Robins, John, 1740-1832

John Robins was born on November 5, 1740, in Northampton County Virginia to Col. Edward Robins and Margaret Teackle. He married Susanna Teackle on March 31, 1786 and together they had six children, five of whom lived to adulthood. He died sometime before December 10, 1832, as that is the date of the probate of his Will, of which John Eyre was a witness.

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[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, c. 1819]

Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, written during a journey from Scotland to Jamaica. In this letter, Campbell writes about his wife's family and recent financial troubles. He also confesses a long-held secret - he has four illegitimate sons, Thomas Hamilton, John Hamilton, James Hamilton Campbell, and Andrew Donaldson Campbell, all born in the Eden region of Cumbria.