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. To > > my > > > > knowledge, Vermont was never part of CT. > > ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== > List your sources when giving information > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > http://www.quadrangle.org (Conn River Valley Gen.Library) > http://www.acpl.lib.in.us [Allen county library] > http://www.nehgs.org [New Eng His.Genealogical Society] > List owner: NewEnglander1621@msn.com > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/