David Robinson

Brief Life History of David

When David Robinson was born in 1746, in Epping, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, his father, John Robinson, was 31 and his mother, Martha Scribner, was 26. He married Abigail Burleigh in 1767, in Epping, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 13 April 1831, in Deerfield, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 85.

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Family Time Line

David Robinson
1746–1831
Mary Mc Neil
1767–
Marriage: about 1795
Caroline Robinson
1798–1872
Charles Robinson
1801–1830
Jane T. Robinson
1803–1888
William McNeil Robinson
1806–1833

Sources (4)

  • David in entry for Caroline Robinson Hill, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"
  • David in entry for Caroline Robinson Hill, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
  • David Robinson in entry for Thomas Robinson, "New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900"

World Events (6)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New Hampshire is 9th state.

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

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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