>From: "Roblee, Phil" <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: Grouping Families [Or If We Only Knew} >Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 09:22:56 -0400 >... >Hi all: >Bob [Robblee], you may be right about Calvin. We may know more next >week. As you all >know, William Roblee has surfaced (thanks to our lovely web site!) as >another individual searching the same information as me. He lives a few >miles from my parents home, where I'm visiting this weekend. Another >cousin, who doesn't have a computer but who has done genealogy research, >also lives in the area. I plan to compare notes with them this weekend, >and I plan to take Bob and Cindy's files with me as additional >information. I am very hopeful that between the three of us this weekend >we'll be able to figure out the Calvin thing. >Another item: The origin of our surname...In my conversation with Don >(the other cousin in WNY), he indicated that his research suggests we are >tied with de Rapalje or de Robillard (or something like that). William >(Bill) indicated he had evidence of an origin sounding like de-Rob-i->lar. Now, it's possible we're all looking at the same information in >concluding a possible connection with these names, but I don't need a 2 X >4 across the temple to think there might be something to what I'm >hearing. >Lastly for now... >Phil Roblee >

>Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 22:52:24 -0700 >From: [email protected] >Subject: Grouping Families [Or If We Only Knew} >... >Dear Cousins, > Getting the family members organized seems to still be twisting in >the wind as we continue to delve farther into the past mists of time. I >had some moments thought today, trying to view what we know from a >different perspective. So here goes: >Jim [Roblee], > You mentioned that you had proved that Thomas, married Chloe Evarts, >was the youngest son of Reuben from an independent source? If so then I >would suggest that he might be the son of Reuben, married Catherine, >died ca 1770. >Phil [Roblee], > Seeing that we seem to have 2 Calvins; one of for whom we can't >find his father or his family, I wonder, based on the listing of people >in Luther's will, if we should reverse the positions in which we have >put them. That is to say, your ggggrandfather was actually the son of >Theron, while the other Calvin who ended his days in North Creek was the >son of possibly, the Elder Thomas. This would possibly explain why what >seems to be a duplicate of Calvin's family were living with Luther after >Calvin's death ca 1835. >Cindy [Walcott], > I got your comments on the Robblee daughters but I'm not quite >clear on your thoughts. Do you think that the second Sarah Robblee, >married Willam Jeffords is actually the Rebecca, daughter of William >Robblee, married Katurah Baker? >Lynda [McGinnis], > No, I don't know any of the ancestry of Susannah Baker, married >John Robblee. The name is part of the original stuff I first found on >the Ancestral File, which was probably submitted by Joyce Atkin. One >detail that I remember is that she had died prior to 1783. >For all, > I have found census records for 1790 [and I'm sure most of you have >as well] for William Robblee in Lanesboro, Reuben in Granville, NY, >Thomas in Granville, NY, and Andrew in Orange Co. NY. The structure of >these families are very similiar as to content, indicating, I feel, that >the Fathers were of similiar ages. I don't believe that the Thomas >listed is the man who married Chloe Evarts, unless the other male over >16 is a member of another family, staying with Thomas and Cloe. Also, >the structure of the family of Andrew match closely the descendents >whose names are spelled Roblyer, especially when subsequent census are >taken into account. > Just some thoughts for this evening. Hope to hear from you soon. >Bob >

>Date: Sat, 27 Jun 1998 00:20:56 -0700 >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: rrobblee[email protected] >X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01C-KIT (Win16; U) >To: [email protected] >Subject: Families >Sender: [email protected] >Resent-From: [email protected] >X-Unsub: To leave, send text 'LEAVE' to <[email protected]> > >Dear William [A. Roblee], > Welcome to our email discussion group. It seems that you are >searching for the same ancestors of Calvin Roblee that are also being >persued by Phil Roblee and Rebecca S. Roblee. As a branch of the family >that I hadn't seen until Phil sent me his family history, it will be >interesting to find the ancestors of this particular group. > Other names that were in your letter that I recognize were those >of Fran Robblee Martin and Ernest Robblee of Jamestown, Ny. These two >had been in personal contact in Az. at some point, I believe. Fran >traces her lineage to a common source in Nova Scotia as does Ernest. He >is one of those whose name has changed in the way most of us have seen >already which is the dropping of one b in the spelling. > Ernest's father was Leroy Chester Robblee, son of John Harris >Robblee of Granville, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada. John was the son >of John Robblee, married Eliza Olevia Harris, son of Thomas Robblee, >married Hannah Delap. Thomas was the son of John Robblee, married >Susannah Baker, adopted by his uncle Thomas Robblee, married Mary Allen. >[1765 in NY. USA] Fran's family descends from John Robblee's, married >Eliza Olevia Harris, younger brother, Harris. > Both John and Thomas were Loyalists who left Ny City after the end >of the American War of Independence in 1783. > The last address I have for Ernest is Prosser Hill Rd, Box 298, RFD >#5, Jamestown, NY. 14701 and I list a Katherine as one of his sisters. >The story about Robblee land being expropriated for the rebuild of the >Habitation in 1937 is correct and I can list most of the rest of the >family. I would also like to update the descendents of the rest of his >branch of the family.... >Bob Robblee >

>From: Cindy Walcott <[email protected]> >To: 'Steve Hopkins' <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: Roblee family >Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 13:10:59 -0400 > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Steve Hopkins [SMTP:[email protected]] >Sent: Thursday, June 25, 1998 10:52 AM >To: Cindy Walcott >Subject: Re: Roblee family > >Hello Brenda -- Thanks for writing back. Even the brief information you >provided adds some new details. For instance, I did not have the first >marriage for Henry S. Roblee, nor the names of Alma's parents. I am >pasting in what I have right now, below (I have already added middle names, >etc., from what you gave me. Any details you can add would be very >welcome. Do you have information about Henry's ancestry? If not, I can >give you what I have. >... >Cindy Walcott > >1. Henry Scott Roblee b. 17 Nov 1858, North Creek, NY, (son of Isaac H. >Roblee and Sally Ann Waldron) m. 22 Aug 1880,1 Alma Louisa Partridge, b. >25 Aug 1858, Rutland, VT,1 (daughter of Frederick Partridge and Mary Root) >d. 30 Oct 1939, Glen Ellyn, IL.1 Henry died 1 Dec 1945, Glen Ellyn, IL.1 > Children: > 2. i Genevieve Roblee m. Harold S. Dickerson. > 3. ii Lawrence Howard Roblee d. bef 1925.1 > + 4. iii Leonard Roblee b. 14 Dec 1890. > + 5. iv Lowell Allen Roblee b. 17 Dec 1891. > + 6. v Leland Henry Scott Roblee b. 14 Jan 1894. > >Second Generation > >4. Leonard Roblee b. 14 Dec 1890, m. Carol _____. Leonard died ?? Dec >1985, Benton, IL.2 > Children: > + 7. i Charles Roblee. > 8. ii Carol Lee Roblee. > >5. Lowell Allen Roblee b. 17 Dec 1891, Charlotte, MI,1 m. 26 Sep 1914, in >Delkalb, IL,1 Donna Leona Pratt, b. 18 Oct 1892, Elgin, IL,1 d. Denver, >CO.1 Lowell died 13 Aug 1963, Denver, CO.1 > Children: > 9. i Ruth Roblee b. 26 Nov 1915,1 m. Wes Kelley. > + 10. ii Robert Pratt Roblee b. 26 Nov 1917. > 11. iii Ralph Lawrence Roblee b. 20 Nov 1926,1 d. 7 Jul 1936.1 > >6. Leland Henry Scott Roblee b. 14 Jan 1894,2 m. Virginia Langdon, b. 18 >Aug 1899,2 d. ?? Mar 1976, Glen Ellyn, IL.2 Leland died ?? May 1979, >Glen Ellyn, IL.2 > Children: > 12. i Virginia Lee Roblee m. David Campell. > 13. ii Leland Henry Scott Roblee. > 14. iii Susan Roblee b. 1938.1 > >Third Generation > >7. Charles Roblee m. Millie _____. > Children: > 15. i Daughter Roblee. > 16. ii Daughter Roblee. > >10. Robert Pratt Roblee b. 26 Nov 1917, Terre Haute, IN.1 > Children: > 17. i Jane Ann Roblee. > 18. ii Thomas Allen Roblee. > > > > >Cindy Walcott wrote: > >> Hello -- Found your home page while searching the internet for the Roblee >> family. I, along with a group of other researchers, have been working on >> the Roblee family history. I would be interested in sharing information, >if >> you are willing. >> >> Cindy Walcott >> Grand Isle, VT > > Cindy, >Hi, Sorry it has taken me a while to get back to you but with kids out of >school my computer time is not what it was. >My Roblee line is actualy my husbands. Here is osme of what I have: >Henry Scott Roblee b. 17 Nov 1858 in North Creek, Ny d. 1943 in NY. > m. 1st Fern Howting > m. 2nd Alma Lovisa Partridge who is the daughter of Frederick Partridge >and >Mary Root. > Children: Genevieve Roblee (husbands grandmother) > m. Harold S. Dickerson > children: Margaret Dickerson > m. >George H. Hopkins > children: > Margie >Hopkins > > > Mary >Lou Hopkins > >Nancy Lee Hopkins > >Stephen Jeffrey Hopkins (my husband) > > Leonard Roblee > Lowell Allen Roblee > Leland Henry Scott Roblee > Lawrence Howard Roblee >I have more info regarding this family this is just the basics. I also am >in >possession of letters written by members of the Partridge Family and some >of >Alma Partridges records from school. > >Sorry for the delay and hope to hear from you soon. > >Brenda E. Hopkins > >

>From: Cindy Walcott <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: Robblee Daughters >Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 21:28:38 -0400 >... >Hello Lynda, Bob and cousins -- Here is my 2 cents on the daughters of >Wm. Robblee. For those who don't know or remember (and why would you?), >this is my line too. I am desc. from Wm's son Andrew Rublee. My >mother's maiden name is Rublee. See my notes inserted in the text below [set in double brackets] > >Dear Cindy, Bob & Robblee Cousins, > > I hope you're all having a nice summer. > >>Ha! I've had better. After the death of both of my in-law within 15 >days, my father is now in the hospital. I am hoping for return to dull >routine. > >I just wanted to share a few of my >notes regarding some of the Robblee daughters from Lanesboro. Cindy & Bob >had >mentioned some of there information and questions last month. I'm sorry >it's >taken me so long to reply. I was home to see my family. It was a >delightful >week in the San Juan Island of Washington State (home) fishing, clam >digging, >crab catching, oyster shucking and sharing family. Then, came back to >Boston >and I have worked almost everyday since. > >>Sounds lovely, Lynda. > > > The following are my notes and thoughts on some of the Robblee >daughters who >married in Lanesboro, MA and moved to New Haven, VT. I'd love to hear >anyones >thoughts and suggestions on these women and their families. It would be >nice to >place them all into their parents homes :-) I used the spelling "Robblee" >just >to be consistant for these entries however, as we all know, the spellings >appear in many many varied ways in the original records. > >The birthdates and names of the children of William & Katurah Robblee were >written into the Lanesboro town records c1772. They are: >1) Lucy, b 21 Nov 1756 >2) Katurah, b 16 Mar 1759 >3) Rebecca, b 5 Aug 1761 >4) Susannah, b 11 May 1763 >5) William, b 22 Sep 1765 >6) Hiram, b 14 Dec 1767 >7) Mary, b 20 Jul 1770 >8) Andrew, b 5 Jul 1772 >{note: most or all of these children were written into the book all as a >group. >This was a common practice in New England towns. The town clerk would go >around >the town and enter the names and birthdates of all the children currently >living >there. This does not mean that these children were actually born in >Lanesboro. >According to the tax records, most of them were probably born in southern >Dutchess Co, NY.} > >>When William Robblee bought land in Lanesborough, MA on 6 July 1768, he is >described as "of Philips Patent in Dutchh\ess County, New York". By 15 >October of the same year, when he bought a second parcel of land, he was >"of Lanesborough". This seemss to be the best benchmark we have. That >would suggest that Mary and Andrew (and the younger children) were born in >Lanesborough. I agree with Lynda that the others were most likely born in >Dutchess Co., NY. > >DAR application #166131 adds the following children to William & Katurah's >family: >9) Francis >10) John Brush >11) Erastus >12) Sarah, b 12 Jan 1777 {DAR lineage 166131 goes thru Sarah} > >> I feel confident that these children belong in this family. Williams >Sr. left a will recorded at the Berkshire County, Massachusetts Probate >Court. He left one-third of his estate to his wife Katura. His sons >William, Hiram, Andrew, Francis, John Brush and Erastus are mentioned, as >well as daughters Lucy, Katura, Rebekah, Susannah, Mary and Sarah. > >So, now to touch on the known and/or suspected Lanesboro Robblee daughters: > >1) Permelia (Pamela) Robblee m Uriah Hoyt, probably in Lanesboro, MA. She >died >29 Jul 1827, age 61 yr 1 mo, New Haven, VT (tombstone record). Her >husband, >Uriah Hoyt was a brother of Seth Hoyt, who married Katurah Robblee. The >Hoyt >book says that Permelia was a sister of Katurah Hoyt but, I have not found >any >evidence to support this. The children of William & Katurah (Baker) Hoyt >were >named and birthdates written into the Lanesboro Town Records c1772. The >list of >children appears complete and there is no place for a Permelia b c1766. It >is >also possible that Permelia may have been a middle name. > >> I am really not sure where to place Permelia/Pamela. There is no >evidence that she belongs in this family -- and in fact I do not see how >she could. She was apparently born June 1766. That would make her a VERY >tight squeeze between Wm. Jr. and Hiram. Notwithstanding that, she in not >mentioned in Wm's will. > >2) Katurah Robblee m Seth Hoyt. This Katurah is a proven daughter of >William & >Katurah (Baker) Robblee. She was b 17 Mar 1759 (town record) probably in >Dutchess Co, NY; m 9 Feb 1779 at Lanesboro, MA, Seth Hoyt, a veteran of the >Revolution (widow's pension); d 6 Feb 1839 Clearfield Co, PA (widow's >pension >and obituary). Seth & Katurah (Robblee) Hoyt were one of the earliest of >the >Lanesboro families to move north to New Haven, VT. In 1790, Seth Hoyt and >Eseck >Sprague (who m Lucy Robblee) were already living in New Haven while, the >other >families were mostly still in Lanesboro, MA. Seth Hoyt d 6 Jan 1831 in New >Haven and Katurah (Robblee) Hoyt went to live with her son, Gould R Hoyt in >Houston, Clearfield Co, PA. All of the children of Katurah and Seth moved >to >Clearfield Co, PA except Seth Hoyt, Jr who stayed in New Haven until after >his >fathers death. He maybe the Seth Hoyt (Jr) who is mentioned in some >Granville, >NY records but, he eventually moved to Deerfield, IL where he d 23 Apr >1870. > >> Agreed. > >3) Sarah Robblee. Here we have an interesting problem. There appears to >be 2 >different Sarah Robblees from Lanesboro. > >a) Sarah Robblee m John Hinman. According to Alice Hinmans' DAR >application >#166131, this Sarah is the dau of William & Katurah (Baker) Robblee, b 12 >Jan >1777; m John Hinman 3 Feb 1799 Lanesboro, MA; d 3 Jul 1845. Unfortunately, >this >is an old DAR application (1926) and at that time, there was no requirement >for >members to submit actual copies of proof to support their lineages. > Purhaps a >search of Addison County records would provide more info on this family. > >> This is the "real" Sarah, in my mind. She was bapt. in the Lanesborough >Congr. Church 6 Aug 1780 -- along with several of her siblings. > >b) Sarah Robblee m William Jeffords. Again, this marriage comes from an >old DAR >application (Lillian Elliott Valentine, 1926, #232137). There is no proof >given >for the marriage however, the timing does fit together nicely. > William Jeffords was a veteran of the Revolution and received a >pension. He >was from Dudley, MA and enlisted at Uxbridge, MA where he served various >times >thoughout the war and was discharged in 1783 near West Point, NY. In his >pension, he only names his wife Jemima whom he married 20 Dec 1807. He is >listed in the 1790 census living in Lanesboro, MA with a wife and child. > So, he >obviously must have had 2 wives, as is claimed in the DAR application. The >application states that he m Sarah "Rublee" 1788, she was born about 1770 >and >died 1806. > William Jeffords was living in Berkshire, Franklin Co, VT in 1818 when >he >made his first application for pension and he died there 8 Aug 1832. This >is >interesting. Hiram "Rublee" lived in Berkshire in 1800. In 1810, Francis >"Rubbler", Andrew "Rubler", Ephraim "Rubler" & John B. "Rublin" were all >living >in Berkshire, VT. I did not find William Jeffords listed in the 1800 or >1810 >census in MA, VT or NY. Purhaps the spelling was so far off, that I simply >missed him in the index. It's possible that a search of the town of >Berkshire >and Franklin Co records might turn up some interesting records which might >prove >or disprove this Sarah Robblee, first wife of William Jeffords. The list >of >their children may have come from a Will because it names the husbands of >their >daughters as "Mr ...": very formal, like is used in a Will. > Does anyone have any ideas on sorting out these 2 Sarah Robblee's? Is >there >any proof that the wife of John Hinman was really the dau of William & >Katurah >(Baker) Robblee or was this assume simply because they had a daughter named >Sarah? It is an interesting coincidence that William Jeffords moved to the >same >Vermont town with the sons of William & Katurah (Baker) Robblee. > >>Here is what I think on this -- Wm. Jeffords first wife was Rebecca >Robblee. In Wm. Sr.'s will, she is referred to as Rebecca Jeffords. I >don't know where the confusion about the first name arose. I cannot find >any record of Rebecca Jefford's death in Vermont -- not entirely surprising >for that era. > >4) Lucy Robblee m Eseck Sprague. This marriage comes from the book, >"Sprague >Families in America", by Warren Sprague, 1813. > Pg 213 states: "Eseck Sprague... of New Haven, Vt, b May 26, 1756, >prob. in >Lanesboro, Mass, d at New Haven, Sept 4, 1824, of cancer on the nose. He m >Lucy >Rubbllee of Lanesboro. She was b Nov 27, 1754 or 1758; d of asthma, May >13, >1832, dau of William and Katurah (Baker) Rubbllee who came to Mass from >Phillips >Patent, Dutchess Co, NY." > {note: this birthdate for Lucy is different than I recorded from the >town >records. Does anyone else have these dates?} > Eseck Sprague was also a veteran of the Revolution but, he did not >apply for >a pension. Another old DAR application (Orra L Johnson, 1947, #373405) >lists >the above mentioned Sprague family genealogy book as her proof for this >lineage. > >> I also have 21 Nov 1756. I feel confident that Lucy is dau. of Wm. > > >5) Susannah Robblee m William Seymour. I have not picked up information on >this >family but, I will check the book on the Seymour family at NEHGS this week. >There was a Sarah Seymour, dau of John of New Haven, CT who m Ezra Hoyt, >Sr. >These were the parents of Seth & Uriah Hoyt who m Katurah & Permelia >Robblee. I >believe Sarah (Seymour) Hoyt's brother William Seymour moved to Lanesboro, >MA at >the same time as the Hoyts. Does anyone have any info on this family? > >>William was the son of Wm. Seymour and Lydia St. John. Born 18 Mar 1760, >place unknown to me, possibly Norwalk, CT. I have Sarah Seymour who m. >John Hoyt as a dau. of Wm. Seymour -- sounds like that bears checking. At >the time of William Seymour's marriage to Susannah Rublee in 1781 already >living in New Haven, VT, accordingto the marriage record, Lanesborough, MA. > I have a note to myself to double-check this. However, for sure, William >Seymour was one of the earliest settlers of New Haven (Child's Gazeteer) > He saw long service as a soldier in the Revolution, between 1775 and 1780. > He received a pension. William and Susannah had ten children (Jacobus, >1939, page ??) . I have not been able to find a record of their names and >dates of birth. > >6) Rebecca Robblee b 1761 & Mary Robblee b 1770. I have no record of these >2 >daughters. Could one of these be the same person as Permelia? > >>see above on Rebecca. Mary is an interesting case. Mary Rublee was >single at the time of her father's death in 1792. I have found no definite >further record of her. She is likely the Polly Rublee, who died on 15 May >1795 in her 25th year, and is buried in proximity to William Robblee in >Lanesborough. There is also a gravestone for Norman Rublee, son of Polly >Rublee, who died 21 Mar, 1792. Did Mary (Polly) Rublee have a child out of >wedlock? > > >Well, this is about all I have on these Robblee daughters from Lanesboro, >MA. >It seems likely that some were the daughters of Reuben but, which ones? > Was the >elder Thomas Robblee ever in Lanesboro? I look forward to hearing some of >your >thoughts. > >>Looks like Permelia is the only one "left over"! > >>Now you have them my thoughts! You happened to ask a question right up my >alley! > >Cindy >[email protected] > >Lynda {[email protected]} > >{My line desc from William & Katurah (Baker) Robblee thru their dau Katurah >(Robblee) & Seth Hoyt and thru their son, Gould R Hoyt of VT, NY, PA & MN}. >

>Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 20:51:31 -0400 >Subject: Roblee Family Tree >... >Greetings cousins: > >As an introduction, my name is William Roblee from Western New York State >I have been searching the Roblee Family Tree and have reached the point >where I need some help. > My search ends at Calvin Roblee, who died in or near >Granville, NY 2Feb1835 >His oldest son Orlando was born in Granville and is my link to the >Roblees. Calvin Roblee married Laura Everts McKnight possibly in >Granville, NY. Once Calvin died >his wife took the children and moved to Western New York. I have a >listing of people >buried in Granville and North Granville but can not find Calvin Roblee. > I would appreciate any information that you may have on >Calvin Roblee. > > > OTHER NOTES: > From a cousin: George and brother William Roblee landed on >Long Island >in 1623, William's son- Capt. Andrew Roblee and three brothers,John Bush, >Francis and Hiram in 1759 left Lanesborough, Mass and settled in >Burlington, VT (not sure if the spelling was Roblee or Robblee) > > From Ernest Roblee in Jamestown; His father Roy lived in >Nova Scotia Canada and had his homestead destroyed for the rehab of Old >Fort Habitation. > >Ernie's sister Kay in a letter: Fran Robblee Martin said the Rapalje's or >Rapelje;s >owned all of Long Island at one time. They migrated to Cumberland County >in Nova Scotia with the Loyalists and The New England Planters-got >another grant for land in Annapolis County. Every other house around >there has some Robblee or other >

>Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 08:00:51 -0400 >From: [email protected] (Lynda McGinnis) >Subject: Re: Theron Robblee's Family > > Dear Cindy, Bob & Robblee Cousins, > > I hope you're all having a nice summer. I just wanted to share a > few of my notes regarding some of the Robblee daughters from > Lanesboro. Cindy & Bob had mentioned some of there information and > questions last month. I'm sorry it's taken me so long to reply. I > was home to see my family. It was a delightful week in the San Juan > Island of Washington State (home) fishing, clam digging, crab > catching, oyster shucking and sharing family. Then, came back to > Boston and I have worked almost everyday since. > The following are my notes and thoughts on some of the Robblee > daughters who married in Lanesboro, MA and moved to New Haven, VT. > I'd love to hear anyones thoughts and suggestions on these women and > their families. It would be nice to place them all into their > parents homes :-) I used the spelling "Robblee" just to be > consistant for > these entries however, as we all know, the spellings appear in many > many varied ways in the original records. > > The birthdates and names of the children of William & Katurah > Robblee > were written into the Lanesboro town records c1772. They are: > 1) Lucy, b 21 Nov 1756 > 2) Katurah, b 16 Mar 1759 > 3) Rebecca, b 5 Aug 1761 > 4) Susannah, b 11 May 1763 > 5) William, b 22 Sep 1765 > 6) Hiram, b 14 Dec 1767 > 7) Mary, b 20 Jul 1770 > 8) Andrew, b 5 Jul 1772 > {note: most or all of these children were written into the book all > as > a group. This was a common practice in New England towns. The town > clerk would go around the town and enter the names and birthdates of > all the children currently living there. This does not mean that > these children were actually born in Lanesboro. According to the > tax records, most of them were probably born in southern Dutchess > Co, NY.} > > DAR application #166131 adds the following children to William & > Katurah's family: > 9) Francis > 10) John Brush > 11) Erastus > 12) Sarah, b 12 Jan 1777 {DAR lineage 166131 goes thru Sarah} > > > So, now to touch on the known and/or suspected Lanesboro Robblee > daughters: > > 1) Permelia (Pamela) Robblee m Uriah Hoyt, probably in Lanesboro, > MA. > She died 29 Jul 1827, age 61 yr 1 mo, New Haven, VT (tombstone > record). Her husband, Uriah Hoyt was a brother of Seth Hoyt, who > married Katurah Robblee. The Hoyt book says that Permelia was a > sister of Katurah Hoyt but, I have not found any evidence to support > this. The children of William & Katurah (Baker) Hoyt were named and > birthdates written into the Lanesboro Town Records c1772. The list > of > children appears complete and there is no place for a Permelia b > c1766. It is also possible that Permelia may have been a middle > name. > > 2) Katurah Robblee m Seth Hoyt. This Katurah is a proven daughter > of > William & Katurah (Baker) Robblee. She was b 17 Mar 1759 (town > record) probably in Dutchess Co, NY; m 9 Feb 1779 at Lanesboro, MA, > Seth Hoyt, a veteran of the Revolution (widow's pension); d 6 Feb > 1839 > Clearfield Co, PA (widow's pension and obituary). Seth & Katurah > (Robblee) Hoyt were one of the earliest of the Lanesboro families to > move north to New Haven, VT. In 1790, Seth Hoyt and Eseck Sprague > (who m Lucy Robblee) were already living in New Haven while, the > other > families were mostly still in Lanesboro, MA. Seth Hoyt d 6 Jan 1831 > in New Haven and Katurah (Robblee) Hoyt went to live with her son, > Gould R Hoyt in Houston, Clearfield Co, PA. All of the children of > Katurah and Seth moved to Clearfield Co, PA except Seth Hoyt, Jr who > stayed in New Haven until after his fathers death. He maybe the > Seth > Hoyt (Jr) who is mentioned in some Granville, NY records but, he > eventually moved to Deerfield, IL where he d 23 Apr 1870. > > 3) Sarah Robblee. Here we have an interesting problem. There > appears to be 2 different Sarah Robblees from Lanesboro. > > a) Sarah Robblee m John Hinman. According to Alice Hinmans' DAR > application #166131, this Sarah is the dau of William & Katurah > (Baker) Robblee, b 12 Jan 1777; m John Hinman 3 Feb 1799 Lanesboro, > MA; d 3 Jul 1845. Unfortunately, this is an old DAR application > (1926) and at that time, there was no requirement for members to > submit actual copies of proof to support their lineages. Purhaps a > search of Addison County records would provide more info on this > family. > > b) Sarah Robblee m William Jeffords. Again, this marriage comes > from > an old DAR application (Lillian Elliott Valentine, 1926, #232137). > There is no proof given for the marriage however, the timing does > fit > together nicely. > William Jeffords was a veteran of the Revolution and received a > pension. He was from Dudley, MA and enlisted at Uxbridge, MA where > he served various times thoughout the war and was discharged in 1783 > near West Point, NY. In his pension, he only names his wife Jemima > whom he married 20 Dec 1807. He is listed in the 1790 census living > in Lanesboro, MA with a wife and child. So, he obviously must have > had 2 wives, as is claimed in the DAR application. The application > states that he m Sarah "Rublee" 1788, she was born about 1770 and > died 1806. > William Jeffords was living in Berkshire, Franklin Co, VT in 1818 > when he made his first application for pension and he died there 8 > Aug 1832. This is interesting. Hiram "Rublee" lived in Berkshire > > in 1800. In 1810, Francis "Rubbler", Andrew "Rubler", Ephraim > "Rubler" & John B. "Rublin" were all living in Berkshire, VT. I did > not find William Jeffords listed in the 1800 or 1810 census in MA, > VT or NY. > Purhaps the spelling was so far off, that I simply missed him in the > index. It's possible that a search of the town of Berkshire and > Franklin Co records might turn up some interesting records which > might prove or disprove this Sarah Robblee, first wife of William > Jeffords. > The list of their children may have come from a Will because it > names > the husbands of their daughters as "Mr ...": very formal, like is > used in a Will. > Does anyone have any ideas on sorting out these 2 Sarah > Robblee's? > Is there any proof that the wife of John Hinman was really the dau > of > William & Katurah (Baker) Robblee or was this assume simply because > they had a daughter named Sarah? It is an interesting coincidence > that William Jeffords moved to the same Vermont town with the sons > of > William & Katurah (Baker) Robblee. > > 4) Lucy Robblee m Eseck Sprague. This marriage comes from the book, > "Sprague Families in America", by Warren Sprague, 1813. > Pg 213 states: "Eseck Sprague... of New Haven, Vt, b May 26, > 1756, > prob. in Lanesboro, Mass, d at New Haven, Sept 4, 1824, of cancer on > the nose. He m Lucy Rubbllee of Lanesboro. She was b Nov 27, 1754 or > 1758; d of asthma, May 13, 1832, dau of William and Katurah (Baker) > Rubbllee who came to Mass from Phillips Patent, Dutchess Co, NY." > {note: this birthdate for Lucy is different than I recorded from > the town records. Does anyone else have these dates?} > Eseck Sprague was also a veteran of the Revolution but, he did not > apply for a pension. Another old DAR application (Orra L Johnson, > 1947, #373405) lists the above mentioned Sprague family genealogy > book as her proof for this lineage. > > 5) Susannah Robblee m William Seymour. I have not picked up > information on this family but, I will check the book on the Seymour > family at NEHGS this week. There was a Sarah Seymour, dau of John of > New Haven, CT who m Ezra Hoyt, Sr. These were the parents of Seth & > Uriah Hoyt who m Katurah & Permelia Robblee. I believe Sarah > (Seymour) Hoyt's brother William Seymour moved to Lanesboro, MA at > the same time as the Hoyts. Does anyone have any info on this > family? > > 6) Rebecca Robblee b 1761 & Mary Robblee b 1770. I have no record of > these 2 daughters. Could one of these be the same person as > > Permelia? > > Well, this is about all I have on these Robblee daughters from > Lanesboro, MA. It seems likely that some were the daughters of > Reuben > but, which ones? I look forward to hearing some of your thoughts. > > Lynda {[email protected]} > > {My line desc from William & Katurah (Baker) Robblee thru their dau > Katurah (Robblee) & Seth Hoyt and thru their son, Gould R Hoyt of > VT, NY, PA & MN}. >

>From: Cindy Walcott <[email protected]> >Subject: Reuben Robblee m. Polly Spicer >Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 13:47:30 -0400 >... >Yesterday I spent the day at the Vermont Historical Society and found a >couple of Robblee bits and pieces. It's kind of funny, New England >tends to be kind of parochial. VHS specializes in VT, of course, but >beyond that New England. NY is right next door, but VHS's NY sources are >pretty skimpy. I keep trying to go at the Robblee/Roblee family from the >"other side" - that is their spouses' side, but have had very little >luck. > > Actually, I have had similar experience at the DAR library in DC. Seems >NY settlers didn't document much. > >Anyhow, I have a question for you Bob, on: > >Meech, Susan Spicer. History of the Descendants of Peter Spicer, a >Landowner in New London, CT as Early as 1666 and Others of the Name. > Boston: F. H. Gilson Co., 1911 > >page 86 Polly Spicer, born 20 Jul 1802, dau. Jeremiah and Rhoda >(Brownell) Spicer m. Reuben Robblee. > >I didn't have Polly Spicer in my database, but Bob, you do. You have her >as married to Reuben, son of Reuben and Mary _____. On what basis do you >marry her to this Reuben. (I admit, he does seem to be the only likely >candidate.) > >We also have another stray Reuben, who was in Kendall, NY at least by 1849. > I wonder if this is the same Reuben? > >Cindy > >

>Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 14:08:05 -0700 >From: [email protected] >Subject: Theron Robblee's Family >... >Dear All, > I was looking up some information for the family of FD Robblee's >new wife, whose maiden name is Barney. For some reason, I remembered >that the name of the wife of Milo R. Roblee was Frances Amelia Barney. >In sifting through some files sent to me by Ralph Roblee of San Diego, I >came across a couple of pages of jottings he had sent me that he thought >might be from a notebook of Milo's. I had left some of this stuff >highlighted for at the time they didn't make much sense to me. > Any way, for what it is worth, here are the notes: >Louis M. Barney, his wife Anna sousin to Frank Roblee. >Uncle Bill's wife is named Amzelia, his girls, Mary, Stella, and Julia. >Mary is married to John ____? > In my files, I have a William as the son of Theron, whom would be >Uncle to Milo and whom I didn't know much about. I had previously listed >him as dying young. There was also a William H. Roblee, son of Sidney J. >Roblee and Olive Jane Downs, and according to group sheets done by >Lester >R. Roblee, sent to me by his son Robert, who had died young. I have >changed my files to reflect this new information. > The Frank Roblee mentioned above doesn't fit anyone I have in my >files? Has anyone else got a line for him? I have a couple of loose >people by that name but both of them were born close to the time [ca >1895] that Milo was gathering his information and I think that the Frank >he mentioned would be somewhat older. Hope to hear from you soon. >Bob >

>Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 12:28:02 -0700 >From: [email protected] >Subject: Reuben Robblee/Polly Spicer >... >Dear Cindy [Walcott], > The source for this Reuben Robblee married Polly Spicer is the IGI. >The family also was taken from there, birth dates were general but I >believe the place was Kendall, NY. This would probably be the same man >you mentioned at this location in 1849. The marriage date I have, 25 Feb >1810 appears to be about 10 years in error and birth of the kids starts >about 1821. > Joyce Atkin sent me some notes written by a Helen Roblee Barnard >of Granville with information taken from a Family Bible owned by Jessie >Roblee Willson of Hughsonville, NY. It lists Reuben, married Phebe{died >1 Nov 1815 in her 77th year, which sounds like a gravestone inscription >to me.] Then there is a listing of a family whose youngest is Norman, >born 21 Jan 1815, married Harriet Adelia Soule. This can't be Reuben and >Phoebe's family because she was 76, too old to be his mother. This has >to be the family of Reuben and Mary? and Reuben died fairly young >because there is a reference to Norman being raised by his brother, >Thomas, married Laura Roblee, daughter of Thomas and Chloe [Everts] >Robblee. > In this family listing Norman is an older brother, Reuben, who is >slightly older than Thomas, married Laura. It is he that I have listed >as marrying Polly Spicer, and the family information ends there. As >usual, I keep hoping that some present person has a family tree leading >back to one of this family. > One other thing of note is that one of the witnesses to the will of >Thomas Robblee, married Cloe Everts, was one Numon Spicer who was living >in Granville when they probated the will. Is it possible that he might >be part of Polly's family? At least we know that the Spicer name was in >the same area. > That's about all I can think of for now. Hope to hear from you >soon. >Bob >

>Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 17:22:29 -0400 >From: Donna Markey <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Western New York Cemetery Search >Phil [Roblee], > >My relatives are the Rublees of Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties, New >York, with many aunts, uncles, cousins still living there. I visit each >summer and have all the research I need on them. However, you may be >interested in visiting the Pioneer Cemetery in Ellington, New York. (I >believe that is in Chautauqua County.) Rollie Rublee was the earliest >pioneer to settle in that town, and the tombstones of other family >buried there show the spelling variations which have confounded us all. >If you are unsuccessful in your search in the Jamestown area, I will be >there during the latter part of August. Let me know if I can help. > >Donna Markey >

>Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 16:26:29 -0400 >From: [email protected] (Lynda McGinnis) >Subject: Re: "Katurah" >... >Thank you Karen [Roblee], > It's very interesting that "Katurah" is not a Dutch name. We have no >records to prove if Katurah (Baker) Robblee was born with the name >Katurah or Catherine but, both are used interchangably in the town and >family records. Her daughter, Katurah (Robblee) Hoyt was listed in >Lanesboro, MA vital records as Katurah but, her children in Pennsylvania >later refered to her as Catherine. We >had thought purhaps the Katurah was a nick-name given to Catherine by >William Robblee. If it's not Dutch then, this isn't the clue I was >hoping for :-) > Thank you again,,,it'll be interesting to see if it is German, ie >Penn Dutch instead. >Lynda >

>Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 13:54:45 -0400 >To: [email protected] (Lynda McGinnis) >From: K E Robblee <[email protected]> >Subject: "Katurah" >... >Lynda [McGinnis]--The name "Katurah" probably is not Dutch. I asked a >linguist in the Dept. of Germanic Langauges at OSU to check this out, and >she could not find it any Dutch etymological dictionary. But it occurs to >me that you may have meant Pennsylvania Dutch, so I will try to have that >possibility checked out as well.--Karen > >> Does anyone know where the name "Katurah" comes from? William >>Robblee of Lanesboro m Katurah "Catherine" Baker and they had a dau also >>named Katurah who was called Catherine in some records. Could Katurah >>be dutch for Catherine? >> Just my thoughts :-) >>Lynda >

>From: "Roblee, Phil" <[email protected]> >Subject: Western New York Cemetery Search >Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 23:05:54 -0400 >... >Hey Cousins: >I'm fairly certain I'll be making a trip to Western New York >(Cattaraugus, Wyoming, Erie, Chatauqua, Genessee County area) over the >weekend of July 4. >Given it's a holiday weekend, I'll be unable to visit courthouses etc., >but I plan to spend some time checking out some of the local >cemeteries. I doubt many of you have ancestors buried in the Western >New York area, but if you do and you would like me to investigate any >cemeteries for you while I'm there, say so and I'll give it my best shot. > >Those of you who are aware of my ongoing problem connecting my >ggg-grandfather, Calvin Roblee (see below) with the Thomas/Reuben >Roblee/Robblee line might share my excitement over the fact that my >first-cousin-once-removed, Donald Roblee (lives in Western New York), >claims to have a letter which outlines Calvin's family history for at >least 3 generations before him. Hopefully my visit over the 4th will be >productive. > >Don Roblee claims that vital records relating to Calvin Roblee and his >family were destroyed in a courthouse fire (he didn't say when the fire >occurred), which may be why I've had so much trouble finding information. >Has anyone encountered evidence of such a fire in their research? I >suspect it was in the vicinity of Washington County, New York. > >Here's my Calvin info: >Calvin Roblee (b: abt 1798 d: Fort Ann, Washington Co., New York Feb 2, >1835), m: Laura Everts McKnight; Their children: >Orlando Roblee(b: Oct 21, 1829, d: Freedom, Cattaraugus Co., New York Oct >9, 1917)[see below] >Wesley Roblee >Charles Roblee > >Orlando Roblee m: Agnes T. Crandall (b: Jan 9 1835, d: Freedom, >Cattaraugus >Co., New York Dec 17 1892),daughter of Benjamin T. Crandall (b: May 11, >1803, d: Mar 30 1857) and Ellen Tobias (b: Apr 1 1808, d: Apr 30 1881). >Their Children (all lived Western New York area): >Calvin Roblee (Jun 29 1853-Jan 2 1902) >Charles Roblee (May 18 1855-May 30 1937), m: Mercy Knight >Emma J. Roblee (Mar 27 1859-1920) >Lafayette (Laffie) Roblee (Oct 28 1861-May 11 1943) >Lottie Roblee (Sep 11 1863-1938), m: Reverend (?) Martin >Ida J. Roblee (Jun 11 1865-1942), m: Leonard B. Lanckton >William C. Roblee (Oct 16 1867-Oct 19 1936) > >... >Phil Roblee >

>From: "John and BobbiKae McDowell" <[email protected]> >Subject: Census Questions >Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 08:48:24 -0600 >... >Bob Robblee, > >I see in the 1850 census of Warren County, that Lyman and Amy had one >son, Calvin, age 2, born 1848. He probably did and they named the 2nd >son Calvin O. This is not uncommon. This would also account for the >1865 census stating the couple had 3 children. > >There is a Henry Roblee b. Jun 1856, Warren Co., wife is Nancy, b. Feb >1860. Could this be Lyman's Henry? Only a thought. > >Have you received my family data disk? > >Kay Eyre >

>Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 22:04:27 -0700 >From: [email protected] >Subject: More Questions re: 1865 Census >... >Dear Carol [Thomas], > Thank you for adding the 1865 Census records to the pool of >information. As usual, questions are answered, more questions need >answers. > Milo's notes indicate that the wife of Lyman, son of Calvin and >Frances, married Amy Smith. He mentions 2 boys, Calvin and Henry and >that they lived at North River. You mentioned that Calvin O. was cited >for bastardy with a gal named Jannett Rist. Do we have any record of >that child? > You also mentioned that a Leslie Roblee was the local keeper of the >family files and he has added to mine with the naming of Lyman Mack >Roblee's five boys. Who was Leslie, how was he related, and could you >copy us his files? He can probably tell of family structures and I'm >sure we can find the other pertinent details later. > One other thing that is in Milo's original notes, in his >handwriting, under Calvin, son of Lyman and brother of Henry, is a >comment about a wife, Luie and Lutie Roblee, N. Creek and a name I can't >make out who seems to have married a Bert Burns. Now, we know that >Calvin O. married Sarah Cross, so this may be the family of his brother >Henry. > Well, that is all I can think of for now at this late hour. Hope to >hear from you soon. >Bob Robblee >

>Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 18:14:44 -0400 >From: [email protected] (Carol Thomas) >Subject: 1865 Johnsburg Census >... >1865 Johnsburg Census > Age Birthplace # child Times Mar > >1 Roblee Luther 52 Warren 4 1 > Margaret 51 Renssalaer 4 1 > Hugh 19 Warren 1 > Sophia 19 Essex 1 > >2 Roblee Susan 40 Warren 2 1 > Waddell Electa Jane 22 Warren 1 1 > Roblee William H. 12 Warren > Waddell Robert 31 Warren 2 2 merchant > William Roscoe Warren > Robert Burke 5 Warren > >15 Roblee Isaac 35 Washington 6 1 > Sally 32 Warren 6 1 > Betsy L. 14 Warren > Abagail 12 Warren > Chloe Jane 8 Warren > Henry S. 6 Warren > Medora Warren > >17 Roblee Charles 24 Warren 3 1 > Sarah J. 24 Warren 3 2 > George L. Warren > >35 Roblee George B. 50 Washington 5 1 > Sally A. 45 Warren 5 1 > John 22 Warren > Theron 19 Warren > George 12 Warren > Samuel 6 Warren > David 4 Warren > >37 Roblee Theron J. 53 Washington 9 1 > Nancy 48 Warren 9 1 > Thomas 24 Warren > Hiram 21 Warren > Lyman 19 Warren > William 17 Warren > Washington 14 Warren > Malden 12 Warren > Ann 9 Warren > Martha 7 Warren > >40 Roblee Theron 76 Washington 9 1 > Ann 5 Washington 9 1 > >60 Roblee Elisha 31 Warren 2 1 > Mary Jane 31 Warren 2 1 > Hamilton A. 12 Warren > >64 Roblee Lyman 42 Washington 3 1 > Amy 35 Warren 3 1 > Calvin O. 10 Warren > Harvey Henry 17 Essex hired help > Stiles Annette 20 PA domestic help >

>From: Jim Roblee <[email protected]> >Subject: Reuben Rublee of Arlington >Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 13:53:35 -0500 >... > Bob Robblee -- This is the first I have heard of a Reuben Rublee/Roblee from Arlington, VT Do you suppose this is the Reuben m. Polly Everts? Where did you get this information? This is a very interesting new lead. > > Jim >

>Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 14:52:59 -0400 >From: [email protected] (Carol Thomas) >Subject: CENSUS QUESTIONS >... >Cindy [Walcott], > >Theron's wife Ann listed as age 5, is a typo in transcribing the records. > >Lyman M. Roblee, son of Calvin and Fanny married Emma ? and according to >Leslie Roblee (deceased some years ago), Calvin and Fanny only had one >child, Calvin O. who married Sarah Adelaide Cross. Calvin O. and (Sarah) >Adelaide had two children: Gertrude and Fannie. Leslie Roblee's >information contains no dates, but he was the local keeper of the family >information for many years. > >In my file, I have another Lyman M. Roblee, the son of Theron J. and Nancy >(Somerville) Roblee. This Lyman was Lyman Mack and he married Mary >Straight and had Frank, Niles, Harry, Lee and Judson (the last two named >died while children). > >I also have Henry C. listed as a son of Lyman M. and Emma, but have no >further information about him. However, I have a Henry S., son of Isaac >and Sally Ann (Waldron) Roblee who married Alma Partridge and had children: >Lawrence, Leland, Lowell, Leonard and Genevieve. According to Leslie, >Henry S. was a Congregational minister and lived near Chicago. > >In preparing the census for email, I didn't get some of the titles: age, >birthplace, etc. tabbed just right so they shifted. First column: surname; >second: given name; third: age; fourth: birthplace; fifth: number of >children born to each person and last number in the line is number of >marriages. In some cases relationship/occupation was listed. You will >note that Lyman and Amy/Emma had three children and were married once. > >Maybe Carpenter was confused with some of his information, and it's >possible Leslie Roblee was. Of the two, I would tend to think Leslie >correct. > >Carol >

>From: Cindy Walcott <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: 1865 Johnsburg Census >Date: Sun, 24 May 1998 20:16:59 -0400 >... >Carol [Thomas] -- Thanks for this. Very helpful. The counties of birth >are very helpful. Also, in family #2, Carpenter has Susan Roblee as >dying in 1849 -- which can't be correct! This data allowed me to catch >that error. > >Also, I did not have information on the husband of Electa Jane Roblee. > >Third, Carpenter has Theron Roblee (family # 40 below) dying in 1861. > Another error, as he is listed in 1865. His wife was Ann. Is the Ann >listed with him (age 5) a typo on the age? > >Lastly, in looking at family # 64 Lyman Roblee, I am confused. Carpenter >says that he had two children - Calvin O. b. 1847/8 and Henry C, b. >1854/5. > Here we see one child listed - Calvin, age 10 which would make him born >about 1845. I wondered if there was only one child, named Henry >"Calvin". > However, in the 1880 federal census, both Henry (age 23) and Calvin >(age 33) are enumerated. I guess there were two. To confuse things >further, Calvin's wife was Adelard and Henry's was Ada. Maybe he was a >Latter Day Saint and had two wives? :-) > >Well, every little bit helps. > >Cindy > >p.s. what does the second number under #child represent? > >-----Original Message----- >From: Carol Thomas [SMTP:[email protected]] >Sent: Friday, May 22, 1998 6:15 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: 1865 Johnsburg Census > >1865 Johnsburg Census > Age Birthplace # child Times Mar > > Roblee Luther 52 Warren 4 1 > Margaret 51 Renssalaer 4 1 > Hugh 19 Warren 1 > Sophia 19 Essex 1 > >2 Roblee Susan 40 Warren 2 1 > Waddell Electa Jane 22 Warren 1 1 > Roblee William H. 12 Warren > Waddell Robert 31 Warren 2 2 > merchant > William Roscoe Warren > Robert Burke 5 Warren >15 Roblee Isaac 35 Washington 6 1 > Sally 32 Warren 6 1 > Betsy L. 14 Warren > Abagail 12 Warren > Chloe Jane 8 Warren > Henry S. 6 Warren > Medora Warren > >17 Roblee Charles 24 Warren 3 1 > Sarah J. 24 Warren 3 2 > George L. Warren > >35 Roblee George B. 50 Washington 5 1 > Sally A. 45 Warren 5 1 > John 22 Warren > Theron 19 Warren > George 12 Warren > Samuel 6 Warren > David 4 Warren > >37 Roblee Theron J. 53 Washington 9 1 > Nancy 48 Warren 9 1 > Thomas 24 Warren > Hiram 21 Warren > Lyman 19 Warren > William 17 Warren > Washington 14 Warren > Malden 12 Warren > Ann 9 Warren > Martha 7 Warren > >40 Roblee Theron 76 Washington 9 1 > Ann 5 Washington 9 1 > >60 Roblee Elisha 31 Warren 2 1 > Mary Jane 31 Warren 2 1 > Hamilton A. 12 Warren > >64 Roblee Lyman 42 Washington 3 1 > Amy 35 Warren 3 1 > Calvin O. 10 Warren > Harvey Henry 17 Essex hired help > Stiles Annette 20 PA domestic help >