WILL: Thomas Jefferson Washburn; Attica, Wyoming co., New York
surname: Washburn, Lindsley, Scoville, Vaughn

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Source: 
Wyoming co NY Will Book Vol 4 page 37
Written: 10 Jan 1860
Probated: 22 Jan 1861

ABSTRACT:

January 10, 1860
Thomas J. WASHBURN, over the age of 21, resident of the Town of Attica,
Wyoming County, State of New York wrote his will. He named his brother Junior
T. WASHBURN, executor. He left his nephews Jerome B and Jerri(?) T WASHBURN
$125.00 each. The nephews were under 21 at the time the will was signed. The
will was witnessed by Carni (?) LINDSLEY and Whitney SCOVILLE, both of Attica.

January 22, 1861
Junior T. WASHBURN presented the will for probate.

February 4, 1861
The will was proved and accepted by the Surrogate.

TEXT FROM PROBATE RECORDS
Wyoming Co Wills Vol. 4 Page 37

Last Will and Testament of
Thomas J WASHBURN, deceased.

Be it Remembered, that, heretofore, to wit, on the twenty second day of
January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty one
Junior T WASHBURN sole executor named in the last will and testament of Thomas
J WASHBURN, late of Attica in the County of Wyoming deceased, appeared in open
Court, before the Surrogate of the County of Wyoming and made application to
have the said Last Will and Testament, which relates to Personal Estate
approved and on such application the said Surrogate did ascertain by
satisfactory evidence who were the heirs by law and next of kin of the said
testator and their respective residences and said Surrogate did thereupon
issue a Citation in due form of law directed to the heirs at law and next of
kin requiring them to appear before said Surrogate at his office in the
Village of Warsaw in the said County on the fourth day of February AD 1861 to
attend the Probate of said Will.

Afterwards to wit on the fourth day of February AD 1861 satisfactory evidence
by affidavit was produced and presented to said Surrogate of the due service
of said Citation in the mode presented by law, and on that day no one
appearing to oppose the Probate of such Will such proceedings were thereupon
had in said Court afterwards that the said Surrogate took the proofs of said
Will hereinafter set forth, upon the fourth day of January AD 1861 and be
thereupon adjudged the said Will to be a valid Will of Personal Estate, and
the proofs thereof to be sufficient which said Last Will and Testament and
proof are as follows, that is to say:

Will.
? ? by this ? that I Thomas J WASHBURN of Attica in the County of Wyoming and
State of New York being of sound mind and memory do make declare and publish
this my last will and testament

I give and bequeath to my nephews Jerome B. and Jerri T WASHBURN a hundred and
twenty five dollars each if they shall have attained the age of twenty one
years at my decease if not the same to be held in trust and kept at interest
for them by my executor to be paid to them by said executor when they shall
become of lawful age.

I nominate and appoint my brother Junior T. WASHBURN to be the executor of
this my last will and testament.

In testimony whereof I hereby ? set my hand and ? and declare this my last
will and testament in the presence of witnesses named below this tenth day of
January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty.
Thomas J WASHBURN L.S.

Signed, sealed, declared and published by the Said Thomas J. WASHBURN as ? for
his Last Will and Testament in presence of ? who at ? signed and in his
presence and in presence of each ?? have subscribed our names in witness
hereto
Carni (?) T(?) LINDSLEY, residence in Attica Wyoming County
Whitney(?) SCOVILLE residence at the same place

Surrogate's Court
In the Matter of Proving the Last will and Testament of
Thomas J. WASHBURN, Deceased
Wyoming County, SS
Carni (?) T(?) LINDSLEY and Whitney (?) SCOVILLE both of Attica in the County
of Wyoming and State of New York being first duly sworn in open court upon
their several corporal oaths, each of himself doth depose and say, that they
are subscribing witnesses to the last will and Testament of Thomas J. WASHBURN
late of the town of Attica in the County of Wyoming and State of New York
deceased. And these deponents do further say that the said Thomas J. Washburn
deceased in the presence of each of these deponents, subscribe his name at the
end of the instrument in writing, which is now here shown to these deponents
and which purports to be the last Will and testament of the said deceased, and
which bears date on the tenth day of January one thousand eight hundred and
sixty.

That the said deceased did at the time of his subscribing his name to the said
instrument as aforesaid declare the same to be his last Will and Testament;
and these deponents did thereupon subscribe their own respective names at the
end of said instrument as attesting witnesses to the execution thereof, each
at the request of the said deceased and in his presence, and in the presence
of each other. That the said deceased at the time of so subscribing his name
to said instrument as aforesaid, and publishing said instrument as aforesaid,
was upwards of twenty-one years of age and a citizen of the United States;
that he appeared to be, and deponents believe he was of sound mind, memory and
understanding, and not under any restraint, and as deponents verily believe,
in all respects competent to devise real estate; that each of these deponents
saw the other sign his name to said instrument in the presence of the said
deceased.

Subscribed and } CT LINDSLEY
Sworn to before me this } Whitney SCOVILLE
4th day of February 1861 }
H. L. COMSTOCK Surrogate


It appearing upon the proofs duly taken in respect to the Last Will and
Testament of Thomas J. WASHBURN late of the town of Attica in the County of
Wyoming and the State of New York, deceased, that the said Will was duly
executed, and that the said Thomas J. WASHBURN at the time he executed the
same was in all respects competent to devise real estate, and not under
restraint, the said Last Will and testament and the proofs and examinations
are hereby recorded, signed and certified by me, pursuant to the provisions of
the Revised Statutes, this fourth day of January AD 1861
H L COMSTOCK Surrogate.

Transcriber note:
The US Census records from Attica, NY 1850/60 indicate Thos. J or "Jefferson"
WASHBURN was born in @1806, VT.

The Death certificate of Junior T. WASHBURN (NY 1899 #27262) (brother named in
the above will) names his parents as Reuben and Anna WASHBURN.
(Possibly the Reuben WASHBURN and Anna VAUGHN married in Bridgewater, VT 31
Mar 1805. He maybe the Reuben WASHBURN whose birth record appears in the
records of Woodstock VT as born Jun 5th, 1778 in Brookfield, MA)
Reuben and Anna WASHBURN are also listed as the parents on the Death
certificate (NY 1893 #8131) of Jerome B. WASHBURN (b July 23 1810 VT).
A Reuben WASHBURN Junior was living with Reuben and Anna WASHBURN in the 1850
census. He died age 35, 31 Aug 1853. (Newspaper clipping dated 9 Sep 1853
pasted into a book at the Attica Historical Society)
An Anna WASHBURN was also living with Reuben and Anna in 1850/1860 and with
Anna Sr in 1970.

These two younger Reuben and Anna are the same age in 1850, possibly twins?
Reuben WASHBURN Sr died 13 Feb 1862 (another pasted newsclipping at the Attica
Historical Society). Anna WASHBURN not located after 1870 census.

Another possible child of Anna and Reuben: Calvin T WASHBURN. He was born in
VT 1808. He lived in Attica. Census records indicate parents birthplaces
matching those reported by Anna and Reuben and their other children.

More information of any sort on this family would be greatly appreciated.