Brief Life History of William
When William Robinson was born on 26 January 1693, in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, his father, Rowland Robinson, was 39 and his mother, Mary Allen, was 40. He married Martha Potter in 1718. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 19 September 1751, in Point Judith, Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.
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- William Robinson, "Find A Grave Index"
- William Robinson, "United States, Wikipedia, Prominent Persons Index, 1500-2022"
- Hon. William Robinson, "Find A Grave Index"
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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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William Robinson (Rhode Island)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Robinson (26 January 1693 – 19 September 1751)[1] was a deputy governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The son of Rowland an …
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