Job Robinson

Brief Life History of Job

When Job Robinson was born in 1732, in Edinburgh, Scotland, his father, Isaac Robinson, was 33 and his mother, Katherine Perkins, was 28. He married Charity Spencer in 1768, in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1805, in Gaston, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Bethel Church, York, South Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Job Robinson
1732–1805
Charity Spencer
1744–1817
Marriage: 1768
Ezekiel Robinson
1772–1862
Martha Robinson
1772–1870
Martha Robinson
1776–1870
Zachariah Robinson
1777–1826
Elizabeth Robinson
1786–1880
James A Robinson
1774–1846
Mary Robinson
1776–1820
Ezekial Robinson
1778–1826
Amos Robinson
1780–1844
Charity Spencer Robinson
1780–1850
John Winchester Robinson(CDA)
1783–1826
Job Robinson Jr.
1786–1826
William Robinson
1791–
Samuel Robinson
1794–1841

Sources (10)

  • Job Robinson, "United States Census, 1810"
  • Job Robinson, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Robartson, "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782"

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World Events (4)

1776

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

1776

North Carolina is the 12th 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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