Robins

ROBINS. Also Robbins. Daniel Robins (1666-c.1737) came here from Woodbridge, NJ about the time that Amwell Township was created in 1708. He had hundreds of acres surveyed to him, which he granted to his several sons. One branch of the family added a ‘b’ to their name to distinguish themselves.

The Two Taverns at Robins Hill, Part Two

By in Amwell Township, Families, Hunterdon County, Kitchen, Myers, Raritan Township, Robins Tags: , , ,

A response to the article by Egbert T. Bush on August 7, 1930 titled
“Buchanan’s, A Tavern With A Long History” and a continuation from Part One, A History of the Old Stone House on Robins Hill (Raritan Twp. Block 60 lot 40)

Anyone who has attempted to sort out land titles in the 18th century, particularly in New Jersey, knows what frustration is. It’s true, there are some records, but they are so incomplete, so full of hints that can’t be verified, that I feel just a little uneasy about the claims I am about to make. But make them I will.

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The Two Taverns At Robins Hill

By in Amwell Township, Families, Hunterdon County, Raritan Township, Robins Tags: , , , , ,

A response to the article written by Egbert T. Bush on August 7, 1930 entitled
“Buchanan’s, A Tavern With A Long History”

Never, never assume. That’s a lesson I have just learned again. When I began looking into the history of Buchanan’s Tavern, I was operating on the assumption that the original 18th century tavern was the old stone house at the top of the hill on Route 579, just north of the intersection of County Routes 523 and 579. And the newer Buchanan’s was the old house on the northeast corner of the intersection, now owned by the Micek family. Turns out, I was wrong, but now I know why. And I’ve gotten a chance to write about one of my favorite early settlers, Daniel Robins. Here is the tale:

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Buchanan’s, A Tavern With A Long History

By in Buchanan, E. T. Bush, Families, Historians Revisited, Raritan Township, Robins, Sutton, Thatcher Tags: , , ,

Property Was Formerly Owned by Judge Adam O. Robbins
Stood at Important Crossroads

by Egbert T. Bush, Stockton, N.J.
published in the Hunterdon County Democrat, August 7, 1930

This article needs many more footnote annotations than most of the Bush articles I have published so far. In fact, despite the 24 footnotes in this article, there is so much to say about it, that I find it necessary to write a separate post. It is called “The Two Taverns at Robins Hill.“

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