Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-26
ROBINSON FAMILY REUNION
Annual Gathering at the Old Homestead Brings 90 of the Lineage Together-Of6cers Remain the Same-Record of the Marriages and Births in the Year-FIstorical Sketch.

The descendants of Arad Robinson held their 30th annual reunion at the Robinson homestead on Prospect Hill, Franklin. Thursday The homestead is owned by Deacon Lavius A. 1tob- inson. and is occupied by Deacon and Mrs. Robinson, and their eldest son, Clifford and his family.
 Mountain View. as the old home stead is now called. is located on the southern slope of Prospect Hill. The view from the homestead is one of rare beauty. Looking to the east, with Ayres' mountain on the right and Pautipaug hill on the left. Lantern hill can be seen In the distance. Nest led down in the valley about three miles away can be seen Pautipaug cemetery. where several generations of Robinsons have been laid at rest.
 17o Members Now in Family. The family now number ITO mem bers and nearly 90 were present. The i gathering at the old homestead began 1 early in the morning, the members | arriving by train, trolley, team, auto and by foot. A noticeable fact in con- nection with the family Is that with a few exceptions, it is possible for all to make this pilgrimage in one day. their homes being within few miles radius. At noon sumptous dinner was ser we'd on the lawn in front of the home stead. The large family was seated at two long tables over which was stretched @ large awning or tent GOV ering. Prayer was offered by Deacon Robinson. Full justice was done the appetizing spread after which busi- ness meeting was held.
 Among those present, coming from a distance were: MT. and Mrs. La vius A. Hyde of Boston; MT. and Mrs. Lloyd R. Robinson and Mrs. Rob- ert O. Mitchell of Braltieboro, Vt. Mrc. | Arthur Stevens and daughter, of Prov i idence R. l.; MT. and Mrs. Willard i Brewer and son of Hartford, Conn. Officers the Same. The officers of the Robinson asso- | citation remain the same: President. Mrs. Lucy Manning; secretary, George E. Manning; treasurer, William
 E. Manning; historian. Mrs. Lucy Manning.
 Readings were given by Mrs ", E.
 Manning; Mrs. George S. Ladd. Mrs Mrs. Reuben Manning. Remarks were made by Deacon Robinson. In the afternoon many of the young CT members visited Bailey's ravine. | which joins the Robinson farm on the l east.
 | Deacon Robinson was born October 6. 1884 and has always lived at the l homestead. On June 5, 1874, 40 years I ago, he married Hattie B. Huntington 1 and four children were born to them, | two now living. Clifffford H., and Lloyd R.
 Marriages and Births.
 Since the last reunion year ago. l there have been two marriages. Mary Esther Manning. daughter of Mir. and l Mrs Alfred N. Manning, to Prescott Chamberlain. both of South Windham. On April 16. 1914 Lloyd R. Robinson, ! of a nd h. inson, was married to Julia E. Mike of Brattleboro, Vt. Lloyd Robinson is the youngest of the grandchildren of
 Arad Robinson.
 | There have been fire births: A son, l Lawrence, to Prescott and Mary (Man-
 ning) Chamberlain: son. Norman 1 Caleb. to Ernest Kibbe and Dora CAT
 nold) Manning; a son. Nathaniel. to
 Reuben Taylor and Maud (Arnold)
 Manning; son, Leroy Dimock, to CT; son, to Edgar and Sarah (Pal-
 mer) Stacy.
 l,. There have been no deaths during
 the year.
 Arad Robinson Seventh in Line. Arad Robinson. the seventh in line
 from Rev. John Robinson, was born in 1 Lebanon near the intersection of the
 towns of Windham and Lebanon, on ] January 30, 1797. He was 8 years of age when his parents moved to Frank lin. After a district schooling he
 learned the trade of blacksmith with
 his father, Peter Robinson.
 1 Soon after his marriage to Lura
 Abell. in 1920. he rented a farm and | blacksmith shop in the west part of ] the town, and at the end of one year he purchased the farm now owned and occupied by his son. Deacon Lavius A Robinson then owned by Deacon Cor
 win. Here he resided and conducted 4 l y.n onlrG NShn lVt h h
 September Is. 1872.
 I Old Shop Still Standing.
 The old shop Is still standing. and
 is in daily use as a carriage house
 Many impliments fashioned nearly 100 | years ago are to be found about the 1 farm buildings Deacon Robinson has
 added materially to the farm and made many improvements. His son, Cliff
 ford. conducts the farm.
 Eight children were bore to Arad and
 Lura Robinson, Lura Abby Hyde),
 Rosamond Miranda (Gager., Nancy
 Jane (Hyde) Mary Taylor (Manning)
 Asenath Abel tTucker) Lucy Elizabeth
 and Nelson Dexter Robinson. Of their
 children only two are now living. Lu-
 cy (Robinson) Manning and Lavius Arad Robinson, both being present al the reunion Thursday.
 T Back to the Mayfiower. I The family's history Is most tn-
 teresting and like many of the ~eld T New England families. dates back to
 the landing of the Mayfiower. The
 family's genealegy is nearly complete
 back to Rev. John Robinson, who. aft
 ST life time of labor and hardship
 watched the departure of the May
 flower from Delftshaven, August l. 1 1626 for the new world. This was the realization of his lifes dreams, but he never was permitted to come to Amer | ica. He saw the strongest members of his church leaving him to set out on new enterprise filled with peril i the chief motives of this expedition being religious liberties and the mis- sionary purpose. The sayages of