Theresa;
Thanks for your reply. I know we have conversed via e-mail before.
You have filled in many blanks and left me curious for others. I am not surprised to hear
that some facts may be a little off, since family research was done in the 40's
through 60's by one aunt, Elma Maltzberger, who devoted much of her lifetime gleaning
facts from family members and distant relatives she encountered on her vacation searches.
I am still trying to find the time to put it all together and verify accuracy where I
can.
My ancestral lineage on that branch of the family REPORTEDLY started with our emigrant
ancestor Isaac Robbins, who brought at least two children, Elisha and Richard to North
Carolina from Wales. (Family tradition is that three brothers came to America, Richard to
N. C., one who went to New York, and one who went to Virginia. No confirming info at this
time). Richard b. ca 1712 in Wales, was the progenator of the Indiana Robbins lineage.
Richard had six sons who may have come to America some time later to join their father.
In any event, Richards sons were (Richard, William, James, Isaac, John, and Michael).
John (b.1741) m. Sarah Curtice (or Curtis, it is listed both ways in family records, but I
think Curtice is correct) in Rowan Co., N. C., in 1763. The Rev. John & Sarah Curtice
Robbins> [AT THIS POINT, MY BRANCH TOOK A DECISIVE SWING TO THE DISTAFF SIDE OF THE
LINEAGE] >Ruth Robbins & Solomon Madden> Elizabeth Robbins Madden & Seymour
Douglass> Martha Douglass & Josephus Edgington> Alice Edgington & James
Fulton Thursby> Alice Arline Thursby & Gerard Giles Davis> then ME .
With regard to John's Revolutionary war service, my Aunt Elma's records indicate
John served in the Revolutionary war as a chaplain, achieving the rank of Corporal. He
allegedly "served 84 months in the "Continental Line" and suffered a severe
head would in the Battle of Guilford Courthouse on May 15, 1781, ... while fighting under
General Nathaniel Greene."
With regard to religion, her records stated, "John's son Moses seems to have
broken with the Baptist faith of his forebearers and had become a Methodist by the time he
was ready to migrate to Indiana, but this was most likely due to the fact that he moved
away from the area he was raised, a little further away, but still within Randolph County,
and the closest church may have been Methodist."
Interesting you should choose Elizabeth Robbins Crawford as the 'favorite' Robbins
story.
I moved here to Lakeport, Lake County, CA about fifteen years ago from Southern
California. People up here are kind of snobby about 'flatlanders' coming up here
from SoCal. I heard from all the 'pioneer families'. One day, I was entering
data from family records regarding the Robbins branch of the family into my Genealogy
software and came across Elizabeth Robbins, m. James Crawford in Indiana, and died 1-2-88
in Ukiah, Mendocino County, CA. As it turned out, my G-g-g-g-great aunt, Elizabeth
Robbins Crawford, was one of (probably within 5 years) the first white women to enter into
Lake County in the 1870's and predated many of the "pioneer" snobs. As the
result of their emigration, Crawford is also considered a pioneer name in this region.
"Wow," I said, "That is only 30 miles away, just over the border from Lake
County, where I reside. Shortly later, I discovered her daughter, Eliza Crawford Johnson,
whose death was recorded in Lake County. I found that Eliza was supposedly buried in the
old cemetary in Upper Lake, 6 miles away, so I went to find her headstone. I drove to the
"old" cemetary which was in great disrepair, parked in a wide spot and my wife
and I split up and began searching headstones for Eliza. After an hour of searching in
vain, we met up at my truck and decided to try again another day, when I glanced at the
gravestone I had parked closest to and there it was, right in front of me. I have photos,
but I can't put my hands on them right now.
Further research found that the pioneer mother, Elizabeth Robbins Crawford, was not buried
in Ukiah, but was actually buried in a pioneer's cemetary in Hopland, a still rural
town just over the line from Lake County. I tracked down her burial location and
headstone after little trouble and have photos of it also. It had apparently been broken
and someone repaired it through the years.
In spite of the Lake County connection, My most 'interesting' was the family of
Moses Robbins II, whom I have as married to Sarah Elizabeth Long. To have lost their five
youngest children to Scarlet Fever, and to have to have buried them all within 8 days,
including four within two days, is incomprehensible to me. Such toughness was the life of
the pioneers, though.
Hope to converse with you more soon.
Steve Davis
----- Original Message -----
From: "Theresa Berghoff" <tres257(a)yahoo.com>
To: <wayne_in(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 10:44 PM
Subject: Re: [WAYNE_IN] Moses and Alice Harlan Robbins
Hi Steve,
John, Moses, Alice (Alcie) Robbins & family first settled on Nolan's Fork. Then
entered Section 9 Abington Township- this was the bounty warrant land for John's
Revolutionary War service. John had been a Separate Baptist Minister. Moses & Alice
became Methodists, possibly before they left NC. Their son Harlan Robbins became a
Methodist Minister, and many descendants to this day are Methodist.
Our cousin Tim Robbins and I recently found, cleaned, repaired, and reset
Rev.Harlan's original tombstone in Locust Grove M. E. Cemetery. It had been buried
since his wife, Susannah Fender Robbins had died in 1871. We assume the Family replaced
his stone with a stone for both of them, because the base of Harlan's stone was
broken. It was a tremendous thrill for Tim, his son Brad, & I to see this stone
standing again.
I have never heard anything about the Robbins Family being part of the Underground
Railroad.And knowing the bragging rights in my line, I surely would have. Both John and
Moses owned slaves when they lived in NC. Becoming Methodist did change many peoples
hearts in that regard. We can only hope that was the case.
Two of Moses & Alice's sons married Fender girls-John Carter Robbins married
Susannah's sister Sarah Fender. They were daughter's of Henry & Elizabeth Long
Fender, who came up from NC about 1810 or 1811. Henry & Elizabeth gave the land for
the Locust Grove M.E. Church and Cemetery.
The most fascinating child of Moses I and Alice is Elizabeth Robbins Crawford.She
traveled across the width of the country in her lifetime. She & her husband James, and
Family moved to Missouri. Her husband died. During the Civil War the Bushwhackers killed
her son James, & looted and burned her house. After her son-in-law returned from
California, she went west with her daughter's family on a wagon train. She made a new
life in California & lived to be 82.
I recognize many of the names on your list, some are buried at Locust Grove. The Robbins,
Fenders, Longs, & Jarretts inter-married many times.There are some I don't know,
so I would like to know where they fit.
My line is John & Sarah Curtice Robbins> Moses I & Alcie Harlan Robbins>
Moses II & Elizabeth Long Robbins >Harlan Price & Mary Ann Fender Robbins>
Harlan Milton & Nova Mae Clements Robbins> Clifford Milton & Rita Josephine
Messina Robbins > Rita Louise Robbins & Ronnie Warfel
Theresa Berghoff
--- On Mon, 11/24/08, Steve Davis <steve(a)economywebdesign.com> wrote:
From: Steve Davis <steve(a)economywebdesign.com>
Subject: [WAYNE_IN] Moses and Alice Harlan Robbins
To: wayne_in(a)rootsweb.com
Date: Monday, November 24, 2008, 7:59 PM
Hello;
My Indiana lineage comes from Moses Robbins (b.1765 in North Carolina) and
Alice Harlan Robbins (b. 1764 in N. C.). Moses was a 'Separate Baptist'
and Alice was a Quaker who was thrown out of the faith upon her marriage.
In 1816 they, along with Moses' aged father John, and all of their
children, migrated by foot to Wayne County, Indiana with their livestock from
Randolph County, North Carolina in the 1816. Their The trip took the entire
summer and included the married spouses and in-laws of some of Moses' adult
children. Family records say that "several of the Martindales also came
along".
Once they became established in Wayne County, near Abington or Richmond, I am
told they were 'conductors' and the Robbins farm was a waystation on the
Underground Railroad, although I have no evidence to back this up.
Family records show the following Indiana surnames that married into the
Robbins family over the next 2 generations:
James CRAWFORD
Susannah FENDER
Sarah FENDER
Mary Ann FENDER
William JARRETT
Sarah JARRETT
James M. JARRETT
Jonathan JARRETT
Mary C. JARRETT
Alice CLENDENING
Mary GARY
William MARTINDALE
Rachel FISHER
Henry David HOOVER
Isaac ALLEN
Louise ALLEN
John FROST
Hanah WARE
Sarah O'TOOLE
Mary BEEMAN
Martha Ann LONG
Sarah Elizabeth LONG
Minerva DUNBAR
Pamelia GENTRY
Rachel LAMMOTT
MYERS, Daughter of James Myers
Martha LARKIN
Sarah HAM
Abner WILLIS
Thomas CONNER
David WOODS
Elizabeth WILSON
A. T. KNIGHT
Sarah STEWART
Lewis REEVES
If anyone has or needs information on the above, or can fill in any further
information regarding the people on this list, PLEASE feel free to RESPOND OR
CONTACT ME directly.
Thank you for your time.
Steve Davis
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