Thomas Robinson, the immigrant patriarch of his New England family, was undoubtedly b. in England, but when he arrived in New England is unknown. His only known wife was Mary, whose maiden name was NOT Wells.
Thomas Robinson arrived in Guilford, Conn. by 1665 when he purchased the Caffinch property. Some descendants claim that on July 2, 1640 he was residing in Hartford, Conn. based on a record of the same date in the Connecticut Colony's Particular Court when a Richard Lord sued a Thomas Robinson for an outstanding debt ("Richard Lord plaintiff against Thomas Robinson," Public Records of Connecticut, 1:69.) Unfortunately, for the next 25 years no record appears that connects a Thomas Robinson in 1640 to Thomas Robinson the Guilford settler.[1]
The first four children of the family to marry in New England were Ann in 1670, followed by Mary and Sarah both in 1680, followed by son Thomas by 1686.
In English parish records are the following marriage and three baptisms:
• At Holy Trinity, Coventry in Warwickshire.
Robinson, Thomas and Mary Payne, m. Apr. 1, 1646.
Robinsone, Ann, d. of Thomas and Mary, bp. Nov. 3, 1647.
• At Brinklow (6 miles due east of Coventry) in Warwickshire
Robbinson, Mary, d. of Thomas and Mary, bp. July 15, 1649.
Robbinson, Thomas, s. of Thomas and Mary, bp. Mar 2, 1650/1.
The writer cannot confirm the foregoing are the same as the family of Thomas Robinson and wife Mary of Guilford, Conn. But the names and timing are suggestive that further research may prove fruitful.
In 1902 was published a brief family sketch of Thomas Robinson, which follows in part:[2]
• On Nov. 1, 1667, the town of Guilford granted him a parcel of land at Beggar's Marsh, of about nineteen acres, and as part of his third division of land, about two or three acres at the south end of his out lot. His home lot contained about two acres, and was between the lot belonging to Thomas Cooke, Jr. and the "Crittenden land." He was styled "Gentleman" in the town records. On Oct. 3, 1679, by deed of warranty, he conveyed his home lot "with all and singular fences, fruit trees, privileges and appurtenances" to his son "Thomas Robinson, Jr., Cooper." On Nov. 5, 1675, James Kingsnorth testified under oath that with Thomas Cruttenden "he went to view Mr. Robinson's arms about ten days before he went hence to go Farland," and "saw that he had not above sixteen bullets and also heard Mr. Robinson confess that he wanted powder to make up his quantity according to law." Mr. Robinson's purchase of the Caffinch home lot brought into the family the land which is still [in 1902] owned by his descendants, the children of Rev. Harry [sic Henry] Robinson. (There was a long suit between Mr. Robinson and the town of Guilford about a fence built by the former, which suit is discussed in Steiner's History of Guilford, pp. 112-114.) Thomas,1 Robinson died 1689. He married Mary, who died July 26, 1668.
The known children of Thomas and Mary Robinson, the order uncertain but not in the order offered in the above article, are:
• i. Ann, d. on an unknown date in Guilford, Conn.; m. Oct. 16, 1670 in Guilford, Joseph Dudley, s. of William Dudley and Jane Lutman, b. Apr. 24, 1643 in Guilford. He d. testate June 3, 1712 in Guilford. Nine children of the family.
• ii. Mary, d. July 22, 1725 in Wethersfield, Conn.; m. Apr. 29, 1680 in Wethersfield, Sgt. John Latimer, Jr., s. of Wethersfield immigrants John and Ann Latimer, b. Jan. 4, 1650/1 in Wethersfield. He d. in Wethersfield Mar. 3, 1727/8 (g.s.) Six children of the family.
• iii. Thomas, d. July 2, 1712 in Guilford; m. 1) Oct. 3, 1686 in Guilford, Sarah Cruttenden, who d. in Guilford in Oct. 1692; he m. 2) Jan. 17, 1693/4 in Guilford, Sarah Grave, who d. in Guilford Sept. 10, 1715. Eight children of the family.
• iv. Jonathan, d. unmarried in Hartford, Conn. in Apr. 1684.
• v. Sarah "Saint", d. Dec. 7, 1711 in Wethersfield, Conn.; m. 1) in Wethersfield, Conn. Aug. 18, 1680, Bezaleel Latimer, brother of Sarah's sister Mary's husband, b. July 26, 1657 in Wethersfield where he d. circa Nov. 1686; two children of the marriage; Sarah m. 2) in Wethersfield prior to Oct. 1688, the widower William Tryon, who d. Oct. 12, 1711. One child of the marriage.
• vi. David, b. on or after Jan 2, 1660/61, d. Jan 1, 1747/8 in Durham, Conn., Æ 87 (g.s.); m. 1) before 1690, Abigail Kirby, dau. of John Kirby and Elizabeth Hinds, b. Mar. 6, 1666/7 in Middletown, Conn.; three children of the marriage; he m. 2) circa 1696, Mary Atwater, dau. of David Atwater and Damaris Sayre, and widow of Ichabod Stow, b. Mar. 31, 1662 in New Haven, Conn. She d. Oct. 17, 1746 in Durham, Conn. (g.s.) Five children of the marriage.
• vii. Elizabeth, b. on or after Oct. 1, 1662, d. in Guilford Sept. 30, 1745, Æ 83 (g.s.); m. circa 1688, Benjamin Gould, by whom she had five known children, NOT eleven as claimed in 1902 by Smyth and Steiner. He d. testate in Guilford May 17, 1718.
[1] Wethersfield, Windsor and Hartford were respectively settled in 1634, 1635 and 1637 by persons who had been settlers and church members of the towns of Watertown (Wethersfield), Dorchester (Windsor) and Cambridge (Hartford) in the Mass. Bay. After the fundamental orders of the Colony of Connecticut were adopted, in 1638 the Particular Court was initiated to handle complaints between individuals. Richard Lord was a founding settler of the town of Hartford, but was previously admitted a freeman of the Mass. Bay on Mar. 4, 1634-5. By 1640 Thomas Robinson was a large landholder in Roxbury, Mass. and subsequently removed to Scituate, Mass. where he was a Deacon of the Scituate 2nd church. Following the death of his first wife in Scituate, Thomas Robinson of Scituate remarried and moved to Boston where he d. testate in 1666. Based on the writer's research, in this case 1 + 1 = 0; that is, the Thomas Robinson sued in 1640 by Richard Lord was more likely Thomas Robinson then of Roxbury, Mass., not Thomas Robinson the eventual 1665 settler of Guilford, Conn.
[2] Smyth and Steiner: Mr. Thomas Robinson of Guilford (Conn.) and His Descendants (NEHGR 56(1902):57.)
10/1/2016
Thomas Robinson arrived in Guilford, Conn. by 1665 when he purchased the Caffinch property. Some descendants claim that on July 2, 1640 he was residing in Hartford, Conn. based on a record of the same date in the Connecticut Colony's Particular Court when a Richard Lord sued a Thomas Robinson for an outstanding debt ("Richard Lord plaintiff against Thomas Robinson," Public Records of Connecticut, 1:69.) Unfortunately, for the next 25 years no record appears that connects a Thomas Robinson in 1640 to Thomas Robinson the Guilford settler.[1]
The first four children of the family to marry in New England were Ann in 1670, followed by Mary and Sarah both in 1680, followed by son Thomas by 1686.
In English parish records are the following marriage and three baptisms:
• At Holy Trinity, Coventry in Warwickshire.
Robinson, Thomas and Mary Payne, m. Apr. 1, 1646.
Robinsone, Ann, d. of Thomas and Mary, bp. Nov. 3, 1647.
• At Brinklow (6 miles due east of Coventry) in Warwickshire
Robbinson, Mary, d. of Thomas and Mary, bp. July 15, 1649.
Robbinson, Thomas, s. of Thomas and Mary, bp. Mar 2, 1650/1.
The writer cannot confirm the foregoing are the same as the family of Thomas Robinson and wife Mary of Guilford, Conn. But the names and timing are suggestive that further research may prove fruitful.
In 1902 was published a brief family sketch of Thomas Robinson, which follows in part:[2]
• On Nov. 1, 1667, the town of Guilford granted him a parcel of land at Beggar's Marsh, of about nineteen acres, and as part of his third division of land, about two or three acres at the south end of his out lot. His home lot contained about two acres, and was between the lot belonging to Thomas Cooke, Jr. and the "Crittenden land." He was styled "Gentleman" in the town records. On Oct. 3, 1679, by deed of warranty, he conveyed his home lot "with all and singular fences, fruit trees, privileges and appurtenances" to his son "Thomas Robinson, Jr., Cooper." On Nov. 5, 1675, James Kingsnorth testified under oath that with Thomas Cruttenden "he went to view Mr. Robinson's arms about ten days before he went hence to go Farland," and "saw that he had not above sixteen bullets and also heard Mr. Robinson confess that he wanted powder to make up his quantity according to law." Mr. Robinson's purchase of the Caffinch home lot brought into the family the land which is still [in 1902] owned by his descendants, the children of Rev. Harry [sic Henry] Robinson. (There was a long suit between Mr. Robinson and the town of Guilford about a fence built by the former, which suit is discussed in Steiner's History of Guilford, pp. 112-114.) Thomas,1 Robinson died 1689. He married Mary, who died July 26, 1668.
The known children of Thomas and Mary Robinson, the order uncertain but not in the order offered in the above article, are:
• i. Ann, d. on an unknown date in Guilford, Conn.; m. Oct. 16, 1670 in Guilford, Joseph Dudley, s. of William Dudley and Jane Lutman, b. Apr. 24, 1643 in Guilford. He d. testate June 3, 1712 in Guilford. Nine children of the family.
• ii. Mary, d. July 22, 1725 in Wethersfield, Conn.; m. Apr. 29, 1680 in Wethersfield, Sgt. John Latimer, Jr., s. of Wethersfield immigrants John and Ann Latimer, b. Jan. 4, 1650/1 in Wethersfield. He d. in Wethersfield Mar. 3, 1727/8 (g.s.) Six children of the family.
• iii. Thomas, d. July 2, 1712 in Guilford; m. 1) Oct. 3, 1686 in Guilford, Sarah Cruttenden, who d. in Guilford in Oct. 1692; he m. 2) Jan. 17, 1693/4 in Guilford, Sarah Grave, who d. in Guilford Sept. 10, 1715. Eight children of the family.
• iv. Jonathan, d. unmarried in Hartford, Conn. in Apr. 1684.
• v. Sarah "Saint", d. Dec. 7, 1711 in Wethersfield, Conn.; m. 1) in Wethersfield, Conn. Aug. 18, 1680, Bezaleel Latimer, brother of Sarah's sister Mary's husband, b. July 26, 1657 in Wethersfield where he d. circa Nov. 1686; two children of the marriage; Sarah m. 2) in Wethersfield prior to Oct. 1688, the widower William Tryon, who d. Oct. 12, 1711. One child of the marriage.
• vi. David, b. on or after Jan 2, 1660/61, d. Jan 1, 1747/8 in Durham, Conn., Æ 87 (g.s.); m. 1) before 1690, Abigail Kirby, dau. of John Kirby and Elizabeth Hinds, b. Mar. 6, 1666/7 in Middletown, Conn.; three children of the marriage; he m. 2) circa 1696, Mary Atwater, dau. of David Atwater and Damaris Sayre, and widow of Ichabod Stow, b. Mar. 31, 1662 in New Haven, Conn. She d. Oct. 17, 1746 in Durham, Conn. (g.s.) Five children of the marriage.
• vii. Elizabeth, b. on or after Oct. 1, 1662, d. in Guilford Sept. 30, 1745, Æ 83 (g.s.); m. circa 1688, Benjamin Gould, by whom she had five known children, NOT eleven as claimed in 1902 by Smyth and Steiner. He d. testate in Guilford May 17, 1718.
[1] Wethersfield, Windsor and Hartford were respectively settled in 1634, 1635 and 1637 by persons who had been settlers and church members of the towns of Watertown (Wethersfield), Dorchester (Windsor) and Cambridge (Hartford) in the Mass. Bay. After the fundamental orders of the Colony of Connecticut were adopted, in 1638 the Particular Court was initiated to handle complaints between individuals. Richard Lord was a founding settler of the town of Hartford, but was previously admitted a freeman of the Mass. Bay on Mar. 4, 1634-5. By 1640 Thomas Robinson was a large landholder in Roxbury, Mass. and subsequently removed to Scituate, Mass. where he was a Deacon of the Scituate 2nd church. Following the death of his first wife in Scituate, Thomas Robinson of Scituate remarried and moved to Boston where he d. testate in 1666. Based on the writer's research, in this case 1 + 1 = 0; that is, the Thomas Robinson sued in 1640 by Richard Lord was more likely Thomas Robinson then of Roxbury, Mass., not Thomas Robinson the eventual 1665 settler of Guilford, Conn.
[2] Smyth and Steiner: Mr. Thomas Robinson of Guilford (Conn.) and His Descendants (NEHGR 56(1902):57.)
10/1/2016
Thomas Robinson, the immigrant patriarch of his New England family, was undoubtedly b. in England, but when he arrived in New England is unknown. His only known wife was Mary, whose maiden name was NOT Wells.
Thomas Robinson arrived in Guilford, Conn. by 1665 when he purchased the Caffinch property. Some descendants claim that on July 2, 1640 he was residing in Hartford, Conn. based on a record of the same date in the Connecticut Colony's Particular Court when a Richard Lord sued a Thomas Robinson for an outstanding debt ("Richard Lord plaintiff against Thomas Robinson," Public Records of Connecticut, 1:69.) Unfortunately, for the next 25 years no record appears that connects a Thomas Robinson in 1640 to Thomas Robinson the Guilford settler.[1]
The first four children of the family to marry in New England were Ann in 1670, followed by Mary and Sarah both in 1680, followed by son Thomas by 1686.
In English parish records are the following marriage and three baptisms:
• At Holy Trinity, Coventry in Warwickshire.
Robinson, Thomas and Mary Payne, m. Apr. 1, 1646.
Robinsone, Ann, d. of Thomas and Mary, bp. Nov. 3, 1647.
• At Brinklow (6 miles due east of Coventry) in Warwickshire
Robbinson, Mary, d. of Thomas and Mary, bp. July 15, 1649.
Robbinson, Thomas, s. of Thomas and Mary, bp. Mar 2, 1650/1.
The writer cannot confirm the foregoing are the same as the family of Thomas Robinson and wife Mary of Guilford, Conn. But the names and timing are suggestive that further research may prove fruitful.
In 1902 was published a brief family sketch of Thomas Robinson, which follows in part:[2]
• On Nov. 1, 1667, the town of Guilford granted him a parcel of land at Beggar's Marsh, of about nineteen acres, and as part of his third division of land, about two or three acres at the south end of his out lot. His home lot contained about two acres, and was between the lot belonging to Thomas Cooke, Jr. and the "Crittenden land." He was styled "Gentleman" in the town records. On Oct. 3, 1679, by deed of warranty, he conveyed his home lot "with all and singular fences, fruit trees, privileges and appurtenances" to his son "Thomas Robinson, Jr., Cooper." On Nov. 5, 1675, James Kingsnorth testified under oath that with Thomas Cruttenden "he went to view Mr. Robinson's arms about ten days before he went hence to go Farland," and "saw that he had not above sixteen bullets and also heard Mr. Robinson confess that he wanted powder to make up his quantity according to law." Mr. Robinson's purchase of the Caffinch home lot brought into the family the land which is still [in 1902] owned by his descendants, the children of Rev. Harry [sic Henry] Robinson. (There was a long suit between Mr. Robinson and the town of Guilford about a fence built by the former, which suit is discussed in Steiner's History of Guilford, pp. 112-114.) Thomas,1 Robinson died 1689. He married Mary, who died July 26, 1668.
The known children of Thomas and Mary Robinson, the order uncertain but not in the order offered in the above article, are:
• i. Ann, d. on an unknown date in Guilford, Conn.; m. Oct. 16, 1670 in Guilford, Joseph Dudley, s. of William Dudley and Jane Lutman, b. Apr. 24, 1643 in Guilford. He d. testate June 3, 1712 in Guilford. Nine children of the family.
• ii. Mary, d. July 22, 1725 in Wethersfield, Conn.; m. Apr. 29, 1680 in Wethersfield, Sgt. John Latimer, Jr., s. of Wethersfield immigrants John and Ann Latimer, b. Jan. 4, 1650/1 in Wethersfield. He d. in Wethersfield Mar. 3, 1727/8 (g.s.) Six children of the family.
• iii. Thomas, d. July 2, 1712 in Guilford; m. 1) Oct. 3, 1686 in Guilford, Sarah Cruttenden, who d. in Guilford in Oct. 1692; he m. 2) Jan. 17, 1693/4 in Guilford, Sarah Grave, who d. in Guilford Sept. 10, 1715. Eight children of the family.
• iv. Jonathan, d. unmarried in Hartford, Conn. in Apr. 1684.
• v. Sarah "Saint", d. Dec. 7, 1711 in Wethersfield, Conn.; m. 1) in Wethersfield, Conn. Aug. 18, 1680, Bezaleel Latimer, brother of Sarah's sister Mary's husband, b. July 26, 1657 in Wethersfield where he d. circa Nov. 1686; two children of the marriage; Sarah m. 2) in Wethersfield prior to Oct. 1688, the widower William Tryon, who d. Oct. 12, 1711. One child of the marriage.
• vi. David, b. on or after Jan 2, 1660/61, d. Jan 1, 1747/8 in Durham, Conn., Æ 87 (g.s.); m. 1) before 1690, Abigail Kirby, dau. of John Kirby and Elizabeth Hinds, b. Mar. 6, 1666/7 in Middletown, Conn.; three children of the marriage; he m. 2) circa 1696, Mary Atwater, dau. of David Atwater and Damaris Sayre, and widow of Ichabod Stow, b. Mar. 31, 1662 in New Haven, Conn. She d. Oct. 17, 1746 in Durham, Conn. (g.s.) Five children of the marriage.
• vii. Elizabeth, b. on or after Oct. 1, 1662, d. in Guilford Sept. 30, 1745, Æ 83 (g.s.); m. circa 1688, Benjamin Gould, by whom she had five known children, NOT eleven as claimed in 1902 by Smyth and Steiner. He d. testate in Guilford May 17, 1718.
[1] Wethersfield, Windsor and Hartford were respectively settled in 1634, 1635 and 1637 by persons who had been settlers and church members of the towns of Watertown (Wethersfield), Dorchester (Windsor) and Cambridge (Hartford) in the Mass. Bay. After the fundamental orders of the Colony of Connecticut were adopted, in 1638 the Particular Court was initiated to handle complaints between individuals. Richard Lord was a founding settler of the town of Hartford, but was previously admitted a freeman of the Mass. Bay on Mar. 4, 1634-5. By 1640 Thomas Robinson was a large landholder in Roxbury, Mass. and subsequently removed to Scituate, Mass. where he was a Deacon of the Scituate 2nd church. Following the death of his first wife in Scituate, Thomas Robinson of Scituate remarried and moved to Boston where he d. testate in 1666. Based on the writer's research, in this case 1 + 1 = 0; that is, the Thomas Robinson sued in 1640 by Richard Lord was more likely Thomas Robinson then of Roxbury, Mass., not Thomas Robinson the eventual 1665 settler of Guilford, Conn.
[2] Smyth and Steiner: Mr. Thomas Robinson of Guilford (Conn.) and His Descendants (NEHGR 56(1902):57.)
10/1/2016
Thomas Robinson arrived in Guilford, Conn. by 1665 when he purchased the Caffinch property. Some descendants claim that on July 2, 1640 he was residing in Hartford, Conn. based on a record of the same date in the Connecticut Colony's Particular Court when a Richard Lord sued a Thomas Robinson for an outstanding debt ("Richard Lord plaintiff against Thomas Robinson," Public Records of Connecticut, 1:69.) Unfortunately, for the next 25 years no record appears that connects a Thomas Robinson in 1640 to Thomas Robinson the Guilford settler.[1]
The first four children of the family to marry in New England were Ann in 1670, followed by Mary and Sarah both in 1680, followed by son Thomas by 1686.
In English parish records are the following marriage and three baptisms:
• At Holy Trinity, Coventry in Warwickshire.
Robinson, Thomas and Mary Payne, m. Apr. 1, 1646.
Robinsone, Ann, d. of Thomas and Mary, bp. Nov. 3, 1647.
• At Brinklow (6 miles due east of Coventry) in Warwickshire
Robbinson, Mary, d. of Thomas and Mary, bp. July 15, 1649.
Robbinson, Thomas, s. of Thomas and Mary, bp. Mar 2, 1650/1.
The writer cannot confirm the foregoing are the same as the family of Thomas Robinson and wife Mary of Guilford, Conn. But the names and timing are suggestive that further research may prove fruitful.
In 1902 was published a brief family sketch of Thomas Robinson, which follows in part:[2]
• On Nov. 1, 1667, the town of Guilford granted him a parcel of land at Beggar's Marsh, of about nineteen acres, and as part of his third division of land, about two or three acres at the south end of his out lot. His home lot contained about two acres, and was between the lot belonging to Thomas Cooke, Jr. and the "Crittenden land." He was styled "Gentleman" in the town records. On Oct. 3, 1679, by deed of warranty, he conveyed his home lot "with all and singular fences, fruit trees, privileges and appurtenances" to his son "Thomas Robinson, Jr., Cooper." On Nov. 5, 1675, James Kingsnorth testified under oath that with Thomas Cruttenden "he went to view Mr. Robinson's arms about ten days before he went hence to go Farland," and "saw that he had not above sixteen bullets and also heard Mr. Robinson confess that he wanted powder to make up his quantity according to law." Mr. Robinson's purchase of the Caffinch home lot brought into the family the land which is still [in 1902] owned by his descendants, the children of Rev. Harry [sic Henry] Robinson. (There was a long suit between Mr. Robinson and the town of Guilford about a fence built by the former, which suit is discussed in Steiner's History of Guilford, pp. 112-114.) Thomas,1 Robinson died 1689. He married Mary, who died July 26, 1668.
The known children of Thomas and Mary Robinson, the order uncertain but not in the order offered in the above article, are:
• i. Ann, d. on an unknown date in Guilford, Conn.; m. Oct. 16, 1670 in Guilford, Joseph Dudley, s. of William Dudley and Jane Lutman, b. Apr. 24, 1643 in Guilford. He d. testate June 3, 1712 in Guilford. Nine children of the family.
• ii. Mary, d. July 22, 1725 in Wethersfield, Conn.; m. Apr. 29, 1680 in Wethersfield, Sgt. John Latimer, Jr., s. of Wethersfield immigrants John and Ann Latimer, b. Jan. 4, 1650/1 in Wethersfield. He d. in Wethersfield Mar. 3, 1727/8 (g.s.) Six children of the family.
• iii. Thomas, d. July 2, 1712 in Guilford; m. 1) Oct. 3, 1686 in Guilford, Sarah Cruttenden, who d. in Guilford in Oct. 1692; he m. 2) Jan. 17, 1693/4 in Guilford, Sarah Grave, who d. in Guilford Sept. 10, 1715. Eight children of the family.
• iv. Jonathan, d. unmarried in Hartford, Conn. in Apr. 1684.
• v. Sarah "Saint", d. Dec. 7, 1711 in Wethersfield, Conn.; m. 1) in Wethersfield, Conn. Aug. 18, 1680, Bezaleel Latimer, brother of Sarah's sister Mary's husband, b. July 26, 1657 in Wethersfield where he d. circa Nov. 1686; two children of the marriage; Sarah m. 2) in Wethersfield prior to Oct. 1688, the widower William Tryon, who d. Oct. 12, 1711. One child of the marriage.
• vi. David, b. on or after Jan 2, 1660/61, d. Jan 1, 1747/8 in Durham, Conn., Æ 87 (g.s.); m. 1) before 1690, Abigail Kirby, dau. of John Kirby and Elizabeth Hinds, b. Mar. 6, 1666/7 in Middletown, Conn.; three children of the marriage; he m. 2) circa 1696, Mary Atwater, dau. of David Atwater and Damaris Sayre, and widow of Ichabod Stow, b. Mar. 31, 1662 in New Haven, Conn. She d. Oct. 17, 1746 in Durham, Conn. (g.s.) Five children of the marriage.
• vii. Elizabeth, b. on or after Oct. 1, 1662, d. in Guilford Sept. 30, 1745, Æ 83 (g.s.); m. circa 1688, Benjamin Gould, by whom she had five known children, NOT eleven as claimed in 1902 by Smyth and Steiner. He d. testate in Guilford May 17, 1718.
[1] Wethersfield, Windsor and Hartford were respectively settled in 1634, 1635 and 1637 by persons who had been settlers and church members of the towns of Watertown (Wethersfield), Dorchester (Windsor) and Cambridge (Hartford) in the Mass. Bay. After the fundamental orders of the Colony of Connecticut were adopted, in 1638 the Particular Court was initiated to handle complaints between individuals. Richard Lord was a founding settler of the town of Hartford, but was previously admitted a freeman of the Mass. Bay on Mar. 4, 1634-5. By 1640 Thomas Robinson was a large landholder in Roxbury, Mass. and subsequently removed to Scituate, Mass. where he was a Deacon of the Scituate 2nd church. Following the death of his first wife in Scituate, Thomas Robinson of Scituate remarried and moved to Boston where he d. testate in 1666. Based on the writer's research, in this case 1 + 1 = 0; that is, the Thomas Robinson sued in 1640 by Richard Lord was more likely Thomas Robinson then of Roxbury, Mass., not Thomas Robinson the eventual 1665 settler of Guilford, Conn.
[2] Smyth and Steiner: Mr. Thomas Robinson of Guilford (Conn.) and His Descendants (NEHGR 56(1902):57.)
10/1/2016
Inscription
In 1818 all existing gravestones, but not the person's remains, at this cemetery were dispersed to other town cemeteries. No remnant gravestone for Thomas, if he had one to begin with, is extant. The manuscript of Ralph D. Smyth (the basis of Steiner's 1897 "A History of the Plantation of Menunkatuck and of the Original Town of Guilford...") claims that Smyth, Steiner's grandfather, "saw" [i.e., read in a Hartford, Conn. publication] notice of Thomas' 1689 death. However, the Conn. State Library has no known record that a newspaper or other general news publication existed at Hartford in 1689.
