Family Group Sheet for James B ROBBINS


Name: James B ROBBINS
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Birth: 1810 Edgecombe Co NC
Death: aft 1860 Alabama
Occupation: Farmer
Father: Thomas ROBBINS Sr. (1775-1875)
Mother: Mary CRIBB? (~1785-1850)
Marriage: 1835 South Carolina
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Spouse: Eliza UNKNOWN
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Birth: 1820 South Carolina
Death: aft 1850 Alabama

Children:
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1 F: Mary ROBBINS
Birth: 1837 South Carolina
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2 F: Emily ROBBINS
Birth: 1838 Alabama
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3 M: George ROBBINS
Birth: 1841 Alabama
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4 M: Samuel ROBBINS
Birth: 1844 Alabama
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5 F: Effay ROBBINS
Birth: 1847 Alabama
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6 F: Caroline ROBBINS
Birth: 1849 Alabama

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Notes for James B ROBBINS
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1840  FEDERAL CENSUS RECORD OF COVINGTON COUNTY, ALABAMA
James ROBBINS             1 male age 30 to 40 -1 female under 5, 1 female age 5 to 10, 1 female age 20 to
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1850 Covington co. Federal Census

457/457 James B. ROBBINS      40 m   farmer   50  NC
             Eliza                           30 f                        SC
             Mary ROBBINS           13 f                        SC
             Emily                          12 f                        AL
             George                         9 m
             Samuel                         6 m
             Effay                            3 f
             Caroline                       1 f

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James is listed on the 1850 Agriculture Census
page 42
(12)  Robbins, James B. - value of farming implements and machinery $10, 2 horses, 8 milk cows, 10
other cattle, 50 swine, value of livestock $280, 150 bushels Indian corn, 3 bales of ginned cotton of 400 lbs. each, 10 bushels peas and beans, 100 bushels sweet potatoes, 25 lbs. butter, value of
home-made manufactures $30, value of animals slaughtered $90
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Betty (BNOREM@aol.com)
Notes for JAMES B. ROBBINS II:
by 1837  James B. Robbins enlisted as a private in Captain Littleberry Rogers Company of Mounted Infantry.
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Item Land Purchases
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1836, 19 Nov  Robbins, James B.   AL, Covington  Township 5 Range 17
Old Sparta & Elba Land Office - 1822-1860

1837, Aug 21  Robbins, James B.  AL, Covington  40.06 acres  St. Stephens Meridian
Document # 4744 Sale-Cash Entries

1837, Aug 21  Robbins, James B.  AL, Covington  40.07 acres  St. Stephens Meridian
Sparta Land Office Document # 4737 Sale-Cash Entries
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Held account at the Old Cauleysvile Store in Rose Hill Covington Co. Alabama
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James B Robbins was appointed Justice Of the Peace for beat#5 7/31/1847
then Elected to JOP beat #4  3/3/1856
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in 1836 James Robbins moved to the Yellow River Settlement in Covington Co. this land was located on land that Renegade Creek and Seminole indians claimed and raided the settlers of this area often.
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