Capt. Samuel Robinson

• BIRTH 4 Apr 1707 Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
• DEATH 27 Oct 1767 (aged 60) London, City of London, Greater London, England
• CELOTAPH Old Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
• BURIAL Cenotaph above, he is buried in Bunhill Cemetery London England
• PLOT Cem. No. BE008 MEMORIAL ID 22440550 Photos by Benjamin Sears & H.C.~Maine Info by Ancestry Seeker FAG #46913946

Biography

Samuel Robinson was born at Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1707. He married Mercy Leonard, of Southbury, Massachusetts. He served as a Captain in the French and Indian War and was active in resisting the encroachment of New York on Vermont territory. He was imprisioned in New York, at least once, due to his outspokeness. He also served as Town Clerk in 1737 and Town Treasurer in 1738. He was a Deacon in the 1st Church, then a Separatist Church. Robinson served in Colonel Ruggles' regiment in the Battle of Lake George, 1755-56. They lived for 26 years in Harwick, Massachusetts, until October 1761 when they removed to Bennington, part of the New Hampshire Grants, and now in Vermont.

Son of Samuel Robinson and Sarah (Manning) Robinson. Brother of Dorothy Robinson [half], Persis Robinson [half], Edmund Robinson [half] and Sarah Robinson [half]. Husband of Mercy (Leonard) Robinson — married 29 May 1732 in Southborough, Worcester Co, MA. Father of Elizabeth Robinson, Leonard Robinson, Samuel Robinson, Moses Robinson, Paul Robinson, Silas Robinson, Mercy (Robinson) Safford, Sarah (Robinson) Swift, David Robinson, Jonathan Robinson and Anna Robinson

Cenotaph

He was buried in the Whitefield Tabernacle Cemetery, London, England. See other memorial managed by same management. ONLY A SIMPLE SLAB OF WHITE MARBLE IN OUR OLD CHURCH YARD, ERECTED BY THE THOUGHTFULNESS OF HIS GRANDSON, DAVID ROBINSON, JR., TELLS US THE STORY OF THE SETTLEMENT OF BENNINGTON, AND HIS DEATH ABROAD. "TO JUSTICE, FREEDOM, DUTY, GOD, AND MAN FOREVER TRUE, STRONG TO THE END, A MAN OF MEN, FROM OUT THE STRIFE HE PASSED."

Chronology

• April 4, 1707 Born at Cambridge, Mass. .
• 29 May 1732 Married Mercy Leonard, of Southbury, Mass., born 1714.
• Emigrated to Hardwick: after a residence of 26 years, being strongly attached to the NH Grants, now called VT.
• Oct. 1761 Removed to Bennington, VT
• First Magistrate of the State of Vermont.
• Captain in the French and Indian War.
• Religion - Christian Separatist
• Active resistant to encroachment of New York on VT, Imprisoned for outspokeness at least once in Albany, NY
• 1737 Town Clerk in Hardwick, MA
• 1738 Town Treasurer
• Deacon in 1st Church, then Seperate Church, Hardwick, Mass.
• 1748-1759 Captain of the Hardwick Militia
• Made the first maple sugar, syrup in Vermont.
• 1762 Built with Joseph Safford first grist mill.
• 1762 Held the first congregational church service in Vermont in his cabin.
• Died of smallpox while on mission to King of England regarding the ownership of VT land by NY and NH.

Inscription
62y, was actually 60 but family thought he was born in 1705 as grandson David Robinson (1777-1858) erected the cenotaph.

Gravesite Details
This is a Cenotaph, he is buried in Whitefield Tabernacle Cemetery.

Parents
Samuel Robinson 1680–1724
Sarah Manning Robinson 1681–1709

Spouse
Mercy Leonard Robinson 1714–1795 m. 29 May 1732, Southborough, Massachusetts, [3] [1]

Siblings
Samuel Robinson 1707–1767
Dorothy Robinson Rice 1709–1801

Half Siblings
Persis Robinson Rice 1712–1755
Edmond Robinson 1714–1716

Children (all born at Hardwick, Massachusetts) [4] [5]
Elizabeth Robinson 24 December 1733-
Leonard Robinson 16 Jul 1736-
Samuel Robinson (III), born 9 August 1738; died 3 May 1813.
Moses Robinson, born 15 March 1741; died 19 May 1813.
Paul Robinson, born 17 December 1743; died 1754.
Silas Robinson, born 17 March 1746.
Mercy Robinson, born 8 October 1748.
Sarah Robinson, born 13 November 1751.
David Robinson, born 4 November 1754; died 11 December 1843
Jonathan Robinson, born 24 August 1756; died 3 November 1819.
Anna Robinson, born 4 October 1759.

References

[1] https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Robinson-1453

[2] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22440550/samuel-robinson

[3] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V8MR-NZW : accessed 11 March 2015), Samuel Robinson, 27 Oct 1767, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,672.

Sources

[4] http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full... DAR Ancestor # A097734]

[5] http://josfamilyhistory.com/htm/hopkins/robinson/robinson-gen3.htm#...

[6] 1.0 1.1 Robinson Genealogical Society; Robinson Family Genealogical and Historical Association. The Robinsons and Their Kin Folk, New York: Published by the Association, 1902.

[7] Lynne M. Cassano, editor. Bennington, Vermont Cemetery Inscriptions [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

[8] Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, Utah: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Ancestry.com. (Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

[9] William H. Manning. The Genealogical and Biographical History of The Manning Families of New England and Descendants, Salem, Massachusetts: The Salem Press Co., 1902. Ancestry.com. (North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), pg. 142-143.

[10] Ermina Newton Leonard, compiler. Newton Genealogy, Genealogical, Biographical, Historical, Being a Record of the Descendants of Richard Newton of Sudbury and Marlborough, Massachusetts, 1638, De Pere, Wisconsin: Bernard Ammidown Leonard, 1915. Ancestry.com. (North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), pg. 41-42.

[11] Edmund West, compiler. Family Data Collection - Individual Records, online publication, Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2000.

[12] Godfrey Memorial Library, compiler. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), online publication, Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 1999.

[13] Lynne M. Cassano, editor. Bennington, Vermont Cemetery Inscriptions,online publication, Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 1999.

[14] Index to the Probate Records of the County of Middlesex, Massachusetts. Cambridge, Massachusetts: 1912. James Flint, compiler. (Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1648-1870 online publication, Provo, Utah: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000).
Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, index and images, FamilySearch

[15] Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910, index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHB9-JJM : accessed 11 March 2015), Samuel Robinson and Mercy Lennard, 29 May 1732; citing reference Roll 4818 P48 R5; FHL microfilm 861,127.

Acknowledgments

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This is a Cenotaph, he is buried in Bunhill Cemetery London England