William Robbins (1651 - 1725)

Born 2 May 1651 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Priscilla (Gowing) Robbins — married 2 Jul 1680 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 18 Aug 1725 at age 74 in Walpole, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

William Robbins

Birth: Aug. 18, 1651 Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Death: Aug. 18, 1725, Walpole Heights, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

William Robbins was a soldier in King Phillip's War. He lived in Reading until 1691. He gave money toward building a meeting-house in the South Parish (Wakefield) and the first church in Lynnfield. He also became a freeman that year. In 1691, he moved from Reading to a section of Dedham which would later become Walpole. This part of Dedham was know at that time as at "Ye Sawe Mille," in reference to the mill built by Joshua Fisher and Eleazer Lusher on the Neponset River.

He had several connections to this area. Prior to the coming of Robbins, the only permanent settlers in later Wapole were James Fales, Thomas Clap, and Joseph Kingsbury. Priscilla Robbins, William's wife, was a niece of Mrs. Fales. Peter Fales, Jame's son, married Abigail Robbins, William's sister. William's son, William married Hannah Clap, whose mother was a daughter of the "old saw-mill" owner, Fisher.

He was the first signer of a petition to set off the southern portion of Dedham as a seperate township. He died shortly after the new town was created. (from History of the Robbins Family of Walpole, Massachusetts : Descendants of William and Priscilla Robbins, 1949)

Marriage

ROBBINS (see Robins), William and Presilla Going, July 2, 1680. (*Intention not recorded) ^[1] Going Presilla and William Robbins, July 2, 1680. ^[2]

Burial

• Old Burial Place, Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA^[3]

Research Notes

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William Robbins 1651 - 1725

Children:

1. Abigail Robbins 1670 - 1727 - Wiki profile Robbins-1717
2. Elizabeth Robbins 1680 - 1780
3. William Robbins, Sr 1682 - 1770
4. Aquilla Robbins 1685 - 1712
5. John Robbins, Sr 1688 - 1774 - Wiki profile Robbins-128
6. Ebenezer Robbins 1691 - 1762 - Wiki profile Robbins-2984
7. Ezekiel Robbins 1694 - 1772 [2]

Geneology Chart of Robbins to Williamson, Written down by Edith Clara Russell Nadeau and other family members

Sources

1. ↑ VR of Reading: Page 435.
2. ↑ VR of Reading: Page 350.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 03 December 2020), memorial page for William Robbins (2 May 1651–18 Aug 1725), Find A Grave: Memorial #20872069, citing Old Burial Place, Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Bill Boyington (contributor 46800933) .

• Vital Records of Reading, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, Mass., 1912).
  
• Events relating to the Robbins family. ^[4]

Trees

• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/80424554/family
• https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-321874831-2-1608/william-robbins-in-myheritage-family-trees?s=216760841

Acknowledgements

• Thank you to Donnie Perrie for creating WikiTree profile Robbins-1772.
• WikiTree profile Robbins-525 created through the import of BDM7-7-11.ged on Jul 8, 2011 by Brian McCullough. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Brian and others.
• Thanks to Norma Luke for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Norma and others.