Gentleman Jim Robinson

James "Gentleman Jim" Robinson
BornOctober 6, 1799
Pittsylvania Plantation, Bull Run, VA
DiedOctober 15, 1875
Robinson House (Manassas, Virginia), Bull Run, VA
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, businessman, farmer, landowner
SpouseSusan Gaskins
ChildrenJemimi, Alfred, Tasco, Sr., Henrietta, Bladen, Diana, Pascal, James, Jr.
ParentLandon Carter, Jr. & Susanna of Pittsylvania Plantation, Virginia

James Robinson (October 6, 1799 – October 15, 1875), known as Gentleman Jim, was born on the Pittsylvania Plantation of Landon Carter, Jr. to a freewoman by the name of Susan aka "Annah".[1] He first rose to prominence as one of the wealthiest African Americans in the Manassas area, but is also known because his homestead was located between the lines of the Confederate and Union armies during two major battles of the Civil War.[2][3]

  1. ^ "The Other Pittsylvania". Pittsylvania County History.com. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "Virginia Waymarker G-16, James Robinson House". Virginia Waymarker. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  3. ^ Parsons, Mia (2001). Archeological Investigation of the Robinson House Site 44PW288: A Free African-American Domestic Site Occupied From the 1840s to 1936. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior. pp. 1–136.