Robinson Genealogy: War in Vermont Takes Many Robinsons

Sunday, August 18, 2019

War in Vermont Takes Many Robinsons

Nadene Goldfoot

French and Indian War-1754-1763

The French and Indian War (1754–1763) pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by American Indian allies. At the start of the war, the French colonies had a population of roughly 60,000 settlers, compared with 2 million in the British colonies. The outnumbered French particularly depended on the Indians.

The French and Indian War was only part of a global conflict—in fact, the first world war—called the Seven Years War. The French and Indian War was essentially that part of the Seven Years’ War fought in the North American theater. It started in 1754 with twenty-two-year old George Washington and a small force of militia trying to drive the French out of the Ohio Country.

They were all part of a war that started about twenty years before the American Revolution. We call it the French and Indian War—because the war was between British colonists, British forces, and Indian allies on the one hand and French forces and their Indian allies on the other. The fighting and related maneuvers happened on what was then the western frontier—in Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, Vermont, and elsewhere. French garrisons and land claims on the western edge of the thirteen British colonies were challenges to British claims and obstacles to westward migration of British colonists. The new town of Bennington, Bennington, Vermont had men in this war.

Samuel Robinson produced a lot of children according to my searches.

Descendants of Samuel S. Robinson, III.Col.

1 [2] Samuel S. Robinson, III.Col. b: August 15, 1738 in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts d: May 03, 1813 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont

.. +Hannah Clark b: December 29, 1739 in Medway, Norfolk, Co., Hardwick, Massachusetts d: November 29, 1766 in Bennington,Bennington, Vermont

. 2 [1] Persis Robinson b: November 22, 1759 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont d: July 10, 1827 in Bennington, Vermont

..... +Jacob Safford b: November 26, 1752 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut d: May 27, 1833 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont

. *2nd Husband of [1] Persis Robinson:

..... +Levi Pierce b: September 15, 1761 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts

. 2 Mary Robinson b: August 28, 1761 in Hardwick, Massachusetts d: August 28, 1761 in Bennington, Vermont

*2nd Wife of [2] Samuel S. Robinson, III.Col.:

.. +Esther Safford b: September 22, 1750 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut/Bennington, Vt. d: September 30, 1843 in Bennington, Vermont

. 2 Hannah Robinson b: January 10, 1770 in Bennington, Vermont d: July 31, 1831 in Bennington, Vermont

..... +Charles Follett b: July 1776 in Nine Partners, N.Y. d: September 27, 1813 in Cambridge, Lamoille County, Vermont

. 2 [3] Esther Robinson b: December 16, 1771 in Bennington,Bennington County, Vermont d: January 21, 1849 in Georgia, Franklin, Vermont

..... +Asahel Hyde b: 1764 d: 1812

. *2nd Husband of [3] Esther Robinson:

..... +Asahel Safford Hyde b: 1764 in Norwich, New London County, Ct. d: December 26, 1812 in Georgia, Franklin, Vermont

. 2 SAMUEL Robinson, Jr. b: January 05, 1774 in Bennington, Vermont d: March 10, 1851 in Bennington, Vermont

..... +Sarah Harwood b: October 03, 1775 in Bennington, Vermont d: September 10, 1854 in Vermontville, Eaton, Michigan

. 2 [4] Benjamin Robinson, Dr. b: February 11, 1776 in Bennington, Vermont d: March 08, 1857 in Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina

..... +Ruth Robinson b: May 08, 1779 in Bennington, Vermont d: October 30, 1806 in Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina

. *2nd Wife of [4] Benjamin Robinson, Dr.:

..... +Ruth Robinson b: May 08, 1779 in Bennington, Windham County, Vermont d: October 30, 1806 in Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina

. *3rd Wife of [4] Benjamin Robinson, Dr.:

..... +Eliza West "Elizabeth" Pearce b: March 26, 1793 in Providence, Rhode Island d: November 07, 1869 in Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina

. 2 Polly Robinson b: June 16, 1778 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont d: March 27, 1797 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont

..... +Zephaniah Armstrong b: Abt. 1775 in Poss Bennington, Vermont

. 2 Safford Sanford M. Robinson b: May 09, 1784 in Bennington, Vermont, age 66 d: March 21, 1868 in Bennington, Vermont

..... +Martha Preston b: Abt. 1784

. 2 Hiram" Heiman" Robinson b: August 15, 1786 in Bennington, Vermont d: July 06, 1861 in Prob. Bennington, Vermont

. 2 Lucy Robinson b: December 11, 1789 in Bennington, Vermont d: December 06, 1868 in Bennington , Bennington, Vermont

..... +Erastus Montague b: July 29, 1795 in Southampton, Massachusetts d: January 18, 1852 in Gainsville, Cook, Texas

. 2 Sarah Robinson b: October 08, 1791 in Bennington, Vermont

..... +William Haswell b: August 09, 1790 in Bennington, Vermont

. 2 Betsy Robinson b: April 18, 1780 in Bennington, Vermont d: November 01, 1843 in Bennington, Vermont

..... +Jared Sears b: August 12, 1779 in Bennington, Vermont/Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts d: February 06, 1828 in Knowlesville, Orleans, New York

Fighting the British

Revolutionary War 1775-1783

The Battle of Bennington was fought August 16, 1777 in what is now Walloomsac, New York. The territory at the time disputed between New York and Vermont, was fought over supplies and troops based in Bennington. Brigadier General John Stark's brigade of New Hampshire militia was based at Bennington, Vermont.

The battles of Bennington and Saratoga are recognized as the turning point in the American Revolutionary War. They were the first major defeat of a British army and convinced France that the American rebels were worthy of military aid. General John Stark, who commanded the rebel forces at the Battle of Bennington, became widely known as the "Hero of Bennington". "Bennington Battle Day" (the anniversary of the battle) is a legal holiday in Vermont. Under the portico of the Vermont Statehouse, next to a heroic granite statue of Ethan Allen, there is a brass cannon that was captured at Bennington.

The English General Burgoyne received intelligence that large stores of horses, food and munitions were kept at Bennington, which was the largest community in the land grant area. He dispatched 2,600 men, nearly a third of his army, to seize the colonial storehouse there, unaware that General Stark's New Hampshire troops were then traversing the Green Mountains to join up at Bennington with the Vermont continental regiments commanded by Colonel Seth Warner, together with the local Vermont and western Massachusetts militia. The combined American forces, under Stark's command, attacked the British column at Hoosick, New York, just across the border from Bennington. General Stark reportedly challenged his men to fight to the death, telling them that: "There are your enemies, the redcoats and the Tories. They are ours, or this night Molly Stark sleeps a widow!" In a desperate, all-day battle fought in intense summer heat, the army of Yankee farmers defeated the British, killing or capturing 900 men. Burgoyne never recovered from this loss and eventually surrendered at Saratoga on October 17, 1777 his 5,895 men.

The Battle of Bennington, fought on August 16, 1777, was a seminal event in the history of the state of Vermont. The nascent republican government, created after years of political turmoil, faced challenges from New York, New Hampshire, Great Britain and the new United States, none of which recognized its sovereignty.

American soldiers in 1781
Notice soldiers on both sides wearing white tights!

In 1791, Vermont joined the federal Union as the fourteenth state—becoming the first state to enter the Union after the original thirteen colonies, and as a counterweight to slaveholding Kentucky, which was admitted to the Union the following year.

Bennington, Vermont is the 3rd largest city in the state today. This makes me think that this city was home for Abiathar Smith Robinson, my ggrandfather, who said in one out of 3 census that he was born in New York. The other two said Vermont. Was this a Freudian slip? It was one disputed town. He was born in December, 1829. Where and Who were his parents has not been found with hard evidence. Were records lost in the battles here?

Living there with children were some of the following Robinsons:

Aaron and Polly ...............William b: 25 Sept 1807

Aaron and Sally Hopkins...Henry Hopkins b: 14 September 1794

David and Sarah Fay.......Hiram b: 1 February 1785

Fay and Saraph

Heran and Betsey

Jonathan and Mary............Isaac Tichenor b: 27 September 1790

Joseph and Rhoda Hawks....Benjamin b: 18 July 1796

Moses and Mary.................Nathan b: 4 April 1772; Elijah 15 March 1778

Moses and Ruth Dewey

Samuel and Esther ..........Samuel b: 5 July 1799; Hiram b: 15 August 1786

Its population in the earliest of days:Bennington, Bennington, Vermont

1790	2,377	—
1800	2,243	−5.6%
1810	2,524	12.5%
1820	2,485	−1.5%
1830	3,419	37.6%
1840	3,429	0.3%

In October 1780 British commanders led an Indian raid against various towns along the White River Valley. Some of our family members were taken away by the Indians-from Abiathar's wife's side- the Durkees. Julia Ann Tuller's mother was Asenith Durkee. Timothy Durkee lost his sons after the burning of Royalton and only son Heman remained. Others moved out to New York.

In Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, a town of my interest and charted in 1779, there was

Amos and Lavina..........Allan Joseph b: 27 December 1805. (Joseph Allen)

Descendants of AMOS ROBINSON III

Descendants of AMOS ROBINSON III

1 [1] AMOS ROBINSON III b: September 25, 1767 in Lebanon,Grafton, New London, Connecticut d: April 25, 1836 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
. +Lavina Bullock b: 1773 in Orange, Grafton, New Hampshire d: January 29, 1806 in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont m: June 26, 1797 in Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire
*2nd Wife of [1] AMOS ROBINSON III:
. +Elizabeth "Betsey" Hughes b: 1762 in Norwhich, Windsor, Connecticut d: December 09, 1838 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois m: September 28, 1806 in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont/ Norwich, Windsor, Vermont/ New Hampshire

War of 1812 (1812-1815)

It all started in 1803 with the British causing 10,000 Americans
to work on British ships. The War of 1812 officially began on June 18, 1812 when America declared war against the British. Known as "Mr. Madison's War" or "The Second American Revolution," the war would last for over two years. It officially ended with the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814.

Although Vermont was not the scene of any major battles during the War of 1812, its position as a border state with British North America, and the demands by the federal government for the recruitment of troops dictated the state's involvement in the war. Several regiments of U. S. Army troops were raised, as were militia companies for the defense of the state's northern border areas. Vermont troops served primarily in the military campaigns in northern New York. Near the end of this war, "August 24-25, 1814 - The British burn Washington, D.C. and Madison flees the White House.

Civil War-1861-1865

The Civil War was America's bloodiest and most divisive conflict, pitting the Union Army against the Confederate States of America. The war resulted in the deaths of more than 620,000 people, with millions more injured and the South left in ruins.

Many sons of Jamaica served with the Union Army during the Civil War. Windham County contributed heavily to manning the 4th Vermont Infantry and nearly all of Jamaica's men joined Company I of that regiment. This regiment saw heavy combat throughout the war but the Battle of the Wilderness took the greatest toll on those from the village of Jamaica.

Descendants of HIRAM ROBINSON, Jr.

1 HIRAM ROBINSON, Jr. b: March 18, 1809 in Jamaica, Windham, Vermont d: 1842 in Jamaica, Windham, Vermont
.. +Sally "Sarah" Smith b: January 01, 1812 in Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont d: August 30, 1905 in Wenona, Marshall, Illinois m: May 20, 1830 in Jamaica, Windham, Vermont
. 2 [1] Abiathar Smith Robinson b: December 1829 in Bennington, Bennington, VT/ Cayuga, NY/ prob. Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont d: October 07, 1904 in Wenona, Marshall, Illinois
..... +Julia Ann Tuller b: December 18, 1834 in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont d: December 02, 1887 in Wenona, Marshall, Illinois m: February 29, 1852 in Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont by justice of the peace Alva Button
. *2nd Wife of [1] Abiathar Smith Robinson:
..... +Mary Jane Deffenbaugh Walters b: November 27, 1832 in Hocking County, Ohio d: July 05, 1918 in Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, age 85 m: 1896 in prob. Wenona, Illinois
. 2 Emily Robinson b: Abt. 1830 in Jamaica, Windham, Vermont d: Abt. 1851
..... +Jacob Withrow b: Abt. 1828 m: Abt. 1850
. 2 Riley "J." Robinson b: 1831 in Prob. Jamaica, Windham, Vermont d: Bef. 1931
..... +Unknown Allen b: Abt. 1831 in Connecticut
. 2 Nahum Hial Robinson b: April 03, 1834 in Jamaica, Windham, Vermont d: October 04, 1921 in West Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont
..... +Catherine Lois Vaile b: June 01, 1838 in Winhall, Bennington, Vermont d: December 31, 1920 in West Bardsboro, Windham, Vermont m: February 07, 1858 in South Londonderry, Windham, Vermont
. 2 Laura Robinson b: Abt. 1835 d: Abt. 1835
. 2 Samuel Robinson b: Abt. 1836 in Vermont d: Abt. 1864
. 2 Oscar L. Roberson Robinson b: October 17, 1838 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont d: March 13, 1923 in Wenona, Marshall, Illinois
..... +Sarah E. Powell b: September 10, 1848 in Green County, New York d: March 12, 1924 in Wenona, Marshall, Illinois m: January 24, 1867 in Rutland, Kane, Illinois
. 2 Avis Mash Robinson b: October 07, 1839 in Jamaica, Vermont d: March 05, 1932 in Ogden, Weber County, Utah
..... +James Mosher Wright b: September 26, 1832 in Ranssdaer County, New York d: July 29, 1915 in Ogden, Weber County, Utah m: 1855

St. Albans Raid was the northernmost land action of the American Civil War, taking place in St. Albans, Vermont on October 19, 1864. During the American Civil War, the State of Vermont continued the military tradition started by the Green Mountain Boys of American Revolutionary War fame, contributing a significant portion of its eligible men to the war effort.

They finally got rid of the white tights!

Living in St. Albans then were the following Robinsons:

George P b: 1852

Frederick G b: 1858

William H b: 1815

Frank b: 1835

L.L. b: 1843

Albert W. b: 1851

Stephen b: 1815

Daniel B. b: 1846

Descendants of Daniel Bullard Robinson

1 Daniel Bullard Robinson b: August 26, 1847 in St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont d: May 31, 1901 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

.. +Ella M. Perkins b: April 16, 1849 in St. Louis, Missouri d: May 02, 1903 in St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont. He is the grandson of Joseph and Rhoda Hawks of Bennington, Bennington Vermont. Joseph was the son of Leonard b 1736, a Sgt in the French and Indian War. Leonard was the son of Samuel, a founder of Bennington and also a Captain in the French and Indian War.

Descendants of SAMUEL ROBINSON, Captain

1 SAMUEL ROBINSON, Captain b: April 04, 1707 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts d: October 27, 1767 in London, England. He died of smallpox in London; could not return to Bennington alive.

.. +Marcy (Mercy ) Mary Leonard b: 1713 in Southbury, Massachusetts d: June 05, 1795 in Bennington , Bennington, Vermont

This could be Abiathar's brother: He was born in Bennington, Bennington, VT.
WAS A CIVIL WAR VETERAN

WENONA: The death of Oscar Robinson occurred at his home in this city Tuesday morning, March 13, 1923.
Mr. Robinson had been in failing health for some time.
He leaves his wife and seven sons: Calvin, Charles, Manzel and Milton of this city, William and Edward of Wyoming, IL; and one daughter, Mrs. H. Cox of Davenport, Iowa; also several grandchildren.
Mr. Robinson was a civil war veteran and Member of the G. A. R.

THE PANTAGRAPGH
BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS
THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1923 PAGE 2

Resource: http://www.ushistory.org/us/11g.asp

http://www.pbs.org/wned/war-of-1812/timeline/

Labels: Civil War, French and Indian War, Revolutionary War, Robinson men, War of 1812