The Roberts

ohn Roberts and Sarah Marks boarded the flyboat Kent in 1677 and crossed the Atlantic to West Jersey. They were the first English settlers to establish a permanent residence within the modern boundaries of Moorestown. Their 267-acre patent lay along the Pennsauken Creek, and upon arrival they had no shelter. John dug a cave into the creek bank, and the family lived in it while clearing timber and building their first home above ground. John died in 1695. Sarah, described in historical records as a woman of exceptional executive ability, managed the family's growing affairs alone until her own death around 1712. Their children married into the Elkington, Hooton, and Heritage families, weaving the Roberts name through Burlington County's founding dynasties. In 1736, their grandson John Roberts II built Elmwood on Lenola Road, a Flemish-bond brick homestead using blue-end bricks imported from England. Three generations later, his great-granddaughter Susanna Roberts prepared a specialty butter for George Washington's household during his presidency. From a cave in a creek bank to a home that served a president's table: the Roberts family understood that what you build today determines what your family inherits tomorrow. The Roberts honors this legacy of enduring craftsmanship and generational vision, offering a home with the space, quality, and flexibility to grow with the life you are building.