Posted by: "John German" german@jarman.net germyn
    Date: Sun Sep 9, 2012 5:10 pm ((PDT))

In Rowan (now Randolph) Co., NC, in the 1750s were Joseph Robins
Jr. and Richard Robbins - they seem to get the most attention. However,
there was another "bunch" who do not "fit".  William Robins who married
Frances Nation had a son born before 1753 - they lived on Polecat Creek
and he is often assumed to be a son of Joseph Jr but I believe Joseph's
William lived on Caraway Creek next to his brothers John and Joseph III.
William of Polecat Creek along with Elisha and a Richard "Jr" worked
surveys together in 1750s. I don't know that this Richard Jr was the
other Richard's son as an apparently younger Richard Jr born in 1740s is
later found in Rowan Co. Two more mystery names are Matthew (or Matthias)
Robbins and Jonathan Robbins who appear in the 1768 Rowan Co., tax list
apart from the other Robbins families; Matthew also appears in a Rowan
tax list in the 1750s. Jonathan seems to have moved up to southwest
Virginia and his sons moved on to Scott Co., Tennessee.

Another mystery family is that of a William Robbins (b. c1750?) who died
in Rutherford Co., NC, c1816. He is the ancestor of Tamara Stevens. DNA
testing confirms he is probably a descendant of Daniel Robins.