>Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 21:20:15 -0700 >From: [email protected] >... >I just had another look at the mortgage given to David Doane by a >Samuel Robblee and his mother Phebe, dated 16 Jun 1805. It reserves an >acre to Samuel Stanley conveyed to him by Thomas Robblee in 1802. The >way I would read this information is that Thomas owned the land and was >able to transfer it to Samuel Stanley. After 1802 and before 1805, >Thomas died, possibly late 1804, early 1805. As part of the proceedings, >I would suggest the land had to be sold. And this was being done by >Samuel Robblee and his mother Phebe. Is there possibly a will filed >where this mortgage is located at the county clerk's office at 383 >Broadway, Ft. Edward, NY. 12838? If not a will, a copy of surrogate >proceedings for a person dying intestate? Thomas' will,[married Chloe >Evarts] makes specific reference to this very thing. > >...I finally tracked down that gravesite iformation you [Lynda McGinnis] >wanted. Thomas Roblee Jr. died 25 Jan 1812 is buried in the North >Hartford Burying >Ground, NY. listed on Page 6 of the Compilation of Aaron Goodspeed's >field books by Allen D. Hill, Bennington Museum, INC. Old Bennington, >Vt. >Also burid there and listed next to Thomas is Mrs Sophia Baker [born >Middlebury, VT.] died at 76 years on 29 Jan 1890. Buried with her is >Martha J. oldest daughter of T. and S. Roblee Baker, Age 10 yrs. 9 mos. >died 29 Sep 1849. The other thing I find interesting about this >graveyard is that there are other names that tie into the family as >well. Case and Northup to mention two. Hope you can find out more on >your travels this summer to the Bennington Area. I can appreciate your >comments on the fact that every little area has jealously maintained its >own records and it becomes necessary to visit every one. Here most of >our records are domiciled at the Provincial [State] archives which can >cut down the number of locales to search. > >Dear Phil [Roblee], > I still believe we will find your Calvin's family east of Granville >in Vt. > >Dear Cindy [Walcott], > I see as I look at the DAR records that I have that they tend to >piggyback onto a previous record and then use it as proof. I guess that >I would hope that we may come across on with a different point of view. >If nothing else, if may lead to another branch of the tree. >...