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William Sanford Robinson \ Robertson 1805–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt. 1805

Birth Location: Prob. Pendleton Dist., SC

Death Date: 29 November 1858

Death Location: Old Pickens, Oconee County, South Carolina, USA

Father: William Robinson

Mother: Nancy Sanford

Spouse(s): Ellen Robinson

Children(s): Elizabeth Robinson, Robert Robinson, M. Robinson, Margaret Becknell, Harriet Gantt, John Robinson, S. Robinson

William Sanford Robinson \ Robertson was born in 1805 in Prob. Pendleton Dist., SC, the child of William Robinson And Nancy Sanford. William Sanford Robinson \ Robertson married Ellen Elizabeth Elgotha Robinson, and had children including Elizabeth Frances Robinson, Harriet Victoria Robinson Gantt, John A Robinson, M J Robinson, Margaret Jane Robinson Becknell, Robert Davis Robinson, S B Robinson. William Sanford Robinson \ Robertson passed away in 1858 in Old Pickens, Oconee County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William Sanford Robinson \ Robertson was born in 1805 in Prob. Pendleton Dist., SC, the child of William Robinson And Nancy Sanford.
  • William Sanford Robinson \ Robertson married Ellen Elizabeth Elgotha Robinson, and had children including Elizabeth Frances Robinson, Harriet Victoria Robinson Gantt, John A Robinson, M J Robinson, Margaret Jane Robinson Becknell, Robert Davis Robinson, S B Robinson.
  • William Sanford Robinson \ Robertson passed away in 1858 in Old Pickens, Oconee County, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Robinson
1773–1850
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Nancy Sanford
1775–1850
Birth Location: (Prob.) Pickens County, South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Ellen Robinson
1826–1907
Birth Location: Pickens District, Oconee, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Robinson
1841–1908
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America
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Robert Robinson
1844–1922
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
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M. Robinson
1849–
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America
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Margaret Becknell
1852–1891
Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
MB
Harriet Gantt
1856–1926
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
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John Robinson
1858–1862
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
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S. Robinson
–1855
Birth Location: –
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William Robertson's Ancestors

Self
William Robertson
1805–1858
Birth Place: Prob. Pendleton Dist., SC
Parents
William Robinson
1773–1850
North Carolina, USA
Nancy Sanford
1775–1850
(Prob.) Pickens County, South Carolina
Grandparents
Elisha (Robertson) Robinson
1758–1795
Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Sallie) GILL
1760–1820
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
William (Lutterell) Stamford\Stanford
1729–1788
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Mary Poe*
1731–1775
Northland, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Robertson
1734–1803
Lucretia Abernathy
1738–1819
Joseph Gill
1718–1798
Jane Legrand
1719–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Gill
1693–
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1697–
Katherine Fleming
1700–1731

William Robertson's Descendants

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William (Sanford Robinson \) Robertson (abt. 1805–29 November 1858) m. Ellen (Elizabeth Elgotha) Robinson (1 Jan 1826–16 Apr 1907)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Frances) Robinson 1841–1908 m. Peter (M J Phillip) Burton 1844–1914
    1. 1. Harriet (Malinda) Burton 1872–1906 m. Miles (Columbus) Morgan 1866–1940
      1. 1. James (Francis) Morgan 1893–1944 m. Birdie (Hunnicutt) Morgan 1893–1978
        1. 1. Hattie (Lee) Morgan 1920–2001 m. Francis (C.) Hicks 1921–2003
        2. 2. Loretta (Pagan "Doodle") Morgan 1923–2007 m. Dalton (Anderson) King 1915–1992
        3. 3. James (Ansel) Morgan 1926–2004 m. Minnie Barton 1922–2013
        4. 4. Claudia (Allene) Morgan 1918–2010 m. Charles (Wayne) Ashe 1905–1986
      2. 2. Major (Edward) Morgan 1890–1902
      3. 3. William (A) Morgan 1895–1953 m. Lillian (Vernon) Hunnicutt 1904–1977
        1. 1. William (Allen "Billie" Morgan) Jr 1930–2021 m. Martha (Fay) Cherry 1932–2007
        2. 2. Theron (R.) Morgan 1925–2011
        3. 3. Ralph (E.) Morgan 1924–
        4. 4. Mildred (Doran) Morgan 1927–2002
      4. 4. Earle Morgan 1897–1967
      5. 5. Adda (Taley) Morgan 1898–1904
      6. 6. Luther (Vernon "Luke") Morgan 1905–1984 m. Ernestine Snipes 1915–1998
        1. 1. Wanda (Fay) Morgan 1934– m. Calvin (Eugene) Greene 1934–2024
      7. 7. Ellen (Helen Elizabeth) Morgan 1903–1984 m. Young (A) Evatt 1897–
      8. 8. Addie (Iola) Morgan 1899–1904
      9. 9. Maude (A) Morgan 1906–1906
      10. 10. Louis (Thurman "Louie") Morgan 1905–1981 m. Edith (B) Neal 1919–2010
        1. 1. Vernon (E) Morgan 1946–2023
        2. 2. Larry (N) Morgan 1948–2018
      11. 11. Lennie Morgan 1905–
    2. 2. Lina (I.) Burton 1866–
    3. 3. Margaret (Vashti) Burton 1868–1936
    4. 4. Florence (A) Burton 1874–1907
    5. 5. Sallie (Tabitha) Burton 1878–1938
    6. 6. Elizabeth Burton 1860–
    7. 7. Jane Burton 1862–
    8. 8. Mack (Vickery) Burton 1889–1927
    9. 9. Sima (E.) Burton 1866–
    10. 10. James (R.) Burton 1871–1871
    11. 11. Anna Burton 1864–
    12. 12. Dewey (Lance) Burton 1899–1956 m. Nannie (Pearl) Bowen 1900–1979
      1. 1. Louie (Lanco) Burton 1929–2002
      2. 2. Edna (M) Burton 1930–2018
      3. 3. Charles (Alvin) Burton 1932–2000
      4. 4. Alice (Burton) Hughes 1923–
      5. 5. Selma (Viola Burton) Kelley 1916–2002
      6. 6. Wayman (Burton) Hughes 1924–
    13. 13. Major (Vanderbuilt) Burton 1894–1961 m. Martha (A) Burton 1912–
  2. 2. Robert (Davis) Robinson 1844–1922
  3. 3. M. (J.) Robinson 1849–
  4. 4. Margaret (Jane Robinson) Becknell 1852–1891
  5. 5. Harriet (Victoria Robinson) Gantt 1856–1926
  6. 6. John (A.) Robinson 1858–1862
  7. 7. S. (B.) Robinson –1855

William Robertson's Timeline

2 Records

1805
abt. 1805
Birth of William Sanford Robinson \ Robertson in Prob. Pendleton Dist., SC
Prob. Pendleton Dist., SC
1858
29 November 1858
Age 53
Death of William Sanford Robinson \ Robertson in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt. 1805
    Event Place: Prob. Pendleton Dist., SC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 November 1858
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Old Pickens, Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
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