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Benjamin Robinson

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  • Name Benjamin Robinson  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 17 Sep 1752  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Possessions 12 Jun 1770  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Name: Benjamin Robinson
    Date: 12 Jun 1770
    Location: Spotsylvania Co., VA
    Property: 100 a. in upper end of Spts. Co.
    Notes: This land record was originally published in "Virginia County Records - Spotsylvania County, 1721-1800, Volume I" edited by William Armstrong Crozier.
    Remarks: Joseph Hawkins of Spts. Co. and Margaret, his wife, to Benjamin Robinson, son of Wm. and Agness Robinson of same Co. 50. 100 a. in upper end of Spts. Co. 21 Mar 1771.
    Description: Grantee
    Book date: G 
    Possessions 13 Jan 1792  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Name: Benjamin Robinson
    Date: 13 Jan 1792
    Location: Spotsylvania Co., VA
    Property: 6 acres in Par. and Co. afsd.
    Notes: This land record was originally published in "Virginia County Records - Spotsylvania County, 1721-1800, Volume I" edited by William Armstrong Crozier.
    Remarks: Benjamin Robinson and Catherine, his wife, of Berkeley Par., Spots. Co., to Beverley Winslow of Par. and Co. afsd. 9 15s. curr. 6 acres in Par. and Co. afsd. 6 Mar 1792
    Description: Grantor
    Book date: N 
    Deed 9 Dec 1795  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    The sale of the portion of the estate of William Robinson upon which he was living at the time of his death. The sale was conducted for Agnes by her son, Benjamin Robinson and his wife Catherine Parker-Robinson. The transaction consisted of 62 acres and was sold to Roger Tandy, a resident of the same county, for $288. 
    Sale of 62 acres of land for $288 to Roger Tandy.    		 Sale of 62 acres of land for $288 to Roger Tandy.
    This acreage is described as being that upon which William Robinson, Esq., Decd., lived upon at the time of his death.
    Died 1825  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I2796  Schimka Family Tree
    Last Modified 23 Dec 2013 

    Father Major William Robinson,   b. 25 Mar 1709, Urbanna, Middlesex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1792, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Agnes Smith,   b. 22 Sep 1716, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 9 Dec 1795, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 27 Jan 1757  St. Thomas Parish, Orange County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    • 27 January 1757. William Robinson and Agnes Smith.
      This license was found in an old fee book by J. W. Browning. Both of St. Thomas' Parish. P1. [6]
    William Robinson and Agnes Smith marriage of 27 January 1757; Francis Robinson and Mary Terrell marriage of 28 February 1788.    		 William Robinson and Agnes Smith marriage of 27 January 1757; Francis Robinson and Mary Terrell marriage of 28 February 1788.
    William Robinson and Agnes Smith 1757 Marriage Register Entry, Orange County, Virginia.    		 William Robinson and Agnes Smith 1757 Marriage Register Entry, Orange County, Virginia.
    This document is a marriage register entry recording the marriage of William Robinson and Agnes Smith on January 27, 1757 St Thomas Parish within Orange County, Virginia.
    Land Record 05 Nov 1764  Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    A land sale or purchase 
    Documents
    The pedigree of Bishop John Robinson    		The pedigree of Bishop John Robinson
    This is a copy of the pedigree of John Robinson, Bishop of London "compiled from Bishop Robinson's own, made in 1711, and was continued by General C. W. Robinson, from one of Misses Robinson, of Hanover County, 1763, and with his own additions." This copy was published in the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume XV, for the year ending June 1908.
    The marriage register entry for the marriage of Edmund Stephens and Agnes Robinson.    		The marriage register entry for the marriage of Edmund Stephens and Agnes Robinson.
    A record of the birth and baptism of Agnes Robinson in The Douglas Register which are transcripts of the register kept but the Rev. Douglas at St James Northam Parish, Goochland County, Virginia.    		A record of the birth and baptism of Agnes Robinson in The Douglas Register which are transcripts of the register kept but the Rev. Douglas at St James Northam Parish, Goochland County, Virginia.
    Family ID F960  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Parker 
    Married 18 Feb 1783  St James Northam Parish, Goochland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    A record of the marriage of Benjamin Robinson and Catherine Parker.    		 A record of the marriage of Benjamin Robinson and Catherine Parker.
    Children 
    +1. Winslow L Robinson,   b. Abt 1794, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1875, Scott County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years)
     2. Elizabeth Winslow Parker Robinson,   b. 6 Jun 1789, St James Northam Parish, Goochland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Ann Parker Robinson,   b. 22 Mar 1785, St James Northam Parish, Goochland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Documents
    Winslow L Robinson 1875 Death Record, Scott County, Kentucky.    		Winslow L Robinson 1875 Death Record, Scott County, Kentucky.
    Birth and baptismal records of Ann Parker Robinson and Elizabeth Winslow Parker Robinson in The Douglas Register.    		Birth and baptismal records of Ann Parker Robinson and Elizabeth Winslow Parker Robinson in The Douglas Register.
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2013 
    Family ID F1069  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Sep 1752 - Spotsylvania County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPossessions - Name: Benjamin Robinson Date: 12 Jun 1770 Location: Spotsylvania Co., VA Property: 100 a. in upper end of Spts. Co. Notes: This land record was originally published in "Virginia County Records - Spotsylvania County, 1721-1800, Volume I" edited by William Armstrong Crozier. Remarks: Joseph Hawkins of Spts. Co. and Margaret, his wife, to Benjamin Robinson, son of Wm. and Agness Robinson of same Co. 50. 100 a. in upper end of Spts. Co. 21 Mar 1771. Description: Grantee Book date: G - 12 Jun 1770 - Spotsylvania County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPossessions - Name: Benjamin Robinson Date: 13 Jan 1792 Location: Spotsylvania Co., VA Property: 6 acres in Par. and Co. afsd. Notes: This land record was originally published in "Virginia County Records - Spotsylvania County, 1721-1800, Volume I" edited by William Armstrong Crozier. Remarks: Benjamin Robinson and Catherine, his wife, of Berkeley Par., Spots. Co., to Beverley Winslow of Par. and Co. afsd. 9 15s. curr. 6 acres in Par. and Co. afsd. 6 Mar 1792 Description: Grantor Book date: N - 13 Jan 1792 - Spotsylvania County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeed - The sale of the portion of the estate of William Robinson upon which he was living at the time of his death. The sale was conducted for Agnes by her son, Benjamin Robinson and his wife Catherine Parker-Robinson. The transaction consisted of 62 acres and was sold to Roger Tandy, a resident of the same county, for $288. - 9 Dec 1795 - Spotsylvania County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1825 - Spotsylvania County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1001] DAR Membership Application (Member Number: 732521 - A097787), National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Application Record Copy for National Member: 732521 Ancestor Number: A097787.

    2. [S959] Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online.
      Record for William Robinson

    3. [S985] Spotsylvania County, William Armstrong Crozier, 1864-1913, (William Robinson Will Transcription), F221 .V75 v.1., Spotsylvania County, 1792 Source: Library of Virginia, Wills Book E, 1772-1798, Spotsylvania County, VA, Reel 28, pages 1168-1169.
      This is a transcription of the Last Will and Testament of William Robinson that is cirulating on the Internet. I have not seen a copy of the original so this information should be treated as unsubstantiated.

    4. [S1106] Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850.

    5. [S1205] Spotsylvania County Records 1721-1800, Ed. William Armstrong Crozier, (Baltimore: Southern Book Co. 1955), p. 481.
      Original record in Deed Book O, 1794-1797.

    6. [S1072] Marriages of Orange County, Virginia, 1747-1810 , Knorr, Catherine Lindsay, (Knorr, Catherine Lindsay), 0-89308-252-x., 73.

    7. [S1096] Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940, Page 1.
      groom's name: William Robinson
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      bride's name: Agnes Smith
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      marriage date: 27 Jan 1757
      marriage place: Orange, Virginia
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      indexing project (batch) number: M86862-5
      system origin: Virginia-EASy
      source film number: 33031
      reference number: P1 l4
      Orange County, Virginia, Marriage Register 1, 1757-1767

    8. [S1072] Marriages of Orange County, Virginia, 1747-1810 , Knorr, Catherine Lindsay, (Knorr, Catherine Lindsay), 0-89308-252-x., 73.
      27 January 1757. William Robinson and Agnes Smith.
      This license was found in an old fee book by J. W. Browning. Both of St. Thomas' Parish. P1.

    9. [S904] Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800, Ancestry.Com.
      Note: this transcription record gives marriage date of 27 Jan 1757

    10. [S984] William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volume IV, Lyon G. Tyler, M.A., LL. D. (editor), (Name: William and Mary College; Location: Richmond, VA; Date: 1895;), Page 60.
      Wm Robinson to Agnes Smith 1758, Jany 27

    11. [S985] Spotsylvania County, William Armstrong Crozier, 1864-1913, (William Robinson Will Transcription), F221 .V75 v.1.

    12. [S1208] The Douglas Register, Douglas, William, (J. W. Fergusson & Sons, Richmond, VA 1928), p. 42.