1. Cornelius "Neel" Alexander Roberts was born in 1749 in Halifax, Virginia. He died on 24 Jun 1788 in Black Mountain, Russell Co., Virginia.
Cornelius married Mary "Polly" Ellen Benton in 1767 in Probably Orange Co., North Carolina. Mary was born about 1750 in Russell Co., Virginia. She died about 1849.
They had the following children:
2 F i Elizabeth Roberts was born in 1768 in Russell Co., Virginia. She died on 17 Feb 1833 in Perry, Kentucky. Elizabeth married Abraham V. (Childers) Childress in 1784 in Russell Co., Virginia. Abraham was born on 15 Nov 1752 in Henrico, Virginia, USA. He died on 17 Oct 1832 in Perry, Kentucky, USA. + 3 F ii Mary "Polly" Ellen Roberts was born in 1770. She died about 1830. + 4 M iii James Roberts , Sr. was born in 1772. He died on 21 Sep 1858. + 5 M iv Nathan Roberts was born in 1774. He died in 1840. + 6 M v Isaac Roberts was born in 1776. He died in 1839. + 7 M vi Daniel Tipton Roberts was born in 1777. He died on 18 Jul 1846. 8 F vii Amelia Roberts was born in 1778 in Fincastle, Botetourt Co., Virginia. She died on 17 Feb 1860 in West Corona, Walker Co., Alabama. + 9 M viii Jesse Roberts was born about 1777. He died in 1857. + 10 F ix Susanna Roberts was born in 1780. + 11 F x Sinai Roberts was born on 6 May 1781. + 12 M xi Archibald Roberts was born on 1 Mar 1784. He died on 10 Sep 1860.