Robinson Genealogy

 Nadene Goldfoot                                        

My, everyone back then seemed to be a Reverend.  I had found Reverend Edward Robinson born in 1794 in Connecticut who was THE Edward Robinson in Palestine with a Smith, doing research and probably digs.  His father was William Robinson, Reverend.  Every Robinson named a son, William or Edward. My mother's brother was Edward Kenneth Robinson.   This Reverend was already on my vast Robinson tree-almost, as his father was there, since I've tried so many Robinsons to be the father of my ggrandfather, Abiathar Smith Robinson of Vermont b:Dec. 1829.

You'd think my ggrandfather, Abiathar was raised by a Reverend.  He was very strict.  My grandfather Frank Hugh's horse was in a field where the bull had entered on a Sunday, their Sabbath, and Frank wanted to get it out quickly to save it from the bull.  Abiathar wouldn't let him, the horse was killed, and so my granddfather left home--ran away, actually at about age 16, never to return, and there went all my chances of getting some good information about the family.  New England was loaded with Robinsons.  New York, CT, Vermont, Maine, 

Edward Robinson (April 10, 1794 – January 27, 1863) was an American biblical scholar known for his magnum opus, Biblical Researches in Palestine, the first major work in Biblical Geography and Biblical Archaeology, which earned him the epithets "Father of Biblical Geography" and "Founder of Modern Palestinology."^[1]

He studied in the United States and Germany, a center of biblical scholarship and exploration of the Bible as history. He translated scriptural works from classical languages, as well as German translations. His Greek and English Lexicon of the New Testament (1836; last revision, 1850) became a standard authority in the United States, and was reprinted several times in Great Britain.

Robinson went to Europe to study ancient languages, largely in Halle and Berlin (1826–30). While in Halle, in 1828 he married the German writer Therese Albertine Luise. After the couple returned to the United States, Robinson was appointed professor extraordinary of sacred literature at Andover Theological Seminary (1830–.1833).     I've seen a picture of her, can't lift it to this blog.  She was beautiful, while he

looks rather stuffy.  

It will be wild if he's a DNA relative since I'm holding dual citizenship with USA/Israel having lived there from  1980-end of 1985 in Haifa and Tzfat.  

Robinson traveled to Palestine in 1838 in the company of Rev. Eli Smith. He published Biblical Researches in Palestine in 1841, for which he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Geographical Society in 1842. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1847.

Robinson, together with Smith, made scores of identifications of ancient places referred to the Bible. His work established his enduring reputation as a "Founder" of Biblical archaeology, and influenced much of future archaeological field work. Examples of his finds in Jerusalem include the Siloam tunnel and Robinson's Arch in the Old City; the latter was named in his honor. 

 The arch is named after Biblical scholar Edward Robinson who identified its remnants in 1838. Robinson published his findings in his landmark work Biblical Researches in Palestine, in which he drew the connection with a bridge described in Josephus's Antiquities of the Jews and The Jewish War, concluding that its existence proves the antiquity of the Walls of Jerusalem. Excavations during the second half of the 20th century revealed both its purpose and the extent of its associated structures. Today the considerable surviving portions of the ancient overpass complex may be viewed by the public within the Jerusalem Archaeological Park. As it is adjacent to Jerusalem's Western Wall worship area, a portion is used by some groups as a place of prayer.      

The two men returned to Ottoman Palestine in 1852 for further investigations. In 1856 the enlarged edition of Biblical Researches was published simultaneously in English and German. Among those who later acknowledged Robinson’s stature, in 1941 G. Ernest Wright, reviewing the pioneering survey contained in Nelson Glueck's The Other Side of the Jordan, makes a just comparison and fitting testimonial: "Glueck's explorations are second to none, unless it is those of Edward Robinson."

1  [1] William Robinson, Reverend b: August 15, 1754 in Lebanon, New London, Conncticut d: August 15, 1825 in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut Age at death: 71

. +Sophia Mosely b: October 07, 1760 in Westfield, Middlesex, Connecticut d: December 31, 1784 in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut Age at death: 24

*2nd Wife of [1] William Robinson, Reverend:

. +Anna Mills b: June 11, 1761 in West Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut d: July 10, 1789 in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut Age at death: 28

*3rd Wife of [1] William Robinson, Reverend:

. +Naomi Wolcott b: September 28, 1754 in East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut d: April 16, 1782 in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut m: Abt. 1772 in prob.Lebanon/  Southington, Hartford, Connecticut Age at death: 27 m: Abt. 1772 in prob.Lebanon/  Southington, Hartford, Connecticut

*4th Wife of [1] William Robinson, Reverend:

. +Elizabeth Betsey Norton b: January 13, 1761 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut d: December 20, 1824 in prob. Southington, Hartford, Connecticut m: August 10, 1790 in Connecticut Age at death: 63 m: August 10, 1790 in Connecticut

The line went to Ichabod Robinson, William's father.  

Descendants of Ichabod Robinson

1  [1] Ichabod Robinson b: December 12, 1720 in Duxbury, Massachusetts d: January 20, 1809 in Lebanon, New London, Conncticut Age at death: 88

. +Lydia Brown b: Abt. 1720

*2nd Wife of [1] Ichabod Robinson:

. +Mary

*3rd Wife of [1] Ichabod Robinson:

. +Mary Hide Hyde b: July 03, 1731 in Lebanon, New London, Conncticut d: July 01, 1750 in Lebanon, New London, Conncticut m: May 25, 1749 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut Age at death: 18 m: May 25, 1749 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut

*4th Wife of [1] Ichabod Robinson:

. +Lydia Brown b: March 19, 1719/20 d: August 23, 1778 in Lebanon, New London, Conncticut m: January 16, 1752 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut Age at death: 58 m: January 16, 1752 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut

Labels: Biblical scholar, Connecticut, connection to other Robinsons, Edward Robinson, genealogy, New England Robinsons, Palestine, Robinson's Arch

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