Tuesday, July 09, 2019

Tunbridge and Royalton, Vermont Beginnings:

Nadene Goldfoot                                         
                                                                 
Royalton, Orange, Vermont is the site on the 1850 census showing that my ggrandmother, Julia Ann Tuller, lived here at the age of 15.  She married Abiathar Smith Robinson next door in Tunbridge, Vermont in 1852 in February, a leap year. 

When did these towns start and how long had Abiathar's family been in Vermont?

A bit of interesting history:  Royalton was originally chartered (also known as patented) on November 23, 1769, by King George III through the Royal Lieutenant Governor of New York. This Royal New York Charter granted 30,000 acres of unclaimed land to 30 Partitioners who had the land surveyed three years prior to the charter. The New York Charter included restrictions: all mines of silver and gold were to remain the property of the King and all large pine trees fit for ship masts were reserved for the Royal Navy.   They suffered from a large Indian attack in 1780.  
                                                                     
South Royalton, Windsor, Vermont
The town was re-chartered by the Independent Republic of Vermont on December 20, 1781. Vermont did not become a part of the United States until March 4, 1791. This Vermont Charter had more restrictions on the land than the original New York Charter and was granted to some 58 people known as Proprietors.. This happened after the USA's first census of 1790.  

1790 census: Charles Robinson was listed in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont. Many Robinsons would be here throughout 1840s census.

1800: census:  Amos Robinson was listed in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont.

Other Robinsons are living in other towns in Windsor.

Elijah Robinson Jr.  Wethersfield, Windsor, Vermont
Benjamin  Wethersfield
Charles       "
Peter          "
Jasper        "
Elijah         "
Stephen   Baltimore
James      Reading
Ebenn      Reading
Isaiah      Springfield
Daniel     Springfield
William     Hartford
Amos       Hartford
Eham       Bethel
Gelotes     Plymouth
Silas         Windsor
Peter        Chester

1810:  Amos Robinson  Royalton 
Charles    Wethersfield
Peter       Wethersfield
John        Wethersfield
Benjamin  Wethersfield
Stephen   Baltimore
Ebans (Ebenezer)b: 1765  Reading in 1840 military at age 75????wow! 
James     Reading
Daniel     Springfield
Daniel     Hartford
Elizer      Bethel
Lelotus    Plymouth 
Silas        Windsor
Peter       Chester 
James     Chester
Deborah  Pomfret
Ebenezer    Bridgewater

1820: Amos Robinson  Royalton
         Timothy Robinson  Royalton 
Charles  Wethersfield
Benjamin  Weathersfield


Stephen   Baltimore
James      Reading
James      Reading
Ebenezer  Reading
Ebenezer 2nd  Reading
Augustus  Springfield
John        Springfield
Daniel     Springfield
Lydia       Springfield
Isaiah      Springfield
Rosanah  Plymouth
John D.     Windsor
Elijah        Windsor
Moses       Windsor
James       Chester
Peter        Chester
Luther      Bridgewater
Eli            Bridgewater
Eliazer      Bridgewater
Henry       Sharon
Joel          Norwich

              1830 Census in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont

Chloe       Wethersfield
Stephen   Baltimore
Phineas C. Baltimore
Loke         Baltimore
James       Reading
Lewis        Reading
James       Reading
Marvin      Reading
Eben         Reading
Eben         Reading
William     Reading
Daniel       Springfield 

George      Hartford
Daniel       Hartford
Moses       Windsor
Elisha       Windsor
Mary        Windsor
Thomas    Chester
John H.    Chester
Horatio     Bridgewater
Nathaniel L.  Bridgewater
Jfe           Bridgewater
Luther      Bridgewater
Joel          Sharon

1830 had no Robinsons in Royalton.  They had all moved out into other towns of Windsor County.  The family of Timothy Durkee suffered through the burning of Royalton on October 16, 1780, 50 years ago.  It was when Royalton was surprised by an attack of 300 Indians of many tribes.  The leaders were from the Caghnewaga tribe from Canada with intentions of destroying the town of Newbury in eastern Vermont on the Connecticut River.  

Only Timothy's oldest son, Heman,  remained in Royalton.  Harvey remained in Vermont.  Several moved to New York.  Timothy's grandchildren spread out far and wide to Pennsylvania, New York, Winsconsin, Texas, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, and Odelltown, Canada.  Some even stayed in Vermont.  

1840 in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont 
Timothy Robinson in Royalton
Joseph Robinson in Royalton 

John     Wethersfield
Moody W. Robinson in Reading
Ebenezer Robinson  in  Reading
Mary Robinson    Reading
Ezra                   Reading
Ebenezer            Reading
Marvin                Reading
Ebenezer            Reading
William               Reading
James                 Reading
Ebenezer             Reading
Lucius                 Reading
Mary                  Bridgewater
Ebenezer            Bridgewater
Jesse                  Bridgewater
Nathaniel            Bridgewater
Leonard              Bridgewater
Cyrus                 Sharon
Roswell               Sharon
Samuel              Norwich
Nelson               Norwich
Horatio              Pomfret 
Amos                Pomfret
Joseph              Hartford
Augustus           Windsor
Moses                Windsor 
Thomas             Chester
John H.              Cavendish
Stephen             Baltimore

Looking at John in the 1840 Wethersfield census, he was from age 30-40, so in 1850 he would have been from 40-50.  A John Robinson was 51 in Royalton on the 1850 census in the Tuller household.  In 1840 the Wetherfield John had a son under 5, one from 5-10 and one from 10-15.  By the 1850 census he would have been from 20-30.  This fits Abiathar who was 21. Hmmm!   John had a lot of females in his home in 1840; a daughter under 5, one fro 15-20, 30-40, 40-50, and 70-80.  He or his wife may have had female siblings living with them and of course the grandmother.  Information has been found.  This must be his father.  His mother is Elizabeth Haskell.   This line takes me directly to Reverend John Robinson who went the Pilgrims over on the Mayflower to America.  It's can't be!  Our Y haplogroup is R-L21.  Anyone else in this group have this?  I went by a finished tree already on FamilySearch.  

The population of Wethersfield:

Historical population
CensusPop.
17901,146
18001,94469.6%
18102,1158.8%
18202,3018.8%
18302,213−3.8%
18402,002−9.5%

Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont   This is where Abiathar Smith Robinson seemed to be living in when he married in February 1852. It's a town next door to Royalton.  
                                               

 Tunbridge is a town in Orange CountyVermontUnited StatesEstablished in 1761, Tunbridge has three villages and five covered bridges that follow the First Branch of the White River and Vermont Route 110.  

"Tunbridge was granted by Benning Wentworth of New Hampshire in 1761. The town was named fNaor the Viscount of Tunbridge who lived back in England. The first settlers in town were Moses and Susannah Ordway. They were the parents of 22 children, eighteen of whom lived to adulthood. In October of 1780, during the Revolution, a British led military force of some three hundred Mohawks from Canada, attacked Tunbridge. Four men were killed and some thirty males were taken prisoner. It was not until the end of the Revolution that the town was safe enough for settlement.  This must be the same attack as Royalton experienced.             


         Orange, Vermont 1790 Census: No Robinsons in Tunbridge;

1. Jonathan Robinson 1790 census in Ryegate, Orange, Vermont-died in Indiana in 1850.
2. Amos Robinson, Northfield, Orange, Vermont
3. Nathaniel Robinson, Northfield  "        "
4. Daniel Robinson, Strafford
5. Abraham Robinson, Strafford
6. John Robinson, Topsham
7. Samuel Robinson; Fairley

The census of 1791 found nine hundred people living in Tunbridge." 

       Orange, Vermont 1800 Census:  No Robinsons in Tunbridge

1. Amos Robinson, Northfield
2. Nathaniel Robinson  Northfield
3. Ezekiel Robinson Northfield
4. Daniel Robinson  Strafford
5. Daniel W. Robinson  Strafford
6. Zadock Robinson  Strafford
7. Abraham Robinson  Strafford
8. William Robinson  Barre
9. William B. Robinson  Barre
10. Ashur Robinson, Brookfield
11. Jona Robinson, Cornith and Washington
12. Samuel Robinson  West Fairlee
 13.David Robinson  West Fairlee
 14. Jesse Robinson  West Fairlee
 15. Isaac Robinson  Williamstown
 16. James Robinson  Thetford
 17. Samuel Robinson  Thetford

     Orange, Vermont 1810 Census: No Robinsons in Tunbridge

Simeon Robinson  North Hero
Jond (Jonathan) Robinson  Cornith
Samuel Robinson, Thetford
William Robinson  Williamstown
Solomon "                    "
N  (Nathaniel ?)    Northfield
Amos    "                   "
Ezekiel   "                  "
David     "           Vershire
Josiah   "           Strafford
Abram   "                 "
James   "                 "
Daniel   "                 "
Zadock  "                 "
Daniel   "                 " 
Ashur   "            Brookfield
Andrew              Berlin
James                Randolph

As of the 2017 Census the town population was 1,171 . The town consists of three village centers, all situated on Vermont Route 110 in the valley of the first branch of the White River. The three settlements are named North Tunbridge (also known locally as "Blood Village"), Tunbridge Village ("Market") and South Tunbridge ("Jigger").  

Because Vermont abounded with Robinsons, Abiathar could have been a son of anyone of them.  It's like trying to find a needle in a haystack in finding his father who has not been on any census with him.  A John Robinson was living with his wife's Tuller family in Royalton in 1850, the 1st census with women's names as well.  He was said to be born in 1799.  


Resource:  http://royaltonvt.com/about-royalton/town-history/
https://ldsgenealogy.com/VT/Royalton.htm
http://tunbridgevt.org/our-history/

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