John Robbins was born about 1824 in Tennessee, the son of Green D. Robbins and Ursula Weatherford.
John appears on the 1830 Wayne County, Tennessee census as a male 5-10 years old.
John's mother remarried about 1832-1835.
John married Mary (last name unknown) about 1847. Mary was born about 1830 in Tennessee according to census.
The 1850 Wayne County, Tennessee census shows John Robins, 26, a farmer, real estate valued at $200, born in Tennessee; Mary, 20, born in Tennessee; Jane, 3, born in Tennessee, Elizabeth, 1, born in Tennessee; Ursula McDonel, 50, born in North Carolina; and Thomas McDonel, 14, born in Tennessee.
At this time we know nothing else about John or his family.
Children of John Robbins and Mary
1. Jane Robbins, b. abt 1847, TN
2. Elizabeth Robbins, b. abt 1849, TN