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wife. Anne Robinson, and to his grandchil- dren, William Parsons, Martha Sweny, Merit Sweny, Mary Robinson, daughter of John; Mary, daughter of Anthony; Starkey, Diana, Anthony and John Robinson. He gave his sons, John and Peter, that part of his land where he then lived. "1 give unto my son John Robinson in compliance to a will made by Mr. Armiger Wade a gift of 40 acres joining to that part where I now live and given to said John R. by the said Armiger Wade, and the other part of my land I give to my son Peter R." He named his wife Anne and son John as executors. December 28, 1727, Anne Robinson, relict of Anthony, renounced the provision made for her in his will, and claimed her legal rights. Anthony Robinson married (first) Mary Starkey, in 1684, who died January 31, 1697- 98, and left surviving issue ; married (sec- ond) Jane. in 1698. who died Febru- ary 17, 1717-18. and left issue; married

(third) Anne, who survived him, and

was named in his will already mentioned.

(HI) John (2) Robinson, son of Anthony and Mary (Starkey) Robinson, was born August 25, 1685, in York county, Virginia. He and his son, Anthony Robinson, were both drowned near Egg Island, Virginia, April 7, 1737, and his remains were buried May 6, 1737, parish register. He married Frances Wade, daughter of Armiger W^ade. of York county, who died October 13, 1721 ; was descended from Armigall Wade, of Bell- size, near Hempstead, England, who was the father of Sir W^illiam W^ade, frequently mentioned in the progress of James I., and of whom there is a curious and interesting memoir in Park's "History of Hampstead." Armiger Wade Sr. lived in York county, Virginia, in 1677, ^^''^ had: Frances; Mary,

who married Curtis ; Dorothy, who

married John Parsons ; Anne, who married

Trotter. His will, dated August 12,

1708, probated March 20, 1708-09, in York county records, gave his son-in-law, John Robinson, forty acres of land, provided his father, Anthony Robinson, gave him the same amount of land adjoining.

(IV) Anthony (2) Robinson, son of John (2) and Frances (W^ade) Robinson, was born September 9, 171 1, in York county, Virginia, was drowned April 7, 1737, near Egg Island, Virginia, and buried May 6, 1737, according to church records. He mar-

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ried Mary Kirby, by whom he had issue, four chiklren ; she married (second) Daniel Moore, and died before 1775. Mary Robin- son, widow of Anthony Robinson, in right of her infant son. administered the estate of John Robinson, Sr., September 9, 1737; the appraisement was filed May 15, 1738, by Bennet Tomkins, Daniel Moore and Mary Robinson (see page 389, York county rec- ords) ; and September 19, 1737, she was made guardian of her son.

(V^) Anthony (3) Robinson, son of An- thony (2) and Mary (Kirby) Robinson, was born June 15, 1737, in York county, Vir- ginia. He was justice for York county, Vir- ginia. 1762 to 1767; and high sherifif of the county in 1765. with sureties, Augustine Moore and Aaron Phillips, the latter his father-in-law. He died in 1776; his will, dated October 27, 1775, was probated April '5' ^71^^^ ^I'^tl names his mother, Mary Aloore. Wx. Aaron Phillips, and his uncle, Merritt Moore, as executors. He married (^first) Frances Read, daughter of Samuel and Mary Read, December i, 1757. She was born December 23, 1723, died August 26, 1762, and left surviving issue, two chil- dren ; married (second) Mary Phillips, daughter of Aaron and Eliza Phillips, De- cember 2^, 1762. She was born May 16, 1743, died April 7, 1775, and was the mother of six children, among them was a son whose record follows.

(VI ) Anthony (4) Robinson, son of An- thony (3) and Mary (Phillips) Robinson, was born August 12, 1770, in York county, Virginia. He was an elder brother of John Robinson, who was clerk at Richmond, Vir- ginia, for fifty-three years, and was himself a man of affairs and a planter of consider- able estate. He died September 11, 185 1, at Richmond. \"irginia. He married Elizabeth Russell, daughter of William Russell, who was clerk of James City county for a long time. She was born January 15, 1778, at Williamsburg, died August 5, 1852, at Rich- mond. \^irginia. and had issue seven chil- dren, namely: Elizabeth, who died January 24, 1861 ; Poitiaux, of whom more hereafter; Ann, who died July 9, 1868; Wirt, who had a son, Russell; Portia Cox; William, who was probably the justice of York county in 1825 ; John.

(VII) Poitiaux Robinson, son of Anthony (4) and Elizabeth (Russell) Robinson, was