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Colonel Thomas H Robinson 1714–1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1714

Birth Location: Dreplims Borne, Scotland

Death Date: 17 August 1766

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Abraham Robinson

Mother: JANE GREEN***

Spouse(s): Sarah Sharpe

Children(s): Thomas *, Ann Delany

The story of Colonel Thomas H Robinson began in 1714 in Dreplims Borne, Scotland. Colonel Thomas H Robinson married Sarah Sharpe, and had children including Ann Margaret Delany, Thomas Robinson Jr Major General. Colonel Thomas H Robinson passed away in 1766 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel Thomas H Robinson began in 1714 in Dreplims Borne, Scotland.
  • Colonel Thomas H Robinson married Sarah Sharpe, and had children including Ann Margaret Delany, Thomas Robinson Jr Major General.
  • Colonel Thomas H Robinson passed away in 1766 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Robinson
1690–1750
Birth Location: Moate, Westmeath, Ireland
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JANE GREEN***
1694–1720
Birth Location: Hillsbororough or Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Sharpe
1710–1779
Birth Location: Salem, Salem County, New Jersey, United States of America
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Children(s)

Thomas *
1759–1819
Birth Location: DE
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Ann Delany
1745–1813
Birth Location: –
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Colonel Robinson's Ancestors

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Colonel Robinson
1714–1766
Birth Place: Dreplims Borne, Scotland
Parents
Abraham Robinson
1690–1750
Moate, Westmeath, Ireland
JANE GREEN***
1694–1720
Hillsbororough or Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland
Grandparents
Joseph Robinson
1662–1754
Moate, Westmeath, Ireland
Elinor Wasley
1670–1711
Edenteriff, Belturbet, Cavan, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Robinson's Descendants

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Colonel (Thomas H) Robinson (28 Feb 1714–17 August 1766) m. Sarah Sharpe (1710–15 December 1779)
  1. 1. Thomas (Robinson Jr (Major General)) * 1759–1819 m. SARAH NEWLAND*** 1750–1795
    1. 1. ALBAN ROBINSON 1782–1866 m. MARGARET (ANN) NEWLAND 1793–1874
      1. 1. Mary ROBINSON 1810–1893 m. Abraham (Simeon) Gorrell 1809–1883
        1. 1. Archimedes (William) Gorrell 1832–1905 m. Ann (M.) Locke 1835–1917
        2. 2. Rebecca (Levina) Gorrell 1848–1919
        3. 3. Margaret (Octavia) Gorrell 1845–1884
        4. 4. Abraham (Caldwell) Gorrell 1835–1935
        5. 5. John (B) Gorrell 1842–1897
        6. 6. Alexander (Campbell) Gorrell 1858–1935
  2. 2. Ann (Margaret) Delany 1745–1813

Colonel Robinson's Timeline

2 Records

1714
28 Feb 1714
Birth of Colonel Thomas H Robinson in Dreplims Borne, Scotland
Dreplims Borne, Scotland
1766
17 August 1766
Age 52
Death of Colonel Thomas H Robinson in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1714
    Event Place: Dreplims Borne, Scotland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 August 1766
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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