Some of Grafton VT , Windham County immigration came from Paxton MA. There was one Richardson listed as Benjamin Richardson who mar. Patience EArle I presume in Paxton- was born Nov 24 1703. Don't know if they went to VT. Perhaps they were relatives of your Richardson? May be worth a shot. this is from the book The History of Paxton. That was the only Richardson I could find. anne wellman ----- Original Message ----- From: Becky McIntire <beckymac@neo.rr.com> To: <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 11:26 PM Subject: Re: [CRV] Where do I find records 1796/7 : Vt? NH? Conn ??? > Thanks for the info, maybe I'm looking in the wrong states, although I > understand NY. records are hard to come by. Thanks > Becky > > NewEnglander1621 wrote: > > > This is a brief "history" of Vt that may help ....... > > > > One needs to know the history of the boundary changes in Vt and NH > > as well as Mass and Conn to know where to look for records > > > > Vermont was under the jurisdiction of NY for a while and NH as well until > > Vt became independent state in 1791. which means depending on the date of > > occurrence, the record could be in NY, NH, or Vt. > > > > 1760-1780: there were 2 Connecticut migrations- > > --eastern Vermont was populated by conservative, law-abiding, colonist and > > Congregationalist from eastern Conn [Windham Co.,Conn had a big migration to > > Vt] > > --western Vt were from the western Conn families who were less conservative, > > sectarian, and religious doubters, Baptist, Church of England, radical in > > religion and government. > > ---BOTH groups came for new cheap land > > --smaller migrations from western and central Massachusetts and Connecticut > > BORDER towns, also Rhode Is., New Hamp,.and NY[Dutchess > > County]---all these areas were adjoining [state of]Connecticut. > > ---hence the term "new Connecticut".......but VT was never part of > > Connecticut. > > ---settlements started in the south and moved north, generally in the winter > > when the "roads" were smoother and ice made river travel easier > > --1773....Scots arrived in Ryegate and Barnet > > --1770-80: tories were ousted, many fled to Canada with some NY and Nova > > Scotia. In advance of the British army and guerrilla expeditions on Lake > > Champlain and up the Connecticut River, many patriots panicked and moved > > back south > > ----------------------------- > > 1783-1803 > > ----migrations "exploded".....settlers from Connecticut still was the major > > source of population growth following by Mass., NH. RI, and eastern NY. > > ------------------------------- > > 1800-1808 > > ---town life begins to blossom and then fade > > ---every town had at least one distillery and it's rival, organized religion > > ---a lot of enthusiasm for organized religion: > > 7 Methodist circuits > > State wide Universalistic association > > 20 free will Baptist churches > > bickering among churches as within churches > > ----12 circulating libraries and 14 weekly papers.......[3 inWindsor alone] > > --------------------------------------------- > > People began leaving despite no outstanding depression, disease or > > controversy..........it was migration of surplus youth.......3/4 of the Vt > > population was under 30....... > > > > -----land in Canada was good, cheap and easy to reach > > ----northern NY became attractive for farming where winter travel by sled > > made the Vermonters first settlers in all northern NY counties ! > > ---Genessee fever...started in 1795 in central and western NY with > > advertised > > lands in the Military Tract, Phelps and Gorham Purchase, Holland Purchase. > > It was a chance to join relatives from Mass and Conn after probably being > > separated a generation or two. It's estimated that 500 sleds passed Albany > > on one winter day in 1795 and 15-20 boats up the Mohawk River on a summer > > day. > > ----hundreds moved down the Susquehanna Valley to the Delaware Gap area and > > northeastern Pennsylvania > > ----by 1800....the Western Reserve, southern Ohio, and the Gulf states. > > northern NY > > ------------------------------------------------- > > 1820-1830...increased Emigration.......... > > ----as always.....land > > --Lake Champlain Canal completed in 1822 became a water route to the Hudson > > River > > ---Erie Canal in NY......routes east and west > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 1830-1840 > > after 1836 emigration became a public issue........as a response VT became > > committed to a single crop---sheep.....more than the south was committed > > to cotton > > ----1,500,000 sheep kept grazing and ate back the forest > > ---most of the emigrants during this time were poor farmers whose land had > > given out, as well as educated youth, craftspeople, etc. > > ----wagon trails followed the old water routes [and canals] > > ----5 popular states of choice at this time : NY, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, > > and Wisconsin, with some choosing eastern seaboard cities and some went to > > deep south. > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > 1850-1860 > > Railroads........... > > --------------------------------- > > Hope this will help some of you folks who are doing searches in the New > > England area, especially in the Conn River Valley area of VT,Mass,NH, and > > Conn. > > --------------------------------------- > > >From my own experience , the folks who migrated from Windham County in Conn > > settled Windham Co in Vt > > > > Many of the towns in Vt have the same names as towns in Mass and Conn > > > > Many of Worcester county area folks migrated to "western" part of NH.....in > > the towns of Cheshire and Sullivan counties........as well as Windsor ,VT > > ----------------- > > If you are searching in the areas I listed above.....there is a book called > > " Collecting Vermont Ancestors" by Alice Eichholz,Ph.d, C.G. ; printed > > by New Trails! in Monteplier,Vt 1993...........excellent book > > > > Cynthia > > listowner > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Peter Vanderbrouk" <rpckvv@swbell.net> > > > I have an ancestor, who from all census info.said he > > > was born in VT. Guess what? He was b. in NH!!! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Becky McIntire <beckymac@neo.rr.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. 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