Pvt.
Moses
Robbins
Born about in Voluntown, New London County, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Robbins
and Ann (Bathrick) Robbins
Brother of
Elizabeth (Robbins) Crary
Husband of
Kezia (Minor) Robbins
— married
1745 in Preston, New London, Connecticut
Descendants 
Father of
Miner Robbins, Samuel War Robbins, Sarah Anne (Robbins) Crary, Brintnel Robbins, Gilmore Robbins, Lorin Robbins and Mary (Robbins) Brown
Died
at about age 97
in Voluntown, New London County, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Jun 2012
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Biography
Moses Robbins was born around 1717 to 1719 in Voluntown, New London County, Connecticut. He was a son of Ann (Bathrick) Robbins (1675-aft.1725) and Richard Robbins (1679-1767), who originated in Cambridge, Massachusetts, then relocated to Voluntown.
Moses Robbins was Christened on 19 Sep 1725 in 1st Congregational Church, Griswold, Connecticut.
In about 1745 or '46, he married Keziah Minor (Manassah, Elnathan , Manassah), who was born on 6 Mar 1727 in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut. She died on 10 Oct 1784. They had the following children (not a complete list):
- Miner Robbins (1747-) [1]
- Samuel War Robbins (1749-1839)[2]
- Sarah Anne (Robbins) Crary (1752-abt.1833); married Archibald Crary [3]. Sarah married Archibald CRARY about 1771 in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut. Archibald was born on 24 Nov 1748 in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut. He died in 1812 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island.
- Brintel Robbins (1756-1836); married Mary Ansley Boardman
- Gilmore Robbins; married Grace Brown [4]
- Betsey Robbins was born about 1758 [5]
- Lorin Robbins (1760-1849); married Elizabeth Boardman (1760 - 1840), daughter of Joseph Boardman (1722-1796) and Rachael (Killam) Boardman (1730-) [6]
- Mary (Robbins) Brown (1767-1831) was born on 23 Jun 1767 in Voluntown, New London, Conn.; married Denison Brown; she died on 12 Jun 1831 in Bridgewater, NY. [7]
American Revolutionary War service: Moses Robbins served as a private in Revolutionary War from 1779-1780. In Col. Durkee's Co 4th Connecticut Regiment.
Capt. Moses Robbins died 4 Nov 1814 [8], probably in Voluntown or Preston, Connecticut. He was buried in Robbins Cemetery, Voluntown, New London County, Connecticut, USA [9]
Note: A certain "Maj." Moses Robbins (26 Jan 1767 - 23 Sep 1818) [10], who married Abigail Cook (1767 - 1829), and died in St. Charles County, Missouri, may have been a child of this family. In view of the evident effort to justify his attachment to this birth family, more probative investigation should be performed with the intent to sort out the true relationships.
Sources
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHK9-X21
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZFC-TJX
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MLX4-JZY
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KPMM-345
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G78P-S26
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KP44-WJX
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZFC-VFQ
- ↑ "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F76Z-1XM : 16 September 2020), Moses Robbins, 1814.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #19315276
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #156931037
- Jordan, John W. (John Woolf), 1840-1921. Colonial And Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania: Genealogical And Personal Memoirs. New York: The Lewis Pub. Co., 1911. Vol. 2 Page 1041
Profile History
This is a merged profile, containing elements of:
- WikiTree profile Robbins-1210 created through the import of temp2.ged on Jun 3, 2012 by Steve St. Martin.
- Robins-485 creating] Robins-485 on 8 Aug 13.
- Unsourced family tree handed down to Laura (Carlson) Peterson.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Moses by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Moses:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Moses by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Moses:
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