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Descendents of John Cockburn (1783 - 15 Jun 1858)
and Elizabeth "Betsy" Leslie (1788 - 11 Apr 1869)

Second Immigrant Generation
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6. James Cockburn (Coburn) . Son of John Cockburn (Coburn) & Elizabeth "Betsy" Lesley. Born Approx 1815 in Eng. Occupation Tailor.

   From New Brunswick Courier, 3 August 1839: "Married Fredericton, 23rd ult., by Rev. J. Birkmyre, James Cockburn and Miss Ann Nesbit, both of that parish."

    From York Co NB Marriage Register B 1837-1850 (PANB):   Witnesses to marriage were George Cockburn and Susanna Nesbit.

    No further information on James and his wife Ann.

    He married Ann Nesbitt, daughter of John Nesbitt & Ann, 23 Jul 1839 in St. Paul's Church, Fredericton By John Birkmyre. Born Approx 1820 in Eng.

7. George Cockburn (Coburn) . Son of John Cockburn (Coburn) & Elizabeth "Betsy" Lesley. Born 1817 in Eng. Died 28 Dec 1884 in Harvey Station. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer. Religion Presbyterian.

    George came to NB with his parents and eight siblings in 1837 with the first settlers of Harvey.  

    From New Brunswick Royal Gazette, 1 Dec 1841:   "Married 13th inst., by Rev. D. McCurdy, George Cockburn and Miss Mary Piercy both of Harvey Settlement, York Co."

    From York Co NB Marriage Register B 1837-1980 (PANB):   Witnesses to marriage were Wm Cockburn, Isabella Piercy and Jas Cockburn.

    From the 1861 Census, They owned or occupied 45 acres of improved land and 55 acres unimproved; cash value of farm   was 150 pounds, value of implements and machinery, 15 pounds.   They had 2 horses, 3 milch cows, 2 working oxen, 6 other neat cattle, 15 sheep, 4 swine, and slaughtered 400 lb. pork.   Produced 150 lb. butter: 45 lb. wool; 18 tons hay; 4 bu. barley; 200 bu. oats; 140 bu. buckwheat; 6 bu. peas; 12 bu. timothy; 50 lb. clover seed; 100 bu. turnips; 150 bu. potatoes; and 50 bu. carrots.

    George died at age of 66 years and 11 months.

    He married Mary Piercy, daughter of Thomas Piercy & Mary Henderson, 13 Nov 1841 in Harvey Settlement By Rev. Daniel McCurdy, Presbyterian. Born 30 Sep 1819 in Northumberland, Eng. Died 6 Mar 1892 in Harvey Station. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Religion Presbyterian.

   Mary came to NB in 1837 with her parents and siblings, and were among the pioneer settlers of Harvey Settlement.

    They had the following children:

  20   i.   Mary Ann Coburn

  21   ii.   John G. Coburn

  22   iii.   Thomas Coburn

  23   iv.   James "Jim" Coburn

  24   v.   Elizabeth Ann "Betsy Ann" Coburn

  25   vi.   George Henry Coburn

  26   vii.   Isabella "Belle" Coburn

  27   viii.   Mary Coburn

  28   ix.   Margaret "Maggie" Coburn

  29   x.   Walter Henderson Coburn

8. Elizabeth Cockburn (Coburn) . Daughter of John Cockburn (Coburn) & Elizabeth "Betsy" Lesley. Born 18 Mar 1820 in Eng. Died 4 Mar 1870 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

    From The Loyalist, 26 October 1843:   "Married Harvey Settlement, York Co., 13th inst., by Rev. John M. Brooke, William Robinson and Elizabeth, daughter of John Cockburn, all of said settlement and lately from Northumberland, England."

    From Thursday, Daily Telegraph, 10 March 1870:   "Died Harvey, Mrs Elizabeth Robison, age 49, left husband, six children."

    She married William Robison, son of Marshall Robison I & Jane Dickson, 13 Oct 1843 in St. Paul's Church, Fredericton. Born 6 Sep 1811 in Eng. Died 16 Apr 1889 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer. Religion Presbyterian.

   William Robison came to Harvey with the first settlers in 1837, as a single man.   He settled on Lot #11, second tier, 100 acres, between the lots of George Nesbitt and Thomas Wilson, southeast of the road from Saint Andrews to Fredericton.   William was the first in his family to come to NB, and he was followed in 1842 by his parents and siblings.

    In the 1861 Census for Manners Sutton, he owned or occupied 40 acres of improved land and 60 acres of unimproved land; cash value of farm was 150 pounds; value of implements and machinery, 2 pounds.   Had 3 milch cows, 2 working oxen, 2 other neat cattle, 7 sheep, 4 swine, and slaughtered 300 lb. pork.   Produced 200 lb. butter; 20 lb. cheese; 25 lb. wool; 9 tons hay; 130 bu. oats; 80 bu. buckwheat; 60 bu. turnips; 80 bu. potatoes and 30 bu. carrots.

    William, Elizabeth and family are not listed in the 1851 Census for the Harvey area, and in the 1871 Census it is noted that their son Marshall Taylor Robison (who was born 20 Jun 1850) was born in U.S.A., so perhaps the family were in U.S.A. for a period of time and some of the older children may have been born there also.

    It is believed that William is buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery beside his wife and oldest son William, but his name is not on the gravestone.   Unsure if there was a son, David, in this family--unable to confirm. David does not appear in any of the Census reports, the church death records, or on a gravestone in the Harvey Settlement Cemetery.   Only information is from notes written by the late Mary Coburn, with the notation that he died young.

    They had the following children:

  30   i.   William Robison

  31   ii.   John Robison

  32   iii.   Marshall Taylor Robison

  33   iv.   Thomas James Robison

  34   v.   Stephen Robison

  35   vi.   Elizabeth Robison

  36   vii.   William Robison II

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