Christopher Robinson
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Christopher Robinson (1645 - 1693)

Colonel Christopher Robinson
Born in Cleasby, Yorkshire, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1673 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginiamap
Husband of — married 17 Nov 1687 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 48 in Hewick, Middlesex, Colony of Virginiamap
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Biography

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Christopher Robinson was a Virginia colonist.

Christopher Robinson, Colonel[1]

Origin

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]

Immigration

Christopher sailed to Virginia in 1666.[2]

Marriages

Christopher married twice.

  • 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]

Children

Children of Christopher and Agatha:[2][5]

  1. Anne Robinson, m Dr. John Hay
  2. Christopher Robinson, b 1681, d 20 Feb 1720/1
  3. Clara Robinson, b c. 1684, d c. 1698 aged 14
  4. John Robinson,

Children of Christopher and Katherine: at least one child, per Hatcher*[4] and three per three children per VMHB.[2]

  1. Elizabeth Robinson, bpt 20 Aug 1688, d 1695[2]
  2. Clara Robinson, 11 Oct 1689; m James Walker of Urbanna[2]
  3. Theophilus Robinson*, bpt 1 Jan 1690/1, bur 14 Apr 1691 (baptism and burial recorded at Christ Church)

Virginia House of Burgesses and Secretary of State

Christopher was a Burgess in 1685-1692 and on 16 Jan 1691/2 was appointed Secretary of State for the Colonly of Virginia.[2] [6]

Death and Legacy

Christopher died 13 Feb 1692/3 (p 106).[2]

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.

Sources

  1. Robinson, Christopher - A6709; born 1645, died 1693, Middlesex Co.: 1682, 1685-6, 1691-2 (Burgess); 1692 (Councillor); 1692-93 (Secretary of State). accessed 20 October 2021
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 (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).
  3. 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. 4.0 4.1 4.2 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)
  5. (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).
  6. New River Notes, Colonial Virginia Register

See also:

  • 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.
posted by Judith Robinson
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)?
posted by Susan (Knight) Gore