Robinson Genealogy

Nadene Goldfoot                                       

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.

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

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.  

                                                                                                                             

Hetty:  Henrietta Howland Robinson b: 1834-d: 1916 Hetty was born the same year my ggrandmother was born.  That was 183 years ago! She was to become the USA's richest woman known for her financial skills in making money with the money she had inherited.  The "richest woman in America" amassed a fortune when other major financiers were men. But she had a huge fault.  She couldn't bring herself to spend it.  She was like King Midas. Her own son's leg became infected and she wouldn't spend the money to get medical help, and he lost his leg.  She was sick in the head.  Her worth was $100 million to $200 million--like$ 2 billion to $4.4 billion in 2017.   Ivanka, don't be like her and be stingy to yourself and to others. Hetty needed to see a psychologist but she would have never spent the money.  Why one day, she spent the whole time looking for her $0.02 stamp that she had dropped-not bringing herself to waste a penny. She was born in Massachusetts into the richest whaling family in New Bedford, then would marry a banker from Bellows Falls, Windham, Vermont.  My ggrandmother was born in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont. I discovered Hetty on my search for the preceding article for Robinsons in Vermont. This lady had such a problem.  She was the worst miser who has ever lived.  And yet she had more money than anyone could ever dream of, and would not spend a penny of it. First, her mother died and left her $8,000. Her aunt left her $20,000. Her father died and left her $5 million including a $4 million trust fund that drew annual earnings. She invested in Civil War war bonds. Her other Aunt Sylvia died and left to charity her $2 million estate, not to Hetty. Hetty came up with another will leaving it to herself: Robinson vs Mandell. 5 years later Hetty was awarded $600,000. This lady was called the Witch of Wall Street. Read the Wikipedia article about her.

Nadene Goldfoot
Descendants of Edward Mott Robinson

Generation No. 1
                                                                           
1.  EDWARD MOTT1 ROBINSON was born January 08, 1800 in South Kingstown, Washington,  Rhode Island, and died June 14, 1865 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts.  He married ABBY SLOCUM HOWLAND, daughter of GIDEON HOWLAND and MEHETABEL.  She was born March 20, 1809 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, and died 1860 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts.

More About EDWARD MOTT ROBINSON:
Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery

More About ABBY SLOCUM HOWLAND:
Occupation: family owned large whaling fleet, China trading
Religion: Quakers

Child of EDWARD ROBINSON and ABBY HOWLAND is:
i. HENRIETTA "HETTY" HOWLAND2 ROBINSON, b. November 21, 1834, New Bedford, Massachusetts; d. July 03, 1916, Manhattan, New York City, New York; m. EDWARD HENRY GREEN, July 11, 1867, Manhattan, New York; b. February 06, 1820, Bellow Falls, Windham, Vermont; d. March 19, 1902, Bellow Falls, Windham, Vermont.

Notes for HENRIETTA "HETTY" HOWLAND ROBINSON:
 Died at age 81 years 7 months 12 days.

More About HENRIETTA "HETTY" HOWLAND ROBINSON:
Burial: Immanuel Cemetery
Education 1: 1840, Reading financial paper, age 6
Education 2: Bet. 1850 - 1853, Eliza Wing School, 16-19
Individual: "the Witch of Wall Street", nickname
Occupation 1: 1847, family bookkeeper at 13 financier
Occupation 2: 1916, Capitalist
Property: Died, left $200 million, donated all but $1,388,000 for 64 colleges, churches, hospitals, etc charities
Residence: 1836, Living with grandfather, Gideon Howland

Descendants of Gideon Howland

1   Gideon Howland b: Abt. 1785
.. +Mehetabel b: Abt. 1790
. 2   Abby Slocum Howland b: March 20, 1809 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts d: 1860 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
..... +Edward Mott Robinson b: January 08, 1800 in South Kingstown, Washington,  Rhode Island d: June 14, 1865 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
..... 3   Henrietta "Hetty" Howland Robinson b: November 21, 1834 in New Bedford, Massachusetts d: July 03, 1916 in Manhattan, New York Civy, New York
......... +Edward Henry Green b: February 06, 1820 in Bellow Falls, Windham, Vermont d: March 19, 1902 in Bellow Falls, Windham, Vermont
......... 4   Edward "Ned" Howland Robinson Green Green b: August 23, 1868 in London, England, d: 1936
......... 4   Harriett "Sylvia" Ann Howland Green b: January 07, 1871 in London, England d: 1951
............. +Matthew Astor Wilks
. 2   Sylvia Ann Howland d: 1865

More About EDWARD HENRY GREEN:  Hetty's husband
Burial: Immanuel Church Cemetery
Occupation: gentleman banker
Residence 1: 1867, home in Manhattan
Residence 2: Bet. 1868 - 1869, London, England, Langham Hotel

More About EDWARD GREEN and HENRIETTA ROBINSON:
Marriage: July 11, 1867, Manhattan, New York

Descendants of Henry Atkinson Green

1   Henry Atkinson Green b: September 05, 1792 d: November 29, 1863
.. +Anne A. Tucker b: Abt. 1795
. 2   Edward Henry Green b: February 06, 1820 in Bellow Falls, Windham, Vermont d: March 19, 1902 in Bellow Falls, Windham, Vermont
..... +Henrietta "Hetty" Howland Robinson b: November 21, 1834 in New Bedford, Massachusetts d: July 03, 1916 in Manhattan, New York Civy, New York
..... 3   Edward "Ned" Howland Robinson Green Green b: August 23, 1868 in London, England, d: 1936
..... 3   Harriett "Sylvia" Ann Howland Green b: January 07, 1871 in London, England d: 1951
......... +Matthew Astor Wilks

Resource:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetty_Green
  Wikipedia on Hetty Green: Henrietta Howland Robinson
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Robinson&GSfn=Edward&GSmn=Mott&GSby=1800&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=1865&GSdyrel=in&GSst=21&GScnty=1175&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=8227042&df=all&

Nadene Goldfoot                                      

Jamaica, Vermont-1895 by Theodore Robinson He was an artist and this is one of his many oil paintings.

The distance from Jamaica, Windham,  Vermont to Royalton, Windsor, Vermont is 82.53 miles.  I've decided that Abiathar Smith Robinson b: December 1829, my ggrandfather, came from Jamaica, Windham, Vermont since I believe that his father was actually Hiram Robinson, Jr. b: March 18, 1809 in Jamaica and mother was Sally "Sarah" Smith born January 1812 also in Jamaica, Vermont.  This is because Abiathar and his wife, Julia Ann Tuller, had moved to Wenona, Marshall, Illinois and were buried there along with Sally and her 2nd husand and their children, Thomas Russell-spouse, and son:  Martin Russell.
                                                                           

Town Hall in Jamaica, Vermont

Abiathar said on later censuses that he was born in New York and later said it was Vermont.  "In the colonial period, what is now Vermont was disputed territory, with land claims from both New York and New Hampshire. The original grants for this area, issued by the Royal Governor of New York in 1767 and 1772, were for two towns. But in 1777, the Republic of Vermont was established. Ignoring the previous grants, it gave charter on November 7, 1780 for “a tract of vacant land within this state which has not heretofore been granted.”By 1781 the village was settled and organized.  In 1790, the year we had a USA 1st census, they had 263 people.  By 1830 there were 1,553 people living here.                                                                      

Jamaica, Vermont 1907

Now to find other Jamaicans  who moved from Jamaica to Royalton or next door to Tunbridge, Vermont which Abiathar did since he met and married Julia Ann Tuller in Royalton.  They married in Tunbridge on February 29, 1852.  Was this leap year?

Today there are 7 Robinsons who are living in Jamaica, Vermont with many living in the surrounding areas.  I have found 14 male Robinsons  on findagrave who died there in the early days:
Paul                d: 1790 Athens, Windham, Vermont  not on findagrave m: Hannah Trumbull
Simon T.         d: 1813
Elijah b: 1750 d: August 6, 1826, buried in Wiswell, Cemetery in Townshend nearby. Our ancestor
Hastings W     d: 1829
Jonathan         d: 1829
 Reuben           d: 1834
Aaron W.        d: 1838
Hiram Jr.        d:  1839  not on findagrave yet, our ancestor
John                d: 1843
Amaziah         d: 1852  He's also a likely father of Abiathar Smith.
Henry J.          d: 1855
Nathaniel       d: 1864
Aaron C         d: 1864
Clarke            d: 1864
John               d: 1865
James             d: 1865 not on findagrave; our ancestor married to Abigail Burt
Hiram            d: after 1870 ? Bennington? b: in Jamaica 1789, father of Amaziah
Alonzo           d: after 1880?  b: Jamaica, Vermont 1832
Curtis             d: 1877
Joel Houghton d: 1909 b,1836 d: Jamaica m: Lucy A. Matterson

I've listed Robinsons in Royalton,  Tunbridge, and surrounding towns in Vermont : http://wwwrobinsongenealogy.blogspot.com/2004_10_01_archive.html.  this was a thorough search of the family possibilities.

Reference: http://wwwrobinsongenealogy.blogspot.com/2004_10_01_archive.html  most detailed study I've done on Robinson & family in Vermont.  check it out!  
 http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/US_Distance_Result.asp?state=VT&fromplace=Jamaica%2C%20VT%2C%20United%20States&toplace=Royalton%2C%20VT%2C%20United%20States%2C&dt1=ChIJwdEkjs9V4IkRhhxCCyZyWYc&dt2=ChIJw7GHmMbZtEwRc4mUfKlsC0I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica,_Vermont
http://wwwrobinsongenealogy.blogspot.com/2009/11/1840-census-of-jamaica-vermont-with.html
http://www.mystudios.com/artgallery/T/Theodore-Robinson/Jamaica,-Vermont-(1895).html
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=robby1940&id=I20830