The origins of William Robinson are unknown to me. Based on his estimated date of birth, it is possible he is a second generation colonist, from another immigrant; or, he could have just been a "latecomer".

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Born:  Abt 1640 (Abt 24 years before date of marriage), England or Mass?

Immigration:  It's not known (to me) if he was a latecomer, ie after the Great Migration; or, if he is possibly a "lost son" of another immigrant.

Residences:  Although described in various records as from Watertown, Cambridge, and Newton, it is possible he lived in one place and these differing descriptions reflect changes in boundaries of the towns.

Spouse:  Elizabeth Cutter, daughter of Richard and Elizabeth (Williams) Cutter. Married January 10, 1664, in Cambridge, Mass. (Note that Elizabeth Cutter had a younger sister who was also named Elizabeth, from the first wife of Richard Cutter. The Elizabeth Cutter who married Nathaniel Hall is a half-sister of this Elizabeth Cutter, and a different woman.)

Gateway for Kansas Pioneers:  For the Kansas Pioneers, this couple is the gateway to Cutter and Williams immigrant ancestors.

Death:    Bet Mar 22 and Jun 26, 1693, in what was then part of Cambridge, now Newton, Mass.

Estate/Will: Dated March 22, 1693, presented June 26, 1693 for probate.

On-line biographical material:
 

The Michael Roman Page - Ancestors of Hattie Whitney

See the Notable descendants of William and Elizabeth (Cutter) Robinson
 
Jonathan Robinson - US Senator from Vermont, Vermont Chief Justice
Moses Robinson - US Senator from Vermont, Vermont Governor
 

The Robinson Family - Jane Bancroft Robinson, 1903
Newton Vital Records
Middlesex County Probate (First Series Docket 19394)
New England Historic Genealogical Register, 1879
The History of Cambridge - Lucius R. Paige, 1877

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Samuel Robinson (William > Samuel > Samuel) (1707-1767) founded Bennington, Vermont approximately 1761 and his family became prominent in Vermont.

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 1   William Robinson 1640 - 1693
..  +Elizabeth Cutter 1645 - 1693
.................. 2   Elizabeth Robinson 1669 -
......................  +Daneil Maggrigge 1669 -
.................. 2   Hannah Robinson 1671 - 1672
.................. 2   William Robinson 1673 - 1754
......................  +Elizabeth 1678 - 1747
.................. 2   Mercy Robinson 1676 - 1740
......................  +Nathaniel Whitney II 1675 - 1730
.................. 2   David Robinson 1678 -
.................. 2   Samuel Robinson 1680 - 1724
......................  +Sarah Manning 1681 - 1709
..................  *2nd Wife of Samuel Robinson:
......................  +Elizabeth Brigham 1680 -
.................. 2   Jonathan Robinson 1682 - 1753
......................  +Ruth Morse 1684 - 1759

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 1   William Robinson 1640 - 1693
..  +Elizabeth Cutter 1645 - 1693
.... 2   Mercy Robinson 1676 - 1740
........  +Nathaniel Whitney II 1675 - 1730
........... 3   Nathaniel Whitney III 1696 - 1776
...............  +Mary Child 1700 - 1776
.................. 4   Nathaniel Whitney IV 1728 - 1776
......................  +Abigail Joslin 1735 -
........................ 5   Abigail Whitney 1763 - 1847
............................  +Elijah Bruce 1760 - 1835
............................... 6   Abigail Whitney Bruce 1806 - 1884
...................................  +Nehemiah Willis Fisher 1805 - 1859
...................................... 7   Eleanor Serepta Fisher 1843 - 1924
..........................................  +Henry Gilbert Baldwin 1836 - 1894
............................................ 8   Arthur Willis Baldwin 1876 - 1961
................................................  +Inez Evangeline Hallock 1886 - 1976
 

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