Hello, Susan, We have copies of 2 wills written just prior to 1800. One is that of Thomas Robblee, d 1796 in Nova Scotia. He and his brother, John, had left NY in 1783, bound for Nova Scotia. They settled in Annapolis, NS. and Wallace, Cumberland, NS. We also have a copy of a will written ca 1792 in Lanesboro, MA. by William Robblee. He had remained in the USA and indications are that he fought for the Revolution. His brother? Reuben had settled in Lanesborough as well and we have fairly good information on his descendency. The question has always been about pronunciation of the name as well as the spelling. Most names stabilized after 1850 until the present. A person speaking their name to a census taker but not being able to verify the spelling of that surname has led to many variances over the years. French names spoken to English? ears have, I'm sure led to the 60 or so variant spellings that we have found ancestors' records listed. I believe that many of the Roblyer descendents found in western NY about the turn of the 18th Century are descendents of Andrew Rublier and Abigail Hawkins. And, that they are part of our family. Where James and Abiah fit, may still be found. WorldConnect shows him in your files as the son of George, from NJ. and leading back to the Rapalje's of NY. Is there any other family listed in those records? Is there anyplace available online to acess those records? Please let me know and hope to hear from you soon. Regards, Bob Robblee ----- Original Message ----- From: Susan R Wyckoff To: Bob Robblee Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 10:45 AM Subject: Re: Rapalje Connections. Bob When did your line move to Nova Scotia? I have no notes on George. I do have the following on James, it is without source and whether there is any truth to it, I don't know: James Raplee was a native of New Jersey, as was his wife, Byer Morse.They followed their son Stephen with the residue of their family, andsettled near the Lake on Indian Run, in the neighborhood of the ShannonMill, Yates Co, NY, in 1805. Their children were all born in New Jersey.In its descendants this is the most numerous family in Yates County. Thename which was at first Roblyer, was changed by Judge Nehemiah Raplee of Dundee, to its present orthography, and by common consent that is now thefamily name. It was of French origin Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Robblee To: wyckoffs@citlink.net Cc: Roblee-L@RootsWeb.com Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 7:44 AM Subject: Rapalje Connections. Good Morning, Susan, I have been searching for my family's roots for the past 14 years or so. And for more than one hundred years, there has been a theory that our family name has its origins as Rapalje. I haven't accepted that since I found the graves of Jeronimus Rapalje and Thomas Robblee lying about 15 feet apart in the Karsdale Cem. in Annapolis, Nova Scotia in 1995. Both spellings were distinct. But I see that you have found the origins of James Raplee/Roblyer married Abiah Morse in New Jersey and have tied them to the Rapaljes in New York City. Do you have anything further about his father, George's family? We seek the origins of William and Andrew Rublier, married in the Huntington First Church, Suffolk, NY on Long Island. These marriages took place from 1727 to 1733 and several children were baptized there as well. Our name has changed somewhat over the years and now has variant spellings of Robblee, Roblee, Rublee, and Rablee of which we can find descendents to this day. The Roblee list has about 50 members and we are still seeking the immigrant ancestor[s]. I hope some of your findings may help us find them. HOpe to hear from you soon. Regards, Bob Robblee

This is what I have on Jacob Rapalje/Sarah Brinkerhoff, whom some Worldconnect files give as parents of George. This family settled in NJ, so the connection to James Raplee is certainly plausible. And ballpark -- George is around the right age to be the father of James, who was born abt. 1739. Cindy Walcott Generation One 1. Jacob1 Rapalje, b. 25 Jun 1679, (son of Jeronymus Joriszen Rapalje and Annetje Theunis Denys) baptized 25 Jun 1679 in Dutch Reformed Church, New Amsterdam. Source for 2nd wife's name is Allaben (Allaben, 1907, page 398). Jacob left Brooklyn and settled near New Brunswick, New Jersey. Bergen gives the names of both wives, but does not indicate which child was born to which wife (Bergen, 1881, page 233). He married (1) Gertien _____. He married (2) Sarah Brinkerhoff, b. in Flushing, Long Island, NY?, (daughter of Abraham Brinkerhoff and Aeltie Janse Stryker). Children: 2 i. Joris2 Rapalje, b. 20 Jan 1706. 3 ii. Abraham Rapalje, baptized 3 Aug 1707.3 Abraham was of New Jersey (Bergen, 1881, page 233.) 4 iii. Ante Rapalje, baptized 17 Apr 1709.3 5 iv. George Rapalje. George was "of New Jersey" (Bergen, 1881, page 233). 6 v. Aeltie Rapalje. Aeltie was "of New Jersey" (Bergen, 1881, page 232). She married Hendrick Suydam. 7 vi. Sara Rapalje, baptized 30 Apr 1712.3 Sara was "of New Jersey" (Bergen, 1881, page 233). 8 vii. Jacob Rapalje, baptized 27 Jul 1719.3 -----Original Message----- From: roblee-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:roblee-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Bob Robblee Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 9:53 PM To: Susan R Wyckoff Cc: Roblee-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ROBLEE] Rapalje Connections. Hello, Susan, We have copies of 2 wills written just prior to 1800. One is that of Thomas Robblee, d 1796 in Nova Scotia. He and his brother, John, had left NY in 1783, bound for Nova Scotia. They settled in Annapolis, NS. and Wallace, Cumberland, NS. We also have a copy of a will written ca 1792 in Lanesboro, MA. by William Robblee. He had remained in the USA and indications are that he fought for the Revolution. His brother? Reuben had settled in Lanesborough as well and we have fairly good information on his descendency. The question has always been about pronunciation of the name as well as the spelling. Most names stabilized after 1850 until the present. A person speaking their name to a census taker but not being able to verify the spelling of that surname has led to many variances over the years. French names spoken to English? ears have, I'm sure led to the 60 or so variant spellings that we have found ancestors' records listed. I believe that many of the Roblyer descendents found in western NY about the turn of the 18th Century are descendents of Andrew Rublier and Abigail Hawkins. And, that they are part of our family. Where James and Abiah fit, may still be found. WorldConnect shows him in your files as the son of George, from NJ. and leading back to the Rapalje's of NY. Is there any other family listed in those records? Is there anyplace available online to acess those records? Please let me know and hope to hear from you soon. Regards, Bob Robblee ----- Original Message ----- From: Susan R Wyckoff To: Bob Robblee Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 10:45 AM Subject: Re: Rapalje Connections. Bob When did your line move to Nova Scotia? I have no notes on George. I do have the following on James, it is without source and whether there is any truth to it, I don't know: James Raplee was a native of New Jersey, as was his wife, Byer Morse.They followed their son Stephen with the residue of their family, andsettled near the Lake on Indian Run, in the neighborhood of the ShannonMill, Yates Co, NY, in 1805. Their children were all born in New Jersey.In its descendants this is the most numerous family in Yates County. Thename which was at first Roblyer, was changed by Judge Nehemiah Raplee of Dundee, to its present orthography, and by common consent that is now thefamily name. It was of French origin Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Robblee To: wyckoffs@citlink.net Cc: Roblee-L@RootsWeb.com Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 7:44 AM Subject: Rapalje Connections. Good Morning, Susan, I have been searching for my family's roots for the past 14 years or so. And for more than one hundred years, there has been a theory that our family name has its origins as Rapalje. I haven't accepted that since I found the graves of Jeronimus Rapalje and Thomas Robblee lying about 15 feet apart in the Karsdale Cem. in Annapolis, Nova Scotia in 1995. Both spellings were distinct. But I see that you have found the origins of James Raplee/Roblyer married Abiah Morse in New Jersey and have tied them to the Rapaljes in New York City. Do you have anything further about his father, George's family? We seek the origins of William and Andrew Rublier, married in the Huntington First Church, Suffolk, NY on Long Island. These marriages took place from 1727 to 1733 and several children were baptized there as well. Our name has changed somewhat over the years and now has variant spellings of Robblee, Roblee, Rublee, and Rablee of which we can find descendents to this day. The Roblee list has about 50 members and we are still seeking the immigrant ancestor[s]. I hope some of your findings may help us find them. HOpe to hear from you soon. Regards, Bob Robblee For questions about this list, contact the list administrator at ROBLEE-admin@rootsweb.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROBLEE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message