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William Robbins (b. 1720, d. April 07, 1779)

William Robbins (son of Thomas Robbins and Sarah Maddox) was born 1720 in Edgecombe County, N.C., and died April 07, 1779 in Edgecombe County, N.C.. He married Mary Wells Battle, daughter of William Battle and Sarah Hunter.

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Williams Will in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, dated April 7, 1779 and probated in November Court, 1781, being proven by the oath of Mary Robbins and names: (1) Eldest son Arthur Robbins, 5 pounds: (2) Son William Robbins 4 pounds; (3) Son Jethro Robbins, 5 pounds; (4) Son Thomas Robbins, 5 pounds; (5) Grandson Jesse Green, 20 pounds; (6) Daughter Luraney Horn, use of a malatto girl Fillis, gift of 5 sheep; (7) Grandson Elias Horn, reversional interest in Fillis; (8) Daughter Elizabeth "the now wife of Thomas Williams", slave Diner; (9) Daughter Charity "the now wife of David Sears, "feather bed and furnishings and 15 pounds; (10) Daughter Milly Robbins, feather bead and furnishings, slave girl Jud; (11) Son and executor John Robbins, all land, 7 slaves, residue of the estate; (12) executor John Williams; (13) Witnesses Jacob Robbins, Mary Robbins, and Benjamin Weaver. (Will Book B, pp 90/91)

The inventory of William Robbins (Robens) was taken in Edgecombe County on August 24, 1781, by John Robens and John Williams: 662 acres of land; 11 slaves, 22 cattle, 47 hogs, 10 sows, 60 pigs, 3 horses, breeding mare, 30 sheep, 27 geese, 3 feather beds and furnishings, 2 chests, 6 chairs, looking glass, 3 linen wheels, 2 wool wheels, 2 pairs of cotton cards, pair of wool cards, 2 iron spindles, hackle, flax break, 3 plows, colter, 2 plow frames 6 weeding hoes, 2 grubbing hoes, 4 boxes, cart and wheels, 19 cider hogsheads, 10 cider barrels, 2 corse collars, 2 Hames, pair of traces, 3 baskets, 2 reap hooks, some corn, tobacco, sheat, pork, goose feathers, flax, tallow, spun thread, 42 yards of cloth, spun wool, paper, 7 dozen candles, 7 stacks of fodder, 4 1/2 bushels of peas, bushel of beans, skin, 9 sides of tanned leather, 4 rawhides.

Children of William Robbins and Mary Wells Battle are:

Luraney Robbins, b. 1738, Edgecombe County, N.C., d. date unknown.
Arthur Robbins, b. 1742, Edgecombe County, N.C., d. September 29, 1819, Burnswick County, N.C..
Elizabeth Robbins, b. 1744, d. date unknown.
William Robbins, b. 1745, d. January 07, 1831, Edgecombe County, N.C..
Charity Robbins, b. 1746, Rowan County, N.C., d. 1803.
+Jethro Robbins, b. 1747, N.C., d. 1828.
Millicent Robbins, b. 1749, Edgecombe County, N.C., d. Bet. 1750 - 1843.
Thomas Robbins, b. 1750, Edgecombe County, N.C., d. 1819.
Margaret Robbins, b. 1752, Edgecombe County, N.C., d. date unknown.
John Robbins, b. September 02, 1760, Toisnot, Edgecombe County, N.C., d. February 17, 1819, Edgecombe County, N.C..