Descendants of William Absolom Robbins

Generation No. 5

WILLIAM ABSOLOM ROBBINS (ARTHUR4, WILLIAM3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1775 in Brunswick County, NC, and died 05-Mar-1828 in Brunswick County, NC. He married (1) ELIZA PRIDGEN. He married (2) DRUCILLA MURRELL.

Notes for WILLIAM ABSOLOM ROBBINS:

Absolom, as he was known, was the Pastor of the Mill Creek Baptist Church and noted as such in the 1816 minutes and again in the 1826 minutes. The latter noted his date of death as being 5 March 18??. He is not shown as a "Head of Household" in the 1830 Census.

Brunswick County Estate Records show:

"Absolom Robbins - Drucilla petitioned the court and stated that her husband died 3-Mar-1828 intestate." The estate record showed all assets. The papers show the sale of his negros - 1 man, 2 women, 7 children. The sale listed Drucilla, widow, Enoch, Seth, Demarius, Penelope, Elizabeth, Ann Eliza.

Children of WILLIAM ROBBINS and ELIZA PRIDGEN are:

i. SETH6 ROBBINS, b. Abt. 1799, Brunswick County, NC; d. Sep-1830, Brunswick County, NC; m. ELIZABETH LOCKE, 21-Dec-1820, Brunswick, NC.

Estate Records of Seth Robbins -

"March Term, 1831, Elizabeth Robbins was petitioner "that her husband Seth Robbins died September last" (September, 1830)
    1. WILLIAM ARTHUR ROBBINS, SR., b. 24-Mar-1801, Brunswick County, NC; d. 12-Jul-1871, Brunswick County, NC; m. MARY G ALLEN, 01-May-1822, Funston, Brunswick County, NC; b. 1803; d. Bef. 1850.

iii. ENOCH LAWERENCE ROBBINS, b. 1803, Brunswick County, NC; d. 06-Jan-1860, Bouge(Hallboro), Columbus Co., NC; m. CHARLOTTE G. "LOTTIE" HANKINS; b. 13-Sep-1810, Brunswick County, NC; d. 28-Dec-1882, Brunswick County, NC.

Enoch was a merchant and a planter, and also dealt extensively in turpentine. He was a successful businessman, and esteemed throughout the community as one of rigid uprightness and of ability. He and Lottie reportedly had 12 children.

iv. MICHAEL H. ROBBINS, b. 21-Aug-1805, Brunswick, NC; d. 18-May-1870, Wilmington, New Hanover, NC; m. SARAH SULLIVAN, 18-Feb-1828, Brunswick, NC; b. 1810, Brunswick, NC; d. 26-Oct-1874, Wilmington, New Hanover, NC. Michael was granted 60 acres of land in Brunswick County "on the five-mile branch" on 24 July 1851.

v. JOEL ABSOLOM ROBBINS, b. 1816, Brunswick County, NC; d. 02-Jun-1888, Summerville, Brunswick County, NC; m. MARY JANE HILLBURN; b. 02-Feb-1820, Brunswick County, NC; d. 20-May-1891.

Children of WILLIAM ROBBINS and DRUCILLA MURRELL are:

vi. JOHN6 ROBBINS.

vii. DEMARIUS ROBBINS.

viii. ANN ELIZA ROBBINS.

ix. PENELOPE ROBBINS, b. 1813; m. JOHN JOHNSON; b. 1811.

x. MARY ELIZABETH ROBBINS, b. 30-Aug-1826; d. 11-Jan-1911, Wilmington, New Hanover County, NC; m. AUGUSTUS THOMAS FROST, 26-Aug-1846, Wilmington, New Hanover, NC.

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