Robbins Family - Rutherford Co., NC
The Robbins
families
of Rutherford Co. NC
Beginning with the
patriarch William Robins (bef 1755 - 1816) who married Sarah (last name unknown*) and had the following
children:
*I think she was a Briscoe but lack documentation. Nathan
Briscoe, who was a friend and neighbor, had an aunt and uncle named
Philip and Elizabeth - note names of first two children...
Philip ROBBINS
Birth: About 1768
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
Death: After Jun 1850
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
1st Spouse: Unknown
Marriage: Before 1800
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
Children...
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1. F Child: Sarah W. ROBBINS
Birth: 1795/1797
Place: NC
Death: After 1860
Spouse: William PAINTER
Marriage: 15 May 1821
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
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2. F Child: Elizabeth ROBBINS
Birth: 1798
Place: NC
Death: After 1880
Place: prob McMinn Co., TN
Spouse: John OWENS
Marriage: About 1819
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3. M Child: John ROBBINS ** DNA Test
results
available
Birth: 1800
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
Death: After 1880
Place: NC
Spouse: Alatha PAINTER
Marriage: About 1830
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4. M Child: William ROBBINS ** DNA Test results
available
Birth: About 1803
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
Death: 1889
Place: Walker Co., GA
Burial:
Place: Robbins Family Cemetery, East Armuchee, Walker
Co., GA
Spouse: Nancy Martin
Marriage: 7 Mar 1825
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5. M Child: Joseph ROBBINS
Birth: About 1804
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
Death: After 1870
Place: White Co., AR
Spouse: Isabel Owens
Marriage: About 1830
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6. M Child: James ROBBINS
Birth: 1810
Place: NC
Death: 1882/1884
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
Burial:
Place: Mt. Olivet Baptist Cem. Rutherford Co., NC
Spouse: Dicy OWENS
Marriage: 30 Sep 1831
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
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7. M Child: Obadiah ROBBINS
Birth: About 1813
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
Spouse: Lilly
2nd Spouse: Margaret Suttle (maiden name from
daughter Margaret's death certificate)
Marriage: Before
1830 Place: Rutherford Co., NC
Children...
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1. M Child: Hezekiah ROBBINS
Birth: About 1820
Place: NC
Death: Before 1880
Place: SC
Spouse: Cynthia ?Elizabeth ROLLINS
Marriage: 11 May 1839
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
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2. F Child: Delila ROBBINS
Birth: About 1825
Death: After 1880
Place: NC
Spouse: G. Martin HAWKINS
Marriage: 30 Dec 1846
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
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3. F Child: Nancy ROBBINS
Birth: About 1826
Place: NC
Spouse: Drury D. ROLLINS
Marriage: 7 Jan 1845
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
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4. M Child: Phillip ROBBINS
Birth: About 1827
Place: NC
Death: After 1910
Spouse: Elvira MARTIN
Marriage: 25 Jan 1854
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
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5. M Child: Jackson ROBBINS
Birth: About 1829
Place: NC
Spouse: Elizabeth
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6. F Child: Margaret ROBBINS
Birth: 1830
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
Death: 1914
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
Burial:
Place: Henson Cemetery, Rutherford Co., NC
Spouse: Joseph Caloway HENSON
Marriage: 10 Dec 1857
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
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7. F Child: Jane ROBBINS
Birth: 8 May 1831
Place: NC
Death: 7 May 1901
Place: NC
Burial:
Place: Holly Springs Baptist Cemetery Rutherford Co.,
NC
Spouse: James G. HENSON
Marriage: 6 Dec 1854
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
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8. F Child: Mary A. ROBBINS
Birth: About 1834
Place: NC
Elizabeth ROBBINS
Birth: About 1770/1775
Place: NC
Death: After 1860
Place: NC
Spouse: James SPLAWN
Mary ROBBINS
Birth: About 1772
Death: Before 1816
Spouse: Henry McKINNEY
Marriage: 18 Mar 1788
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
Joseph ROBBINS
Birth: About 1775
Death: After 1850
Place:
probably Alabama
Spouse: Rebecca Cantrell of Spartanburg SC
Children...
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1. M Child: James ROBBINS
Birth: About 1815
Place: SC
Spouse: Sally
Marriage: Before 1850
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2. F Child: Unknown ROBBINS
Birth: 1820/1825
Place: SC
Note: Possibly Sarah who married Dennis Cantrell abt 1841, lived
Winston Co., AL in 1900
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3. M Child: John ROBBINS
Birth: About 1824
Place: SC
Spouse: Polly Ann Jones
Marriage: 20 Sep 1850
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4. M Child: Thomas ROBBINS
Birth: About 1828
Place: NC
Spouse: Sarah R. Looney
Marriage: 23 Dec 1851
Place: Bibb Co., AL
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5. M Child: Henry ROBBINS
Birth: About 1830
Place: SC
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6. M Child: Aaron ROBBINS
Birth: About 1833
Place: SC
Spouse: Jane Crownover
Marriage: 20 Sep 1855
Place: Bibb Co., AL
Sarah 'Sally' ROBBINS
Birth: About 1780
Death: 14 Oct 1851
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
Spouse: Tarleton SMITH
Marriage: 13 Apr 1798
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
James ROBBINS
Birth: About 1786
Place: NC
Death: 24 Dec 1872
Place: SC
Burial: Place:
Robbins Cemetery ?
Spouse: Mary
Children...
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1. M Child: Elijah ROBBINS ** DNA Test results
available
Birth: About 1815
Place: SC
Death: About 1853
Place: SC
Spouse: Mary COLE
Marriage: About 1835
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2. F Child: Margaret ROBBINS
Birth: About 1815
Spouse: William Summerhill
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3. F Child: Catherine ROBBINS
Birth: About 1818
Place: Spartanburg Co., SC
Spouse: Marion LITTLE
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4. F Child: Sarah ROBBINS
Birth: About 1820
Place: SC
Research: never married
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5. F Child: Anna ROBBINS
Birth: About 1821
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6. M Child: Henry ROBBINS (Twin)
Birth: About 1825
Place: NC
Spouse: Adaline
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7. M Child: Jackson ROBBINS (Twin)
Birth: About 1825
Death: Nov 1862
Place: Richmond VA Hospital
Occupation: Co. E, 13th SC Inf CSA
Spouse: Margaret HORNE
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8. M Child: William ROBBINS
Birth: About 1826
Death: 1862
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9. F Child: Diademia ROBBINS
Birth: About 1828
Place: SC
Death: 1878
Spouse: Thomas HENDERSON
Marriage: 1848
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10. M Child: James ROBBINS
Birth: About 1830
Place: SC
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11. M Child: Thomas Jefferson ROBBINS
Birth: About 1837
Place: SC
Death: Before 1880
Place: SC
Spouse: Eliza CUDD
Thomas ROBBINS
Birth: About 1787
Place: NC
Death: 1860/1862
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
Spouse: Nancy BRISCO
Marriage: Before 5 Sep 1803
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
Children...
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1. M Child: Joseph L. ROBBINS
Birth: About 1810
Place: NC
Death: After 1880
Spouse: Glory Ann NODINE
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2. M Child: Philip ROBBINS
Birth: About 1814
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
Death: Before 6 Jan 1902
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
Spouse: Louisa Adaline LANCASTER
Marriage: 8 Apr 1841
Place: Rutherford Co NC
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3. F Child: Margaret ROBBINS
Birth: About 1817
Place: NC
Death: About 1871
Spouse: John M. NODINE
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4. M Child: Alfred Chesterfield ROBBINS
Birth: About 1822
Place: NC
Death: 27 Jul 1903
Place: SC
Burial:
Place: Arrowwood Baptist Church Cem., Spartanburg
Co., SC
Spouse: Rebecca 'Beckey' Johnson
Spouse: Elizabeth Mintz
Marriage: Before 1860
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5. F Child: Isabella 'Iby' ROBBINS
Birth: 24 Oct 1824
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
Death: 17 Sep 1902
Place: Greer, SC
Burial:
Place: Edgewood Cemetery Greer, SC
Spouse: Miles W. FLINN
Marriage: 19 Feb 1845
Place: Rutherford Co., NC
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6. F Child: Sarah Ann ROBBINS
Birth: 6 Oct 1825
Place: NC
Death: 16 Jul 1901
Place: NC
Burial:
Place: Green River Bapt. Cem. Polk Co., NC
Spouse: James M. SPLAWN
Marriage: About 1845
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7. F Child: Susannah Jane ROBBINS
Birth: 16 Oct 1828
Place: Rutherford Co, ., NC
Death: 2 Nov 1907
Place: Polk Co., NC
Burial:
Place: Green River Baptist Cem., Polk Co., NC
Spouse: James Melton HESTER
Susannah Susan 'Sookey' ROBBINS
Birth: 1792
Place: NC
Death: 31 Jan 1886
Place: NC
Burial: Place:
Cole Family, Dark Corner Rd., Rutherford Co., NC
Spouse: John Cole
Marriage: 1810
Judeah ROBBINS
Birth: About 1793
Place: NC
Death: Before 1857
Place: NC
Spouse: Joseph STEADMAN
Marriage: About 1809
Some
records found mentioning William --
DAR index
ROBBINS, William
Birth: Circa 1745
Service: NC
Rank: Pvt
Death: NC
Patriot Pensioned: No Widow
Pensioned: No
Children Pensioned: No Heirs
Pensioned: No
Spouse: Sarah X
North Carolina Land Grants in South Carolina
pg 110
Sharp, William file no. 0368
Plat: Surveyed for William Sharp, 200 A on S fork Broad River about 1
1/2 miles above Fifers land ... 7 Sept 1768 Wm Sharp Wm Henson Wm
Robbins CB
Copy of DAR application of Gloria Charping Dackor that approved
William Robbins' service in the revolution. Served as Private in the
army in Continental Line from Jan 7, 1782 to Aug 1783. As referenced
by: History of Old Tryon and Rutherford Counties NC... 1730 - 1936, p.
99. Revolutionary army accounts, (Vol. XI, p. 77 Folio 2.) N.C. #93.
Agreement to Act. of Assembly passed in Dec. 1785 the State of NC is
indebted to William Robbins, Continental line of this state.
1770 Tryon Co. NC land warrants 1768-1774
#241
50 acres NE side of South fork of Broad River joining on river side of
Matin Pififer's land. Warrant # 436. Dec 10, 1770 SS 946.3
North Carolina Land Grants in South Carolina
pg 133
Gaston, William File no. 452; Grant no. 71; book 22, p. 18 Plat
surveyed for William Gaston 100 A on a branch of Turkey Creek 13th July
1771. Jno Kirkconnel Sur. William Robbins & John Steen, C B
-Grant issued 15 May 1772.
1782
ROBBINS, WILLIAM Rutherford County tax list
1790 R152 ROBBINS
William M-637 007
118
02 males 16 & up [William, Phillip]
04 males under 16 [Joseph, James, Thomas]
04 females [wife Sarah, Elizabeth, Sarah Sally, Susanna]
00
00
[Mary was married 1788.]
1796 Nathan Brisco appoints Elijah Robbins
of Chester Co. SC his attorney in causes in Maryland for any heirship
related property related to James S. Brisco or any others. Witnessed by
William Robbins and Jonas Bedford. Elijah is son of Capt. Thomas
Robbins, who had a brother named William. Needs more work.
1800 Rutherford
County NC pg 138 ROBBINS, WILLIAM
21111-11101-00
2 males under 10 [Thomas 10,?, Thomas was married by 1803 when
Nathan Brisco made his will-could these be small children of Elizabeth
and James Splawn's?]
1 male 10-16 [James 16]
1 male 16-26 [ Joseph 25]
1 male 26-45 [James Splawn?]
1 male 45 & up- [William]
1 female under 10 [Judeah 7]
1 female 10-16[ Susanna Susan]
1 female 16-26 [Elizabeth ?]
1 female 45 & up [wife Sarah]
-00 Slaves
Philip, Mary McKinney, Sarah Sally Smith are found on 1800 census in
other households.
1810 Rutherford Co., NC
ROBBINS
William pg 130
00211-0101
2 boys 16-25, 1 25-45, William over 45
1 girl 10-15, Sarah is 26-45
William wrote his will on Christmas
Day, 1815. It was proven in court in January 1816. It is possible that
he died late in 1815 or early 1816. Pick one. See Robbins family wills here.
I have lots more info on the families of
these children, and until I get it posted, feel free to ask .