Robinson Genealogy

Nadene Goldfoot                                       

My ggrandparents, Abiathar Smith Robinson and Julia Ann Tuller married in Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont on February 29, 1852, a Sunday. Julia was 15 on the 1850 census of Royalton, Windsor, Vermont.  She was 17 years, 2 months and 11 days old on her wedding day. Her mother was a Durkee. In 1850 Tunbridge had a population of 1,786.

In Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont on the 1850 census was Elvira Robinson age 27 from Canada and her 5 year old boy, Lucius Robinson.  Elvira was from Canada.  Lucius had been born in Vermont.  She had no husband listed but was living with the Durfees, which  must have been Durkees.
                                                    

In 1852, Julia Ann Tuller was listed as living in Tunbridge.  We know in 1850 she was 15 living with her parents in Royalton.  Her father was Alonzo Charles Tuller.  No other Tullers were listed.  Alva Button was the Justice of the Peace who performed the ceremony.  I believe I also saw where Abiathar was also living in Tunbridge in 1850 or at least in 1852.

Elijah Durfee, born in Vermont was 45 so was born in 1805 and was a manufacturer.  His wife Hannah was 35 and born in New Hampshire in 1815.  They had a 16 year old son, Rufus also born in NH, and daughter Hannah L. Durfee 4.   Descendants of Elijah Durkee

1  Elijah Durkee b: 1805 in Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont
.. +Hannah b: 1815 in New Hampshire
                                                

The wedding would take place on Feb 29, 1852 in Tunbridge, a Leap Year.
Of the Durkee men in 1850 there were many:
1. Paine b: 1804
2. Darius b: 1806
3. Charles b: 1806
4. Roswell b: 1809
5,George W. b: 1811
6. William H. b: 1813
7. Benjamin F. b: 1816
8. John b: 1834
9. Simeon P.  b:1835
10. Horace b: 1837
11. Albert b: 1839
12 Elijah Durfee (Durkee) b: Vermont, on the 1850 census of August 14 age 45, a manufacturer
    his wife, Hannah age 35 born in New Hampshire
    Rufus Durkee age 16, works with father in manufacturing
    Hannah L. age 4
    Elvira Robinson age 27 from Canada
     Lucius Robinson age 5  b: Vermont 
WHO IS ELVIRA'S HUSBAND?    Was Hannah, Elijah's wife, a Robinson?  
It is 82 miles from Vermont to the Canadian border.  
                                                                         

I've tracked Elijah Durkee back to his father and mother being:
Descendants of John Durkee

1  John Durkee b: April 09, 1784 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut d: September 27, 1827 in Tunbridge, Orange County, Vermont
.. +Sarah Parkhurst b: December 10, 1785 in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut d: December 11, 1870 in Tunbridge, Orange County, Vermont

John had 6 sons.  
Julia Ann was a Tuller, but her mother was Asenath Durkee so had a lot of Durkee relatives.  They lived in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont which was right next door to Tunbridge as I understand. Abiathar was not listed with any Robinson father, nor was he even listed.  He only appeared in Tunbridge marrying Julia Ann.  Within 5 years they had moved to Canada.  One listing said their son was born in Montreal.  

Royalton's 1850 census for Robinsons were:
1. Alfred-1835              6. Amos-1831            11. William-1839
2. Cyrus-1830               7. Joseph-1805          12. George-1836
3. Calvin-1837              8. Amos-1831           13, John-1799
4. Charles-1842            9. Amos -1798           14, Timothy-1784
5. Joseph A-1845        10. Dwight-1832         15, Jonathan-1825

Tullers and Tullars also lived in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont.

1. Alonzo Tuller b: 1810 was the only Tuller head on the 1850 census in Royalton.
                                                     

Then of course there were many Robinsons and Tullers living outside Royalton and Tunbridge as well.

Durkees on the 1850 Royalton census :

1. Bela b: 1799                           
2. Seymour b: 1824                     
3. Herman b: 1789
4. Benjamin b: 1822
5, Henry b: 1833
6. Nathan b: 1830
7. Lewis B, b: 1843

                   The Hutchinson kinfolk of Tunbridge:
On 16th August 1850 census:
Harvey Hutchinson 62 b: Vermont a farmer with $3500 of property
  son Hezekiah age 29
 daughter Mary Ellen 16
 daughter Rachel M. Tuller age 34 from Canada, 
  daughter Ruth Tuller age 2.   born in Vermont

The family tree:  Descendants of Henry Harvey Hutchinson

1  [1] Henry Harvey Hutchinson b: March 26, 1788 in Tunbridge Town, Orange, Vermont d: May 09, 1860 in Tunbridge Town, Orange, Vermont
.. +Elizabeth b: Abt. 1788 in prob. Tunbridge, Vermont d: February 11, 1813 in Tunbridge, Orange County, Vermont
*2nd Wife of [1] Henry Harvey Hutchinson:
.. +Sophia Unknown b: Abt. 1794 in prob. Tunbridge, Vermont d: May 12, 1844 in Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont

                  Cemeteries I note:
Durkee Cemetery in use from 1812 to 1981
Hutchinson                              1788 to 1923
Hutchinson Lot                        1844 to 1860
Smith                                        1807 to 1881

Resource:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunbridge,_Vermont
https://wwwrobinsongenealogy.blogspot.com/2018/03/the-gov-moses-robinson-bakersfield.html finding Bakersfield is a key city in uniting DNA relatives newly found.
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Nadene Goldfoot
                                                                           
Abiathar  Smith Robinson entered Julia Ann Tuller's life probably by 1850 when I found her on the  October 28, 1850 census at age 15 living with her parents.  Another farmer was living with the family;  a John Robinson, born in 1799 at age 51. Before he was born, an Indian raid on Royalton had occurred on  October 16, 1780 and people were killed and even kidnapped.   The next thing I knew was that Julia married Abiathar  in Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont on February 29, 1852, a Sunday.  .  She was born on December 18, 1834 in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, the larger town next door only 8 miles away, so married at age 17 years 2 months 11 days on a Sunday.

Abiathar was also born in December but in 1829, so he was 5 years older than Julia, probably 22 at the time of their marriage.  I don't know the day of his birth or even where exactly he was born or have any records of who his parents were.  If it was this John living with the Tullers, he wasn't on the 1850 census.  Perhaps they had no room.  Perhaps he came from  Tunbridge or even further.There were a lot of Robinsons in New England.
                                                                     
Julia had a lot of relatives.  From Stowe, Vermont to Royalton, Vermont was only 56 miles.   Her mother was Asenath Durkee which later was a family making all sorts of kitchen needed foods such as spices..  She was born in 1814 in Royalton, that town that experienced an Indian raid in its early days.  She had married Alonzo Charles Tuller of St Albans, Franklin, Vermont.  Asenath's mother, Julia's grandmother,  was Rebecca Hatch b: 1791 in Sharon, Windsor, Vermont.  She was married to Heman Durkee, Jr. of  Royalton, Windsor,  Vermont in 1813 in Royalton so had moved there from  Sharon, Vermont.  Heman had lived in Royalton all his life.    "

Amos Robinson, age 19 from Vermont was at the bottom of the census page, a few farms away.  He is probably one of our Robinsons, born 1831.." Amos, son of Joseph Allen Bullard Robinson, both had been born in Royalton.  Amos died as a Civil War soldier later in Mississippi fighting from 1861-65.  Joseph Allen Bullard Robinson's father was from Lebanon, Connecticut but had moved on to Royalton, Vermont.  He had also moved much later to Decatur, Illinois.  Abiathar had also moved from Vermont to Wenona, Marshall, Illinois where he and Julia are buried.

I just now noticed that Hiram Robinson, one of Amos Robinson and his wife, Lavina Bullock's sons, was born in 1799, but he is not a John.  He is Hiram Robinson.  At one time I thought Hiram could have been Abiathar's father, being so many Robinsons were from Royalton.  It's still possible.  I don't know if the live-in farmer John was Abiathar's father.  Hiram was married to Almira Morgan of the Morgan line of horses.  Abiathar raised horses with Julia.  My grandfather, Frank, left home at 16 because of Abiathar's strict religious rules about working on the Sabbath and wouldn't let him lead his horse out of the field where he was due to meet up with  a bull who had entered somehow.  It could be that the horse was killed-thus forcing Frank to leave home.  He had loved that horse.
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                   
Hiram had moved to Sandy Creek, Oswego,New York In 1850, " they had 2,456 people; 1.5% of the population of New York.  Evidently they were on the border of Lake Ontario.  "The west border of Sandy Creek is Lake Ontario and the north border is Jefferson County. He drowned later, evidently in Lake Ontario before the 1860 census came out.  Almira died in 1888 there in Sandy Creek.  

  That could be why Abiathar had said in one census that he was from New York; and on others from Vermont.  Then again, the 2 states are next door to each other, Vermont once being part of New York! 

Many people of Robinson, Durkee and Tuller lived in Tunbridge so they must have had a large group at the wedding.  I've now selected John Robinson b: 1784 of Westminster,  Windham, Vermont to have been Abiathar's father, though he wouldn't be the one living with the Tullers.  His wife was Sophronia Pember of Randolph, Orange, Vermont.  They both died in Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont.  

Nine months later in November 1852 their first son, Edward Rix Robinson was born.  

Interestingly, John's father was Zadock Robinson who was in the army in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada.  when he died in 1814.  He was in the USA army in the War of 1812.  "Zadok, meaning "Righteous" "Justified", was a Kohen, biblically recorded to be a descendant from Eleazar the son of Aaron . He was the high priest during the reigns of David and Solomon." 

Abiathar's name is also biblical, which might matter in this particular sect and time period as to how they would choose names for babies.  Abiathar (Hebrew: אֶבְיָתָר‎ ’Eḇyāṯār, "the father is great"), in the Hebrew Bible, is a son of Ahimelech or Ahijah, High Priest at Nob, the fourth in descent from Eli (1 Samuel 23:6) and the last of Eli's House to be a High Priest.

Today, we can see that a cohen from Aaron bears the Y haplogroup of J1, so can actually be identified through DNA.  If Zadock is the real ancestor of my grandfather, Frank Hugh Robinson, son of Abiathar, he would bear the haplogroup of R-L21.  In case some of you Robinsons were tested a while back, it first read with minimum testing as R1b; then as R1b1a2a1a1b4;  Frank's oral history to us was that his ancestor came over NOT on the Mayflower but the ship after that one.  All I know is that John Robinson, Pastor in Holland, sent the Pilgrims on the Mayflower but didn't go himself.  Instead he sent his son, Isaac  over on the next ship.  He had to stay with his remaining flock.  All our clues lead to having Scottish ancestors.