Rev. William ROBERTSON

1620 - 1708  (88 years)

• Name	William ROBERTSON
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	1620	Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _FSFTID	G3KG-MM5
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G3KG-MM5
  _UID	6AC05DF8A7E04813813A7E6C97C1133DAE2D
  Death	9 Jul 1708	James City, Virginia, British Colonial America   [1]
  Person ID	I24439	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	William ROBERTSON, II of Gladney,   b. 1571, Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland d. 1629, Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Anne Marie MITCHELL,   b. 1595, Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland d. 1629, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	1595	Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland   [2]
  Family ID	F536729863	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary MCKENZIE,   b. Abt 1623, Scotland d. 1710, James City County, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age ~ 87 years)
  Children	1. John ROBERTSON, Robinson,   b. Abt 1642, King & Queen County, Virginia, British Colony d. 3 May 1700, Isle of Wight, Warrosquyoake, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age ~ 58 years)   2. Grisel ROBERTSON,   b. Abt 1650, Tulliallan, Perthshire, Scotland, d. Deceased   3. Jeffrey Norvell ROBERTSON,   b. 1654, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 1734, , Henrico, Virginia, American Colony (Age 80 years)   4. William ROBERTSON,   b. 1657   d. Deceased   5. Rev George ROBERTSON,   b. 1662, Scotland, d. Nov 1739, Henrico, Virginia (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F2416	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2024

  
  

• Notes

  He emigrated from Scotland about between 1662 and 1700 and quickly became well respected in the Tidewater area. He was appointed one of the directors to plan and establish the town of Williamsburg in October 1705.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 9 Feb 2024), entry for William ROBERTSON, person ID G3KG-MM5. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 9 Feb 2024), entry for William Robertson, person ID GXDS-6PV. (Reliability: 3).