ROBINSON 'S .■■»■.■•.• -,::■:.. ";':*■, '■;'■■ :.:"'..•■'-£ IS . It-:' ?'.-.;':. ••:,-- ■,vs,,'; ''". /:>"i-v,-: ':•>..'.; A J '' - i <■' '-'"'■'• < * Joseph Robinson was born in Birmingham, Warwich, England . He had six brothers; of these, we have knowledge of four. One settled in Ireland, was a Lieutenant of cavalry; one was killed in the Battle of Waterloo, and one emigrated to Australia. Joseph served three years on the H. M. S. Arethusa ; during that time he visited various colonies and in the year 1762 or 3 he visited New York . Being favourably impressed he got his discharge in the autumn of that year and settled there about twelve years previous to the War of Independence. He married Mary Smith of New York , whose two brothers were killed in the war. Her mother was twice married; second husbanc was Peter Wendoner After the close of the war, being still loyal to Britain, he and his family along with some others embarked on the H. M. S. Roebuck for Nova Scotia . The following year, 1787, being dissatisfied with con¬ ditions, they, along with some twenty-five other Loyalists, set sail from Shelburne, N. S. for Charlottetown, P. E. I. Their account of Charlottetown - probably exaggerated - suggested four buildings, sheds, and little food or shelter. The ship Stag which brought them over, offered to take them back but the Robinsons remained. 120