http://www.planetnielsen.com/joseph_lee_robinson/ G R ENEALOGICAL ESEARCH FOR J L R A OSEPH EE OBINSON NCESTORS PREFACE A key aspect in the research and analysis of the descendants of Joseph Robinson, b. c. 1728, was the recognition of the great genealogical importance of exploring and using different name spelling patterns for analyzing and comparing with other genealogical data. When one is attempting to resolve what appears to be a “dead end” in a research program, it is imperative that one does not automatically reject such variant name spellings; these should be recorded for later evaluation. In the United States, up to and even beyond the Civil War period, variances in spelling were a common occurrence; a uniformity of spelling rules, such as we now use, did not then exist. Also, the education of many recorders usually was irregular. Recorders wrote a name or place as it sounded to them and spelled it as they thought it should be written. Also different recorders might use a shortened version of a longer surname when writing. If an individual with a dialect or accent gave his name to a recorder, an error in spelling that name was almost automatic. Mistakes in spelling also can occur when a record is extracted; especially so, when the recorder must interpret old style penmanship that was written with a quill pen and might be faded, blurred, and almost illegible. Variant spellings of surnames are commonly found in many older records. The following pairs of names, which were found during my research, show the variant spellings that may be encountered: Phares/Ferris, Dewell/Duel, Holly/Hawley and Walkly/Wakeley. When speaking the name “Robinson,” if one stresses the first two syllables and drops the pitch of one’s voice at the end, the name sounds like “Robins” instead of “Robinson.” It should be noted that, even as late as 1841, in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Proxies for Baptism, Nauvoo, IL, George Tate1, found our ancestor Joseph Lee Robinson’s name written “Joseph L. Robins.” When one is dealing in a particular research area where vital records are non-existent or haphazard, the acceptance of variance in surname spellings is often imperative for successful identification of one’s ancestors. When I have been unable to locate an ancestor within the area where he was known to have resided, the following steps have been helpful in finding and identifying that ancestor: 1. Look for the same given names attached to a variant spelling of the surname, using all types of records for this search. 2. Search for the names of in-laws and other family members, such as brother, sisters, and children, which could indicate that one is in the right area. Whenever the name of one’s ancestor appears in the right place, at the right period of time, with other family names in the same area and no other contradictory evidence is uncovered, one can conclude that the lost ancestor has been found, despite the variant spelling of his name. 1. see entry #38, Appendix 2, Research Sources 7 March 2000 Dear Readers and Family Members, In my attempt to republish Ms. Valantine’s work, I have only to change some minor grammar and page layout styles. This work is not formatted in the same font as the original book. Therefore, the pages will not be in the original placements. The original page numbers are noted as such: [PAGE 1]. If the page brake came in the middle of a paragraph, the page number is indicated at the original placement in the paragraph. This is so that the index in the back of the book will still be useful to the family members. The information, footnotes and section breaks are in their original places. I hope that by making this work available for republication that more will be inspired with the Spirit of Elijah and the windows of heaven will open to find the ancestors and have the necessary work done in the Holy Temples of God. I have made bold all of the names, not just Ms. Valantine’s line of ancestry. The original text has many type styles and information layouts. I have attempted to standardize this as much as possible. This has also been a reason for the changes in where the page breaks have been taken. I have spelled out state names and added counties where room has allowed. At this time, I do not have authorization from Nola Valantine to republish this work for republication onto a CD format. I have attempted to communicate with Ms. Valantine and have not received her permission. Ms. Valantine’s work is so valuable for the depth of research and the authority in which she speaks, that it is essential to the study and research of Joseph Robinson’s ancestors and descendancy. Please study this work prayerfully and you too will find how thoroughly she had done her research of this great and vast family. A special thanks to Laura Jean Blomquist Weaver and Victoria Sue Robinson Negron and others for their wonderful gifts and spirits that have helped proof-read, edit, re-edit and aided this work to come forth. Thanks to my husband for sharing with all of you my time, energy and faith that this is indeed the Lord’s work on this earth. I pray that we will all be together again as one in the Household of Faith, with our Heavenly Father, in the House that has been prepared for us by those who have gone before and accepted the fullness of the Gospel for which we strive to do this work for their sakes. Included in this CD is a GEDCOM file of all the genealogy that has been found, submitted or prepared that I have been given, researched or entered. If discrepancies have happened in family records, I have attempted to correct any mistakes and have indicated in RED highlighting that there is a discrepancy in the text information and indicated in the “notes” the differences in the records of the individuals. Therefore, this work is included as a bonus and has been included as a gift to you. Sincerely, Christie Lynn Webb Roberts INTRODUCTION The ancestry of Nathan Robinson, b. 1764, has been a particularly difficult line to research. This was due to the lack of vital records and the scarcity of complete recorded land transactions in the areas in which he resided. An additional complication to the problem of locating records one could examine was that his parents, Joseph & Rosanna Robinson, settled in towns along the colony boundaries of New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. The land in these border areas was in dispute, with frequent boundary line changes. Since each colony claimed the real estate, there often was a duplicate sale of the same piece of land by different parties. Many land transactions were never legally recorded, but were a private contract between the grantor and grantee. In 1970, when I began to research Nathan Robinson, his birthplace was listed as Shaftsbury, Vermont; yet the source records for Vermont did not confirm this. There was another Robinson family that settled in the neighboring town of Bennington, with a similar naming pattern for their children. Unfortunately, an exploration of the Bennington Robinson family proved negative, as I didn’t locate any records exhibiting a genealogical connection with our Nathan or his brothers and sisters. The list of Nathan’s parents, brothers, and sisters is from the Memorandum Book, kept by Ebenezer Robinson, b. 1816. Up to 1970, no one had been able to find other records of Nathan’s brothers, sisters, and parents. Thus, one of my major tasks was to verify the parentage of Nathan and his brothers and sisters, and find their birthplace. It was my final goal to extend this line of Robinson’s. In my desire to learn more of these ancestors, I was following in the footsteps of many of Nathan’s descendants, in whom this drive has been prevalent. Genealogical records were kept by those who chose, in the 1800’s, to join The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and moved west, as well as by those who did not, but remained in the Ohio area.2 My parents, A. Merlin Steed and Alice Wilcox, were both descendants of Nathan Robinson and his second wife, Mary Brown, coming through their grandchildren Oliver Lee and Anna Maria, the children of Joseph Lee Robinson, b. 1811, and Maria Wood. Several times, my parents did extensive research in New England on the Robinson line, hoping for a breakthrough. In the pursuit of this goal, they became personally acquainted with many of Nathan’s descendants that remained in Ohio. Their mutual desire for knowledge of their ancestors brought these distant cousins together in friendship. Many genealogical stories and family remembrances were shared and compared. Eventually, through this friendship, my Mother was entrusted with a treasury of letters, notes, and papers that dealt with Nathan Robinson and his children. These data included additional information on Nathan’s father and some of his brothers. A few of these notes and letters are even written in Nathan’s own hand. These precious papers were accompanied by an old daguerreotype of Nathan taken when he was ninety years of age. My Mother, through much exertion, accumulated a large amount of research [PAGE 2] material. Before these earlier research efforts could be used, however, a great deal of analytical work remained to be done. In comparing her material with that of the “Ohio” Robinson’s, I found a lot of data that agreed but also some that was contradictory and others of doubtful authenticity.3 When the task of sorting, comparing and analyzing was completed, I made my final evaluations and outlined a research program for Nathan Robinson. My goals were as follows: 1. Study the history of the areas involved in the search and learn what type of records would be available. 2. Determine the birthplace of Nathan Robinson, born 1764, and the birthplace of his first children, as there were conflicting locations listed. 3. Establish the veracity of the names for his brothers and sisters as given by Ebenezer Robinson, in his Memorandum Book. 4. Verify the name of Rosanna as the mother of Nathan. 5. Locate the birthplace and parents of Nathan’s father, Joseph Robinson. 6. Extend the ancestry of Nathan as far back as possible. Unfortunately, the records were not available that would have allowed me to discover the town of origin for Joseph Robinson, b. c. 1728. Therefore, in an additional effort to achieve the goal of extending this line, I determined to learn as much as possible about the families of Nathan’s brothers and sisters. In making a study of their families, I hoped to find a clue that would lead to the birthplace and parentage of Joseph and Rosanna Robinson. My actual search period extended from October 1970 through July of 1990, with some clarifying searches continuing over into June of 1992. At the finish of these procedures, I had accomplished all my goals, excepting the positive extension of the ancestry of Joseph Robinson. While the research of Joseph’s other children did not help in my ambition to extend the Robinson line, it did produce a large volume of information that was not available from other research sources. Rather than just tossing aside this data, I decided to assemble my findings in this book, with the hope that future researchers may be spared years of frustration in going over the same data and encountering the same problems that faced me. The format for this book is as follows: CHAPTER I starts with Samuel Robinson, born about 1615, who, I believe, is the earliest identified ancestor on my Robinson line. Chapter I also covers his son and grandson, both also named Samuel. CHAPTER II deals with Joseph Robinson, b. c. 1728, and his wife Rosanna. Joseph was the great-grandson of the first Samuel. In each of the succeeding chapters, one of Joseph and Rosanna’s 10 children are discussed along with their posterity. The final chapter covers the ancestry of Mary Brown, the second wife of Nathan Robinson, b. 1764, who was the sixth child of Joseph and Rosanna. Following the text are two pages of PHOTOGRAPHS, including a copy of the 140-year-old glass plate photo of Nathan Robinson. Next are 8 pages of PHOTOGRAPHIC COPIES of the more important original handwritten documents referred to herein. APPENDIX 1, KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS, lists abbreviations used in this book and information on references to census data. [PAGE 3] APPENDIX 2, “RESEARCH SOURCES,” lists and describes the relevant sources that I used in my research. The ENDNOTES encountered at the end of each chapter refers to numbered items listed in APPENDIX 2. APPENDIX 3, NOTES ON SOURCES, gives statements of genealogical data on the Robinson family and identifies the sources of those statements. It is my with that the family groupings within might help some readers learn more of their ancestry and thereby by enabled to also extend their genealogies. Ever the optimist, it is my hope that, perhaps among the descendants of Nathan’s brothers or sisters, someone might be able to contribute additional information that would extend this family line. Human error does creep in; I apologize for any such errors. It should be understood that the records, which are available, are not abundant for the time period and areas covered by this research. Even so, many records, though not of prime research status, are still informative. Much of the data, after gathering, needed to be compared and analyzed before it could be used with any degree of certainty. Nevertheless. Until new historical records come forth which can uncover new knowledge of the early New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut areas involved, I believe that, based on what is now available, there is a sound basis for the conclusions within. As I have learned of these men and women, I have come to appreciate them. I feel I know them as individuals; they were good, upright and religious people. This has been a fulfilling and rewarding project for me. Nola Steed Valantine 2505 Whittier Dr. LaCrescenta, CA November 23, 1992 (1) Genealogical data obtained from the Ohio Robinson cousins and the sources of the data are found in APPENDIX 3, NOTES ON SOURCES. (2) See APPENDIX 3, NOTES ON SOURCES. [PAGE 4] MY LINE OF DESCENT FROM SAMUEL ROBINSON B. C. 1672 Samuel Robinson b: c. 1672 ENG Joseph Robinson = Rosanna ? b. c. 1728 (of CT) b. c. 1732 (of CT) Nathan Robinson = 2. Mary Brown 1764-1860 1774-1827 Joseph Lee Robinson = Maria Wood 1811-1893 1806-1872 ___________________________________________________ Oliver Lee Robinson = Lucy Miller Anna Maria Robinson = James David Wilcox 1833-1886 1837-1877 1838-1897 1827-1916 Annie Amelia Robinson = Franklin David Steed James Henry Wilcox = Mary Magdalene W 1870-1939 1869-1915 1855-1938 1857-1928 Amasa Merlin Steed = married = Fanny Alice Wilcox 1889-1963 1888-1958 Nola Steed = Vernon Edwin Valantine Nov 1930 Sep 1928 ________________________________________________________________________ 1. Valery Elain Valantine 2. Craig Steven Valantine 3. Mark Edwin Valantine 4. Alice Eileen Valantine b. 22 May 1951 b. 17 Dec 1953 b. 28 Mar 1955 b. 20 Sep 1956 w. Sacramento, CA w. Los Angeles, CA w. Glendale, CA w. Glendale, CA md Steven Glenn Stewart md. Lisa Renee Taylor md. Cynthia Mae Foote md. Mark Randels Beckstrom 1. Cameron Glenn Stewart 1. Brandon Steven Valantine 1. Joshua Mark Valantine 1.Ammon Spencer Beckstrom b. 13 Apr 1981, CA b. 7 Sep 1978, UT b.26 Dec 1979, CA b.30 Nov 1976, CA 2. Megan Valery Stewart d. 7 Sep 1978 2. Emilee Mae Valantine 2. Aaron Mark Beckstrom b. 15 Jul 1986, CA 2. Brett David Valantine b. 26 May 1982, CA b. 25 Apr 1979, CA b. 4 Nov 1980, CA 3. Sara Nola Valantine d. 26 Apr 1979, CA 3. Carrisa Renee Valantine b. 25 Apr 1985, CA 3. Austin David Beckstrom b. 16 Sep 1983, Ca 4. Jonathan Mark Valantine b. 20 Apr 1982, CA b. 22 Sep 1986, CA 4. Alexander Ted Beckstrom 5. Jared Dean Valantine b. 23 Sep 1988, CA b. 20 May 1988, CA 5. Andrew Joseph Beckstrom b. 23 Apr 1993, CA [PAGE 5] CHAPTER I SAMUEL ROBINSON 1, SAMUEL 2 AND SAMUEL 3 One of the earliest renderings of the surname of Robbins was “Robynes,” which dates from the Battle of Hastings. The Norman word for hamlet, town or village was “Bynes” and the word “Ro,” was a prefix and as such was applied as the Scots used “Fitz” or “Mac”, the meaning being “of” or “up.” There was an early Samuel Robins/Robinson who came to the colonies from Theddingworth, Leicester, England; he settled at Salisbury, Massachusetts. There were other Robins/Robinsons also coming into the colonies at about this same time period. The information I have for a Samuel Robinson 2 is meager and comes from only one source, Joseph Lee Robinson, born 1811. Joseph Lee was a son of Nathan Robinson, born 1764. He have his ancestral line in an old letter which was seen by A. Calvin Brewster, and who reported the same to my mother4 sometime in the 1950’s, writing that Joseph Lee Robinson had said, “My father’s name was Nathan, his father’s name was Joseph, who was the son of Samuel, who was the son of Samuel.” Another son of Nathan Robinson, Ebenezer, born 1816, wrote a letter to his niece, Caroline Robinson Bliss,5 giving information dealing with their ancestry. This letter was dated in 1888. He wrote that his “father was of English extraction, but born in New England.”6 In addition, he names some of the children of his ancestor Samuel, saying that his [great] “grandfather had three sons, Seth, Jonathan, and Joseph.” After a thorough search of the genealogical information of the early Robinson’s, both in Ohio and in Utah, who were descendants of Nathan Robinson, born 1764, I can state positively that Ebenezer was the original source for these names. Both Joseph Lee Robinson and his brother, Ebenezer, stated that their great grandfather’s name was Samuel.7 Joseph Lee referred to him as “an old sea captain.”8 In an 1888 letter written by Charles E. Robinson to one of his Ohio relatives,9 he reported that Joseph Lee Robinson had said that his great grandfather was an “old sea captain born about 1700.” In another source he wrote that the birth date of great grandfather Samuel was in 1660.10 He also imparted this same information to his grandson, James Henry Wilcox.11 It is my conclusion that the name of his great grandfather was Samuel and that his date of birth would have to have been close to the earlier date, bout 1670. Using the information given by Ebenezer that Samuel Robinson had three sons named Seth, Jonathan and Joseph, I made a search of the records of New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut looking for a Samuel Robinson, born about 1670 to 1700. This Samuel should also have a father named Samuel. It would be an extra dividend if he was a sea captain. Additionally, there should be in the same vicinity of our Joseph Robinson, a Jonathan and /or a Seth Robinson of a close enough age to allow them to be brothers. Since Joseph Lee Robinson had referred to him as “old,” I took this to mean that his great grandfather Samuel was an older man when he fathered Seth, Jonathan and Joseph. In the search for a Samuel Robinson, “sea captain,” I found the following references: 1. In the New York Colonial Manuscripts, Vol. IV:685, “Letter [PAGE 6] from the Earl of Bellomont to the Lords of Trade,” dated Boston, 9 July 1700; the Earl wrote “I sent yesterday for Capt. Robinson, the Master of a ship belonging to this town, who arrived here from London in the week of May…that a week before he sail’d he met Mr. Weaver at the Sun Coffy-house behind the old Exchange…Capt. Robinson sail’d out of the River the 21st of March;” 2. In the same collection, Vol. V:232, a letter from, “Captains Pinhethman and Marshall to Governor Hunter of New York,” dated 2 March 1711, mentions a “Capt. Robinson, the Commander of Her Majesty’s ship Dedford, a man of war, etc.” These are the only two references that I uncovered of a Robinson “sea captain.” I was unable to ascertain the given name of either of the captains referred to. This could be further pursued. SAMUEL ROBINSON 1 Only in one location was I partially able to meet the specifications. In the town of Fairfield, Connecticut, I found two Samuel Robinson’s in the correct time period, and with a younger Jonathan Robinson in the same general area of my Joseph Robinson. However, there were no records of a Seth Robinson. A Samuel Robinson (1?), and his wife Constance12 appear in the Fairfield land records13 on 6 March 1670, when they purchased from Edward Adams, seven acres of land in “Barlow’s Plain.” This same Samuel : 1. Died in April of 1674, and the inventory of his estate was held on 9 August, 1674,14 at Fairfield. In the Land Records of Fairfield, December 4, 1673, Abraham Adams was given by the will of his father, Edward Adams, deceased, 10 acres of land at Barlows Plain. [This was the same Edward Adams who sold the land in Barlow Plain to Samuel Robinson (1), in 1670.] The land was bounded on the North and West by the land of Widow Robinson, and, also on the West, by the highway. In the actual will of Edward Adams written 4 August, 1671, Volume 2, pages 60-61, it states, “Item I give to my son Abraham Adams ten acres of land in Barlows plaine lying next that I gave Samll Robinson.” SAMUEL ROBINSON 2 It is my premise that the gift of land referred to in the will of Edward Adams was not to Samuel (1) but rather, to Samuel Robinson (2). It would have been made as a gift of inheritance to an unnamed daughter who had married Samuel Robinson (2). As an example of this, four years after the marriage of Edward Adams’ daughter Mary, he made just such a gift of land to her and her unnamed husband [Luke Guire] in November, 1668. I believe Edward Adams’ gift of land was the home lot where Samuel Robinson (2) built his house. Constance,15 the widow of Samuel Robinson (1), died at Fairfield by December 5th 1680. The Courts Administration on “both the said deceased effects,” records that Samuel Robinson (2) was named by his parents, Samuel (1) and Constance, as their “sole heir,” and left 1 ¼ acres at Barlows Plain. Samuel Robinson (2) was on the land records and witnessed probate records at Fairfield beginning as early as 1680 and continuing on through 1692. However, Samuel (2) does not appear on the marriage records of Fairfield until 20 Aug 1691, when he is married to Abigail Lockwood, (aged 17).16 They had one child, Damaris, born in 1696. I believe that the following records will bear out my premise that this was a second marriage and that Samuel (2) had been previously married. [PAGE 7] In one particular land transaction, dated 23 Day of December 1686, Samuel Robinson (2) had purchased of Nathaniel Adams, his home lot, with housing etc, which consisted of 7 acres including the building lot of Nathaniel’s deceased father Edward Adams. This parcel of land was bounded on the West by the highway, North on the meadow of Abraham Adams, South with the land of Nathan Adams, on the SE and NW by the Common. As this land was surrounded by property owned by various Adams family members, it implies that there might be some family relationship to Samuel Robinson (2). Family property such as this was not usually sold to an unrelated individual. At a later date, this revealing addition was added at the bottom of the foregoing document. On the 26 of Jan 1687 [four years before his marriage to Abigail Lockwood], the document reads, “…know all men whom it may concern…whereas Samuel Robinson has bought of Nathaniel Adams his homelot, housing and lands on a deed bearing the date 23 Dec 1686…By good causes known to me, I, Samuel Robinson, for myself and heirs…do promise to refund to Nathaniel Adams…his lands and housings upon several condition…” It is my conclusion that Samuel Robinson (2) was a son-in-law of Edward Adams which would make Nathaniel Adams his brother-in-law and that his marriage to Abigail Lockwood was a second one. This conclusion is based on the following items: 1. Certain land transactions between the Adams family members and Samuel Robinson as well as the will of Edward Adams stating that he had given land to Samuel. 2. Robinson’s statement in the Fairfield records in December of 1686, that he has heirs, verifies that he is already a married man with at least two children [heirs] born to him. 3. As already stated, Samuel Robinson (2) married Abigail Lockwood, 20 Aug 1691. Further evidence that this was a 2nd marriage for Samuel (2) is that she was not born until 1674/75. This would make her only 4 years old in 1680, when her future husband, Samuel (2), was old enough to be involved with a land transaction. 4. Samuel (2) served as executor and administrator of several probates and was involved in land actions beginning in the year 1684. He would have to be “of age” to participate in these actions. 5. The will of Samuel (2) was dated 2 Apr., 1698,17 which was but 2 years after the birth of his daughter. In his will, he left his considerable estate to his young wife Abigail and their daughter Damaris. Although no former marriage or additional children are mentioned in the will, it does not necessarily mean that there was not an additional child or children from an earlier marriage. 6. During this period of time, it was not at all unusual, when writing a will, to omit the mention of any children previously provided for. The purpose of the will was to insure that one’s widow and underage children would be taken care of, that the estate would be disposed of according to one’s desires, and that outstanding debts would be paid. It was customary during one’s lifetime to endow some kind of inheritance upon one’s children when they either “came of age” (21 years) or married. Therefore, it became unnecessary to mention such adult children in one’s will. 7. There was, in addition to the early land transaction, another matter which indicates that Samuel (2) was quite a bit older than his wife. This was that Samuel (2) after making the usual statements in his will that he is “very sick and much indisposed in body,” then continues on and makes the [PAGE 8] remark, that he is “sound in my memory and understanding.” This was hardly the words of a young man! This statement was usually reserved for those of a “ripe old age.” I have been able to trace the land transactions of Samuel Robinson (2) throughout the Fairfield records and have found evidence for his purchase of each property mentioned in his will. The properties given to his widow and daughter were named in his will as purchased from Joseph James, Nathaniel Adams, John Cabel, Josiah Harvey, Joseph Rowland, Cornelius Hull and Thomas Sherwood. SAMUEL ROBINSON 3 I place Samuel Robins (3) as the father of Joseph Robinson, b.c.1728, for the following reasons: 1. Edward Adams stated in his will dated 4 August, 1671, that he gave Samuel Robinson land in Barlows Plain. I propose that Samuel Robinson (2) had first married a daughter of Edward Adams. 2. Samuel Robinson (2), on 23 December, 1686, bought land from Nathaniel Adams and then, in and amendment to the deed on 26 January, 1687, agreed to return the lands which he had bought of Nathaniel Adams for “good causes Know to me…” [which I believe was a family relationship of a Brother-in-law] and “I, Samuel Robinson for myself and heirs…” This was evidence that Samuel (2) was a married man with children before his marriage to Abigail Lockwood. Note that Nathaniel’s first two land actions were with his brother Nathan Adams, 18 Dec 1686, and then with Samuel Robinson only five days later on the 23rd. 3. Finally, there is the land record in Fairfield, dated March 1697, in which Samuel Roberson bought land from Henry Sherwood. I interpret that this Samuel Roberson was the son of Samuel Robinson (2) by a previous marriage. In all the land transactions of Samuel Robinson (2), both on the land records and as mentioned in his will, there was no purchase or selling of land to a Henry Sherwood. His only Sherwood purchase was from a Thomas Sherwood. Additionally, while search for Seth, Jonathan and Joseph Robinson in this area. I came across this observation in “History of Fairfield County,” by Schenck.18 He was commenting about the Jonathan Robinson, b. c. 1730,19 who was residing with his family in Fairfield. Schenck said, referring to a posterity for Samuel (2), “It does not appear that he left a son, but in the Green Hill Parish Records the following is found…” He then continues to give the marriage dates of Jonathan Robinson to his tow wives20 and of his children.21 When I read his observation, I surmised that Mr. Schenck had also noted the age difference between Samuel (2) and his young wife and had come to the same conclusion as I had concerning an earlier marriage for him. While Schenck doesn’t identify any children from this earlier marriage, the implication is that Jonathan was a strong candidate for a descendant of Samuel (2). Accordingly, my Samuel (3), would be of an appropriate age to have fathered Jonathan Robinson/Roberson, b. c.