Hi I'm in need of some help. I have a Polly (or Mary) born 11 Jul 1786, we think in Massachusetts. She married Justus Rock around 1803, where we don't know. Their first child John (Chubb) Rock was born on 18 Jul 1805 in New York. If anyone out that help please get back to me at married2n99@bmi.net Sincerely and much Thanks Donna Russell De Graw

The following Will of Calvin WASHBURN is not in my direct ancestory line. I have had a copy of it since about 1994 and it needs to be on-line to help someone else. I aquired this poorly typed copy from Wyoming Historical and Geological Society, 69 S. Franklin Street, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702 570-823-6244 Many grammar mistakes and take no credit for it. Good Luck, Ken Maxwell kenmax@eclipse.net _____________________________________________________________ (Pennsylvania) Will of Calvin WASHBURN Luzerne County, Will Book "F" Page 463 Probated September 13, 1875 "Calvin Washburn" I Calvin Washburn of the Borough of Hyde Park Luzerne County and State of Pennsylvania being of good health of body and of mind and disposing memory make and declare this my last Will and Testament. First . that my funeral charges and all my Just debts, shall first be paid, second I give and bequeath to my beloved wife the free and full use of my house and lot together with the hereditments thereunto belonging for and during the term of her natural life. It being the same premises on which I now reside. I also further direct and bequeath to my said wife the annual sum of three hundred dollars which shall be paid to her by my executors hereinafter appointed out of my personal and real estate semi annually until the time of her death. Third I give and bequeath to my son Martin the use of my farm Situate in the Towns of Ancram and Gallatin, Columbia County and State of New York-it being the same on which said Martin now resides and that the said Martin shall have the sole control and full enjoyment of the same for and during the terms of his natural life, and at his death I give and bequeath said farm to my grand children the lawful heirs of my son said Martin - I also further direct and bequeath that the sum of three thousand dollars in money shall be paid by my executors out of my real and personal estate to my said son Martin immediately after my decease, fourth I give and bequeath to my daughter Eleanor now intermarried with William H. Owens the use of five thousand, under the following regulations and conditions. First that my executors shall put the said five thousand dollars at interest shall be paid accruing on said mortgage to my said daughter Eleanor in semi annual payments as long as she shall live, or that the said sum of five thousand dollars may be invested in real estate by my executors, at the option of and by and with the approval and consent of my said daughter Eleanor and in such manner as will secure to her the profits and full enjoyments of said real estate so purchased, during the full terms of her natural life, after which event I give and bequeath the said five thousand dollars, or instead thereof the real estate purchased with the same as above directed to my grand daughter Mary A. Washburn the natural daughter of said Eleanor I give also further give and bequeath the sum of one thousand dollars, in money to my said grand daughter Mary A. the natural daughter of said Eleanor which shall be paid to her by my executors out of my estate immediately after my decease/ Fifth I give and bequeath to my daughter Catherine now intermarried with W. S. Cortright the use of six thousand ($6000.00) dollars for and during the full period of her natural life, subject to and under the same regulations and conditions above named and recited in the bequest made my said daughter Eleanor and after the death of my said daughter Catherine I give and bequeath the said six thousand to my grand child or grand children the lawful heirs of said Catherine or the real estate which may be purchased with the same instead thereof under the above named conditions referred to. Sixth I give and bequeath to Calvin Coons the village lot on which he now resides, conditioned that he pays for the building thereon erected and exhibited satisfactory evidence to my executors of the same. Seventh. For the purpose of promoting Religion and Sound Morality I give and bequeath to the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Hyde Park the balance of about two h undred dollars due me on a contract which I now hold by assignment, and originally made between the school Directors of Borough of Hyde Park and the "Trustees of said" First M. E. Church of H. P. aforesaid which contract I direct shall be given up by my executors and cancelled. Eighth, I hereby direct that my executors shall before paying the several legacies above given to my said heirs as herein specified settle with each and every one above named, and deduct the balance of any book account, notes and receipts for monies advanced from the date hereof and which may be due me at my decease, and apply said balance if any in part payment of the before mentioned legacies to my said heirs. Ninth. I give and bequeath after paying and securing to be paid the above mentioned legacies in the manner and form above directed-to my son Nicholas, all the remainder of my property including my real estate together with the hereitaments thereunto belonging monies bonds and mortgages, notes, book accounts, judgements and all other property of whatever name or nature which may belong to me at my decease. Tenth. I hereby nominate and appoint Nicholas Washburn and William Merrifield my executors who shall have full power at my decease to take charge of all my property and effects at my decease, pay off all my debts, collect all dues, pay off the legacies as herein directed and in all other respects to carry out my intentions as above set forth/ I now declare this to be my last will and testament, hereby revoking and declaring- all former wills void and of no effect. In witness whereof I the said testator have to my last will and testament set my hand and seal the eleventh day of September A. D. one thousand and eight hundred and sixty five. His Calvin X Washburn Mark Witness Wm. Merrifield Jr. Rob Merrifield. ____________________________________________________________________________ __ Will Book "B" Page 353 Codicil I now desire and direct that my Executors at my death shall sell my farm situated in the Township of Ancram Columbia County and State of New York to the best possible advantage, and out of the proceeds, first I give and bequeath to Nelly reputed daughter of my son martin now deceased two hundred dollars, which amount shall be put at interest and the interest paid to her annually towards her education and support until she shall arrive at the age of twenty one years, after which the said two hundred dollars shall be paid to her legal heirs. Second. The balance remaining from the sale of said farm I now direct shall be divided into four equal parts three of which shall be invested in mortgage at interest or interest paying bonds of the States or of the United States by my executors. The interest arising from the same shall be paid annually to my grand children legal heirs of Martin Washburn deceased, in manner and form as follows, Calvin Washburn one fourth of said interest as long as he shall live, to Catherine intermarried with James McDaniels the interest arising from her portion of said fund, as long she shall live, and interest arising from another fourth of said fund to the children of Elizabeth Nanfolkenburgh deceased, in equal proportions until they shall respectfully arrive at the age of twenty one years. The balance of said fund after deducting and reserving one thousand dollars shall be paid to John Washburn as long as he shall live, and at the decease of my grand children above mentioned I do hereby direct that the said annually to the legal heirs of my grand children above mentioned shall be paid his or her share of the principal forming the basis of the interest for the above purposes. Third, I give and bequeath to John Washburn a life interest in a house and lot situate on Washburn Street Hyde Park fifth ward City of Scranton, valued by me at one thousand dollars it being the same property on which he now lives for him to have and enjoy as long as he shall live and at his death, i give and bequeath to my daughter Catherine intermarried with W. C. Cortright twelve hundred dollars which shall be additional to the amount named in body of the above will. Fifth I give and bequeath to my daughter Eleanor intermarried with Wm. H. Owens five hundred dollars which shall be paid to her heirs xxxxx xxxxx independent of all other charges. Sixth I also give and bequeath to my daughters Eleanor and Catherine my house and lot situated on the Methodist Camp Ground Wyoming district for them to have and enjoy jointly or otherwise despise of after my decease as they shall think proper. In witness whereof I the said testator have to this Codicil affixed my hand and seal this third day of July A. d. one thousand and eight hundred and seventy five. Calvin Washburn Seal Wm. Merrifield M. Hanford

If Nehemiah and Rufus Washburn are brothers born in CT, then perhaps the IGI record could be this family: Rufus Washburn AFNGHR5h6 born 9 Sept 1765 Nehemiah Washburn AFN1BKB56X born 1759 Stafford, Tolland CT The parents of these two brothers were Nehemiah Washburn and Abigail White Washburn married 1755 in Stafford CT Abigail White was born ca 1734 in Norton MA Nehemiah was born ca 1730 Jean

John, I am interested in all the Washburn's you listed, simply because I have no idea which one my line belongs to. My GGG grandfather is James Henry Washburn, born 1814 in Washington Co., NY. Any information you might have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Joseph

This is the information from Anne posted to the Washburn L@rootsweb.com Nehemiah had at least the following children: Rufus (b. 1791 in ??, d. Oct 15, 1828 in St. Lawrence Co. NY), wife: Orilla Stevens Nehemiah Jr (b. 1795 in MA, d. 9/7/1886 in St. Lawrence Co, NY), wife: Harriet Martin Abel (b. 1797 in MA, d. ????), wife: Nancy Ira (b. 1804 in MA, d. 1887 in NY), wife Milense/Melany Curtis? Nehemiah is believed to be the brother of a Captain Rufus Washburn who was also born in CT, moved to Otsego NY, and drowned in the Oswegatchie River in St. Lawrence County NY on 4/17/1817. Rufus was married to his cousin twice removed, Patience Washburn, daughter of Miles and Sarah Lyons Washburn. Rufus had 8 children (Sally or Sarah, Amasa, Nehemiah, William, Sabrina, John, Hannah, and Lucinda).

A posting on the Washburn list said that Nehemiah may have lived in MA for a time and then removed to St Lawrence County NY. Could this be the Nehemiah you are looking for? 1840 WASHBURN NEHEMIAH St Lawrence County NY 104 Gouverneur Federal Population Schedule NY 1840 Federal Census Index NYS4a2718705 1860 WASHBURN NEHEMIAH St.Lawrence County NY 395 Macomb Federal Population Schedule NY 1860 Federal Census Index NY295205504 1860 WASHBURN NEHEMIAH St.Lawrence County NY 396 Macomb Federal Population Schedule NY 1860 Federal Census Index NY295205503 Jean

These 4 individuals are on the cemetery listing for Washington County: James L. Washburn Welch Hollow 1 may 1862 James L. Washburn Fort Ann 1918 James Washburn Welch Hollow 30 June 1848 James R Washburn Fort Ann May 2, 1870

It appears a number of subscribers are interested in Washburns from Washington Co., NY. An abstract of the 1825 New York State Census for Washington County was printed in the December 1998 issue of "Tree Talks" magazine, a copy of which I have obtained. The following Washburns were living in Washington County in 1825: Cambridge: Marvel Wasburn 1 male 1 female Easton: Isaac Washburn 1 male 2 females Fort Ann: Ephraim Washburn 5 males 4 females Greenwich: Samuel Washburn 3 males 6 females Hartford: Thomas Washbern 1 male 2 females Jackson: John Wasburn 1 male 1 female Kingsbury: Luther Washburn 5 males 2 females Putnam: Phillip Washburn 2 males 1 female There are other columns in the 1825 state census for headings like number of males between 18 and 45 subject to military duty, number of males qualified to vote, number of married females under the age of 45, number of unmarried females between the ages of 16 and 45, number of male and female births in the family during the preceeding year, number of male and female deaths in the family during the preceeding year, etc. Email me back privately if you're interested in any of the above Washburns, and I'll send you the family with all the columns. John A. Maltby Redwood City, CA jamaltby@creative.net

I also have a Mahala Washburn born in VT in 1801 that I'd love to be able to find out more about her family. Sue Bricker

Kris and Jean: I am also seeking information on Nehemiah Washburn who ended up in Ohio. My ggrandfather (Elmore) was born in NY in 1821. Nehemiah was in Columbiana Co. in 1840 and think he may be his father, so need to find the link. Thank you. Ferrol ----- Original Message ----- -- From: Jespane@cs.com -- To: WASHBURN-L@rootsweb.com -- Subject: Re: Washburn family 1800 in Washington County NY -- Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2000 06:25:19 -0800 Kris : Would you mind sending me information on Nehemiah and son Abel? I have a different Abel who married Betsy Stickne. I am trying to collect them all in hopes of finding my Eunice and her family . Thank you Jean Sanders Haverhill MA

Does anyone know anything about Francis E. Washburn, who married Florence Alberta Whaley probably in Pawnee City, Pawnee, NE near 1876? This was frontier at the time I believe. Any Francis Washburn who was born east of NE and disappeared near or shortly before that time? Leslie Quist

What I do in this case is to look at those in the census in the same area -- who was there and at what time period? In 1810 NY Census Index, James shows up. Then go back to 1800 and see who was there at that time and try to build connections of the families. (back to 1790 census, etc.) 1810 Washbena, Thomas NY WASHINGTON CO. 375 1810 10010-10011 Washbun, Samuel NY WASHINGTON CO. 508 1810 10010-20100 Washburn, Archibald NY WASHINGTON CO. 395 1810 10010-10100 Washburn, Isaac NY WASHINGTON CO. 411 1810 01101-32010 Washburn, Isaac NY WASHINGTON CO. 505 1810 10010-30100 Washburn, James NY WASHINGTON CO. 510 1810 10001-00011 Washburn, Jonathan NY WASHINGTON CO. 373 1810 23100-00010 Washburn, Stephen NY WASHINGTON CO. 411 1810 00100-00100 Waskburn, Calvin NY WASHINGTON CO. 395 1810 Notice the variant spellings... also, at this time , some who were listed in 1790 as in Washington County were now in the jurisdiction of Essex County so also check there. Edward Washburn and Hope Washburn are the ones that I keep following. Jean

I don't have anything specific on Jame Henry Washburn. Edward and Hope Washburn and their descendants were early in Fort Ann Washington County NY. Then, as the county split, they were in Essex County. My line daughters out with Eunice Washburn and I lose the family about 1798. If you would like information on Edward Washburn and Hope Washburn and their families I would be glad to send it. They were descendants of William Washburn in Connecticut. Jean Haverhill MA

Kris : Would you mind sending me information on Nehemiah and son Abel? I have a different Abel who married Betsy Stickne. I am trying to collect them all in hopes of finding my Eunice and her family . Thank you Jean Sanders Haverhill MA

Anybody know of a James Henry Washburn born Washington CO, NY about 1814? need info on parents and siblings

--part1_35.e2b34a7.276d9151_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 12/12/00 6:49:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, Jespane@cs.com writes: << These were 3 Washburn families in the 1800 census index for NY Washington County; does anyone on the list know if they had a son Abel born about 1799? Some reports indicate he might have been in Cambridge ( of course for that time period, this could also mean White Creek or Jackson) >> I'm aware of a couple of Abel Washburns born about 1799 in NY. One of them is my ggg-grandfather, b. 3 Oct 1797, s/o Nehemiah Washburn. This Abel married Nancy Holcomb, moved to Lake Co,OH and then to WI. The other Abel Washburn married Esther (Hester) Pole and moved to Lake Co, OH and then to IA. I haven't established any connection between the two Abels. Kris --part1_35.e2b34a7.276d9151_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <WASHBURN-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-xa05.mx.aol.com (rly-xa05.mail.aol.com [172.20.105.74]) by air-xa05.mail.aol.com (v77.14) with ESMTP; Tue, 12 Dec 2000 18:49:29 -0500 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.123]) by rly-xa05.mx.aol.com (v77.27) with ESMTP; Tue, 12 Dec 2000 18:49:03 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id eBCNVYe24709; Tue, 12 Dec 2000 15:31:34 -0800 Resent-Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 15:31:34 -0800 X-Original-Sender: Jespane@cs.com Tue Dec 12 15:31:34 2000 From: Jespane@cs.com Message-ID: <a.60a773d.27680f42@cs.com> Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 18:31:14 EST Subject: Washburn family 1800 in Washington County NY Old-To: Washburn-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Unknown sub 110 Resent-Message-ID: <jzSwm.A.2BG.WVrN6@lists5.rootsweb.com> To: WASHBURN-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: WASHBURN-L@rootsweb.com Reply-To: WASHBURN-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <WASHBURN-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1732 X-Loop: WASHBURN-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: WASHBURN-L-request@rootsweb.com Washbun, Martin NY WASHINGTON CO. 357 1800 10010-1001000 Washbun, Nathan NY WASHINGTON CO. 356 1800 00100-2010000 Washburn, Marton NY WASHINGTON CO. 361 1800 These were 3 Washburn families in the 1800 census index for NY Washington County; does anyone on the list know if they had a son Abel born about 1799? Some reports indicate he might have been in Cambridge ( of course for that time period, this could also mean White Creek or Jackson) Thank you Jean Sanders --part1_35.e2b34a7.276d9151_boundary--

In a message dated 12/8/00 7:03:48 PM EST, Smooers777@aol.com writes: << Im looking for the descendants of Joseph Washburn and his wives 1st Ruth Wetmore and 2) Patience Chipman in Vermont have more details willing to share! Kate Mooers >> I have my great great grandfather David Washburn being born in Bershire or Berkshire VT in 1778, but that is all I have. If you have any information that would tie him in with any other Vermont Washburns I would sure appreciate hearing from you. Bill Washburn

This is the will of Oliver Washburn, of Raynham, MA, who died in 1824, from LDS microfilm #0577880. Oliver was born in Raynham on 14 May 1764, the youngest child of Capt. Israel Washburn (Jr.) by his first wife, Leah Fobes, who were married in Bridgewater, MA, on 3 Jan. 1739/40. Oliver married Sarah "Sally" Liscomb in Raynham on 17 Jan. 1788. The vital records of Raynham, MA, were not published in book form like most other Massachusetts towns. Portions of them were published serially in The New England Historic Genealogical Register, in Volumes 51 through 55, [1897-1901], and were reprinted in "Mayflower Source Records" by the Genealogical Publishing Company in 1986, but there were few 19th century births included, and the births of the children of Oliver and Sarah Washburn were not listed. The will is important in establishing the names of the children of Oliver Washburn, and they help a little in estimating the birth order of their children. The will of Oliver Washburn In the name of God Amen. I Oliver Washburn of Raynham in the county of Bristol yeoman do, this thirty first day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred & Twenty three, make & publish this my last will & testament in manner following, that is to say, first of all, I commend my soul to Almighty God who gave it, humbly trusting in his mercy, through the merits of Jesus Christ for pardon, grace, & a glorious & happy immortality; my body to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor hereinafter named; & as to my worldly Interest, I dispose of it as follows viz Imprimis I give & bequeath to my dearly beloved wife Sarah Washburn the use & improvement of one half of my dwelling House and furniture together with the use, profit & improvement of one third part of all my other estate, both real & personal, during her natural life. Item I give & bequeath to my three Daughters viz. Elenor Holmes twenty five Dollars, Patty Gushe ten Dollars, & Mary Snow twenty five Dollars (in addition to what I gave them at the time of their marriage) Item I give & bequeath to my four daughters, viz. Rhoda, Pamela, Sarah & Charlotte E. Washburn, the sum of one hundred & fifty Dollars each, to be paid them by my executor hereinafter named in two years after my decease. ~ Also the right & privilege of living in my dwelling house so long as they shall remain unmarried. Item I give, devise & bequeath to my son, Caleb S. Washburn, Eighteen acres of land at the northerly part of the lot which I purchased of Lemuel Wilbar, lying upon & adjoining the county line; also about two acres of swamp land in Titicut swamp, be the same more or less, being the same which I purchased of Almon Gushe, to have & to hold to him the sd Caleb, his heirs & assigns forever. Lastly, I give, devise & bequeath to my son Otis L. Washburn all the rest, residue & remainder of my Estate, both real & personal of whatever name or nature soever, not before disposed of, to have & to hold to him, the said Otis, his heirs & assigns forever, ~provided nevertheless, it is my will, that the said Otis shall pay all my debts & funeral charges out of the estate which I have given to him, & I do hereby constitute & appoint the sd Otis L. Washburn sole Executor of this my last Will & testament, & do order & direct my sd Executor to pay all my just debts & give me a decent Christian burial out of the estate which I have herein given & bequeathed to him. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal the day & year above written. Signed, sealed, published & declared by the same Oliver Washburn to be his last Will & Testament. Oliver Washburn In presence of us, who have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses in presence of the Testator Lloyd Shaw Ellis Hall Abby Shaw January 6, 1824, approved On 29 Dec. 1823 the heirs of Deacon Oliver Washburn, late of Raynham, deceased, were notified by the executor, Otis L. Washburn, that probate of the will would be on 6 Jan. 1824, and they acknowledged notification by their signatures: Sarah Washburn Thomas Holmes Eleanor Holmes Wm Gushee Patty Gushee William Snow Mary Snow Rhoda Washburn Caleb S. Washburn Pamela Washburn Sarah Washburn Charlotte E. Washburn The will was proved in court by Lloyd Shaw, Ellis Hall and Abby Shaw on 6 Jan. 1824. Otis L. Washburn posted bond as executor on 6 Jan. 1824, with Lloyd Shaw and Ellis Hall, yeomen, as sureties. No final accounting was in the probate folder. Only three of the children were still alive in 1850, as far as I know: Otis L. Washburn, Mary W. Snow, and Charlotte E. Leonard. From their ages in the census, it appears that Otis was born about 1795, Mary about 1797, and Charlotte about 1806. Rhoda Washburn, Pamela Washburn and Otis L.Washburn were all witnesses to the will of their uncle, Israel Washburn, of Raynham in 1816, so Rhoda and Pamela may have been the two oldest children in the family. It appears that neither of them married, and both died before the will of their uncle was probated on 2 Mar. 1841. Patty was married before 1823, so she was probably born around 1800. The others, Caleb and Sarah, I have not been able to trace, but by her placement among the daughters, Sarah was probably a younger daughter, born possibly around 1804, and from the wording in the will, it appears that Caleb was already at least 21 in 1823, so he may have been born around 1802 or earlier. John A. Maltby Redwood City, CA jamaltby@creative.net

Abel was born 1786 to Hope Washburn in Washington Co, NY. Linda Fitzmeyer

Washbun, Martin NY WASHINGTON CO. 357 1800 10010-1001000 Washbun, Nathan NY WASHINGTON CO. 356 1800 00100-2010000 Washburn, Marton NY WASHINGTON CO. 361 1800 These were 3 Washburn families in the 1800 census index for NY Washington County; does anyone on the list know if they had a son Abel born about 1799? Some reports indicate he might have been in Cambridge ( of course for that time period, this could also mean White Creek or Jackson) Thank you Jean Sanders