William Robinson

  Events

• Came to Dorchester in 1638 from England. 

He returned to England in 1644, and came back in 1645.

He was a member of the Dorchester Church on 4 Nov 1639. He was made a 'freeman' 18 May 1642. Was a member of the Ancient & Honorable Artillery Co. of Boston in 1643. 

On 20 Mar 1651 he purchased 5 acres of land near Neponsit River from John Phillips for 150 pounds, including 8 acres that Phillips bought from William Blake, also 14 acres adjoining; also a tract of  32 acres 'great lot acres', with 3 divisions, in the 'cow walk', and 2 acres bought from John Farman (Suffolk Deeds, Liber 1, pp 186-187. )

Served as town assessor, town constable, and owned the Tilestone tide mill. He was killed, according to the diary of Rev. John Elliot in Roxbury Church Records, by being drawn through by ye cog wheel of his mill and was torn in pieces and slain. He lived in Dorchester at the time of his Death. 

William married Margaret Beach on 14 Oct 1637 in Canterbury, Kent, England. (Margaret Beach was born in 1620 in Patrixbourne, Bridge, Kent, England and died in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts.)

William next married Ursula Adams, daughter of Henry Adams and Edith Squire, on 21 Aug 1666 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts. (Ursula Adams was born on 19 Jul 1619 in Barton, St. David, Somersetshire, England and died on 20 Feb 1679 in Poss. Roxbury, MA.)