In TN. We have Robinsons living on the same side of the county as the Broyles, Wilhoits, other German families etc. Maybe they came from VA at the same time. Some where I have a Robinson connection. Doloros B. Horne Washington Co., TN -----Original Message----- From: germanna_colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:germanna_colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Craig Kilby Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 11:56 PM To: germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com Subject: [GERMANNA] Speaking of Robinsons I posted here yesterday the quip in the Lancaster County Order Book of 1782 about poor Eleazar Robinson. This actually came to my attention as part of a client report on the Robinson family of Lancaster and Northumberland Counties I am working on. This entailed doing a fairly thorough review of the basic court records for this family, going back to the emigrant, Giles Robinson, in 1656. This was necessary to establish the identity and placement of the clients ancestor who went to Arkansas ca 1852. That being said, it strikes that MANY, MANY of these Robinsons moved elsewhere in the early and mid 1750s (and afterwards), because they simply disappear from the records. This makes me wonder about something I've never looked into, and this may be the perfect list to pose the question. What is the source of the name "Robinson River" where so many of our Germanna folks ended up? I realize "Robinson" is a common enough name, and there were certainly many by that name in early Virginia, not just the ones I am working on. I'm really only asking this out of my own curiosity. It has nothing to do with the client report. Also, if any of you have stray Robinson ancestors, maybe this work (authorized to be shared by the client) could be of help. Craig ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message