I have a writeup, written in the 1930's by William Maston Robinson, that says that the Amos Robinson family came from the Ohio Territory around 1814. Based on this document, Amos Robinson was the son of French immigrants, and was orphaned as a small child on the frontier. He grew up to be a minister, and came to Clarke County with his 6 grown children: Amos, William, John, Jonah, Isaish, and Sarah. Amos (C. 1790-1823) married Achsah Pugh, and had children Wesley, Alvirah, Matilda, and Sallie. (Achsah later married Giles Chapman and had a number of other children.) One of Wesley's children was Daniel Wesley Robinson (1861-1921) who married Jeannette McLean. (This is my line.) The history after Amos junior married Achsah Pugh is well documented by Minnie Mae Pugh and others. I don't know any way to check the origins of Amos junior - this appears to be a family legend. Don Brundage dmbrunda@southernco.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Helen Robinson [SMTP:HMRob@worldnet.att.net] > Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2000 8:34 PM > To: ALCLARKE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Finch records > > Nancy, > Have you looked at the probate records for Hite Finch? > If he died intestate, the division of his estate could mention his > children > by name, especially if they were adults. Do you have an approximate date > of > death? We may have the Clarke Co probate records on microfilm here in > Huntsville. The Alabama State Archives would probably do a search for you > - > but you must be very specific in your request to get an answer. > Do you have more information on the Methodist wagon train that came to > Clarke Co in 1816? I have a Robinson forbear who may have been Methodist > - > one of his children had Wesley as a middle name - who arrived in Clarke Co > in 1816, possibly from NC, and I've been looking for the place he migrated > from for a couple of years. > Helen Robinson > Huntsville, Al > HMRob@worldnet.att.net >