<VT was once part of CT which may explain the discrepancy in his birthplace> are you certain of this? On Jan. 15, 1777, Vermont settlers declared their territory an independent republic, naming it "New Connecticut". In July, 1777, Vermont adopted its first constitution and its present name. To my knowledge, Vermont was never part of CT.

http://www.uvm.edu/state//vthist.html >>>In 1763, England was granted the area via the Treaty of Paris, which ended the French and Indian war. Locally, the land was at various times claimed by both New Hampshire and New York; however, Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys put an end to that, and by 1777 Vermont had achieved independence. In fact, Vermont remained an independent republic until 1791, at which point it joined the United States as that fledgling nation's fourteenth member. >>>> Click on to read more. Harriet Chase hatchase@home.com

I don't know if you are addressing me, but my problem with my gggrandfather is his enlistment papers for the War of 1812 says his birthplace was CT. Everything else including the census from 1850, marriage application, etc. all say VT. I have looked both places and still haven't found Joel Richardson. Since he served as a soldier from VT. I assume that's where he was born, but I am not sure. His birth year would be 1796 or 1797. I am really not sure of anything about him. Any suggestions on where to look? Becky Peter Vanderbrouk wrote: > <VT was once part of CT which may explain the discrepancy in his birthplace> > > are you certain of this? On Jan. 15, 1777, Vermont settlers declared their > territory an independent republic, naming it "New Connecticut". In July, > 1777, Vermont adopted its first constitution and its present name. To my > knowledge, Vermont was never part of CT. > > ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Conn.River Valley Genealogical research library: http://www.quadrangle.org > > http://www.nehgs.org [New Eng.His Gen Society] > Listowner: NewEnglander1621@msn.com > > ============================== > Genealogy calendars, guestbooks and more: > Visit RootsWeb's Resource Center at > http://resources.rootsweb.com/

----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Vanderbrouk" <rpckvv@swbell.net> To: <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 2:22 PM Subject: [CRV] Grandfather in War of 1812 > <VT was once part of CT which may explain the discrepancy in his birthplace> > > are you certain of this? On Jan. 15, 1777, Vermont settlers declared their > territory an independent republic, naming it "New Connecticut". In July, > 1777, Vermont adopted its first constitution and its present name. To my > knowledge, Vermont was never part of CT. Yup. It was formed from MA and NY. The ancestor in question could well have been born in CT and moved to VT -- there was a lot of movement up and down our famed in story and song CT River Valley. Yrs aye, Warren Wetmore