Captain Lewis Robarbs b. 5 Dec 1758 Goochland County, Virginia, USA d. 15 Apr 1814 Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA: Smith Family History

1758 - 1814 (55 years)

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Name	Lewis Robarbs
Title	Captain
Birth	5 Dec 1758	Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Gender	Male
Death	15 Apr 1814	Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA
Person ID	I4121	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

Family	Rachel Donelson, b. 17 Jun 1767, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA d. 22 Dec 1828, Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 61 years)
Marriage	1 Mar 1785	Kentucky, USA
Divorce	Aft 1790 [1]
	Historians found that a friend of Lewis Robards had planted a fake article in his own newspaper, saying that the couple's divorce had been finalized. Later, Rachel ensured the divorce was completed. Supporters of Adams, accused Rachel of Bigamy
Family ID	F1152	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

[S291] Wikipedia: Rachel Jackson, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Jackson.
Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson, born Rachel Donelson, (June 15, 1767 – December 22, 1828) was the wife of Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the United States.[1][2] She lived with him at their home at The Hermitage, where she died just days after his election and before his inauguration in 1829—therefore she was never First Lady, a role assumed by her niece, Emily Donelson.
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Historians found that a friend of Lewis Robards had planted a fake article in his own newspaper, saying that the couple's divorce had been finalized. The Jacksons later found out about Robards' action in planting the article, and that he had never completed the divorce. Later, Rachel ensured the divorce was completed. She and Jackson remarried in 1794. During the presidential election campaign of 1828, supporters of John Quincy Adams, Jackson's opponent, accused his wife of being a bigamist, among other things.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Jackson

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