Dear Cindy and All, I think the death record that you found for Reuben Rublee, d 1861 in Hinesburg, Vt. is of extreme interest. If he died at 87, giving a dob of 1773/74, he cannot be the son of Reuben and Phoebe. Their son, Reuben, married Mary Evarts, was baptized in Lanesboro in 1770. Going back to Norman, married Henrietta Soule, I think Carpenter mentioned that he had been raised by his brother, Thomas II, married Laura Robblee, because his parents had died. It now looks like only his father, Reuben, married Mary Evarts, died when he was young and that would have to have been ca 1820-25. If Norman had been much older than 14 years of age, he would have probably been on his own or placed out to work. I think that we are now one step closer to establishing the family of the mysterious Thomas Rubbelee, enumerated in Granville, NY in 1790. One headache that always continues is the use of the same given names by differnt families. Also, the Thomas Rubbelee mentioned above, is gone from the Granville area by the time of the 1800 Census. Perhaps it was his family that established themselves in the Hinesburg area and we may have to realign our previous thoughts on these two family structures. Hopefully, again, land or probate records may add further information to help straighten this out. HOpe to hear from you soon. Bob