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Robert Robins

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Robert Robins

Birth
Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Death
16 Apr 1856 (aged 79)
Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Hanover, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Robert Robins was the son of John Robins and Elizabeth Green. He was born 6 January 1777, in Greenwich, Sussex County, New Jersey, and died 16 April 1856, in Nanticoke Junction, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

He married Margaret Sharps. Margaret Sharps (dau of John Sharps and Christina Vanover) was born 13 June 1783, in
Greenwich, Sussex County, New Jersey.

Robert and Margaret (Sharps) Robins removed from Greenwich, New Jersey, to the Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania; previous to 1805, and settled in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Issue:
i. John Sharps Robins, born 9 Jan 1803 in Sussex County, New Jersey, died 22 Jul 1886 in White Pigeon, St. Joseph County, Michigan. Married Sarah Carter, daughter of Charles Carter and Ann Beavers on 22 Jan 1823.

ii. Dr. Cornelius Robins, born 10 February 1805, in Hanover, Pennsylvania; died from injuries received when thrown from a carriage, at midnight, while returning from a visit to a patient in the "Hanover Mountains," 17 August 1855; buried Hanover Cemetery, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; never married.

iii. Jonathan Robins, born 31 Mar 1807, died 6 Jun 1889 in Des Moines County, Iowa. Married Elizabeth Winters.

iv. Christianna Robins; married Robert Hornbecker.

v. Peter Sharps Robins; born 3 Sep 1811, died 4 Apr 1877 married Elizabeth Arndt Stewart, daughter of William Dewees and Margaret (Beidleman) Stewart on 24 Dec 1835.

vi. Isaac Carpenter Robins, born 1818, died 9 Sep 1875 in Lawrence County, Illinois; married Margaret Keithline.

vii. Jacob Sharps Robins, born 11 Aug 1821, died 5 Nov 1872 in Montgomery County, Kansas; married Maria Lorraine Line daughter of Henry (1783-1849) and Anna (Sliker) Line (1786-1862) in 1840.

viii. Elizabeth Robins; born 1810, died 11 Oct 1876 in Warren County, New Jersey; married Philip Hartung.

ix. Robert Green Robins, born 28 Aug 1814 in Pennsylvania, died 23 Nov 1896 in Des Moines County, Iowa, married Eleanor Houpt.

x. William Robins; married (1) Margaret Albertson daughter of John Albertson and Elizabeth Hartung, and (2) Josephine George daughter of Henry George and Catherine Kocher.
Robert Robins was the son of John Robins and Elizabeth Green. He was born 6 January 1777, in Greenwich, Sussex County, New Jersey, and died 16 April 1856, in Nanticoke Junction, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

He married Margaret Sharps. Margaret Sharps (dau of John Sharps and Christina Vanover) was born 13 June 1783, in
Greenwich, Sussex County, New Jersey.

Robert and Margaret (Sharps) Robins removed from Greenwich, New Jersey, to the Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania; previous to 1805, and settled in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Issue:
i. John Sharps Robins, born 9 Jan 1803 in Sussex County, New Jersey, died 22 Jul 1886 in White Pigeon, St. Joseph County, Michigan. Married Sarah Carter, daughter of Charles Carter and Ann Beavers on 22 Jan 1823.

ii. Dr. Cornelius Robins, born 10 February 1805, in Hanover, Pennsylvania; died from injuries received when thrown from a carriage, at midnight, while returning from a visit to a patient in the "Hanover Mountains," 17 August 1855; buried Hanover Cemetery, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; never married.

iii. Jonathan Robins, born 31 Mar 1807, died 6 Jun 1889 in Des Moines County, Iowa. Married Elizabeth Winters.

iv. Christianna Robins; married Robert Hornbecker.

v. Peter Sharps Robins; born 3 Sep 1811, died 4 Apr 1877 married Elizabeth Arndt Stewart, daughter of William Dewees and Margaret (Beidleman) Stewart on 24 Dec 1835.

vi. Isaac Carpenter Robins, born 1818, died 9 Sep 1875 in Lawrence County, Illinois; married Margaret Keithline.

vii. Jacob Sharps Robins, born 11 Aug 1821, died 5 Nov 1872 in Montgomery County, Kansas; married Maria Lorraine Line daughter of Henry (1783-1849) and Anna (Sliker) Line (1786-1862) in 1840.

viii. Elizabeth Robins; born 1810, died 11 Oct 1876 in Warren County, New Jersey; married Philip Hartung.

ix. Robert Green Robins, born 28 Aug 1814 in Pennsylvania, died 23 Nov 1896 in Des Moines County, Iowa, married Eleanor Houpt.

x. William Robins; married (1) Margaret Albertson daughter of John Albertson and Elizabeth Hartung, and (2) Josephine George daughter of Henry George and Catherine Kocher.


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