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Richard Robbins, of Cambridge (1610 - 1683)

Also Known As: "of The Clan Donnachaidh"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: England
Death: April 1683 (68-77)
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Husband of Rebecca Robbins and Elizabeth Robbins
Father of John Robbins; Nathaniel Robbins; Rebecca Woodward and Samuel Robbins

Immigration Year: Before May 1640
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About Richard Robbins, of Cambridge

Richard Robbins of Cambridge was born say 1610 in England and died about 1683 in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Family

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Robbins-527

Parents unknown.

Married:

  • 1st - Rebecca Unknown, by 1639 when they were admitted together into the First Church of Charlestown. [1]
  • 2nd - Elizabeth Unknown on 26 March 1673 at Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [2] [3] She was married first to John Cooley, 2nd to Gilbert Crackbone, and 3rd to Richard Robbins

Children of Richard and Rebecca Robbins: [4] [5] [6]

  1. John Robbins.
  2. Samuel Robbins.
  3. Nathaniel Robbins. Married Mary Braside / Brazier
  4. Rebecca Robbins. Married John Woodward

Biography

http://davidwoodward.com (nowhere is Mary Robbins listed in the history so I am not sure she was ever his wife.
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Immigrated 1639 From England to Charlestown, MA.

Richard Robbins was born on 05/06/1610 in Stoulton Worcestershire, England. [Source needed]

He 1st married Rececca 1639. Richard and Rebecca immigrated in 1639 from England to Charlestown, MA, moving to Boston and then to Cambridge, Middlesex Cty, MA.

Richard shared in the divcision of Church lands (sic) in 1652 Recieving 80 acres. In 1678 he gave deeds to his sons Samuel 36 acres and Nathaniel 34 acres.

Richard married 2nd wife Elizabeth [Coolidge] on 03/26/1673 in Cambridge Middlesex Cty. MA In 1680 Richard Robbins was a juror at trials for witchcraft.

Richard dated a deed 1681, conveyed to his daughter Rebecca & her husband John Woodward 30 acres of land in what became Cambridge Village, near the Upper Falls, Counded on the South by the Charles River, the North by away lending to Lower Fallas, EAst by the land of Suine Pelham West by Thomas Croswell. The deed was witnessed by Thomas Greenwood & John Hall.

Richard died in April 1983 in Cambridge Middlesex Cty., MA at age 72

Offices held: Selectman of Cambridge in 1664 , Tithingman in 1680, Constable in 1651 & 1655 This site has a picture of Rebecca & John's home Large two story frame house

Origins

Unknown.

Removed name of Name seen as Richard Robbins, of The Clan Donnachaidh. Is this accurate? I see no source. Not a known son of John Robbins, Sr. & Anne Robins. Removed birth date / place seen of 05/06/1610 in Stoulton, Disconnected Nov 2018

Comment on Origins

”Incorrect parents: It has been said that Richard Robbins of Cambridge, John Robbins of Wethersfield, Nicholas and Thomas Robbins of Duxbury, and Samuel Robbins of Salisbury were all brothers. As such, they are identified as children of John and Hester Robbins of Thedingworth, Leicestershire, England. This has long since been refuted by Donald Lines Jacobus;[9] however, the widespread and repeated publication of the claim has allowed this erroneous information to persist. The only evidence cited to link these men is the 1665 will of Samuel Robbins of Salisbury. In his will, Samuel clearly identifies his mother and father as John and Hester Robbins of Thedingworth as he makes them his default heirs if none of his brothers are willing to come to New England. Rather than prove that Richard Robbins is his brother, the wording of this will makes it clear that none of the children of John and Hester Robbins besides Samuel were currently living in New England in 1665. In fact, there is no evidence to link Richard Robbins to any Robbins family in England or to any of the other Robbins who were living in the colonies at the time.”

Citations

  1. Hunnewell, James Frothingham,ed. Records of the First Church in Charlestown, 1632-1789. (1880) :10, record of admittance to church. books.google.com
  2. Cambridge. Vital records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, vol. 2: Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, 1915):335. Archive.org
  3. Paige, Lucius Robinson. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1630-1877: with a Genealogical Register, Volume 2. (1877):518, 641. books.google.com
  4. Cambridge. Vital records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, vol. 1: Births. (Boston, 1914):605. Archive.org
  5. Sharples, Stephen Paschall. Records of the Church of Christ at Cambridge in New England, 1632-1830, Comprising the Ministerial Records of Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, Admission to Covenant and Communion, Dismissals and Church Proceedings. (Boston, 1906). Archive.org LINK
  6. On admittance to the church of Cambridge, the four children of Richard and Rebecca Robins are named with a note that the first was baptized in Charlestown.
  • link to New England Marriages Prior to 1700 By Clarence Almon Torrey Page 627
  • History of Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1630-1877: With a ..., Volume 2  By Lucius Robinson Paige. Page 519. link
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Richard Robbins, of Cambridge's Timeline

1610
1610
England
1619
1619
Age 9
Perth, Scotland
1640
May 24, 1640
<Watertown, Ct>
1643
May 22, 1643
Cambridge, Middlesex, MA, United States
1649
1649
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1652
1652
Midlesex USA, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
1683
April 1683
Age 73
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
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