John Robinson1

b. 23 March 1801
FatherMitchell Robinson1 b. 23 Jun 1776, d. bef 27 Dec 1847
MotherRachel Edmiston1 b. bet 1775 - 1780, d. Oct 1863
Birth23 Mar 1801 John Robinson was born on 23 Mar 1801 in Virginia.2 
Marriage13 Apr 1826 He married Martha Edmondson, daughter of William Edmondson and Rachel Kerr, on 13 Apr 1826 in Washington County, Virginia.3,4,5 
Cens-1840  John Robinson, identified on the 1840 census for Washington Co., Virgnia as the son of Mitchell, was enumerated as the head of a household that included 2 males 19-14, 1 male 30-40, 1 female under 5, 1 female 10-15 and 1 female 30-40.6 
Last Edited21 Oct 2013

Citations

  1. [S701] Mitchell Robinson will (1847), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 10: 366. The will, dated 21 Nov. 1847 and proved 27 Dec. 1847, named son John Robinson and E.A. Robinson executors. It was witnessed by James Robinson, Moses Robinson and William Houston.
  2. [S3116] Frances Cooke Chan, Ancestors of Edna Katherine & Pearl May Barlow: allied families of Robinson, Edmiston, Wilcox, Alton, Farwell, Welby, Harwick & Martz, digitized images, Family Search (http://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed March 2013), p. 35. Ms Cooke cites John's name and birth date to notes copied from a Robinson family Bible by Ruth Richards of Creston IA. The Bible was held by Mahlon Robinson of Washington Co., VA.
  3. [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 52. John Robinson and Martha Edmondson, 13 Apr 1826 by John Jones.
  4. [S701] William Edmondson will (recorded 1847), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 10: 333. The will named daughters Martha, wife of John Robinson; also daus: Isabella, Rachel, Jane and Elizabeth Ann; also son Andrew.
  5. [S3116] Frances Cooke Chan, Ancestors of Edna Katherine & Pearl May Barlow: allied families of Robinson, Edmiston, Wilcox, Alton, Farwell, Welby, Harwick & Martz, digitized images, Family Search (http://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed March 2013), p. 35 [Ms Chan cited several sources in general for her information on the children of Mitchell Robinson and Rachel Edmiston to include: a Robinson family Bible, and researchers Howard Jones and Ethel L. Handley.
  6. [S679] John Robinson (of Mitch'l) household, 1840 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, p. 42, line 5, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2012. Household includes: 2 males 10-14; 1 male 30-40; 1 female under 5; 1 female 10-15; 1 female 30-40.