Roberts, John -- Nov. 30, 1843 —In Rappahannock co., Maj. John Roberts, aged 85. He served in the revolutionary army, and negotiated the exchange for the prisoners obtained by the convention at Saratoga in 1777. Afterwards he was a member of the legislature for 13 successive years, and had great influence in its deliberations. ["Historical Collections of Virginia" by Henry Lowe, Babcock & Company, Charleston, S.C., 1845. p. 406-407; submitted by Robyn Greenlund]

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