Henry Robason (1710-1785) was born in England and immigrated to the Chesapeake area of the Virginia Colony. He was living with his wife Martha ______ in Tyrell County, North Carolina in 1743 and in 1753 when he made two purchases of land totaling about 700 acres. He was in the Militia of that county in 1754 and enlisted as a musician (a drummer) in Dawson's Company of the Seventh NC Continental Line in 1777. His will was probated in Martin County. From Henry's will and other sources, family genealogists report that he had three daughters and ten sons. Henry (1747-1828), Luke, Joshua, James (1742-1811), and David are named in his will. John, Harrison (Harmon?), and Jesse, Daniel ,Ý(and another whose name is unknown) may have already been provided for, moved away to other parts of the country, or died.

Smithwick's Creek Primitive Baptist Church of Martin County, founded in 1801, lists a Henry Robason (possibly the son of the immigrant Henry) as an early member. This group met in conference in 1804 at the home of Hardy Stallings, further indicating that the Robason and the Stallings families were neighbors and friends in North Carolina before moving to Tennessee.

Henry's son James Roberson, born in Tyrell County, was a planter and pensioner for his service in the Revolutionary War. He married Millicent Chloe Duggan (c. 1760). Their children were as follows:

Luke; born 5-20-1762 and possibly died in December 1809.
Chloe; born 5-6-1769 and died 4-9-1814.
Mary; called Polly, born 10-3-1773, married ________ Corey.
Henry; born 2-12-1775, married Marianne _________.
John; (see below )
Millia; born 6-2-1784, married _________ Woolard.
Anna; born 11-3-1786.
Harmon; born 5-12-1789, will probated 10-1849, married Elizabeth (Polly) Reddick.
Martha; born 2-3 1790.
Noah; born 12-24-1790 and died in 1850 or 1860, married Louisa Eason.

Harmon and Noah were co-executors of their father's will of 12-29-1811. His widow was left the home land and plantation during his life or widowhood. Henry inherited 100 acres of land, John 25. Harmon and noah received working tools and were to divide the remaining land at the death of their mother. The daughter Chloe was to retain the mare that was in her possession and twenty shillings, Mary and Millia each received ten shillings. Anna was left eight head of cattle "that has been her own", one bed of furniture, and, at the death of her mother, one spinning wheel, one woolen wheeel and one flax wheel.

Their son John Roberson (born 8 December, 1777) married first Winnefred Wollard (Woolard?): after her death he married Penny Stallings. The family moved to Dyer County in Tennessee.

Their daughter Cynthia Roberson, born 1806 in Martin County, North Carolina, was the second wife of Humphrey Stallings.