Rives (Rieves), Sarah

Summary

Father: Benjamin Rives
Mother: Sarah (Goodwin?)

Birth: circa 1769, Virginia
Birth Source: 1830 Census, 1790 Will of Benjamin Rives establishes parentage

Death: after 1830
Death Source:

Spouse1: William Robinson, m. (bond) 15 Sep 1797

Narrative

Children of Sarah Rives and William Robinson:

1. William Crith Robinson
2. Daniel H. Robinson
3. John A. Robinson
4. Elizabeth Robinson

The only children named in the 1821 will of William Robinson were William Crith Robinson, Daniel H. Robinson and John A. Robinson with the addition of grandson William Wright Robinson, son of John A. The will contains no mention of any daughters but does name William Robinson's wife Sarah. An 1829 deed by Sarah Rives Robinson establishes that she had at least one daughter, Elizabeth, who is named in that deed recorded in Greensville County in Deed Book 6, page 412, where she stipulates that Elizabeth is her daughter.

Research Notes

When Sarah married William Robinson, the marriage bond was signed by William Robinson and her brother Benjamin Rives, Jr. The family connection to this particular Sarah Rives is further confirmed in that a witness signing Sarah's statement to indemnify the marriage was Isham Lundy, the son-in-law of Sarah's brother Benjamin Rives, Jr.

Sources

1791 Will of Benjamin Rives, Greensville County VA
1821 Will of William Robinson, Greensville County VA Deed Book 3, pg 303-306
1829 Deed, Sarah Robinson to Hardeman Webb, Greensville County VA Deed Book 6, pg 412
Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989, online at Family Search
1820 Census - Greensville County, Virginia (HOH William Robinson)
1830 Census - Greensville County, Virginia