Our information about the Robie family in England before the birth of Henry Robie is taken from Genealogical and Family History of New Hampshire by Stearns, p. 324. "The derivation of this name is a matter of conjecture, but Hon. Henry John Roby, M.P., from Manchester, England, gives reasons for thinking that the name is taken from the hamlet of Roby, in the parish of Huyton, five or six miles east of Liverpool. Since 1403, the residence of the Robies can be distinctly traced to Castle Donington, a small town in the northern edge of Leicestershire, England, which lies between the counties of Derby and Nottingham. The name is variously spelled Robie, Roby, Robey, Robay, Robye, and Rooby, but was spelled Robie by Thomas, the father of Henry, the immigrant. Disconnected statements in the records of Castle Donington between 1402 and 1512 show the existence of the family at that place between those dates."

Henry came to Exeter, NH from Dorchester, MA in 1639, was a signer of the "Combination," joined in building a sawmill in 1649, and was selectman in 1650. Soon after 1650, this family moved to Hampton, NH, where Henry was a selectman several times starting in 1656, was a constable in 1661, a Justice of the Peace for many years, and a Justice of the Court of Sessions. He and his wife were recorded as members of the town church on 18 September 1671. In 1677, he was sent to flank the Indians, who were besieging the Hampton settlement. During his last years, he kept an ordinary (inn or public house) which his widow continued after his death.

Henry and his first wife, Ruth (Moore) Robie had eight children, the first three probably born in Exeter, NH, the last five probably born in Hampton, NH:

• Mary, m. 22 Dec. 1663 Samuel Folsom.
• Thomas, b. 1 March 1646; m. 8 Dec. 1687, Martha Eaton.
• John, b. 2 Feb. 1649; m. 1 Nov. 1677, Ann Corliss, daughter of George Corliss. Fifteen days after his wife's death, he was killed by the Indians leaving seven children, none over twelve years of age.
• Judith, b. about 1650; accused John Young of fathering her son, John, who was born 6 Dec. 1671; m. 15 Sept. 1693, Samuel Healey, son of William Healey.
• Ruth, b. 3 March 1654; living unmarried in 1686.
• Deliverance, b. 22 March 1657; not listed in her father's will; m. 28 Dec. 1680, Nathaniel Haseltine, son of John Haseltine.
• Samuel, b. 4 Aug. 1659; m. Mary Page, daughter of Thomas Page.
• Ichabod, b. 26 Nov. 1664; m. (1) Lucy Page, daughter of Francis Page; m. (2) Lydia Spendlow.

Henry and his third wife Sarah Robie had one child:

• Sarah, b. 19 April 1679; not in her father's will; m. possibly Samuel Clough.

We don't have much information about Samuel other than the fact that he served on the jury in 1695.

Samuel and his wife Mary (Page) Robie had eleven children, all born in Hampton, NH:

• Ruth, b. 1679; m. John Sanborn.
• Mary, b. 25 Nov. 1686; m. as his second wife, Henry Dearborn, son of Henry Dearborn.
• Sarah, b. 27 March 1689; m. Nathaniel Batchelder, son of Nathaniel Batchelder.
• Theodate, b. 5 Dec. 1691; m. Abraham Drake, son of Abraham Drake.
• Huldah, b. 8 March 1694; m. James Perkins, son of Humphrey Perkins.
• Bathsheba, b. 2 Aug. 1696; m. Deacon Joshua Lane, son of William Lane.
• Thomas, b. 10 Oct. 1698; d. 4 March 1767; m. Sarah Fogg, daughter of James Fogg.
• Hannah, b. 26 Feb. 1701; m. John Tilton, son of Joseph Tilton.
• Abigail, b. 19 April 1703; m. Ezekiel Dow, son of Jabez Dow.
• Elizabeth, b. 19 July 1704; m. James Fogg, son of James Fogg.
• Bethia, b. 28 Dec. 1707; m. Abner Fogg, son of Seth Fogg.