Isaiah Robinson

Isaiah Robinson (unknown – c. 1781) was a captain in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War.

Biography

Robinson, probably born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was a member of the Philadelphia Ship Masters' Association and served as a lieutenant on the with Joshua Barney. He later commanded the 10-gun Continental sloop-of-war , fitted out by the Marine Committee shortly after Admiral Esek Hopkins' fleet sailed for New Providence in 1776, and captured a six-gun British letter of marque off the Virginia Capes.

Upon the return voyage in late November, he captured the British 12-gun sloop-of-war after a two-hour engagement near Puerto Rico.