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Reuben Robinson Sr.

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Birth	:	17 Jan 1725 Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
Death	:	1812 Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
Burial	:	Mona View Cemetery, Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.1927986, -86.2300034
Description	:	Reuben, eldest s. of Ens. Thomas Robinson and his first wife Annah, b. Jan. 17, 1724/5 at Windham, Conn. He was bapt. by Rev. Salmon Treat at Preston, Conn. Apr. 17, 1726. On Jan. 12, 1748/9 at the Scotland Soc. Church, then in Windham, Reuben m. Esther Palmer, dau. of Seth Palmer and Elizabeth Cary, b. June 1, 1730 in Windham. The birth of Reuben and Esther's nine known children are recorded at Windham, Conn. and except for first born dau. Esther, who died at one day old, the children all appear in the baptism and/or marriage records... Read More	Reuben, eldest s. of Ens. Thomas Robinson and his first wife Annah, b. Jan. 17, 1724/5 at Windham, Conn. He was bapt. by Rev. Salmon Treat at Preston, Conn. Apr. 17, 1726. On Jan. 12, 1748/9 at the Scotland Soc. Church, then in Windham, Reuben m. Esther Palmer, dau. of Seth Palmer and Elizabeth Cary, b. June 1, 1730 in Windham. The birth of Reuben and Esther's nine known children are recorded at Windham, Conn. and except for first born dau. Esther, who died at one day old, the children all appear in the baptism and/or marriage records of the Scotland, Conn. church, then the third ecclesiastical society in the Town of Windham. In the same records Reuben and wife Esther are stated as being members of that church in Jan. 1808. The Town of Scotland was not separated from Windham until 1857. When Reuben d. is not presently known but likely in 1812. He d. testate in Windham, Conn. having written his will on Mar. 8, 1808 naming youngest s. Eliel as executor. The will names wife Esther, with s. Eliel to provide her with her necessities, and bequeathed five shillings each to sons Clifford and Reuben, and the same amount to daus. Zipporah, Hannah, Esther and Asenath, said sums to be paid within one year after his decease. He bequeathed to granddau. Chloe Robinson, dau. of his deceased son Zophar, household furniture to the value of $20, and all of the rest and residue of the estate to s. Eliel. Son Eliel's bond as executor was executed Sept. 4, 1812 with the estate inventoried Sept. 12, 1812 totaling $657.76, of which $480 was the value of the 20 acre homestead, subsequently ordered to be sold. The inventory infers that wife Esther was now also deceased. Although the cost of Reuben's coffin was accounted for in Eliel's account, no charge was debited for a gravestone. Reuben and Esther had the following nine children in Windham: • i. Esther Robinson, b. July 18, 1749, d. the following day. • ii. Zipporah Robinson, b. Jan. 31, 1750/1, bapt. Dec. 28, 1755, and d. Nov. 23, 1834 int Windham in that part now Scotland, Conn., Æ. 84 (g.s.) She m. Nov. 12, 1772 at the Scotland Soc. Chh., then in Windham, John Webb, Jr., s. of John Webbs and Ann Devotion, b. Nov. 12, 1749 in Windham. He d. Mar. 14, 1842 in Windham, Æ. 93 (g.s.) Both are interred in Scotland, Conn. Nine children of the family. • iii. Zophar Robinson, b. Feb. 19, 1753; m. Nov. 14, 1780 at the Scotland Soc. Chh., then in Windham, Charity Colburn (q.v. Coburn), dau. of Samuel and Judith (Webster) Colburn, Jr., bapt. June 8, 1755. Zophar, or "Zopher" as his name appears on numerous Rev. War rolls, was killed in action Mar. 3, 1781 when his company, then in New York, was surprised by the enemy. His widow was living in Hampton, Conn. in 1836, judged insane for many years, and applied through her conservator for a Rev. War widow's pension, which was granted at the rate of $100 per year. They had one child, dau. Chloe, b. after Zophar's death, who is included in her paternal grandfather Reuben Robinson's 1808 will. The Windham Probate District has not been researched for corroborating information. • iv. Clifford Robinson, b. Feb. 8, 1756, d. July 11, 1813 in Mansfield, Conn., Æ. 58 (g.s.). He m. Oct. 22, 1778 at the Scotland Soc. Chh., then in Windham, Lucy Morgan, dau. of Samuel Morgan and Bethia Parrish, b. Feb. 3, 1756 in Windham. She d. July 15, 1841 in Chaplin, Conn, Æ 86 (g.s.) Six known children of the family. • v. Reuben Robinson, Jr., b. Jan. 13 (bp. Jan. 29), 1759, d. Aug. 12, 1841 in Coldwater, Genesee County, Michigan (g.s.) He m. Urania Kingsley Aug. 12, 1779 at the Scotland Soc. Chh., then in Windham, dau. of Eliphaz Kingsley and Tryphena Palmer, b. Aug. 23, 1763 in Windham. He was a Rev. War soldier and was granted a pension, but wife Urania's fate is unknown; she apparently did not survive her husband and she is not mentioned in Reuben's pension file. He is now interred at the Avondale cemetery in Flint, Michigan with a large horizontal slab and prominent bronze tablet erected by the Michigan Society of the SAR. • vi. Hannah Robinson, b. Feb. 21, 1761; no further confirmed record. • vii. Esther Robinson, b. Feb. 6 (bp. Feb. 19), 1764; m. Oct. 30, 1783 at the Scotland Soc. Chh., then in Windham, Wardwell Green, Jr., s. of Wardwell and Anne Green, b. Mar. 27, 1758 in Coventry, RI. He was a Rev. War pensioner and d. at Richfield, Otsego County, NY on Mar. 30, 1842. His widow was living in Albion, NY as late as 1848, probably with her son-in-law, Dr. Daniel V. Thomas (wife Eliza Green) of Albion. However, Esther was not in Dr. Thomas' household in the 1850 census. Four purported children of the family. • viii. Asenath Robinson, b. June 26, 1766; d. May 12, 1847 in Farmington, Oakland County, Michigan; m. June 9, 1785 at the Scotland Soc. Chh., then in Windham, Levi Green, b. June 6, 1758 in Coventry, RI; he was a Rev. War pensioner and d. June 21, 1859 at West Bloomfield, Oakland County, Michigan. • ix. Eliel Robinson, b. Sept. 24, 1768, d. Apr. 19, 1828 in that part of Windham now the Town of Scotland, Conn.; m. Roxanne Spafford before 1793. He, his wife Roxanne (d. Dec. 20, 1843) and an infant daughter Susanna (d. 1794 at age 1) are interred at Scotland, Conn. Eight children of the family. Edited 2/26/2018

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Reuben Robinson Sr.'s memorial is located at: Mona View Cemetery, Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, USA.
When did Reuben Robinson Sr. death?
Reuben Robinson Sr. death on 1812 in Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
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Latitude: 43.1927986
Longitude: -86.2300034

Family Members:

Parent

Ens Thomas Robinson

(1698 - 1783)

Annah Robinson

(1699 - 1769)

Spouse

Esther Palmer Robinson

(1730 - 1812)

Siblings

Asa Robinson Sr.

(1726 - 1811)

Abiah Robinson Palmer

(1728 - 1805)

Anna Robinson Luce

(1729 - 1805)

Anne “Amie” Robinson Cushman

(1733 - 1804)

Children

Zipporah Robinson Webb

(1750 - 1834)

Clifford Robinson

(1756 - 1813)

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