Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Robinson was born on 22 April 1698, in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Deane Robinson, was 27 and her mother, Mary Chadwick, was 23. She married Samuel Peters on 27 May 1722, in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 16 June 1747, in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 49.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Mary Robinson, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Samuel Peters and Mary Robinson in the Colonial Families of the USA, 1607 [marriage]
- Mary Robinson, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Spouse and Children
1697–1781 Male
1698–1747 Female
Children (6)
1722–1738 Female
1726–1738 Male
1728–1812 Male
1730–1815 Female
1733–1736 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1671–1753 Male
1675–1759 Female
Siblings (3)
1694–1784 Female
1698–1747 Female
1703–1779 Male
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): patronymic from the Middle English personal name Robin , a pet form of Robert , + -son. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
French: from a pet form of the personal name Robin .
West Indian (including Haiti) and Guyanese: most likely not (only) of English or French origin as in 1 above and 2 above, but also, if not mostly, from the related name of the famous Daniel Defoe's literary character Robinson Crusoe (from a novel first published in 1719).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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