Christopher was born in 1645 at Cleasby, Yorkshire, England, a son of John Robinson and Elizabeth Potter (p 104).[2] He was the brother of John Robinson, Bishop of Bristol, England who submitted testimony to the College of Heralds that Christopher Robinson had married, as his 2nd wife, "Katherine, daur: of Theophilus Hone of Jamestown in Virginia, Relict of Major Robert Beverley."
Christopher married Katherine on 17 November 1687.[3]
Christopher married in 1673 at Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia, as his 1st, to Agatha Bertram Obert, a daughter of Bertram Obert of Middlesex Co, Virginia. She died on 25 Jan 1685/6.[4]
Christopher married on 17 Nov 1687 at Christ Church, Middlesex Co, Virginia, as his 2nd, and as her 2nd to Katharine (Hone) Beverley, widow of Robert Beverley, and daughter of Theophilus Hone.[4]
Profile previously reported death on 13 February 1693 at Hewick, Middlesex, Virginia (without evidence or citation).
Will
“Will of Christopher Robinson, 1693.” The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 7, no. 1, 1899, pp. 17–23. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4242219. Accessed 18 Sept. 2020.
Notes from Parish register Christ Church Middlesex Virginia:
John Vause was buried in Christopher Robinson's orchard in 1769.
Four negros of Christopher Robinson buried Mar 30, 1687.
Thomas Naylor, servant to Christopher Robinson died 23rd Nov 1688.
Amey a Servant Wench of M' Chr. Robinson's buried 22th Octob. 1691.
↑ 2.02.12.22.32.42.52.62.7 (Jul, 1908) "The Robinson Family, of Middlesex, &c (Continued)." The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Virginia Historical Society JSTOR.org (Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 104-107).
↑The parish register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Va., from 1653 to 1812 (National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. 1897), page 35.
The entry is listed between November 1687 events. While entry shows date as "17th of 9br 1687, in 1687, the 9th month would be November. See The Problem of Dates by Sue Roe for details..
↑ 4.04.14.2 Hatcher, Patricia, L., (2012) "Identifying Judith Hone, Wife of John 2 Armistead of Virginia, with Hone and Aylmer Ancestry of Presidents William Henry and Benjamin Harrison." American Ancestors Journal. Boston, MA AmericanAncestors NEHGS (2012, Pages 352-64)
↑ (Oct, 1908) "The Robinson Family, of Middlesex, &c (Continued)." The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Virginia Historical Society JSTOR.org (Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 215-217).
Genealogies of Virginia Families: From the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Volume V. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1981. [The Robinson Family of Middlesex, &c., Virginia. pages 144-187.]
Hardy, Stella Pickett. Colonial Families of the Southern States of America: A History and Genealogy of Colonial Families who Settled in the Colonies Prior to the Revolution. New York, 1911.[1]
Jarvis, Julia. Three Centuries of Robinson: The Story of a Family. Toronto: T. H. Best Printing Co. Ltd., 1967.
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Do we have any proof that he lived in Jamestown? I've never heard of this for this family. The site says that officials can be presumed to have lived there while in office but as far as I've ever known this immigrant lived only in Middlesex County.
Does anyone have the citation for his death in "Sainsbury Abstracts" that is referenced in the following article: "The Robinson Family, of Middlesex, &c (Continued)." The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Virginia Historical Society JSTOR.org (Vol. 16, No. 1, p 106)?