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David McRoberts moved from the Empire state to Ohio after marrying Rebecca Abbott of Maryland, and settled near Cincinnati. In 1840 he left the Queen City and with his family, came down the Ohio river to Evansville, Indiana, from which point they came overland to Washington township, Gibson county, and here David purchased land. David spent his life on his farm, cultivating his land in seasonable weather and during the winter months working at his trade as a cooper.
P&G complex on part of McRoberts land. Mill Creek Twp, Hamilton Co, OH. Alexander D was 6 weeks old when they came down the Ohio River on a flat boat (October 1840), bringing all their possessions with them. Rebecca rode horseback with a 6 week old baby on a pillow in front of her from Evansville to Mt Olympus.

excerpt from History of Gibson County, Indiana. Elia W. Peattie. 1897. Page 147-148.
In the year 1840 his father, the late David McRoberts, left the old Ohio home and turned his head toward the Hoosier state and stopped only when he had set foot upon the soil of this county. In his young days he was employed upon a canal in Ohio, and while so engaged his "boss" proposed to sell him a ninety-acre tract of land which he owned in Indiana, and this proposition led to its purchase and to the removal of the family to Gibson County. He lived and labored on this farm till 1870, when he died. He was born in New York in 1805. His wife, nee Rebecca Abbott, died in 1873. She was the mother of thirteen children, of whom the following are living: Lucy, widow of Jerry Hillman; A. D.; Barnard; William L.; and Marinda, wife of Calvin Minnier. The paternal grandfather of these children

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David McRoberts died intestate and son William administered the estate. (Probate on ancestry.com) It was quite substantial at 50+ pages. His wife, Rebecca, retained only a few things enumerated in the estate holdings and $500 , signed for only with "her mark". These family members are listed:
Widow, Rebecca
son, Wm L McRoberts
daughter, Lucy Hillman
son, Reuben McRoberts
son, Barnard McRoberts
daughter, Marinda McRoberts
son, Alex D McRoberts.