Rev
John
Robinson
Born in Sturton-Le-Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of John Robinson
and Ann (Unknown) Robinson
Husband of
Bridget (White) Robinson
— married
15 Feb 1603 in St Marys, Nottinghamshire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Ann Robinson, William Robinson, Johannes Robinson III, Bridget (Robinson) Lee, Isaac Robinson, James Robinson, John Robinson, Mercy Robinson, Samuel Robinson, Favor Robinson, Jacob Robinson, James Robinson, William Robinson, Fear (Robinson) Jennings and Jacob Robinson
Died
at about age 49
in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
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Biography
This profile is part of the Robinson Name Study.
John Robinson is Notable.
John Robinson, Reverend, "Pastor to the Pilgrims"[1]
Origin
John was born in the year of 1576, in Sturton le Steeple (a village 6 miles east of Retford), Nottinghamshire, England.
He was the first child born and the eldest son of John Robinson (senior) and Ann ___?, whom were both natives of Sturton le Steeple, Nottinghamshire, England.
His Siblings were
- William Robinson
- Mary Robinson
- Ann Robinson
Original Manuscript
When John was about seven years old [1583], Sturton was afflicted with an infectious sickness, which swept away many of its inhabitants, amazingly the Robinson family happily survived.
By 1585, his grandfather Christopher Robinson has passed on, his son John (senior) taking his place, then in 1603 John (junior) is the son who succeeded his farm.
From 1587 to 1600, John achieves his intended education.
From 1599 to 1603, John becomes recognized as Pastor John Robinson, then shunned for engaging in the religious movement, returns home to Sturton in last preparations to migrate to the Netherlands. 'about' the year 1603 that the " Pilgrims," under Robinson's lead, were leaving their old homes for Holland. He was there (where?) in April 1608, and subsequently travelled, writing home from Orleans September 4, 1611, to his father.
Marriage - Page 7 of "John Robinson, Pastor of the Pilgrim Fathers, a study of his life and times by Burgess, Walter H." (paragraph) Beauvale Abbey, ... John takes his Bride to be, Married in 1604.
Note: his father's signature is on a marriage register (in York) for the son who was married in Sturton, in 1604.
In 1614, John's father passed away. In his Will, only two of his four children given names does he disclosed, sons John and William and refers to his two daughters by their husbands, one of which 'Mary's husband' he is very fawned of oppose to undisclosed givenname daughter husband.
About 1616, John's mother passes away. (In her Will, once again the one daughter's given name (born after Mary) is not disclosed.) Both parents Wills were found registered in York.
June of 1620, in Leiden when the arrangements for the first voyage to North America was finally finalized.
"Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire" (Pages 320 & 321) by Ezra S. Streans.
Separatist and Pilgrim
John was the eldest, but he was left only 5 marks, while his younger brother William received 105 pounds. This may have been because John's reformist beliefs differed from his parents'. Educated at Corpus Christi College at Cambridge, John received his MA in 1599 and was a fellow from 1598 until 1604. He served as a Congregational minister at Gainesborough, Lincolnshire, and Scrooby until 1608, when he removed to Amsterdam and joined the Separatists. At this point, a good portion of the church removed to Leiden, and John went too.
When John's Separatist group split from the Ancient Brethern, Clyfton, their pastor from Scrooby, decided not to go to Leiden. John then became the "Pastor to the Pilgrims" at Leiden.
For more on John Robinson and the early Pilgrims, see the well-written "Pilgrim Life in Leiden" by the Leiden American Pilgrim Museum Foundation.[2]
Permission granted to come and take up residence in Leiden 1609
- Date: February 12, 1609
- Names: John Robinson, Jan van Hout
- Place: Leiden:
Permission granted by the burgomasters and aldermen of the city of Leiden to John Robinson, pastor, born in England, and about one hundred of his countrymen and fellow members of the Christian Reformed Religion, to come and take up residence in Leiden around May, 1609.[3][4]
This document contained the now-famous statement: Leiden ...
refuses no honest people free entry to come live in the city, as long as they behave honestly and obey all the laws and ordinances, and under those conditions the applicants' arrival here would be pleasing and welcome.[5]
In 1611-12, John purchased the property called "Groenepoort" or "The Green Close," and on 5 September 1613, John began his studies in Theology at the Leiden University.[6]
There is some evidence John may have had plans to join Rev. William Brewster on the Mayflower in 1620. Governor of the Plymouth Colony was John's brother-in-law, John Carver (Katherine White was his wife). The reason(s) Robinson stayed at Leiden have been lost to history. Most of his congregation remained there, and maybe he felt a responsibility to stay with them.[6]
Marriage
John Robinson, of Norwich, married 11 February 1603/4 at Greasley, Nottinghamshire, England to Bridget White of Beavall [Beauvale]. The record:
John Robinson of Norwich. Mr of Artes and Bridgit White of Beavall (Beauvale) gent., at Greasley, 11 February, 1603[/4] (Nottingham Marriage Licenses, 22).[6]
Children
Children of John and Bridget: (p 215)[6]
- John Robinson, MD b c. 1606 Norwich, Eng
- Bridget Robinson b c. 1608 Amsterdam or Scrooby, Eng; m 1) John Greenwood, 2) William Lee.
- Isaac Robinson b 1610 Leyden; m 1) Margaret Hanford, 2) Mary Unknown.
- James Robinson b prob. c. 1612, bur 26 May 1638 St. Peter's
- Mercy Robinson b c. 1614 Leyden, poss. bur 1623 (child # 9)
- Infant Robinson b c. 1618 buried St. Peter's
- Infant Robinson b c. 1621 buried St. Peter's
- Fear Robinson b c. 1621
- Infant buried 1623 St. Peter's
Note: Three children died in infancy. They were buried at St. Peter's; their names were not recorded.[6]
Above are the only known children of John and Bridget. Others are claimed by some (without source).[citation needed]
- Ann Robinson b 16 Aug 1604 Sturton, Nottinghamshire, England
- William Robinson b 1605 Sturton, Nottinghamshire, England
- Thomas Robinson b 1605 Sturton, Nottinghamshire, England
- John Robinson b 1612 Kent, England
- Favor Robinson b 1614 Leyden
- William Robinson b 1617 Holland, Reusel-de Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Jacob Robinson b 7 Feb 1621 Netherlands
Also, mentioned in the Original Manuscript
Rev. John Robinson the founder of Plymouth Colony, had three sons who came to Plymouth with their widow mother in 1631.
Three Sons are John (ag25),
Isaac (ag21) and Jacob (ag15).
(Isaac remained in Plymouth, but of John and Jacob there is nothing known after they left Plymouth, and with others went away to Cape Ann to find a better fishing station).
Death and Legacy
John died at Leiden, the Netherlands on Mar. 1, 1625 (Dutch calendar, Mar. 1, 1624/5 in the old English calendar).[6]
Burial: Pieterskerk in Leiden, Leiden Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Research Notes
- -Note Minister to Pilgrims in Leyden, Holland
- -Note: John Robinson pastor Wikipedia Ancestry.com
- -Note: Mummy disinterred during the reconstruction in 1980 Ancestry.com
- -Note: Pieterskerk Ancestry.com
- -Note: Back of 1914 $10,000 Federal Reserve Note Ancestry.com
- -Note: Departure of the Pilgrims from Delft Haven by Charles Lucy Ancestry.com
- -Note: Facts Ancestry.com
- -Note: Embarkation of the Pilgrims by Robert Weir Ancestry.com
- -Note: Embarkation of the Pilgrims by Edgar Parker Ancestry.com
- -Note: Exterior of Pieterskerk Ancestry.com
- -Note: Construction 1980 Ancestry.com
- -Note: St. Peters Tower Ancestry.com
- Another ~ Rev. John Robinson's
- -Rev John Robinson (1594 York, Eng - 16__, __) s/o William & Mary Hill Robinson.
Sources
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, John Robinson, Pastor to the Pilgrims Wikipedia page.
- ↑ Leiden American Pilgrim Museum Foundation (10 Nov 2016 - archive date) "Who were the Pilgrims?".
- ↑ Leiden City Archive 1574-1816, Register of decisions of the burgomasters and aldermen G, October 30 1608-August 4 1609.
- ↑ Pilgrim documents Leiden Pilgrim Archives.
- ↑ Leiden American Pilgrim Museum Foundation (10 Nov 2016 - archive date) "Coming to Leiden."
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Holman, Mary Loverling, "The Robinson Family." The American Genealogist. NEHGS AmericanAncestors.org. accessed 10 Nov 2016 (Vol 17, Pages 207-15).
- P.C. Molhuysen en P.J. Blok (red.), Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek. Deel 5. A.W. Sijthoff, Leiden 1921 Robinson, John
- Scofield, Norman W, (17 Oct 2004) Norman Scofield's Ancestors: Information about John Robinson.
- (2001) NEHGR Vol 155, Pages 359-66.
- IGI, [ Ancestry Record epr_nottinghamshire #138509 Nottinghamshire, England, Extracted Parish Records.] Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001
- Young, Alexander. Chronicles of the Pilgrim Fathers of the Colony of Plymouth (Charles C. Little and James Brown, Boton, 1841) Page 35-8: "... under the able ministry and prudent government of Mr. John Robinson..." Page 40: See note 3 for a list of books he published in Holland.
- Phillimore, W.P., Phillimore’s Parish Register Series (Phillimore & Co., London, 1905) Nottinghamshire Parish Registers, Marriages. Vol. 8, Page 99
- Historical Intelligence, NEHGR (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1913) Vol. 67, Page 381: Robinson-White-Carver
- Sprague, William Buell. Annals of the American Pulpit (Robert Carter & Brothers, New York, 1857) Vol. 1, Page 1-6
- Original Manuscript of
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Published version of - "John Robinson, Pastor of the Pilgrim Fathers, a study of his life and times" by Walter H. Burgess - Pastor John Robinson - Wikipedia
- "Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire" (pages 320 & 321) by Ezra S. Streans
- The works of John Robinson, pastor of the pilgrim fathers, Volume 3 (pg505) By John Robinson, William Allen, John Waddington
- Find A Grave: Memorial #6238808
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"Meanwhile, friends in Leyden were making their preparations for the voyage ... To meet the immediate need for money, Robinson, Brewster and William Jepson mortgaged property in Leyden in 1620. This tided them over the occasion, and six months later, they were able to pay off the mortgage."
Presumably Dr. Rendel Harris is aka, "J. Rendel Harris," Wikipedia.
I have been unable to locate a mortgage or other such matching document in the Pilgrimdocs section of the Leiden archives--John Robinson search; William Brewster search; William Jepson search.
What I have found is a record "acknowledgement of debt" dated 2 January 1621. Of course, William Brewster's name does not appear in the English abstract of that record (he was in Massachusetts Bay by then). The abstract reads, [Record group 0506; Call no. 82; Page 28]
Given that Brewster was in hiding much of 1619 through at least early 1620, the comment in Burgess' material is either interesting or odd.
Perhaps someone has had better luck. Any insights?--Gene
Sale and mortgage further referenced by
Deed of sale dated 5 May 1611, Jean de Lalaing to John Robinson ..., William Jepson, Henry Wood and Ralph Thickins, husband of Jane White, each for a quarter share of "house De Groene Poort on the south side of the Pieterskerkhof near the Kloksteeg in Leiden; "Pilgrim Documents Online," Erfgoed Leiden En Omstreken, [Regionaal Archief Lieden (RAL)], "Record group 0508, Call no. 67MM, Page 105-105v," scanned as NL-LdnRAL_PA_AR_508_67MM_0110 and NL-LdnRAL_PA_AR_508_67MM_0111; digital images, Erfgoed Leiden En Omstreken.
Mortgage dated 05 May 1611 owing by John Robinson …, William Jepson, Henry Wood and Ralph Thickins to Jean de Lalaing for a house and grounds known as the De Groene Poort on the south side of the Pieterskerkhof near the Kloksteeg in Leiden … purchase price is 8,000 guilders, "Pilgrim Documents Online," Erfgoed Leiden En Omstreken, [Regionaal Archief Lieden (RAL)], "Record group 0508, Call no. 69K, Page 4," scanned as NL-LdnRAL_PA_AR_0508_69K-4 and NL-LdnRAL_PA_AR_0508_69K-4v; digital images, Erfgoed Leiden En Omstreken.
edited by GeneJ X
I PPP t him for the Duch Roots project , so his profile will be the main one (all duplicates have to be merged into this one. If you know a better PPP profile (with a lower number) we can of course un PPP him and merge him into that one. I guess because he remained in Holland wasn't covered by another project already, so now at least his LNAB (profile) is project protected and we'll try if we can find more sources for the children as well Greets from Holland , Bea :)