Moses Robinson (abt. 1690 - 1764)

Born about 1690 in Ireland [uncertain]

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Died 4 Mar 1764 at about age 74 in Warren, Lincoln, Maine

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Biography

Husband of Mary (Fitzgerald) Robinson. This statement is made because Dr Robinson inherited a lot from Daniel Fitzgerald in Cushing, which he then willed to Archibald, one of his sons (see Dr Robinson's last will and testament.). Therefore, it is reasonable, but not certain, that his wife's maiden name was Fitzgerald. This lot in Cushing should not be confused with his other lot in Warren (lot 22), which he willed to William, another of his other sons.

Parents of Dr. Moses Robinson are unknown. Some have stated that he is the son of a Munster Robinson who was a Lord Bishop of Cloyne, but there never was a Lord Bishop of Cloyne by the name of Munster Robinson. (This is easily verified by looking at the historical names of the bishops of Cloyne.) Additionally, Dr Robinson was most probably a Presbyterian. This statement is made for three compelling reasons: 1) he was an original founder of the town which is now Warren, and as the historian Cyrus Eaton states, these founders were Scots-Irish immigrants from Northern Ireland, and had a common language, religion (Presbyterian), etc. 2) he is buried in the old Presbyterian Cemetery, and 3) one of his sons was married in a Presbyterian Church in Boston. There is nothing to suggest he came from Cork or that he was part of the Church of Ireland. (Editorial note: I have seen a document that lists a Moses Robinson being born in Cork, but that birth date is in the 1730s, and he was already married and living in America by then. There are some who also suggest that Dr Robinson attended Trinity College in Dublin, but I have conducted a thorough search of records for Trinity College and no Moses Robinson is listed.).

The timeframe for the founding of Warren, when combined with the historical records which show a mass migration of Scots-Irish from Ulster starting in 1718, and continuing for more than 20 years, would indicate Dr Robinson was more than likely one of members of this mass migration. Since many of the other Warren initial immigrants came from Ulster, and in particular, Londonderry, it is highly likely that the young Dr Moses Robinson was also from that area, which had been at an earlier time a part of the King James Plantation of Ulster. The history of Ulster indicates that a vast majority of Ulster was inhabited by immigrants from lower Scotland in the early 1600s for this unofficial plantation effort.

"Dr. Moses Robinson of the Scottish/Irish emigration came first to what is now Cushing before 1735 taking up a lot on the western bank below the narrows which his son Archibald later inherited. He had much knowledge of the use of roots, herbs, and the use of lancet, and hence called doctor. He also took up at lot, number 22, further up the river in what is now Warren where he moved to with the first settlers. Dr. Moses was the physician at the old fort and was one of thirty-two witnesses to the ratification of Dummer's treaty between the English and the Indians. He was buried there in the 1st graveyard by the old Presbyterian meeting house (now known as the Old Settlers Cemetery). Capt. Andrew Robinson, probably a brother died and was buried at the old fort in 1742." (Source: Annals of the town of Warren by Cyrus Eaton)

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Considerable history of Dr Moses Robinson has been written by Cyrus Eaton in two of his history books about Thomaston and Warren, which indicate he immigrated to Cushing in the early 1700s, bought lot #22 of the Waldo Patent, and settled in what is now Warren, Maine. This area was still part of Massachusetts while Dr Robinson was alive. His place of birth is currently unknown, but most likely was in Ulster, Northern Ireland. Moses was born about 1690. He passed away in 1764.

Sources

• http://kalloch.org/gedpage/fam03639.htm
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55450628/moses-robinson
• Immigrants To New England 1700-1775, compiled by Ethel Stanwood Bolton, published by The Essex Institute, Salem, MA 1931; see pg 167

• See the last will and testament dated 25 Apr 1763, for Moses Robinson, Sr, listed in Maine, US Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999.