the estate of JohnRoberts, in consideration of £69.6.8, sold property from the estate includinghouse and barn to David White.[1][1] MassachusettsLand Records, Worcester County, 44:73, 51:289

Biography

There is military service for Josiah Roberts fromHardwick during the RevolutionElizabeth might marry Martin Ely (1751-1824) anddie at Springfield in 1829 – age at death is 77There are two marriages at Gloucester for a Sarahand an Anna – Sarah is 1774 to Elias Haskell and Anna is 1791 to PhilipCarstairs What the History of Hardwick hashttps://archive.org/details/historyofhardwic00paig/page/466/mode/2up