Robinson family of New York
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The Robinson family of New York was a prominent colonial-era landowning and political family that rose to influence through strategic alliances with other powerful dynasties such as the Philipse family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robinson family of New York canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3902079 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robinson family of New York Context triple: [Philipse family, maritalAlliance, Robinson family of New York]
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Riker family of New York
The Riker family of New York is a prominent early colonial lineage descended from Dutch settler Abraham Rycken, historically associated with landholdings and influence in the New York area.
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Rappaport family
The Rappaport family is a prominent philanthropic family known for major contributions to public policy, civic life, and institutions in the Greater Boston area.
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Stuyvesant family
The Stuyvesant family is a prominent Dutch-American lineage best known for its influential role in colonial New Netherland and early New York society, including figures like Peter Stuyvesant.
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D.
Van Cortlandt family
The Van Cortlandt family was a prominent colonial-era New York landowning and political dynasty that played a major role in the early development of the Bronx and greater New York City.
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Robinson family
The Robinson family is a prominent landowning family in Hawaii known for their long-term private ownership and stewardship of the island of Niʻihau.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robinson family of New York Target entity description: The Robinson family of New York was a prominent colonial-era landowning and political family that rose to influence through strategic alliances with other powerful dynasties such as the Philipse family.
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A.
Riker family of New York
The Riker family of New York is a prominent early colonial lineage descended from Dutch settler Abraham Rycken, historically associated with landholdings and influence in the New York area.
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B.
Rappaport family
The Rappaport family is a prominent philanthropic family known for major contributions to public policy, civic life, and institutions in the Greater Boston area.
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C.
Stuyvesant family
The Stuyvesant family is a prominent Dutch-American lineage best known for its influential role in colonial New Netherland and early New York society, including figures like Peter Stuyvesant.
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D.
Van Cortlandt family
The Van Cortlandt family was a prominent colonial-era New York landowning and political dynasty that played a major role in the early development of the Bronx and greater New York City.
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E.
Robinson family
The Robinson family is a prominent landowning family in Hawaii known for their long-term private ownership and stewardship of the island of Niʻihau.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial American family
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landowning family ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ political family ⓘ |
| activeDuring | colonial era ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Philipse family ⓘ |
| associatedWith | other New York elite families ⓘ |
| country | Province of New York ⓘ |
| economicBase |
agricultural estates
ⓘ
land rents ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | British colonial settlers ⓘ |
| family |
Philipse family
ⓘ
Robinson family of New York self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| formedAllianceThrough |
land transactions
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marriage connections ⓘ political cooperation ⓘ |
| governanceLevel | provincial politics ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember | Beverley Robinson ⓘ |
| historicalContext | British colonial rule in North America ⓘ |
| intermarriedWith | Philipse family ⓘ |
| involvedIn | colonial New York politics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
alliances with other powerful families
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large landholdings ⓘ political influence ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New York ⓘ |
| occupation |
landowner
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politician ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Loyalist ⓘ |
| politicalNetwork | New York Loyalist elite ⓘ |
| politicalRole | officeholding in colonial government ⓘ |
| propertyType | manorial-style estates ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | Hudson Valley ⓘ |
| riseToInfluenceFactor |
large-scale landownership
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strategic alliances ⓘ |
| socialClass |
elite
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landed gentry ⓘ |
| spouse |
Beverley Robinson
ⓘ
Susanna Philipse ⓘ |
| status | prominent ⓘ |
| strengthenedPowerThrough | marriage into the Philipse family ⓘ |
| timePeriodEnd | 18th century ⓘ |
| timePeriodStart | 17th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robinson family of New York Description of subject: The Robinson family of New York was a prominent colonial-era landowning and political family that rose to influence through strategic alliances with other powerful dynasties such as the Philipse family.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Beverley Robinson