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From notes of Dlora Hall Dalton.
1669 mentioned as coming from New England as one of first settlers of
Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey...patent from Philip Carteret, 18 Mar
1669/70 conveying to "Daniel Robens of the towne of Woodbridge,
yeoman,certain
parcells of upland and meadow in and about said towne ofWoodbridge...etc"
containing 173 acres. 1680 superintended the construction of a
causway,was
elected constable, was the tax collector in 1688, appointed marshal
orsergeant
of the court in 1692. Although he was of Puritan stock, on his removalto
Crosswicks, Monmouth Co., N.J., in 1695 he became identified with theSoc.
of
Friends. It is suggested that his wife died in or before 1695, since
sheis
not mentioned after he moved.
There is some confusion as to who Daniel married. Isaac Gilbert Robbins
(Robbins Genealogical Collection, FHL US/CAN film 1036069, pt 10)
says"Daniel,
born 1640 and Hope (Simmons) married at Sandwich [Barnstable Co],
orWareham
[Plymouth Co.], Mass, 1659..." Other genealogists agree that she wasHope
Potter of New Haven. Dlora Hall Dalton could not find the marriage inthe
records of New Haven, but she located the marriage of Daniel Robinson
andHope
Potter (Vital Records of New Haven, 1649-1850, FHL US/CAN 974.67/N1 Viop.
20)
This evidence plus the recorded birth of two children with the rightnames
and
ages in New Haven suggest to her that Daniel Robinson and Daniel
Robins(also
spelled Robbins) are the same individual.
Daniel's will was written 13 Jun 1714 and probated on 18 Aug
1714(Genealogy
Collection of Charles R. Hutchinson FHL US/CAN film 0946273, book
A-D)names
Daniel, Moses, Richard, Aaron, Benjamin, Mary, Lydia, and Hope as
livingand
Nathaniel, being survived by his daughters Sarah and Marabe Robins.Lydia
is
named as the wife of William Thorp of Woodbridge, NJ.
Hutchinson feels that Daniel is the son of Richard Robins who emigrated to
Charlestown, Massachusetts, as early as 1639. Richard was the second
sonof
John and Hester Robins of Theddingworth, England. (no solid proof).Frank
J.
Robbins (FHL US/CAN film 1036069 pt 9) agrees that John and Hester are
ancestors but that Daniel descends from the oldest son, John whoemigrated
to
Wethersfield, Connecticut as early as 1638. Isaac Gilbert Robbinsdoesn't
think that Daniel comes from this line at all, instead belongs to
JohnRobins
of Oyster Bay, Long Island.
Dlora Hall Dalton, thinks that all are wrong. She
can find no Daniel Robins in any records showing English descent, but
shecan
find only a single reference to a Daniel Robinson coming to America from
Scotland. According to the passenger list, Daniel Robinson came toBoston
on
the ship "John and Sarah" as a prisoner to be sold by order of theEnglish
Government (New Eng. Historical and Genealogical Register, FHL US/CANB2ne
Vol.
1 p. 379). She notes: "In the aftermath of the Civil War in
England,Cromwell
sent to the Colonies between three and four hundred Scottish prisoners
ofwar,
captured in the battles of Dunbar and Wrocester, to be sold as slaves(see
'New
World Immigrants' FHL US/CAN 973 W3tn pp 135-160). In 'Boston,
aChronological
and Documentary History' is written: '1652 Spring. Boston's
firstnon-English
element of population arrives, 272 Scots banished by Oliver Cromwell'(FHL
US/CAN 974.461 H291, p 8). Daniel was one of these men. Apparently
hefought
in the Battle of Dunbar on the side of the Scots against
Cromwell'sEnglishmen
and lost." These men were sold for 6 to 8 year indentures, after
whichthey
were free according to a letter from Rev. John Cotton of Mass. to
LordGeneral
Cromwell (FHL US/CAN 973 W3s p 157). Dlora Hall Dalton could find no
information regarding Daniel's indenture nor any indication where hemight
have
come from to join the army, but she firmly believes that he was a Scot.
Sara Robbins Hoffman in "The Exile of Daniel Robins to America in 1652"
privately printed in 1992 (LDS Family History Library) says that
DanielRobins
was born near Blair Atholl, Scotland, to Richard and Mary
[Robertson],members
of the Clan Donnachaidh. He was recruited into the Scots army supporting
Charles II against Cromwell's Commonwealth army. It is not clear justwhen
this happened; it may have been in time for the Battle of Dunbar in1650.
"On 3 September 1651, the anniversary day of the Battle of
Dunbar,Cromwell's
army met and defeated the Royalist Army at Worcester. It was here
thatDaniel
Robinson/Robins was taken prisoner of war, marched to London, andconfined
to
Tothill Field near Parliament House to await his fate." He was
selectedto be
transported to New England aboard the JOHN and SARAH. After a
difficultwinter
passage, they arrived in Boston in February of 1652. Daniel's
indenturewas
bought by Nathaniel Foote of Connecticut. It was in this place that
hemarried
Hope Potter whose sister, Sarah, was married to Robert Foote, brother of
Nathaniel Foote, Jr.
The Exile of Daniel Robins by Sara Robbins Hoffman 1992.
information on the early Robins family.
Poston genealogy JK
poston@helix.nih.gov

• Married: 26 MAY 1663 in New Haven, Conneticut ¹

1. Mary Robins b: 14 DEC 1664 in New Haven, Connecticut
2. Daniel Robins b: 27 NOV 1666 in New Haven, Conneticut
3. Lydia Robins b: 2 JAN 1667/68 in Woodbridge, New Jersey
4. Joseph Robins b: 27 MAR 1670 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey
5. Richard Robins b: 14 FEB 1672/73 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey
6. Hope Robins b: 15 JUL 1674 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey
7. Nathaniel Robins b: 22 MAR 1675/76 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey
8. Moses Robins b: 27 MAR 1679 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey
9. Aaron Robins b: 24 MAY 1683 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., New Jersey
10. Benjamin Robins b: 15 JUN 1686 in Woodbridge, Monmouth, New Jersey

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