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Note: Have also seen his name spelled WASHBOURNE. Some sources say his middle name was DeVoe, while others say the D. on his tombstone was for DREW, even DARLING or EARLING. The following site lists his parents as John Spooner Washburn and Desire Omans, but this goes against the Washburn family Bible, listing his parents as Richard and Mary: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/5254369/person/-539812999 Until I find other proof, we will stick with Richard and Mary for his parents, since it is in the old Washburn family Bible. Can't seem to find any sources for the John Spooner Washburn and Desire Omans theory. Sarah Washburn purchased lot 12347 at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, NY on July 10, 1860; where Lansing and Sarah and William were buried (as well as MANY other Washburns, Hunters, etc). It is a very large lot with an obelisk in the center. William D. Washburn was placed in his final resting place on July 28, 1860 - a full year after his death. His body was placed in a "receiving tomb" at Green-Wood on July 28, 1859. WASHBOURNE (British). "Stream for washing clothes/sheep". The "Washburn" was a burned out clearing beside the creek used for washing. William may have been descended from Sir Frederic Lansing. Following are some notes from an email rec'd Feb, 2003 from Brenton Washburne: 1. There are two William Washburns living in Brooklyn NY in the 1850 census. (Kings Co. p. 341 and p. 377) I have not copied the names and dates for either of them, as yet; however, one of them should be your William who died in 1859. He was presumably born about 1815. If you can access one of the National Archives regional centers, get the microfilm for that decade and let me know what it says about each of the Williams. 2. In the 1860 NYC census (NYC-5 Dist 1, p. 519) there are a 'William, 48' and 'Mrs., 32'. These may be your William and Sarah Cox. This is likely your William, giving a birth year of 1812. 3. Looking for a Washburn family in NYC in 1820, there is a John at (NYC-10, p. 147) but I believe that is John 1794-, my B2A3 D3C, and the M<10 is his son Benjamin 1817-. 4. There is also a James in 1820 (NYC-8, p. 032) with a son <10. I don't know who that is. Similarly there is a Jane (NYC-7, p. 324) with a son <10 and two dau. <10. I don't know who that is. 5. There is also an Elizabeth (NYC-8, p. 019) with 6 children. I don't know who any of them are. 6. Jumping ahead to the 1920 census where Aimee and her two sons appear (under Paul B.), Edward is shown as Edward P. Admittedly, an F and a P could be mistaken for each other, but this throws doubt on the idea that this is Edward Feldman Washburn. Maybe you could contact the county clerk for Brooklyn and see if Edward Feldman's parents were really William Washburn and Sarah Cox, on his birth certificate. 7. As for 'Bradford' Washburn, the mountain surveyor, you will see him at A3D1 E5D1 F3 in my book. (He is also shown in the index as 'Bradford' because he is really Henry Bradford, and doesn't use his first name.) 8. I should have started this message with congratulations on the fine job you have done, but I got carried away with my description of the steps we could take to find your William Devoe a home. Because you use the old English spelling for his name (Washbourne) it is also very possible that his father came directly from England, and that he is only remotely related to the New England branches shown in my book. That could be clarified by looking at the families in the 1820 census which I identified above, and verifying the spelling of his name in the 1850 census identified above. In a later note posted by Brenton Washburne: Because of the CURTIS name, I would bet that your William is a son of John Washburn and Anna Curtis, parents of David Curtis Washburn 1818-. David was reportedly born in Gad's Hill NY (wherever that is) and then he res. Barnard VT and Racine WI. The fact that we don't find John's family or William Devoe's family in any census probably means they were living in Canada. Those folks in upstate NY and VT had a habit of slipping across the border easily and often. Interestingly, I have a John 1781-1841 and wife Hannah (or Anna) and I know the ancestry of this John. He was born in East Windsor CT and died in Williston VT. In my records he is at code A2C9 F6. (That is where he appears in my genealogy of the Washburn family.) Notes Rec'd Mar 10, 2004: I don't have the answer to your question, but I do have a means of proceeding. If you live near a LDS Family Research Center rent the 1855 New York Census for the Ward they were living in. In 1850 it was Ward 8. In the 1855 NY State census, people born in New York stated what county they were born in . Knowing where in New York William D. Washburn was born will help to narrow down your search. 1850 U.S. Census, New York Co., NY, Manhattan Ward 8 p. 328 Family members: William D. Washburn, head of household, age 41, builder, from NY Sarah M Washburn 42 NY John V. 17 NY Edward 15 NY Mary 15 NY WIlliam 11 NY Charles 7 NY Lansing 5 NY Also a Catherine Gogerty (sic) in the house, age 22, from Ireland, cannot read or write The New York Hearld recorded the death of William D. Washburne in the issue of 27 Jul 1859 and stated that he died on 26 Jul at the age of 51. New York City Guardianship Records: WIlliam D. Washburne, Charles Washburne and Lansing C. Washburne on 9 Aug 1859 guardianship was appointed to Edward Washburne I suspect but can't be sure that Edward Washburne was the older brother. This reference is from the index. The records appear on v. 30 p. 165-167 of Letters of Guardianship. The 1852/1853 NYC directory listed William D. Washburn as a CARPENTER. Good luck Susan I have my suspicions about your Washburn family, but can't prove any of it. WIlliam's middle name was Devoe, which was probably a family name. Most of the Devoe's were in Westchester Co., NY - descendants of Abraham Devoe who arrived about 1703 in the Tarrytown area. Aso from the 1852/1853 NYC Directory there were 23 families listed named WASHBURN, I am sure they were not all related however I note the following Washburn's were listed as carpenters: Isaac O. Washburn 18 twlefth st. Nataniel Washburn 133 Chrystie Underhill Washburn 28 Grand Wiliam D. carpenter 3 New house 711 Houston Conceivably some of these men may have been brothers, having learned the trade from their father. (Note: That's my William D. at the bottom) Oddly enough I seem to recall that Underhill Washburn died at about the same time as William D. Washburn did. Underhill is another big name in Westchester Co., Most of the Washburn's in Westchester are descendants of the Long Island Washburns. Descendants of WIlliam Washburn who left Mass. and settled near Hempstead. His son John went up to Westchester Co, NY. The book on Richard Washburn Descendants lists many of the descendants. I have never seen the book, just have read a lot of people quoting from it. William is the brother of John Washburn who had sons John & Philip from who most New England Washburns descend. William Washburn is considered the "New York" Washburn and less research has been done on the family. Many of the Washburns in Westchester Co., NY were Quakers, though many of the descendants eventually left the church. Such are my suspicions. Susan ---------------------------- More info on Green-Wood Cemetery can be found at: http://www.uni.edu/connors/history.html Authors note: In May 2007 I sent off for a copy of his death cert, but was told it was not found in Manhattan records. FOLLOWING SITE LISTS HIS BIRTH AS 1804/05 IN ROCHESTER, MONROE, NY: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cvtre&id=I39634 Also lists his occupation as BUILDER in 1850 NY census. Additional notes from WASHBURN FAMILY BIBLE: William D. (a record of birth & death in family bible) was buried from his home on the corner of Pacific and Nevins--Brooklyn; with military honors being member of the 12th Regiment. There he is buried next to his wife Sarah Maria- cousin of Reverand Samual Hansen Cox and she's the mother of John R., Edward, Mary, Charles and Lansing C. Washburn four sons and one daughter all except William. William left home to marry a person not approved by his father and mother--not heard whether he's dead. Sarah Maria was buried from the home of her niece MRS. L.C. MOORE 124 W. 43rd St. Dr. Jefferson B.NY Tabernackle LC __Clergyman Kate was the second wife of Nelson H. Banta. Adele Schenck --grandaughter of WD Washburn--Wife of W. W. Schenck. Record written by Aimee Mathilde widow wife of Edward mother of CA, EF, PDeB Washburn who are the only remaining persons entitled to burial in the same plot July 6/'27 110 Westervelt Avenue, Tenafly, NJ Family Bible also reads under "Deaths" John Reauf Washburn had one son, Frank B - "dead"- WDW was mentioned in the Bible as a nephew of Noah Washburn and Israel Washburn. __________________________ Some interesting notes from emails sent by Dave Jenkins 12/2012: Many thanks for that photo. As I say, my collections of family pictures is very limited. All I have are a couple of 1930s Jenkins family pics (with Henrietta Yoppke Jenkins). I'm hopeful of having one of Frederick C. Yoppke, Betty's grandfather. But I will have to wait to find out. A long-shot theory on 'mystery woman' in your earlier photos w/ Janet Washburn. It's probably way off the mark though. The 1910 Federal Census (found at LDS site) has in the Frederick C. Yoppke household: partial list: Janet L. 18y New York John E. S. Powell 11y New York Gillette C. Powell 8y England Dorothy M. Powell 6y New York Annie Ledwith 60y Ireland Any possibility the woman could be Dorothy M. Powell? There is a 12 year difference in age. Just a thought. Again, probably a thin chance. Thank you again. Dave ---------------------- Don't know w/ any certainty who the Powells were. I suspect they were borders. But who was their Guardian? The lady from Ireland? Ten yrs. later there were a different group of people living in this same household - all were of adult age though. Powell is an interesting name. When my gt. grfather, Thomas Waterman Jenkins, died in Oct. 1917 he was working for the law firm of Wilson M. Powell, 7 Wall St., New York. Connection or coincidence? He lived at the time in Tenafly, NJ w/ son Howard W. and daugh.-in-law Henrietta Yoppke Jenkins. The above Jenkinses were originally from Brooklyn, NY and I wonder how they got to Tenafly, Bergen Cty., New Jersey. I'm curious if there was a Washburn/Jenkins connection yrs. earlier from Brooklyn. I saw that William Devoe Washburn resided at Pacific St. & Nevins St. in the late 1850s. TWJ & HWJ lived farther east on Pacific St. and New York Ave., though they had relatives who lived closer to Nevins in the Fort Greene section. I saw that #4 Edward Washburn, the architect, who died in 1886, was living in Tenafly and conducted business in NYC. His son married a Yoppke as did Howard Jenkins and both ended up living on Westervelt Ave. I just wonder how they all got there. I guess a nebulous question and one best addressed to Betty. But if you have data in your records that suggest of a Washburn/Jenkins connection please pass it along. ------------------- email rec'd frm Jackie Gardner 11/8/13: Hi Robert, ok, yes, I found the same yesterday....no William devoe or darling born to Achsah and William....soooo.....back to the drawing board. Now, what concerns me is the fact that Aimee Mathilde Washburn wrote on the inside cover of "Washburn Genealogy" her full name and "New York 1926". This book was arranged by Mrs. Julia Chase Washburn. She entitled it as "Genealogical Notes of the Washburn Family, with a Brief Sketch of the Family in England. Containing a Full Record of the Decendants of Israel Washburn of Raynham, 1755-1841 dated 1898". Betty said that her dad and Aimee tried to connect their family to "famous" Washburns as they had no clue where they came from! In the book there are notes on almost every page written by Paul Washburn (Betty's Dad) or Camille Aimee Washburn (I believe), (I'll ask Betty who wrote these notes)... as to who these Washburns were. There are newspaper clippings and flower pressings amongst the pages. In the front of the book is a list of deaths in our Washburn family from 1844 with death of Mary Washburn, wife of Richard Washburn and Mother of William D. Washburn to 1929 Aimee Mathilde Bruch Washburn's death with a pencil notation "Darling Mother of Camille Aimee Washburn, Edward Feldman Washburn and Jean Paul Bruch Washburn". ....... to be continued...... Cheers, happy digging! Jackie ----- In another email from Jackie on Jun 22, 2019: Good Morning Robert, Oh my goodness, I happened on "Family Search" site the other day and I think they have "our" Washburn family (after some research I believe we solved the mystery! …. What I think happened was back in 1926 when Aimee (wife of Edward (twin) Washburn was researching the family, she came across the book "Washburn Genealogy" (which she penned her name and date inside "Aimee Mathilde Washburn New York 1926"). Best as she was able to, she researched the contents of it (many notes and newspaper abstracts included in it) trying to find her deceased husband's family so that she could share it with her three children. On page 13 she underlined a "Richard Washbourne", sixth son of William Washbourne, Esq., who departed this life 23 December 1704....I believe the "Washburn Family Bible" that we have is factual regarding the information on William DeVoe's birth and marriage to Sarah Cox and all the children etc forward. My thinking here is she guessed incorrectly on who his parents were and it sent us on a wild goose chase..... Getting back to "Family Search", they tell the story as follows: 1st Settler in America (1620): John Washburn marries Margery they have two children John and Philip (Margery, John and Philip come to America later) Their son John Washburn marries Elizabeth Mitchell Their son James Washburn marries Mary Bowden Their son Moses Washburn marries Hannah Cushman Their son Moses marries Sarah Pope Their son Lettice (Lettis (?) Washburn marries Sarah Ann Spooner Their son John Spooner marries Desire Omans Their son William DeVoe marries Sarah Mariah Cox The rest we know! I've done a bit of research on line and I found this to be make more sense than the bible entries for Richard and Mary being parents of our William DeVoe . Presbyterian Church ground, dead families of the early settlers, old town of Dartmouth, Preenit Cemetery, top of "Burial Hill" near Parting Ways, buried in Acushnet Cemetery interred: Lettice & Sarah, John & Desire. I haven't paid for Ancestry.com in a few years so I probably can't do much research there. Do you have time to check this situation out? I'd love to but I don't have time to dive deeper into this right now. What do you think? ------ Source for parents of William Devoe Washburn: https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L5X3-G83/desire-oman-1785-1849 https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L5X3-LRQ/john-spooner-washburn-1784-1842 https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/william-washburn_43827197
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