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Robins and Robbins of Englands

ROBINS and DRAKE Families of Devon England

Robins of Plymouth

 
1 M John Robins or Robence  was born 8 September 1716 in Sidmouth. Devon, England.  John was christened  30 September 1716.  He married Mary Cornish 1715 in Sidmouth. Devon, England. John was a dyer at Duck Lane, Plymouth.  He died 10 April 1772 in Sidmouth. Devon, England, at the age of 55.   John had a brother Thomas, a dyer at Fleet Ditch.  Thomas was a freeman of the city  and the Dye Company, London. He was married to a Wells He also has a sister, who married a Dr. Cookworth of Plymouth
     
2 F Mary Cornish , baptized 4 Jul 1720 in Sidmouth. Devon, England. Mary died 25 Jul 1777 in Sidmouth. Devon, England. 
John and Mary had the following children:
 
11 M John Robins, the Younger(John1 baptized 16 Jun 1745.  John married Florence.  Witnesses were John ROBINS and Mary PENNELL John was a mariner.  Florence was a widow in 1769
12 M William Robins,( John1baptized 13 May 1747 in Broadclst, Devon, England,  died 12 May 1821, at the age of 74.
 
13 M Thomas Robins, miner, (John1baptized 16 Apr 1749 in Broadclst, Devon, England. Thomas died before 1788.  He wed spinster Sarah DRAKE
The application for a marriage license between Thomas ROBINS and Sarah DRAKE:
John ROBINS,
the younger of Sidmouth in the County of Devon, mariner, maketh oath that John ROBINS, officer in ye excise, father of Thomas ROBINS, mariner and Florence DRAKE (widow), mother of Sarah DRAKE, spinster, all of Sidmouth aforesaid, do respectively concent to the marriage of the said Thomas ROBINS and Sarah DRAKE and that the paper writings or certificate hereunto annexed.  Purporting such that their consent, were respectively subscribed by the said John ROBINS and Florence DRAKE in Presence of him this deponent, who set his name to each of them as a witness thereto.  That the said Sarah DRAKE hath no other guardian of her person, is not related to the said Thomas ROBINS within the degrees prohibited, and hath had her usual abode within the said parish of Sidmouth for four weeks and upwards immediately preceeding the date hereof 22nd Febr 1769; Let License (signed John ROBINS, juns) pass ye seal/ the said John ROBINS, the younger having been sworn before me: William Musgrave, Sur.

I, John ROBINS of Sidmouth in the county of Devon, officer of the Excise, do hereby consent to the marriage of my son Thomas ROBINS of Sidmouth aforesaid, mariner, a minor, with Sarah DRAKE of Sidmouth aforesaid, spinster, witness my hand this twenty-first day of February 1769 (signed John ROBINS, Sur)
Witness hereto (signed John ROBINS jur). (This was the consent of John ROBBINS, senior, to this marriage of his grandson

 
14 M Hugh Robins (John1 baptized 20 Feb 1750 in Broadclst, Devon, England, died in infancy 10 Jun 1751 in Broadclst, Devon, England.
 
15 M Renatus Robins, ( John1baptized 20 Feb 1750 in Broadclst, Devon, England, died in infancy 15 Jun 1751 in Broadclst, Devon, England.
 
16 F Mary Robins, (John1baptized 22 Jul 1752 in Sidmouth. Devon, England.
 
17 M Hugh Robins, (John1)   baptized 7 Sep 1754 in Sidmouth. Devon, England.
 
18 Samuel Robins, (John1)   baptized 6 Sep 1756 in Sidmouth. Devon, England.
 
19 Renatus Robins, (John1)   baptized 3 May 1758  in Sidmouth. Devon, England.
  
20 Hugh Robins,(John1)    baptized 17 Aug 1760 in Sidmouth. Devon, England.
 
21 Sarah Robins, (John1)   baptized 1 Dec 1762 in Sidmouth. Devon, England.
 
22 M James Robins,(John1)   baptized 1  28 February 1767 in Sidmouth. Devon, England.
 

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Thomas Robins and Sarah Drake had the following children:
   
131 F Florence Robins ,(Thomas2,  John1, baptized 1 Nov 1769 in Sidmouth, Devon, England. Florence was the daughter of  Miner Thomas Robins and Sarah Drake.  She married Joseph STONE 30 Oct 1788 in Sidmouth, Devon, England.

Florence Robins (Thomas2,  John1was married by License.  She was under 21 as she had to get her parent's permission.  Witnesses were William Robbins and SarahFlorence died at age 78 and was buried 26 November 1802  or 1847 or  1866 at Sidmouth.

 
132 M Thomas Hodges Robins (Thomas2,  John1, baptized 28 Nov 1772 in Sidmouth.
 
133 Sarah Robins (Thomas2,  John1) , baptized 5 May 1774 in Sidmouth. She, as a minor, married  John Taylor, surgeon  of Sidmouth  February 2, 1789 in Sidmouth, Devon
 
134 John Drake Robins(Thomas2,  John1) , baptized 3 Oct 1779 in Sidmouth.
 
135 M William Robins (Thomas2,  John1), baptized about 1774/1779 in Sidmouth, Devon, England.

compiled by by Karen Miller
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