Richard Robins/Robbins and Joane Rogers
8th Great Grandparents ~


    
                                Richard Robins/Robbins    =    Joane Rogers
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                                m 27 Apr 1679             |
                                  Liskeard                |
                                d bef 1704                |     bur 21 Jul 1704
                                bur 22 Sep 1687           |       Liskeard wid.  
                                   Liskeard               |
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      Mary Robins         Joane Robins          Richard Robbins
      cb 13 Apr 1680      cb 26 Oct 1681
        Liskeard            Liskeard
      d 7 Oct 1680        m 14 Jan 1705
        Liskeard            Liskeard
      (dau Richard)       = John Moorshead
                                                d a 1749
                                                wd 18 Oct 1749
                                                wp 31 Aug 1750
                                                  Liskeard
                                                db 9 Aug 1750
                                                  Liskeard
                                               (See Will Below)






















Will of Richard Robins

In his will Richard Robins, son of Richard Robins and Joane Rogers, sister of Joane Morshead; does set forth his relationship to his sister Joane and the family relationship to the Morshead family. That is highlighted in yellow in that part of the will which establishes that. Further the will of Richard Robins seems to also set out his families relationship to the Moon family. But as to which Moon family and whether it be one of the two Moon family lines which is also ours, is yet to be determined. Sorting it all out will take more than a few read throughs and comparison to the various Moon family pedigrees of which it may be speaking.

Now in the will, Richard speaks of his 'Cozen' Susanna Moarshead, who is in fact his niece, the daughter of his sister Joane who married John Morshead. And that Susanna Moarshead will marry a Cornelius Moon but not until 1751, two years after the will of Richard Robins. And Richard also speaks in his will of his 'Cozen' Jone Moon, so the Robins family already has a Moon family connection other than the one which his niece Susanna Morshead will effect in two more years time. So which Moon line that is, is to be determined and there are plenty of 'Joan/Joane/Jone/etc. Moons' about to sort through. And if 'Cozens' John and Richard Moon, sons of John Moon the mason of Liskeard, are related in and through said Jone Moon, then perhaps this is that which will determine who that 'other' Moon line is. If not, then there may just be a third or fourth line of Moon families to be looked at.

Now Joan could be Cornelius' sister Joan Moon cb 21 Feb 1710, sister-in-law of Richard's niece Susanna Moreshead who married Cornelius Moon, if she is still alive and unmarried in 1749/50. And if Cornelius' older brother John Moon cb 22 Oct 1701 is the John Moon, mason of Liskeard who also marries an 'Elizabeth' like his father about 1730, he could be the father of John and Richard born in 1731 and 1736. Then they would be 'cozens' in a similar manner as well. And it would keep it relatively to just the one Moon family through the Cornelius Moon connection of Richard's niece Susanna Morshead Moon, daughter of Richard's sister Jone/Joan Robins Morshead. I'll have to go through it again and see if I can trace that 'mason of Liskeard' down a bit.


In the Name of God Amen

I Richard Robins of the parish of Liskeard in the County of Cornwall being Sick of Boddy but of Perficke mind and Memory Revocking all former and other wills doe make and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament in Manner and form folling

First I Resine my Soul into the Hands of Almighty God that Gave it hoping by the Merrits of Jesus Christ for pardon and forgivnis for all my Sins and my Body to decent Christent buriel as shall seem Good to my Executrex hereafter named.

Item I Give to my Cozen Jone Moon the sum of Twenty pounds to be paid to her one year after my decease and one vether Bedd furnest and one Bras Crock and one Sorrel mare.

Item I Give to my Cozen Susanna Moarshead the sum of Twenty pounds to be paid to her one year after my decease.

Item I Give to my Cozen Richard Vigers the sum of Five pounds to be paid to him one year after my decease.

Item I Give to my Cozen Edward Vigers and his Wife Five pounds to each of them to be pd. them one year after my deceas.

Item I Give to my Cozen Petter Vigers his Wife and Children three pounds to each of them to be paid to them one year after my deceas.

Item I Give to Richard Samils Children two Gunes to each of them to be paid to them one year after my decease.

Item I Give to William Sweet and to Mary Kinge his Sister and Elizabeth his Sister two Gunes to each of them to be paid one year after my deceas.

Item I Give to my Cozen Dorety Charlick the sum of Five pounds to be paid to her one year after my decease.

Item I Give to William Landry son of William Landry of Liskeard One Guney to be paid to him one year after my deceas.

Item I Give to the poor of the parish of Liskeard the sum of Five pounds to be paid to them in Twenty Shillings a year in Bread, Ten Shillings on Christmas day and Ten Shillings on Easter day to be distributed to the poor fammelys that have not weekly pay.

Item I Give to my Cozen John Moon and Richard Moon Sons of John Moon Mason of Liskeard all my Right in Thorne park Lying in Tremabe* to be Equally devided between them.

Item I Give and Devise unto my Cozen Edward Vigers of the parish of Liskeard and my Good friend William Landry of the parish of Liskeard whom I make as trusts over my Executrex hereafter named and doe impower them to demand and Receive all Such Sums of Money as is Oweing to mee with the Consent of my Executrex and to pay my Depts and Legesses and after payment of my Depts and Legesses the Rest to be to the Only Yous of my Executrex hereafter named or to home it may concern.

Item All the Rest of my Goods and Money not formely nor hereby Give I Give and Bequeath unto my Sister Jone Moorshead home I make and ordain to be my Executrex of this my last Will and Testament on this Condition that if my Sister Jone doth Survive and out live her Husband John Moorshead That Then the Effects which I have Given her shall be to her only use and not before but if the aforesaid John Moorshead doth Survive and outlive Jone his Wife that then my Sister Jone’s daughter shall have power to demand and Receive of the Trusts or their Heares or Executors or administrators the whole Efects that Lise in thare hands and to devide it equally Between them

In Witness whereof I have hereunto put my Hand and Seal this Eighteenth day of October 1749.

Sealed and Signed in the presence of us (signed) Richard Robins (LS) (signed) Phillip Moon (signed) Elizabeth Moon

The Before written Will of the abovenamed Richard Robins deced is a true Copy Examd. & Compared with the Original this 6th day of September 1750. By us (signed) John Bennett (signed) John Blight The Before written Will of the abovenamed Richd. Robins deced was Proved in Common form the 31st of Augt. 1750 Before the Revd. Mr. William Waddon Clerk Master of Arts Official etc and admion of the Goods etc of the said deced and of all things howsoever Concerning the said Will was Granted to Jane Moorshead the Executrix therein named (Being first Sworn etc Saveing etc

No Inventry Exhibited

N.B. Words in italics within brackets inserted by transcriber e.g. (signed)
Source: LDS Film No. 90193 Image Nos. 629-630
Transcribed by John Evans


This is a Tremabe is Liskeard which is somewhat northwest of South Boduel; both of which are to the west of Liskeard 'city' town. This link to a survey map from a time and period in which many of these place names where the Moon families of Liskeard did a some time reside. Most of the lands sites are likely of the tenent and lease variety, though Cornelius Moon of Great Treheer is posted as a land owning registered voter. I have attempted to darken in the names of such places on this large map and eventually will likely further indicate them some how. For now a review of this map may give some insites into the Moon family 'haunts' and also to that which others who have family relationships to Moon ma find of interest.