John Robinson (abt. 1683 - 1749)

Born about 1683 in Hewick Plantation, Middlesex County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Beverley) Robinson — married 1 Jul 1703 in Christchurch, Middlesex County, Colony of Virginia

Husband of Mary (Bathurst) Meriwether — married Dec 1730 in South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died 24 Aug 1749 at about age 66 in Yorktown, York County, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

John Robinson was a Virginia colonist.

John Robertson (aka Robinson) was the son of Christopher Robinson, Esq., b. 1645 in Yorkshire, England, a wealthy and influential Virginia planter and his wife, Agatha (Obert) Robinson. Christopher Robinson was in the House of Burgesses (1685-1692); on the Governor's Council 1691; was Secretary of State of the colony (1691-1692); a founding member of the Board of Trustees of the College of William and Mary (1693); named Councilor and Secretary of Foreign Plantations by King William III of England (1692); and served as senior vestryman and warden of Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County. He was known as one of the "Barons of the Rappahannock River."^[1]

John was sent to London for his education in the legal profession, living with his uncle, the Anglican Bishop of London, Bishop John IV Robinson. When he returned to Virginia at 18 years old, his father's Will gave him 1,000 acres of tobacco land on the Piankatank River in Middlesex County. In 1701, he married Catherine Beverly, b. 1686 in Gloucester County, daughter of Major Robert Beverly, a lawyer, militia leader and former Clerk of the Virginia House of Burgesses. They had eight children:^[2]

1. Christopher ROBINSON b: 1 JUL 1703 in Hewick, Urbanna, Middlesex, Virginia,
2. John ROBINSON b: 3 FEB 1704 in Hewick, Middlesex, Virginia,
3. Mary ROBINSON b: 1706 in Middlesex, Middlesex, Virginia
4. William ROBINSON b: 25 MAR 1709 in Hewick, Urbana, Middlesex, Virginia
5. Robert ROBINSON b: 20 OCT 1711 in Middlesex, Virginia
6. Katherine ROBINSON b: 23 FEB 1715 in Middlesex, Virginia
7. Henry ROBINSON b: 7 APR 1718 in Middlesex, Virginia
8. Beverly ROBINSON b: 11 JAN 1722 in Urbanna, Middlesex, Virginia

In the summer of 1726, John's wife Catherine Beverly died. Deeply affected, he left Middlesex County, leaving his affairs and minor children in the hands of his relatives and servants. The marriage settlement with his second wife, married in 1731, placed him in Spotsylvania County at that time. As a wealthy widower from a notable gentry family, John married Lady Mary Bathurst, daughter of Lancelot Bathurst, wealthy planter from Essex County. Lady Mary was twice widowed: of both Francis Meriwether and Reuben Welch. John moved his family to her estate, "Bathurst," on Piscataway Creek, until she died in 1738. Then, he bought another neighboring plantation he called "Piscataqua" in Essex County.^[3]

John Robertson (Robinson) represented Middlesex County in The VA House of Burgess in 1711 and 1714. He became a member of Governor's Council in 1720 and was later named President of that Body. In 1744, Governor Gooch named him Secretary of Virginia. On June 20, 1749, when Governor Gooch returned to England, he was named Acting Governor of Virginia until his death on August 24, 1749. This designation has been contested by some historians who say that because John Robinson fell ill before Governor Gooch's ship actually sailed, he returned and named someone else to rule the colony temporarily in August.^[4]

Research Notes

Catherine BEVERLY

• Descended from practically every royal house of Europe
• Born: Abt 1680 Middlesex County, Virginia
• Died: 1726 Urbanna, Middlesex County, Virginia
• Married: Abt 1701 Middlesex County, Virginia
• Father: Robert BEVERLEY
• Mother: Katherine Hone
• Children
• Mary ROBINSON
• Born: 3 January 1706 Middlesex County, Virginia
• Christened: Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia
• Died: 1739 Virginia
• Beverley ROBINSON
• Born: 11 January 1722 Middlesex County, Virginia
• Christened: 1 February 1722 Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia
• Died: 9 April 1792 Thornbury, Near Bath, England
• Buried: St. James Church, Bath, England
• Robert ROBINSON
• Born: 20 October 1711 Middlesex County, Virginia
• Died: Gravesend, England
• Buried: Gravesend, England
• John ROBINSON
• Born: 3 February 1704 Middlesex County, VIrginia
• Died: 11 May 1776 Mt. Pleasant, King And Queen County, Virginia
• Catherine ROBINSON
• Born: 23 February 1715 Middlesex County, Virginia
• Christened: 29 February 1707/1708 Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia
• Henry ROBINSON
• Born: 7 April 1718 Middlesex County, Virginia
• Died: 1756/1759 Virginia
• William ROBINSON
• Born: 25 May 1709 Urbanna, Middlesex County, Virginia
• Died: 5 May 1792 Spotsylvania County, Virginia
• Christopher ROBINSON
• Born: 1 July 1703 Place: Christ Church, Middlesex County, VIrginia
• Christened: 11 July 1703 Place: Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia
• Died: 20 April 1738 Place: Oriel College, Oxford, England

Sources

1. ↑ Hewick Plantation
2. ↑ Indiana West Family and Beyond Family Tree
3. ↑ Vol. 26, May 1985 Virginia Governors from Essex County
4. ↑ Hewick Plantation; and Vol. 26, May 1985 Virginia Governors from Essex County

See also:

• The Virginia Magazine of History & Biography, pg. 217
• Hewick Plantation
• Indiana West Family and Beyond
• Vol. 26, May 1985, Virginia Governors from Essex County
• Harris-Quinn Families
• Our Family Genealogy Pages Many primary & secondary source references and citations.
• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I68072&tree=tree1
• Rootsweb [1]
• Father of his sons

• "John Robinson." Family Search. Accessed Feb. 6th, 2021. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MPX4-23W.

• "Honorable John Robinson." Geni. Accessed Feb. 6th, 2021. https://www.geni.com/people/Honorable-John-Robinson/6000000008286398342.

• "John Robinson." Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties. Accessed Jan. 6th, 2021. https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I68072&tree=Tree1.

• "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPQ-GVL : 8 April 2020), John Robinson in entry for Mary Robinson, 07 Feb 1748; citing Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,034.

• "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNR-NQR : 18 January 2020), John Robinson in entry for Mary Robinson, 1748.

• "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNR-N4V : 18 January 2020), John Robinson in entry for Cathrine Robinson, 1742.

• "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPQ-FD3 : 8 April 2020), John Robinson in entry for Cathrine Robinson, 20 Jun 1742; citing Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,034.

• "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDFB-4DQ : 18 January 2020), John Robinson in entry for Cathrine Robinson, .

• "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPQ-L4R : 8 April 2020), John Robinson in entry for John Robinson, 06 Aug 1736; citing Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,034.

• "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDJ2-PYM : 18 January 2020), John Robinson in entry for John Robinson, 1736.

• "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDFB-M4R : 18 January 2020), John Robinson in entry for John Robinson, .

• "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDLK-Q4M : 24 January 2020), John Robinson, 1725.

• "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSL7-33L : 10 March 2018), John Robinson in entry for Mehetabel Robinson, 12 Apr 1731; citing , Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,102.

• "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPQ-GJF : 8 April 2020), John Robinson in entry for Mehetabel Robinson, 27 Mar 1729; citing Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,034.

• "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNS-6JZ : 18 January 2020), John Robinson in entry for Mehetabl Robinson, 1729.

• "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPQ-JJQ : 8 April 2020), John Robinson in entry for Elizabeth Robinson, 05 Nov 1734; citing Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,034.

• "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNR-N4W : 18 January 2020), John Robinson in entry for Elizabeth Robinson, 1734.

• "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDFB-48B : 18 January 2020), John Robinson in entry for Elisabeth Robinson, .

• "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDXV-TMX : 18 January 2020), John Robinson in entry for Elisabeth Robinson, 1734.

• "New Hampshire Deaths and Burials, 1784-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDKM-MGM : 18 January 2020), John Robinson in entry for Mehetable Robinson, 1731.

• "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRR7-WVX : 28 January 2020), John Robinson in entry for Beverley Robinson, 1722.

• "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRR7-SQJ : 28 January 2020), John Robinson in entry for William Robinson, 1709.

• "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRR7-QWG : 28 January 2020), John Robinson in entry for Christopher Robinson, 1703.

• "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRR7-3NK : 28 January 2020), John Robinson in entry for Christopher Robinson, 1703.

• "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRR7-M3S : 28 January 2020), John Robinson in entry for Catherine Robinson, 1715.

• "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRQ-RL6 : 28 January 2020), John Robinson in entry for John Robinson, 1704.

• "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRR7-TMP : 28 January 2020), John Robinson in entry for Mary Robinson, 1706.

* "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRQ-13R : 28 January 2020), John Robinson in entry for Robert Robinson, 1711.

• "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRH-H17 : 28 January 2020), John Robinson in entry for Henry Robinson, 1718.

• "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRR7-SQJ : 28 January 2020), John Robinson in entry for William Robinson, 1709.

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