By Robert Raymond
Paul Raymond of Bristol and Lincoln apparently had three sons, Pearis (or Perez) Raymond, Lemuel, and Paul Jr. Paul did not come from Richmond, Massachusetts as many have supposed. I explain the evidence leading to that conclusion. So where did he come from and who are his parents?
This article is a timeline for Paul RAYMOND and his family. I've logged my research results here (although I have a separate research log and plan that details sources searched and sources I still plan to search). Further information about Paul's son Pearis and his son Alonzo can be found in the associated article, "Raymond Migrations: Alonzo Pearis Raymond."
Sources and abbreviations are given at the end of this article. The old
abbreviation practice of dropping some letters, superscripting
the final letter(s), and putting a dash or dot underneath the superscripted
letters is shown herein using an apostrophe to show where letters
were dropped. For example, if the word "said" is appreviated by dropping
"ai" and elevating the "d", it is shown here as "s'd". The name of "the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints," commonly called the Mormons,
I've usually abbreviated as "the Church of Jesus Christ."
Most compiled genealogies equate Paul of Bristol with a Paul Raymond born in Wareham but who lived most of his life and died in Richmond, Massachusetts. That the two are not the same individual is easily shown.
They were not born at the same time, they died at
different times, they had different spouses, they had different
children, and they coexisted at two different locations. For these
reasons, I conclude that the two individuals were separate and
distinct.
| Date | Event |
| 5 Aug 1740 |
Boundary dispute between New
Hampshire and Massachusetts decided by the King and his council. Halestown
was the grant made to William Rayment's company for their service in the
Canada Expedition and was part of the territory lost to New Hampshire. The
grants made by Massachusetts were not honored by New Hampshire and the new
proprietors started "Actions of Ejectment." On 1 March 1742 the Beverly Proprietors
voted that Robert Hale and Benjamin Raymonts make petition to Governor Benning
Wentworth of the Privince of New Hampshire, but to no avail. In 1743 further
division of lots were made, even though the government did not recognize
their ownership. The Beverly proprietors appealed to the new proprietors.
All appeals failed and the Beverly proprietors closed their books on 9 April
1749. On 20 September the New Hampshire proprietors granted the township to Ichabod Robie and the name was changed to Robiestown, but then to Weare, the name of one of Robie's associates. The William Raymond name still lasts in the township, however, as the highest hill is Mt. William, and a bluff on the river is called Raymond Cliff. (Raymondtown, pp. 24, 26-27.) Weare is only 60 miles away, as the crow flies, from Halifax, Vermont. Is there any chance that a Raymond from Weare moved to the Halifax area at this time? This is not very likely, but something that I should check. |
| 1754 |
Col. George Washington defeats
French in Pennsylvania, starting the French and Indian War. |
| 1760 |
British defeat the French and
get French lands in America, including Canada. George III becomes
king of England. After the defeat of the French, Indian attacks against English
settlers decline dramatically. |
| 30 June 1761 |
A new plantation called Colrain
[Massachusetts]. (VRColrain, p. 4.) |
| 10 Oct 1761 |
The town of Bridport in the west
part of Addison county chartered, most proprietors being of Massachusetts,
of whom Benjamin Raymond was active in the early settlement. (History of Vermont, Natural, Civil and Statistical, In Three Parts, with a New Map of the State, and 200 Engravings, Zadock Thompson, 1842, Part Third (Gazetteer of Vermont), p. 31.) |
| 1762 | The town of Bristol (Addison County, Vermont) charter was originally granted by Benning Wentworth, the colonial governor of New Hampshire under King George III, "by his excellency's command with advice of council," June 26, 1762, to Samuel Averill and sixty-two associates, under the name of Pocock. (HisAdd, p. 397.) |
| 1765-1770 | Paul Raymond, son of ?, is born. Rebecca, his future wife, is also born in this same period. We know they were born no earlier than 1765 because they were less than 45 in the 1810 census. In the 1830 census they were 60 or older, so they must have been born in or before 1770. If the 1840 census is correct, then Paul was born in 1770 and Rebecca was born in 1765-1769. Where was Paul born? Who were his parents? And Rebecca? |
| 1770 | British soldiers kill five Americans in the Boston Massacre. |
| 22 April 1772 |
Grant to Colrain. (VRColrain,
p. 4.) |
| 1773 | Boston Tea Party. |
| 19 Apr. 1775 | Revolutionary War begins at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. The revolution lasts until 1783 when the Peace Treaty is signed in Paris on 3 Sep. The last of the continental army is disbanded on the 2nd of November. |
| 17 Mar 1776 | Washington takes Boston from the British |
| 4 July 1776 | The thirteen colonies declare independence, becoming the United States of America. |
| 1777 | Vermont declares itself an independent republic. Land grants made by New York are rejected; grants made by New Hampshire are recognized by the new government. |
| 1780 |
John Butler
receives land in Whitingham. (Whiting.) |
| 1781 |
John Butler
and Samuel Butler pay taxes in Whitingham, Windham, Vermont. John
Butler settles in the north-eastern section and builds the first
grist-mill in town on the North river. (Whiting.) |
| 16 Feb. 1782 | Dan Raymond of Sheffield buys land in Benson, Rutland, Vermont. (RutDeeds, vol. 2, p. 189.) |
| 3 Sep. 1783 | Revolutionary War ends with Peace Treaty signing in Paris. The last of the continental army is disbanded on the 2nd of November. After the Revolutionary War, the settlement of Vermont really begins. |
| 4 Jan 1784 |
"Mr. Perrez Simons
a Mrs. abieh Leonard bo[th] of Middleboro" publish their intent to
wed. (MidMaVR, p. 103.) Perhaps there is a Middleboro connection for
the Simmons, Pearces, and Raymonds. The given name, Perrez, is also
significant. |
| May 1784 | Elisha Raymond moves to Stamford, Bennington, Vermont. Elisha was born 9 Nov. 1761 at Gloucester, Rhode Island, the son of William Raymond. He fought in the Revolutionary War and married Abigail Inmon 25 April 1781 in Gloucester, Rhode Island. His children were Alfred (b. 30 Mar 1782 at Gloucester, RI), Elisha (b. 22 Sep 1783 at Stamford, VT), Truman (b. 4 June 1785/d. 9 Sep 1786), Direxa (b. 9 Nov 1786/d. 5 May 1804), Anne (b. 27 Dec 1788/d. 9 July 1806), Reuben (b. 30 Mar 1791), Jason (b. 25 Sep 1792/d. 14 Jan 1839), Adin (b. 9 Mar 1794), Malita (b. 11 Oct 1795), Abigail (b. 11 Oct 1797), Matilda (b. 25 Feb 1803/d. 15 May 1839), and Zelick (b. 11 Sep 1806/d. 19 July 1822). Elisha died 11 June 1842 in Wisconsin. (RevPen, vol. III, p. 2823.) |
| 15 Nov? 1784 | Edward Raymond of Sterling, Worchester, Massachusetts, "Gentleman," buys land from Joseph Baker of Westborough, Worchester, Massachusetts: The land on Otter Creek in Vermont, three rights in the township of Leicester. Also in township of Whiting, two rights. Also four rights in the township of Sudbury. (MidDeed, vol. 1, p. 42.) |
| 1784 | It is generally believed by authorities that, as early as 1784, John Willard, of Middlebury, Hon. Jonathan Hoyt, of St. Albans, and Captain Miles Bradley, of New Haven, at a meeting held in Canaan, Litchfield county, Conn., were appointed a committee to survey and allot the land in Pocock, though no record of such an event has been found. But deeds from the proprietors recorded in the Rutland county clerk's office, to which county Pocock then belonged, speak of the "first division lots," and describes them as numbered, and containing one hundred and twenty acres each. (HisAdd, p. 400.) |
| 24 July 1785 | Joseph Raymont has lot no. 20 of Pocock
surveyed. (RutDeeds, vol. 5 p. 15.) He has lot no. 21 done in
the same time frame. (RutDeeds, vol. 5 p. 26.) Whether he has or will purchase
these lots is not known. Whether these lot numbers correspond to later lot
numbers is also not known. However, it appears that in 1788 the proprietors
decided there had been "no legal" survey of the 1st division lots and they
were laid out again, this time containing 90 acres each. (HisAdd,
pp. 400-401.) Another Raymond (can't read first name) surveys a lot in New Huntington (later renamed Huntington). (RutDeeds, vol. 5, p. ?.) |
| 1785 | Addison county formed from Rutland county. |
| 1788 | Phinehas Raymond moved to Pomfret, Vermont. He was born 20 March 1765 in Middleborough, Massachusetts. There he enlisted in the Massachusetts line in the Revolutionary war. He applied for a veteren's pension in 1832 in Pomfret, where he lived near the Woodstock, Vermont line. (RevPen, vol. III, p. 2824.) |
| 21 Oct.1789 | "The name Pocock, Vermont was retained
only a few years, however, and was changed to Bristol by
an act of the Legislature." (HisAdd,
p. 397.) |
Halifax, Windham, Vermont adjacent to
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| Date |
Event |
| 18 Nov 1790 |
Benjamin Raymond of Halifax,
Windham, Vermont buys land from William Stacy. "Halifax, January 13 [1791] To all people whom these presents shall come Greeting Know ye that I William Stacy of Halifax in the County of Windham and State of Vermont for the consideration of thirty two pounds lawful money received to my full satisfaction of Benjamin Raymond of Halifax in the County of Windham and State of Vermont do give grant bargain sell and confirm unto him the said Benjamin Raymond and to his heirs and assigns forever part of one certain lot of land No 5 in the Town of Halifax in the County and State aforesaid containing fifty five acres be the same more or less the said lot now disposed of is bounded East on Edward Dalrymple South on Molley Stacy West on Paul Raymond and North on North River so called." (Halifax, Windham, Vermont deeds Book ?, p. ? as quoted by Stuart Thro. Bolding added.) "Benjamin [Raymond] 60, son of [unknown] Born July 27, 1765 [in Massachusetts], m. Abigail Safford, Jan. 21, 1796, she was born Mar. 2, 1777. He and Paul Raymond purchased land in Halifax, Vt., about 1795. His first five children were born at Halifax, the others at Adams, Mass. They were: Daniel140, b. Dec. 12, 1796. Benjamin141, b. June 8, 1798. Ann, b. Apl. 9, 1800, m. Abram Unongst, 1840, and d. in Wis., Aug. 2, 1850. Polly, b. Feb. 7, 1802, m. Elijah Turner, June 8, 1828, and d. at Williamstown, Nov. 25, 1861. Ebenezer142, b. Feb. 26, 1804. John143, b. Mar. 26, 1806. Lemuel H.144, b. 1809. William Gore145, b. Sep. 14, 1811. Joel, b. 1814, m. Betsey Clarke, of Vt., and d. at Deerfield, O[hio], Sep. 28, 1850, no issue. Lucien Buonapart146, b. Jan. 23, 1820. Benjamin Raymond d. at Kenkaskee[?], Wis., Mar. 27, 1858. Abigail Raymond d. in Ohio, 1842. (Genealogies of the Raymond Families of New England, Samuel Raymond, 1886, p. 135. Formatting revised from original. Benjamin Raymond was born in Massachusetts according to the 1850 census for Deerfield, Portage, Ohio, p. 187.  ) |
| June 1790 |
Paul Raymond buys property
in Halifax, Windham, Vermont. "Halifax, October the 6th 1791 "Know all men by these presents that I Daniel Donnelson of Colrain in the County of Hampshire & Commonwealth of the Massachusetts Bay yeoman for the consideration of the sum of forty pounds lawful money received to my full satisfaction before the ensealing & delivery hereof paid by Paul Reymond of Halifax in the County of Windham & State of Vermont yeoman the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge to have given granted bargained & sold conveyed & Confirmed unto him the said Paul Reymond his heirs & assigns forever a certain parcel or lot of land lying in Halifax afore said containing sixty acres being part of the original right No 4 Bounded as follows Beginning at the Northeast corner of said lot running from thence on the line South one hundred & sixty rods from thence West 9° North sixty rods from thence North 9° East one hundred & sixty rods to a hemlock tree on the bank of the North River & from thence East 9° South to the first mentioned boundary. To have & to hold the above granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances thereto belonging or in anywise appertaining to him the said Paul Reymond his heirs & assigns forever to their own proper use benefit & behoof Furthermore I the said Daniel Donnelson do covenant & engage the above bargained & demised premises to him the said Paul Reymond his heirs assigns executors & administrators so that I the said Daniel Donnelson my heirs or assigns or any person or persons shall [n]ever have any right interest claim challenge or demand therein & I will forever hereafter warrant & defend the said bargained premises against all lawful claims & demands of whatsoever name or nature In witness whereof I do hereto set my hand & seal this ____ day of June Anno Domini 1790 & 14 year of the Independence of America "Signed Sealed & Delivered in presence of Daniel Donnelson William Forbes & Henry Henderson "Windham County SS Halifax November 10 1790 then personally appeared Daniel Donnelson Signer and Sealer of the within instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed before me Benjamin Henry justice [of the] peace" (Halifax, Windham, Vermont deeds Book 2, p. 106 as quoted by Stuart Thro.) |
| 4 March
1791 |
Vermont
is the 14th state to join the union. |
| Abt. 1791 |
Pearis Raymond was born, the son of Paul Raymond. His son, Alonzo, states in 1885 that his father was born about 1791 in Vermont and that his grandfather was Paul Raymond of Lincoln, Addison county, Vermont. (Alonzo85, film 177839, p. 404.) Compiled genealogies state without source that Pearis was born in September 1790. The 1800 census infers Pearis was born no earlier than 1790. And the 1810 census infers no later than 1794. Pearis was born somewhere in Vermont according to Alonzo in the 1880 census. Since Paul bought land in Halifax in June 1790, and sold land in Halifax in Nov. 1794, it is likely that Pearis was born in Halifax. |
| April 1791 |
1790 U.S. Census The 1790 census shows no Raymonds in Bristol; in fact no Raymonds are shown in Addison County. (See table, below.) Where are Paul and Ephraim for the 1790 census? Either they are outside Vermont, they are not yet heads of household, or they avoid enumeration. The Paul Raymonds and Ephraim Raymonds listed in the 1790 census indexes nationwide are listed in the table below. |
| Location | Head of family | Free white males 16 or older | Free white males less than 16 | Free white female | Other free | Slaves | Notes |
| All Raymonds in Vermont | |||||||
| Dorsett, Bennington, VT | Joshua Rament | 1 | 2 | 2 | Joshua later buys land in Bristol. He is still there in 1800. In 1810 Joshua turns up in Manchester. (p. 97.) He doesn't show up in Bennington county in 1820, so he may be the Joshua Raymond who died 1 April 1814 in Manchester, VT and was interred in the Delwood Cemetery. Compiled genealogies say Joshua was born 15 May 1763, son of Joshua Raymond and Abigail Shaw of Middleboro, MA. | ||
| Stamford, Bennington, VT | Josiah Rament | 1 | 1 | Might he be the Jos. Raymond in Newbury in 1800? | |||
| Stamford, Bennington, VT | Elisha Rayment | 1 | 4 | 4 | Still there in 1800. | ||
| Newhuntington, Chittenden, VT | John Raiment | 3 | 5 | 4 | |||
| Pomfret, Windsor, VT | Phinehas Raymond | 2 | 1 | Still there in 1800. Phineas was 25 at the time (b. 20 Mar. 1765, Middleboro, MA). He was married March 1791, so he may have been there with a brother and a sister-in-law in advance to his father's family moving out. He lived at least to age 88 (1853). Phinehas' father was James Raymond (b. 6 Aug. 1732, Middleboro, MA) who appears in Pomfret in the 1800 census. Phinehas' paternal grandparents were Thomas Raymond and Mary Coombs. | |||
| Woodstock, Windsor, VT | John Raymond | 2 | 4 | 3 | Alphabetical list. Lots of Pratts all over Vermont. No Perces. 1 Simmons. 1 Simons. | ||
| Woodstock, Windsor, VT | John Raymond | 1 | 1 | 3 | Still there in 1800. One of the John Raymonds married Priscilla Cox 16 Mar 1786. Both were from Middleboro, MA. John died 10 Mar 1804 at Woodstock, VT. [2nd] Cousin of Phinehas in Pomfret. | ||
| Woodstock, Windsor, VT | Samuel Raymond | 1 | 1 | 4 | Still there in 1800. Married Elizabeth Bumpus 25 Feb 1779. Both were of Middleboro, MA. Samuel died in 1802 or 1803 in Woodstock. | ||
| Woodstock, Windsor, VT | Sylvester Raymond | 1 | 3 | 4 | Assuming Sylvester and Sylvanus are the same person, still there in 1800, less 2 females. Sylvanus married Silence Thomas 23 May 1776. Both were of Middleboro. Sylvanus died 11 Jan 1819. | ||
| Woodstock, Windsor, VT | William Raymond | 4 | 2 | 3 | Still there in 1800. William was born 2 July 1744 in [Middleboro,] MA, married Phebe Thomas, served as a private in the Revolutionary War, and died 20 Sep 1822 in [Woodstock,] VT. | ||
| All Paul Raymonds nationwide | |||||||
| Greenwich, Fairfield, CT | Paul Raymond | 1? | 1 | 5 | Might be the Paul in Norwalk, Fairfield, CT in 1800. | ||
| Richmond, Berkshire, MA | Paul Raymond | 1 | 1 | 4 | Still there in 1800 census. | ||
| Winchendon, Worcester, MA | Paul Raymond | 1 | 0 | 1 | This might be a possibility. Next door to Paul Raymond, Jr. Does not show up in 1800 census. Maybe this Paul moved to Bristol, Vermont. | ||
| Winchendon, Worcester, MA | Paul Raymod Ju'r. | 1 | 3 | 4 | A Paul is still there in 1800. If it is the same family, then in 1790 the family must consist of one male 35 or older, one male 16 or older, and two males 6-16. One female is 35 or older, one is 16 or older, one is 6-16, and one is 6 or under. | ||
| All Ephraim Raymonds nationwide | |||||||
| Norton, Bristol, MA | Ephraim Raymond | 4 | 1 | 3 | Still there in 1800 census, but one son is gone by then. Was there an Ephraim Jr. that might have gone to Vermont? | ||
| Bedford, Westchester, NY | Ephraim Raymond | 1 | 5 | Still there in 1800 census. | |||
| Windham County |
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| Guilford, Windham, VT (p. 103) |
Cutler, Abner |
1 |
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Chase?, Dean |
1 |
4 |
4 |
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Cutler, James |
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2 |
4 |
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Chase?, James |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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Cutler, Joel |
5 |
3 |
3 |
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Chase, Paul |
1 |
5 |
5 |
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Chase?, Seth |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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Chase, Stephen |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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Cutler, Tho's |
2 |
3 |
7 |
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Cutler, Silas |
1 |
1 |
6 |
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Chase, Rufus |
2 |
2 |
5 |
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| Guilford, Windham, VT (p. 105) |
Pierce, Icabod |
1 |
1 |
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| Hallifax, Windham, VT (p. 114) |
Barber, Benj'n |
1 |
5 |
4 |
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| Hallifax, Windham, VT (p. 115) |
Pierce, Sam'l |
2 |
3 |
3 |
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Pierce, Jenph? Joseph? |
4 |
3 |
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Pierce, Allen |
1 |
1 |
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Pierce, Benj'n |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Sumner, Dan'l |
2 |
2 |
3 |
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Sumner, Dan'l Jun'r |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Sumner, Joel |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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| Whitingham, Windham, VT (p. 116) |
Bishop, Solomon |
1 |
3 |
4 |
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Butler, Sam'l |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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| Wilmington, Windham, VT (p.
118) |
Pierce, Benj'n |
1 |
2 |
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Pierce, Benj'n Jun'r |
1 |
2 |
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Pierce, John |
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4 |
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| Middleborough, Plymouth, MA |
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| (p. 357) |
George Pearce |
3 |
2 |
2 |
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| Deliverance Pearce |
2 |
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| Abraham Pearce |
1 |
3 |
5 |
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| Moses Pearse |
1 |
3 |
1 |
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| John Pearse |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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| Simeon Pearse |
2 |
2 |
Could this be the father of Rebecca Pearce? |
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| Job Chase |
3 |
2 |
3 |
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| Date | Event |
| 13 Nov 1791 |
Rebecca Pearce is born in Little
Compton, Rhode Island or New York. One source recorded in 1846 says
13-Nov-1792 (NauvWA, p. 323), but the same day another source specified
13-Nov-1791 (NauvSeal, pp. 213-214). The 13-Nov-1791 date is collaberated
by a source recorded in 1847 (NauvSeal, p. 777). Another source published
in 1981 quotes the NauvWA source saying it says 13-Nov-1792. (Member, vol.
36, p. 184, Nauvoo Temple Register.) |
| 12 Dec
1791 |
Isaac
Chase born in Little Compton, Rhode Island. (According to Mormon
records.) |
| 4 Sep 1792 |
"According to the [Bristol] town records these were added to, from time to time, by the arrival of the following, about in the order named: As early as September 4, 1792, Phinehas Rugg, Ellis Maxham, Calvin Eastman, Asa Smith, Elisha Andrews and Anthony Field" (HisAdd, p. 402. Emphasis added here and in subsequent iterations.) |
| 12 March 1793 | Joseph Raymond marries Dolly Johnson at Corinth, Vermont. He fought on the Massachusetts Line in the Revolutionary War and applied for a pension 7 April 1818 in Orange County, Vermont at the age of 62. He died in Corinth 22 March 1820. His widow applied for a pension 13 August 1838 at the age of 69. (RevPen, vol. III, p. 2823.) |
| 1793 |
"According to the [Bristol] town records these were added to, from time to time, by the arrival of the following, about in the order named: ... in 1793, Robert Sutton, Henry Franklin, Matthew Franklin, Benjamin Sutton, Benjamin Bartholomew and Oliver Scott." (HisAdd, p. 402.) |
| 1794 | John Raymond settled in New Huntington, Chittenden, Vermont. (Hallock, Abt. p. 3.) |
| 1794 |
"According to the [Bristol] town records these were added to, from time to time, by the arrival of the following, about in the order named: ... in 1794, Nahum Smith, Hezekiah Murdock, Asa Freeman, Moses Wheeler, Ephraim Munson, jr., Jedediah Keeler, Nathan Brown, Chauncey Ellsworth, and Peter Renne." (HisAdd, p. 402.) |
| 17 Nov 1794 | Lemuel Raymond b. in Bristol, Addison, Vermont, son of Paul. according to family records. (No source.) So far, other sources don't show Paul in Bristol until 1797. If Lemuel was born on this date, it may have been in Halifax. |
| 27 Nov 1794 |
Paul Raymond sells land in
Halifax to Dyer Wood (bk 2, pg 308) Is this the last time Paul
is mentioned in Halifax? |
| 4 June 1795 |
Ruth & Ephraim Raymond of Starksborough, Addison, Vermont buy from Elijah Risley lot #15 of the Bristol 2nd division. (BrisDeeds, v. 1, p. 234.) What connection Ephraim and Ruth have with Paul, if any, is unknown. (See the map below, or see "Bristol, Vermont Proprietors' Grants," for a map of the original proprietors lots of Bristol.) |
| 1795 |
"According to the [Bristol] town records these were added to, from time to time, by the arrival of the following, about in the order named: ... in 1795, John Ketcham, Truman Allen, Silas Hewett, Asa Hitchcock, William Day and Jeremiah Frazer." (HisAdd, p. 402.) |
| 1796 |
"According to the [Bristol] town records these were added
to, from time to time, by the arrival of the following, about
in the order named: ... in 1796, Robert Holley and Ephraim Raymond. ... Robert Holley, a native of New London, Conn., came from Hebron, N. Y., in 1795." (HisAdd,
pp. 402, 405. Bold added.) Did Ephraim Raymond and Robert Holley come together?
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| 1796 |
The Baptist Church was organized
in 1793, with it's first settled minister being Abner Bemis, in
1796. The Congregational church in Halifax was organized July 24,
1778 with Rev. David Goodall as pastor. (History of Halifax,
by Rev. H. Eastman, excerpted at http://www.usgennet.org/usa/vt/county/windham/halifax.html) |
| 21 Apr 1796 |
Ephraim S(?) Raymond, now
of Bristol, buys a lot to the right of Joseph Lawrence from
Silas Hewit. (BrisDeeds, v. 1, p. 358.) Lawrence originally drew
lot 47 in the 1st division and lot 5 in the 2nd division;
I can't tell which lot Ephraim buys in this instance.
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| 1796 | Paul Raymond, Jr. b. in Bristol, son of Paul. (No source.) If Paul Jr. was born on this date, it may have been in Halifax. |
| 6 Sep 1796 |
Ephraim I(?) Raymond admitted a freeman in Bristol. (BrisTown, vol. 1, p. 134.) |
| 28 Sep. 1796 | Joseph Raymont of Warren buys land in Warren, Addison, Vermont from Samuel Lard of Warren (MidDeed, vol. 2, p. 365.) |
| 11 Oct 1796 |
Ephraim Raymond buys lot 54, 2nd division from B. Griswold of New Haven, Addison, Vermont on 11 Oct. 1796. (BrisDeeds, v. 1, p. 367.) |
| 1790s |
"Among the early settlers [of
Whitingham] and those prominent in business and town affairs,
near the close of the last century, were Nathan GREEN, James ROBERTS,
Jabez FOSTER, Amasa SHUMWAY, David EAMES, James REED, Reuben LAMPHEAR,
Francis PORTER, Amos GREEN, Calvin MUNN, Jonathan HALL, Baxter HALL,
Reuben BROWN, Amos BROWN, Joshua COLEMAN, Samuel DAY, Ambrose STONE,
Samuel PARKER, David JILLSON, William GOODNOW, Jesse HULL, John ROBERTS,
Samuel PRESTON, Isaac CHASE , Joshua NEWELL, Abraham
CHASE, Abiather WINN, Levi BOYD, Martin STICKNEY, Abel B. WILDER,
Eli HIGLEY, Jeremiah KINGSBURY, Samuel MARTIIN, Hezekiah MURDOCK, Thomas
NELSON and many others." (Whiting.
Emphasis added.) |
Bristol, Addison, Vermont
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| Date |
Event |
| 2 Feb 1797 | Paul Raymond of Bristol,
Addison, Vermont buys lot 30, 2nd division from Smith &
Springer of New Haven, Addison, Vermont. (BrisDeeds, v. 1, p. 392.) This is the earliest record we have of Paul being
in Bristol. Paul is listed as already "of Bristol." Maybe
there are missing deeds. Or maybe he was living with friends
or relatives. Paul's choice of lot 30 is an interesting one, as it lays on the top of Bald Hill. However, "the early settlers first cleared the upper slopes because morning fog tended to envelop the valleys in white cocoons while the uplands were basking in sunlight." (Vermont, A Bicentennial History, Charles T. Morrissey, 1981, p. 5.) Perhaps clearing the trees from the top led settlers to call this, "Bald Hill." (See the map below, or see "Bristol, Vermont Proprietors' Grants," for a map of the original proprietors lots of Bristol.) |
| 24 Sep 1797 |
Joshua Raymond of Dorset, Bennington, Vermont buys 1st Div. Lot #17 from Joseph Paddcock of Dorset. (BrisDeeds, v. 1, p. 456.) Is Joshua related to Paul? Might Joshua Raymond be related to the Joseph Raymont who had Pocock lots surveyed in 1785? |
| 7? Dec 1797 | John Raymond of Warren, Addison, Vermont, yeoman sells to Joel Whitney of Westminster, Worchester, Massachusetts, yeoman a tract of land in Warren, Addison, Vermont. (MidDeed, vol. 2. p. 403?) Could John Raymond of Warren have connections to Paul of Bristol? Warren is immediately adjacent to the East of Lincoln, Addison, Vermont. |
| 11 May 1798 |
Timothy Chase, hatter of
Colrain, buys land of Jabez Edwards of Leyden. The land was "a
certain parcel or tract of land lying and being in Leyden aforesaid
and is part of lots No. 52, No 53, and No 54 in the second division
of land in Bernardston Gore, so called and is delineated as follows
(viz); beginning at the south west corner of lot No 52 standing on the
east bank of the Green River so called; thence easterly on the south
line of said lot No 52 to a brook running through said lot; thence up
said brook to the place where it intersects the north line of lot No
54; thence westerly on said north line of lot No 54 to the bank of
Green river; thence down said river to the first mentioned bounds containing
45 acres, be the same more or less." The deed was recorded on 30 Apr 1804.(Franklin
Co. MA deeds, vol 19, pg 371 as quoted by Stuart Thro.) Timothy turns
around, sells the land eight months later, and buys land in Bristol. |
| 7 Jan 1799 |
Timothy Chase of Colrain
sold the land bought on 11 May 1798 to William Denison, yoeman
of Colrain. Timothy and wife Sarah both signed this deed. Both the
buy and sell of this property were recorded on 30 Apr 1804. (Franklin
Co. MA deeds, vol 19, pg 370 as quoted by Stuart Thro.) |
| 30 Jan 1799 |
Paul Raymond witnesses the deed wherein Timothy Chase of Colrain, county of Hampshire, Massachusetts buys the 100 acre 2nd division lot 34 from Noah Sturtevant. (BrisDeeds, v. 2, p. 385.) This is the first mention of Timothy Chase I know of in Bristol. |
| 21 June 1799 |
Henry Chase of Starksborough, Addison,
Vermont buys 30 acres of the 2nd div. lot 15 from James Ketch. Ephraim
and Ruth Raymond also came from Starksborough and also bought land
in this same lot in 1795. (BrisDeeds, v. 2, p. 236.) On 20 September 1799,
Henry buys another 30 acres in lot 15. (BrisDeeds, v. 2, p. 237.) On 3 May 1804, Henry
Chase, still of Starksborough, buys another 10 acres from Nathan
Brown. (BrisDeeds, v. 3, p. 36.)
As the 2nd div. lot 15 shares a border with Starksborough township, perhaps Henry Chase and Ephraim Raymond also owned land nearby in Starksborough. |
| 1797- 1799 |
"According to the [Bristol] town records these were added
to, from time to time, by the arrival of the following, about
in the order named: ... |
| 4 August 1800 |
1800 U.S. Census |
| Location | Head of family | Free white males | Free white females | Other free | Slaves | Notes | ||||||||||
| Under 10 | 10-16 | 16-26 | 26-45 | 45 and over | Under 10 | 10-16 | 16-26 | 26-45 | 45 and over | |||||||
| Raymonds in Bristol, Addison, Vermont | ||||||||||||||||
| Bristol, Addison, Vermont (p. 118) | Paul Raymond | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Paul is listed next to Tim'y Chase and Isaac &
David Isam [Isham]. Stuart tells me the Ishams seem to have come
from Colchester Twp, New London, CT. |
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| Other Raymonds in Vermont | ||||||||||||||||
| Warren, Addison, VT | Joseph Raymond | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Dorset, Bennington, VT | Joshua Raymond | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Stamford, Bennington, VT | Elisha Raymond | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Newbury, Orange, VT | Jos. Raymond | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Halifax, Windham, VT | Benjamin Raymond | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Hartford, Windsor, VT | Liberty Raymond | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Pomfret, Windsor, VT | James Raymond | 1 | 1 |
James was born in Middleboro, 6 Aug. 1732, son of Thomas Raymond and Mary/Martha Coombs. |
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| Pomfret, Windsor, VT | James Raymond Jun. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Pomfret, Windsor, VT | Phinehas Raymond | 5 | 1 | 1 | B. in Middleboro, MA, 20 Mar. 1765, son of James Raymond; married in March 1791 to Deborah Vaughn (b. 27 Mar. 1771, d. 19 Apr. 1844). | |||||||||||
| Woodstock, Windsor, VT | George Raymond | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Woodstock, Windsor, VT | James Raymond | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Lives close to Timmons/Simmons. | |||||||||
| Woodstock, Windsor, VT | John Raymond | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| Woodstock, Windsor, VT | Samuel Raymond | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Samuel or Lemuel? | |||||||||
| Woodstock, Windsor, VT | Sylvanus Raymond | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Woodstock, Windsor, VT | William Raymond | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | George & William listed adjacent. | |||||||||
| Location | Head of family | Under 10 | 10-16 | 16-26 | 26-45 | 45 and over | Under 10 | 10-16 | 16-26 | 26-45 | 45 and over | Other free | Slaves | Notes | ||
| Other Paul Raymonds nationwide | ||||||||||||||||
| Norwalk, Fairfield, CT | Paul Raymond | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Richmond, Berkshire, MA | Paul Raymond | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Winchendon, Worcester, MA | Paul Raymond | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Is this the Paul born in Athol, Worcester, MA 29-Oct-1780? Check the family members shown in both censuses. |
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| All Ephraim Raymonds nationwide | ||||||||||||||||
| Norton, Bristol, MA | Ephraim Raymond | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Bedford, Westchester, NY | Ephraim Raymond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Lots of Raymonds in Bedford. | ||||
| Simeon
Pearce |
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| Poultney, Rutland, Vermont (p. 190) |
Pearce Simeon |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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| Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts |
Simeon Peirce |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Lots of Peirce and Parris in town. |
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| " |
Joshua Raymond |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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| " |
Samuel Raymond |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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| " |
Samuel Raymond 2'd |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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| " |
Amos Raymond |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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| " |
Abraham Simmons |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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James Raymond of Pomfret: "Born in Middleboro, Massachusetts, 6 Aug. 1732, was a son of Thomas and Mary (Coombs) Raymond. He married Martha Coombs and removed to Pomfret about 1794. The first ancestor in America of this family was John Raymond, who came from Essex County, England, and settled in Beverly, Massachusetts, in 1662. James Raymond's children were all born in Middleboro." Children include James Jr. (b. Apr. 1760), Phineas (b. 20 Mar. 1765), and Thomas (b. 23 Mar 1777). (Pomfret, pp. 561-562.) Phineas Raymond, "born 20 Mar. 1765, the son of James Raymond, married in March, 1791, Deborah Vaughn, b. 27 Mar. 1771. She died 19 Apr. 1844. Other members of the Raymond family settled in Woodstock, Vermont." Children: David (b. 16 Apr. 1793), Azel (b. 15 Dec. 1794), Phineas (b. 28 Nov. 1796, d. 9 May 1818), Frederick, b. 11 Dec. 1798), Cephas (b. 6 Nov. 1801), Ebenezer H. (b. 14 Apr. 1804). (Pomfret, p. 562.) Revolutionary war pension files shed light on John Raymond of Woodstock: "John, Priscilla, MA Line, W15228, BLW #11425-160-55, sol m Priscilla Cox 16 Mar 1786 both were of Middleborough MA, sol d 10 Mar 1804 at Woodstock VT & his wid appl there 21 Oct 1853 aged 87, sol's cousin Phinehas Raymond of Pomfret VT aged 88 made aff'dt that he lived near sol at Middleborugh[sic] MA before & during the Rev, wid appl for BLW 26 Mar 1855 & Susan Raymond & Sam'l M. Thomas were wit's to her BLW application, a Samuel W. Cobb (son of Elias Cobb) of Randolph VT aged 61 made aff'dt in 1853 & stated his father Elias Cobb d about 1838 & they had lived at Woodstock VT near the sol." (RevPen, vol. III, p. 2823.) Revolutionary war records also mention Samuel, Sylvanus, and William Raymond. Samuel married Elizabeth Bumpus 25 February 1779. Both were of Middleborough, Massachusetts. Samuel served in the Revolutionary War in the Continental and Massachusetts lines. Samuel died in 1802 or 1803 in Woodstock. His widow applied for pension benefits 4 April 1839 from Hartland, Vermont at the age of 80. Sylvanus Raymond married Silence Thomas 23 May 1776. Both were of Middlebourgh [sic], Massachusetts. Sylvanus died 11 Jan 1819. His widow remarried Ichabod Hatch. Silence applied 1 August 1838 in Windsor county, Vermont at the age of 81. (RevPen, vol. III, p. 2824.) William Raymond was born 2 July 1744 in Massachusetts, married
Phebe Thomas, served as a private in the Revolutionary War, and
died 20 September 1822 in Vermont. (DARPat, p. 2415.) |
|
| 1800 |
"According to the [Bristol] town records these were added
to, from time to time, by the arrival of the following, about
in the order named: ... |
| 1801 |
The Lincoln Preparative Meeting of the Society of
Friends was established in 1801 by Ferrisburgh Monthly Meeting. (OLUCWorldCat)
Were the Chases Quakers? I don't believe the Raymonds were. |
| 7 Sep 1802 |
Paul Raymond and Timothy Chase admitted freemen in Bristol. [Insert photo of town record.] (BrisTown, vol. 1, p. 166.) The Raymond and Chase families have several connections that I'll add as time permits. Paul Raymond located in the eastern part of the town, where he was a resident for many years. (HisAdd, p. 406.) |
| 18 May 1804 |
Timothy Chase sells to Nathan Hastings
of Leyden, Hampshire, Massachusetts a part of 2nd div. lot 34 and
the south half (50 acres) of lot 33. (INSERT-REFERENCE.) While we
haven't found the deed wherein Timothy buys the land in lot 33,
this deed shows that he, indeed, owned land next to Paul Raymond
in lot 30. (Although the deed on p. 468 says Timothy acquired the
land the same day he sold it?) Note that Hastings is from Leyden,
the same area that the Chase family moved from. |
| 1st Monday in August 1810 |
1810 U.S. Census |
| 1813 |
"The Lincoln Preparative Meeting [dependent branch
congregation?] of the Society of Friends became a part of the Starksborough
Monthly Meeting [congregation?] in 1813. The last record of this meeting
is from 1871, and it was laid down [dissolved?] before 1884." (OLUCWorldCat) "Ferrisburgh Monthly Meeting was established as a monthly meeting in 1801 by Easton Quarterly Meeting. In 1804, the Quarterly Meeting discontinued the monthly meeting at Ferrisburgh and replaced it with a monthly meeting to be held at Monkton. Eleven years later, in 1815, Monkton Monthly Meeting was divided into two monthly meetings, one to be called Ferrisburgh, including the members of the preparative meetings at Monkton and Ferrisburgh, and one to be named Starksborough, including the members of Starksborough, Lincoln, and Montpelier. Ferrisburgh Monthly Meeting was further divided into Hicksite and Orthodox branches after the Separation of 1828." ( |