Washburn Genealogy

This page shows 19 generations of Washburns starting with Roger De Washbourne Sir.  Each numbered item below is a subsequent generation.

  1. Roger De Washbourne Sir married a woman named Lady Joan. Sir Roger and Lady Joan had a child named John De Washbourne Sir.

  2. John De Washbourne Sir married a woman named Lady Isabel. Sir John and Lady Isabel had a child named Roger Washbourne Sir.

  3. Roger Washbourne Sir was born about 1291 in Stanford, Gloucestershire, England.  Sir Roger married a woman named Lady Margaret who was born about 1296 in Stanford, Gloucestershire, England.  They were married in 1316.   Roger died in 1358.  Sir Roger and Lady Margaret had a child named John Washbourne.

  4. John Washbourne was born in 1315 in Little Washbourne, Worcestershire, England.  He married a woman named Isabel who was born about 1319.  She was also born in Little Washbourne, Worcesteshire, England.  They were married in 1335 and had a chile named Peter Washbourne.

  5. Peter Washbourne was born about 1329.  He married a woman named Isolde Hanley.  They were married in 1355 in Hadley-William, Worcestershire, England.  Peter and Isolde had a child named John Washbourne.

  6. John Washbourne married a woman named Margaret Le Poor.  John and Margaret Le Poor had a child named Norman Washbourne Sir.

  7. John Washbourne married a woman named Elizabeth Kniveton.  John and Elizabeth had a child named John Washbourne Sir. 

  8. John Washbourne Sir married Lady Joan Mitton.  Sir John and Lady Joan had a child named John Washborne.

  9. John Washborne married a woman named Emme.  John and Emme had a child named John Washbourne.

  10. John Washbourne first marriage was to a woman named Joan Bushell.  They were married on April 27, 1542 in Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England.  John Washbourne's second marriage was to a woman named Jone Whitehead.    John and Jone were married on March 5, 1861 in Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England.  John and Jone did not have any children.  John and his first wife, Joan Bushell had two children, John Franklin Washburn and William Washborne.

  11. John Franklin Washburn was born on January 31, 1551 in Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England.  He was also Christened on January 31, 1551.  He died on August 3, 1624.  John Franklin Washburn married Martha Timbrell who was born about 1558.  They were married on July 5, 1596 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.   John and Martha had two children John Washburn and William Washburn. 

  12. John Washburn was born on July 2, 1596 in Evesham England and was Christened on July 2, 1596 in Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England.  John Washburn came to America before 2 January 1632/33. (His wife and children came in 1635.) John Washburn and his family migrated to Duxbury before 1643, and he purchased a palisade d home there called "Eagle's Nest." John Sr. and his family moved to Bridgewater after 26 May 1666. He died on March 17, 1670 in Duxbury, Massachusetts. 

    John married Margery Moore who was born on November 3, 1588 in Bengeworth, England.  John and Margery were married on November 23, 1618 in Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England.  John and Margery had four children:  Mary Washburn, John Washburn Jr., Philip Washburn born about 1622 in Bengworth, England and Philip Washburn born about 1624.

  13. John Washburn Jr.   was born on November 28, 1621 in Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England.  He died on November 12, 1686 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.  John married Elizabeth Mitchell who was born in 1628 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.  They were married on December 6, 1645 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. 

    Elizabeth Mitchell was a granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Francis Cooke, and therefore all descendents of John Washburn Jr. and Elizabeth Mitchell are believed to be Mayflower descendents. Certain other branches of the Washburn family have additional Mayflower lines, including a line running to Mary Chilton, the famous "Mayflower Orphan."

    John Washburn Jr. came to Boston with his mother and brother in "midsummer" 1635 on the Elizabeth and Anne. John Jr. participated in the campaign against the Narragansett Indians in August 1645.

    John Jr. and Elizabeth were among the original settlers in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

    John and Elizabeth had 11 children, 7 boys and 4 girls.  Former President George Bush is a descendent of Mary (Washburn) Kingsley, one of the daughters of John and Elizabeth  (That will be a new page).

    Six of the seven sons of John Jr. and Elizabeth left children, and many Washburns in America are descended from one of these six sons. 

    James Washburn was the 10th of the 11 children.

  14. James Washburn was born May 15, 1672 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts and died on June 11, 1749 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.  James married Mary Bowden who was born on December 18, 1669 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.  They were married on December 20, 1593 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.  James and Mary had 4 children.  Their second child was James Washburn. 

  15. James Washburn was born on October 6, 1698 in Bridgewater, and died in 1742.  James married Elizabeth Leonard who was born in 1702.  They were married on November 20, 1720 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts and had 6 children.  Their oldest was Reuben Washburn.

  16. Reuben Washburn married Betty Dilley on May 11, 1749 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.  Reuben and Betty had 2 children.  Seth Washburn was the youngest.

  17. Seth Washburn was born on August 2, 1751 in Middleboro, Massachusetts.  He died on October 8, 1799 in Woodstock, Vermont.  Seth married Elizabeth Dunbar on July 21, 1772 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.  They had 10 children.  Their third child was James Washburn.

  18. James Washburn was born on May 5, 1773.  He died in Erie County, New York. James married Susannah Raymond who was born on October 15, 1769.  They were married on May 5, 1793 and had 7 children.  Their 4th child was Seth Washburn.

  19. Seth Washburn was born on July 30, 1800 and died on April 24, 1865.  He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Red Wing, Minnesota.  Seth married Orra Warren who was born on January 11, 1806 in Aurora, New York.  They were married in 1825.  They had 9 children.  Their children were:

    1. Luman Pettibone WASHBURN b: 15 Apr 1826

    2. Jesse Austin WASHBURN b: 25 Apr 1828

    3. Harriet Amanda WASHBURN b: 25 Feb 1830

    4. Warren William WASHBURN b: 31 Mar 1833

    5. Susan WASHBURN b: 25 Aug 1836

    6. Mary Ellen WASHBURN b: 20 Mar 1839

    7. Lucy Emma WASHBURN b: 20 Nov 1842

    8. Hannah WASHBURN b: 10 Sep 1846

    9. Millard Fillmore WASHBURN b: 25 Apr 1848

Click here for a continuance of Mary Ellen Washburn, Lucy Emma Washburn and Millard Fillmore Washburn, the 6th, 7th and 9th children of Seth and Orra.

 

Source:

1.  The Wight Family Genealogy