Captain Robert Robinson (1685? – May 7, 1762) was born in

Miller Place, New York Miller Place is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, United States, on the North Shore of Long Island. Miller Place has been inhabited since the 17th century and is named for the Miller f ...

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Queen Anne's War Queen Anne's War (1702–1713) was the second in a series of French and Indian Wars fought in North America involving the colonial empires of Great Britain, France, and Spain; it took place during the reign of Anne, Queen of Great Britain. In E ...

veteran, he is considered to be one of the founders of the hamlet of Yaphank, Suffolk County, New York, in 1726. He married Mary Davis in 1703. Captain Robinson died May 7, 1762, in Pipestove Hollow,

Mount Sinai, New York Mount Sinai is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located within the Town of Brookhaven, in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 12,118 at the 2010 census. The hamlet is located on the North Shore of Long Island. ...

. His father was John Robinson (1654–1734), a member of the General Assembly of 1691 from Queens County.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Robert 1680s births 1762 deaths People from Miller Place, New York Queen Anne's War People from Yaphank, New York People from Mount Sinai, New York