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John Robinson (bef. 1611 - abt. 1675)

John Robinson
Born before in Meppershall, Bedfordshire, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1640 in Newburyport, Essex Co., Massachusettsmap
Descendants descendants
Died about after about age 64 in Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshiremap
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The Puritan Great Migration.
John Robinson migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
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NOTE: Subsequent to Richardson's 1981 article in The American Genealogist on John Robinson, further research has determined that his wife was Elizabeth Pemberton, not Elizabeth Trickley.

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Biography

John was baptized on 9 February 1611/12 at Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England, the son of John Robinson and his wife Katherine (Unknown).[1] She married in 1630 at Meppershall, as her 2nd, to Ishmaell Thornton.[1]

Also, John Robinson was baptized on February 9, 1611/12 at Meppershall, co. Bedford, England; the son of John Robinson and Katherine Eden, (Eaden)[2] the daughter of Henry Eden, Sr., of Flitton-with-Silsoe.[3]

From his father's will, proved in 1627, he was to receive 19 pounds when he reached the age of 21 years and 40 pounds upon the death of his mother, Katherine. His mother Katherine married Ishmaell Thornton (Thorton) at Meppershall in 1630. She died sometime before her will was proved, between 1642 and 1646. John was bequeathed 10 shillings.[1]

Immigration

John arrived in 1635 from Barbados.[citation needed]

Marriage

John married in Dec 1641 in New Hampshire, to Elizabeth Pemberton.[citation needed]


The first records of him in New England are dated 1640 at Newbury, Massachusetts where his name is on a list of twelve men from Newbury who planned to soon settle in Haverhill, Massachusetts.[2]

By 1641 he had taken a wife[4] as in December 1641 "Jo. Pemerton and the wife of John Robinson of Newberry" were before the court for "obscene and filthy speeches and carriages." From latter deeds dated 1661 and 1667 we know that her name was Elizabeth.[2] Elizabeth Pemberton was the sister of John and James Pemberton of Boston and Newbury, Massachusetts. She was mentioned in the will of John Pemberton who had returned to England where he died. Will: "My desire is likewise that if my said daughter-in-law should die without heirs that then all the formentioned estate should be equally divided, that is, for my means in New England, to my brother James Pemberton and to my sister Robinson to be equally divided between them."[1] Elizabeth Pemberton was the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Goff) Pemberton.[citation needed]

Children of John and Elizabeth:[2] [5]
  1. John was born in 1641 at Haverhill, Massachusetts and died in 1641 aged 3 weeks.
  2. John was born in 1642 at Haverhill. He died in 1642 aged 1 week.
  3. Jonathan was born May 16, 1645 at Haverhill; he was living in 1720 at Exeter. In 1716 he married Sarah _____.
  4. Sarah was born January 8, 1647 at Haverhill and died there May 15, 1648.
  5. David was born March 6, 1649 at Haverhill. He was living in Exeter in 1714. He married (1st) Sarah Taylor on May 24, 1680 and (2nd) Mary (Bean) Judkins after his 1st wife's death.
  6. Elizabeth was born March 7, 1651/2 at Haverhill. She died at Hampton, New Hampshire on April 15, 1715, age 62 years. She married John Garland, son of John and Elizabeth (Philbrick) Garland, at Hampton on December 24, 1673.
  7. Unknown daughter, may have married Samuel Leavitt of Exeter, New Hampshire. (She may have been Mary (Robinson) Leavitt per sources on her profile.)
  8. ?Hannah, may possibly be a child of this family. She married (1st) John Gilman on January 9, 1684/5. Following his death she married John Lloyd.

In 1650, he granted a power of attorney to Robert Pike of Salisbury to "receive a certaine legacie given him by John Robinson of Mapursall in Countie of Bedford. [1][6]

In 1644 he purchased a residence in Haverhill from Joseph Merry. He became a Freeman in April of 1649 and was on the jury for trials at Salisbury in 1649 and 1653. In August 1651 he sold his house at Haverhill to Thomas Lilfurth and moved to Exeter, New Hampshire and purchased a house and land. At Exeter in October 1652, he oversaw the work on the new Exeter meeting house; in 1653 he was sworn in as clerk of the market; served as selectman in 1653, 1661, 1666, and 1673; on the committee to end small claims in 1668.[2]

Originally at Haverhill he was a blacksmith but the deeds of 1654 and 1667 he is named as a planter (farmer).[2]

Death

During King Philip's War there were numerous deaths in the Exeter area, including John Robinson. "….. The other three Indians, whose names were John Sampson, Cromwell and John Linde, placed themselves in ambush in the woods near the road leading to Hampton. John Robinson, a blacksmith who had removed from Haverhill, Massachsetts, to Exeter in 1657, made his appearance, with his son, on their way to Hampton. The father, according to tradition was carrying a warming-pan. The Indians fired from their lurking place upon them, and shot the elder Robinson dead. (There seems to be an uncertainty exactly when this tragedy occurred. The record of the town gives the date as the twenty-first of October 1675).[7] The bullet passd through his body from back to front, and lodged just under the skin. The son, upon hearing the report of the guns, ran into a swamp where the Indians pursued, but could not overtake him He reached Hampton about midnight and gave information of what had occurred.” [8]

Other accounts give the date as 10 Nov 1675.[citation needed]

At court at Hampton Falls on May 30, 1676, his widow Elizabeth and son David were appointed administrators of his estate. On 6 April 1677, they rendered an account of the estate to the court; on 6 Dec 1678 they sold 20 acres in Exeter to John Sinkler.[2]

Elizabeth, John Robinson's widow, was still alive in 1678.[2] On April 10, 1677 and order of the court directed David Robinson, joint administrator with his mother of the estate of John Robinson of Exeter, to divide the estate after her death among the surviving children.(Norfolk Court Records)[citation needed]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Richardson, Douglas, (1989) "The English Ancestry of John Robinson (1612-1675) of Newbury and Haverhill, Massachusetts, and Exeter, New Hampshire, with an Identification of his Wife Elizabeth Pemberton." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: NEHGS [ AmericanAncestors.org($)] (Vol 143, Pages 141-).
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) Vol. 55, p. 17.
  3. Richardson, English Ancestry of John Robinson NEHGR 143, pages 148-151.
  4. New England Marriages to 1700.
  5. Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001; database with images, FamilySearch (Rev date: 29 November 2018), John Robinson, 1642; citing Birth, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009726. Haverhill Mass. Vital Records; Image 35 of 205: Refer to the profile of son John Robinson (1642-1642) for a transcription.
    1. ) Also available at Ancestry.com (membership required:) Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988; (Ancestry.com database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
  6. Aspenwall Notarial Records p. 328
  7. This date given in Vital Records of Exeter, NH, p7. “John Robinson... killed by Indians 21 Oct 1675. (Family History Library, film #3691, viewed by RHSeale|April 1976)
  8. Bell: Page 216

See also:

  • Bell, Charles Henry. History of the Town of Exeter, New Hampshire (J.J. Little & Co., Astor Place, New York, 1889)
  • Stearns, Ezra S. Genealogical and family history of the state of New Hampshire : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation, published 1908. Reference page 320
  • Richardson, Douglas "John Robinson, 1612-1675, of Newbury, Haverton and Essex" The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) Reference Volume 55, pages 16-18
  • Source: S003174 Title: Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire Author: Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby & Walter Goodwin Davis Publication: Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, 1928-1939 Repository: Call Number: Media: Book
  • Source: S004261 Title: The Pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire, 1623 to 1660 Author: Charles Henery Pope Publication: Clearfield Company Repository: Call Number: Media: Book
  • Robinson, Adelaide A; The Robinson and Their Kin Folk, Third Series; The Robinson Family Genealogical and Historical Association Publication: Published by the Association, New York 1906. Robinson Kin; page 105-107: John, husband of Elizabeth; d. 10 Sept 1675. Children: John; John; Jonathan; Sarah; David; and Elizabeth.
  • New Hampshire, Death and Disinterment Records, 1754-1947 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. APID: 1,5242::0
  • The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) Vol. 55, p. 16 - 18. "John Robinson (1612-1675) of Newbury, Haverhill and Exeter" by Douglas Richardson.subscription site
  • The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) "The English Ancestry of John Robinson (1612-1675) of Newbury and Haverhill, Massachusetts and Exeter, New Hampshire, with an identification of his wife Elizabeth Pemberton." by Douglas Richardson. Vol. 143, p. 143 - 151.subscription site
  • New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Vol. 2, p. 1286.subscription site
  • Chase, George Wingate. "The History of Haverhill" p. 38

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Joan Robinson" <jrobin3@@rogers.com> Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 12:16:02 -0400 (Atlantic Standard Time)

Hi brian, nice to hear from you. This was taken from Robinson Family Scroll . Children of john and Katherine 1 Mary 1603 2 Edward 1605 3 Judith abt 1607 d. abt dec 19 1677 4 Henry 1610 buried April 24 1610 5 John 1611/12 d.1675 killed by indians near his home in Exeter n.h. He m. Elizabeth Pemberton bef Dec.1641 6 Anne 1614 d.after 1651 eng. 7 Alice 1615/16 d. after 1651 eng. 8 Katherine 1618 buried dec.6 1623

I have my family line from John to present day . our line comes off Jonathan b.1709 in exeter n.h. He m. Mary Chase in 1709 their 4 th child Bradbury b.1745 m. Mary Clark in 1770 .They moved to n.s 1770 then to n.b. This is our line. Mary's father name was Paul Clark of Stratham n.h died 1763 Charlestown Mass unable to find mothers name. Just a little history of where i branch off Where do you live Paul Robinson Moncton N.B.

Event: Batized/Chr 9 FEB 1611/12 Meppershall, Bedfordshire, England 4 Occupation: Blacksmith Source: Alice Robinson Geer 15-Mar-1971 letter Note: Moved from Newbury to Haverhill and in 1657 moved to Exeter. He was killed by Indians on the road from Hampton in 1675. [edit]

Marriage 1 Elizabeth Pemberton b: ABT 1623 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Married: ABT 1640 in Massachusetts, USA Children

John Robinson b: 1641 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA John Robinson b: 1642 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Jonathan Robinson b: 16 MAY 1645 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Sarah Robinson b: 8 JAN 1646/47 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA David Robinson b: 6 MAR 1648/49 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Elizabeth Robinson b: 7 MAR 1651/52 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources: Title: The Pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire, 1623 to 1660 Author: Charles Henry Pope Publication: Clearfield Company Repository: Media: Book Page: Pages 176, 177 Title: Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire Author: Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby & Walter Goodwin Davis Publication: Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, 1928-1939 Repository: Media: Book Page: Page 591 Title: The Robinson and Their Kin Folk, Third Series Author: The Robinson Family Genealogical and Historical Association Publication: Published by the Association, New York 1906 Repository: Media: Book Page: Pages 105 thru 107 The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Boston, MA, April 1989, Volume CXLIII), p. 148.





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Added link to Mary (Robinson) Leavitt's profile; she is possibly the daughter of John who married Samuel Leavitt.
posted by S (Hill) Willson
I changed the date to before, I am thinking he was born before the year 1612 and then Christined on that date 02/09/1612.
posted by Rebecca Munn
We have some data discrepancies here that need resolving. The following was sent by private message to the PGM account but belongs here. Profile managers, can you please resolve this?:

"In the bio of John Robinson it is stated that John was baptized on 9 Feb 1611/12 but his birth is shown as 1616. Also in the bio it is stated that John was shot and killed by Indians who ambushed them on November 10, 1675 but his death says he died in 21 Oct 1675."

posted by Jillaine Smith
Robinson-9353 and Robinson-4735 appear to represent the same person because: the data on Robinson-9353 is well sourced, I would go with that data, wife and death are the same
posted by Robin Lee
Robinson-10943 and Robinson-9353 appear to represent the same person because: exact same dates
posted by Robin Lee