Samuel Robinson Jr. (1707 - 1767)

Born 19 Apr 1707 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mercy (Leonard) Robinson — married 29 May 1732 in Southborough, Worcester Co, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 27 Oct 1767 at age 60 in London, England

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Biography

Samuel Robinson was born at Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1707. He married Mercy Leonard, of Southbury, Massachusetts. He served as a Captain in the French and Indian War and was active in resisting the encroachment of New York on Vermont territory. He was imprisioned in New York, at least once, due to his outspokeness. He also served as Town Clerk in 1737 and Town Treasurer in 1738. He was a Deacon in the 1st Church, then a Separatist Church. Robinson served in Colonel Ruggles' regiment in the Battle of Lake George, 1755-56. They lived for 26 years in Harwick, Massachusetts, until October 1761 when they removed to Bennington, part of the New Hampshire Grants, and now in Vermont.

Birth

April 4th or 19th, 1707, Cambridge, Massachusetts. ^[1]

Death

27 October 1767, London, England ^[2]

Marriage

29 May 1732, Southborough, Massachusetts, Mercy Lennard ^{[3] [1]}

Children: (all born at Hardwick, Massachusetts) ^{[4] [5]}

• Elizabeth Robinson, born 24 December 1733.
• Leonard Robinson, born 16 Jul 1736.
• Samuel Robinson (III), born 9 August 1738; died 3 May 1813.
• Moses Robinson, born 15 March 1741; died 19 May 1813.
• Paul Robinson, born 17 December 1743; died 1754.
• Silas Robinson, born 17 March 1746.
• Mercy Robinson, born 8 October 1748.
• Sarah Robinson, born 13 November 1751.
• David Robinson, born 4 November 1754; died 11 December 1843
• Jonathan Robinson, born 24 August 1756; died 3 November 1819.
• Anna Robinson, born 4 October 1759.

Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 October 2018), memorial page for Capt Samuel Robinson (19 Apr 1707–27 Oct 1767), Find A Grave Memorial no. 22440550, citing Old Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA ; Maintained by Ancestry Seeker (contributor 46913946) .

This is a Cenotaph,he is buried in Bunhill Cemetery London England ONLY A SIMPLE SLAB OF WHITE MARBLE IN OUR OLD CHURCH YARD, ERECTED BY THE THOUGHTFULNESS OF HIS GRANDSON, DAVID ROBINSON, JR., TELLS US THE STORY OF THE SETTLEMENT OF BENNINGTON, AND HIS DEATH ABROAD. "TO JUSTICE, FREEDOM, DUTY, GOD, AND MAN FOREVER TRUE, STRONG TO THE END, A MAN OF MEN, FROM OUT THE STRIFE HE PASSED."

Died of smallpox while on mission to King of England regarding the ownership of VT land by New York and New Hampshire

Samuel Robinson, was born at Cambridge, Mass. April 4 1707. He married Mercy Leonard, of Southbury, Mass., born 1713. They emigrated to Hardwick: after a residence of 26 years, there, Mr. Robinson, being strongly attached to the New Hampshire Grants, the Territory now called Vermont, removed to Bennington, Oct. 1761. He was the first Magistrate of the State of Vermont. Captain in the French and Indian War Religion - Separatist Active in resisting encroachment of New York on Vermont Imprisoned for his outspokeness at least once in New York State Town Clerk in Hardwick, MA 1737

Town Treasurer 1738

Deacon in 1st Church, then Seperate Church, Hardwick, Mass.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Robinson Genealogical Society; Robinson Family Genealogical and Historical Association. The Robinsons and Their Kin Folk, New York: Published by the Association, 1902.
2. ↑ Lynne M. Cassano, editor. Bennington, Vermont Cemetery Inscriptions [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
3. ↑ Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, Utah: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Ancestry.com. (Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).
4. ↑ William H. Manning. The Genealogical and Biographical History of The Manning Families of New England and Descendants, Salem, Massachusetts: The Salem Press Co., 1902. Ancestry.com. (North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), pg. 142-143.
5. ↑ Ermina Newton Leonard, compiler. Newton Genealogy, Genealogical, Biographical, Historical, Being a Record of the Descendants of Richard Newton of Sudbury and Marlborough, Massachusetts, 1638, De Pere, Wisconsin: Bernard Ammidown Leonard, 1915. Ancestry.com. (North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), pg. 41-42.

• Edmund West, compiler. Family Data Collection - Individual Records, online publication, Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2000.
• Godfrey Memorial Library, compiler. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), online publication, Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 1999.
• Lynne M. Cassano, editor. Bennington, Vermont Cemetery Inscriptions,online publication, Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 1999.
• Index to the Probate Records of the County of Middlesex, Massachusetts. Cambridge, Massachusetts: 1912. James Flint, compiler. (Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1648-1870 online publication, Provo, Utah: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000).
• Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V8MR-NZW : accessed 11 March 2015), Samuel Robinson, 27 Oct 1767, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,672. [1]
• Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910, index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHB9-JJM : accessed 11 March 2015), Samuel Robinson and Mercy Lennard, 29 May 1732; citing reference Roll 4818 P48 R5; FHL microfilm 861,127.

See also:

• http://josfamilyhistory.com/htm/hopkins/robinson/robinson-gen3.htm#samjunior
• findagrave.com memorial #22440550

Acknowledgments

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