Washburn History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

For many English families, the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. For such families, the shores of Ireland, Australia, and the New World beckoned. They left their homeland at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. Many arrived after the long voyage sick, starving, and without a penny. But even those were greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. Numerous English settlers who arrived in the United States and Canada at this time went on to make important contributions to the developing cultures of those countries. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Washburn were among those contributors:

Washburn Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• John Washburn, who landed in Massachusetts in 1631 8
• John Washburn, who settled in Boston in 1635

Washburn Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Nevels Washburn, who arrived in Texas in 1835 8
• S Washburn, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 8
• Washburn, aged 30, who immigrated to the United States, in 1892
• A.C. Washburn, aged 18, who landed in America, in 1894
• Addie Washburn, aged 40, who landed in America, in 1897

Washburn Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Alice I. Washburn, who immigrated to America, in 1903
• Alonzo Washburn, aged 41, who immigrated to the United States, in 1905
• Anna Washburn, who landed in America, in 1907
• Albert H. Washburn, who immigrated to the United States, in 1907
• Adelaide S Washburn, who settled in America, in 1908
• ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Washburn Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• Mr. Ebenezer Washburn U.E. who settled in Fredericksburgh [Greater Napanee], Ontario c. 1784 one daughter listed 9

• Charles Ames "C.A." Washburn (1822-1889), American diplomat, U.S. Minister to Paraguay
• William Barrett Washburn (1820-1887), American businessman and politician, United States Senator from Massachusetts (1874-1875), 28th Governor of Massachusetts (1872-1874)
• Cadwallader Colden Washburn (1818-1882), American businessman, politician, and soldier, 11th Governor of Wisconsin (1872-1874)
• Peter Thacher Washburn (1814-1870), American lawyer, politician, Adjutant and Inspector General of the State of Vermont during the American Civil War, 31st Governor of Vermont (1869-1870)
• Emory Washburn (1800-1877), American lawyer, politician, and historian, 22nd Governor of Massachusetts (1854-1855)
• Ichabod Washburn (1798-1868), American church deacon and industrialist, founder of Washburn University
• Cephas Washburn (1793-1860), early American Christian missionary and educator who worked with the Cherokee, often referred to as "The Apostle to the Cherokees"
• Sgt. Ebenezer Washburn U.E. (1756-1826), American-born, Canadian businessman and politician, Member of Parliament representing Prince Edward County
• Henry Dana Washburn (1832-1871), U.S. Representative from Indiana and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, eponym of Mount Washburn
• Henry Bradford Washburn Jr. (1910-2007), American explorer, mountaineer, photographer, and cartographer
• ... (Another 5 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

• Nathaniel Washburn: An American Pioneer by Catherine Lutes Gowdy.
• Our Washburn Heritage by Elaine Washburn Olney.
• The Washburn Family in America by Brenton P. Washburne.