John Robinson

b. 1940
  • Last Edited: 1 Sep 2008
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Lt. Col. John Robinson of Westford1

b. July 4, 1735
  • Lt. Col. John Robinson of Westford was born on July 4, 1735 in Topsfield, Massachusetts, son of Jacob and Mary (Gould) Robinson.1
  • John married Huldah Perley, daughter of Capt. Francis Perley and Huldah Putnam, on November 27, 1764, by Rev. Elizur Holyoke of Boxford.1
  • As of 1771, Lt. Col. John Robinson of Westford lived on the farm that, in 1906, was owned by Stephen E. Hutchings, and was one of Westford's selectmen from 1771 to 1774.2
  • In 1775, Lt. Col. John Robinson of Westford was a lieutenant colonel in Prescott's regiment and was one of the officers, if not the officer, that repelled the attack of the British at Concord on that historic morning of 19 Apr 1775. Mrs. Jonathan Prescottf who was, in 1882, living in Westford, was a granddaughter of "Col. Robinson; and although bearing the burden of ninety years, she distinctly remembered him, being twenty years old at the time of his death. She said he was a tall man, of commanding presence, well proportioned, and fearless. She thinks that when the alarm came, on the night of the eighteenth of April, he stood not on the order of his going, but mounted his horse and hurried to Concord, leaving orders to his hired man to follow with provisions. She thinks also, that he was invited to take the command, and says that the tradition in her family always has been that he did assume it, and ordered the troops to fire.3
  • He was buried in West Cemetery, Westford, Massachusetts, and the following is his memorial:

    "Here reposes the body of Col. John Robinson, who expired June 13th, 1805, aged 70 years. In 1775, he distinguished himself by commanding the corps of soldiers who first opposed the menacing attempts of the British troops at Concord Bridge.

    qwcenterwqHere rest thy ashes: on thy silent grave.qwbrwqMay dews distil, and laurels gently wave.qwbrwqLet heralds far proclaim thy soul was firedqwbrwqBy love of freedom, and hy Heaven inspired;qwbrwqFirst in the glorious cause our rights to attain.qwbrwqLast in our hearts shall thy brave deeds remain."qw/centerwq

    Rev. Edwin R. Hodgman of that town further wrote: "For seventy years the dust of Col. Robinson has lain in our soil, with no monument above it, save the simple stone that family affection has reared. Not on the marble, or on any printed page, is there anything to tell how truly the people of this town appreciate the courage and patriotism of the man who stood side by side with those immortal men, whose praise even the mute granite has been taught to speak at Acton and at Concord. Not at the Bridge alone did our brave Spartan show his unflinching valor. In that fiercer conflict on Bunker Hill, two months afterwards, he stood in the front, 'in shape and gesture proudly eminent,' exposed to instant death, yet doing his duty; now leaping upon the parapet, a target for the advancing foe, and now reconnoitering, with the ill-fated McClary, the position of the enemy, to find the best way of repelling his persistent attacks; showing himself everywhere the efficient officer and the strong-hearted man."2
  • Last Edited: 6 Sep 2009

Family: Huldah Perley b. March 21, 1741/42, d. August 5, 1812

Citations

  1. M. V. B. Perley, History and Genealogy of the Perley Family, , at https://archive.org/stream/historygenealogy01perl . Salem, Mass.: Published by the Compiler, (1906) , p. 146.
  2. M. V. B. Perley, History and Genealogy of the Perley Family, , at https://archive.org/stream/historygenealogy01perl . Salem, Mass.: Published by the Compiler, (1906) , p. 147.
  3. M. V. B. Perley, History and Genealogy of the Perley Family, , at https://archive.org/stream/historygenealogy01perl . Salem, Mass.: Published by the Compiler, (1906) , p. 146-147.
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John Robinson1

b. February 17, 1781
  • Last Edited: 6 Sep 2009

Family: Hannah Woods b. perhaps 1783

Citations

  1. M. V. B. Perley, History and Genealogy of the Perley Family, , at https://archive.org/stream/historygenealogy01perl . Salem, Mass.: Published by the Compiler, (1906) , p. 147.
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John Robinson1

b. May 10, 1810
  • Last Edited: 6 Sep 2009

Citations

  1. M. V. B. Perley, History and Genealogy of the Perley Family, , at https://archive.org/stream/historygenealogy01perl . Salem, Mass.: Published by the Compiler, (1906) , p. 147.
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John Robinson1

b. March, 1671
  • John Robinson was born in March, 1671.2
  • He was the son of Samuel Robinson and Mary Baker.1
  • John Robinson was graduated in 1695 from Harvard College.1
  • Last Edited: 20 Jul 2010

Citations

  1. James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary or The first Settlers of New England showing Three Generations or Those who came Before May, 1692 on the Basis of Farmer's Register, (1862) , vol. 3, p. 554.
  2. Justus Street Hotchkiss, "A Few Facts in Regard to the Parentage and Birth of the Rev. John Robinson, of Duxbury, Mass.," The New England historical and genealogical register, Vol. 53 (1899): p. 200.
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Jonathan Robinson1

b. April 20, 1682
  • Last Edited: 2 Jan 2023

Family: Ruth Morse b. April 15, 1684

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Jonathan Robinson1

b. July 25, 1707
  • Last Edited: 2 Jan 2023
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Julia Maud Robinson1

b. December, 1871
  • Last Edited: 30 Dec 2011

Citations

  1. Massachusetts Birth Records, 1841 - 1915, index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org); from Massachusetts State Archives. “Massachusetts Vital Records.” Massachusetts State Archives, Boston. FHL microfilm. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah., , volume/page/certificate number:     p 285
    film number:     1428074
    digital folder number:     4341189
    image number:     395.
  2. Harrison Colby, A genealogy of the descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell, his wife, who settled in Bow in 1768, , at https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00colb . Concord, N.H.: Printed by the Republican Press Association, (1895) Microfilm #896944 of the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, p. 95.
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Kelly D. Robinson1,2

b. May 22, 1963
  • Last Edited: 19 Aug 2012

Citations

  1. Schonherr & Nolte Plan August Wedding, Nowata Star, Nowata, Oklahoma, Jul 26, 2006, p. 3.
  2. Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index [database on-line], Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., (2005).
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Louisa Robinson , of Durham, Conn.1

b. perhaps 1777
  • Last Edited: 11 Jan 2012

Family: Joseph H. Cunningham , Esq. b. perhaps 1775

Citations

  1. Royal Ralph Hinman, A catalogue of the names of the early Puritan settlers of the colony of Connecticut: with the time of their arrival in the country and colony, their standing in society, place of residence, condition in life, where from, business, &c., as far as is found on record, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=KTkBAAAAYAAJ . Hartford: Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, (1852) , p. 776.
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Lucy Robinson of Sumner, Me.1

b. perhaps 1795
  • Last Edited: 20 Apr 2010

Citations

  1. Bradford Kingman, History of North Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to the present time, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=B-tHAQAAMAAJ . Boston: Published by the author, (1866) , p. 465.
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Lydia Robinson1

b. August 29, 1718
  • Last Edited: 2 Jan 2023
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Mary Robinson1

b. perhaps 1667, d. May 17, 1733
  • Last Edited: 11 Nov 2009

Family: Philip Smith b. 1665, d. January 26, 1725

Citations

  1. James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary or The first Settlers of New England showing Three Generations or Those who came Before May, 1692 on the Basis of Farmer's Register, (1862) , vol. 4, p. 128.
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Mary Robinson1

b. August 11, 1668
  • Last Edited: 20 Jul 2010

Citations

  1. Justus Street Hotchkiss, "A Few Facts in Regard to the Parentage and Birth of the Rev. John Robinson, of Duxbury, Mass.," The New England historical and genealogical register, Vol. 53 (1899): p. 200.
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Mehitable Robinson1

b. August 29, 1726
  • Last Edited: 24 Dec 2021

Family: Jonathan Kimball b. May 11, 1721, d. August 12, 1746

Citations

  1. M. V. B. Perley, History and Genealogy of the Perley Family, , at https://archive.org/stream/historygenealogy01perl . Salem, Mass.: Published by the Compiler, (1906) , p. 32.
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Mehitable Robinson1

b. August 9, 1767, d. 1775
  • Last Edited: 6 Sep 2009

Citations

  1. M. V. B. Perley, History and Genealogy of the Perley Family, , at https://archive.org/stream/historygenealogy01perl . Salem, Mass.: Published by the Compiler, (1906) , p. 147.
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Mehitable Robinson1

b. perhaps 1769
  • Last Edited: 20 Apr 2010

Citations

  1. M. V. B. Perley, History and Genealogy of the Perley Family, , at https://archive.org/stream/historygenealogy01perl . Salem, Mass.: Published by the Compiler, (1906) , p. 147.
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