WILLIAM (Robert = Jane Robinson), b. at Nottingham, Eng., Dec. 5, 1809.   m. 1836, Mrs. Margaret B. (Colburn) Prentiss, who was a dau. of William and Martha (Blanchard) Colburn, of Pittston, Me.   She was b. at Pittston, Sept. 9, 1811, and d. at Malden, Mass., 31 Aug. 1886, æt. 75th yr.   "Upholstery trimmer."   This fam. removed from here to Roxbury, and thence to Malden.
   Ch., —

	i.	FREDERICK WILLIAM, b. at Dresden, Me., Sept. 11, 1837.
	ii.	ALICE MARTHA, b. in Hing. Nov. 2, 1840.
	iii.	EMILY JANE, b. in Hing. Sept. 6, 1842, d. 17 May, 1853.
	iv.	ARTHUR COLBURN, b. in Hing. May 15, 1845, d. 17 Sept. 1853.
	v.	WALTER BLANCHARD, b. in Hing. Sept. 3, 1852.

   NATHANIEL, m. in Hing. May 1, 1755, Ruth Lane, dau. of Jonathan and Abigail (Andrews) Lane.   She was b. in Hing. Apr. 10, 1734, and d. 30 July, 1806, æt. 72 yrs.   He d. 28 June, 1770, æt. 38 yrs.   Resided on Main (nearly opp. Water) St.
   Ch., all b. in Hing., were —

	i.	THOMAS, Apr. 9, 1756.
	ii.	CALEB, Dec. 24, 1761.
	iii.	DAVID, Feb. 6, 1764.
	iv.	JOSHUA, Feb. 6, 1764.
	v.	LUCY, Jan. 16, 1767, d. 23 Jan. 1788, æt. 21 yrs.
	vi.	NABBY, Aug. 10, 1770, d. unm. at Dorchester, Mass., 24 Jan. 1847, æt. 76 yrs.

   NOTE. — Isaiah, m. July 30, 1772, Leah Vining, and had Elizabeth, bt. Oct. 2, 1774.   Caleb, by w. Patty, had Thomas, b. Jan. 7, 1776.

   SARAH, whose first hus. d. before 1746, m. secondly, Jan. 1, 1753, John Stodder.   Her
   Ch., b. or bt. in Hing., by first m'ge, were —

	i.	HANNAH, b. May 1, 1739.   m. Nov. 2, 1756, Ralph Hassell.
	ii.	MITCHELL, bt. Apr. 6, 1746.

   JOSEPH, prob. a temporary resident of Hing.   m. (pub. Nov. 11, 1710), Mary Kent of Scit., and had
   Ch., b. in Hing., viz.:

	i.	JOSEPH, Oct. 22, 1711.
	ii.	LYDIA, Feb. 17, 1713-14.

   1.   ROBERT, "of Dux. 1632," and afts. of Mf'd, where he was "constable" and "surveyor of highways," was the ancestor of the families who have borne this surname in Hing. and vic.   His w. was Lucy