Jane Robinson

Biography

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Jane Parsons was born on September 13, 1669 in York Co., Va.[1] Her parents were John and Elizabeth Parsons. She married Anthony Robinson after his first wife, Mary (Starkey) Robinson, died on January 31, 1698 (1697 in the pre-Gregorian calendar). We believe the marriage took place in late 1698 given that their first child was born in June 1699. Jane was referred to as Jane Robinson in the last will of John Parsons, her father.[2] The will was signed by him on December 2, 1699.

Anthony and Jane (Parsons) Robinson had the following children (dates of births and deaths are from Charles Parish records only):

Children of John Robinson and Jane Parsons:

1. James, b. June 5, 1699, d. Oct. 24, 1700.
2. Peter, b. Dec. 28, 1700.
3. James, b. Nov. 23, 1703, d. Oct. 11, 1705.
4. William, b. Aug. 20, 1705.
5. Anne, b. Oct. 28, 1707. Married William Parsons.
6. Jane, b. Nov. 29, 1713, d. Feb. 14, 1718 (1717 in the pre-Gregorian calendar)

Jane (Parsons) Robinson died on February 17, 1718 (1717 in the pre-Gregorian calendar), just three days after the death of her sixth child, Jane.[9] [Jane%E2%80%99s 1713 birth record is nearly unreadable in the Charles Parish records, but her death record is clear.]

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The search for the last name of Anthony’s second wife was a challenge. We determined the place to start might be with the five Janes born in Charles Parish before 1680 (Digason/Dickason, Hewlet, Mackentosh, Parsons and Powers). In January 1679/80 John Robinson sold a “small” tract of land (100 acres) to Richard Dikeson, the father of the first Jane.[10] One of the witnesses was Enoch Makentosh, the father of the third Jane on the list. The Jane Parsons was likely related to the William Parsons who married Anthony and Jane Robinson’s daughter, Anne. It was a small world in the planter community of York County. In pursuing these leads, we examined the last will of John Parsons[11] who died shortly after Jane's marriage to Anthony Robinson. Sure enough, one of the provisions of his will mentioned "my Daughter Jane Robinson." This gave us the confidence to name Jane Parsons, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Parsons, as the second wife of Anthony Robinson. It appears that Elizabeth Parsons was born Elizabeth Starkey. And William Parsons who married Anne Robinson appears to have been a grandchild of John and Elizabeth Parsons. It really was a small world in the planter community.

References

1. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS44-T92N
2. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9TC-J9ZT-V
3. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS44-T9D6