Jonathan Robinson
b. 16 May 1645, d. March 1716
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| Father* | John Robinson1 b. 9 Feb 1612, d. 10 Nov 1675 |
| Mother* | Elizabeth Pemberton1,2 d. a 1678 |
| Charts | Ancestors of Harriet Hanson Robinson |
Jonathan Robinson was born 16 May 1645 at Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts.3,4 He was the son of John Robinson and Elizabeth Pemberton.1,2 He married Sarah (---) in 1670.5 He died in March 1716 at Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, at age 70.4
Jonathan appears as a resident of Exeter in several deeds:
On 24 Jun 1667 he witnessed (by mark) his parents sell land to Samuel Leavitt. In 1674 he bought land from Jonathan Thwing. Finally, in a deed that acts like a will, he deeds his property to his wife (unnamed) and children Joseph, John, David, James, Jonathan, Easter (Hester) , and Elizabeth, as well as to Lidia, daughter of his son John. There are no further records of him after this deed.
He was one of the first elected tithing men in 1672. He took the Oath of Allegiance 30 Nov 1677, and in 1678 he was made "tythingmaster." In 1698 he was one of the reorganizers of the church and "one of the twenty-six subscribers to the convenant and confession of faith."
In 1680 he was named in a lawsuit over land. October 26-29, 1696 he helped to furnish the garrison and in 1710 he was one of a scouting party in pursuit of Indians.4
Jonathan appears as a resident of Exeter in several deeds:
On 24 Jun 1667 he witnessed (by mark) his parents sell land to Samuel Leavitt. In 1674 he bought land from Jonathan Thwing. Finally, in a deed that acts like a will, he deeds his property to his wife (unnamed) and children Joseph, John, David, James, Jonathan, Easter (Hester) , and Elizabeth, as well as to Lidia, daughter of his son John. There are no further records of him after this deed.
He was one of the first elected tithing men in 1672. He took the Oath of Allegiance 30 Nov 1677, and in 1678 he was made "tythingmaster." In 1698 he was one of the reorganizers of the church and "one of the twenty-six subscribers to the convenant and confession of faith."
In 1680 he was named in a lawsuit over land. October 26-29, 1696 he helped to furnish the garrison and in 1710 he was one of a scouting party in pursuit of Indians.4
Family | Sarah (---) |
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Citations
- [S75] Douglas Richardson, "John Robinson (1612-1675) of Newbury, Haverhill and Exeter", The American Genealogist Vol 55 (Jan 1979): 16-18. Hereafter cited as "John Robinson."
- [S73] Douglas Richardson, "The English Ancestry of John Robinson of Newbury and Haverhill, Massachusetts and Exeter, New Hampshire, With An Identification of His Wife Elizabeth Pemberton", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol 147 (April 1989): 150-151. Hereafter cited as "The English Ancestry of John Robinson."
- [S922] Sybil Noyes, Charles T. Libby and Walter G. Davis, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire. Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1928-1939, 655. CD-ROM reprint, Compendium of New England Pioneers: A Collection of 14 Classic Genealogical Dictionaries of Early New England Settlers (Columbia, Maryland: Archive CD Books USA, 2006). Hereafter cited as Gen. Dict. of Maine & N. H.
- [S76] Harriet H. Robinson, "John Robinson of Exeter, and Some of His Descendants", The Robinsons and Their Kin Folk Third Series (July 1906): 108. Hereafter cited as "John Robinson of Exeter."
- [S922] Sybil Noyes, Charles T. Libby and Walter G. Davis, Gen. Dict. of Maine & N. H., 592.
- [S280] Ezra Stearns, editor, Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hamphire: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation (New York, New York: Lewis Publishing Co, 1908), 321. Hereafter cited as New Hampshire Family History.