William Penn ROBESON

Birth:
10 Nov 1798
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death:
2 Dec 1864
Belvidere, Warren, New Jersey
Burial:
6 Dec 1864
Marriage:
30 May 1825
Mother:
Tacy PAUL
Sources:
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Notes:
                   For 25 years waas presiding Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, being the 5th judge of the Robeson line, from his great great grandfather, Judge Andrew Robeson, down. For several years after his marriage, he resided at Oxford Furnace N.J. He later moved to Belvidere N.J. for the rest of his life. He was candidate for Gov. in 1847. He was a large land owner and greatly interested in agriculture.
Anna Maria MAXWELL
Birth:
5 Sep 1806
Death:
9 Mar 1886
NJ
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Notes:
                   Her ancesters were early colonial settlers, and she was of distinguished revolutionary descent.
Children
Marriage
1
Mary ROBESON
Birth:
12 Feb 1826
Death:
22 Jun 1843
Belvidere, Warren, New Jersey
 
Marr:
 
2
George Maxwell ROBESON
Birth:
16 Mar 1829
Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey
Death:
27 Sep 1897
Trenton, New Jersey
Notes:
                   Secretary of the Navy, graduated from Princeton in 1847.In the Civil war he took an active part. Appointed Attorney General of N.J. in 1867 and Secretary of the Navy June 1869, by President Grant. He held the position until the end of Pres. Grant's term in 1877. He was sent to Congress in 1879 and re-elected in 1881.
He died at his home.
New York Herald Tribune 9-28-1897.
George M. Robeson Dead.  (I have this in my archives)
3
Anna Maria ROBESON
Birth:
1831
Death:
11 Oct 1911
Trenton, Burlington, New Jersey
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Unmarried. Appears to have gone by Annie and Mary.
1897 was living in Trenton, NJ.
4
Emily Maxwell ROBESON
Birth:
22 Jun 1833
Belvidere, Warren, New Jersey
Death:
30 Nov 1915
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Joseph M. Paul PRICE 
Marr:
27 Jan 1857
 
Notes:
                   1897 - lived in Philadelphia.
5
William Penn ROBESON, JR.
Birth:
8 Jul 1837
Belvidere
Death:
15 Sep 1881
Camden, New Jersey
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Unmarried. Served with distinction through the Civil War, enlisting early  in 1861.
Collector of the Port of Camden.
Graduated from Princeton in 1857, studied law and was about to be admitted to the bar when the war broke out.
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William Penn Robeson - Anna Maria Maxwell

William Penn Robeson was born at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10 Nov 1798. His parents were (David) Morris Robeson and Tacy Paul.

He married Anna Maria Maxwell 30 May 1825 . Anna Maria Maxwell was born at 5 Sep 1806 daughter of George C. Maxwell and Rachel Bryan .

They were the parents of 5 children:
Mary Robeson born 12 Feb 1826.
George Maxwell Robeson born 16 Mar 1829.
Anna Maria Robeson born 1831.
Emily Maxwell Robeson born 22 Jun 1833.
William Penn Robeson, Jr. born 8 Jul 1837.

William Penn Robeson died 2 Dec 1864 at Belvidere, Warren, New Jersey .

Anna Maria Maxwell died 9 Mar 1886 at NJ .