Samuel Robbin (abt. 1717 - aft. 1738)

Born about 1717 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Husband of Bathsheba (Wompom) Robbin — married 2 Feb 1737 in East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Samuel was Wampanoag.

Samuel Robbin was born about 1717. His birth is estimated at 20 years before his marriage to Bathsheba Wompom. Samuel and Bathsheba were Native Americans.

Marriage:

• 02 Feb 1737/8: Samuel Robbin and Bathsheba Wompom. Indians. Their marriage is recorded at East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[1]

Possible Descendants:

1. Phebe Robins

• Briggs Report of 1849:

1. Abigail Robbins, 58yo. Wampanoag Dudley Tribe.
2. David Robins, 18yo. Wampanoag Marshpee Tribe.^[2]

• Earle Report of 1861:

1. David Robbins, 29yo. Wampanoag Marshpee Tribe Living in Marshpee.
2. Edward Robbins, 20yo. Wampanoag (Mixed tribe). Living in Canton.^[3]

Research Notes

1. The lands that would become East Bridgewater were first settled by Europeans in 1630 as an outgrowth of the Plymouth and Duxbury plantations. It was a part of Olde Bridgewater, as the "East Parish" founded in 1723, until it officially separated from Bridgewater and incorporated on June 14, 1823.
2. East Bridgewater is bordered by Whitman to the north, Hanson to the east, Halifax to the southeast, Bridgewater to the south, West Bridgewater to the west, and Brockton to the northwest. East Bridgewater's town center is located twenty-seven miles southeast of Boston.^[4]
3. Robbins Pond is a 124-acre (0.50 km2) warm water pond in East Bridgewater and Halifax, Massachusetts. It would be interesting to know if Samuel Robbin had a connection to this Pond somehow.^[5]
4. East Bridgewater Indian Burying Place, aka: Robbins Pond Indian Cemetery. [sic: According to the author who wrote (or quoted? dbl ck this) the bio for this cemetery, "There was no Indian settlement around this pond before 1651", I feel it should state that, "to the best of his knowledge" as the natives moved with the seasons and to where there was good hunting available]. It is called Robbins Pond from John Robbins [sic, Anatehuant alias Robin], an Indian, who early lived near it. Those persons who have lived or been buried at this place have come from abroad; mostly from Marshfield, Assawampsett Pond, and South Kingstown, R.I., and have been Indians, negroes, and mixed blood." "...Anatehuant alias Robin purchased land near the weir and shortly thereafter encouraged other Indian families to join him there. By the 18th century several families had purchased land at the pond. Thus an informal village under Robin's leadership was formed at Satucket, located halfway between Titicut in Bridgewater/Middleborough and Mattakeeset in Pembroke (a footpath called Tunk connected Robbins Pond to the village of Mattakeeset on Pembroke Ponds). Following the end of slavery in Massachusetts in 1783, several former slaves married into the families still residing on Robbins Pond. Burials here likely include members of the Indian families ROBINS, JAMES, PEGIN and others, and the family of former slave John Jess (enslaved by Loyalist Col. Josiah Edson Jr. of Bridgewater)."^[6] 12 Memorials, incl. John Jess, 1719-1799 and Hannah (Robin) Pegin Barker, 1725-1812:^[7]
5. Sachem Rock Farm is a historic farm at 355 Plymouth Street in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States. The farm location is important for a variety of reasons. Its earliest historical association is with the Wampanoag people, who are known to have used the area, particularly around Sachem Rock, a granite outcrop that is the property's high point, prior to European contact. Sachem Rock itself is historically significant as the site of a meeting in 1649 between English settlers from the Plymouth Colony, including Myles Standish, with the Wampanoag sachem Massasoit. In this meeting the colonists purchased rights to a large tract of land, including East and West Bridgewater, Bridgewater, and Brockton.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Plymouth/EastBridgewater/Images/EastBridgewater_M288.shtml
2. ↑ https://sites.rootsweb.com/~usnatttp/wampanoag/briggsrpt1849.htm
3. ↑ https://sites.rootsweb.com/~usnatttp/wampanoag/earlerpt1861.htm
4. ↑ East Bridgewater|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Bridgewater,_Massachusetts
5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbins_Pond_(Massachusetts)
6. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2617364/east-bridgewater-indian-burying-place
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2617364/memorial-search
8. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachem_Rock_Farm