James Roberts Sr b 1772 Grayson VA d 21 Oct 1858 Pike Co KY s/o Cornelius A Roberts and Mary E Benton. James Roberts Sr m. 1792 Russell Co VA to Nancy "Annie" Damron b 1775 VA d 1855 Pike Co KY d/o Moses Damron and Aggie Ogle. Children of James Roberts Sr and Nancy "Annie" Damron;

1. Cornelius Roberts b 1793 Russell Co VA d 1 Jul 1850 (or 23 Aug 1850) Pike Co KY m. 16 Apr 1820 Floyd Co KY to Nancy Stanley b Jun 1800 KY d about 1843; after the birth of Winnie Roberts; d/o Joseph Stanley.

2. Winifred Winnie Roberts b about 1795 m. George Stanley b about 1794 Franklin Co VA.

3. Elizabeth Roberts b about 1797 Russell Co VA d about 1850 Floyd Co KY m. 17 Sept 1818 Floyd Co KY to William Henry H Mullins s/o James Booker Mullins and Nancy Stanley.

4. Mary Polly Roberts b 1800 Russell Co VA d 1864 Bold Camp Wise Co VA m. 8 Apr 1813 Floyd Co KY to Sherwood Mullins b 1793 VA d 3 Dec 1881 Bold Camp Wise Co VA s/o James Booker Mullins and Nancy Stanley.

5. Isaac "Ike" Roberts b 1801 Russell Co VA d about 1865 Tazewell VA m. 10 Jan 1846 Tazewell Co VA to Dorcas Mullins.

6. James "Jimmy" Roberts Jr b 1811 Shelby Creek, Pike Co KY d 1880 Shelby Creek, Pike Co KY m. 27 Jul 1826 Pike Co KY to Nancy Bouney b 7 Apr 1799 Pike Co KY d 1850 Pike Co KY d/o Joseph Bouney and Sarah Mullins.