Benjamin Robinson, Jr., s. of Benjamin Robinson and Jerusha Bingham, b. of record Apr. 24, 1749 at Lebanon, Conn. He d. Mar. 5, 1833 at Brownington, VT (g.s.) Benjamin's mother Jerusha (Bingham) Robinson was the 2nd gr. granddaughter of Gov. William Bradford of the 1620 Mayflower and Plymouth Colony.
On Sept. 18, 1770 of record at Willington, Conn., Benjamin m. his 1st cousin Ruth Johnson, dau. of John Johnson and Mary Robinson, b. Apr. 20, 1750 of record at Willington, Conn. She d. Dec. 25, 1837 at Brownington, VT (g.s.) Benjamin's father was the brother of wife Ruth's mother.
Benjamin followed his older brother Elijah Robinson from Willington, Conn. to Weathersfield, VT. On Feb. 21, 1786 Benjamin, called of Willington, Conn., bought for 75 pounds from Jerome Loomis of Lebanon, Conn., Lot 15 containing 54 acres in the 2nd Division of land in the town of Weathersfield, VT. On Feb. 19, 1789 called of Weathersfield, Windsor County, VT, Benjamin gave the same Jerome Loomis, now of New York, a mortgage deed subject to Benjamin delivering to Loomis an unspecified number of "neat" cattle as payment. Benjamin resold the same Lot 15 to Davis Goodwin on Mar. 17, 1790. (Weathersfield Deeds 1-470; 2-121, 221). On Jan. 15, 1791 called of Weathersfield, Benjamin purchased 18 acres from Ebenezer Mayo adjacent to the land of his brother Elijah Robinson. (ibid, 2-367). In a confusing deed recorded in Browning, VT, Benjamin apparently purchased land there on Sept. 22, 1805, with the deed not recorded until Jan. 22, 1816 (Brownington Deeds, 1-484). Regardless, by 1812 he appears in a tax list as a proprietor of the town of Brownington, VT (ibid 1-440).
Benjamin and Ruth had eight known children, the first six b. of record at Willington, Conn. the seventh (Lois) at Willington according to her Brownington, VT death record; and the eight (Jarius) b. of record in Weathersfield, VT :
• i. John Robinson, b. May 18, 1771, was living in 1837 at Newbury, VT but further record has not been found.
• ii. Asenath Robinson, b. May 8, 1773, d. Apr. 14, 1855 at Springfield, VT; m. Francis Griswold, prob. the Francis s. of John Griswold, b. Apr. 1, 1776 at Springfield, VT where he d. Dec. 17, 1852.
• iii. Julius Robinson, b. Jan. 13, 1776, d. Apr. 14, 1816 at Weathersfield, VT; a confusing marriage record has not been repeated due to pending corrective research.
• iv. Mary Robinson, b. July 19, 1778, d. unm. Apr. 18, 1861 at Brownington, VT. No known burial location or g.s.
• v. Ruth Robinson, b. Feb. 20, 1781, d. May 16, 1874 in Brownington, VT; she m. 1) Dec. 21, 1820 in Springfield, VT as his 2nd wife, Matthew Pierce, who d. June 16, 1835 in Springfield (g.s.); she m. 2) Oct 23, 1838 in Westminster, VT and his 2nd wife, Michael Gilson, who d. Feb. 3, 1852 in Westminster (g.s.); she had no known children by either husband. She appears in the 1850 census of Westminster with her 2nd husband and following his death appears in the Brownington, VT census as a member of the household of her nephew John R. Robinson (s. of her brother Benjamin) accompanied by her unmarried sister Mary; in the 1870 Brownington census as the head of a household accompanied by her unmarried sister "Louis" below. While Ruth has a record of her death in the Vermont VRs, where she is interred has not been uncovered.
• vi. Benjamin Robinson, 3rd., b. Mar. 8, 1784, d. July 11, 1874 at Brownington, VT; m. "Sally" Haines, b. June 6, 1792 at Cornish, NH. She d. Mar. 8, 1868 at Brownington. Five known children of the marriage. While Sally's recorded death in the Brownington town register does not identify who her parents were, research suggests she may have been the daughter of Nathan and Ann {q.v. Hannah} Haines (q.v. Haynes) who appear in the August 1800 census of Cornish, NH with a two daughters under the age of 10.
• vii. Lois Robinson, b. May 20, 1788 in Willington, Conn. per her Brownington, VT town death register entry; in the 1850 census she, called "Louis" age 63, and her unmarried sister Mary, called age 71, were living in Brownington in the household of their brother Benjamin. The last record of her, again called "Louis" and age 83, is in the 1870 census of Brownington, VT residing with her widowed sister Ruth Gilson. No published Vermont vital record appears, but in the original Brownington town death register she, called Lois Robinson daughter of Benjamin and Ruth (Johnson) Robinson b. in Willington, Conn., d. of paralysis Feb. 22, 1878, age 89 years, 9 months and 2 days. Like her sister Ruth, where she is buried is not of record but it is assumed with her parents in an unmarked grave in Brownington Center cemetery.
• viii. Jarius Robinson, b. Aug. 7, 1793 at Weathersfield, VT, d. Apr. 19, 1828 at Weathersfield.
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On Sept. 18, 1770 of record at Willington, Conn., Benjamin m. his 1st cousin Ruth Johnson, dau. of John Johnson and Mary Robinson, b. Apr. 20, 1750 of record at Willington, Conn. She d. Dec. 25, 1837 at Brownington, VT (g.s.) Benjamin's father was the brother of wife Ruth's mother.
Benjamin followed his older brother Elijah Robinson from Willington, Conn. to Weathersfield, VT. On Feb. 21, 1786 Benjamin, called of Willington, Conn., bought for 75 pounds from Jerome Loomis of Lebanon, Conn., Lot 15 containing 54 acres in the 2nd Division of land in the town of Weathersfield, VT. On Feb. 19, 1789 called of Weathersfield, Windsor County, VT, Benjamin gave the same Jerome Loomis, now of New York, a mortgage deed subject to Benjamin delivering to Loomis an unspecified number of "neat" cattle as payment. Benjamin resold the same Lot 15 to Davis Goodwin on Mar. 17, 1790. (Weathersfield Deeds 1-470; 2-121, 221). On Jan. 15, 1791 called of Weathersfield, Benjamin purchased 18 acres from Ebenezer Mayo adjacent to the land of his brother Elijah Robinson. (ibid, 2-367). In a confusing deed recorded in Browning, VT, Benjamin apparently purchased land there on Sept. 22, 1805, with the deed not recorded until Jan. 22, 1816 (Brownington Deeds, 1-484). Regardless, by 1812 he appears in a tax list as a proprietor of the town of Brownington, VT (ibid 1-440).
Benjamin and Ruth had eight known children, the first six b. of record at Willington, Conn. the seventh (Lois) at Willington according to her Brownington, VT death record; and the eight (Jarius) b. of record in Weathersfield, VT :
• i. John Robinson, b. May 18, 1771, was living in 1837 at Newbury, VT but further record has not been found.
• ii. Asenath Robinson, b. May 8, 1773, d. Apr. 14, 1855 at Springfield, VT; m. Francis Griswold, prob. the Francis s. of John Griswold, b. Apr. 1, 1776 at Springfield, VT where he d. Dec. 17, 1852.
• iii. Julius Robinson, b. Jan. 13, 1776, d. Apr. 14, 1816 at Weathersfield, VT; a confusing marriage record has not been repeated due to pending corrective research.
• iv. Mary Robinson, b. July 19, 1778, d. unm. Apr. 18, 1861 at Brownington, VT. No known burial location or g.s.
• v. Ruth Robinson, b. Feb. 20, 1781, d. May 16, 1874 in Brownington, VT; she m. 1) Dec. 21, 1820 in Springfield, VT as his 2nd wife, Matthew Pierce, who d. June 16, 1835 in Springfield (g.s.); she m. 2) Oct 23, 1838 in Westminster, VT and his 2nd wife, Michael Gilson, who d. Feb. 3, 1852 in Westminster (g.s.); she had no known children by either husband. She appears in the 1850 census of Westminster with her 2nd husband and following his death appears in the Brownington, VT census as a member of the household of her nephew John R. Robinson (s. of her brother Benjamin) accompanied by her unmarried sister Mary; in the 1870 Brownington census as the head of a household accompanied by her unmarried sister "Louis" below. While Ruth has a record of her death in the Vermont VRs, where she is interred has not been uncovered.
• vi. Benjamin Robinson, 3rd., b. Mar. 8, 1784, d. July 11, 1874 at Brownington, VT; m. "Sally" Haines, b. June 6, 1792 at Cornish, NH. She d. Mar. 8, 1868 at Brownington. Five known children of the marriage. While Sally's recorded death in the Brownington town register does not identify who her parents were, research suggests she may have been the daughter of Nathan and Ann {q.v. Hannah} Haines (q.v. Haynes) who appear in the August 1800 census of Cornish, NH with a two daughters under the age of 10.
• vii. Lois Robinson, b. May 20, 1788 in Willington, Conn. per her Brownington, VT town death register entry; in the 1850 census she, called "Louis" age 63, and her unmarried sister Mary, called age 71, were living in Brownington in the household of their brother Benjamin. The last record of her, again called "Louis" and age 83, is in the 1870 census of Brownington, VT residing with her widowed sister Ruth Gilson. No published Vermont vital record appears, but in the original Brownington town death register she, called Lois Robinson daughter of Benjamin and Ruth (Johnson) Robinson b. in Willington, Conn., d. of paralysis Feb. 22, 1878, age 89 years, 9 months and 2 days. Like her sister Ruth, where she is buried is not of record but it is assumed with her parents in an unmarked grave in Brownington Center cemetery.
• viii. Jarius Robinson, b. Aug. 7, 1793 at Weathersfield, VT, d. Apr. 19, 1828 at Weathersfield.
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Benjamin Robinson, Jr., s. of Benjamin Robinson and Jerusha Bingham, b. of record Apr. 24, 1749 at Lebanon, Conn. He d. Mar. 5, 1833 at Brownington, VT (g.s.) Benjamin's mother Jerusha (Bingham) Robinson was the 2nd gr. granddaughter of Gov. William Bradford of the 1620 Mayflower and Plymouth Colony.
On Sept. 18, 1770 of record at Willington, Conn., Benjamin m. his 1st cousin Ruth Johnson, dau. of John Johnson and Mary Robinson, b. Apr. 20, 1750 of record at Willington, Conn. She d. Dec. 25, 1837 at Brownington, VT (g.s.) Benjamin's father was the brother of wife Ruth's mother.
Benjamin followed his older brother Elijah Robinson from Willington, Conn. to Weathersfield, VT. On Feb. 21, 1786 Benjamin, called of Willington, Conn., bought for 75 pounds from Jerome Loomis of Lebanon, Conn., Lot 15 containing 54 acres in the 2nd Division of land in the town of Weathersfield, VT. On Feb. 19, 1789 called of Weathersfield, Windsor County, VT, Benjamin gave the same Jerome Loomis, now of New York, a mortgage deed subject to Benjamin delivering to Loomis an unspecified number of "neat" cattle as payment. Benjamin resold the same Lot 15 to Davis Goodwin on Mar. 17, 1790. (Weathersfield Deeds 1-470; 2-121, 221). On Jan. 15, 1791 called of Weathersfield, Benjamin purchased 18 acres from Ebenezer Mayo adjacent to the land of his brother Elijah Robinson. (ibid, 2-367). In a confusing deed recorded in Browning, VT, Benjamin apparently purchased land there on Sept. 22, 1805, with the deed not recorded until Jan. 22, 1816 (Brownington Deeds, 1-484). Regardless, by 1812 he appears in a tax list as a proprietor of the town of Brownington, VT (ibid 1-440).
Benjamin and Ruth had eight known children, the first six b. of record at Willington, Conn. the seventh (Lois) at Willington according to her Brownington, VT death record; and the eight (Jarius) b. of record in Weathersfield, VT :
• i. John Robinson, b. May 18, 1771, was living in 1837 at Newbury, VT but further record has not been found.
• ii. Asenath Robinson, b. May 8, 1773, d. Apr. 14, 1855 at Springfield, VT; m. Francis Griswold, prob. the Francis s. of John Griswold, b. Apr. 1, 1776 at Springfield, VT where he d. Dec. 17, 1852.
• iii. Julius Robinson, b. Jan. 13, 1776, d. Apr. 14, 1816 at Weathersfield, VT; a confusing marriage record has not been repeated due to pending corrective research.
• iv. Mary Robinson, b. July 19, 1778, d. unm. Apr. 18, 1861 at Brownington, VT. No known burial location or g.s.
• v. Ruth Robinson, b. Feb. 20, 1781, d. May 16, 1874 in Brownington, VT; she m. 1) Dec. 21, 1820 in Springfield, VT as his 2nd wife, Matthew Pierce, who d. June 16, 1835 in Springfield (g.s.); she m. 2) Oct 23, 1838 in Westminster, VT and his 2nd wife, Michael Gilson, who d. Feb. 3, 1852 in Westminster (g.s.); she had no known children by either husband. She appears in the 1850 census of Westminster with her 2nd husband and following his death appears in the Brownington, VT census as a member of the household of her nephew John R. Robinson (s. of her brother Benjamin) accompanied by her unmarried sister Mary; in the 1870 Brownington census as the head of a household accompanied by her unmarried sister "Louis" below. While Ruth has a record of her death in the Vermont VRs, where she is interred has not been uncovered.
• vi. Benjamin Robinson, 3rd., b. Mar. 8, 1784, d. July 11, 1874 at Brownington, VT; m. "Sally" Haines, b. June 6, 1792 at Cornish, NH. She d. Mar. 8, 1868 at Brownington. Five known children of the marriage. While Sally's recorded death in the Brownington town register does not identify who her parents were, research suggests she may have been the daughter of Nathan and Ann {q.v. Hannah} Haines (q.v. Haynes) who appear in the August 1800 census of Cornish, NH with a two daughters under the age of 10.
• vii. Lois Robinson, b. May 20, 1788 in Willington, Conn. per her Brownington, VT town death register entry; in the 1850 census she, called "Louis" age 63, and her unmarried sister Mary, called age 71, were living in Brownington in the household of their brother Benjamin. The last record of her, again called "Louis" and age 83, is in the 1870 census of Brownington, VT residing with her widowed sister Ruth Gilson. No published Vermont vital record appears, but in the original Brownington town death register she, called Lois Robinson daughter of Benjamin and Ruth (Johnson) Robinson b. in Willington, Conn., d. of paralysis Feb. 22, 1878, age 89 years, 9 months and 2 days. Like her sister Ruth, where she is buried is not of record but it is assumed with her parents in an unmarked grave in Brownington Center cemetery.
• viii. Jarius Robinson, b. Aug. 7, 1793 at Weathersfield, VT, d. Apr. 19, 1828 at Weathersfield.
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On Sept. 18, 1770 of record at Willington, Conn., Benjamin m. his 1st cousin Ruth Johnson, dau. of John Johnson and Mary Robinson, b. Apr. 20, 1750 of record at Willington, Conn. She d. Dec. 25, 1837 at Brownington, VT (g.s.) Benjamin's father was the brother of wife Ruth's mother.
Benjamin followed his older brother Elijah Robinson from Willington, Conn. to Weathersfield, VT. On Feb. 21, 1786 Benjamin, called of Willington, Conn., bought for 75 pounds from Jerome Loomis of Lebanon, Conn., Lot 15 containing 54 acres in the 2nd Division of land in the town of Weathersfield, VT. On Feb. 19, 1789 called of Weathersfield, Windsor County, VT, Benjamin gave the same Jerome Loomis, now of New York, a mortgage deed subject to Benjamin delivering to Loomis an unspecified number of "neat" cattle as payment. Benjamin resold the same Lot 15 to Davis Goodwin on Mar. 17, 1790. (Weathersfield Deeds 1-470; 2-121, 221). On Jan. 15, 1791 called of Weathersfield, Benjamin purchased 18 acres from Ebenezer Mayo adjacent to the land of his brother Elijah Robinson. (ibid, 2-367). In a confusing deed recorded in Browning, VT, Benjamin apparently purchased land there on Sept. 22, 1805, with the deed not recorded until Jan. 22, 1816 (Brownington Deeds, 1-484). Regardless, by 1812 he appears in a tax list as a proprietor of the town of Brownington, VT (ibid 1-440).
Benjamin and Ruth had eight known children, the first six b. of record at Willington, Conn. the seventh (Lois) at Willington according to her Brownington, VT death record; and the eight (Jarius) b. of record in Weathersfield, VT :
• i. John Robinson, b. May 18, 1771, was living in 1837 at Newbury, VT but further record has not been found.
• ii. Asenath Robinson, b. May 8, 1773, d. Apr. 14, 1855 at Springfield, VT; m. Francis Griswold, prob. the Francis s. of John Griswold, b. Apr. 1, 1776 at Springfield, VT where he d. Dec. 17, 1852.
• iii. Julius Robinson, b. Jan. 13, 1776, d. Apr. 14, 1816 at Weathersfield, VT; a confusing marriage record has not been repeated due to pending corrective research.
• iv. Mary Robinson, b. July 19, 1778, d. unm. Apr. 18, 1861 at Brownington, VT. No known burial location or g.s.
• v. Ruth Robinson, b. Feb. 20, 1781, d. May 16, 1874 in Brownington, VT; she m. 1) Dec. 21, 1820 in Springfield, VT as his 2nd wife, Matthew Pierce, who d. June 16, 1835 in Springfield (g.s.); she m. 2) Oct 23, 1838 in Westminster, VT and his 2nd wife, Michael Gilson, who d. Feb. 3, 1852 in Westminster (g.s.); she had no known children by either husband. She appears in the 1850 census of Westminster with her 2nd husband and following his death appears in the Brownington, VT census as a member of the household of her nephew John R. Robinson (s. of her brother Benjamin) accompanied by her unmarried sister Mary; in the 1870 Brownington census as the head of a household accompanied by her unmarried sister "Louis" below. While Ruth has a record of her death in the Vermont VRs, where she is interred has not been uncovered.
• vi. Benjamin Robinson, 3rd., b. Mar. 8, 1784, d. July 11, 1874 at Brownington, VT; m. "Sally" Haines, b. June 6, 1792 at Cornish, NH. She d. Mar. 8, 1868 at Brownington. Five known children of the marriage. While Sally's recorded death in the Brownington town register does not identify who her parents were, research suggests she may have been the daughter of Nathan and Ann {q.v. Hannah} Haines (q.v. Haynes) who appear in the August 1800 census of Cornish, NH with a two daughters under the age of 10.
• vii. Lois Robinson, b. May 20, 1788 in Willington, Conn. per her Brownington, VT town death register entry; in the 1850 census she, called "Louis" age 63, and her unmarried sister Mary, called age 71, were living in Brownington in the household of their brother Benjamin. The last record of her, again called "Louis" and age 83, is in the 1870 census of Brownington, VT residing with her widowed sister Ruth Gilson. No published Vermont vital record appears, but in the original Brownington town death register she, called Lois Robinson daughter of Benjamin and Ruth (Johnson) Robinson b. in Willington, Conn., d. of paralysis Feb. 22, 1878, age 89 years, 9 months and 2 days. Like her sister Ruth, where she is buried is not of record but it is assumed with her parents in an unmarked grave in Brownington Center cemetery.
• viii. Jarius Robinson, b. Aug. 7, 1793 at Weathersfield, VT, d. Apr. 19, 1828 at Weathersfield.
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