Roberts family (Liberia)

The Robert family of Liberia is a prominent elite Americo-Liberian family of African American descent originating from Petersburg and Norfolk, Virginia based in Liberia with descendants in United States, United Kingdom, and Sierra Leone. The family produced several distinguished Liberian engineers, doctors, merchants, lawyers, diplomats, and politicians including Joseph Jenkins Roberts, the first non-white governor of the Colony of Liberia and the first and seventh president of the Republic of Liberia.

Roberts family
Joseph Jenkins Roberts
Current regionMonrovia, Liberia
Place of originUnited States
Founded
  • 9 February 1829 (1829-02-09) in Monrovia
  • 194 years ago
FounderAmelia "Milly" Roberts
Members
Distinctions

Roberts family of Petersburg, Virginia

The Roberts family of Liberia originated in Norfolk, Virginia and expanded into Petersburg, Virginia in the 1810s.

Family Achievements

The Roberts family produced several politicians and businessman such as President Joseph Jenkins Roberts, who served as the first black American Governor of the Colony of Liberia and the first President of the Republic of Liberia.

Descendants

Several prominent Liberian families descend from the Roberts family of Liberia including the Richards and Davis families.

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