John Robinson
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John Robinson (abt. 1652 - 1723)

Rt. Rev. John Robinson
Born about in Cleasby, Yorkshire, Englandmap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Died at about age 70 in Hampstead, Middlesex, Englandmap
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Biography

European Aristocracy
Rt. Rev. John Robinson was a member of the aristocracy in England.

John was born 5 November 1650.[1]

He married twice but had no children. His first wife was Mary, daughter of William Langton of Lancaster. She died in 1718. He married secondly Emma Cornwallis, widow of Thomas and daughter of Sir Job Charlton (1614-'97), former Speaker of the House of Commons, knighted by Charles I and made a baronet by James II. She survived him by many years.[2]

John Robinson was the younger brother of the Hon. Christopher Robinson, of Hewick, Urbanna, Middlesex County, Virginia and Cleasby, Yorkshire, England.
There are various accounts of his early education, the most logical being that he was helped through Brasenose College, Oxford, by wealthy and influential relatives. He graduated in 1673, and later became a Fellow at Oriel College. In 1680 he was sent to the English Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden. He learned to speak Swedish fluently & often acted as an interpreter. While in Sweden he wrote "An Account of Sweden," a copy of which is in the rare book section of the University of Texas. In the summer of 1696, he returned briefly to England & received a Dr. of Divinity degree at Lambeth. In 1702 he became Envoy Extraordinary to Charles XII of Sweden and August II of Poland, & his diplomacy was largely responsible for establishing peaceful relations between the two. He returned to England in August 1709 & remained until January 1712. In November 1710 he was made Bishop of Bristol, and the following year Lord Privy Seal (Confirmed before Anne, Regent). In 1712 he became British Plenipotentiary at the Treaty of Utrecht. Bishop Robinson became Lord Bishop of London on 13 March 1714. He attended Queen Anne in her last illness and was holding her hand when she died. Though Christopher Robinson was first in line to inherit as the oldest son, he had emigrated to Virginia in 1666, so John had inherited the ancestral home "Hewick" in Yorkshire. Upon his death in 1723 he left his estate to his nephew Christopher, son of brother Christopher, the emigrant to Virginia. This estate of Hewick had descendants through several generations of Virginia Robinson's until 1776 when Richard Corbin & Ralph Wormeley sold the 9,000 acres which contained the manor of Hewick in Yorkshire to Sir Fletcher Norton for 17,000 pounds, this was in accordance with the Will of Christopher Robinson.[3]

He died 11 April 1723 at Hampstead, Middlesex, and was buried at Fulham.[1]

The Rt. Rev the Lord Bishop of London, 1713-1723 [4]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 49, page 23
  2. Elmhirst, Philippa. The Saga of The Robinsons 1520-2011: The Story of the Family from its Origins in Yorkshire Through Colonial Life in Virginia and the War of Independence and following a line which settled in Canada. The Elmhyrste Press, 2011.
  3. Taken from RootsWeb[1]
  4. Fulham Palace Official List [2]
  • Jarvis, Julia. Three centuries of Robinsons: the Story of a Family. (rev. ed., [Toronto], 1967)
  • Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800, and George J. (George John) Armytage. Obituary Prior to 1800: (as Far As Relates to England, Scotland, And Ireland). London, 1899-1901.[3]
  • Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 August 2019), memorial page for John Robinson (7 Nov 1650–11 Apr 1723), Find A Grave Memorial no. 36768877, citing All Saints Churchyard, Fulham, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London, England ; Maintained by julia&keld (contributor 46812479) .




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Robinson-3001 and Robinson-1039 appear to represent the same person because: John II Robinson's dates are 1641-1650 and a father. Not possible. Let's merge these two Robinsons to get rid of John Robinson-3001.
posted by Fontaine Wiatt
Robinson-3001 and Robinson-1039 appear to represent the same person because: same person
posted by [Living McQueen]
Robinson-2996 and Robinson-1039 appear to represent the same person because: same person
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Robinson-1751 and Robinson-1039 appear to represent the same person because: same person
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