Ann Mason Bonnycastle1,2

#617, (1828 - 1918)
FatherCharles Bonnycastle2 (1796 - 1840)
MotherAnn Mason Tutt2 (1807 - 1873)
RelationshipGranddaughter of John Bonnycastle
Pedigree
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Charles Bonnycastle (1796-1840)

Family

William Meade Robinson (1826 - 1858)
Children

Life Events

BirthAnn Mason Bonnycastle was born on 12 Aug 1828 in Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia.2,3,4 
Note.In January of 1842, Ann M Bonnycastle was known to be attending a girls boarding school in Georgetown.5 
MarriageAnna M Bonnycastle married William M Robinson, son of Lyles Robert Robinson and Catherine Worthington Goldsborough, on 22 Oct 1849 in Washington, DC. The register held no further information.6 
1850 CensusAnn Mason Bonnycastle and William Meade Robinson appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, enumerated 3 Oct 1850.
The Robinson household included
R.A., 32, m, merchant, real estate $10,000, born Va
E.D., 27, f, born Ky
Wm, 23, m, merchant, born Va, married within the year
Anne W, 22, f, born Va, married within the year
W.A., 7, m, born Ky, attending school
Maria O, 2, f, born Ky
Worthington, 7/12, m, born Ky

So, it looks as though newlyweds William and Anne are staying with William's brother.7 
(Widowed) DeathHer husband William died on 26 Nov 1858.4 
1860 CensusAnn Robertson [sic] appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Louisville, enumerated 6 Aug 1860. She was 30, born Va, owned real estate worth $5000 and personal estate worth $2000 [this was a moderate amount]. Her children Charles Bonnycastle and William Meade were living with her, as well as her mother Ann Mason Bonnycastle, a clerk and a domestic.8 
1870 CensusAnna Robinson appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Louisville, enumerated 15 Jun 1870. She was age 36, keeping house, and born in Virginia. Her children Charles Bonnycastle and William Meade were living with her, as well as [her mother] Mary [sic] Bonnycastle, two store clerks, a cook, house servant, and a male mulatto house worker.9 
(Heir) WillAnn was named an heir in the will of her mother Ann Mason Bonnycastle dated 12 Dec 1872.10 
Research Note There is a burial in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville in January 1875 for a Ann Mason Robinson with no further information. Who was she?11 
(Other) 1900 CensusAnn Bonnycastle Robinson appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, in the household of her son William Meade. She was a widow, aged 73, born Sep 1826 in Virginia. Her father was born in England and her mother in Virginia. Ann had 3 children, 2 of whom were still living.12 
(Other) 1910 CensusAnnie M Robinson appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, with her son Meade and his wife Sallie. Annie was age 81, widowed, the mother of 2 children, both still living, and was born in Virginia, father born in England, and mother in Virginia.13 
DeathAnn Mason Robinson died on 10 Apr 1918 in Panon? Apartments, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, Information from the certificate: female, white, widowed, born Aug 12 1828 in Charlottesville West Virginia [sic], age 89 years 8 months, father Chas Bonnycastle born London England, mother Ann Mason Tutt born Leesburg Virginia, cause of death myocarditis due to age. The informant was C B Robinson of Louisville. Burial at Cave Hill Cemetery.2 
BurialShe was buried on 11 Apr 1918 in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Inscription on the gravestone:
Anne Mason Bonnycastle Robinson / Born August 12 1828 / Died April 10 1918.14,15 
Research Note There is a probate file dated 17 April 1918 for Annie M Robinson in Jefferson County, Book 36, Page 285. The images are not yet available at FamilySearch. 
Last Edited19 Apr 2014

Citations

  1. W. Pippenger, Washington D.C. Marriage Licenses, 1811-58 (Arlington, Virginia: n.pub., 1994).
  2. Death Records of Kentucky, 1852-1953, Anne Mason Robinson, 1918, #10911. Image viewed at Ancestry.
  3. George Norbury Mackenzie, Colonial Families of the United States of America (New York: n.pub., 1907), vol. 5.
  4. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889 - 1970. Images viewed at Ancestry.com. Charles Bonycastle Robinson, 1896.
  5. Gayle M Schulman, "Slaves at the University of Virginia" (Paper, presented to the African American Genealogy Group of Charlottesville, 2003).
  6. Marriage Records of District of Columbia, 1811-1950. Original records District of Columbia Clerk of the Superior Court. Viewed at Family Search Historic Records & Images Online, William M Robinson & Anna M Bonnycastle, 1849, FHL film #2079251.
  7. United States 1850 Federal Census. Kentucky, Louisville, District 3, stamped page 278. Image viewed at Familysearch.
  8. Online image of the 1860 Federal Census for United States (Heritage Quest, www.heritagequest.com), Kentucky, Jefferson County, 5-WD Louisville, Roll 376, Page 135.
  9. Online image of the 1870 Federal Census for United States (Heritage Quest, www.heritagequestonline.com), Kentucky, Jefferson County, 7-WD Louisville, Roll 475, Page 42.
  10. Will and Probate of A M Bonnycastle of Louisville, 12 December 1872, proved in the Jefferson County, Kentucky, Court, 23 July 1873. Volume 8, Page 166. Digitised copy viewed at Familysearch.org.
  11. Website Find A Grave. Ann Mason Robinson, image of gravestone (weathered and broken).
  12. Online image of the 1900 Federal Census for United States (Heritage Quest, www.heritagequest.com), Kentucky, Jefferson County, 5-WD Louisville, Roll 530, Page 228.
  13. 1910 Federal Census for United States, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 3, Roll T624_484, ED 85, Page 4B. Image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  14. Burial Database for Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky, online http://www.cavehillcemetery.com, Annie M. Robinson was buried in Section G, Lot 145, grave 4.
  15. Website Find A Grave. Anne Mason Bonnycastle Robinson, image of gravestone.
  16. Records of St Paul's Episcopal Church, Louisville, Kentucky, 1834-1978. Extracted information viewed at FamilySearch. Annie Mason Robinson, birth & christening, 1851.
  17. Records of St Paul's Episcopal Church, Louisville, Kentucky, 1834-1978. Extracted information viewed at FamilySearch. Charles Bonnycastle Robinson, birth & christening, 1853.
  18. Death Records of Kentucky, 1852-1953, Wm Meade Robinson, 1923, #1786. Image viewed at Ancestry.