Maurice ROBESON
Associated with his father Jonathan Robeson in the erection of the Oxford Furnace, N.J. Transferred from Gwynedd Meeting, PA. to Bethlehem Meeting N.J. in 1751. Was Sheriff of Sussex and Warren Counties in N.J. in 1754.He became a judge like his predecessors.
She survived her husband, but upon her death, the country was in such an unsettled state (about 2 years before the Declaration of Independence) that the children were sent to live with relatives in PA. She was descended from the Wood and Clayton families. From these 2 families it is said, are descended a fair proportion of the Philadelphians of the present time. Anne was also descended from the Lambert and Parnell families.
Unmarried. A thorough business women, who ran a farm.
Unmarried.
More specific he was born in Greenwich Township at lower end of Green Pond,Sussex (now Warren) County, N.J.
Kings Meadow had his birthdate as 2 Jan, 1755.
Unmarried.
Was evidently named for his great grandfather, David Morris, but dropped the "David" when he was grown. He was raised in Philadelphia by relatives after his parents died. He returned to their farm at the lower end of Green Pond, near Oxford Furnace N.J. in 1781, but returned to Philadelphia where he became a partner in the firm of "Paul Brothers" the firm being thereafter "Paul, Robeson,Paul." In 1809, Morris purchased the old Robeson property, at Oxford furnace N.J.(This was the property of Jonathan Robeson, grandfather of Morris). The Weymouth Furnace was built by the firm of "Paul,Robeson,Paul" and others. THe first iron water pipes where were laid in Philadelphia were made at this furnace. They also built a large dam across the Great Egg Harbor River in 1801, for the purposes of the furnace.
Being born at Forest of Deane N.Y. where there was no Society of Friends, Morris Robeson's birth was not recorded, appears to have been overlooked when the family returned to N.J. Though he as well as the congregation to which his family belonged, considered him a member, when he asked permission to the Society to marry, his birth not being found on the records, permission was refused, unless he joined the society as a "new member", which he would not do as he considered himself a member by "birthright".Tacy would lose her birthright if she married him without permission of the Society. They explained the circumstances of how his birth had been overlooked and permission was granted, but the marriage was not in the meeting as was customary for members; Tacy retained her birthright, the family known as friends and the children brought up in the faith but could not be birth-right members as their father never would consent to join as a new member. Only one child joined the Society.
Unmarried.
He married Anne Rockhill 25 Apr 1750 . Anne Rockhill was born at Monmouth County, New Jersey 25 Apr 1728 daughter of Edward Rockhill and Anne Clayton .
They were the parents of 6
children:
Elizabeth Robeson
born 15 Jun 1751.
Mary Robeson
born 1 Feb 1753.
John Robeson
born 28 Jan 1755.
Achsah Robeson
born 21 Mar 1757.
(David) Morris Robeson
born 19 May 1759.
Anne Robeson
born 14 Feb 1762.
Maurice Robeson died Nov 1761 at Green Pond, Morris, New Jersey .
Anne Rockhill died 26 Feb 1774 at Green Pond, New Jersey .