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1830 census says 15-19 yrs old
1850 census says born 1810 MD
1860 census says born 1806 MD
1870 census says born 1801 DE (cannot read or write)

Vonnie's notes via Betty Rode:
Rebecca Abbott connected to Abbott Ship Lines out of Baltimore. Her grandmother leased land to city of Baltimore for 99 years. Rebecca's mother died when she was young, and she was raised by her mother's sister Nancy Porter. She had 2 brothers, Thomas and William, and 2 sisters. Rebecca is said to be related to the Chenoweth and Calvert families of Baltimore.

===> possibly illegitimate.

Note William Louis McRoberts biography. The Abbotts were from Maryland.

There is a Nancy Porter head of household in 1830 Maryland > Worcester > District 2 (40-49 yrs old)
Another Nancy Porter b.1774 in Baltimore, MD living in Moses Smith boat captain's hh

possible matches for Nancy Porter:
Elijah Porter Male 19 Jan 1798 Nancy Spears Baltimore
Levin Porter Male 24 Aug 1799 Nancy Moore Dorchester
McKemmy Porter Male 18 Jul 1797 Nancy Parker Worchester
Purnell Porter Male 21 Jul 1812 Nancy Hammond Worchester
Samuel Porter Male 19 Nov 1822 Nancy Parker Worchester
Woolman Porter Male 16 Dec 1808 Nancy Robinson Talbot

for her mother:
John Abbott Male 16 Dec 1790 Jane Bartly Baltimore
John Abbott Male 12 July 1798 Anne Little Maryland
William Abbott Male 11 Jan 1798 Priscilla Forman Maryland
William Abbott Male 21 May 1807 Rachel Conaway Baltimore
Jacob Henderson Male 25 Nov 1800 Elizabeth Abbott Worchester

Pedigree

1. Abbott, Rebecca
   1. McRoberts, David
      1. McRoberts, David
      2. McRoberts, Elizabeth
      3. McRoberts, Nancy Ann
      4. McRoberts, Lucy Ann
      5. McRoberts, Willard
      6. McRoberts, William Louis
      7. McRoberts, Alexander David
      8. McRoberts, Reuben Olds
      9. McRoberts, Artimus Barnard
      10. McRoberts, Cynthia Lucetta
      11. McRoberts, Martha Jane
      12. McRoberts, Marinda Ellen