R O B B I N S
Robins
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Into Our Past, A Genealogy of the Parsons, Smith and Associated Families, Vol. 1
�1996, Judy Parsons Smith
The surname Robin means “Brilliant
Glory”, it was used in the central and southwestern
areas of England.
ARMS: Per fesse indented ar. and as. a fess
indented counter changed, in chief two escallps of the
second.
Fesse - represents the belt of knighthood
and denotes “Command”. The inspiration for the
shield comes from the sea, which is indicated by the colors
and lines of shield together with the shells. Scallop shells
- were a badge of a pilgrim (their origin dates to the
Crusades). The shield as a whole is a picture of waves
breaking on a shell torn beach .
MOTTO: None, as this is a very old coat of
arms.
Thomas Robbins
Thomas
Robbins, m. (unknown). Thomas & E. Robbins had a son:
Charles
Robbins, b. ca. 1800; m.
Russell Co., VA to Sarah Jane McGraw
Thomas
William
Charles Robbins
Charles
Robbins, son Thomas
& E. Robbins b. ca. 1800, Scott
or Russell Co., VA; m. ca. 1820, Russell Co., VA to Sarah
Jane McGraw, daughter of John & Jane McGraw, b. 1803; d.
22 Oct 1876, Lee County, VA.
Charles & Sarah Robbins moved to Lee
Co., VA around 1826 with three (3) children.
Formation of Robbins Chapel Church
Robbins Chapel United Methodist Church was began in the
early 1800’s. Charles Robbins together with his brothers
Thomas & William Robbins built a log church to worship in
and named it Robbins Chapel Church. The land for the church
was donated by Zion Robbins, son of Charles. Zion Robbins
became the first clergyman of Robbins Chapel Church bef.1873.
In 1880 he organized a Sunday at the church. Among the
charter members were: Zion Robbins, A.D. Robbins,, David
James Smith, Mary A. Robbins, Margaret Robbins,, Martha J.
Robbins, Charlotte Smith Robbins,.
Charles & Sarah (McGraw) Robbins, had
eleven (11) children:
1. Ananias Davidson,, b. 24 Apr 1822;
d. 6 Feb 1894, Lee Co., VA; m. ca. 1848 to Mary
Pennington.
2. James Austin,, b. 1823; d. in Garvin, OK; m. 28 Oct
1847 to Rebecca Pennington.
3. Larkin, b. 1825; m. ca. 1846 to Lavina Whisman.
4. Letitia, b. 1827; m. Green Pennington.
5. Sarah, b. 1828, Lee Co., VA; m. Thomas Parsons.
6. Thomas, b. 24 Apr 1830, Lee Co., VA; d. 18 Dec 1892;
m. Elizabeth Smith.
7. Mary, b. 1835; m. 27 Sept 1851 to John Speed Bailey.
8. Zion, b. 14 Feb 1836; d. 30 Jul 1903; m. Martha Jane
Pennington.
9. Anderson, b. 1 Jun 1838; d. 22 Aug 1898; m. 15 Oct
1865 to Lavina Pennington.
10. Margaret, b. c. 1840; d. ca. 1879-1880, Lee County, VA;
m. Issac Baker.
11. William, b. 1842. Moved west.
Margaret Robbins
10.
Margaret Robbins,, daughter of Charles & Sarah
(McGraw) Robbins, b. c. 1840; d.
ca. 1879-1880, Lee County, VA; m. Issac Baker, son of John & Permdy (Van Noy) Baker, b. 24 ar 1850, possibly Claiborne Co., TN. SEE BAKER
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