The Robinsons and their kin folk . a contract with the govern-ment for gun locks which he manufactured at Robinsonville,Attleboro Falls, Mass., where later on was manufactured pinchbeck jewellery, which was an alloy of copper and zinc,resembling gold. Peddlers travelled on foot from the factoryinto Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York,selling their wares. Here was also established the first metal button factory in the United States, by Obed and Otis Robinsonin 1812. What would these two pioneers in the business now saycould they but visit the Attleboro jewellery establishments andi
The Robinsons and their kin folk . a contract with the govern-ment for gun locks which he manufactured at Robinsonville,Attleboro Falls, Mass., where later on was manufactured pinchbeck jewellery, which was an alloy of copper and zinc,resembling gold. Peddlers travelled on foot from the factoryinto Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York,selling their wares. Here was also established the first metal button factory in the United States, by Obed and Otis Robinsonin 1812. What would these two pioneers in the business now saycould they but visit the Attleboro jewellery establishments andinspect the goods now manufactured on the sight of their oldfactory ? It was from my effort to trace the ancestry of George Rob-inson of Rehoboth that I was led to investigate other lines ofRobinsons. The first Robinson in America whom I find a record of waswith Captain John Smith in Virginia. His Christian name isnot given. On the 10th of December, 1607, Capt. John Smithstarted up the Chickahominy River to trade with the IMPRINT OF STAG TRIPPANT ON DEED OF MARCH IO, I 725. 7o ROBINSONS EARLY EMIGRANTS TO AMERICA. He- left the camp at Jamestown in charge of a Mr. Robinson andEmery. On bis return, a month Later, January, 8, 1608, hefound that both Robinson and Emery had been killed by theIndians. In [62O, Richard Robinson came from England at the ageof 22, in the ship Bonaventure bound for Elizabeth City, Va. A John Robinson, aged 21, came from England, in the Mar-garet and John for Virginia in 1622. James Robinson at the age of 35, came from England in theship Swan for James City in Virginia in 1623. Matthew Robinson at the age of 24, came from England inthe ship Hopewell for Elizabeth City, Va., in 1623. Isaac Robinson at the age of 21, came over from England inthe ship Lyon in 1631, for Massachusetts. He was the sonof the Rev. John Robinson of Ley den, and the ancestor of all theRobinsons in America, who are descendants of the Rev. John,as there is no evidence that h
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