Notes: The birth year given is found in a variety of published sources; the death year is a rough approximation based on his being in the 1790 census, but none thereafter. The 1811 death year often given to him actually belongs to both his nephew, Robert son of brother William, and to his nephew's son, also named Robert, both of whom died in 1811.
Robert was the son of William Crossett and Martha Hamilton of County Londondery, Northern Ireland. Following his father's death in the old country, his mother immigrated to New England with her children about 1727, when Robert was a child. Robert was married in Rutland, Mass. 24 Nov 1748 to Mary SAVAGE, b. Rutland 14 Sep 1727, the daughter of Edward Savage and Mary Hamilton.
The family lived briefly in Rutland, where the oldest child was baptized. About 1750 they then moved to New Salem, Mass., where the remaining children were baptized, but the surname is spelled Crosier in the town records. He is the Robert Crossett enumerated on the 1790 census in New Salem, Mass., with two males over 16 and three females, but he is found on no census after that time, and had likely died by 1800. Children, all but the first born or baptized in New Salem, MA (baptismal dates from the town vital records; most birth and other dates from Virkus's Compendium of American Genealogy, as presented in an online source):
* Edward, b. Rutland, Mass. 25 July 1749, m. Elizabeth CADY. They are buried in the Phillips District Cemetery, Duxbury, VT
* Samuel, b. 25 Dec 1750, m. Abigail CADY; they are buried in Quabbin Park Cemetery, Ware, Mass.
* Robert, b. 9 March 1753, baptized 17 July 175[3], and d. 29 Sep 1776. There is no record of his having married or having children.
* Sarah, b. 14 Feb 1755, m. Joseph Bridge.
* John, b. 4 Feb 1757, bp 23 Oct 1757. John was a Rev. War soldier from New Salem, serving as a private in Capt Isaac Gray's company, Col. Jonathan Brewer's regiment, enlisting 1 May 1775. He also served in Capt Jeremiah Bullard's company, Col. David Wells's regiment, enlisting 10 May 1777 and discharged 20 July 1777. The John Crossett who died in Bennington, VT 17 July 1841 appears to be a younger man. This is also NOT the John Crossett of Wardsboro, VT who m. Greenfield, Mass. 11 July 1787 (int. 7 May 1787) Olive CARPENTER, b. Windham Co., VT 4 May 1765, d. c. 1806, daughter of Henry Carpenter and Phebe Brooke. That John Crossett d. Oct 1815 and m. (2) in 1807 Esther Kindal who filed for a widow's pension under the 1853 law. The subject John Crossett may have gone to Hebron, NY or Salem, NY or elsewhere. He does not appear to have remained in Mass., unless he died a young man.
* Isaac, b. 25 April 1760, bp 6 July 1760 , and d. 20 Sep 1792 in New Salem, Mass. No record of wife or children has been found.
* Ebenezer, b. 10 June 1762, bapt. 22 Aug 1762, and d. Prescott, Mass May 1834 "supposed age about 70". He is the Eben[ezer] Crossett who m. New Salem, MA 20 Jan 1784 Hannah LEACH, and appears on the 1790 census for New Salem with one male 16+ and two females in the household. No other records for him have been found.
* Richard, b. 5 Nov 1764, m. Olive POWERS
* Patience, b. 22 Oct 1766, m. Zenas WARE
* Mary, b. 4 April 1769, bp 26 Oct 1769, nothing more known of her.
No death or burial records for Robert and his wife have been found. It would seem he was buried in the Center Cemetery in New Salem, but none of his offspring are known to be buried there, so doubt remains.
Robert was the son of William Crossett and Martha Hamilton of County Londondery, Northern Ireland. Following his father's death in the old country, his mother immigrated to New England with her children about 1727, when Robert was a child. Robert was married in Rutland, Mass. 24 Nov 1748 to Mary SAVAGE, b. Rutland 14 Sep 1727, the daughter of Edward Savage and Mary Hamilton.
The family lived briefly in Rutland, where the oldest child was baptized. About 1750 they then moved to New Salem, Mass., where the remaining children were baptized, but the surname is spelled Crosier in the town records. He is the Robert Crossett enumerated on the 1790 census in New Salem, Mass., with two males over 16 and three females, but he is found on no census after that time, and had likely died by 1800. Children, all but the first born or baptized in New Salem, MA (baptismal dates from the town vital records; most birth and other dates from Virkus's Compendium of American Genealogy, as presented in an online source):
* Edward, b. Rutland, Mass. 25 July 1749, m. Elizabeth CADY. They are buried in the Phillips District Cemetery, Duxbury, VT
* Samuel, b. 25 Dec 1750, m. Abigail CADY; they are buried in Quabbin Park Cemetery, Ware, Mass.
* Robert, b. 9 March 1753, baptized 17 July 175[3], and d. 29 Sep 1776. There is no record of his having married or having children.
* Sarah, b. 14 Feb 1755, m. Joseph Bridge.
* John, b. 4 Feb 1757, bp 23 Oct 1757. John was a Rev. War soldier from New Salem, serving as a private in Capt Isaac Gray's company, Col. Jonathan Brewer's regiment, enlisting 1 May 1775. He also served in Capt Jeremiah Bullard's company, Col. David Wells's regiment, enlisting 10 May 1777 and discharged 20 July 1777. The John Crossett who died in Bennington, VT 17 July 1841 appears to be a younger man. This is also NOT the John Crossett of Wardsboro, VT who m. Greenfield, Mass. 11 July 1787 (int. 7 May 1787) Olive CARPENTER, b. Windham Co., VT 4 May 1765, d. c. 1806, daughter of Henry Carpenter and Phebe Brooke. That John Crossett d. Oct 1815 and m. (2) in 1807 Esther Kindal who filed for a widow's pension under the 1853 law. The subject John Crossett may have gone to Hebron, NY or Salem, NY or elsewhere. He does not appear to have remained in Mass., unless he died a young man.
* Isaac, b. 25 April 1760, bp 6 July 1760 , and d. 20 Sep 1792 in New Salem, Mass. No record of wife or children has been found.
* Ebenezer, b. 10 June 1762, bapt. 22 Aug 1762, and d. Prescott, Mass May 1834 "supposed age about 70". He is the Eben[ezer] Crossett who m. New Salem, MA 20 Jan 1784 Hannah LEACH, and appears on the 1790 census for New Salem with one male 16+ and two females in the household. No other records for him have been found.
* Richard, b. 5 Nov 1764, m. Olive POWERS
* Patience, b. 22 Oct 1766, m. Zenas WARE
* Mary, b. 4 April 1769, bp 26 Oct 1769, nothing more known of her.
No death or burial records for Robert and his wife have been found. It would seem he was buried in the Center Cemetery in New Salem, but none of his offspring are known to be buried there, so doubt remains.
Notes: The birth year given is found in a variety of published sources; the death year is a rough approximation based on his being in the 1790 census, but none thereafter. The 1811 death year often given to him actually belongs to both his nephew, Robert son of brother William, and to his nephew's son, also named Robert, both of whom died in 1811.
Robert was the son of William Crossett and Martha Hamilton of County Londondery, Northern Ireland. Following his father's death in the old country, his mother immigrated to New England with her children about 1727, when Robert was a child. Robert was married in Rutland, Mass. 24 Nov 1748 to Mary SAVAGE, b. Rutland 14 Sep 1727, the daughter of Edward Savage and Mary Hamilton.
The family lived briefly in Rutland, where the oldest child was baptized. About 1750 they then moved to New Salem, Mass., where the remaining children were baptized, but the surname is spelled Crosier in the town records. He is the Robert Crossett enumerated on the 1790 census in New Salem, Mass., with two males over 16 and three females, but he is found on no census after that time, and had likely died by 1800. Children, all but the first born or baptized in New Salem, MA (baptismal dates from the town vital records; most birth and other dates from Virkus's Compendium of American Genealogy, as presented in an online source):
* Edward, b. Rutland, Mass. 25 July 1749, m. Elizabeth CADY. They are buried in the Phillips District Cemetery, Duxbury, VT
* Samuel, b. 25 Dec 1750, m. Abigail CADY; they are buried in Quabbin Park Cemetery, Ware, Mass.
* Robert, b. 9 March 1753, baptized 17 July 175[3], and d. 29 Sep 1776. There is no record of his having married or having children.
* Sarah, b. 14 Feb 1755, m. Joseph Bridge.
* John, b. 4 Feb 1757, bp 23 Oct 1757. John was a Rev. War soldier from New Salem, serving as a private in Capt Isaac Gray's company, Col. Jonathan Brewer's regiment, enlisting 1 May 1775. He also served in Capt Jeremiah Bullard's company, Col. David Wells's regiment, enlisting 10 May 1777 and discharged 20 July 1777. The John Crossett who died in Bennington, VT 17 July 1841 appears to be a younger man. This is also NOT the John Crossett of Wardsboro, VT who m. Greenfield, Mass. 11 July 1787 (int. 7 May 1787) Olive CARPENTER, b. Windham Co., VT 4 May 1765, d. c. 1806, daughter of Henry Carpenter and Phebe Brooke. That John Crossett d. Oct 1815 and m. (2) in 1807 Esther Kindal who filed for a widow's pension under the 1853 law. The subject John Crossett may have gone to Hebron, NY or Salem, NY or elsewhere. He does not appear to have remained in Mass., unless he died a young man.
* Isaac, b. 25 April 1760, bp 6 July 1760 , and d. 20 Sep 1792 in New Salem, Mass. No record of wife or children has been found.
* Ebenezer, b. 10 June 1762, bapt. 22 Aug 1762, and d. Prescott, Mass May 1834 "supposed age about 70". He is the Eben[ezer] Crossett who m. New Salem, MA 20 Jan 1784 Hannah LEACH, and appears on the 1790 census for New Salem with one male 16+ and two females in the household. No other records for him have been found.
* Richard, b. 5 Nov 1764, m. Olive POWERS
* Patience, b. 22 Oct 1766, m. Zenas WARE
* Mary, b. 4 April 1769, bp 26 Oct 1769, nothing more known of her.
No death or burial records for Robert and his wife have been found. It would seem he was buried in the Center Cemetery in New Salem, but none of his offspring are known to be buried there, so doubt remains.
Robert was the son of William Crossett and Martha Hamilton of County Londondery, Northern Ireland. Following his father's death in the old country, his mother immigrated to New England with her children about 1727, when Robert was a child. Robert was married in Rutland, Mass. 24 Nov 1748 to Mary SAVAGE, b. Rutland 14 Sep 1727, the daughter of Edward Savage and Mary Hamilton.
The family lived briefly in Rutland, where the oldest child was baptized. About 1750 they then moved to New Salem, Mass., where the remaining children were baptized, but the surname is spelled Crosier in the town records. He is the Robert Crossett enumerated on the 1790 census in New Salem, Mass., with two males over 16 and three females, but he is found on no census after that time, and had likely died by 1800. Children, all but the first born or baptized in New Salem, MA (baptismal dates from the town vital records; most birth and other dates from Virkus's Compendium of American Genealogy, as presented in an online source):
* Edward, b. Rutland, Mass. 25 July 1749, m. Elizabeth CADY. They are buried in the Phillips District Cemetery, Duxbury, VT
* Samuel, b. 25 Dec 1750, m. Abigail CADY; they are buried in Quabbin Park Cemetery, Ware, Mass.
* Robert, b. 9 March 1753, baptized 17 July 175[3], and d. 29 Sep 1776. There is no record of his having married or having children.
* Sarah, b. 14 Feb 1755, m. Joseph Bridge.
* John, b. 4 Feb 1757, bp 23 Oct 1757. John was a Rev. War soldier from New Salem, serving as a private in Capt Isaac Gray's company, Col. Jonathan Brewer's regiment, enlisting 1 May 1775. He also served in Capt Jeremiah Bullard's company, Col. David Wells's regiment, enlisting 10 May 1777 and discharged 20 July 1777. The John Crossett who died in Bennington, VT 17 July 1841 appears to be a younger man. This is also NOT the John Crossett of Wardsboro, VT who m. Greenfield, Mass. 11 July 1787 (int. 7 May 1787) Olive CARPENTER, b. Windham Co., VT 4 May 1765, d. c. 1806, daughter of Henry Carpenter and Phebe Brooke. That John Crossett d. Oct 1815 and m. (2) in 1807 Esther Kindal who filed for a widow's pension under the 1853 law. The subject John Crossett may have gone to Hebron, NY or Salem, NY or elsewhere. He does not appear to have remained in Mass., unless he died a young man.
* Isaac, b. 25 April 1760, bp 6 July 1760 , and d. 20 Sep 1792 in New Salem, Mass. No record of wife or children has been found.
* Ebenezer, b. 10 June 1762, bapt. 22 Aug 1762, and d. Prescott, Mass May 1834 "supposed age about 70". He is the Eben[ezer] Crossett who m. New Salem, MA 20 Jan 1784 Hannah LEACH, and appears on the 1790 census for New Salem with one male 16+ and two females in the household. No other records for him have been found.
* Richard, b. 5 Nov 1764, m. Olive POWERS
* Patience, b. 22 Oct 1766, m. Zenas WARE
* Mary, b. 4 April 1769, bp 26 Oct 1769, nothing more known of her.
No death or burial records for Robert and his wife have been found. It would seem he was buried in the Center Cemetery in New Salem, but none of his offspring are known to be buried there, so doubt remains.
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