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Gift of Richard T. Steele and Robert Savage, 1958.66.0  © 2004 The Connecticut Historical Socie…
John Robbins
Gift of Richard T. Steele and Robert Savage, 1958.66.0 © 2004 The Connecticut Historical Society.

John Robbins

American, 1716 - 1798
BiographyCaptain John Robbins was the son of Richard Robbins. He served as Rocky Hill's militia captain for four years prior to obtaining his tavern license; he subsequently represented the town at various sessions of the Connecticut General Assembly during the 1780s. He married his second wife, Sarah Boardman Wright (1731-1784), in 1770.
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