Thomas Robinson, Jr., s. of the early Guilford, Conn. settlers Thomas and Mary Robinson, d. per the Guilford town records in Guilford July 2, 1712. He died intestate with an extensive probate record, including inventory, contained in the New Haven Probate District. His widow Sarah was appointed administratrix. Like his parents, he was undoubtedly interred in the Village Green Cemetery, the town's only cemetery until the early 1800s. If he had a gravestone, it was not extant in 1818 when gravestones at Village Green, but not the person's remains, were dispersed to other cemeteries in Guilford.
On Oct. 3, 1679, by deed the widower Thomas Robinson, Sr. conveyed his homestead to his son, "Thomas Robinson, Jr., Cooper," being the original Caffinch place acquired by the elder Thomas in 1665, "with all and singular fences, fruit trees, privileges and appurtenances." This property would remain in the Robinson line of descent until after 1900.
Separately, in 1860 Amos Otis of Barnstable, Mass. in his "Barnstable Families" claimed that the last child of Isaac Robinson of Barnstable, Mass. was Thomas, thus a grandson of Rev. John Robinson (1576-1625), pastor in Leiden, Holland of the 1620 Mayflower passengers. Otis identified this Thomas as one and the same as Thomas Robinson, Jr. of Guilford, Conn. Otis later disavowed this claim in an obscure correction in the New England Historic Genealogical Register. The Thomas claimed by Otis to be Isaac's son was actually his grandson, the only child of Isaac's deceased son Isaac, who became Ens. Thomas Robinson of East Haddam, Conn.
In 1902 the descendant family of Thomas Robinson, Jr. of Guilford disavowed any claim of relation to Rev. John Robinson. But, there is a twist. On May 12, 1700, Thomas Butler of Edgartown, Province of Massachusetts Bay [Dukes County, a.k.a. Martha's Vineyard], sold to Thomas Robinson, carpenter, of Guilford, in the Province of Connecticut, land and the improvements thereon in Edgartown in the possession and tenure of William Weeks of Holmes Hole [Dukes Deeds, 1:50.] Holmes Hole was an extension of the Town of Tisbury on the opposite northwest side of Martha's Vineyard. William Weeks, the tenant, was the son-in-law of John,3 Robinson (Isaac,2 Rev. John,1) of Falmouth, Mass. On June 6, 1709, Thomas Robinson of Guilford resold this Edgartown property to Samuel Smith of Edgartown [ibid., 3:411.] The coincidence of Thomas Robinson of Guilford purchasing a property in another province and in the possession of the grandson-in-law of the immigrant Isaac,1 Robinson undoubtedly led Otis to his erroneous 1860 family claim. However, if not mere coincidence is there a clue in Thomas Robinson, Junior's purchase to the origins of his father, Thomas Robinson, Senior?
In addition, only the two eldest children of Thomas Robinson, Jr. by second wife Sarah Grave are of birth record in Guilford, while the four youngest (Elizabeth, Anna, Mehitable and Ruth) were b. between circa 1701 and 1709. Were they actually b. in Edgartown, Mass. during the time Thomas Robinson, Jr. owned the Edgartown property?
On Oct. 3, 1686 of record in Guilford, Thomas Robinson, Jr. m. 1) (by Andrew Leete) Sarah Cruttenden (q.v. Crittenden), dau. of Abraham Cruttenden and Susanna Gregson, b. Aug. 21, 1665 in Guilford. She d. in Oct. 1692 in Guilford. There were only two children of the marriage:
• i. Sarah Robinson, b. Oct. 6, 1687; d. unmarried June 27, 1750 in Guilford, Æ 63 (Town Rec.). Like her parents, she was interred at the Village Green Cemetery, but unlike her parents her gravestone survived and was relocated in 1818 to Guilford's West Side Cemetery.
• ii. Mary Robinson, b. Mar. 24, 1690/1; d. unmarried Apr. 9, 1713 (Town Rec.) Her widowed step-mother Sarah (Grave) Robinson administered her estate. Unfortunately, Mary's gravestone, if she had one, did not survive for relocation in 1818.
On Jan. 17, 1693/4 of record in Guilford, Thomas m. 2) (again by Andrew Leete), Sarah Grave (q.v. Graves), dau. of Dea. John Grave and Elizabeth Stillwell, b. Mar. 14, 1667/8 in Guilford. She d. intestate and of record Sept. 10, 1715 in Guilford. They had six known children:
• iii. Samuel Robinson, b. of record in Guilford Apr. 19, 1695, d. Mar. 6, 1776, Æ 81, and was interred at the Village Green; his gravestone was relocated in 1818 to the West Guilford Cem.; m. Mar. 19, 1723/4 in Northampton, Mass. (by Rev. Solomon Stoddard), Rachel Strong, dau. of Thomas Strong, Jr. and Mary Stebbins, b. Apr. 15, 1700 in Northampton. She d. Apr. 17, 1725 in Guilford, Æ 26, and was undoubtedly interred in the Village Green. However, her gravestone did not survive for relocation in 1818. One child of the marriage, son Samuel Jr. The elder Samuel never remarried.
• iv. Jonathan Robinson, b. of record in Guilford in May 3, 1698, d. Nov. 13, 1753 in North Guilford, Conn., Æ 56; m. Nov. 13, 1746 as her 2nd of three husbands, Elizabeth Howd, dau. of Benjamin Howd and Elizabeth Whitehead, b. Dec. 8, 1711 in Branford, Conn. One known child of the marriage, dau. Sarah Robinson, wife of Rev. Thomas Wells Bray of North Guilford, Conn.
• v. Elizabeth Robinson, b. circa 1701 possibly in Edgartown, Mass., d. circa 1728; m. as his 1st wife, John Norton, Jr., s. of John Norton and Hannah Buck, b. Dec. 23, 1699 in Guilford. No known children of the marriage.
• vi. Anna Robinson, b. circa 1703 possibly in Edgartown, Mass., d. Aug. 27, 1785 in Southampton, Mass.; m. circa 1730 Phinehas King, s. of Joseph King and Mindwell Pomeroy, b. Sept. 27, 1707 in Northampton, Mass. He d. Jan. 10, 1769 in Southampton, Mass. (g.s.) Five known children of the family.
• vii. Mehitable Robinson, b. circa 1705 possibly in Edgartown, Mass., d. Sept. 4, 1782 in Guilford; m. Rev. Ebenezer Ward, s. of Andrew Ward and Deborah Joy, b. Sept. 22, 1706. He d. Nov. 15, 1779 in Guilford. Three children recorded in Guilford. Ebenezer Ward's mother was the grandchild of William Spencer and Agnes Harris (the writer's ancestors), the former the oldest of four Spencer brothers who arrived in New England in the 1630s.
• viii. Ruth Robinson, b. circa 1709 possibly in Edgartown, Mass., d. Nov. 21, 1792; m. Oct. 23, 1738 in Guilford (by Rev. Thomas Ruggles), George Hill, s. of John Hill and Hannah Hiland, b. Apr. 5, 1710 in Guilford. He d. Feb. 9, 1787. Four children recorded in Guilford.
Edited 10/3/2016
On Oct. 3, 1679, by deed the widower Thomas Robinson, Sr. conveyed his homestead to his son, "Thomas Robinson, Jr., Cooper," being the original Caffinch place acquired by the elder Thomas in 1665, "with all and singular fences, fruit trees, privileges and appurtenances." This property would remain in the Robinson line of descent until after 1900.
Separately, in 1860 Amos Otis of Barnstable, Mass. in his "Barnstable Families" claimed that the last child of Isaac Robinson of Barnstable, Mass. was Thomas, thus a grandson of Rev. John Robinson (1576-1625), pastor in Leiden, Holland of the 1620 Mayflower passengers. Otis identified this Thomas as one and the same as Thomas Robinson, Jr. of Guilford, Conn. Otis later disavowed this claim in an obscure correction in the New England Historic Genealogical Register. The Thomas claimed by Otis to be Isaac's son was actually his grandson, the only child of Isaac's deceased son Isaac, who became Ens. Thomas Robinson of East Haddam, Conn.
In 1902 the descendant family of Thomas Robinson, Jr. of Guilford disavowed any claim of relation to Rev. John Robinson. But, there is a twist. On May 12, 1700, Thomas Butler of Edgartown, Province of Massachusetts Bay [Dukes County, a.k.a. Martha's Vineyard], sold to Thomas Robinson, carpenter, of Guilford, in the Province of Connecticut, land and the improvements thereon in Edgartown in the possession and tenure of William Weeks of Holmes Hole [Dukes Deeds, 1:50.] Holmes Hole was an extension of the Town of Tisbury on the opposite northwest side of Martha's Vineyard. William Weeks, the tenant, was the son-in-law of John,3 Robinson (Isaac,2 Rev. John,1) of Falmouth, Mass. On June 6, 1709, Thomas Robinson of Guilford resold this Edgartown property to Samuel Smith of Edgartown [ibid., 3:411.] The coincidence of Thomas Robinson of Guilford purchasing a property in another province and in the possession of the grandson-in-law of the immigrant Isaac,1 Robinson undoubtedly led Otis to his erroneous 1860 family claim. However, if not mere coincidence is there a clue in Thomas Robinson, Junior's purchase to the origins of his father, Thomas Robinson, Senior?
In addition, only the two eldest children of Thomas Robinson, Jr. by second wife Sarah Grave are of birth record in Guilford, while the four youngest (Elizabeth, Anna, Mehitable and Ruth) were b. between circa 1701 and 1709. Were they actually b. in Edgartown, Mass. during the time Thomas Robinson, Jr. owned the Edgartown property?
On Oct. 3, 1686 of record in Guilford, Thomas Robinson, Jr. m. 1) (by Andrew Leete) Sarah Cruttenden (q.v. Crittenden), dau. of Abraham Cruttenden and Susanna Gregson, b. Aug. 21, 1665 in Guilford. She d. in Oct. 1692 in Guilford. There were only two children of the marriage:
• i. Sarah Robinson, b. Oct. 6, 1687; d. unmarried June 27, 1750 in Guilford, Æ 63 (Town Rec.). Like her parents, she was interred at the Village Green Cemetery, but unlike her parents her gravestone survived and was relocated in 1818 to Guilford's West Side Cemetery.
• ii. Mary Robinson, b. Mar. 24, 1690/1; d. unmarried Apr. 9, 1713 (Town Rec.) Her widowed step-mother Sarah (Grave) Robinson administered her estate. Unfortunately, Mary's gravestone, if she had one, did not survive for relocation in 1818.
On Jan. 17, 1693/4 of record in Guilford, Thomas m. 2) (again by Andrew Leete), Sarah Grave (q.v. Graves), dau. of Dea. John Grave and Elizabeth Stillwell, b. Mar. 14, 1667/8 in Guilford. She d. intestate and of record Sept. 10, 1715 in Guilford. They had six known children:
• iii. Samuel Robinson, b. of record in Guilford Apr. 19, 1695, d. Mar. 6, 1776, Æ 81, and was interred at the Village Green; his gravestone was relocated in 1818 to the West Guilford Cem.; m. Mar. 19, 1723/4 in Northampton, Mass. (by Rev. Solomon Stoddard), Rachel Strong, dau. of Thomas Strong, Jr. and Mary Stebbins, b. Apr. 15, 1700 in Northampton. She d. Apr. 17, 1725 in Guilford, Æ 26, and was undoubtedly interred in the Village Green. However, her gravestone did not survive for relocation in 1818. One child of the marriage, son Samuel Jr. The elder Samuel never remarried.
• iv. Jonathan Robinson, b. of record in Guilford in May 3, 1698, d. Nov. 13, 1753 in North Guilford, Conn., Æ 56; m. Nov. 13, 1746 as her 2nd of three husbands, Elizabeth Howd, dau. of Benjamin Howd and Elizabeth Whitehead, b. Dec. 8, 1711 in Branford, Conn. One known child of the marriage, dau. Sarah Robinson, wife of Rev. Thomas Wells Bray of North Guilford, Conn.
• v. Elizabeth Robinson, b. circa 1701 possibly in Edgartown, Mass., d. circa 1728; m. as his 1st wife, John Norton, Jr., s. of John Norton and Hannah Buck, b. Dec. 23, 1699 in Guilford. No known children of the marriage.
• vi. Anna Robinson, b. circa 1703 possibly in Edgartown, Mass., d. Aug. 27, 1785 in Southampton, Mass.; m. circa 1730 Phinehas King, s. of Joseph King and Mindwell Pomeroy, b. Sept. 27, 1707 in Northampton, Mass. He d. Jan. 10, 1769 in Southampton, Mass. (g.s.) Five known children of the family.
• vii. Mehitable Robinson, b. circa 1705 possibly in Edgartown, Mass., d. Sept. 4, 1782 in Guilford; m. Rev. Ebenezer Ward, s. of Andrew Ward and Deborah Joy, b. Sept. 22, 1706. He d. Nov. 15, 1779 in Guilford. Three children recorded in Guilford. Ebenezer Ward's mother was the grandchild of William Spencer and Agnes Harris (the writer's ancestors), the former the oldest of four Spencer brothers who arrived in New England in the 1630s.
• viii. Ruth Robinson, b. circa 1709 possibly in Edgartown, Mass., d. Nov. 21, 1792; m. Oct. 23, 1738 in Guilford (by Rev. Thomas Ruggles), George Hill, s. of John Hill and Hannah Hiland, b. Apr. 5, 1710 in Guilford. He d. Feb. 9, 1787. Four children recorded in Guilford.
Edited 10/3/2016
Thomas Robinson, Jr., s. of the early Guilford, Conn. settlers Thomas and Mary Robinson, d. per the Guilford town records in Guilford July 2, 1712. He died intestate with an extensive probate record, including inventory, contained in the New Haven Probate District. His widow Sarah was appointed administratrix. Like his parents, he was undoubtedly interred in the Village Green Cemetery, the town's only cemetery until the early 1800s. If he had a gravestone, it was not extant in 1818 when gravestones at Village Green, but not the person's remains, were dispersed to other cemeteries in Guilford.
On Oct. 3, 1679, by deed the widower Thomas Robinson, Sr. conveyed his homestead to his son, "Thomas Robinson, Jr., Cooper," being the original Caffinch place acquired by the elder Thomas in 1665, "with all and singular fences, fruit trees, privileges and appurtenances." This property would remain in the Robinson line of descent until after 1900.
Separately, in 1860 Amos Otis of Barnstable, Mass. in his "Barnstable Families" claimed that the last child of Isaac Robinson of Barnstable, Mass. was Thomas, thus a grandson of Rev. John Robinson (1576-1625), pastor in Leiden, Holland of the 1620 Mayflower passengers. Otis identified this Thomas as one and the same as Thomas Robinson, Jr. of Guilford, Conn. Otis later disavowed this claim in an obscure correction in the New England Historic Genealogical Register. The Thomas claimed by Otis to be Isaac's son was actually his grandson, the only child of Isaac's deceased son Isaac, who became Ens. Thomas Robinson of East Haddam, Conn.
In 1902 the descendant family of Thomas Robinson, Jr. of Guilford disavowed any claim of relation to Rev. John Robinson. But, there is a twist. On May 12, 1700, Thomas Butler of Edgartown, Province of Massachusetts Bay [Dukes County, a.k.a. Martha's Vineyard], sold to Thomas Robinson, carpenter, of Guilford, in the Province of Connecticut, land and the improvements thereon in Edgartown in the possession and tenure of William Weeks of Holmes Hole [Dukes Deeds, 1:50.] Holmes Hole was an extension of the Town of Tisbury on the opposite northwest side of Martha's Vineyard. William Weeks, the tenant, was the son-in-law of John,3 Robinson (Isaac,2 Rev. John,1) of Falmouth, Mass. On June 6, 1709, Thomas Robinson of Guilford resold this Edgartown property to Samuel Smith of Edgartown [ibid., 3:411.] The coincidence of Thomas Robinson of Guilford purchasing a property in another province and in the possession of the grandson-in-law of the immigrant Isaac,1 Robinson undoubtedly led Otis to his erroneous 1860 family claim. However, if not mere coincidence is there a clue in Thomas Robinson, Junior's purchase to the origins of his father, Thomas Robinson, Senior?
In addition, only the two eldest children of Thomas Robinson, Jr. by second wife Sarah Grave are of birth record in Guilford, while the four youngest (Elizabeth, Anna, Mehitable and Ruth) were b. between circa 1701 and 1709. Were they actually b. in Edgartown, Mass. during the time Thomas Robinson, Jr. owned the Edgartown property?
On Oct. 3, 1686 of record in Guilford, Thomas Robinson, Jr. m. 1) (by Andrew Leete) Sarah Cruttenden (q.v. Crittenden), dau. of Abraham Cruttenden and Susanna Gregson, b. Aug. 21, 1665 in Guilford. She d. in Oct. 1692 in Guilford. There were only two children of the marriage:
• i. Sarah Robinson, b. Oct. 6, 1687; d. unmarried June 27, 1750 in Guilford, Æ 63 (Town Rec.). Like her parents, she was interred at the Village Green Cemetery, but unlike her parents her gravestone survived and was relocated in 1818 to Guilford's West Side Cemetery.
• ii. Mary Robinson, b. Mar. 24, 1690/1; d. unmarried Apr. 9, 1713 (Town Rec.) Her widowed step-mother Sarah (Grave) Robinson administered her estate. Unfortunately, Mary's gravestone, if she had one, did not survive for relocation in 1818.
On Jan. 17, 1693/4 of record in Guilford, Thomas m. 2) (again by Andrew Leete), Sarah Grave (q.v. Graves), dau. of Dea. John Grave and Elizabeth Stillwell, b. Mar. 14, 1667/8 in Guilford. She d. intestate and of record Sept. 10, 1715 in Guilford. They had six known children:
• iii. Samuel Robinson, b. of record in Guilford Apr. 19, 1695, d. Mar. 6, 1776, Æ 81, and was interred at the Village Green; his gravestone was relocated in 1818 to the West Guilford Cem.; m. Mar. 19, 1723/4 in Northampton, Mass. (by Rev. Solomon Stoddard), Rachel Strong, dau. of Thomas Strong, Jr. and Mary Stebbins, b. Apr. 15, 1700 in Northampton. She d. Apr. 17, 1725 in Guilford, Æ 26, and was undoubtedly interred in the Village Green. However, her gravestone did not survive for relocation in 1818. One child of the marriage, son Samuel Jr. The elder Samuel never remarried.
• iv. Jonathan Robinson, b. of record in Guilford in May 3, 1698, d. Nov. 13, 1753 in North Guilford, Conn., Æ 56; m. Nov. 13, 1746 as her 2nd of three husbands, Elizabeth Howd, dau. of Benjamin Howd and Elizabeth Whitehead, b. Dec. 8, 1711 in Branford, Conn. One known child of the marriage, dau. Sarah Robinson, wife of Rev. Thomas Wells Bray of North Guilford, Conn.
• v. Elizabeth Robinson, b. circa 1701 possibly in Edgartown, Mass., d. circa 1728; m. as his 1st wife, John Norton, Jr., s. of John Norton and Hannah Buck, b. Dec. 23, 1699 in Guilford. No known children of the marriage.
• vi. Anna Robinson, b. circa 1703 possibly in Edgartown, Mass., d. Aug. 27, 1785 in Southampton, Mass.; m. circa 1730 Phinehas King, s. of Joseph King and Mindwell Pomeroy, b. Sept. 27, 1707 in Northampton, Mass. He d. Jan. 10, 1769 in Southampton, Mass. (g.s.) Five known children of the family.
• vii. Mehitable Robinson, b. circa 1705 possibly in Edgartown, Mass., d. Sept. 4, 1782 in Guilford; m. Rev. Ebenezer Ward, s. of Andrew Ward and Deborah Joy, b. Sept. 22, 1706. He d. Nov. 15, 1779 in Guilford. Three children recorded in Guilford. Ebenezer Ward's mother was the grandchild of William Spencer and Agnes Harris (the writer's ancestors), the former the oldest of four Spencer brothers who arrived in New England in the 1630s.
• viii. Ruth Robinson, b. circa 1709 possibly in Edgartown, Mass., d. Nov. 21, 1792; m. Oct. 23, 1738 in Guilford (by Rev. Thomas Ruggles), George Hill, s. of John Hill and Hannah Hiland, b. Apr. 5, 1710 in Guilford. He d. Feb. 9, 1787. Four children recorded in Guilford.
Edited 10/3/2016
On Oct. 3, 1679, by deed the widower Thomas Robinson, Sr. conveyed his homestead to his son, "Thomas Robinson, Jr., Cooper," being the original Caffinch place acquired by the elder Thomas in 1665, "with all and singular fences, fruit trees, privileges and appurtenances." This property would remain in the Robinson line of descent until after 1900.
Separately, in 1860 Amos Otis of Barnstable, Mass. in his "Barnstable Families" claimed that the last child of Isaac Robinson of Barnstable, Mass. was Thomas, thus a grandson of Rev. John Robinson (1576-1625), pastor in Leiden, Holland of the 1620 Mayflower passengers. Otis identified this Thomas as one and the same as Thomas Robinson, Jr. of Guilford, Conn. Otis later disavowed this claim in an obscure correction in the New England Historic Genealogical Register. The Thomas claimed by Otis to be Isaac's son was actually his grandson, the only child of Isaac's deceased son Isaac, who became Ens. Thomas Robinson of East Haddam, Conn.
In 1902 the descendant family of Thomas Robinson, Jr. of Guilford disavowed any claim of relation to Rev. John Robinson. But, there is a twist. On May 12, 1700, Thomas Butler of Edgartown, Province of Massachusetts Bay [Dukes County, a.k.a. Martha's Vineyard], sold to Thomas Robinson, carpenter, of Guilford, in the Province of Connecticut, land and the improvements thereon in Edgartown in the possession and tenure of William Weeks of Holmes Hole [Dukes Deeds, 1:50.] Holmes Hole was an extension of the Town of Tisbury on the opposite northwest side of Martha's Vineyard. William Weeks, the tenant, was the son-in-law of John,3 Robinson (Isaac,2 Rev. John,1) of Falmouth, Mass. On June 6, 1709, Thomas Robinson of Guilford resold this Edgartown property to Samuel Smith of Edgartown [ibid., 3:411.] The coincidence of Thomas Robinson of Guilford purchasing a property in another province and in the possession of the grandson-in-law of the immigrant Isaac,1 Robinson undoubtedly led Otis to his erroneous 1860 family claim. However, if not mere coincidence is there a clue in Thomas Robinson, Junior's purchase to the origins of his father, Thomas Robinson, Senior?
In addition, only the two eldest children of Thomas Robinson, Jr. by second wife Sarah Grave are of birth record in Guilford, while the four youngest (Elizabeth, Anna, Mehitable and Ruth) were b. between circa 1701 and 1709. Were they actually b. in Edgartown, Mass. during the time Thomas Robinson, Jr. owned the Edgartown property?
On Oct. 3, 1686 of record in Guilford, Thomas Robinson, Jr. m. 1) (by Andrew Leete) Sarah Cruttenden (q.v. Crittenden), dau. of Abraham Cruttenden and Susanna Gregson, b. Aug. 21, 1665 in Guilford. She d. in Oct. 1692 in Guilford. There were only two children of the marriage:
• i. Sarah Robinson, b. Oct. 6, 1687; d. unmarried June 27, 1750 in Guilford, Æ 63 (Town Rec.). Like her parents, she was interred at the Village Green Cemetery, but unlike her parents her gravestone survived and was relocated in 1818 to Guilford's West Side Cemetery.
• ii. Mary Robinson, b. Mar. 24, 1690/1; d. unmarried Apr. 9, 1713 (Town Rec.) Her widowed step-mother Sarah (Grave) Robinson administered her estate. Unfortunately, Mary's gravestone, if she had one, did not survive for relocation in 1818.
On Jan. 17, 1693/4 of record in Guilford, Thomas m. 2) (again by Andrew Leete), Sarah Grave (q.v. Graves), dau. of Dea. John Grave and Elizabeth Stillwell, b. Mar. 14, 1667/8 in Guilford. She d. intestate and of record Sept. 10, 1715 in Guilford. They had six known children:
• iii. Samuel Robinson, b. of record in Guilford Apr. 19, 1695, d. Mar. 6, 1776, Æ 81, and was interred at the Village Green; his gravestone was relocated in 1818 to the West Guilford Cem.; m. Mar. 19, 1723/4 in Northampton, Mass. (by Rev. Solomon Stoddard), Rachel Strong, dau. of Thomas Strong, Jr. and Mary Stebbins, b. Apr. 15, 1700 in Northampton. She d. Apr. 17, 1725 in Guilford, Æ 26, and was undoubtedly interred in the Village Green. However, her gravestone did not survive for relocation in 1818. One child of the marriage, son Samuel Jr. The elder Samuel never remarried.
• iv. Jonathan Robinson, b. of record in Guilford in May 3, 1698, d. Nov. 13, 1753 in North Guilford, Conn., Æ 56; m. Nov. 13, 1746 as her 2nd of three husbands, Elizabeth Howd, dau. of Benjamin Howd and Elizabeth Whitehead, b. Dec. 8, 1711 in Branford, Conn. One known child of the marriage, dau. Sarah Robinson, wife of Rev. Thomas Wells Bray of North Guilford, Conn.
• v. Elizabeth Robinson, b. circa 1701 possibly in Edgartown, Mass., d. circa 1728; m. as his 1st wife, John Norton, Jr., s. of John Norton and Hannah Buck, b. Dec. 23, 1699 in Guilford. No known children of the marriage.
• vi. Anna Robinson, b. circa 1703 possibly in Edgartown, Mass., d. Aug. 27, 1785 in Southampton, Mass.; m. circa 1730 Phinehas King, s. of Joseph King and Mindwell Pomeroy, b. Sept. 27, 1707 in Northampton, Mass. He d. Jan. 10, 1769 in Southampton, Mass. (g.s.) Five known children of the family.
• vii. Mehitable Robinson, b. circa 1705 possibly in Edgartown, Mass., d. Sept. 4, 1782 in Guilford; m. Rev. Ebenezer Ward, s. of Andrew Ward and Deborah Joy, b. Sept. 22, 1706. He d. Nov. 15, 1779 in Guilford. Three children recorded in Guilford. Ebenezer Ward's mother was the grandchild of William Spencer and Agnes Harris (the writer's ancestors), the former the oldest of four Spencer brothers who arrived in New England in the 1630s.
• viii. Ruth Robinson, b. circa 1709 possibly in Edgartown, Mass., d. Nov. 21, 1792; m. Oct. 23, 1738 in Guilford (by Rev. Thomas Ruggles), George Hill, s. of John Hill and Hannah Hiland, b. Apr. 5, 1710 in Guilford. He d. Feb. 9, 1787. Four children recorded in Guilford.
Edited 10/3/2016
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Although he was likely interred in Guilford's original village cemetery (now the commons and public park in downtown Guilford), no surviving gravestone was known in 1818 when all gravestones at the Village Green, but not the people's remains, were dispersed to other town cemeteries.
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