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Fifth Generation in
Families of the Children of William4 Washburn and Experience Mann
The family of daughter Thankful
Washburn is very uncertain and is still under study, but the rest of the
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(370.) Abigail5 Washburn, eldest daughter of (113) William4 Washburn, (56) John3 (6th), (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts Colony, on 11 Dec. 1715,[1] married John Freelove, son of Thomas Freelove, of Freetown, MA, as his second wife, on 10 May 1739 in Bridgewater.[2] He was born ca. 1710, a grandson of Morris and Elizabeth (Wilbore) Freelove, and he had married first to Sarah Gansey/Garnsey on 11 July 1734 in Swansea, MA.[3] He was named executor in the will of his grandfather Morris Freelove, of Freetown, in 1740, which was inventoried in 1743.[4]
John
Freelove died testate on 10 Feb. 1755 in Bridgewater.[5]
His will was dated 1 Feb. 1755, witnessed by Daniel Snell, Timothy Perkins, and
Benjamin Willis Junr, and
probated on 3 Mar. 1755. He mentioned his wife Abigail Freelove, whom he named
as sole executrix, daughter Sarah Freelove, who was to receive, in addition to money,
“all the Goods which belong’d to my First Wife,” daughter Abigail Freelove, son
John Freelove, and daughter Thankfull Freelove.[6]
(See Appendix f for a full transcription of his will.) Abigail
(Washburn) Freelove died on 20 Apr. 1772 in
John Freelove had one daughter by Sarah Gansey, and probably 3 more children by Abigail Washburn:
+ 1009 i Sarah Freelove, born on 17 Feb. 1735 in Freetown,[8] married Adam Look, son of Samuel and Ruth Look, of Rochester, MA, on 23 Nov. 1758 in Freetown.[9] (To be continued in Washburn Generation 6.)
+ 1010 ii Abigail Freelove, born on 16 July 1740 in Freetown,[10] married Ebenezer Whitman, of East Bridgewater, son of Nicholas and Mary (Conant) Whitman, on 21 Nov. 1760 in Bridgewater.[11] (To be continued in Washburn Generation 6.)
+ 1011 iii John Freelove (Jr.), born on 4 Feb.
1741/2 in
1012 iv Thankfull
Freelove, born on 15 Jan. 1752 in
(372.)
William5 Washburn (Jr.), eldest son of (113)
William4 Washburn, (56)
John3 (6th), (43)
John2 (5th), (28)
John1 (4th);; born in
William and
Rebecca Washburn lived in Bridgewater, but
no death or probate records were found for either of them in Plymouth County.
On 16 Mar. 1758 Constable Samuel Dunbar of Plimton warned William Washburn, his
wife, and their children Philip, Rebecca, Thankfull, Eunice, and William, “all
at the house of Israel Allger, there last Place of residence was at Easton,” to
depart town.[27]
William Washburn (Jr.) and Rebecca Curtis had children:
+ 1013 i Experience6 Washburn, born on 22 Oct. 1738 in Bridgewater,[28] married Jonathan Orcutt, son of Ebenezer and Deliverance (Kingman) Orcutt, of Cohasset, MA, on 5 Nov. 1759 in North Bridgewater, MA.[29] (To be continued in Washburn Generation 6.)
+ 1014 ii Elisha6 Washburn, born on 14 July 1741 in Bridgewater,[30] probably married Charity Snell, daughter of Moses and Mary (Besse) Snell,[31] on 8 Dec. 1763 in Bridgewater.[32] (To be continued in Washburn Generation 6.)
+ 1015 iii Philip6 Washburn, born on 30 Sept. 1743 in Bridgewater,[33] married Sarah Carpenter, daughter of Nathan and Sarah (Powers) Carpenter, of Hardwick, MA, on 8 Jan. 1767 in Hardwick.[34] (To be continued in Washburn Generation 6.)
+ 1016 iv Rebecca6 Washburn, born on 26 Jan. 1746 in Bridgewater,[35] married Ensign Lemuel6 Leach, son of Stephen5 and Lydia (Flowry) Leach, of Halifax, MA,[36] on 12 Oct. 1767, probably in East Bridgewater, MA.[37] (To be continued in Washburn Generation 6.)
1017 v
Thankfull6 Washburn, born on 6 June 1749 in
1018 vi Eunice6 Washburn, born on 18 July 1750 in Bridgewater,[39] married Benjamin Crane, son of (__) Crane, on 13 June 1770 in Bridgewater.[40] Children not found. No death or probate records were found for either of them in Plymouth County, and he was not a head of household in Plymouth Co., MA, in the 1790 federal census.
1019 vii William Washburn (3rd), born on 22 Apr. 1752 in Bridgewater,[41] was possibly burned to death on 10 Oct. 1762 in Bridgewater.[42]
(375.)
Thankful5 Washburn, fifth daughter of (113)
William4 Washburn, (56)
John3 (6th), (43)
John2 (5th), (28)
John1 (4th); born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts Colony,
on 13 Aug. 1723,[43]
married (580)
John5
Kinsley, son of (152)
Samuel4
and Mary (Packard[?]) Kinsley (3rd), of
John and
Thankful Kinsley moved to Norwich, New London Co., CT, but their deaths were
not recorded in the
Thankful Washburn and John Kinsley supposedly had children:
1020 i John Kinsley (Jr.), born on 27 Aug. 1749 in Norwich, New London Co., CT,[47] died on 28 Dec. 1753 in Norwich, CT.[48]
1021 ii
Rhoda Kinsley, born on 12 Apr. 1751 in
1022 iii
William Kinsley, born on 16 Apr. 1753,[50]
died on 29 Dec. 1753 in
1023 iv
Thankfull Kinsley, born on 26 Sept. 1754
in
1024 v Mary Kinsley, born on 30 Oct. 1756 in Norwich, CT.[53]
1025 vi Bethiah Kinsley, born on 10 Oct. 1758,[54] died on 4 Mar. 1759 in Norwich, CT.[55]
1026 vii Roger Kinsley, born on 7 Feb. 1760 in Norwich, CT.[56] He was not a head of household in Connecticut in the 1790 federal census.
(377.)
Ezekiel5 Washburn, third son of (113)
William4 Washburn, (56)
John3 (6th), (43)
John2 (5th), (28)
John1 (4th); born in
Ezekiel Washburn died intestate in 1785 in Bridgewater. His widow, Naomi Washburn, requested that Capt. Anthony Dike, blacksmith, of Plymouth, be appointed to administer his estate on 5 Apr. 1785, which was granted, with Ephraim Noyes, of Abington, and Naomi Washburn as sureties. William Shaw and Samuel Brett, Jr., of Bridgewater, and Ephraim Noyes, of Abington, were appointed to appraise his estate on 6 Apr. 1785, which was declared insolvent, and Matthew Kingman, of Bridgewater, and Ephraim Noyes were commissioners. His real estate was sold, his widow, Naomi Washburn, received her thirds, and his heirs, namely William and Else French, Nathaniel and Betty Pratt, and William and Deliverance Shaw, Jr., signed a quitclaim to their father's estate.[60] In the 1790 federal census Naomi Washburn was still living in Bridgewater, MA.[61]
Ezekiel Washburn had 6 children by Experience Curtis:
1027 i Zipporah Washburn, born on 16 Aug. 1750 in Bridgewater,[62] died on 18 Apr. 1751 in Bridgewater.[63]
1028 ii
Ezekiel Washburn (Jr.), born on 11 Mar.
1752 in Bridgewater,[64]
probably died young. He was not listed among the heirs of Ezekiel Washburn in
1785 who signed the quit claim to their father’s estate, and he was not a head
of household in
+ 1029 iii Alice6 “Else” Washburn, born on 15 Apr. 1754 in Bridgewater,[65] married William French, probably as his second wife, on 12 Aug. 1773 in North Bridgewater.[66] (To be continued in Washburn Generation 6.)
+ 1030 iv Elizabeth6 “Betty/Betsey” Washburn, born on 11
Jan. 1756 in
+ 1031 v Deliverance6 Washburn,
a twin, born on 30 Aug. 1758 in
1032 vi Experience Washburn, a twin, born on 30 Aug. 1758 in Bridgewater,[73] probably died young. She was not listed among the heirs of Ezekiel Washburn in 1785 who signed the quit claim to their father's estate.
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[1] Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1916, 2 volumes, [hereinafter Bridgewater VRs], Vol. 1, p. 325.
[2] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 383; Thomas, Helen Gurney, Vital Records of the Town of Freetown, Massachusetts, 1686 Through 1890, Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1988, [hereinafter Freetown VRs], n.p., “Freetown Marriages: Washburn,” marriage intentions recorded 4 Nov. 1738 in Freetown.
[3] Freetown VRs, n.p., “Freetown Marriages: Freelove,” marriage intentions recorded 16 May 1734 in Freetown.
[5] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 473, from a private record of deaths in Bridgewater kept by Oliver Alden.
[7] Vital Records of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1917, [hereinafter East Bridgewater VRs], p. 351.
[11] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 139. He is called “Ebenezer Whitman, Jr.,” to differentiate him from his cousin, Ebenezer Whitman.
[15] Per email letter of Linda R.F. Arnold of Menifee, CA, of 1 Feb. 2000, who says that John Freelove (Jr.) did not marry, as his second wife, to Sarah Woods in 1774 in Freetown, MA, correcting Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 163, which implies that Sarah Woods was the second wife of John Freelove (Jr.)
[21] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 301; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 347: marriage of David Snow and Joanna Hayward; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 303: birth of Rhoda, daughter of David and Joanna Snow, on 7 Oct. 1742.
[23] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 165, Bridgewater Town, Plymouth County, the Ezra Whitman household had 2 free white males aged 16 or older, 2 free white males under 16, and 4 free white females.
[24] East Bridgewater VRs, p. 399, buried in the Old Central Cemetery in East Bridgewater; Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #22751.
[27] Plymouth Co. Court Records, Vol. 3, General Sessions of the Peace, Session 2, pp. 173-228, under various unsorted warrants to warn persons from Plimton.
[29] Vital Records of Brockton, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1911, [hereinafter Brockton VRs], p. 299, married in the First Congregational Church of North Bridgewater.
[34] Baldwin, Thomas W., Vital Records of Hardwick, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1917, [hereinafter Hardwick VRs], p. 260.
[36] Bowman, George Ernest, Vital Records of the Town of Halifax, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849, Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Boston, 1905, [hereinafter Halifax VRs], p. 33, marriage of Stephen Leach, of Bridgwater, to Lydia Flowry of Hallifax, on 24 Jan. 1744/5 in Halifax.
[45] “Easton, Massachusetts, Bristol County, Births, Deaths and Marriages by Families, 1697-1847,” from FHL [Family History Library] microfilm #1059951, a transcription of the entire town vital records from the incorporation of the town of Easton to about 1843 made in 1880 by Geo. G. Withington, Easton town clerk, [hereinafter Easton VRs], p. 10.
[46]
Mitchell, History of
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Vital Records of
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Vital Records of
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Vital Records of
[59] Brockton VRs, p. 299, from records of the Fourth Church of Christ in (North) Bridgewater, which calls him “Ezekiel Washburn, Jr.”
[60] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #21968; Vol. 27, p. 200; Vol. 29, pp. 419‑422, 450; Vol. 30, p. 48‑49; Vol. 37, p. 20. No relationship has been discovered between Anthony Dike and Ezekiel or Naomi (Thayer) Washburn. Anthony Dike's wife was Molly Pool.
[61] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 167, Bridgewater Town, Plymouth County, the Naomi “Washbon” household had 1 free white male under 16, and 2 free white females. The male under 16 was probably a grandson of Ezekiel Washburn.
[63] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 575. A private record of deaths in Bridgewater kept by Oliver Alden, assigns this death date to Ezekiel Washburn, in error.
f APPENDIX f: The Will of John Freelove, of Bridgewater (1755): *
In the Name of God Amen;
the first Day of February One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty five I, John
Freelove of Bridgwater in the County of Plimouth in the Province of the
Massachusetts Bay in New England Yeoman, being verry sick & weak in Body,
but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be Given to God therfor, Calling to Mind
the Mortality of my body And Knowing that It is appointed for all men once to
dye Doe make and Ordain this my Last Will & Testament, that is to say,
Principally and first of all I Give and Recommend my Soul into the hands of God
that Gave it and my Body I Recommend to the Earth to be Buried in Decent
Christain Burial at the Discretion of my Execr. nothing Douting but but at the Generall Resurrection
I Shall Receive the same again by the Mighty power of God, and Touching Such
Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I Give
Demise & Dispose of the same in the following manner & form
Imps, I Order my Funeral charges as also all my Just Debts
Due to any Person or persons whatsoever to be paid Out of my Personall Estate
in Conveniant Time after my Decease by my Execr. hereafter to be Named
Item I Give and Bequeath to my well=Beloved wife
Abigail Freelove the Sum of Six pounds thirteen shillings & four pence
Lawfull Money Out of my Estate Togather with one third part of the incom or
Profitt of my Lands, so, Long as She Remaineth my Widdow, and also all the
Houshold Goods Except those which belongd to my First Wife and one third part
of my Dwelling House and Celler so Long as She remains my Widdow~~
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Eldest Daughter
Sarah Freelove the Sum of thirteen pounds Six Shillings and Eight pence Lawfull
money to be paid her Out of my moveable Estate as also all the Goods which
belong’d to my First Wife
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Abigail
Freelove the sum of Thirteen pounds Six Shillings and Eight pence Lawfull
Money, Out of my Moveable Estate to be paid her at the Age of Eighteen years~~
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Son John Freelove
all and Singular my House and Lands Messuages, Tennements not allready Disposed
of togather with all my Debts & moveable Effects after all the Legacies
herein shall be paid out and Due payment made to my Creditors~~
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Thankfull
Freelove the Sum of Thirteen pounds Six Shillings and Eight pence Lawfull money,
to be paid Out of my moveable Estate, when Arrived to the Age of Eighteen years
Item I Do in this my Last Will and Testament
Constitute and Appoint my Well Beloved Wife Abigail Freelove my Sole Execx. of this my Last Will and Testament, and Do Hereby
Utterly Disalow; Revoke & Disanull, all and evary other Former, Testament,
Will Legacies, & Bequests & Execrs, by me in any wise before named, Will’d & Bequested
Ratifying this and no Other to be my last Will and Testament, In Witness
whereof I Have hereunto Sett my hand & Seal the Day and Year Abovementioned
Signed, Seal’d,
Published John Freelove (seal)
Pronounced &
Declared by the sd.
John Freelove as his
last Will & Testamt.
In the Presence of us
the Subscribers
Daniel Snell
Timothy Perkins
Benjamin Willis Junr.
Probated on 3 March
1755, and proved by Timothy Perkins & Benjamin Willis Junr.
* Transcribed by John
A. Maltby from