William
Robinson
Born in Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of Gain Robinson Jr
and Lydia (Dyer) Robinson
Brother of
Gain Robinson III, Increase Robinson, John Robinson, Dyer Robinson, Sally (Robinson) Johnson, Ansel Robinson, Joseph Robinson and Zibiah (Robinson) Packard
Husband of
Hannah (Egerton) Robinson
— married
1780 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Arlotta Robinson, Susan Robinson, William Robinson Jr, Abigail Robinson, Marcus Robinson, Sally (Robinson) Grey, Maria Dyer Robinson and Mary Hitchborn (Robinson) Siddell
Died
at about age 63
in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Sep 2010
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Biography
William Robinson served with 1776 Project Needs Additional Sources during the American Revolution.
Research Notes
- Note that he is not listed in the DAR database. Sources need to be found to show service.
- See many soldiers named William Robinson in the U.S. Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors. Research is needed to determine which one, if any, is the man in this profile.[1]
- This one is a possibility: [2]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGK1-18SD : Thu Oct 05 07:15:34 UTC 2023), Entry for William Robinson, 20 April 1782.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLN-8L9J : Thu Oct 26 19:36:09 UTC 2023), Entry for William Roberson Or Robinson, 16 Aug 1779.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47964815/william-robinson: accessed 30 January 2024), memorial page for William Robinson (unknown–1816), Find a Grave Memorial ID 47964815, citing Old Graveyard, East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).
- Attached photo has SAR emblem by his gravestone.
- Robinson, Charles Edson, Robinson Genealogy (Robinson Genealogical Society, Boston, 1926). Volume 2. Pages 52-53.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~0.78%
Katharine Brainard
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