Webley John Hauxhurst
| Webley John Hauxhurst | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 23, 1809 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | January 23, 1874 (aged 65) Bay City, Tillamook County, Oregon |
| Burial place | Trout Cemetery, Tillamook County, Oregon |
| Occupation | sailor, soldier, pioneer |
| Spouse(s) | Wattiet "Miss Mary" |
Webley John Hauxhurst, Jr. (January 23, 1809 – January 23, 1874) was a pioneer in Oregon Country. He helped build the first grist mill in Oregon, participated in the Willamette Cattle Company, and was a participant at the Champoeg meeting where he voted for the creation of a provisional government.
Hauxhurst was born in Brooklyn, New York, on January 23, 1809, to Quaker parents. As a young man he became a sailor, and later deserted his ship while in California. He spent three years there in Monterey, California working as a carpenter before leaving.
Webley John Hauxhurst traveled to Oregon Country in 1834. He came with Ewing Young and Hall J. Kelley from California, arriving at Fort Vancouver on the Columbia River on October 17. The next year, 1835, he helped to build the first grist mill in the Willamette Valley to mill grain. This mill he would later sell to Thomas McKay, the stepson of Doctor John McLoughlin, the Hudson's Bay Company Chief Factor at Fort Vancouver. Hauxhurst was also an investor in the Willamette Cattle Company in 1837 that brought over 600 head of cattle to Oregon from California. Originally, he was also going to accompany the group and help drive the cattle to Oregon, but changed his mind after the ship Loriot was delayed in sailing.
On Saturday, February 28, 1837, Webley Hauxhurst was married. The Reverend Jason Lee of the Methodist Mission then located at Mission Bottom married Miss Mary to Webley at the Mission house. Mary was a Native American from the Yamhill tribe. "He married the daughter of Chief Staywich or Staymire, of the Yamhill Indians." Hauxhurst would then become the mission's first white convert.
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