James Robeson

James Robeson

• Birth: July 30, 1546
• Death: November 3, 1614 (68)

Immediate Family:

Son of William Robeson

Husband of Joan Robeson

Father of Margaret Muir

1. Margaret Robeson, b. Abt 1571, of, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland ,
2. William Robeson, b. 1584, Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland ,
3. Christian Robeson, b. 1587, Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland ,

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aka James J. Robson Probably came from the border lands around Northumberland and Scotland. Likely a Robson of the Scottish Gunn Clan. Fled Scotland "bearing a 'turnip' on his shield" during the reign of Queen Mary (Stuart, Stewart, Queen of Scots). James (latin=Jacob) was the first known Robson/Robsahm in Sweden (from 1587). Probably the father but possibly the paternal grandfather of Christian Robson/Robsahm/Rubsaem.

Robeson is an ancient Pictish-Scottish name. It is derived from the personal name Robert. This name is composed of the old English elements hroth, which means fame, and berht, which means bright. Although this Clan had the early appearance of being English, the Robsons were one of the four principal Clans of the North Tyne area just south of the Scottish Border in the sixteenth century. Their progenitor was Robert, the second son of George Gunn, the Crowner of Scotland. The Gunn Clan territories were in northern Scotland and they were of Norse origin together with their overlords, the Sinclairs.

The surname Robeson was first found in Northumberland, where the name was quite distinct from both Robinson and Robertson, although in early records of the Clan the Robson name was frequently spelled Robison, literally Robi's son.

The name first appears soon after the death of George Gunn in the 15th century: Patrick Robson was recorded in 1436, Donald Robson in 1446 and Wyllie Robyson witnessed a feud in 1476. From this point the Clan flourished on both sides of the border, with the Chiefly branch on the Scottish side. It is not altogether surprising that with this Clan straddling the England- Scotland border a John and Edward Robison were charged with defrauding the king's customs in 1524. [1]

1. Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)

• https://www.google.se/amp/s/www.houseofnames.com/robeson-family-crest
• https://www.scotweb.co.uk/tartan/Gunn-/50752
• http://robsonfamilytree.co.uk/history-of-the-robson-famiy-name.htm
• http://www.electricscotland.com/history/sweden/16-1.htm
• http://www.electricscotland.com/history/sweden/17-1.htm

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Some records found @ http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/people/james_robeson_1546_1615 Unfortunate no hit found on birth for Lanark. in total 14 hits between 1609-1615.