>From: "Roblee, Phil" <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: Passenger Lists >Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 09:26:09 -0400 >... >To our resident Linguist, Karen Robblee... >do you have any comments on Lynda's message? > >Phil Roblee > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [SMTP:[email protected]] >> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 1998 8:05 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Passenger Lists >> >> Hi, >> Do any of you have records of any Robblee (or similar spelling or >> sound) >> from passenger lists? I was wondering thru the NEHGS library this weekend >> and >> found a book with 2 possibles. >> >> "Passengers To America", edited by Michael Tepper, Gen. Publ. Co., >> Baltimore, >> 1977. >> >> 1) pg 65: >> "2 Maij 1635 >> Theis (sic) under written names are to be transported to ye Barbadoes >> imbarqued >> in the Alexander Capt. Burche and Gilbert Grimes Mr P'Certificate from the >> Minister where they late dwelt the men tooke the oaths of Alleg and >> Supremacie >> die et a pred." >> >> This list includes: >> "Geo: Rudglie" age 17 y >> "Jo:Bush" age 22 y >> {This name is a stretch for Robblee-like but, it would be easy to mis-read >> a "B" >> with a tail, as "dg". Especially if the person reading it wasn't familiar >> with >> the name of Robley/Roblie. Also, in sound, this name is as close to >> Robblee as >> is Rapelje/Raplee.} >> >> 2) pg 256: >> "Port of London, 28 Feb. to 7 Mar. 1774." >> List includes: >> Joseph Robley, age 25y, Planter from Togabo, on the ship "Tobago Planter", >> going >> to Tobago to his plantations. >> Charles Thomas, age 23, Clerk from Westminster, on the ship "Tobago >> Planter", >> goin to Tobago on business. >> >> {During the 1600's, there were quite a few people who moved between New >> England >> and Long Island to and from the Carribean Islands like Tobago and >> Barbados.} >> Has anyone searched passenger lists? Any idea where the info came >> from >> which states that George & William came to Long Island in 1623? This >> sound >> pretty specific and must have originated somewhere. Any thoughts? >> If anyone has done a routine search of passenger lists, could you send >> us a >> listing of the sources you've already check so that we're not having to >> duplicate work already done? >> Lynda >