Nathaniel (Dr.) "Uncle Natty" Robbins  1793 - 1863

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• Birth	5 Apr 1793	Franklin Co., VA
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Dec 1863	Clackamas Co., OR; burial: Robert Bird Cem., Stafford, Clackamas Co., OR
  Person ID	I1467	forneyclark
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2009 14:13:25
  Father	William Robbins, b. 21 Oct 1761, Rowen, NC
  Mother	Bethiah Vickery, b. ABT. 1765
  Family ID	F0421	Group Sheet
  Family	Nancy Robbins, b. 8 Jun 1797, Franklin Co., VA
  Married	12 Feb 1813
  Children	1. Harriette Robbins, b. 10 Nov 1814, Henry Co., KY   2. William Franklin Robbins, b. 27 Feb 1815, Henry Co., KY   3. Absalom Robbins, b. 30 Jan 1818, Bond Co., IL   4. John Robbins, b. 12 Aug 1819   5. James "Jim" Robbins, b. 19 Dec 1825, Decatur Co., IN   6. Amanda Robbins, b. 3 Nov 1822, Decatur Co., IN   7. Emaline Robbins, b. 21 Dec 1823, Decatur Co., IN   8. Jane Robbins, b. 7 Apr 1828, Decatur Co., IN   9. Mahala "Malley" Robbins, b. 1830   10. Nathaniel "Norval" Robbins, b. 5 Nov 1832, Decatur Co., IN   11. Zobede (Zabedia) Robbins, b. 16 Dec 1834   12. Nancy Robbins, b. 14 Aug 1837, Decatur Co., IN   13. Angeline Robbins, b. 11 Mar 1840, Decatur Co., IN
  Family ID	F0324	Group Sheet

• Photos		Robbins, Nathaniel (Dr.) "Uncle Natty" (b. 1793) & Nancy Unknown 2-Persons photo of (L-R) Dr. Nathaniel "Uncle Natty" Robbins & Nancy Unknown Robbins came from Kevin Mittge's ROBBINS FAMILY HISTORY at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mittge/robbins/robbins.html Also, see "William Franklin Robbins Letter about the Oregon Trail Journey" at Kevin Mittge's site.
  Histories	Robbins, Harvey: HISTORY OF JACOB ROBBINS AND SARAH SPILLMAN by Harvey Robbins (1833-1925) **SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY. The HISTORY OF JACOB ROBBINS AND SARAH SPILLMAN by Harvey Robbins is the story of the lives of Jacob Robbins and Sarah Spillman Robbins and their family, including their journey on the Oregon Trail. This history came from the Willard "Jack" Davis Archives. [Also, see "William Franklin Robbins Letter about the Oregon Trail Journey" at Kevin Mittge's site at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mittge/robbins/robbins.html ]
  	Sharp, Kate: GOOD BYE INDIANA by Kate Sharp Jones **SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY. GOOD BYE INDIANA by Kate Sharp Jones is the story of the Robbins Family on the Oregon Trail. This account, which came from the Willard "Jack" Davis Archives, was given to Margaret Davis by Kate Sharp Jones in 1968. [Also, see "William Franklin Robbins Letter about the Oregon Trail Journey" at Kevin Mittge's site at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mittge/robbins/robbins.html ]

• Notes

  ******** Source: Donna Forney Clark: This individual appears in more than one place in our family tree. To avoid a confusing merge, it is necessary to make each appearance of this individual separate. ******** Source: Willard Frank "Jack" Davis Name & dates ******** Source: SEE JEAN J. BOICOURT'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=boicourtbylines&id=I55402 Boicourt Bylines: Jean J. Boicourt: The following two sources: 1.Source: SOURCE: 1850 Sandcreek, Decatur, Indiana Census Roll 142 Page 160 Line 23 Family #300 DATE: Oct 11 1850 ROBBINS, Nathaniel age 58 b. VA farmer Nancy age 54 b. VA Amanda M. age 28 b. IN Mahala age 21 b. IN Nathaniel N. age 18 b. IN Zabedia age 16 b. IN Nancy age 13 b. IN Angeline age 10 b. IN HAMILTON, Benjamin age 17 b. IN 2.SOURCE: 1860 TUALITAN PCT, CLACKAMAS, OREGON CENSUS Series: M653 Roll: 1055 Part: 1 Page: 83B Line 20 Family #1152 DATE: June 28, 1860 ROBBINS, Nathaniel age 67 b. VA Nancy age 63 b. VA Angeline age 19 b. IN BARRIS, William age 10 b. IN Norval age 12 b. IN ******** Source: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mittge/robbins/robbins.html ROBBINS FAMILY HISTORY: "William Franklin Robbins Letter about the Oregon Trail Journey": Kevin Mittge: Nathaniel Robbins was a physician. ******** Source: SEE AMY WILLIAMS' SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kantoa01&id=I1330 KIMBALL/JONES/WILLIAMS/ROBBINS/TARRANT/LYMAN/SHOULTZ/LISTER/KEENE Amy Williams: ID: I1330 Name: Nathaniel ROBBINS Title: Dr. Sex: M Birth: 5 Apr 1793 in Franklin County, Virginia Death: 15 Dec 1863 in Clackamas Co, Oregon Fact 1: Buried in Robert Bird Cem, Stafford, Clackamas Co, Oregon Fact 2: Occupation: physician Note: His father William Robbins was a brother to Absalom Robbins. Nathaniel and Nancy Robbins moved to Hurricane Township, Bond County, IL about 1818 and then moved to Decatur County, IN in August of 1821. Nathaniel (called Uncle Natty by other family members) was elected first Justice of the Peace of Sandcreek Township. There were three other candidates for the office and a total of 9 votes cast! On October 7, 1822 he was impaneled on the first grand jury in the county; he supposedly had the largest medical library in the state. He was the largest landowner in Sandcreek Township and one of the wealthiest men in the county. According to one story, Nathaniel Robbins decided to emigrate to Oregon when he learned that the county had voted to purchase railroad stock and he was afraid of being "taxed" to death. Other stories attribute the emigration solely to the continual westward movement of the Robbins family. It is also important to keep in mind that Nathaniel's sister, Theodoshia, who had married John Herren, had already immigrated to Oregon in 1845. Undoubtedly letters were exchanged between the two families and this stirred the interest of Nathaniel and his family in Indiana. Joseph Lane, Governor of the Oregon Territory, was a friend of Nathaniel Robbins and supposedly encouraged him to emigrate to Oregon. Also, Bethiah Robbins, Nathaniel's mother, died in Dec of 1850 and less than a year later Nathaniel Robbins and his family left the county. It is believed that he waited until his aged mother died (age 90 at the time of her death) before leaving for Oregon. Whatever the reason, September 15, 1851, the Robbins family left Decatur County, IN and travelled to Randolph County, Misouri where Nathaniel and Nancy's son William Franklin Robbins was already living with his family. They arrived at William's on October 12, 1851 and stayed there for winter. In the spring of 1852, Nathaniel's family was joined by Jacob Robbins Jr. and his family. They all left Randolph County on April 15, 1852 amd set out across the Missouri on the way west. In Nebraska cholera struck the emigrants and three daughters and one son-in-law of Nancy and Nathaniel died within a few days of each other. By the time they had arrived in the Williamette Valley in Oregon, four other family members had died of the disease. After meeting with his old friend, Joseph Lane, in Portland, OR, Nathaniel and Nancy settled in Oregon City until they could file for a donation land claim. Their claim lay just a few miles west of Oregon City. Their children lived nearby. In August and September 1857, Nathaniel was a member of Oregon's Constitutional Convention, held in Salem, and he was also on the committee to establish schools. He was issued a license to practice medicine in Oregon Territory. According to family members, Dr. Robbins was going to see someone who was ill when he drowned on Tualatin River on December 16, 1863. He was on a flatboat or raft and was poling across the river when the pole broke, throwing him into the water. The river was at flood stage and he drowned as he was swept over the falls at Moore's Mill. He was buried int he Robert Bird Cemetery, near Stafford. Nancy Robbins later lived with their son, Nathaniel Norvai Robbins, and on April 30, 1880 she died. She is buried beside Nathaniel. Father: William ROBBINS b: 21 Sep 1761 in Randolph Co, North Carolina Mother: Bethia "Vickery" ROBINS b: 1 Dec 1760 in Randolph Co, North Carolina (formerly Rowan Co) Marriage 1 Nancy ROBBINS b: 8 Jun 1797 in Franklin County, Virginia Married: 30 Dec 1813 in Henry Co, Kentucky Children Harriet ROBBINS b: 10 Nov 1814 in Henry County, KY William Franklin ROBBINS b: 27 Feb 1816 in Henry County, KY Absalom W. ROBBINS b: 30 Jan 1818 in Henry County, KY John Dow ROBBINS b: 12 Aug 1819 in Bond County, IL Amanda Minerva ROBBINS b: 3 Nov 1821 in Decatur County, IN Bethia Emmaline ROBBINS b: 21 Dec 1823 in Decatur County, IN James Anderson ROBBINS b: 19 Dec 1825 in Decatur County, IN Mary Jane ROBBINS b: 7 Apr 1828 in Decatur County, IN Mahala ROBBINS b: 18 Jul 1830 in Decatur County, IN Nathaniel Norval ROBBINS b: 5 Nov 1832 in Decatur County, IN Zobeda ROBBINS b: 16 Dec 1834 in Decatur County, IN Nancy ROBBINS b: 14 Aug 1837 in Decatur County, IN Angeline ROBBINS b: 11 Mar 1841 in Decatur County, IN ******** Source: Donna Forney Clark: Recommended sources for Robbins research: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mittge/ "Kevin Mittge's Genealogy Homepage" Administered by Kevin K. Mittge http://www.genealogy.com/users/p/o/y/Linnie-Poyneer/TREE/0001tree.html Linnie Vanderford's Family Tree Administered by Linnie Vanderford Poyneer http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=genediger2&id Ancestors & Kin of Susan Crosby Finizia a Rhode Island Based Family ~Newman, McConnell, Cahir, Dunlevy, Crosby~ Administered by Barbara Newman Finizia http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~garard/index.htm "Made in America since 1638" Administered by William and Phyllis Elaine Alvey Garard http://www.geocities.com/famhxlady/intro.html "Descendants of Ian ROBBINS" Administered by Susan Wright Pohlman ********