Connecticut Hope Washburn 1636-1696 -1st generation Connecticut William Washburn 1668-1741-- 2nd generation New York Edward Washburn 1708-1789 Mary Pringle Washburn - 3rd Generatio (He died in Canaan Columbia County may have been living with a child's family) New York Hope Washburn & Tabitha Ward Washburn 4th generation New York (early in Fort Ann; some removed to Essex County; this is t the generation where family lore has repeated that there was a Washburn grant. My aunt who is 87 distinctly remembers thi s being discussed but has no evidence; New York: 5th generation (in this Connecticut line) John Washburn of Fort Ann Elizabeth Washburn of Fort Ann Edward Washburnn of Jay, Essex County John Washburn of Fort Ann Abel Washburn of Essex County Israel Washburn of Fort Ann & Essex County 6th Generation New York Eunice Washburn & Oliver Sanders in Jay , Essex County Census Descendants of Abel Washburn (in Essex County) Edward Washburn's descendants (see the Essex County site for biography of an Edward Washburn) Could be that you connect with this line? However, there were others who did come through Springfield MA and then upstate NY; I think they also might have had a Vermont branch. Let me know and we will look together. Jean Sanders in Haverhill MA On Sat, 13 May 2000 13:47:49 -0400 "jwilben" <jwilben@email.msn.com> writes: > I read your posting with much interest this morning about the > Washburns in > NY. Would your records show anything on an Abigail Washburn? She > is my 2nd > great-grandmother and was born Aug. 12, 1781 supposedly in Vermont > according > to family records. She married Martin Luther Crain in Chenango Co., > New > York in 1805. Conflicting information on her tombstone states that > she was > 63 years old in 1850, when she died in Portsmouth, Ohio, which would > make > her born in 1787. The tombstone also states that she was born in > Connecticut. What years are your Washburn's in NY and Connecticut? > Abigail > has been quite a stone wall and I would appreciate anything you > might have > that would help me find her. Thank you, John Bennett, Columbus, OH. > >