45. ARALANTA⁴ PURNELL (JOHN³, THOMAS², THOMAS¹) was born in Worcester Co., MD about 1722. ARALANTA died 1782 in Worcester Co., MD, at 60 years of age.

She married THOMAS ROBINS (Cpt.) in Worcester Co., MD, about 1745. THOMAS was born 1702. THOMAS was the son of THOMAS ROBINS and ELIZABETH BOWDOIN. THOMAS died September 25, 1765 in Worcester Co., MD, at 63 years of age. (Meyer & Dorman, Adventurers of Purse & Person, Dietz Press, Richmond, VA, 1987) He was a member of the Lower House of the Maryland legislature from Worcester Co. 1744-51. (Meyers & Dorman, Adventurers of Purse & Person, p. 465) Her father left her "land left by my father Thomas Purnell" called "Four Fields" and "Fern Hill." (Ruth T. Dryden, Worcester Land Records). Aralanta was the 2nd wife of Captain Thomas Robins. Arlanta named her daughters Mary Purnell, Andasiah Spence, Esther Robins, Elizabeth Winnings, Arlanta Robins, son Littleton Robins, and grandchildren John Purnall Robins and Arlanta Purnell Robins.

ARALANTA PURNELL and THOMAS ROBINS (Cpt.) had the following children:

+ 165 i. MARY⁵ ROBINS was born 1743.

+ 166 ii. ELIZABETH ROBINS was born about 1745.

+ 167 iii. JOHN PURNELL ROBINS was born 1748.

168 iv. LITTLETON ROBINS was born in Worcester Co., MD about 1749. LITTLETON died June 16, 1816 in Worcester Co., MD, at 66 years of age. (Matthew Wise, The Littleton Heritage, p. 216)

+ 169 v. ANDASIA ROBINS was born about 1751.

170 vi. BOWDEN OR BOWDOIN ROBINS was born about 1755. BOWDEN died before February 3, 1786 in Worcester Co., MD, at approximately 30 years of age. Bowden names his sisters Andrea Spence and Elizabeth Winants and his mother, Arlanta.

+ 171 vii. ESTHER ROBINS was born about 1760.

+ 172 viii. ARALANTA ROBINS was born about 1763.

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