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Fifth Generation in
Families of the Children of Israel4 Washburn and Waitstill Sumner
The daughters of Israel Washburn and
Waitstill Sumner lived in
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Sarah5 Washburn, eldest daughter of (124)
Israel4 Washburn, (58)
Samuel3, (43)
John2 (5th), (28)
John1 (4th); born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts Colony,
on 14 Aug. 1709,[1]
married Ephraim3
Keith, Esq., son of Joseph2 and Elisabeth3 (Fobes) Keith, of Bridgewater,[2]
on 21 Sept. 1732 in Bridgewater.[3]
He was born on 21 Mar. 1707 in
Ephraim Keith graduated from Harvard College, Master of Arts, in 1729,[7] and preached in Hardwick, MA, for about a year beginning on 2 May 1734, but was probably never ordained, and returned to Bridgewater.[8]
Ephraim
Keith, Esq., died testate on 25 Feb. 1781 in
Sarah Washburn and Ephraim Keith had children:[12]
1203 i
Mary Keith, born on 8 Oct. 1733 in
1204 ii
Sylvia4
Keith, born on 7 May 1735 in
1205 iii Philibert4 Keith, a
daughter, born on 30 July 1737 in
1206 iv Ephraim Keith (Jr.), born on 26 Aug. 1739 in Bridgewater,[25] was still living in 1779 when his father wrote his will, and he died in Bridgewater, presumably unmarried, but no probate records were found for him, and he was not a head of household in Massachusetts in the 1790 federal census.
1207 v
Ichabod4 Keith, born on 3 Jan. 1741/2 in
1208 vi
Timothy Keith, born on 3 Mar. 1743/4 in
+ 1209 vii William4 Keith, born
on 5 June 1746 in
+ 1210 viii Lt. Solomon4 Keith, born on 24 Mar. 1748/9 in Bridgewater,[33] married Lois5 Cary, daughter of Jonathan4 and Lois (Hooper) Cary (3rd),[34] on 6 Mar. 1777 in Bridgewater,[35] and they also lived in Titicut. (To be continued in Washburn Generation 6.)
+ 1211 ix Sarah4 Keith, born on 18 July 1753 in Bridgewater,[36] married (1501) Dr. Eleazer Carver (4th), son of Lt. Eleazer and (479) Hephzibah (Perkins) Carver (3rd),[37] on 18 Apr. 1776 in Bridgewater,[38] and they lived in Bridgewater. (To be continued in Washburn Generation 6.)
(419.)
Deborah5 Washburn, second daughter of (124)
Israel4 Washburn, (58)
Samuel3, (43)
John2 (5th), (28)
John1 (4th); born in
John Ripley
died testate in early 1737 in
Deborah
(Washburn) Ripley remarried to 2.) Nathaniel Bolton, son of John and Sarah
(Chesebrough) Bolton,[44]
on 24 Mar. 1739/40 in
Deborah (Washburn) (Ripley) Bolton died on 26 Mar. 1759 in Bridgewater,[47] and Nathaniel Bolton died on 8 Aug. 1770,[48] but no probate records were found for either of them in Plymouth County.
Deborah Washburn had 3 daughters by John Ripley, and 5 more children by Nathaniel Bolton:
+ 1212 i Mary Ripley, born on 14 Mar. 1730 in
1213 ii
Waitstill Ripley, born on 9 Mar. 1732 in
a. (An unnamed son of the “widow Lee,” who died on 14 Sept. 1775 in Bridgewater.[61])
b. (Possibly others)
1214 iii
Deborah Ripley, born on 28 Oct. 1734 in
+ 1215 iv Nathaniel Bolton
(Jr.), born, say 1741, married (1001) Jane5 Thomson, daughter
of Thomas4
and (368)
Jane5
(Washburn) Thomson, of
1216 v (Unnamed child), died on 20 Oct. 1743 in
1217 vi (Unnamed daughter), died on 13 Sept. 1747 in
1218 vii (Unnamed daughter), died on 17 Sept. 1747 in
1219 viii (Unnamed child), died on 13 Dec. 1758 in
(421.)
Capt. Israel5 Washburn (Jr.), Esq., youngest son of (124)
Israel4 Washburn, (58)
Samuel3, (43)
John2 (5th), (28)
John1 (4th); born in
In 1740 Israel Washburne of Bridgwater, house carpenter,
sued Seth Sumner of Taunton, Gentleman, over a £70 bond dated 5 May 1740,[75] and in Sept. 1742 Benjamin White, Esq., and Mr.
Ezra Clapp, Gentleman, both of Middleborough, as attorneys for the Indian
inhabitants and owners of the land known called “Keteticut” or “Teticut” sued Israel
Washburn of Middleborough, housewright, for trespassing on their land and
cutting down 200 trees.[76] On 10 Dec. 1744 Nehemiah Washburn, Gentleman,
Benjamin Washburn, Gentleman, Thomas Hayward (3rd),
Henry Washburn, and Ezra Washburn, cordwainer, all of Bridgewater, and Israel
Washburn, housewright, of Raynham, signed an agreement to build a forge on land
of Nehemiah Washburn in Bridgewater.[77]
On 11 May 1749 Israel Washburn purchased land in Raynham
from Benjamin Hodges and from Benjamin Meastin.[78] Capt. Israel Washburn was a founding member of
the Third Congregational Church in Titicut Parish, North Middleborough, MA, in
1748, and was chosen a Deacon on 31 Mar. 1748 at the same time that Rev. Isaac
Backus was chosen the first Pastor,[79] but Capt. Israel Washburn (Jr.) withdrew his
membership in the North Middleborough Congregational Church on 13 June 1751.[80] After that Israel and Leah Washburn lived in
Raynham, Bristol Co., MA, where he was a housewright and the town clerk.
Capt. Israel Washburn (Jr.) served as a Sergeant in Capt.
John Shaw’s Company, Col. Abiel Mitchell’s Regiment, in 1780 in the
Revolutionary War, and was a Captain of the 4th
Massachusetts Regiment in 1782.[81] He was also a member of the Convention which
wrote the first Constitution of the State of Massachusetts, in 1780.
Leah (Fobes) Washburn died on 9 Dec. 1789 in Raynham, aged
70 years,[82] and Capt. Israel Washburn (Jr.) remarried to
2.) (438)
Hannah3
(Keith) (Leach) Hall, his first cousin, daughter of John2 and (127)
Hannah4
(Washburn) Keith, and widow of (457)
Benjamin4 Leach (Jr.), of
Hannah (Keith) (Leach) (Hall) Washburn died on 4 Jan. 1796 in Raynham,[90] and Capt. Israel Washburn (Jr.), Esq., died
testate on 21 Jan. 1796 in Raynham, aged 78 years.[91] His will was dated 19 Apr. 1792, and was
witnessed by Samuel Gushe, Abraham Gushe and Seth Gushe. He mentioned his sons
Israel Washburn, Nehemiah Washburn, Seth Washburn and Oliver Washburn, and his
daughters Leah, wife of Jason Fobes, and Olive, wife of Reuben Andrews, but he
did not mention his wife, Hannah. He named his sons
Capt. Israel Washburn (Jr.) and Leah Fobes had children:
1220 i
Wealthy Washburn, born on 19 May 1740 in
1221 ii Mary Washburn, born on 19 Mar. 1741/2 in Raynham, died on 16 Aug. 1747 in Raynham.[94]
1222 iii Israel Washburn (3rd), born on 8 June 1744 in Raynham, died on 24 Aug. 1747 in Raynham.[95]
+ 1223 iv Leah6 Washburn, born on 20 Nov. 1749 in
Raynham,[96]
married Jason5 Fobes, son of
Josiah4 and Freelove4 (Edson) Fobes, of
+ 1224 v Olive6 Washburn, born on 8 Aug. 1752 in Raynham,[99] married Reuben Andrews, of Raynham, as his second wife, on 18 Aug. 1780 in Raynham,[100] and they lived in Raynham. (To be continued in Washburn Generation 6.)
+ 1225 vi Sgt. Israel6 Washburn (3rd), born on 30 Jan. 1755 in Raynham,[101] married Abiah King, daughter of Benjamin and Deliverance (Eddy) King, of Raynham,[102] on 12 June 1783 in Raynham,[103] and they lived in Raynham. (To be continued in Washburn Generation 6.)
+ 1226 vii Nehemiah6 Washburn, born on 16 June 1759 in Raynham,[104] married Polly Presho on 20 Feb. 1783 in Raynham,[105] and they also lived in Raynham. (To be continued in Washburn Generation 6.)
+ 1227 viii Dr. Seth6 Washburn, born on 29 Sept. 1761 in Raynham,[106] married Bethiah Shaw, probably daughter of Jonathan and Bethiah (Hall) Shaw (Jr.), of Raynham,[107] on 16 Jan. 1781 in Raynham or Taunton, MA,[108] and they also lived in Raynham. (To be continued in Washburn Generation 6.)
+ 1228 ix Oliver6 Washburn, born on 14 May 1764 in Raynham,[109] married Sarah “Sally” Liscomb, of Raynham, on 17 Jan. 1788 in Raynham,[110] and they also lived in Raynham. (To be continued in Washburn Generation 6.)
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[1] Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA, 1916, 2 Volumes, [hereinafter Bridgewater VRs], Vol. 1, p. 335.
[2] Mitchell, Nahum, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Boston, 1840, reprint, Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1983, [hereinafter Mitchell, History of Bridgewater], p. 207.
[7]
“Graduates of
[8] Paige, Lucius R., History of Hardwick, Massachusetts, with a Genealogical Register, Boston, 1883, [hereinafter Paige, History of Hardwick], p. 407.
[9] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 502, from his gravestone in the Keith or South Street Graveyard in Bridgewater.
[11] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 506, from her gravestone in the Keith or South Street Graveyard in Bridgewater.
[12] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 208, says they had Silvia 1735, Philibert 1737, Ephraim 1739, Timothy 1744, William 1746, Solomon 1749, and Sarah.
[21] Vital Records of Plympton, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1923, [hereinafter Plympton VRs], p. 421, marriage of Robert Waterman Jr., of Halifax, and Martha Cushman, of Plympton, on 8 Apr. 1734 in Plympton.
[22] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 289; 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], pp. 31, 62.
[23] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 537, buried in Trinity Church Graveyard, Bridgewater; Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #15567.
[31] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 231, which doesn’t list any of Deacon Joseph Leach’s daughters; Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #12450; Vol. 16, p. 36, the will of Deacon Joseph Leach mentioned his daughter Eunice, among others.
[37] Jones, William, “Robert Carver of Marshfield, Mass., and Some of His Descendants,” Genealogies of Mayflower Families From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. I, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1985, p. 449; Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 130.
[40] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 285; Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1987, [hereinafter Torrey, New England Marriages], p. 626.
[42] Plymouth Co. Probate Vol. 4, p. 168.
[47] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 439, called only “wife of Nathaniel Bolton,” from a private record of deaths kept by Oliver Alden.
[48] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 429, from a private record of deaths kept by Rev. Isaac Backus of North Middleborough.
[55] Her maiden name from the I.G.I. Marriage Records, taken from LDS temple records, from FHL [Family History Library] microfilm #456387, which gives their marriage in about 1726.
[56] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 240, marriage intentions recorded 26 Apr. 1777 in Bridgewater; Raynham VRs, p. 90, marriage intentions recorded 19 Apr. 1777 in Raynham.
[57] “First Book of Raynham Records,” New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol. 53, p. 59; Raynham VRs, p. 8.
[58] Stover, Margaret Harris, Vital Records of Raynham, Massachusetts, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA, 1997, [hereinafter Raynham VRs], p. 155. The name of Abraham Jones’ first wife was not found in the I.G.I. Marriage Records.
[59] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 50, Raynham Town, Bristol County, the Abraham Jones household had 2 free white males aged 16 or older and 1 free white female.
[60] The I.G.I. Birth Records list 3 sons to Abraham and Waitstill Jones, but the birth dates were all before 1777, so they were probably sons of Abraham Jones by his first wife.
[61] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 517, from a private record of deaths kept by Rev. Isaac Backus of North Middleborough.
[65] Per Merrick, Barbara Lambert, and Alicia Crane Williams, Middleborough, Massachusetts, Vital Records, The Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Boston, Volume One: 1986, Volume Two: 1990, [hereinafter Middleborough VRs], Vol. 2, p. 134, “married at Bridgwater…pr. me Joshua White;” Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 56, marriage intentions recorded 15 Nov. 1777 in Bridgewater.
[70] Wood, Ralph V., Jr., Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume 12: Francis Cooke of the Mayflower, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA, 1996, [hereinafter MF5G: Cooke], p. 253. I’m not sure where his birth date comes from. His birth was not listed in the Vital Records of Bridgewater.
[79] Townsend, Charles D., History of North Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, North Middleborough, Massachusetts, Aceto Bookmen, 1982, [hereinafter Townsend, North Middleborough Congregational Church], p. 28.
[82] Raynham VRs, p. 157, listed as “Esq. Isrl Washburns wife age 70” in the death record in the record kept by Rev. Isaac Backus.
[83] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 231, says that Hannah, widow of Benjamin Leach, married secondly to Israel Washburn and thirdly to Deacon Hall of Raynham, but the order must have been reversed. The will of John Keith, dated 2 June 1761, mentioned his daughter Hannah Hall, wife of Philip Hall, while Leah (Fobes) Washburn was still alive on 14 May 1764 when she gave birth to her last child, and the marriage record of Israel Washburn and Mrs. Hannah Hall, both of Raynham, wasn’t until 1790. Therefore, Hannah Keith must have married Deacon Philip Hall secondly, and Capt. Israel Washburn thirdly.
[84] Blake, Francis E., “Marriages and Baptisms in Raynham, Mass.,” New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol. 51, p. 291, married by Rev. Perez Fobes, of Raynham; Raynham VRs, p. 38.
[88] Raynham VRs, p. 28, “Philip Hall and Hannah Leach;” Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 211, recorded as “Hannah Keith” in the marriage record, the date recorded as 28 Feb. 1760.
[89] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 50, Raynham Town, Bristol County, the Israel Washburn household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, and 2 free white females.
[90] Raynham VRs, p. 158, listed only as “Esq. Washburns wife” in the death record in the record kept by Rev. Isaac Backus, immediately preceeding that of “Israel Washburn esq.”
[92] Bristol County Probate Records, from FHL microfilm #0577879, from the file titled “Israel Washburn, Raynham, 1796,” his will recorded in Bristol County Probate Vol. 33, p. 554.
[93] “First Book of Raynham Records,” New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol. 54, p. 15; Raynham VRs, p. 15.
[94] “First Book of Raynham Records,” New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol. 54, p. 15; Raynham VRs, p. 15.
[95] “First Book of Raynham Records,” New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol. 54, p. 15; Raynham VRs, p. 15.
[96] “First Book of Raynham Records,” New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol. 54, p. 15; Raynham VRs, p. 15.
[98] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 389, marriage intentions recorded 25 May 1770 in Bridgewater, the marriage probably occurred in Raynham.
[99] “First Book of Raynham Records,” New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol. 54, p. 15; Raynham VRs, p. 15.
[101] “First Book of Raynham Records,” New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol. 54, p. 15; Raynham VRs, p. 15.
[102] Raynham VRs, p. 87, marriage intentions recorded between Benjamin King of Raynham and Deliverance Eddy of Taunton on 29 Oct. 1757 and 16 Nov. 1757 in Raynham.
[103] Blake, Francis E., “Marriages and Baptisms in Raynham, Mass.,” New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol. 51, p. 290, married by Rev. Perez Fobes, of Raynham.
[104] “First Book of Raynham Records,” New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol. 54, p. 15; Raynham VRs, p. 15.
[105] Blake, Francis E., “Marriages and Baptisms in Raynham, Mass.,” New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol. 51, p. 290, married by Rev. Perez Fobes, of Raynham.
[106] “First Book of Raynham Records,” New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol. 54, p. 15; Raynham VRs, p. 15.
[107] “First Book of Raynham Records,” New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol. 55, p. 44, marriage of Jonathan Shaw, Jr., and Bethiah Hall on 17 Nov. 1757 in Raynham.
[108] Raynham VRs, p. 40, married by Apollos Leonard Esqr., “both of Raynham;” Taunton VRs, Vol. 2, p. 498, she is called “of Raynham.”
$ APPENDIX $: The Will of Ephraim Keith, Esq., of Bridgewater (1779): *
In the name of God
Amen—The thirteenth day of January Anno Domini One thousand, seven hundred,
seventy nine, I Ephraim Keith Esqr. of Bridgwater in the county of
Plymouth, being of a sound disposing mind & memory do proceed to make this
my Last will & testament, In the First place I Recommend my Soul into the
hands of God who Gave it, trusting in his mercy thro, Jesus Christ For pardon,
Grace & Glory, my body I commit to the Earth to be decently buried at the
discretion of my Executor hereafter named; & with Regard to my worldly
Interests I dispose of it in the Following manner
Imprimis—I Give &
bequeath to my well beloved wife Sarah the improvement of one half of my
dwelling house, Barn & barn house, together with the improvement of one
half of my Farm, with the improvement of my Library, during her natural Life,
& further I Give unto her the whole of my Indoor moveables, excepting what
is hereafter mentioned, also I Give to her my Mare & Chaise to be wholly at
her disposal
Item—I Give to my Son
Ephraim, my watch & Cane & a Gold Ring Given me by the Revd
Mr. Perkins, with the third part of my wearing apparell
Item—I Give to my Son
William my Gun & my Gold Slieve buttons with a third part of my wearing
apparell
Item—I Give to my Son
Solomon my Other Gold Ring & the whole of my Farming tools with a third
part of my wearing apparell
Item—I Give to my three
daughters vizr. Sylvia, Phillibert & Sarah Twenty pounds Lawful
money a piece, to be paid by my Executor within one year after my decease
Item—I Give to my Son
Solomon whom I constitute my Sole Executor, my Little field so called Lying on
the south side of ye road containing about two acres more or Less,
to him his heirs & assigns Forever, also the whole of my Live Stock
Excepting what is above disposed of, he paying my Just Debts & Funeral
Charges in a convenient time after my decease
Item—I Give to my three
Sons viz. Ephraim, William & Solomon their heirs & assigns Forever, the
whole of my Estate both Real & Personal besides what I have before disposed
of, to be equally divided among them—In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my
hand & Seal ye day & year aforesaid
Signed, Sealed,
delivered, Published Ephraim Keith (seal)
pronounced &
declared by the said
Ephraim Keith to be his
Last will
& testament in
presence of us
Jonathan Crane
Elijah Dunbar
Joel Edson
Probated on 5 March
1781, presented by Solomon Keith, the Executor, and proved by Jonathan Crane
and Joel Edson.
* Transcribed by John
A. Maltby from Plymouth Co. Probate Vol. 28, p. 49-50, from FHL microfilm
#0550715.
φ APPENDIX φ: The Will of John Ripley, of Bridgewater (1737): *
In the Name of God Amen.
The twenty first Day of February 1736/7. I John Ripley of Bridgewater in the
County of Plymouth in New England Husband man being now eras[?] of Body, tho.
of perfect or a disposing mind and Memory, Thanks be given to ye
Great God Yet calling to Mine ye Mortality of my Body & knowing
that tis appointed for all Men once to dy do make & ordain this my last
Will & Testament That is to Say Principally & first of all I Give &
Recommend my Soul into ye hands of that God who gave it, & my Body I
commend to ye Earth to be buried in a decent Christian Burial at ye
Discretion of my Executrix hereafter Named, Nothing doubting but at ye
General Resurrection I shall receive ye Same by ye mighty
Power of ye Sovereign God and as touching Such Worldly Estate Wherewith it hath
pleased God to bless me in the Life, I Give Demise & Dispose of the Same in
the following Manner & form, that is to Say—
Imprimis 1t.
It is my Will that all my Debts & funeral Charges be well & truly paid
in convent. time after my Decease
2 Item 2ly I
Give & Bequeathe to my well beloved Wife Deborah all my Moveables both
within Doors & without & Say ye whole of all my moveables
& of every Sort & Species, Together with the Improvem. of all my real
Estate for the Space of ten Years after my Decease, and all this whether She
Continues a Widow or Enters again into a State of marriage and in Case She
Continues my Widow after ye Expiration of ye ten Years,
then during her Widowhood to have ye Improvemt. of all my
real Estate—
3. Item 3ly
the Whole of my real Estate I Give & bequeath to my Three Daughters Mary
Waitstill & Deborah to be equally Divided among them—
4. Itm 4ly In
Case I should have a Child born to me of her that is now my Wife after my
Decease, as I have reason to Expect if a Son I Give & bequeathe to him the
one full Half of all my real Estate if a Daughter yt. She have an
equal Share of my real Estate among her Sisters and what I thus Give &
Bequeath is to them their Heirs and assigns forever—
5. Itm 5ly
Finally I appoint & Ordain my well beloved Wife Deborah Sole Executrix of
this my last Will & Testament hereby ratifying & holding this & no
other to be my last Will & Testament and disallowing all other Wills before
this time by me made In Witness where of I have hereunto Set my Hand & Seal
the Day & Year above Written John Ripley (seal)
Signed Sealed Published
Pronounced &
Declared by ye
sd John Ripley as his last
Will & Testament In
ye Presence of us
ye
Subscribers—Josiah Hayward
Ephraim Jennings Hezekiah Hayward
Plymo.
May.18.1737 Josiah Hayward Ephraim
Jennings & Hezekiah Hayward appeared & Made oath that they Saw ye
sd John Ripley Sign & Seal, & heard him Declare ye
abovewritten Instrumt. to be his last Will & Testament and that
they in ye Presence of ye Testator Subscribed as
Witnesses at ye Same time, and that according to ye best
of their Judgement & observation he was then of Disposing Mind & Memory
Before Isaac Winslow Judge of Probate
*Transcribed by John
A. Maltby from
Ĩ APPENDIX Ĩ: The Will of Israel Washburn, of Raynham (1792): *
In the Name of God amen.
April 19th 1792—I Israel Washburn of Raynham in the County of
Bristol being thro mercy in a good Degree of health & of a sound disposing
mind, knowing the certainty of Death, and considering the uncertainty when I
shall be called to my Long home. Do make this my Last Will and Testament— first
I would commend my Soul to God that gave it, for mercy and acceptance Thro
Christ the Lord of life & glory. I commit my boddy to the dust to be buried
in a plain and decent manner hoping to a share in the Resurection of the Just~~
In Respect of my outward
Estate I Dispose of it in the manner following. first to my Son Israel I give
all that part of my Homestead Land on the South Side of the Bay road so call’d.
Excepting one half acre opposite to my house first bound at the Barrs westerly
of the winter apletree that stands there Thence Southeast five rods, thence
northeasterly parralel with the road. Till the half acre is contained and
Israels bounds at the westerly end is to begin in Gushes Land about one rod
East of the watering place (the watering place being for Nehemiahs) thence a
straight line to Nehemiahs yard an spot strikes it about six feet from the line
that was Timoth Jones full four rods from the Bay road thence northeasterly a
paralel line with the road Eight rods, thence a Direct to the road. This
Southside of my Homestead is Israels—
Item I give to my son
Nehemiah what I land Bought of Timothy Jones Bouth House and Land on the north
side of the Bay road. also Eight rod in breadth of the west end of what I
formerly bought of Timothy Jones & Joyns the Nehemiah homestead it runs from
the Bay Rhoad northerly as Nehemiahs Line runs Eight rods in Breadth across
what I formerly bought of Mr. Jones. and Likewise on the South Side of the Bay
road the whole I have not Disposed of being bounded by my son Israels Line~~and
also the half of the Lots of Swamp I bought of Terrcy Jones and the Hodges the
other half is follows. I give to my son Nehemiah and I also give my Son
Nehemiah three acres of wood Land at the north End of my Homestead & begins
at the heap of Stones on Ridgeshill So called and is abounds between Bridgwater
& Raynham, the at Eight Rod is westerly to the Line I now make between my
Swamp & upland, which Line is to be Southerly a Direct Line from this
Corner to the northeast corner of Gushees Swamp. and Nehemiahs three acres is
to Extend on the swamp Line now fixed. & on Bridgewater a like Length so
far as to contain of to make the three acres
Item To my Son Oliver I
give the whole of my Homestead buildings and Land on the north side of the Bay
road Except what is given Nehemiah; and likewise the half acre on the South
side the Bay road, against my home is for Oliver—
I give my Titicut farm
in Bridgwater To my three sons viz Israel Nehemiah & Oliver Equally Between
them my Son Seth is Excluded from having any Land here I having assisted him In
build and purchasing Land where he now Lives—
Item To my Son Seth I
give & bequeath the half of the Corn mill I own viz: all I do own the other
half is Mr. Preshos~~and also four sixteenths viz. one quarter of the furnace
and one quarter of my Sawmill is my Son Seth~~& the other quarter of the
Sawmill is my son Olivers and the other 5.16th of the furnace I own
is for Israel Nehemiah & Oliver Equally Between them—
The Remainder of Land I
own viz. the swamp I had of Capt. Dring[?] Lying in Raynham my meadow in
Bridgwater Call’d the Great Meadow all my wild land Either in Raynham or
Bridgwater which I have not Disposed of allready I give to my four sons viz.
Israel Washburn Jur Nehemiah Washburn Seth Washburn and Oliver Washburn Equally
Between them.
Item To my Two Daughters
viz. Leah the Wife of Jason Fobes & Olive the wife of Reuben Andrews I give
the sum of forty pounds to Each of them to be payed out of my moveable Estate
by my Executors here after name’d Within Twelve months after my Decease. The
Remainder of my moveable Estate after my Just Debts are paid & the Legacies
by my Executors & a cow or the value thereof being allowed to Each of my
sons the whole that remains if any there may be in money or Debts that may be
due, Live Stock, out Door & indoor moveables all That has not been Disposed
of I give to my six children Equally Between them~~
Item my Pew in the
meeting-house I usually Sitt in I give to my Son Israel the rest of the pew I
own I give to my three sons Nehemiah Seth & Oliver Equally between them—and
I constitute & appoint my Two sons viz. Israel & Seth Executors on this
my Last Will and Testament~~
Signd Sealed published
pronounced & Declared to be the Last will & Testament of the said
Israel Washburn the year and day above said and in presence of~~
Samuel Gushe
Abraham Gushe Israel Washburn
Seth Gushe
Probated on 2 Feb. 1796,
proved by Samuel Gushe & Seth Gushe. Israel Washburn, Gentleman, and Seth
Washburn, Esq., gave bond with Samuel Gushe and Seth Gushe, yeomen, all of
Raynham, as sureties, on 2 Feb. 1796.
On 6 Feb. 1796 Reuben
Andrews, Olive Andrews, Jason Fobes, Leah Fobes, Oliver Washburn, and Nehemiah
Washburn all gave receipts to Israel Washburn and Seth Washburn for their
legacys from the estate of Israel Washburn.
* Transcribed by John
A. Maltby from