Colonel Beverley Robinson

Male 1722 - 1792  (70 years)


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  • Name Beverley Robinson  [1, 2
    Title Colonel 
    Born 11 Jan 1721/22  Middlesex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 01 Feb 1721/22  Middlesex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Military Service 17 Sep 1780  [5
    Colonel Beverley Robinson to Major General Benedict Arnold, September 17, 1780 
    • Beverley Robinson was on board the Vulture and writing to Benedict Arnold who was then making his headquarters in Beverley Robinson's home.
    Beverley Robinson to Benedict Arnold 17 September 1780
    Beverley Robinson to Benedict Arnold 17 September 1780
    Military Service 18 Sep 1780  [5
    Major General Benedict Arnold to Colonel Beverley Robinson, September 18, 1780 
    • Major General Benedict Arnold at Colonel Beverley Robinson's house, occupied by Arnold as his headquarters to Robinson who had just written to Arnold a day earlier from aboard the Vulture.
    Benedict Arnold to Beverley Robinson 18 September 1780
    Benedict Arnold to Beverley Robinson 18 September 1780
    Military Service 25 Sep 1780  [5
    Colonel Beverley Robinson aboard the Vulture to General George Washington 
    • Colonel Beverley Robinson requests that Washington release Major John Andre who was captured as a spy on September 23, 1780 wearing plain clothes supplied by General Benedict Arnold to aid in Andre's return to the British through the American Lines.
    Beverley Robinson to George Washington 25 September 1780
    Beverley Robinson to George Washington 25 September 1780
    Death 09 Apr 1792  Thornbury, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military Service Colonel of the King's Loyal Americans  [2
    Died 9 Apr 1792  Bath, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I2818  Schimka Family Tree
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2013 

    Father John Robinson,   b. 1683, Urbanna, Middlesex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1749, Yorktown, York County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Catherine Beverley,   d. 21 Jul 1726, Middlesex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Yes, date unknown  [3, 6, 7
    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.
    Family ID F961  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susanna Phillippes,   d. 1822, Thornbury, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Yes, date unknown  [2
    Children 
     1. Susan Maria Robinson,   d. 1833, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     2. Joanna Robinson,   d. 1832, Cheltenham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     3. William Henry Robinson  [Natural]
     4. Lieutenant-Colonel Beverley Robinson  [Natural]
     5. Sir Frederick Philipse Robinson,   b. Sep 1763, Highlands, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1852, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 88 years)
    Last Modified 29 Dec 2011 
    Family ID F986  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Jan 1721/22 - Middlesex County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 01 Feb 1721/22 - Middlesex County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 09 Apr 1792 - Thornbury, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Apr 1792 - Bath, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Colonel Beverley Robinson was closely involved in the treason of Benedict Arnold and was the recipient of a letter sent by Arnold.

  • Sources 
    1. [S961] The Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Va, Christchurch,Va. Christ Church; National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. Virginia, (Name: Richmond, W. E. Jones, Printer; Date: 1897;), 31833008268473.

    2. [S968] Colonial Families of the Southern States of America, Stella Pickett Hardy, (Name: Tobias A. Wright; Location: New York; Date: 1911;).

    3. [S960] Life of Sir John Beverly Robinson: BART., C.B., D.C.L., chief-justice of Upper Canada, Charles Walker Robinson, (Name: Morang & co., limited; Date: 1904;), Page 3.

    4. [S961] The Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Va, Christchurch,Va. Christ Church; National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. Virginia, (Name: Richmond, W. E. Jones, Printer; Date: 1897;), 31833008268473., Page 112.

    5. [S1238] George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799: Series 4. General Correspondence. 1697-1799.

    6. [S960] Life of Sir John Beverly Robinson: BART., C.B., D.C.L., chief-justice of Upper Canada, Charles Walker Robinson, (Name: Morang & co., limited; Date: 1904;), Page 176.

    7. [S988] The Virginia magazine of history and biography, Volume XV, (Name: The Virginia Historical Society; Location: Richmond, VA; Date: Year Ending June 1908;), Page 447.