Robert (1) was the son of William and Mary who start this branch of the family tree. He was born in 1702 and died in 1771 both events occurring in Helmsley. The outline of his family, offspring etc can be seen on the Helmsley page.
Robert married Ann Noble in 1724. In 1728 they had a son John, sadly Ann and John both died within that same year – I wonder if this was caused during his birth.
In 1729 Robert married his second wife, Margaret Driffield (1712 – 1780). They had 9 sons and 3 daughters. These are
Jane (1731 -),
William (1733 – 1741),
Robert (2)(1734 – 1797),
Thomas (1736 – ),
John (1738 – 1781),
Joseph (1740 – ),
Mary (1742 – 1746),
Margaret (1744 – ), married Marmaduke Huthwaite a tailor of Stokesley
Benjamin (1746 – 1827),
William (1748 – 1826),
James (1751 – ), married Elizabeth Kirkley 1775 in Gateshead. James was also a stonemason and worked on the Sunderland Pier for the period September 1779 – December 1780 before the position was taken on by his brother.
Matthew (1753 – 1773)
The offspring shown in bold red type are described further in the supplementary pages accessed by using the link
From Helmsley the family appears to have migrated a few miles up the road to Stokesley