Samuel Robinson (1680-1724)

Biography
Samuel Robinson owned a tavern at Cambridge Square (1714-20). He was born to William Robinson (1640-93) and Elizabeth Cutter (1645-92) of Cambridge, MA.

In 1720 they moved to Westborough, Worcester, MA where Samuel became one of the founding members of the First Meeting House (Congregational Church) on 21 Sep 1720. It is only an assumption that Samuel is buried here, near his fellow congegationalists.

His son, Capt. Samuel Robinson (1707-67) went on to become a deacon, a soldier in King George's War (1744-8) and served as captain in the French and Indian War (1755-9) during 5 campaigns. In 1761 he founded Bennington, VT and became the first magistrate for the Vermont territory (1762) by Gov. Benning Wentworth, for which the name Bennington was given.

1st Marriage: Sarah Manning
Married Sarah Manning (1681-1709) whereby that had 3 children (Samuel, Sarah and Dorothy).


 * 1) Sarah Robinson (1705-1705) - Died Infant
 * 2) Samuel Robinson (1707-1767) - Veteran of several wars, founder of Bennington VT
 * 3) Moses Robinson (1709-) - ???
 * 4) Dorothy Robinson (1709-1801) - md Seth Rice
 * 5) Jonathan Robinson (1711-) - ???

2nd Marriage: Elizabeth Brigham
Upon the death of Sarah he married Elizabeth Brigham (1685-1733) of Marlborough, MA on 16 Oct 1711 whereby they had 3 children (Persis, Edmond and Sarah).


 * 1) Persis Robinson (1712-1755) - md Abraham Rice
 * 2) Edmond Robinson ???
 * 3) Sarah Robinson ???