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From: "Hewick" <>
Subject: Re: Robinsons of Fluvanna Co. 1780's
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 05:35:39 -0400


In my ROBINSON database I have this info:

Descendants of John Robinson

1 John Robinsond: in prob, Fluvanna, VA
........2 Michael Robinson
........2 Samuel Robinson
........2 William Robinson
........2 Benjamin Robinson
........2 Anne ? Robinsonb: Abt. 1763 in prob, Fluvanna, VAd: Aft.
1784
............+Benjamin Paceb: Abt. 1759m: 1784 in Fluvanna, VA
........2 Elizabeth Robinsonb: 1764 in prob, Albemarle, VAd: 1808 in
prob, Fluvanna, VA
............+Francis Paceb: Abt. 1760 in prob, Goochland, VAm: 1785 in
Fluvanna, VA

REF: Q #84 - V3-#1 Rochette, Patti Adkins, MO;

Hope this helps! I can provide the adress for Patti if needed, although it
is a few years old.

Helen @Hewick

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> Subject: Robinsons of Fluvanna Co. 1780's
> Date: Monday, July 06, 1998 10:39 PM
>
> Looking for the parents/family of the following Central Virginia
> Robinsons, late 1700s:
>
> Ann/Anne/Agness ROBINSON married Benjamin PACE of Goochland, 1784 in
> Fluvanna. Bond by Benjamin Pace and John Robinson. John's relationship
> not stated. No permission slips on file. (We have assumed that John
> was probably either Ann's older brother or father. Strongest evidence
> for the brother theory is that the clerk originally mistook John for the
> groom, scratched out his name and wrote in Benjamin's in the customary
> place on the bond for the first reference to the groom. If this was the
> Benjamin we think we has, he was 37 at the time of his first/only
> marriage -- a little old for the time and easy to mistake for the
> bride's father, especially if he was acompanied by a younger man when
> posting the bond.) Ben and Ann Pace are my gggg-grandparents. They lived
> in Goochland at first, and then moved to Albemarle Co. VA.
>
>
> Elizabeth ROBINSON married Frances PACE (we believe he was a cousin
> of Benjamin Pace) of Fluvanna in Fluvanna in 1785. Witnesses: Benjamin
> Robinson and Benjamin Pace. Elizabeth and Frances started their married
> life in Fluvanna, later moved to Pittsylvania Co. VA.
>
> Descendants of Elizabeth & Frances believe that her father was
> *probably* a Samuel Robinson, and her likely brothers are Michael, Sam
> and William.
>
> Michael Robinson, John Robinson and Frances Pace all served as
> witnesses for a 1792 land purchase by Benjamin Pace in Goochland.
>
> We are guessing that Ann Robinson and Elizabeth Robinson are *likely*
> to be either sisters or at least cousins.
>
> I've been lurking for a week on this list, and saw the posts this
> weekend on Fluvanna/Goochland/Cumberland area Robinsons who would be a
> generation or two before Ann, Elizabeth, John and Michael. I'm hoping
> someone can shed some light on their families and relationships.
>
> Also, I have transcribed to disc the will of John Robinson of
> Cumberland from the 1740's (whose family was listed this weekend). If
> anyone would like me to post the full text to the list, just ask. (It
> will take a few evenings to find the right disc. Just switched
> computers. It's on one of the old backups.)
>
> Many thanks for any leads/sources!
> Rosanna Bencoach
> Richmond VA

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