The Ancestors of My GrandchildrenJoseph Washburn1,2,3 
M, #1422, * 16 May 1727
| Father | Ebenezer Washburn1 * s 1693, + Feb 1762 |
| Mother | Patience Miles * 20 Sep 1704, + 1764 |
Family | Elisabeth Waller * 1754 |
| Children |
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Joseph Washburn was born on 16 May 1727 in New Milford, Connecticut.1,4,5 He (1) married Mary Washburn, daughter of Timothy Washburn and Hannah, on 14 May 1752 at Sharon, Connecticut.6,5 He (2) married Elisabeth Waller on 31 Mar 1775 at Kent, Connecticut.7,8
Other information:
The following is the probable marriage entry in the Kent Barbour Collection, pg. 89 (NEHGR): Elizabeth Waller, m. Joseph Wahyfood(?) 31 May 1775, by Rev. Joel Bordwell, as well as the birth of Joseph and Waller Wahyfood (?). It seems likely to be this one, but should ideally be checked.7
Joseph Washburn had (in addition to the 4 sons) 3 daughters: Polly, wife of John Potter of Gibson, Betsey, wife of Elisha Harding of Herrick, and Mrs Howe, of the lake country.2
Joseph Washburn, the father, came from Massachussetts to Lackawanna County, PA. The sons Joseph, Samuel, Ebenezer and Waller moved to the central part of what was to become Gibson Township in 1802.2
The old Washburn site had the following:
A newer version has the following, combining Joseph and Mary with Joseph and Elizabeth:
He is listed in the following census:
1790 Fed. census (2 Aug): Household of Joseph Washburn, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Household includes 1 male over 16 (prob. Joseph, 4 males under 16 (prob. Joseph, Waller, Ebenezer and Samuel), and 4 females.3
Other information:
The following is the probable marriage entry in the Kent Barbour Collection, pg. 89 (NEHGR): Elizabeth Waller, m. Joseph Wahyfood(?) 31 May 1775, by Rev. Joel Bordwell, as well as the birth of Joseph and Waller Wahyfood (?). It seems likely to be this one, but should ideally be checked.7
Joseph Washburn had (in addition to the 4 sons) 3 daughters: Polly, wife of John Potter of Gibson, Betsey, wife of Elisha Harding of Herrick, and Mrs Howe, of the lake country.2
Joseph Washburn, the father, came from Massachussetts to Lackawanna County, PA. The sons Joseph, Samuel, Ebenezer and Waller moved to the central part of what was to become Gibson Township in 1802.2
The old Washburn site had the following:
(486.) Joseph5 Washburn, eldest son of (133) Ebenezer4 Washburn, (59) Joseph3, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born in New Milford, CT, on 16 May 1727,[16] possibly married (397) Mary5 Washburn, daughter of (120) Timothy4 and Hannah Washburn, of Coventry, CT, on 14 May 1752 in Sharon, Litchfield Co., CT.[17] She was born on 15 Oct. 1725 in Bridgewater, MA,[18] a granddaughter of (57) Thomas3 and Deliverance2 (Packard) Washburn, of Bridgewater, and they supposedly settled in Kent, Litchfield Co., CT. He was not a head of household in Litchfield Co., CT, in the 1790 federal census.
Joseph Washburn and Mary Washburn probably had at least one son:
1532 i Joseph6 Washburn (Jr.), born say 1752, possibly in Kent, CT, probably the Joseph Washburn who married Elizabeth Waller,[19] in say ca. 1775,[20] and also lived in Kent, CT.
1532 i Joseph6 Washburn (Jr.), born say 1752, possibly in Kent, CT, probably the Joseph Washburn who married Elizabeth Waller,[19] in say ca. 1775,[20] and also lived in Kent, CT.
A newer version has the following, combining Joseph and Mary with Joseph and Elizabeth:
(486.) Joseph5 Washburn, eldest son of (133) Ebenezer4 Washburn, (59) Joseph3, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born in New Milford, CT, on 16 May 1727,[16] probably married (1) (397) Mary5 Washburn, daughter of (120) Timothy4 and Hannah Washburn, of Coventry, CT, on 14 May 1752 in Sharon, Litchfield Co., CT.[17] She was born on 15 Oct. 1725 in Bridgewater, MA,[18] a granddaughter of (57) Thomas3 and Deliverance2 (Packard) Washburn, of Bridgewater, and they settled in Kent, Litchfield Co., CT, but probably had no children. She apparently died by 1775, and he remarried to (2) Elizabeth Waller on 31 May 1775 in Kent, CT,[19] and they moved to Luzerne Co., PA.[20] He died intestate in ca. 1812 in Luzerne Co., PA, and his wife Elizabeth Washburn was granted administration of his estate.[21]
Sources quoted:
16. White, Barbour Index of New Milford VRs, p. 221, from Vol. LR4, p. 20, of the New Milford Town Records.
17. Schott, Nancy E., The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Sharon 1739-1865, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 2000
18. Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA, 1916, 2 Volumes, [hereinafter Bridgewater VRs], Vol. 1, p. 333.
19. White, Barbour Index of Kent VRs, p. 150, under “Wahyfood(?),” taken from Vol. 2, p. 123, of the Kent town records.
20. Washburn, Rev. George T., Ebenezer Washburn, His Ancestors and Descendants, p. 61, says he died before 1786, but this is apparently an error, he had moved out of Litchfield Co., CT, by 1786.
21. Per email of Cathy Gowdy, from Luzerne County Orphan’s Court, Vol. 1, p. 136.5
16. White, Barbour Index of New Milford VRs, p. 221, from Vol. LR4, p. 20, of the New Milford Town Records.
17. Schott, Nancy E., The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Sharon 1739-1865, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 2000
18. Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA, 1916, 2 Volumes, [hereinafter Bridgewater VRs], Vol. 1, p. 333.
19. White, Barbour Index of Kent VRs, p. 150, under “Wahyfood(?),” taken from Vol. 2, p. 123, of the Kent town records.
20. Washburn, Rev. George T., Ebenezer Washburn, His Ancestors and Descendants, p. 61, says he died before 1786, but this is apparently an error, he had moved out of Litchfield Co., CT, by 1786.
21. Per email of Cathy Gowdy, from Luzerne County Orphan’s Court, Vol. 1, p. 136.5
He is listed in the following census:
1790 Fed. census (2 Aug): Household of Joseph Washburn, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Household includes 1 male over 16 (prob. Joseph, 4 males under 16 (prob. Joseph, Waller, Ebenezer and Samuel), and 4 females.3
Citations
- [S469] Lorraine Cook White, Barbour, CT, New Milford index, pg. 166 (vol. LR4, pg. 20).
- [S166] Rhamanthus M. Stocker, Susquehanna (PA), pg. 747. Online at http://www.dsdata.com.au/genealogy/nepa/stocker_index.html
- [S108] Fed. Census: 1790. Pennsylvania, Luzerne County (NARA: M637, Roll 8, Page 155). Household of Joseph Washburn.
- [S526] Robert M. and Verle D. Vincent Sherman, James Chilton, pg. 93-4.
- [S477] Washburn, online http://www.maltbyfamily.net/siteindex.htm#washburn, #486. Joseph Washburn, Jr. <http://www.maltbyfamily.net/genealogies/washburn/washburn_plymouth_36.html#Joseph486
- [S469] Lorraine Cook White, Barbour, CT, Sharon index, pg. 123 (vol. LR3, pg. 261).
- [S469] Lorraine Cook White, Barbour, CT, Kent index, pg. 89 (vol. 2, pg. 123).
- [S476] Barbara Lenker, 2008.