>From: "Roblee, Phil" <[email protected]> >Subject: Info from Connie Roblee, Marydel Del. >Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 15:45:26 -0400 >... >A few weeks ago I passed along an address and phone number for Connie >Roblee who, like me, is trying to find an ancestral connection for Calvin >Roblee who died Ft. Ann, Washington County Feb 2, 1835. Connie mailed me >some information, and I thought it might be worthwhile to pass along some >of the information she sent. As of yet, she's not in the internet. Take >the information for what it's worth. I've placed quotes around her text >(some paraphrased), and my notes within her quotes are placed between [ ] >marks. > > "The town [of East Berkshire, Vermont] burned Sep 23 1913. The >Rublee store, one of the buildings, was totally lost. They also had >problems with flooding. He [Rublee?] rebuilt, but lost the side of the >building in a wind storm. They [town of Berkshire] sold me their book -- >Town of Berkshire--State of Vermont --June 22, 1781. It has a two page >write-up on the Rublees taken from The Roblee Book written by Dr. Paul >Monroe and Rhoda Hope Berger....They maintain the Daspard Colet DeRapalje >lineage. So far I'm not convinced. > Vermont was claimed by New hampshire and New York. It became an >Independent State in 1789. In 1790 it joined the others. This has created >confusion for the 1790 census information.... > > ...Suffolk, Huntinton, First Church. NY. >Rublier, William m. Abigail Brush 21 Dec 1727 >Rublier, Andrew m. Hannah Brush 20 Jul 1730; m. Abigail Hawkins 30 Jul 1733 > c. Rublier, Abigail 13 Apr 1729 > c. Rublier, William 21 Jan 1732 > c. Rublier, Hannah 10 Nov 1734 > c. Rublier, Thomas 18 May 1735 > c. Rublier, Reuben Mar 1738 > c. Rublier, John Mar 1739... > > ...Courthouse in Conn. > The Rev War-Thomas Rubbelee > b: Bennington Vt. -- Capt Browson's Co. 1782 > d: Shaftbury Vt. 1808 > m: Lydia" > >Connie listed a couple Rubelees: >" 1800 Rubelee, Nathaniel--10010-00010-00 Wash Co. NY > Rubelee, Philip--10010-10010-00 Wash Co. NY >Nathaniel died Dec 28 1834 -- 63 yrs old -- buried at Middle Granville >Cemetery with a new headstone....Samuel [don't know where this came from] >and Philip moved to Addison Co. Vt -- Bristol..." > >Then, she lists a few citations for Rueban Roblee: > >"Roblee, Rueban [sic] > Holland Land Office Batavia NY July 1992 >Rueban was mentioned many times. He was mentioned in the Orleans County >Pioneer's Association. He was not a member but they considered him a >pioneer. According to the records -- > Lyman & Orman Spicer, and Rueban Roblee of Washington County came >Kendall Village and located on lot 119. Lymen went on to Clarkson to build >a brick factory. > Rueban returned to Granville, Wash. County in the autumn of 1821 and >married Mary Spicer, the sister of Lyman and Orman. In 1823 he returned to >Kendall and opened a hotel. In 1825 he opened a blacksmith shop which he >sold. After this he became a farmer. He was a member of the >assembly--1850-51-53. He and a friend built the furst building in Kendal >[sic] 1821. > August 31, 1831 munutes of the Baptist Church of Kenal delegates met >at Roblee home to organize North Murry Baptist Conference. In 1835 they >merged their church with the Congregational Society--In 1873, due to deaths, >it was no more. > The following Roblees listed in the Orleans book: >Mary 683 >Mary Spicer 671 >Norman 664 >Rueban 664-661-671-679 >Saloma 214 teacher 1824 >Spicer 670 >On page 664: > Lot 95-Norman 50-51 Acres July 1 1848 > Lot 108-Rueban 25 Acres June 12 1832 > Lot 108-Rueban 78 acres July 31 1854" > >Hopefully, there's something to be gleaned from these tidbits. Hopefully, >there's something to be added to these tidbits as well. >Later... > > >Phil Roblee >