General Notes

Note:
Quote from Brayton: "The early ancestry of the Robinsons/Robersons isproblematic. The family originated in Bristol Parish, Henrico Co.,VA, and research has beenhampered by a loss of the earliest records.The link between Christopher Robinson, Sr., the apparent ancestor ofthis family, and between Nicholas Roberson, possibly his grandson, ishypothetical, but extremely plausible. (SEE NOTE in Nicholas's file.). . . The existence of two Christophers, Senior and Junior, withwives Marie (--), and Frances (--), respectively, is highly possible,and will be investigated below. However, we have a confusingscattering of documents, includng an undated will, a couple of landgrants, and an administration or two, from which I have tried to weavea tissue of descent from the original ancestor, the supposed headrightof 1642. The only thing we may be absolutely certain of is that thefamily remained for a good century in the area contained by BristolParish, alternating between Henrico and Prince George Counties. . .Dates of birth which I have used in this descent are arbitrary, andbased for the first couple of generations on the fact that [the third]Christopher must have been around 21 at the time of receiving hisshare from his mother Mrs. Frances (--) Robinson Burwell. As always,the assigning of dates fo birth and marriage in colonial times is avery inexact science."

Brayton qotes from Virginia Land Patents, Book 1, part 2, p. 854,dated 10 Nov 1642: John Ewens, Jr., receives a land grant for thetrans. of 7 persons, including CHRISTO. ROBINSON.



Sources:
Abbrev: BRAYTON
Title: THE ANCESTRY OF GEN. JAMES ROBERTSON, "FATHER OF TENNESSEE" by JohnAnderson Brayton; copy reproduced by Florida State Archives
Abbrev: John Robertson
Title: Data from John Robertson, owner of John Robertson's Genealogy & Maps:http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2297