Dear All, Last week Bill Roblee sent me his descendency from Julius Scott Roblee. And now Marilyn from MI has added information about her search. And now I think I see a possible pattern. In Bill's files, Julius Scott Roblee married Mary Brown, ca 1836 in NY. She was the daughter of Nathaniel Brown and Jerusha Hutchinson and she was born in Kendall, Orleans Co. NY, which I see as the significant bit of information. [Doesn't one of our listmembers have extensive background on the Brown's?] Other Roblees were associcated with Kendall, and if possible, we need to check other documentation there. Julius' second name, may be of some significance, if one of his great grandmother's maiden name was Scott. More to check there. Was Scott a name common to Granville at this time? In notes I received from Jim Fortier, Nathaniel and Phoebe had a son William, born ca 1792, died 30 Oct 1820, buried Mid Granville Cem. Nathaniel, b ca 1761, died 28 Dec 1824, also buried Mid Granville Cem. Is this information verified? Can we check the Cemetary and see if they are there and buried together? I believe that it was Connie Roblee that mentioned that Nathaniel's stone had been replaced? New stone on an old base? If so, then there was family descendency that knew the connection. So here are my thoughts and they are tentative and subject to finding new information. Malintha ????? Roblee McFall's first husband died about 1820. She did not remarry until ca 1827. If William Roblee, son of Nathaniel, was her husband and had died in 1820, there would have been no great pressure to remarry if they had been living and working with Nathaniel and Phoebe. And if William had been an only son, this would have been an easy continuance. However, Nathaniel dies in 1824. If there circumstances had been fairly comfortable, the women, Phoebe and Malintha, might have been able to provide for themselves for a number of years. Julius had an older brother, William Orson, which may indicate a father named William. When I was in Granville this summer at the Roblee Reunion, I noticed that the area is a source for roofing slate. I'm sure that the mining of this material has been in progress from a short time after the area was settled. However, I would think that it is heavy and dangerous work and that young men died in its production. It is an alternative to farming and economic reasons keep people in an area. About 1815-1840, the economy was in recession. Demand for roofing materials would be much lessened. People would retreat to farming and move to areas of new economic hope. And, as we have seen, many of the Roblee family did just that; and Warren Co., Western NY, and Wisconsin seemed to have been the main destinations. Just my thoughts for a Monday AM. Tentatively, I will list Julius as the son of William, son of Nathaniel and Phoebe. And wait for supporting information. Any other thoughts? and HOpe to hear from you soon. Bob