. The Robinsons and their kin folk . ; 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, lOyg, convey-ing this homestead to his son Tho
. The Robinsons and their kin folk . ; 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, lOyg, convey-ing this homestead to his son Thomas. The Guilford History l)y Mr. R. I). 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 ver>- long and very expensive lawsuit with the town,originating from his taking up land on the front of his lot whichwas claimed bv the town. The suits which grew out of this act. were appealed eventualh- to the Legislature, and finall\- wereadjusted and settled h\ the inter}~)osition 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 inihapp> controversies which rendered his situ-ation at Guilford unpleasant and probably induced him near the 34 THOMAS ROBINSON. close of his life to remove to Hartford, where he was living in16S4-5 ^^^ where he appears to have died in 1689 at an advancedage. His wife, Mary, died at Guilford, July 27, 166S. Two ofhis daughters married in Wethersfield. Mary Robinson marriedJohn Ivatimer in 16
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