William Robinson (abt. 1595)

Born about 1595 in England

Husband of Mary (Willoughby) Robinson — married 1640 in Old Virginia, British Colony

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Old Rappahannock, Colony of Virginia [uncertain]

Biography

William Robinson was a Virginia colonist.

William Robinson was born about 1595 in England.

Research Notes

There are several William Robinsons mentioned in the early records of the Virginia Colony. More research would be needed to determine if any of these men are this William Robinson.

• William Robinson at Warwick Squarake [sic] (later Isle of Wight) included in the "List of the Names of the Dead in Virginia since April Last. Feby 16th, 1623."^{[1] [2]}
• William Robinson transported to Virginia by Joseph Johnson, about 1634:
  • Joseph Johnson, 400 acs. Ely upon a Cr. about 3 mi. of Nanzemund Riv., extending Wly. Nly. upon sd. river. 19 June 1635, n. 252. Granted by order of Court 12 Dec. 1634 & due for trans. of Elizabeth Johnson his wife & 7 servts: Wm. Smith, Hen. Giles, Georg. Gilbert, Rebecca Crewe, Wm. Robinson, Fran. Gray, Alice Spore.^[3]
• William Robinson transported to Virginia by John Sweete before 1643:
  • John Swete, 1,540 acs. Isle of Wight Co., Sept. 26, 1643, Page 911. ... trans. of 18 pers., [incl. Wm. Robinson]^[3]
• Wm. Robinson transported to Virginia "in Capt. Jno. Williams Shipp":
  • Capt. Ralph Wormeley, 3,200 acs., 16 June 1649, p. 170. On the S. side pf Rappahanock Riv. ... Trans. of 3 score & 4 pers: [incl. Wm. Robinson]^[3]

Death Date

Death date of 1690 has been removed. If used in conjunction with estimated birth date, William would have been 95 years old at death; unsourced and highly unlikely. (Strutton-11 18:07, 27 August 2022 (UTC))

Sources

1. ↑ List of the Dead in Virginia
2. ↑ Hotten, John Camden, Editor. The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants' Religious Exiles; … and others who went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700. John Camden Hotten: London, 1874. Reprinted Empire State Book Co., New York. Page 193
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Nugent, Nell Marion, Abstracted and Indexed by. Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1800. In Five Volumes. Richmond, VA.: Press of the Dietz Printing Co., 1935. Pages 28, 147, 181

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/family/9V1K-HQW

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Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Robinson-3020 created through the import of Dulaney, Kelley Family Tree.ged on Aug 1, 2011 by Christina Marshall.
• Thank you to David Moore for creating WikiTree profile Robinson-6506 through the import of The Moore Family Tree and then.ged on Mar 8, 2013.