Robert Robison

Male 1751 - 1839  (88 years)


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  • Name Robert Robison  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Birth 1751  Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12
    Gender Male 
    DAR Number A097715  [5
    Relocated Abt 1765  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 12
    From PA 
    Land 2 Apr 1775  Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13
    Purchased land 245 Acres 
    Military Abt 1780  North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 14, 15
    Served in the Mounted Dragoons under Colonel Wade Hampton 
    Residence 2 Aug 1790  Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12, 16
    District 4 
    Will Apr 1797  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Executor in probabe of will William Orr, brother-in-law 
    Will 5 Jul 1797  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 17
    Executor to Will of Uncle Robert Robison 
    Fact 1 1799  [18
    Letters to Family in PA 
    Probate 1799  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Land 1806  Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [19
    Witness land transaction between John Montgomery and Sugaw Creek Church 
    Military Service 1827  [12
    Gen Lillington's Brigade and others 
    Fact 1 22 Mar 1831  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [20
    Wrote letter in support of pension for James R Alexander 
    Burial 1839  Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    • Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church; Burial Ground # 2
    Death 26 Aug 1839  Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 18
    Land 1853  Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [21
    Per will of his son-in-law Sample, Robison's land went to James Sample 
    Person ID I17202  MontyHistNotes_2014 | JMMM_daughter Martha Montgomery
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2023 

    Father William Robison,   b. Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F106  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Montgomery,   b. 1740, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 26 Aug 1839, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 99 years) 
    Marriage 10 Mar 1777  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 22
    Children 
     1. Rebecca Robison,   b. 1777, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
    +2. Elizabeth R Betsy Robison,   b. 1777, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1856, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]
    +3. Martha Patsy Robison,   b. 22 Sep 1777, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1861, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]
    +4. John Montgomery Robison,   b. 1780, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 1826, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]
    +5. Mary Polly Robison,   b. 1783, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 1854, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]
     6. Robert Robison,   b. 1793, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1799, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 6 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F2503  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1751 - Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRelocated - From PA - Abt 1765 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Mar 1777 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - Served in the Mounted Dragoons under Colonel Wade Hampton - Abt 1780 - North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Executor in probabe of will William Orr, brother-in-law - Apr 1797 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Executor to Will of Uncle Robert Robison - 5 Jul 1797 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 1799 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFact 1 - Wrote letter in support of pension for James R Alexander - 22 Mar 1831 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Aug 1839 - Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Documents
    Montgomery, Martha (abt 1715-1799)
    Montgomery, Martha (abt 1715-1799)
    Series of 4 letters written 1797/1799 by Martha Montgomery and 3 children from North Carolina to relatives in Pennsylvania

  • Sources 
    1. [S106] Montgomery, Clark, Clark Montgomery GED file, (Name: Location: Minnesota; Date: 2009;;), Clark Montgomery GED file.

    2. [S107] Montgomery, William Vaughn, Letter from WVMontgomery to JLMontgomery, (Name: Date: 12 Jul 1939;;).

    3. [S374] Godfrey Memorial Library, comp., American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:1999;;), Database online.
      Record for Robert Robison

    4. [S663] Carlson, Gladys, Through Mecklenburg County, (Name: Location: Pensacola, FL; Date: 1991;;), "Through Mecklenburg County, Eight Family Lines From MecklenburgCounty, North Carolina" Book found in Charlotte Library, includes biographical information on 8 families, NCR 929.3756a M43 C28.

    5. [S881] DAR Ancestor A097715, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), Robert Robison.

    6. [S669] Ferguson, Herman White, Minutes of the Court 1780-1800, (Name: Name: Herman W Ferguson; Location: Rocky Mount, North Carolina; Date:1995;;), "Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Minutes of the Court of CommonPleas and Quarter Sessions, 1780-1800:", book on file at Charlotte Public Library Court Minutes Book 4, Apr 1797, Page 179 also Book 4, Jan 1799, Page 203, NCR 929.3756a M43c 68m F47 v.1; Library Cong 94-62190.

    7. [S671] Ferguson, Herman White, Will Abstracts 1791-1868, (Name: Ferguson, Herman White; Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Date: 1993;), Robison, Robert, Item 571, Page 119 "Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, *Will Abstracts 1791-1868 BooksA-J, *Tax Lists, 17978, 1798, 1799, 1806 & 1807" book located at Charlotte Public Library, ISBN 0-9620770-2-X.

    8. [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Robert Robinson
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=73177819&indiv=try

    9. [S95] Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, (Name: Location: Sugaw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina;;), http://www.cmstory.org/cemetery/burialrecords.asp?id=166 This website has drill-down with more detail on each individual http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GScid=48873&GRid=42225274&CRid=48873&.
      Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church
      101 Sugar Creek Rd. W.
      Charlotte, NC 28213
      704-596-4466

    10. [S3760] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Wills and Estate Papers (Mecklenburg County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina.
      Record for Col Adam Alexander
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=USProbateNC&h=2692566&indiv=try

    11. [S3031] Ancestry.com, 1790 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 356; Family History Library Film: 0568147.
      Record for Robert Junior Robison
      Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over 1
      Free White Persons - Males - Under 16 2
      Free White Persons - Females 7
      Number of Household Members 10
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=5058&h=180937&indiv=try

    12. [S248] Bryan, Mildred, Email from Mildred Bryan 2010 Jan 28, (Name: Location: Iowa; Date: 28 Jan 2010;;), 01/28/2010.

    13. [S670] Ferguson, Herman White, Abstracts of Deed Books 15-23, "Abstracts of Deed Books 15-23, Mecklenburg County, NorthCarolina,1794-1830" book located at Charlotte Public Library, NCR 929.3756a M43L36d F47 bks 15-23.

    14. [S215] American Revolutionary War, (Name: Date: 1775-1783;;), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War.

    15. [S626] Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina, Available on Ancestry.com.

    16. [S560] Ray, Worth S, The Mecklenburg Signers and Their Neighbors, (Name: Name: Clearfield;; Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Date: 2007;), Pages 357-376 US Federal Census of 1790 District 4 Sugar Creek, 13: 978-0-8063-0286=7.
      Reference Book with Historical Facts about Mecklenburg, NC
      a.k.a. The Lost Tribes of North Carolina

    17. [S662] Robison, Robert, Will of Robert Robison, (Name: Name: Ferguson, Herman W; Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA;Date: 5 Jul 1797;;), Abstract published in "Meckenburg County, North Carolina, WillAbstracts, 1791-1868 Books A-J".

    18. [S247] Montgomery, Martha, Martha's 1797 Letters, (Name: Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Date: 1797;;), Letters written by Martha Montgomery and her children to family members back in Pennsylvania.

    19. [S235] Bryan, Mildred, Email from Mildred Bryan 2010 Jan 26, (Name: Location: Iowa; Date: 26 Jan 2010;;), Land inherited from Father John.
      1806 He sold to Amos Alexander, Nathaniel Aleander, Joseph Flin & JohnH Orr, trustees for Sugar Creek Congregation 5 Acres. Witnesses were Matthew Wallace & Robert Robison. This was taken from the old homestead place.(Alexander Book 18 p. 274 Mecklenburg Co N C) This was the cemetery land.

    20. [S1168] War Record of James R Alexander, (Name: Name: Footnote.com;;), War Record of James R Alexander.

    21. [S671] Ferguson, Herman White, Will Abstracts 1791-1868, (Name: Ferguson, Herman White; Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Date: 1993;), "Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, *Will Abstracts 1791-1868 BooksA-J, *Tax Lists, 17978, 1798, 1799, 1806 & 1807" book located at Charlotte Public Library, ISBN 0-9620770-2-X.

    22. [S133] Montgomery, John, LW&T Notes provided by Clark Montgomery, (Name: Name: courtesy of ClarkMontgomery; Location: North Carolina; Date:1778;;), LW&T Recorded 10 Mar 1778.