I find other local spellings for Robinette you need to keep in mind...Robonet, Robinet, and Robinett. Allen Robonet appears in the 1689 listing for landholders in Chester Co, with 400 acres. There is a Wm Taylor also on the list, owning 400 acres...however, as your Wm was dead by then...see will, below...this is another Wm). Here is Wm's will, probate in Phil. Co...as you can see, his wife, Margaret, was already dead by then...As Wm died so soon, there will be little to find about him in county records. TAYLOR, WILLIAM. March 6, 1683. June 23, 1683. A. 9.Wife Margaret, lately deceased, near Chester alias Upland Estate to son Joseph and other children whose names are not given.Executors: John Simcock of Ridley Creek, Thomas Minchall.Witnesses: Peter Taylor, Mary Stevenson, Allen Robinett. ( I can't find a will for Allen Robinett under any of the spellings..if you have other spellings you want me to check, send them to me. There was a James Robinette living in York Co, in the early 1800s, but he left no will. From EARLY COURT RECORDS...TO 1710, Samuel Robinett, and Joseph Taylor acknowledged a deed unto Thomas Butterfield for 150 acres in Nether Providence....1697/8. There is no mention of Allen in this book of records. I figured the Robinetts were probably Quakers, as were most early citizens, but I couldn't find them in any of the MM records I have....then, I found this will, which I think indicates that they may have been Baptists, at least by the early 1700s. POWELL, JOHN. L. Providence, yeoman.August 19, 1727. July 15, 27, 1734. A. 415.To son Joseph 5 shillings. To son Thomas 5 shillings. To daughter Mary and Margaret 5 shillings each. To granddaughter Sarah Powell a box iron and haters. To all the rest of my grandchildren a pocket bible. To each of the children of brother Joseph a New Testament. To Susanna daughter of brother Thomas a New Testament. To each of the children of brother in law Samuel Robinett a New Testament. To Owen Thomas, Baptist minister in or near New Garden £3 and to the Baptist congregation at Birmingham £3. To wife Elizabeth all lands and remainder to moveables also executrix. Witnesses: John Beckingham, Francis Pullan, Jer. Collet. It's always helpful if you include WHERE you found folks and the dates and events.....it is often helpful in knowing where to look. Sandra Here is another set of direct line ancestors. I know even less about them. William Taylor was an original purchaser of Penn Colony land and thus had a small piece of property in Philadelphia, He came to the US in 1682 as did Allen Robinette whose descendant link up with the Dunkelbergers in my other email. I can find no evidence that he was related to Zachary Taylor even tho Zachary was burried on the the land that William first5 owned. William Taylor was born 1640 in Cheshire, England. He died March 6 1682/1683 in Upper Providence, Chester Co. PA. This date has to be wrong because he came to the US later in 1682. I do know that he died soon after he came to the US. His brother Peter lived longer. He mar4ried Margaret Finsham May 1, 1665 in Presbury, Cheshire, England. She was born about 1645 and died March 3.1682/83 in Chester Co PA. Again, I think that the date is wrong. Mary Taylor was born Feb. 26, 1673/74 in Kakewick, Prestbury, Cheshire, England. and died 1747 i East Notingham, Chester, PA. She married Samuel Robinette abt 1693 in Chester, PA. Samuel was born May 11, 1669 in Cheshire, England and died April 30.1745 in East Notingham Twp, Chester, PA. Samuel was the son of Allen Robinette who was also an original purchaser Penn land. James Robinette wasw born 1713 in Upper Providence Twp, Delaware, PA. He died March 10. 1784 in Hunington Twp. York PA He married An unknown. She was born in Upper Providence Twp. Delaware PA and died after Oct 11. 1783. I am confused about the counties here. Was another county formed in this time period? The after date for her must have been a will. Samuel (Big Sam) Robinette was born about 1737 in Huntington Twp, York, Pa and died Oct 25, 1771 in Botetourt Va. He married Mary Fickle . She was born about 1738 in Syrasburg Twp, Lancaster Pa and died abt 17381826 Walker Creek, Wythe VA, James Robinette wasw born abt 1768 in Botetourt VA and died abt, 1816 in Scott Co VA. He married Catherine Darter. She was born June 26,1772 and died??? They were the parents of Rhoda Robinette as listed with the Dunklebergers/ Is Bot5etourt VA just over the line from PA?? Again, my ancestors were the ones who kept moving. Thanks for any help that you can give me. I am certain that the spelling is not correct for some of these places. Velma [email protected]