Robinson family letters, 1757-1962 (bulk 1800-1910)

Robinson, Thomas, 1731-1817

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Thomas Robinson was a Quaker minister from Newport, Rhode Island. He was born in 1731 to William Robinson and Abigail Hazard Robinson. In 1753 Robinson became a commission merchant in Newport, where he had an interest in distilleries and a part in the slave trade. Distressed by what he saw in this venture, he became an ardent opponent of the slave trade and eventually promoted the idea of freedom for all enslaved people. In 1754 Robinson married Sarah Richardson (-1817). The couple had 6 ...

Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879

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Anti-slavery advocate. From the description of Circular and letter, 1848 Jan. 21, Boston, to Rev. Mr. Russell, South Hingham. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 231311718 Abolitionist and reformer William Lloyd Garrison was founder of the Boston abolitionist paper, The Liberator, and the New England Anti-Slavery Society. From the description of Papers, 1835-1873 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007257 Abolitionist and lectur...

Rokeby (Ferrisburgh, Vt.)

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Stevens, Clark, 1764-1853

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Stevens, William B., 1837-1864

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Elmer, Rachel Robinson, 1878-1919

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Robinson, Sarah Richardson

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Robinson, George G. (George Gilpin), 1825-1894

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Hoag, Abigail Robinson, 1789-1855

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Byrd, Abigail Huntington

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Robinson, Thomas R. (Thomas Richardson), 1761-1851

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Thomas R. Robinson (1761-1851), son of Thomas and Sarah (Richardson) Robinson, was a Quaker from Newport, Rhode Island, who moved to Vergennes, Vermont, in 1792 and then to nearby Ferrisburgh. There he settled on land deeded to him by his brother William and operated a farm called Rokeby, which remained in his family until 1962. Robinson established saw, grist, and fulling mills on the Lewis Creek a few miles away and in 1810 purchased some of the first Merino sheep to be imported from Spain. He...

Rokeby Museum (Ferrisburgh, Vt.)

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Cate, Putman M.

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Byrd, Thomas, 1753-1827

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Thomas Byrd was born in England; the date of his arrival in the U.S. is unknown. He first appeared in the Vergennes, Vt., grand list in 1793. He was a trial lawyer, served several terms as mayor of Vergennes, and represented the city in the Vermont Legislature in 1806. From the description of Thomas Byrd correspondence, 1807-1814. (Sheldon Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 750014652 ...

Robinson, Abigail, -1835

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Byrd, John Huntington, b. 1816

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Byrd, Suzannah Fish, -1812

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Jewell family

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Robinson, Rachel Gilpin, 1799-1862

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Rachel Gilpin Robinson was born in New York, N.Y., the daughter of artist George Gilpin and Lucy Gilpin. She married Rowland Thomas Robinson, whom she met at a Quaker boarding school. After their marriage in New York City, they moved to his family home, Rokeby, in Ferrisburgh, Vt., in 1820. She was active in the anti-slavery movement, opening her home to fugitive slaves and being a founder of the Vermont Anti-Slavery Society. She was also involved in the Quaker Hicksite controversy and in the te...

Stevens, Stephen Foster, 1799-1857

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Robinson, Rowland Evans, 1833-1900

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Vermont author. From the description of Papers of Rowland Evans Robinson [manuscript], 1891-1896. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647811998 ...

Byrd family

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Robinson, Jemima Fish, 1761-1846

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Stevens family

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Hoag, Nathan C., 1785-

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Perkins, Mary Robinson, 1884-1931

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Minturn, Ann King Robinson, 1827-1917

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King, Ann, 1786-1867

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Robinson family.

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Thomas R. Robinson (1761-1851), son of Thomas and Sarah (Richardson) Robinson, moved from Newport, R.I., to Vergennes, Vt. and then to Ferrisburgh to operate a farm called Rokeby, which remained in his family until 1962 when the family established the house and its contents as a museum. He married Jemima Fish (1761-1846); their son was Rowland T. Robinson; their daughter Abigail (b. 1789) was the wife of Nathan C. Hoag (b. 1785) and mother of Rachel (Hoag) Jewell (b. 1811). Rowland E. Robinson (...

Hogg family.

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Rogers family

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Hoag family

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Orcutt, Mary Byrd

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Robinson, Rowland T. (Rowland Thomas), 1882-1951

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Stevens, Rachel Fish Byrd, 1804-1869

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Robinson, Ann King Stevens, 1841-1920

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Putman, Mary Stevens, 1832-1912

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Robinson, Elizabeth Donoway, 1882-1961

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Members of the Donaghy family came to Vermont, Iowa, and Utah from Ireland during the 19th century. It appears that at least the Vermont branch changed the spelling of the name to Donoway. Elizabeth (Donoway) Robinson was born in Vergennes, Vt., attended school there, and taught school in the area. She married Rowland T. Robinson in 1907 and they lived at Rokeby with his mother while he operated the farm. After Rowland's death in 1951, Elizabeth replaced him as Ferrisburgh town clerk. She contin...

Robinson, Rowland T. (Rowland Thomas), 1796-1879

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Born in Ferrisburgh, Vt., son of Thomas R. Robinson; attended a Quaker boarding school in Washington, N.Y., where he met his wife, Rachel Gilpin of New York City and life long friend Ann King. He operated a merino sheep farm in Ferrisburgh, Vt., and worked to establish the Vermont Anti-Slavery Society and was involved with the Vermont Peace Society. His home, eventually named Rokeby, was used as a stop on the underground railroad. He was involved in the Quaker Hicksite controversy and active in ...

Jewell, Rachel Hoag, 1811-

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Freeborn, Ruth Fish Mealy

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Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889

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American journalist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to "My dear Frank", 1882 Aug. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270488964 American reformer and journalist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to "My Dear Old Friend" [Jacob Heaton], 1884 July 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 639563106 From the description of Autograph entry signed : Salem, Ohio, 1856 Sept. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 639578...

Stone, George F. (George Frederick), 1836-1912

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George Frederick Stone (1836-1912) was an American businessman and secretary of the Chicago Board of Trade for more than 25 years. For more information, see page 477 of Volume V of Chicago: Its History and Its Builders, by Josiah Seymour Currey (S. J. Clarke Publishing: Chicago, 1912) From the guide to the George Frederick Stone Correspondence, 1908, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) ...

Robinson, Thomas R., 1822-1854

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Thomas R. Robinson, son of Rowland T. and Rachel G. Robinson, was born in Ferrisburgh, Vt., and attended school there. He married Charlotte Satterly of Ferrisburgh and they had two children. He died in 1854. In 1860 his widow married Rufus Rogers. From the description of Thomas R. Robinson family letters, 1847-1899. (Sheldon Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 748691503 ...