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Monrovia, Liberia Monrovia () is the capital city of the West African country of Liberia. Founded in 1822, it is located on Cape Mesurado on the Atlantic coast and as of the 2008 census had 1,010,970 residents, home to 29% of Liberia’s total population. As th ...

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Monrovia Monrovia () is the capital city of the West African country of Liberia. Founded in 1822, it is located on Cape Mesurado on the Atlantic coast and as of the 2008 census had 1,010,970 residents, home to 29% of Liberia’s total population. As the ...

, {{Time ago, February 09, 1829 , founder = Amelia "Milly" Roberts , members = {{unbulleted list, Amelia 'Milly' Roberts; Joseph Jenkins Roberts; John Wright Roberts; Henry Jenkins Roberts , distinctions = {{hlist,

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Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...

n Americo-Liberian,

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The Robert family of Liberia is a prominent elite Americo-Liberian family of

descent originating from

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and

Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk ( ) is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Incorporated in 1705, it had a population of 238,005 at the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous city in Virginia after neighboring Virginia Be ...

based in

with descendants in United States, United Kingdom, and

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra ...

. 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 Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to Guinea–Liberia border, its north, Ivory Coast to Ivory Coast� ...

Roberts family of Petersburg, Virginia

The Roberts family of Liberia originated in

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

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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. Americo-Liberian people People of Americo-Liberian descent Americo-Liberian families People from Monrovia