Robinson Genealogy: August 2019

Saturday, August 31, 2019

Robinsons of St. Albans, VT to Hammond, St. Lawrence, NY to Iowa

Nadene Goldfoot

The city of St. Albans is located in Northwestern Vermont in Franklin County. It lies 29 miles north of Burlington, the states most populous city which is located in Chittenden County.

St Albans, Vermont

St. Albans would be a town I'd select for my ggrandfather to be from as Abiathar Smith Robinson's parents and place of birth have not been found on any census or information of any town records. Perhaps that's because all I have found is that he was born in December 1829. This is winter and snow was most likely an obstacle in causing a home birth, unrecorded. Also, records could have been destroyed somehow, usually with a building that burned down. On the 1870 census it was mentioned that he was from NY, yet he was in Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont marrying his wife in February 29, 1852, putting him in Vermont. The fact that a John Robinson, 51 years old, was living with his wife in Royalton, Vermont to be's family on the 1850 census really sends me for a loop. Was he a relative? He was also a Vermonter.

St. Albans was involved in the Civil War of the 1860s.

The story of the St. Albans Raid has all the makings of a silver-screen drama. The northernmost and perhaps most unusual land action of the Civil War took place on Oct. 19, 1864, in St. Albans Vermont.

The park – which was to become part of St. Albans Raid lore — was cleared by early settlers and donated to the Village of St. Albans by John Smith, father of the Civil War governor, J. Gregory Smith, and Halloway Taylor. The green was formally dedicated in Taylor’s memory in 1870, some 30 years after his death. In 1887, J. Gregory Smith donated an ornate fountain to be placed there.

The Village of St. Albans was incorporated in 1859, just a year before the War Between the States began. (Abiathar's middle name was Smith).

Descendants of SILAS ROBINSON III 1 SILAS ROBINSON III b: July 22, 1802 in St Albans, Franklin, Vermont d: October 08, 1889 in Hammond, St. Lawrence, New York ..

+Achsah (Axa) (Axy T) F.Potter b: September 08, 1809 in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts d: March 15, 1872 in Hammond, St. Lawrence, New York m: 1829 in Hammond, St. Lawrence, New York

They were married in Hammond, NY in 1829, and their first recorded child born was:

Descendants of Jane Robinson. There is room for a child, my ggrandfather in 1829. I have followed all the following people from the 1850 census onward to death. By 1850, Abiathar was 21 years old and could have left the family and be on his own. He has not been found on ANY 1850 census. I've thought about St Albans and Bennington being place of birth; so here's what was possible in St. Albans.

1 Jane Robinson b: June 04, 1831 in St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont

.. +Levi Gartin b: 1828 in Vermont m: Abt. 1850

Here's all of Silas's children: 2 generations:

Descendants of SILAS ROBINSON III. Silas is a name found in the New Testament. Achsah (; Hebrew: עַכְסָה, also Acsah), was Caleb ben Yefune's only daughter. The meaning of her name is uncertain.She was offered in marriage to the man who would lead an attack on the city of Debir, also called Kirjath-sepher/Kirjath-sannah. (Chronicles) The only child with a biblical name below is David and of course, Abiathar and John. Silas and Ahsah did not stay with biblical names.

Hammond is on the border with Canada!
Did Abiather slip into Canada at the onset of the
Civil War from Hammond?

Hammond, St. Lawrence, New York from Riveredge Road.

1 SILAS ROBINSON III b: July 22, 1802 in St Albans, Franklin, Vermont d: October 08, 1889 in Hammond, St. Lawrence, New York

.. +Achsah (Axa) (Axy T) F.Potter b: September 08, 1809 in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts d: March 15, 1872 in Hammond, St. Lawrence, New York m: 1829 in Hammond, St. Lawrence, New York

. 2 [1] Abiathar Smith Robinson b: December 1829 in Bennington, Bennington, VT/ Cayuga, NY/ prob. Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont d: October 07, 1904 in Wenona, Marshall, Illinois

..... +Julia Ann Tuller b: December 18, 1834 in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont d: December 02, 1887 in Wenona, Marshall, Illinois m: February 29, 1852 in Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont by justice of the peace Alva Button

. *2nd Wife of [1] Abiathar Smith Robinson:

..... +Mary Jane Deffenbaugh Walters b: November 27, 1832 in Hocking County, Ohio d: July 05, 1918 in Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, age 85 m: 1896 in prob. Wenona, Illinois

. 2 Jane Robinson b: June 04, 1831 in St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont

..... +Levi Gartin b: 1828 in Vermont m: Abt. 1850

. 2 Mariah Maria Robinson b: 1834 in Vermont

. 2 David Goff Robinson b: May 1835 in St Albans, Franklin, Vermont d: November 17, 1853 in St Albans, Franklin, Vermont/Hammond, New York

. 2 John N. Robinson b: December 1837 in St Albans, Franklin, Vermont d: 1915 in Watertown, Jefferson, New York

..... +Betsey "Elizabeth" Unknown b: March 1838 in New York d: in prob. Watertown, Jefferson, New York m: 1858 in prob. Watertown, Jefferson, New York

. 2 Martin Silas Robinson b: February 1840 in St Albans, Franklin, Vermont d: 1920 in 60, Hammond, St. Lawrence, New York

..... +Jane E. Smith b: 1844 in Hammond, St. Lawrence, New York d: 1893 in Hammond, St. Lawrence, New York m: Abt. 1860 in prob. Hammond, St. Lawrence, New York

. 2 Emily Robinson b: 1842 in St Albans, Franklin, Vermont d: July 26, 1854 in Hammond, St. Lawrence, New York

. 2 ALFRED W. Robinson b: March 25, 1845 in St Albans, Vermont d: in prob. Hammond, St. Lawrence, New York

..... +Harriet b: Abt. 1858 in Canada

. 2 Arthur Homer Robinson b: March 25, 1845 in St Albans, Franklin, Vermont d: January 18, 1922 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana

..... +Melinda C. McWilliams b: 1853 in Morristown, St. Lawrence, New York d: 1936 in Cass County, Indiana

. 2 [2] Herbert Robinson b: Abt. 1848 in Hammond, St. Lawrence, New York

..... +Jane Brooks b: 1845 in St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont m: September 23, 1876 in St Albans, Franklin, Vermont

. *2nd Wife of [2] Herbert Robinson:

..... +Suanna E. Prouty b: 1865 in Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont m: September 22, 1897 in Swanton, Franklin, Vermont

. 2 Maranda Robinson b: October 29, 1849 in Hammond, St. Lawrence, New York

. 2 Amherst H. Robinson b: 1853 in prob. Hammond, St. Lawrence, New York

One problem. My DNA matches do not show a connection here. We need more Robinsons to test their DNA.

Resource: http://www.stalbansraid.com/history/the-setting/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Albans_(city),_Vermont

FamilySearch, LDS site

# posted by Nadene Goldfoot @ 9:52 AM 1 comments

Sunday, August 18, 2019

War in Vermont Takes Many Robinsons

Nadene Goldfoot

French and Indian War-1754-1763

The French and Indian War (1754–1763) pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by American Indian allies. At the start of the war, the French colonies had a population of roughly 60,000 settlers, compared with 2 million in the British colonies. The outnumbered French particularly depended on the Indians.

The French and Indian War was only part of a global conflict—in fact, the first world war—called the Seven Years War. The French and Indian War was essentially that part of the Seven Years’ War fought in the North American theater. It started in 1754 with twenty-two-year old George Washington and a small force of militia trying to drive the French out of the Ohio Country.

They were all part of a war that started about twenty years before the American Revolution. We call it the French and Indian War—because the war was between British colonists, British forces, and Indian allies on the one hand and French forces and their Indian allies on the other. The fighting and related maneuvers happened on what was then the western frontier—in Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, Vermont, and elsewhere. French garrisons and land claims on the western edge of the thirteen British colonies were challenges to British claims and obstacles to westward migration of British colonists. The new town of Bennington, Bennington, Vermont had men in this war.

Samuel Robinson produced a lot of children according to my searches.

Descendants of Samuel S. Robinson, III.Col.

1 [2] Samuel S. Robinson, III.Col. b: August 15, 1738 in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts d: May 03, 1813 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont

.. +Hannah Clark b: December 29, 1739 in Medway, Norfolk, Co., Hardwick, Massachusetts d: November 29, 1766 in Bennington,Bennington, Vermont

. 2 [1] Persis Robinson b: November 22, 1759 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont d: July 10, 1827 in Bennington, Vermont

..... +Jacob Safford b: November 26, 1752 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut d: May 27, 1833 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont

. *2nd Husband of [1] Persis Robinson:

..... +Levi Pierce b: September 15, 1761 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts

. 2 Mary Robinson b: August 28, 1761 in Hardwick, Massachusetts d: August 28, 1761 in Bennington, Vermont

*2nd Wife of [2] Samuel S. Robinson, III.Col.:

.. +Esther Safford b: September 22, 1750 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut/Bennington, Vt. d: September 30, 1843 in Bennington, Vermont

. 2 Hannah Robinson b: January 10, 1770 in Bennington, Vermont d: July 31, 1831 in Bennington, Vermont

..... +Charles Follett b: July 1776 in Nine Partners, N.Y. d: September 27, 1813 in Cambridge, Lamoille County, Vermont

. 2 [3] Esther Robinson b: December 16, 1771 in Bennington,Bennington County, Vermont d: January 21, 1849 in Georgia, Franklin, Vermont

..... +Asahel Hyde b: 1764 d: 1812

. *2nd Husband of [3] Esther Robinson:

..... +Asahel Safford Hyde b: 1764 in Norwich, New London County, Ct. d: December 26, 1812 in Georgia, Franklin, Vermont

. 2 SAMUEL Robinson, Jr. b: January 05, 1774 in Bennington, Vermont d: March 10, 1851 in Bennington, Vermont

..... +Sarah Harwood b: October 03, 1775 in Bennington, Vermont d: September 10, 1854 in Vermontville, Eaton, Michigan

. 2 [4] Benjamin Robinson, Dr. b: February 11, 1776 in Bennington, Vermont d: March 08, 1857 in Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina

..... +Ruth Robinson b: May 08, 1779 in Bennington, Vermont d: October 30, 1806 in Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina

. *2nd Wife of [4] Benjamin Robinson, Dr.:

..... +Ruth Robinson b: May 08, 1779 in Bennington, Windham County, Vermont d: October 30, 1806 in Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina

. *3rd Wife of [4] Benjamin Robinson, Dr.:

..... +Eliza West "Elizabeth" Pearce b: March 26, 1793 in Providence, Rhode Island d: November 07, 1869 in Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina

. 2 Polly Robinson b: June 16, 1778 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont d: March 27, 1797 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont

..... +Zephaniah Armstrong b: Abt. 1775 in Poss Bennington, Vermont

. 2 Safford Sanford M. Robinson b: May 09, 1784 in Bennington, Vermont, age 66 d: March 21, 1868 in Bennington, Vermont

..... +Martha Preston b: Abt. 1784

. 2 Hiram" Heiman" Robinson b: August 15, 1786 in Bennington, Vermont d: July 06, 1861 in Prob. Bennington, Vermont

. 2 Lucy Robinson b: December 11, 1789 in Bennington, Vermont d: December 06, 1868 in Bennington , Bennington, Vermont

..... +Erastus Montague b: July 29, 1795 in Southampton, Massachusetts d: January 18, 1852 in Gainsville, Cook, Texas

. 2 Sarah Robinson b: October 08, 1791 in Bennington, Vermont

..... +William Haswell b: August 09, 1790 in Bennington, Vermont

. 2 Betsy Robinson b: April 18, 1780 in Bennington, Vermont d: November 01, 1843 in Bennington, Vermont

..... +Jared Sears b: August 12, 1779 in Bennington, Vermont/Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts d: February 06, 1828 in Knowlesville, Orleans, New York

Fighting the British

Revolutionary War 1775-1783

The Battle of Bennington was fought August 16, 1777 in what is now Walloomsac, New York. The territory at the time disputed between New York and Vermont, was fought over supplies and troops based in Bennington. Brigadier General John Stark's brigade of New Hampshire militia was based at Bennington, Vermont.

The battles of Bennington and Saratoga are recognized as the turning point in the American Revolutionary War. They were the first major defeat of a British army and convinced France that the American rebels were worthy of military aid. General John Stark, who commanded the rebel forces at the Battle of Bennington, became widely known as the "Hero of Bennington". "Bennington Battle Day" (the anniversary of the battle) is a legal holiday in Vermont. Under the portico of the Vermont Statehouse, next to a heroic granite statue of Ethan Allen, there is a brass cannon that was captured at Bennington.

The English General Burgoyne received intelligence that large stores of horses, food and munitions were kept at Bennington, which was the largest community in the land grant area. He dispatched 2,600 men, nearly a third of his army, to seize the colonial storehouse there, unaware that General Stark's New Hampshire troops were then traversing the Green Mountains to join up at Bennington with the Vermont continental regiments commanded by Colonel Seth Warner, together with the local Vermont and western Massachusetts militia. The combined American forces, under Stark's command, attacked the British column at Hoosick, New York, just across the border from Bennington. General Stark reportedly challenged his men to fight to the death, telling them that: "There are your enemies, the redcoats and the Tories. They are ours, or this night Molly Stark sleeps a widow!" In a desperate, all-day battle fought in intense summer heat, the army of Yankee farmers defeated the British, killing or capturing 900 men. Burgoyne never recovered from this loss and eventually surrendered at Saratoga on October 17, 1777 his 5,895 men.

The Battle of Bennington, fought on August 16, 1777, was a seminal event in the history of the state of Vermont. The nascent republican government, created after years of political turmoil, faced challenges from New York, New Hampshire, Great Britain and the new United States, none of which recognized its sovereignty.

American soldiers in 1781
Notice soldiers on both sides wearing white tights!

In 1791, Vermont joined the federal Union as the fourteenth state—becoming the first state to enter the Union after the original thirteen colonies, and as a counterweight to slaveholding Kentucky, which was admitted to the Union the following year.

Bennington, Vermont is the 3rd largest city in the state today. This makes me think that this city was home for Abiathar Smith Robinson, my ggrandfather, who said in one out of 3 census that he was born in New York. The other two said Vermont. Was this a Freudian slip? It was one disputed town. He was born in December, 1829. Where and Who were his parents has not been found with hard evidence. Were records lost in the battles here?

Living there with children were some of the following Robinsons:

Aaron and Polly ...............William b: 25 Sept 1807

Aaron and Sally Hopkins...Henry Hopkins b: 14 September 1794

David and Sarah Fay.......Hiram b: 1 February 1785

Fay and Saraph

Heran and Betsey

Jonathan and Mary............Isaac Tichenor b: 27 September 1790

Joseph and Rhoda Hawks....Benjamin b: 18 July 1796

Moses and Mary.................Nathan b: 4 April 1772; Elijah 15 March 1778

Moses and Ruth Dewey

Samuel and Esther ..........Samuel b: 5 July 1799; Hiram b: 15 August 1786

Its population in the earliest of days:Bennington, Bennington, Vermont

1790	2,377	—
1800	2,243	−5.6%
1810	2,524	12.5%
1820	2,485	−1.5%
1830	3,419	37.6%
1840	3,429	0.3%

In October 1780 British commanders led an Indian raid against various towns along the White River Valley. Some of our family members were taken away by the Indians-from Abiathar's wife's side- the Durkees. Julia Ann Tuller's mother was Asenith Durkee. Timothy Durkee lost his sons after the burning of Royalton and only son Heman remained. Others moved out to New York.

In Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, a town of my interest and charted in 1779, there was

Amos and Lavina..........Allan Joseph b: 27 December 1805. (Joseph Allen)

Descendants of AMOS ROBINSON III

Descendants of AMOS ROBINSON III

1 [1] AMOS ROBINSON III b: September 25, 1767 in Lebanon,Grafton, New London, Connecticut d: April 25, 1836 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
. +Lavina Bullock b: 1773 in Orange, Grafton, New Hampshire d: January 29, 1806 in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont m: June 26, 1797 in Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire
*2nd Wife of [1] AMOS ROBINSON III:
. +Elizabeth "Betsey" Hughes b: 1762 in Norwhich, Windsor, Connecticut d: December 09, 1838 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois m: September 28, 1806 in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont/ Norwich, Windsor, Vermont/ New Hampshire

War of 1812 (1812-1815)

It all started in 1803 with the British causing 10,000 Americans
to work on British ships. The War of 1812 officially began on June 18, 1812 when America declared war against the British. Known as "Mr. Madison's War" or "The Second American Revolution," the war would last for over two years. It officially ended with the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814.

Although Vermont was not the scene of any major battles during the War of 1812, its position as a border state with British North America, and the demands by the federal government for the recruitment of troops dictated the state's involvement in the war. Several regiments of U. S. Army troops were raised, as were militia companies for the defense of the state's northern border areas. Vermont troops served primarily in the military campaigns in northern New York. Near the end of this war, "August 24-25, 1814 - The British burn Washington, D.C. and Madison flees the White House.

Civil War-1861-1865

The Civil War was America's bloodiest and most divisive conflict, pitting the Union Army against the Confederate States of America. The war resulted in the deaths of more than 620,000 people, with millions more injured and the South left in ruins.

Many sons of Jamaica served with the Union Army during the Civil War. Windham County contributed heavily to manning the 4th Vermont Infantry and nearly all of Jamaica's men joined Company I of that regiment. This regiment saw heavy combat throughout the war but the Battle of the Wilderness took the greatest toll on those from the village of Jamaica.

Descendants of HIRAM ROBINSON, Jr.

1 HIRAM ROBINSON, Jr. b: March 18, 1809 in Jamaica, Windham, Vermont d: 1842 in Jamaica, Windham, Vermont
.. +Sally "Sarah" Smith b: January 01, 1812 in Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont d: August 30, 1905 in Wenona, Marshall, Illinois m: May 20, 1830 in Jamaica, Windham, Vermont
. 2 [1] Abiathar Smith Robinson b: December 1829 in Bennington, Bennington, VT/ Cayuga, NY/ prob. Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont d: October 07, 1904 in Wenona, Marshall, Illinois
..... +Julia Ann Tuller b: December 18, 1834 in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont d: December 02, 1887 in Wenona, Marshall, Illinois m: February 29, 1852 in Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont by justice of the peace Alva Button
. *2nd Wife of [1] Abiathar Smith Robinson:
..... +Mary Jane Deffenbaugh Walters b: November 27, 1832 in Hocking County, Ohio d: July 05, 1918 in Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, age 85 m: 1896 in prob. Wenona, Illinois
. 2 Emily Robinson b: Abt. 1830 in Jamaica, Windham, Vermont d: Abt. 1851
..... +Jacob Withrow b: Abt. 1828 m: Abt. 1850
. 2 Riley "J." Robinson b: 1831 in Prob. Jamaica, Windham, Vermont d: Bef. 1931
..... +Unknown Allen b: Abt. 1831 in Connecticut
. 2 Nahum Hial Robinson b: April 03, 1834 in Jamaica, Windham, Vermont d: October 04, 1921 in West Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont
..... +Catherine Lois Vaile b: June 01, 1838 in Winhall, Bennington, Vermont d: December 31, 1920 in West Bardsboro, Windham, Vermont m: February 07, 1858 in South Londonderry, Windham, Vermont
. 2 Laura Robinson b: Abt. 1835 d: Abt. 1835
. 2 Samuel Robinson b: Abt. 1836 in Vermont d: Abt. 1864
. 2 Oscar L. Roberson Robinson b: October 17, 1838 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont d: March 13, 1923 in Wenona, Marshall, Illinois
..... +Sarah E. Powell b: September 10, 1848 in Green County, New York d: March 12, 1924 in Wenona, Marshall, Illinois m: January 24, 1867 in Rutland, Kane, Illinois
. 2 Avis Mash Robinson b: October 07, 1839 in Jamaica, Vermont d: March 05, 1932 in Ogden, Weber County, Utah
..... +James Mosher Wright b: September 26, 1832 in Ranssdaer County, New York d: July 29, 1915 in Ogden, Weber County, Utah m: 1855

St. Albans Raid was the northernmost land action of the American Civil War, taking place in St. Albans, Vermont on October 19, 1864. During the American Civil War, the State of Vermont continued the military tradition started by the Green Mountain Boys of American Revolutionary War fame, contributing a significant portion of its eligible men to the war effort.

They finally got rid of the white tights!

Living in St. Albans then were the following Robinsons:

George P b: 1852

Frederick G b: 1858

William H b: 1815

Frank b: 1835

L.L. b: 1843

Albert W. b: 1851

Stephen b: 1815

Daniel B. b: 1846

Descendants of Daniel Bullard Robinson

1 Daniel Bullard Robinson b: August 26, 1847 in St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont d: May 31, 1901 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

.. +Ella M. Perkins b: April 16, 1849 in St. Louis, Missouri d: May 02, 1903 in St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont. He is the grandson of Joseph and Rhoda Hawks of Bennington, Bennington Vermont. Joseph was the son of Leonard b 1736, a Sgt in the French and Indian War. Leonard was the son of Samuel, a founder of Bennington and also a Captain in the French and Indian War.

Descendants of SAMUEL ROBINSON, Captain

1 SAMUEL ROBINSON, Captain b: April 04, 1707 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts d: October 27, 1767 in London, England. He died of smallpox in London; could not return to Bennington alive.

.. +Marcy (Mercy ) Mary Leonard b: 1713 in Southbury, Massachusetts d: June 05, 1795 in Bennington , Bennington, Vermont

This could be Abiathar's brother: He was born in Bennington, Bennington, VT.
WAS A CIVIL WAR VETERAN

WENONA: The death of Oscar Robinson occurred at his home in this city Tuesday morning, March 13, 1923.
Mr. Robinson had been in failing health for some time.
He leaves his wife and seven sons: Calvin, Charles, Manzel and Milton of this city, William and Edward of Wyoming, IL; and one daughter, Mrs. H. Cox of Davenport, Iowa; also several grandchildren.
Mr. Robinson was a civil war veteran and Member of the G. A. R.

THE PANTAGRAPGH
BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS
THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1923 PAGE 2

Resource: http://www.ushistory.org/us/11g.asp

http://www.pbs.org/wned/war-of-1812/timeline/

Labels: Civil War, French and Indian War, Revolutionary War, Robinson men, War of 1812

# posted by Nadene Goldfoot @ 9:20 AM 0 comments

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Robinson Conflicts in Genealogy in Willington, Tolland, Connecticut

Nadene Goldfoot

Could Benjamin Robinson be in Connecticut and Vermont at the same time and have two wives? I think not. This would include 6 children for the Vermont lady and 11 for the Connecticut lady. Records are conflicting.

Now for confliction. I find that Benjamin Robinson b: April 24, 1749 in Lebanon, New London, CT, husband of Thankful Sage, has also been chosen as the husband for another woman; Ruth Johnson, born April 3, 1750. They married on June 12, 1783 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut. He did not marry Thankful until 1783. Ruth was said to have married Benjamin Robinson, her 1st cousin. Ruth did not die until 1837. Ruth could be related to a Dorcas Johnson who was the connection to this being a 1st cousin.

Descendants of Sabin Robinson

1 Sabin Robinson b: March 02, 1754 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
.. +Dorcas Johnson b: January 24, 1758 in Willington Hill, Willington, Tolland, Connecticut
. 2 Lucinda Robinson b: December 03, 1782 in Willington, Tolland, Connecticut d: 1831 in Geauga, Ohio
. 2 Mirium Robinson b: December 03, 1782 in Willington Hill, Willington, Tolland, Connecticut d: February 27, 1867 in Fairfax, Franklin, Vermont
..... +Levi Bingham b: 1782 d: 1855
. 2 Dorcas Robinson b: March 20, 1785 in Willington Hill, Willington, Tolland, Connecticut
. 2 Gurdon Robinson b: July 22, 1788 in prob. Willington Hill, Willington, Tolland, Connecticut d: April 03, 1867 in prob. Willington Hill, Willington, Tolland, Connecticut
. 2 Clarissa Robinson b: November 20, 1791 in Willington Hill, Willington, Tolland, Connecticut
. 2 Abigail Robinson b: October 21, 1794 in Willington Hill, Willington, Tolland, Connecticut d: July 06, 1854 in prob. Willington Hill, Willington, Tolland, Connecticut
..... +Daniel Grover, Jr. b: 1792 d: 1863
. 2 Arminda Robinson b: May 31, 1797 in Willington Hill, Willington, Tolland, Connecticut d: February 22, 1877
..... +Lorenzo Hayes b: 1791 d: 1831
. 2 Elijah Robinson b: April 08, 1800 in Willington Hill, Willington, Tolland, Connecticut

..... +Bridget b: 1825 in Ireland

Colonel Beverley Robinson with an original first name.
Is his hair receding? Is he combing
it forward like Pres. Trump does?

Raised in mid-March of 1777 by wealthy Beverley Robinson, the Loyal American Regimentconsisted almost entirely of New York loyalists from lower Dutchess and Westchester Counties. Robinson managed sixty thousand acres and 146 tenant farms in Dutchess County. Not surprisingly, his own tenants (and relatives)accounted for a large percentage of the soldiers and officers of the regiment. See a detailed sketch of Robinson & his signature.

Robinson, a childhood friend of George Washington, was one of the wealthiest men in the New York colony and like any good leader, he played the game of politics well by eventually gaining access to British Commander-in-Chief Sir Henry Clinton. Robinson quickly became Clinton's friend and trusted advisor.

The Benjamin Robinson that married Ruth Johnson was also listed as born in 1749, but had died earlier in 1833. This is not the same person though both may have come from Connecticut. Even this conflicts with other papers.
Ah ha! More snooping and I decided that since I couldn't find a proper Benjamin in CT at the right age, I would look in next door Vermont, and I found the record on Family Search, the LDS website.

There was a Benjamin Robinson born in Willington, Connecticut, but died in Brownington, Orleans, Vermont, just like Ruth Johnson. He was a farmer who died at age 91 years, 4 months and 6 days. They were listed as Benjamin Robinson and Ruth Johnson with his death on July 11, 1874. Look at this death age and compare it with the Daniel Robinson records! It's out of sight, yet he's married to a RUTH ROBINSON! Yes, Ruth Robinson is also a terribly common moniker, I know, but....

Well, this must be about Benjamin the son, but they have him married to his mother's name Ruth Johnson. This shows what can happen when it is not read from original histories. The only sure thing I can make out of it is that Ruth wound up in Vermont with a Benjamin Robinson. It's easy to trip up with a common name like Benjamin Robinson. One must look at the place of birth and death-if it's available.

Dorcas comes down the line from John Robinson, Reverend of the Pilgrims this way.

Descendants of Peter Robinson, Sr.

1 [1] Peter Robinson, Sr. b: June 1655 in Barnstable, Massachusetts d: Abt. February 1739/40 in Scotland, or Preston, Windham, Connecticut
.. +Mary Mantor b: 1668 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts d: Abt. 1702 in Barnstable,/Tisbury Massachusetts
*2nd Wife of [1] Peter Robinson, Sr.:
.. +Experience Manter Lumbert b: 1673 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts d: April 30, 1725 in Palmertown, Connecticut

A son of Peter was Israel and his wife, Sarah Sabin.
Descendants of Israel Robinson

1 [1] Israel Robinson b: March 16, 1694/95 in Tisbury, Martha's Vinyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts d: January 12, 1775 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut
.. +Sarah Sabin b: March 27, 1702 in Windham, Connecticut d: May 03, 1737 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut
*2nd Wife of [1] Israel Robinson:
.. +Deborah Chapman b: February 15, 1706/07 in Haddam, Connecticut d: October 19, 1793 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut

A son of Israel was Elisha. who had a son named Sabin who had the wife, Dorcas Johnson. Dorcas could have had a brother, John Johnson!

Descendants of Elisha Robinson

Descendants of Elisha Robinson

1 [1] Elisha Robinson b: February 07, 1723/24 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut d: November 03, 1787 in Willington, Tolland, Connecticut
.. +Ann Squire b: Abt. 1724 in Wellington, Connecticut
. 2 Elisha Robinson b: May 30, 1745
. 2 Sabin Robinson b: March 02, 1754 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
..... +Dorcas Johnson b: January 24, 1758 in Willington Hill, Willington, Tolland, Connecticut
*1st Wife of [1] Elisha Robinson:
.. +Thankful Unknown b: Abt. 1729 in Willington, Tolland, Connecticut
. 2 Israel Robinson b: January 29, 1748/49 in Dutchess County, New York

The Benjamin Robinson, son of ? and Ruth Johnson, his 1st cousin, are said to have married on September 18, 1770. They had 6 children:

1. John b: May 18, 1771.d: Willington, Tolland, CT

2. Aseneth b: May 8, 1773 Willington, Tolland, CT

3. Julius b: January 18 1776, Willington, Tolland, CT d: April 14 1816 Weathersfield, Vermont

4. Mary b: July 9, 1778 Willington, Tolland, CT

5. Ruth b: February 20, 1781 Willington, Tolland, CT

6. Benjamin b: March 8, 1784. Willington, Tolland, CT

Connecticut had very few Benjamin Robinsons around the age of Ruth's husband, Benjamin. One I had found was already married and the timing didn't work for him, either. I can see why Thankful Sage's Ben was said to be spouse of both.

Lots and lots of Benjamin Robinsons were also in the Revolutionary War, too.

Genealogy as a hobby is terribly exciting. You are a detective. You hunt and compare names and dates and places. You are ecstatic if you find original copies of a person's ID. I woke up at 3am with this very problem that I wanted to solve and I'm still here at 3:30pm, taking a few breaks. Maybe now I can relax once again. The problem is solved as far as I'm concerned. Of course there were 2 separate Benjamin Robinsons!

Resource: http://www.loyalamericanregiment.org/reghist.htm

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