Richard Washburn (1769 - 1802)

Born 1769 in Mt. Pleasant, Westchester, New York

Ancestors

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Biography

Burial

Burial:

Date: 1802

Westchester County, New York

• From John Maltby:

Richard Washburn and Amy Birdsall had children, including:

Richard Washburn Jr., born on 10 May 1769 in North Castle, Westchester Co., NY,^[1] mentioned in the 1775 will of his father, probably married Mary “Polly” (__) in ca. 1791.^[2] He may have been the Richard Washburn living in Greenburgh, Westchester Co., NY, in the 1800 federal census.^[3] On 5 May 1807 Richard Washbourn, of Greensburgh, Westchester Co., NY, farmer, and Mary his wife, sold to John Martine, of Greensburgh, farmer, for $1062.50, two tracts of land in Greensburgh containing in total about 25 acres, including timber rights in a parcel of land that Richard Washbourn had formerly sold to James Tompkins in Greensburgh.^[4] He died after 1807, but no probate records were filed for his estate in Westchester Co., NY.

Sources

1. ↑ Per the Ancestry.com Our Family History 2011 file submitted by Barbara Lenker; Olney, Washburn, p. 12.
2. ↑ It appears from the 1800 census that Richard Washburn had 4 children under the age of 10 by 1800.
3. ↑ 1800 Federal Census, Greenburgh, Westchester Co., NY, p. 165, the Richard Washburn household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 3 females under 10, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.
4. ↑ Westchester County Land Records, Vol. P, p. 52-54, acknowledged on 8 Mar. 1807, and recorded on 24 Apr. 1811.

• John A. Maltby Genealogies - Richard Washburn - child # 2274

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