Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Counties in Vermont: Where Was Abiathar Smith Robinson Born? Windham? Bennington?
Nadene Goldfoot
Where was my great grandfather, Abiathar Smith Robinson born?
There are no records of him other than at the Wenona, Illinois Cemetery and my grandparents' huge Bible with records in the front pages. His wife, Julia Ann Tuller, was easily found in the October 28,1850 census living in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont with her parents at the age of 15. Abiathar was not. They married on February 29, 1852, leap year in Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont which was next door. Lots of Robinsons lived there, I noticed, and the same in Royalton. In fact, Vermont was just loaded with Robinsons of which all could have been great parents of Abiathar.
One potential father I like a lot is Descendants of HIRAM ROBINSON, Jr.
1 HIRAM ROBINSON, Jr. b: March 18, 1809 in Jamaica, Windham, Vermont d: 1839 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.
This one explains the Smith as a middle name. I like it.
Another is Descendants of JACOB H. ROBINSON
1 [1] JACOB H. ROBINSON b: 1790 in Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont , d: October 14, 1867 in Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont
.. +Mary J. b: 1805 in Bakersfield, Franklin, VT m: Abt. 1825 in prob: Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont
*2nd Wife of [1] JACOB H. ROBINSON: n, Vermont d: in Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont
.. +OLIVE Polly Clemens Clement b: August 1816 in Ferrisburg, Quebec, Canada d: December 03, 1900 in Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont m: 1837 in prob. Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont/Tunbridge, Orange, VT
Descendants of Abiathar Smith Robinson
1 [1] Abiathar Smith Robinson b: December 07, 1829 in Bennington, Bennington, VT.; Jamaica, Windham,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
It's interesting that Windsor is really next door to Orange. Lots of Robinsons came from Bennington and Windham, neighbors. Windham and Windsor are also neighbors.
Windham had over 20 pages with 20 people on each page making 400 Robinsons at the LDS FamilySearch.
Bennington has over 400 as well.
Windsor also had over 400 Robinsons.
Royalton, Windsor had 41 listed with both city and county. Many of those were children of Amos Robinson, of which there were two Amos with wives of Betsey and Lavina.
Orange had over 600. I kept going and the names kept coming. It's probably true for the others as well.
Rutland had at least 400 Robinsons.
Franklin had 360 Robinsons.
Descendants of Daniel Bullard Robinson
1 Daniel Bullard Robinson b: August 26, 1847 in Swanton/ 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 m: January 25, 1871 in St. Louis, Missouri. He's not on either tree of consideration at this time.
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| Vermont, a very small state, is only 9,623 square miles in size. Oregon happens to be 96,003 square miles in size. Frank Hugh Robinson, his son and my grandfather, moved to Oregon from Wenona, Marshall, Illinois where Frank was born. |
There are no records of him other than at the Wenona, Illinois Cemetery and my grandparents' huge Bible with records in the front pages. His wife, Julia Ann Tuller, was easily found in the October 28,1850 census living in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont with her parents at the age of 15. Abiathar was not. They married on February 29, 1852, leap year in Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont which was next door. Lots of Robinsons lived there, I noticed, and the same in Royalton. In fact, Vermont was just loaded with Robinsons of which all could have been great parents of Abiathar.
One potential father I like a lot is Descendants of HIRAM ROBINSON, Jr.
1 HIRAM ROBINSON, Jr. b: March 18, 1809 in Jamaica, Windham, Vermont d: 1839 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.
This one explains the Smith as a middle name. I like it.
Another is Descendants of JACOB H. ROBINSON
1 [1] JACOB H. ROBINSON b: 1790 in Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont , d: October 14, 1867 in Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont
.. +Mary J. b: 1805 in Bakersfield, Franklin, VT m: Abt. 1825 in prob: Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont
*2nd Wife of [1] JACOB H. ROBINSON: n, Vermont d: in Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont
.. +OLIVE Polly Clemens Clement b: August 1816 in Ferrisburg, Quebec, Canada d: December 03, 1900 in Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont m: 1837 in prob. Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont/Tunbridge, Orange, VT
Franklin was not in my consideration, but I have two ladies who match some of my genes who also have Robinsons from here.
CC and SL and her sister, CL are my 2nd to 4th cousins and they match each other on chromosome #1 segment. SL and CL match me with 24.81cMs and CC matches us with 34.44cMs. Sl and CL also match me on #7 with 48.90cMs. CC matches me on #14 with 5.68cMs and on the 23rd chromosome (X) the sex gene, telling me we share a female ancestor with a segment of 5.27cMs.
With Robinson being the 16th most popular name, it's not surprising that a Robinson would marry into another Robinson family.
CC and SL and her sister, CL are my 2nd to 4th cousins and they match each other on chromosome #1 segment. SL and CL match me with 24.81cMs and CC matches us with 34.44cMs. Sl and CL also match me on #7 with 48.90cMs. CC matches me on #14 with 5.68cMs and on the 23rd chromosome (X) the sex gene, telling me we share a female ancestor with a segment of 5.27cMs.
With Robinson being the 16th most popular name, it's not surprising that a Robinson would marry into another Robinson family.
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| Frank Hugh Robinson and father, Abiathar Smith Robinson |
Descendants of Abiathar Smith Robinson
1 [1] Abiathar Smith Robinson b: December 07, 1829 in Bennington, Bennington, VT.; Jamaica, Windham,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
It's interesting that Windsor is really next door to Orange. Lots of Robinsons came from Bennington and Windham, neighbors. Windham and Windsor are also neighbors.
Windham had over 20 pages with 20 people on each page making 400 Robinsons at the LDS FamilySearch.
Bennington has over 400 as well.
Windsor also had over 400 Robinsons.
Royalton, Windsor had 41 listed with both city and county. Many of those were children of Amos Robinson, of which there were two Amos with wives of Betsey and Lavina.
Orange had over 600. I kept going and the names kept coming. It's probably true for the others as well.
Rutland had at least 400 Robinsons.
Franklin had 360 Robinsons.
Descendants of Daniel Bullard Robinson
1 Daniel Bullard Robinson b: August 26, 1847 in Swanton/ 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 m: January 25, 1871 in St. Louis, Missouri. He's not on either tree of consideration at this time.
Labels: Bennington, counties, Franklin, Orange, Robinson, Rutland, Vermont, Windham, Windsor
Saturday, July 06, 2019
Bombay, New York: Home to Some of Our Robinsons of Shoreham, Addison, Vermont
Nadene Goldfoot
Abiathar Smith Robinson, b: December 1829, said he was born in New York on one of the census, but the other said he was from Vermont. He married in Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont and presumably was living there, too. His parents have never been found so I could verify them. He was born in 1829. John Quincy Adams was president to 1829 and then Andrew Jackson was president.
On who I think were his parents, I have found Samuel Robinson dying in 1850 in Bombay,Franklin, New York. The ancestor of interest who died in Bombay, New York was born in 1795 when George Washington was President from 1789 to 1797. Now you know how far back we have to go to get census information or any other written records of people's family highlights; birth, death, marriages.
Abiathar Smith Robinson, b: December 1829, said he was born in New York on one of the census, but the other said he was from Vermont. He married in Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont and presumably was living there, too. His parents have never been found so I could verify them. He was born in 1829. John Quincy Adams was president to 1829 and then Andrew Jackson was president.
On who I think were his parents, I have found Samuel Robinson dying in 1850 in Bombay,Franklin, New York. The ancestor of interest who died in Bombay, New York was born in 1795 when George Washington was President from 1789 to 1797. Now you know how far back we have to go to get census information or any other written records of people's family highlights; birth, death, marriages.
Bombay, New York
Bombay is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 1,357 at the 2010 census. The town was named after a city in India, now known as Mumbai, by an early landowner whose wife was from Mulund, a prominent suburb of Bombay. The Town of Bombay is in the northwest part of the county, south of Canada-United States border.
In 1804, when Michael Hogan appeared in New York with his wife, Frances Hogan, née Richardson, he was greeted with a warm reception. The Irish-born ship captain, merchant, land speculator, and also slave trader and privateer had arrived with a big fortune that, he claimed, was due to his wife—an “Indian princess.”
For the newspapers of the time, the arrival was grist for the newsprint mill: They called Frances a “dark-skinned Indian princess,” and fell in with most of Hogan’s braggadocio, which included the claim that on his marriage, he had received a dowry of “400,000 English sovereigns, or about two million dollars,” or according to other sources, “40,000 pounds in gold.”
In no time, Hogan bought land in the city, and then some months later (in 1806) in northern New York, the region measuring several thousand acres that lay only a few miles to Canada’s south. The land Hogan acquired he soon renamed Bombay, for his wife, a native of Bombay, which was then in the East India Company’s possession.
Today, the town of Bombay in north New York has, according to the US census, a population of around 1,300. Within it are two smaller hamlets—Hogansburg (Hogan named it after himself) and South Bombay. Its website proudly lists two country clubs and a casino among the town’s attractions. A history section briefly mentions the founder but doesn’t really answer the question—who was Michael Hogan?
Bombay in Franklin County (New York) is a town located in United States about 436 mi (or 702 km) north of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
Hogan bought 20,000 acres (81 km2) north of the Adirondack Mountains, including the Town of Bombay, which was named in honour of his wife's birthplace. Their son, William Hogan, served as town supervisor, and was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1822. In 1829 he was appointed as a judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Franklin County, and in 1830 he was elected to Congress.
Settlement of the town began around 1805. The region was known as Macomb's Purchase, related to a massive purchase by a land speculator when New York first put up former Iroquois lands for sale. The town of Bombay was organized from part of the town of Fort Covington in 1833.
In 1877, the town was devastated by a plague of grasshoppers, which consumed more than half of the field crops.
Descendants of Samuel Robinson
1 Samuel Robinson b: 1795 in Shoreham, Addison, Vermont d: 1850 in Bombay, Franklin, New York
.. +Mendora Mandana Phelps b: September 28, 1798 in Orwell, Addison, Vermont d: December 04, 1871 in Norfolk, St. Lawrence, New York
. 2 Almonzo Robinson b: May 05, 1822 in Shoreham, Addison, Vermont d: 1901 in Waupun, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
..... +Louisa Day b: December 20, 1820 in Bombay, Franklin, New York d: January 21, 1863 in prob. Wisconsin
..... 3 Almanzo Robinson, Jr. b: 1846 in Bombay, Franklin, New York d: November 22, 1920
......... +Sarah Jane d: in army widow on pension
..... 3 Alonzo D. Robinson b: 1848 in Bombay, Franklin, New York d: 1829
......... +Josephine Hillyer b: March 19, 1862 in Waupun, Fond du Lac, Dodge, Wisconsin
..... 3 Allen Phelps Robinson b: March 23, 1851 in Bombay, Franklin, New York d: January 15, 1929 in Stratford, Brown, South Dakota
......... +Theresa K. Allen b: 1853 d: 1905
. 2 Milo Robinson b: 1824 in Shoreham, Addison, Vermont d: 1901 in California
. 2 Samuel Byron Robinson b: 1828 in Shoreham, Addison, Vermont d: September 03, 1902 in Turtle Lake, Polk, Wisconsin
..... +Nancy b: 1829 in Bombay, Franklin, New York
. 2 John HARRISON Robinson b: October 30, 1829 in Shoreham, Addison, Vermont d: May 19, 1899 in Crowley, Adia, Louisiana
..... +Cynthia Unknown b: Abt. 1829
. 2 Mary Robinson b: 1834 in Shoreham, Addison, Vermont
. 2 Sarah Robinson b: 1837 in Bombay, Franklin, New York
. 2 Phebe Robinson b: 1843 in Bombay, Franklin, New York
Occupation: August 15, 1850, Inn Keeper Bombay, New York
More About LOUISA DAY:
Census: August 15, 1850, 29, Bombay, Franklin, New York
Children of ALMONZO ROBINSON and LOUISA DAY are:
i. ALMANZO9 ROBINSON, JR., b. 1846, Bombay, Franklin, New York; d. November 22, 1920; m. SARAH JANE; d. army widow on pension.
Resource: https://qz.com/india/1081064/how-a-slave-trader-created-a-bombay-in-new-york/
1. ALMONZO8 ROBINSON (SAMUEL7, JOHN6, GEORGE5, NATHANIEL4, GEORGE3, GEORGE2, PHILIP1) was born May 05, 1822 in Shoreham, Addison, Vermont,
and died 1901 in Waupun, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He married LOUISA DAY September 09, 1845, daughter of ORRADA DAY and ELIZA ALLEN. She was born December 20, 1820 in Bombay,
Franklin, New York, and died January 21, 1863 in prob. Wisconsin.
More About ALMONZO ROBINSON:
Census: August 15, 1850,
28, Bombay, Franklin, New YorkOccupation: August 15, 1850, Inn Keeper Bombay, New York
More About LOUISA DAY:
Census: August 15, 1850, 29, Bombay, Franklin, New York
More About ALMONZO ROBINSON and LOUISA DAY:
Marriage: September 09,
1845Children of ALMONZO ROBINSON and LOUISA DAY are:
i. ALMANZO9 ROBINSON, JR., b. 1846, Bombay, Franklin, New York; d. November 22, 1920; m. SARAH JANE; d. army widow on pension.
Notes for ALMANZO ROBINSON, JR.:
5/15/1i9 found Sarah Jane
Roinson widow to private -WWI ??
receiving pension.
1907-1933. Almanzo died 22 Nov
1920
More About ALMANZO ROBINSON, JR.:
Census: August 15, 1850, 4,
Bombay, Franklin, New York
ii. ALONZO D. ROBINSON, b. 1848, Bombay, Franklin, New York; d. 1829; m. JOSEPHINE HILLYER; b. March
19, 1862, Waupun, Fond du Lac, Dodge, Wisconsin.
More About ALONZO D. ROBINSON:
Census: August 15, 1850, 2,
Bombay, Franklin, New York
iii. ALLEN PHELPS ROBINSON, b. March 23, 1851, Bombay, Franklin, New York; d.
January 15, 1929, Stratford, Brown, South Dakota; m. THERESA K. ALLEN, February 17,
1874; b. 1853; d. 1905.
More About ALLEN ROBINSON and THERESA ALLEN:
Marriage: February 17, 1874
Resource: https://qz.com/india/1081064/how-a-slave-trader-created-a-bombay-in-new-york/
Labels: Addison, County, Franklin, Michael Hogan, Samuel Robinson, Shoreham, Story of name, Vermont
