George Robinson was born 12 October 1771 in Virginia and was the son of John Robinson, of Campbell County, VA, who married Jane/Janet Edgar in 1768. A family bible record of this couple
that survives listed then as having a son, George, who was born on 12 October 1771. In the Grove Hill Cemetery in Shelbyville, Shelby County, KY, there is a gravestone for George Robinson, that bears a birthdate of 12 October 1771 and on the same stone is the name of his wife, Amy, who died in 1828. This George is listed in the 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850 & 1860 censuses of Shelby County.
During the years of 1852-1861 the state of Kentucky recorded some vital statistics on the state level. In these records a death record for this George Robinson was recorded – he died in October 1861 of old age, at the age of 90 years, he was a farmer, widowed, born Virginia and he was the son of John & Jane Robinson. In the book, Portrait and Biographical Record of St. Charles, Lincoln, and Warren Counties, Missouri (Chicago, Chapman Publishing Co., 1895, pp200-201) appears a biography of Rev. James Reid. The sketch reports that Rev. Reid was
the son of James Reid, Sr. & Miss Lucy (1808-1886), daughter of George and Amy (Newland) Robinson. The biography ends with:
George Robinson, our subject’s grandfather, was born in Virginia, October 12, 1771, being of Scotch descent. He removed to Kentucky at a very early day, and there his death occurred during the winter of 1861-62. His wife, Amy (nee Newland), was probably a native Virginian, and
died in Kentucky.
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