Wednesday, October 05, 2022
Robinson Ancestor Found By DNA Line From Robert Robinson of England 1465-1510
Nadene Goldfoot
It is October, 2022. I've been working on this forever. I've changed my mind at least 100 times, but finally am settling on who Abiathar Smith Robinson's line comes from. . His mother had to be Lois Safford. Here's how I decided, see below the pictures:
I believe that Abiathar's father was Amos Robinson, IV.
1 [1] AMOS IV ROBINSON b: December 28, 1797 in Royalton, Windsor County, Vermont/Barnard, VT d: August 07, 1871 in Menasha, Wisc-hit by lightening while helping another farmer-hay caused it Age at death: 73
. +Betsey Davis b: 1795 in Royalton, Vermont d: September 15, 1824 in Brownell house, Broad Brook, Royalton, Vermont age 23 m: December 10, 1821 in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont Age at death: 29 est. m: December 10, 1821 in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont
*2nd Wife of [1] AMOS IV ROBINSON:
. +LOIS Louisa SAFFORD b: December 04, 1800 in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont d: September 14, 1880 in Menasha, Winnebago, Wisconsin m: June 09, 1825 in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont Age at death: 79 m: June 09, 1825 in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont
My 1st cousin took 67 allele test, then the Big Y Test, paid for by the Fitzpatrick Irish group, because we matched their people, giving us Irish origins with some unknown cousin, and it showed that we we had 2 other matches on FTDNA at that Big Y state; Robert Robinson b:1465-d: 1510 who was already listed on my tree; and Ralph Dyer of England, of which I had the present Dyer already listed on my tree. This Robert Robinson was the result of my first inclination of the correct ancesto, a perfect match to Dyer and a perfect match to the Irish Fitzpatricks. Grandpa Frank had told us his ancestors were from Wales which could have been true, though going deeper, they came from Ireland. A war had been going on between Ireland and England and things do get messy.
I followed Robert's descendants through the tree and it led to, surprises of all surprises, to my original hunch, Amos Robinson IV b: 1797 in Royalton, Vermont and his wife, Lois or Louisa Safford, also of Royalton. Our ggrandfather, Abiathar Smith Robinson, was married to Julia Ann Tuller of Royalton. Abiathar was never on any written papers being the son of Amos. That's why it was so hard to find his father. Abiathar was left out of any written history. All I could find out was that he was born on December 7, 1829 which is probably why he wasn't listed, being born with snow most likely in December in Royalton or nearby.
Heaven help me if I change my mind. This messes up my other female DNA connections, but they must connect somewhere along the way somehow. It's just that this Big Y test result is BIG and Important. There are a million Robinsons from New England, and only 3 tested with this DNA. It's quite rare. Before the Big Y test, we knew it to be called R-M269. I had tested it past the 67 allele test headed for more, but the Big Y is the end of the line, at least for now.
Now I'll have to go back and see what I can do with cousins already found that are not connected to this line---yet. There are names that are the same, though, another fact that is most confusing.
Back to Royalton, Windsor County, Vermont ! When I first started this research, I took out a book at the library on Royalton, Vermont descendants, and that's where I got a lot of my information. It was special, on the inter-state loan section behind the desks. History of Royalton, Vermont: With Family Genealogies, 1769-1911 - Mary Evelyn Wood Lovejoy - Google Books.
My gosh! Doing a search, I found a kinetic metal sculptor by the name of Amos Robinson! Could he be related?
Royalton is in Windsor County, bottom in blue.
Update; 10/10/22 An additional point is that I have DNA cousins found and thought the connection was from Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont. Bakersfield is only 81 miles from Royalton, Windsor, Vermont; and today it would take only 1 hour and 34 minutes to drive the distance on I-89 North. So it is possible to still find the connection between the female twins Sherie and Cheryl Lynn, 2nd-4th cousins and Cheryl, a 3rd cousin once Removed. The irony here is that my 1st cousin is Charlotte Carol that we call Sherie. There's got to be a Charlotte or Sheryl in our genealogy that connects these 2 families with us besides the surname of Robinson.
Ggrandfather Abiathar Smith Robinsons father, Amos Robinson IV, was born in Royalton in 1797, died in 1871 in Wisconsin. He was married to Lois Safford and Betsey Davis.
Amos's father was Amos Robinson III, born in Connecticut and died in Illinois. He was married to Lavina Bullock and Elizabeth Hughes.
Amos's father was Amos Benton, II, born in Massachusetts and died in New Hampshire. He was married to Deborah Hyde, and a Lydia and an Anna. Deborah was b: CT and d: Hartford, Windsor, Vermont.
Amos Benton Robinson's father was Amos Robinson, Sr. born in Massachusetts and died in Massachusetts. His wife was Priscilla Lake and Lydia Wentworth.
My female DNA matches with Robinson on their tree had a mother, Diane M possibly of Rhode Island. (I have a 1st cousin, Diane Robinson). Their grandparents were a Richard David and a Lillian of Massachusetts, but our connection seems to be closer than that.
Their ggrandparents, Arthur David, are from Bakersfield, Vermont and Massachusetts. Arthur David's wife was Rebecca. His father was David, son of a Jacob Robinson, and there are a million Jacob Robinsons in New England. David was married to Rosina.
Cherie's connection were from Washington and Canada. Her father was from Kansas and mother from Minnesota. Her grandparents were from New Hampshire but buried in Bakersfield, and a New York, New Hampshire connection. There's Bakersfield that connect these 3 ladies, but not necessarily me.
Resource:
My Robinson family tree
https://amosrobinson.com/about/
https://www.fitzpatrickclan.org/
Labels: Abiathar Smith Robinson, DNA Big Y Test, Fitzpatrick, Frank Hugh Robinson, Robinson, Royalton, Vermont, Windsor
Sunday, April 18, 2021
The Indian Raid on Royalton, Windsor, Vermont With Bigger Implications From British Rule-and Our Ancestors, the Rix and Durkee Families
Nadene Goldfoot
I had read about the burning of Royalton from the Durkee family newsletter from the Spring of 1993 of which Bernice B. Gunderson was the editor and family researcher for the President, Robin K. Durkee. It was exciting to find we also had Durkee lines running through our veins with all that DNA, so its history was even more impressive. Now I'm finding reference to this in another form. https://www.ourherald.com/articles/royalton-raid-revisited. The burning of this town was most distressful as they were the very 1st settlers of the town that was started in 1779. There was the settlement before being chartered and the town was thriving. They had large stocks of cattle. They were attacked on October 16, 1780.
My interest today lies in the fact that Abiathar and Julia Ann, married in 1852 in Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont which is next door to Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, moved to Canada and were there for I don't now how long until after the Civil War when I found them in Wenona, Marshall, Illinois. My question was why would anyone move there?
Canada was luring loyalists to Canada with the promise of free land. They evidently had reason to think they could apply and get land. I have no solid proof of who Abiathar's parents were or who they were connected with. I've been making a lot of educated guesses because Vermont, in fact all of New England was bursting with Robinsons, the 16th most popular surname eventually in the USA.
The well-known heroine of the day is a young mother, Hannah Handy or Hendee, who has escaped capture but who crosses the White River to confront Lt. Houghton, to demand the return of her son. Hendee’s spunk earns her the admiration of the Mohawks, who eventually agree to hand over her son and several other children.
The Indians killed Pember and Button and took as prisoners, Joseph Kneeland, Havens, Mesers, Simeon Belknap, Giles Gibbs and Jonathan Brown with Joeph Kneeland and his aged father, Elias Curtis, John Kent and Peter Mason. They plundered every house they found. They came upon General Elias Stevens working with his oxen. He rode home halfway and saw Captain Joseph Parkhurst who told him that the Indians were by river already, so they both rode down river. when they came to the home of Deacon Daniel Rix where they rescued his wife and 3 of their children with the Deacon. Again Stevens ran into Indians and veered, coming to his father in law's home, tilly Parkhurst. General Stevens tried to get people into the woods, out of sight of the Indians. Many, driven by fear, wound up in Sharon, Vermont and at Captain E. Parkhurst's home. (I have Pember on our tree.)
The Indians had gone to the home of Deacon Daniel Rix. They took Gardner Rix, his son, a boy about 14 years old which his mother witnessed. They left another house and went up the river as far as Mr. Timothy Durkee's home where they took 2 of his boys prisoners; Adan and Andrew, and carried the former to Canada, who died there in prison. Adan Durkee died in camp at Montreal. The family of Timothy Durkee suffered through the burning of Royalton. Only the eldest son, Heman, remained in Royalton after this attack. Several had moved to New York, with the grandchildren spreading out to Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Texas, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Odelltown, Canada, and Iowa.
Meanwhile, a militia of some 300 armed settlers has been mustered and comes upon Lt. Houghton and his party at about 2 a.m. For Zadock Steele and other captives, these trials are only the beginning of two years of hardship. Held first at an Indian village in Canada, Steele and others are eventually sold to the British. For most of the next two years, he is held in a maximum-security prison on an island in the middle of the St. Lawrence River, under conditions of extreme privation.
In August of 1782, Steele and several other prisoners stage a daring escape, which involves digging a 20-foot tunnel, and then swimming through the dangerous rapids surrounding the island. The escapees have no way of knowing the Revolutionary War is over, and all prisoners are about to be released.
Abiathar and Julia Ann named their 1st son, born in November 1852, Edward RIX Robinson. I guess they knew about the Indian raid, alright. Deacon Daniel Rix is my 5th great grandfather from Julia's side. We have a whole slew of Rix ancestors. Julia Ann Tuller's mother was Asenith Durkee, born 1814 Timothy Durkee, born May 18, 1776 was Asenith's 2nd cousin twice removed.
The Rix Family came from Connecticut before the Royalton Raid
Goodbye to Grandparents
Garner was born on July 31, 1767 in Preston, New London, Connecticut. Garner Rix grew up on the farm near his grandparents, aunts, uncles and lots of cousins. He was the oldest son of Daniel and Rebecca (Johnson) Rix. When Garner was about 12 years old his family packed up their things and moved up the Connecticut River to their new home in Royalton, Vermont. That year his older sister, Susanna, was 14. She probably was a great help to their mother in caring for the younger children: Joseph 9, Rebecca 7, Daniel 4, and Little Elisha just 2 years old. In this, the spring of 1779, their mother, Rebecca, 37, was pregnant with Jerusha.
Garner Rix was 13 years old at the time of the Royalton Raid. He was captured by the Indians in the last raid of the American Revolution. He was taken to Montreal, sold to a French Woman who kept him safe for a year until it was safe for him to walk home, by himself at age 14. When he got back home the town gave him the land that I live on. Garner Rix was my great, great, great, great-grandfather...(This is from the author I just found,
This is the 2nd article I've written about the burning of Royalton. Read my article from below's address.
Resource:
Everyday Life in Early America
by David Freeman Hawke https://wizzley.com/garner-rix-and-the-royalton-raid-1780/
http://wwwrobinsongenealogy.blogspot.com/2019/05/two-soldiers-saved-our-family-in.html
https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/rix/about/background
https://www.oregongenealogy.com/baker/durkee/durkee_family.htm
https://www.brpedersen.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I29332&tree=Ancestors
Labels: Asenath Durkee, Canadian land, Clark Walcott Durkee, Durkee, Loyalists, Lt. Houghton, Mohawk Indians, Orange, Pember, Revolutionaries, Rix, Robinson, Royalton, Tuller, Tunbridge, Vermont, Windsor
Saturday, January 09, 2021
Where Did John Robinson of Royalton, Windsor, Vermont Come From and Then Go To?
Nadene Goldfoot
On the 1850 census of Royalton, Windsor, Vermont; of Alonzo Charles Tuller (listed as Alaze Fuller) was the 15 year old daughter of Alonzo, Julia Ann Tuller. She would marry Abiathar Smith Robinson. I have been forever bothered because I cannot tell for sure who Abiathar's father, therefore family were. There were so many many Robinsons in the area. Alonzo was a stone cutter.
In Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, next door to Royalton on the August 10, 1860 census was a James Robinson 60, and his son, James K Robinson , 29. Mary is the mother, age 58.
In Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, next door to Royalton, on the July 25, 1870 census was a James Robinson. I have seen a John James "Kimo Pakaka" Robinson listed in a list of Robinsons who died in 1876. Could this also be the John? This James was 70 born in 1800 and seemingly the father of another James T Robinson age 39 and Charles K Robinson 41 . (I see the T and K have been misread several times.).
Oh oh. John Robinson of Calais, Washington, Vermont was on the September 5, 1850 census there. So this cannot be my John Robinson on the 1850 census with the Tullers. Calais, Washington is next door to Orange where Tunbridge is-a town next door to Royalton. They could all be related, though; or NOT. Robinson is such a common name in New England, the 16th most common.
John Robinson age 58 of Calais was also in Calais in 1860 with wife, Lucy. Listed in John's family also was Hiram Robinson, age missing-a carpenter-joiner; a brother possibly? On that census page was also listed Levi Robinson 55, farmer, and wife Catherine, hopefully a brother to John. This was taken on August 10, 1860. Calais, Washington is next door to Orange, Vermont.
John , now 78 years old, was also on the June 24, 1880 census of Calais, Washington, Vermont. He's still a farmer and married to Lucy. Next door lives Corrie E Robinson, 34 yr old female-daughter?
Julia Tuller and Abiathar Smith Robinson married February 29, 1852 in Tunbridge. Both could have had relatives there. Julia was 17, born December 18, 1834. Abiathar was born on December 7, 1829 we think in Vermont according to a few census, but one said NY. Both December babies, Abiathar was 5 years older than Julia.
DNA testing shows that I am related to 2 women, we believe through the Robinson line. One is a twin, so actually 2 matches right there who are 2nd to 4th cousins through a Diane Robinson with father of Richard David Robinson to Arthur David Robinson of Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont to David of Bakersfield and I believe onto Jacob A Robinson b: 1790 in Bakersfield to John Robinson b: 1769 of Tolland, CT. The other, also a 2nd to 4th cousin but with less cMs, is a very nice woman, my with a Charles Bartlett married to Martha Ellen Brown Robinson to a John Robinson of Vermont b: 1826 to Israel Robinson b: 1800 in Roxbury, Delaware, NY and so on to the famous John Robinson who sent the Pilgrims over to America on the Mayflower.
Other than the 2 DNA matches; 1st cousin K. Robinson matches up with a J, but my brother and I do not. He matches a M and D. My brother matches many Robinsons, all from our father's side of the family-and 2 from our mother's mother who was from Sweden; none from our mother's father's side of the family who was a Robinson-a Blue-bellied Yankee of New England. I match those similar to my brother. Cousin K and my brother matched a D J R so that's a possible one to check on.
The sad note is that my genealogy matches doesn't get help from the DNA matches. Also, the 1850 census is the first to list women and children, too. An 1840 is not helping in tracing back if one needs a wife and children to correspond with info on 1850's. John Robinsons were rather rare around Royalton. Abaither's were extinct!
The 1830 census Rutland should hold the father of Abiathar, since he was born in 1829. There are listed on the 1830 census 4,652 Robinsons in Vermont!
A county is next door to Windsor is Rutland. On the 1830 census 1st page listing was an Amos Robinson in Menden, Rutland, Vermont but no child under 5 was marked. Pawlett, Rutland, VT had Esra Robbinson, age 40-50, with a boy under 5. A possible brother, Otis Robbinson had 2 sons under 5.
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Labels: 1850 census, John robinson, Royalton, Vermont, Windsor
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Counties in Vermont: Where Was Abiathar Smith Robinson Born? Windham? Bennington?
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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
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
Tuesday, July 09, 2019
Tunbridge and Royalton, Vermont Beginnings:
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.
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| South Royalton, Windsor, Vermont |
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 | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1790 | 1,146 | — | |
| 1800 | 1,944 | 69.6% | |
| 1810 | 2,115 | 8.8% | |
| 1820 | 2,301 | 8.8% | |
| 1830 | 2,213 | −3.8% | |
| 1840 | 2,002 | −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 County, Vermont, United States. Established 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/
Labels: census, Orange, Robinson, Royalton, Tunbridge, Vermont, Windsor
