The Robinsons and their kin folk . ilford ; a Thomas Robinson of Scituate in 1643 ; two of thename, father and son, in New Haven in 1644 ; Thomas Robinsonin New London, who married Mary, daughter of Hugh Wells ofWethersfield ; Thomas Robinson in Hartford in 1640, and thiswas the one who settled at Guilford. This Thomas Robinson purchased of William Stone a spotcontaining two and one-half acres, a half mile north west of Guil- THOMAS ROBINSON. 33 ford Green, on the New Haven road. We have in our possessiona deed executed by him, bearing date October 20, 1679, convey-ing this homestead to his so
The Robinsons and their kin folk . ilford ; a Thomas Robinson of Scituate in 1643 ; two of thename, father and son, in New Haven in 1644 ; Thomas Robinsonin New London, who married Mary, daughter of Hugh Wells ofWethersfield ; Thomas Robinson in Hartford in 1640, and thiswas the one who settled at Guilford. This Thomas Robinson purchased of William Stone a spotcontaining two and one-half acres, a half mile north west of Guil- THOMAS ROBINSON. 33 ford Green, on the New Haven road. We have in our possessiona deed executed by him, bearing date October 20, 1679, convey-ing this homestead to his son Thomas. The Guilford History by Mr. R. D. Smith, and SteinersGuilford History, state: Mr. Thomas Robinson bought out theland which was originally owned by John Caffinge in 1664 andafterwards became one of the wealthiest of the settlers. He wasnoted for a very long and very expensive lawsuit with the town,originating from his taking up land on the front of his lot whichwas claimed by the town. The suits which grew out of this act. were appealed eventually to the Legislature, and finally wereadjusted and settled by the interposition of a committee there-from. There was a tradition that the first Thomas Robinson wentback to England. He went to a far land, and that meantacross the seas ; that he found most of his kindred in Englandwere dead. Thomas Robinson, Sr., appears to have been a man of re-spectable character and standing, as the titles Gentleman and Mr. are given him in the ancient records. He was, however,of a warm temperament and determined purpose and becameinvolved in some unhappy controversies which rendered his situ-ation at Guilford unpleasant and probably induced him near the M i HOMAS ROBINSON. close of his life i remove to Hartford, where he was living in[684—5 where he appears to have died in 1689 at an advanced age. His w ife, Mary, died a1 Guilford, July 27, 166s. Two ofhis daughters married in Wethersfield. Mary Robinson marriedJohn Latimer in 1680, Saint R
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