According to http://family.gradeless.com/hopkins.htm... BEGIN Aaron Robbins was "another heir of Edward Page" (Book O, p. 255 ?). Burlington Co. NJ deed (Book O, p 257) Samuel Robbins and Isaiah Hopkins, of Upper Freehold, Monmouth County, and Lucretia Horner, of Hanover, Burlington Co., all heirs of an Edward Page, late of Chesterfield Twp., Burlington Co., sold some property to Asa Page of Mansfield Twp. It went on to tell that Samuel Robbins' share was 2/5 of one-ninth, Isaiah Hopkins was 2/5 of one-ninth, and Lucretia Horner (late Hopkins) was 1/5 of one-ninth. Will for George Hopkins of Monmouth County, proved 1776. One of his daughters is given in the printed wills of NJ as Lucretia Homes. (probably should be Horner DEG). END Wills: Colonial Wills 1700-1709: Monmouth Co, NJ Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives primarily by Pat Mount and Wayne. Others contributors are indicated with the will. 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Directs that after his funeral expenses are paid that his estate be divided among his creditors: "and if there fhall be "found Enugh to pay them & any thing to fpare ye ouer plufh I giue to my Daughter Dinah & whearas my fd Daughter "is young and not fitt to be att her one Dispofsall I ... make Choice of Mr Anthony Woodward & Richard faltar "Esqrs & both of freehold ... to Be gaurdians to my afforfd Daughter & Do Earniftly Recommend Her to the pro"tection of God ... and the Conduct of my two frinds ... Intill She Come off age of twenty years unlefs she "shall marry before ytt time ... and I pray ... anthony woodward & Richard Saltar ytt they would take "Care yt the profits or Rents of my Real Eftate which I haue now made ouer to my fd Daughter By Deed of Gift, bearing "Date with this last will ... Be Imployed towards the bringing up of my fd Daughter ..." JOHN deuwilldy Wits.: James Lawrence william white [his mark] Aaron Robins [his mark] END from Gary D. Robins BEGIN CALENDAR OF WILLS - 1751-1760 271 1759, April 6. Robins, Aron, of New Hanover, Burlington Co. ; will of. Wife Elizabeth. Children - Samuel, Aron, Daniel, Elizabeth Quicksal, Abigail Buck. Grandchildren - Margrate Holloway, Mary and Margaret Stuard, James Robens. Names also the two eldest daughters of Josiah Smith and the children of son phraim, viz James, Lucia, Ephraim, and Mergrate. Personal estate. Executors - sons Daniel Robins and Moses Robins (not mentioned before), of Allens Town. Witnesses - Benjamin Kirby, Joseph Arney, William Lawrie. Proved April 19, 1759. Lib. 9., p.326 1759, April 12. Inventory, [pounds]213.9.6, includes bonds and mortgages, [pounds]169.6; made by Isaac Forman and William Lawrie. 1762, July 5. Robins, Elizabeth, of New Hanover Twsp., Burlington Co., will of. Grandsons, Arney Biddle and Joseph Arney, each 5 shillings. Son Joseph Arney £25. Daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Arney, and her son, Samuel Hall Arney, £50. Daughter, Sarah Wardal's, 3 children, £70 amongst them. John owes me £10 and that (Note: Title of Facing page changes GDR) CALENDAR OF WILLS - 1761-1770 359 (Note: Elizabeth Robins Will continues. GDR) is a part of his share. Daughter, Mary Lippincott, £70, if she please to accept it. Granddaughter, Lydia Howell’s two daughters, Rebecca and Elizabeth, £30 each, when 18. My granddaughter Mary Shinn, the wife of Restore Shinn, the residue. Executor - my son-in-law, Restore Shinn. Witnesses - George Shinn, Jonathan Sleeper, Joseph Goldy. Proved April 6, 1765. 1765, April 6. Inventory, £10.12.16. made by Joseph Goldy and Marmaduke Fort. Lib. 12, p. 88. END "History of Monmouth County, New Jersey" Franklin Ellis 1885 BEGIN The names of the taxable inhabitants of Upper Freehold dated April 1, 1731. The document is headed "A Tax For raising Money By order of ye Justices & Freeholders, for Building a Cort house In ye County of Monmouth" - the court-house built in 1715 having been destroyed by fire in Dec 1727. Aaron Robins, 180 acres Jonathan Robins, 100 acres Jacob Robins, 250 acres Zachariah Robins, 100 acres Moses Robins, Jr, 200 acres Nathaniel Robins, 120 acres Samuel Robins END from https://wwwnet-dos.state.nj.us/DOS_ArchivesDBPortal/NJProprietors.aspx BEGIN Name Descriptions and Location Date Reference TO: Aaron Robbins FROM: MORTGAGE. 5.5 acres. House and Lot of Land, beginning in Mount Pleasant Road, adjoining Henry Delatushes Grave Yard; Mansfield Township; Burlington County. Number 14. For the sum of £100 Proclamation Money of New Jersey [Includes additional notation on payments relating to this mortgage on back]. OTHERS NAMED: John Black, Jr. (Witness [Notation on verso]); Michael Buffin (Owner of adjoining land); John Carty (Witness); Henry Delatush (Owner of adjoining graveyard); Joseph Newbold (Witness [Notation on verso]); John Pope (Witness [Notation on verso]); Isaac Stratton (Witness) LOCATIONS: West Jersey; Burlington; Mansfield Township; Mount Pleasant Road; Houses, Buildings, Structures, Cabins 24 May 1776 Burlington Co 1776 Mortgage Register : Folio 14 (CBULO001) END Sender:"Sara Hoffman" Post Date/Time:2011-04-20 08:05:39 Subject:Re: [robbinsfamilysociety] Randall C ROBBINS BEGIN Thank you for posting the obituaries. They are real gems for providing information. My comments on this one are as follows: Aaron Robins 1683-1759, son of Daniel & Hope. Samuel Robins, Sr., 1702-1759 Randall Robins, Sr.,1739-1798 Randall Robbins, Jr.,1781-1851 Randall C. Robbins, 1812-1900 The name Randall appears to have originated from the surname FitzRandolph. The name is an early one of a prominent family found at Woodbridge & in Monmouth Co. I've done some research on the FitzRandolph family & suspect but have no proof that the wife of Aaron Robins, Sr. (her first & last name is unknown) may have been a FitzRandolph. The name Randall is sometimes spelled as Randolph & is used multiple times down through the generations of this line. Possibly, the name of Aaron's wife will be discovered in the future. END message exchange ... BEGIN Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 19:51:14 -0000 From: "Gary D. Robins" Subject: Robins Tavern Group: The picture of Robins Tavern you have in the Photos section is the same as the one published in the NJ History Magizine along with the article, "In Search of Robins Tavern. The article itself provides much more information we may be able to fit into our histories. I hope that you find this informative. Gary From an article in the Spring/Summer Issue of the New Jersey History Magazine, titled "In Search of Robins Tavern) The author was Robert W. Craig - historian & architecural historian, New Jersey Historic Preservation Office, Department of Environmental Protection, Specializing in identification and documentation of historic places. He was assisted in research by Mary Ann Kiernan - Staff member of Monmouth County Archives, Monmouth County, New Jersey. The basic conclusion is that Robins Tavern was owned by Leonard Robins, (at least in the capacity of being a tenet. It was known to the British as the Rising Sun Tavern. It was later known as the Willow Tree Tavern. It is my guess, (not inferred from the article) that Leonard Robins was born about 1756 and was the son of Daniel Robins and Sarah Leonard. Leonards spouse was previously unknown to me. This article names her as Mary DeBow and references finding a marriage record. Facts Extracted from the article. 1. Moses Robins a) 1784 Monmouth County Tavern Liscense List (6 years after) b) Locate in either Imlaystown, orin Dover Township, - Now Ocean County 2. Leonard Robins a) 1775 Monmouth County Tavern Liscense List (2 years before) b) Undated (but appears to be 1779) tax ratable list for Upper Freehold with a Tavern. c) Only Robins on 1780 tax ratable list for Upper Freehold with a Tavern. d) Only Robins on 1781 tax ratable list for Upper Freehold with a Tavern. e) Bought a farm on Rt 524 from Elias Desbrosses in 1774, This was much more land then Leonard would be taxed for in 1780. f) Sold most of this land including the Rt 524 frontage 10 days later g) A mortgage from Sarah Debow had a description of the lands ownership. John Leming Jr (Taxed as a tavern keeper from 1745- 1759) sold the land at a Sheriffs sale in 1769 to James Debow. who sold it to Leonard Robins in 1775, he conveyed it to his wife Mary Debow. Mary passed it a year later to her sister Sarah Debow. A brief description of the land matches the land that Leonard Robins was taxed for from 1779-1781. He evidently kept the tavern as a tenet. h) Kept his tavern business going for several years, but never prospered from it. i) He bought some of his liquorand perishables from Robert Montgomery, the owner of Englinton, (where British General Clinton stayed on the night of June 26th, 1778. j) He bought much larger quantities from William Tapscott, a Monmouth County Merchant. k) He was fined 3 times for selling liquor in wholesale quantities, each fine was larger than the previous. l) Sued by William Tapscott in January of 1781 when his debt reached $2000 m) 1781 is the last year from which a record remains of him keeping a tavern. n) Married to Mary DeBow o) Was a private in the local militia company. Served in Capt John Covenhoven's company of the 2nd regiment of the Monmouth Militia. 3. Robins Tavern a) Some of the letters written from here mention South River Road. b) A letter of Hamilton stated that Robins Tavern was 8 miles from Allentown. c) English General Clinton issued a dispatch from Robins Tavern late in the afternoon of June 25th, 1778, (refering to it as the Rising Sun Tavern) and spent that night at that location. d) Only hours after Clintons early morning departure on the 26th, Continental Officers arrived. Hamilton was the 1st on the scene. Lafayette arrive around 4 PM. Both of these men sent dispatches to General Washington from and mentioning Robins Tavern that same day. 4. Willow Tree Tavern in Clarksburg: a) Northwesterly side of Rt 524, Enteing Clarksburg from the south facing east. b) On left side of the road, just beyond the corner of the road coming from Roosevelt County Rt 571 c) Demolished in 1948 when its condition was derelict and frail. d) South River Road ran along the western edge of the property. e) Rt 224 ran through the land f) Approximately 8 miles from Allentown. g) English War Maps show a Rising Sun Tavern in the known vicinity of the Willow Tree. 3. Stone Tavern a) Corner of 524 and Chambers Road b) In an area where the Robins Family were the principle landowners. c) Owned by Jacob Morris in the 1750s d) Owned by his son Benjamin Morris in the 1760s and throughout the revolution. e) British Army Clinton Map 238, drawn in 1778 note the building as Morris's or Taylors Tavern f) Morris was the owner - Taylor may have been his tenet. 1779 and later tax Lists show that a Lawrence Taylor was taxed for a tavern. g) A Revolutionary era letter confirmed that this location was Lawrence Taylor's tavern in 1778. 4. Robins Family Cemetery a) on a hill overlooking Rt 524 5. Robins Friends Meeting a) Built 1740 b) Later known as East Branch Meeting c) On rt 524 d) Where another cemetery remains Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 15:59:17 -0000 From: "Gary D. Robins" Subject: Correction Rt 524, (not rt 224) ran through the Willow Tree Property. On 12/23/06, townonenorth wrote: > > Here's the link to the Library of Congress image regarding what I > think was said meeting house. This map is from 1781. > > http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/map_item.pl? > data=/home/www/data/gmd/gmd381/g3811/g3811f/ar124500.sid&style=armap&i > temLink=D?gmd:36:./temp/~ammem_FOBN::&title=Three%20maps%20[i.e.% > 20map%20on%203%20sheets]%20of%20northern%20New%20Jersey,%20with% > 20reference%20to%20the%20boundary%20between%20New%20York%20and%20New% > 20Jersey. > > > The Robbins Meeting house was renamed East Branch Meeting. Here's > a link that describes the landmarks around Clarksburg and Cox's > corner. > > > > http://www.getnj.com/njags/tours/tour20aclarksburg.shtml > > > > Tom > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: townonenorth > > To: Robbinsfamilysouthjersey@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 6:01 PM > > Subject: [Robbinsfamilysouthjersey] Re: Orations, Addresses and > Sermons Presented on the Nation's Centennial > > > > > > I had a little time on my hands today and thought that I'd see if > I > > could find this "Robins" meeting house you mentioned. In the > Photos > > section is what was the closest Quaker meeting house to > the "Assampink" > > river in Upper Freehold I could find, marked on the map by Q.M. > > From: Robbinsfamilysouthjersey@yahoogroups.com on behalf of turkeypt2 [july37@cox.net] Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 8:32 AM To: Robbinsfamilysouthjersey@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Robbinsfamilysouthjersey] Photo of old Robins Tavern I've posted the photo of the Robins Tavern in the Miscellaneous Photo Album. This photo was published in "New Jersey History" Spring/Summer 2001 Vol. 119, Numbers 1-2 pg. 54. It's part of a 17 pg. article by Robert W. Craig "In Search of Robins Tavern: A Long-Vanished Landmark on the Road to the Battle of Monmouth." Photo courtesy of Laura V. Steward of Allentown, NJ. Robert W. Craig is a historian at the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office in the Department of Environmental Protection. He specializes in the identification and documentation of historic places. Sara END