This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: wrobin7206 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.robinson/9563.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, Robert Erwin Robinson was born in SC around 1810-1813. I am pretty sure that his father was James Erwin Robinson, b. 29 Aug 1788 in NC. His father was John Harvey Robinson b. 22 Oct 1763. The EKA is James Robinson (father of John Harvey) b. 1725 in Va. There are currently 3 active researchers working this line: Barbara Robinson McLaurine, Duane Robinson and myself. Robert Erwin is our GGGGfather. Barbara has done a tremendous amount of research in Monroeville AL, Duane has provided us with verbal histories and history of his entire line from Texas. Duane and I have submitted our DNA and confirmed that we are absolutely related. I have had two researchers document the entire Robinson population of Barnwwell SC and it appears that James Erwin Robinson is a good fit. Robert left Barnwell around 1849 and his family does not appear on any census in SC, AL GA or TN in 1850. We suspect he was on the Federal Road on his way to Burnt Corn. Robert died at a fairly young age in 1859 in Burnt Corn AL and we have a copy of his will. The Robinson's intermarried with the Erwin's in NC and hence the middle name Erwin appears in two generations. The Robinson name appears on the Erwin side and I have identified the marriage that brought the two families together. The Erwins were prominent in Barnwell as well as NC. There are three land deeds from AL that bear Robert Erwin Robinson's name. Barbara also found a tax record showing that Robert lived next door to a William Robinsonwho was much older. Robert did not leave much documentation behind and Duane says that he was not well liked by anyone on his side of the family. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.