Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-28
Sketch of the Robson Family.
BY d. f.. Robson.

sylvanla, was born or EnSllsh parent
age, in Cumberland Valley, In the
year 1872. He had one brother,
James, older than himself. Their
father died when Alexander was four
years old. James married, and moved
to the Csroiinas. 1t is not known
whether he left descendants or not.
There were other Robisons among
the early settlers, who were of the
same stock. Alexander Robson
served In the French and Indian wars,
and was with Braddock's expedition.
He served in Colonel Bouquets ex-
petition against the Indians during
Pontiac's conspiracy, which, ended
successfully on the banks of the Mus
kingum, in Ohio, in the year 1164.
He was married to Elizabeth Hardy,
daughter of John Hardy of Ireland,
about the year 1756. He came into
Tuscarora Valley, in company with
John Hardy and other early settlers,
and began an improvement IN the
upper end of what is now Spruce
Hill township, Juniata county. His
name appears in the assessment list
of Lack township, said county, for
the year 1863, being the first list
made out for this side of the Tusca-
rora mountain. He is therein as
sessed as claiming one hundred acres
of unseated land But in July. 1853,
he, as well as all the other settlers of
the valley, was obliged TO flee to Car
Isle before the Indians, who ravaged
the border settlements during Pom
taos war. After peace was again
established with the Indians he re-
TUNED to the valley, but found the
lands embracing his improvement
taken up under warrants and occu-
pied by other parties. But land was
plenty and improvements previous to
this time very slight He and John
Hardy then proceeded across the
valley to Muddy RIM, in what is now
Milford township, Juniata county
and bought out the claims of squat
ter to a large tract OF fine land, which
they further secured under warrants
dated Feb. %, 1867. They had theil
tracts surveyed June 3, 1867, Alex
ander Robisons part containing 23t
acres. which is now the farm of Ed
murd S. noty, ESQ, of Mifiiintown
Juniata county. Hardy's part, con
tanning 212 acres, is known as the
Hardy farm, now the property OF th'
heir of James McNight, Esq. Alex
ender Robison's name occurs IN The
assessment list for 1867. He ther
,, had five acres of his land cleared
and had two horses and three COWS
: He and Hardy built their cabins quit
close together.
Alexander Robson and his wifi
Elizabeth raised family of children
. as follows: l, James 2, Esther; 3
Alexander; 4, John; 5, Elizabeth; &
! Margaret; I, Thomas.
Elizabeth, wife of Alexander Rob-
= son, died in the wear 1904
. Alexander wiiled his property t.
his sons and daughters in 1893, AM
died in 1911, fifty years after he set
ted at Muddy Ran. He and hi
wife were buried in tie Presbyteria1
e Cemetery, at Miffiintown, Juniat
: county. near the site of the old ston
- church. Their descendants are yer
Y numerous. Alexander Robson S heir
e sold his farm to Dr. Ezra Doty, IN tn
!. year 1916.
The children of Alexander an
b., Elizabeth Robson will be treated c
under the following branches: l, Il
+ III, ", V, VI, VII.
It | BRAscH.-James Robson married Jan
: Hardy.
: II BRAyCH-Esther Robson married job
Cunningham, son of William Cunning
ham, the first settler on Licking Crcel
4 They ed to Huntingdon county, Pa
A where they both lived to good Old ag'
Their children We're as follows: |, Eiizi
e beth; ?, Sarah; 3, William; 4, Robson
e 5, John; ., Richard; :, Nancy; 8, j
d siah. Josiah Cunningham is the father
!. A b. Cunningham, wholesale druggis
Philadelphia The writer knows nothlr
% further of this branch.
iii Observation-Disclosures Robson marie
Jane Sanderson.
" BRAscu.-John Robson learned the tai
20 ming business with Colonel Thomas ar
James Turbett, in Turbett township, j
p niata county. He went TO Lancaste
:. Fairfield county, Ohio. He died yOunl
y unmarried.
@ Y BRANCH. Elizabeth Robson Marie
Alexander Sanderson, of Perry count
Pa. They moved first to Kentucky, b
,s returned L., Ohio. They mad children ;
follows: 1, George; ., Margaret; 3, 10
ert; 4, William ), Alexanderi 3, Ellz
beth. George Santerson was a Capta
in the war of 1872, an,. was IN Huii1s su
D render. He WAS afterwards member
Congress from the State OF Chic. II
writer knows nothing furthe. 81 IN
branch.
r VI BRANCH. Margaret Robson mn rit
Joseph Shaler, of Milford township, Jl
nista county. They moved to the souti
ern part of Ohio in the year 1890. The
q mad children rs follows: l, George;
Alexander; ard 4, Elizabeth and Ma
q garet, twins; ), John; 8, James; Z, j
seph; s, Samuel. Joseph and Aargar'
Z Skater died in Ohio. Some of their d,
scendants are III White county, Indian
i Alexander Robson Shafrr and John Sh
q fer are there. / know nothing more
this branch.
,f VII BRASCH.-T Thomas Robson Diarriei
6 first. Rebecca Elder, daughter OF Nos
and Sarah Abraham Elder. They had
daughter, Rebecca, who married and wei
q TO Ohio, where she died. After the deaf
u of his first wife, Thomas Robson ma
= ricd Elizabeth Steele, daughter of N
. ihanie Steele, teacher, iamiliariy know
as ssMaster'' Steele.
All that the writer knows relatiy
, to the 2nd, 4th. 5th and 9th branche
A or children of Alexander Robisol
g has been set forth above, and he no
e proceeds to give the issue of the Is
A 3rd and 9TH branches or children /,
II Alexander Robson, as follows:
FIRST BRANCH.
0 /. James son of Alexander Rob
n son, was born in Cumberland count
Pa, Aug. 1, 1851. Jane Hard