1728 Samuel Robbins, son of Aaron, and Margaret Page, daughter of John and Elizabeth, were married at Chesterfield, Burlington County, on 1m 7d 1727/28. [1] [2] [3] [4]
1759 Samuel Robins wrote his will [5]:
1759, May 14. Robins, Samuel, of Upper Freehold, Monmouth Co., yeoman; will of. Wife, Margrate. Children — Nathan, Randolph, Aaron, Samuel, Mary, Margaret, Martha and Lydia. Granddaughter, Permela Stillwell. Homefarm, between York "Rode" on the South and "Inden" Run on the North; 50 acres on Northside of "Inden" Run; part of the lot bought of Nathan Allen; land bought of John Evilman; land on Southside of York Road; two on Southside of Mill Pond and South of the road to the pines, bought of Gershom Silver and William Lawrance. Personal estate. Executors — sons Nathan and Randolph. Witnesses — Moses Robin, William Page, Thomas Lawrie. Proved May 25, 1759. Lib. 9, p. 331.
Research Notes:
There are differing reports about the children of this couple.
A biosketch reported [6]:
Samuel Robbins, eldest son of Aaron, received from his father that part of the homestead lying east of the York Road, with the homestead house and buildings, where he lived and died. Samuel Robbins did not long survive his father, but died between 7 July, 1759, and 3 April, 1760 [citing Will at Trenton]. He married, 1 month, 7, 1727-28, Margaret, daughter of John and Elizabeth Page [citing Chesterfield Meeting Records].
Children of Samuel Robbins and Margaret, his wife.
1. Nathan; married Ann Beck.
2. Aaron; of whom presently.
3. Samuel; married Mary Rodgers.
4. Randall, born 1739; married 1st, Abigail Rodgers; 2dly, Rebecca Rogers.
5. David (?)
Another report (not seen):
"Genealogies of New Jersey Families" published by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. in cooperation with the Genealogical Society of NJ, Vol. 2, Pg. 199 "A Genealogical Dictionary of NJ" compiled by Charles C. Gardner.
"Samuel Allen, son of Henry, b. June 29,, 1723, at Shrewsbury; d. March, 1777, at Nottingham twp; md. at Chesterfield April, 1749, to Mary Robins, dau. of Samuel and Margaret (Page) Robins, b. Dec. 24, 1729; d. abt May 1795. NJA 32;272 NJHSM-Hutch. 2;31-2, 161-9; B :41, 108."
[1] Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Chesterfield Monthly Meeting, Men's Minutes, 1684-1738, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[2] Chesterfield Monthly Meeting, Women's Minutes, [Burlington County, New Jersey,] 1794-1796, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[3] Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Chesterfield Monthly Meeting, Minutes, 1688-1809, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[4] "Marriages at Chesterfield, New Jersey, 1685-1730," The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 9 (1885), 347-352, at 352, [GoogleBooks].
[5] A. Van Doren Honeyman, Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Archives Vol. 32. (Wills and Administrations 3, 1751-1760) (1924), 272, [InternetArchive].
[6] "The Robbins Family, of New Jersey," The Literary Era 8 (1901), 177-179, at 177, [GoogleBooks].