The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-01

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Frederickspurg, Va, 17557 70 1TGs. rhis 4.
abo1t oil that can DO gained Of the Over.
tons at present. II
Robinson.
From an Interested descendant the fol
lowing additional data Is given to oui
article on the Robinson fnrnily88of May
Goth, which mnkos the records OF that
most interesting family very cotnplets: y
83'.The first ancestor OF the Robinson
family to come. to Virginia was John
Robinson. HIS VITO was Elizabeth ----.
Their son, Anthony, nnrricd q sstnrkscy,
from which marriage was John Robinson
l$thony. married Mary Kirby. and they
were tho parents OF tho pnternnl grand
father. Att Robinson, who on Decemba
&, 1877, married Frances, daughter of
Samuel and Mary Read. The records of
the Virginia Land Office show that this
4Aut Robinson was O proprictor OF land
in York county, Va, prior to 2othSO cto-
Der, 1901, for on that day no received q
grant for thirty-threes aores II SPoquosin
Parish, York county, bounded in part by
said Robinssoorn,s old line. The court re-
170S, Aut Robinson and his son, 4 John
md his wife, Frances daughter OF Arml-
ger Wade. was then living there. SHS
Gss.":ByR tho will OF this Armiger Wade,
August ~, 1908, gives to John Robinson,
his son-in-lnw, providedgh his father Aut
Robinson, gives him the Same compile
ment Of land. Among his numerous boz
quests embrace one to hts daughter,
frances Robinson. and to his son-in-law,5
John Robinson. The residue to be d.
8vided between his four daughters--Ann
ru1{ko~ sh 0oSn% y. W y oxoop Il LE Nc rx, II ~ t1rttu
md Frances Robinson; also to be given
them any money he may have In any;
5g~ent1eman'sS hands In England. a$B$s8sl
SS'tAut Robinson, by8swill November o.
1927. probnted December 18th, gives his
land to- his sons, John and Peter, that
part on3which he lives. Also bequests to
his sons, William, Peter and Aut, and
his daughter, Ann Parsons, and son-in-,,
law. William Parsons; granddaughter.
Martha swceny, and grandson, Merit
tsweeny;f Mary Robinson, daughter OF John.
Robinson. and Mary Robinson, daughter
lof8Aut Robinson; grandson, stnrkey Rob
.sinson; granddaughter, Diana Robinson;
grandson, Aut Robinson grandson, John
Robinson. His son, John, and testntor's
wife, executors. sa5Sli a&3
This John Robinson and wife, Frances
8(Wade), having both a. Brother and son
named Aut, It may Bio q question whether
1t was the brother or the son was the
5Aut, who In 1882. 18th May. took the oath
and subscribed the test as an officer In
the militia and 8 N 10th OF February,
tices for York county. who in Mayo
each Of the8years $1734, s35 n SO was
appointed to take q list OF Stithnbles In.
each parish in that county. Mary Kirby,
who on September 10, 1887, us widow Of
Aut& Robinson, %became his administrative,
same on that day was nppointcd7 guardian
to her son, .Aut Robinson.
Among the collateral kindred was Peter
Robinson, whose will was made August
10, 1894. He had q brother, William;
sister, Ann Parsons; daughter. Frances,
1748. took the oath3as lieutenant. One
Of tho -Aut Robinsons on 18th Au-
gust, 1746, wns appointed Inspector OF
tobacco mt Rowe's Warehouse; he was
also made government major of militia,
who on 18th September, 1851, took the
usual oath; and in 1856 made his will, he
dying that year. He mentions his wife,
Diana; son, starkey. to whom he gave
one thousand acres OF land in Dinwiddie
daughters, Martha, Mary and Ann; son.
John, to whom, he gave nil his land in
North Carolina. John Robinson, who In
obtained "a grant OF land In York
county, on north side Of Pojaosiln River.
near SHADY Bank" was the father OF
Merit Moore Robinson. the elder, and
Ann Todd, of smithtleld. Isle or
Wight county, Va. Merit Moore Robin
son prncticed law first there and after
wards at Norfolk and Richmond. where
he died In 1928. My pntornal grandfather
had by his wife. Frances Read, a son,
Robert Read, who was born September
~ 5176S. and died anne year; also q
daughter, Mary, born 1850. @ Starkey.
eldest son OF Aut Robinson (son OF Aut
Robinson), to whom his father left tho
plantation, whore he lived. together with
slaves and other property; married Ann,
laughter OF William and Ann Arlnistend,
and had o. hinerdlar,M NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and had children. Mary, Ann, Aut, 5r,.3
(died young). Robert, Fanny and Eliza.
My fathers brother, Aut, married Eliza
seth Russell, daughter of William Russell,
II williamsburg, Va. OF this marriage
vas Elizabeth, q second child. who died
young, Ann, Writ. William RI John and
.wo others, who died young. NY fathers
sister. Ann, married Miles Cary, their
only child being q son. Miles,
Chevalie or gChevalier.
n The arms OF Cheyalier. as described
on the 18th Instant, were In French, but
the typos got IT somewhat mixed, y
we here give an English translation;
"Arms sable, on a chevron. or between
two mullets In chief; o canton on the
point OF q sword In pale. all tho same
color" TX
or tho Richmond Chevnliers, Mrs. u. 9.
of No, III East Marshall Street.
is the youngest member OF the family
left, and II the New York family will
communicate with her thoy q gain
much information OF the Virginia family.
She is a granddaughter Of Peter y. Chew
alier and niece Of Mary Gallego CheYa-
Her, who married Mr.. Edward i, Handy.
Mr.. aallego OF the celebrated "Gallego
Mills and Mr.. j. A. Cheyalier, father
OF P. J. C%hevalier, was the French em-
bassador in Richmond for many years.
One OF the Chevaliers loaned the United
States a large sum OF money, which
was never returned,
Hughes.
The following additional data is given
" the Hughes family, which car be