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--- Fifth Generation in
Families of the Children of
Mary4 Washburn and Thomas Perkins
Mary Washburn’s paternity is not a certainty, but it appears
that the family of Joseph and Hannah (Latham) Washburn is the only one to whom she
could belong, having eliminated her as a possible daughter of each of Joseph’s
brothers. The case if further strengthened by the frequent use of the name
Hephzibah in her family, after her purported older sister Hephzibah Washburn.
The two daughters and three sons of Mary Washburn remained in the Bridgewater
area, but a few of her grandchildren moved to Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine,
and Rhode Island, and a number of her descendants married descendants of other
branches of the Washburn family.
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(478.) Mary Perkins,
eldest daughter of (132)
Mary4 Washburn, probably (59)
Joseph3, (43)
John2 (5th), (28)
John1 (4th);
born in
Mary (Perkins)
Josiah Hayward (Jr.) was not a head of
household in
Mary (Perkins)
1493 i Mary Hayward, born on 13 Nov. 1742 in
1494 ii Josiah Hayward (3rd),
born on 20 July 1744 in
1495 iii Lemuel Hayward, born on 17May 1746 in
1496 iv Hephzibah
1497 v Lois6
a.
Salome/Silome Simmons, born ca. 1771 in ME,[30]
married (2550)
Nathaniel7
Washburn, son of (976) Capt. Abraham6 “Abram” and (938)
Rebecca5
(Leonard) Washburn,[31] in
ca. 1790, probably in Pomfret, VT, and they moved back to Bridgewater, MA, in ca.
1800. He was born on 22 Oct. 1766 in
b.
(Probably others)
1498 vi Sarah Hayward, born ca. 1752 in
Bridgewater, her father, Josiah Hayward, was appointed as his guardian on 28
Aug. 1765, “in right of her grandfather Thomas Perkins, of
1499 vii Josiah Hayward (3rd),
born ca. 1755 in
(479.) Hephzibah
Perkins, second daughter of (132)
Mary4 Washburn, probably (59)
Joseph3, (43)
John2 (5th), (28)
John1 (4th);
born in
Lt. Eleazer Carver (3rd)
died intestate on 15 May 1755 in
Ebenezer Keith died testate on 12 Apr.
1778 in
Hephzibah Perkins had 4 children by Lt.
Eleazer Carver, and 3 more children by Ebenezer Keith:
1500 i Mary Carver, born on 28 Aug. 1747 in
Bridgewater,[53]
married Seth5
Alden (Jr.), son of Capt. Seth4 and Mehitabel (Carver) Alden,[54] on
3 Dec. 1767 in Bridgewater.[55] He
was born on 22 Mar. 1741 in Bridgewater,[56] a
grandson of Deacon Joseph3 and Hannah3 (Dunham) Alden (Jr.), and of Eleazer and
Experience Carver,[57] and
Mary Carver was a first cousin once removed of Seth Alden (Jr.). Seth Alden
died testate on 29 Aug. 1775 in
a.
Seth Alden (3rd),
born on 15 Feb. 1769 in
b.
Mehitabel Alden, born on 29 Apr. 1771 in
c.
Betsey Alden, born ca. 1774, died on 8 Aug. 1775 in
1501 ii Dr.
Eleazer Carver (4th), born on 7 Nov. 1749 in
1502 iii
Nathaniel Carver, born on 7 Jan. 1752 in
1503 iv Bethiah
Carver, born on 6 July 1754 in Bridgewater,[75]
married Capt. Joseph5
Alden, son of Capt. Seth4 and Mehitabel (Carver) Alden, in 1773.[76] He
was born on 16 Aug. 1747 in
a.
Mehitabel6 Alden, born on 28
Oct. 1775 in
b.
Capt. Joseph6
Alden (Jr.), born on 24 May 1777 in
c.
Daniel6 Alden, born on 29
Feb. 1780 in
d.
Thomas6 Alden, born on 6
Dec. 1782 in
e.
Cyrus6 Alden, born on 30 May 1785
in
f.
Eunice6 Alden, born on 20
Mar. 1788 in
g.
Rev. Seth6 Alden, born say ca.
1790, a minister in
h.
Bethiah6 Alden, born say ca.
1793, married Alfred Arnold, of Greenwich, on 18 Apr. 1814 in
i.
Betsy6 Alden, born on 16 Oct. 1796
in
1504 v Hephzibah4 Keith,
born on 20 Dec. 1760 in Bridgewater,[118]
married Capt. Abiezer Alger, Esq., son of James and Martha (Kingman) Alger,[119] on
23 Dec. 1778 in Bridgewater.[120] He
was born on 25 July 1757 in
a.
Jesse Alger, born on 4 Sept. 1781 in
b.
Cyrus Alger, Esq., born on 11 Nov. 1782 in
c. Olive Alger, born on 26 May 1785 in
1.
Sally Reed, born on 11 Oct. 1810 in
2.
John Reed (Jr.), born on 30 Apr. 1812 in
3.
Olive Alger Reed, born on 16 Aug. 1817 in
4.
Martha Reed, born on 16 Nov. 1818 in
5.
Edward Reed, born on 9 Dec. 1820 in
d.
Abiezer Alger (Jr.), born on 21 May 1788 in
e.
Hephzibah Alger, born on 24 Oct. 1792 in
f.
Cornelia Alger, born on 20 Aug. 1799 in
1505 vi Alexander4 Keith,
born on 7 June 1762 in
a.
Phebe Keith, born on 26 May 1789 in
b.
Nancy Keith, born on 4 July 1796 in
c.
Hephsibah Perkins Keith, born on 19 Oct. 1800 in
d.
Abigail Dean Keith, born on 26 Feb. 1804 in
e.
Dean Keith, born on 9 Nov. 1807 in
1506 vii
Uranna Keith, born on 1 Aug. 1764 in
(480.) Thomas Perkins (Jr.), eldest son of (132)
Mary4 Washburn, probably (59)
Joseph3, (43)
John2 (5th), (28)
John1 (4th); born in Bridgewater, MA, on 25 June 1722,[161] married
Mary Pratt, daughter of Deacon Solomon and Sarah (Johnson) Pratt,[162] on
5 Apr. 1748 in Bridgewater.[163] She
was born on 6 Mar. 1727 in
Thomas Perkins (Jr.) was a blacksmith,
and he died testate on 29 Sept. 1773 in
Thomas Perkins (Jr.) and Mary Pratt had
children:[170]
1507 i
William Perkins, born on 16 Aug. 1748 in
1508 ii
Mary Perkins, born on 7 Mar. 1750 in
1509 iii Sarah Perkins,
born on 5 June 1752 in
a.
Thomas Hudson, born on 16 Dec. 1776 in
b. Asa
Hudson, born on 26 Apr. 1778 in
1.
Sarah P. Hudson, born on 2 Sept. 1804 in
2.
Deborah O. Hudson, born on 1 Sept. 1806 in
3.
Almira A. Hudson, born on 21 July 1808 in
4.
Caleb L. Hudson, born on 13 June 1812 in West Bridgewater,[201]
married Eliza Jones in ca. 1836,[202] and
they were living in
5.
Mary J. Hudson, born on 6 Apr. 1816 in
6.
Olive F. Hudson, born on 26 Jan. 1819 in West Bridgewater,[205]
died on 15 Dec. 1829 in
c.
Ovid Hudson, born on 25 Feb. 1781 in
d.
Eli Hudson (Jr.), born on 2 Apr. 1783 in
e.
Sally Hudson, born on 26 June 1785 in
f.
William Hudson, born on 27 July 1787 in
g.
Selah/Celia Hudson, born on 2 Sept. 1790 in
h.
Olive Hudson, born on 20 Jan. 1793 in
1510 iv Enoch
Perkins, born on 4 July 1754 in
a.
Humphrey Perkins, born on 1 May 1786 in
b.
Moses Perkins, born on 21 Aug. 1788 in
c.
Enoch Perkins (Jr.), born on 31 Mar. 1791 in
d.
Susanna Perkins, born on 13 Nov. 1793 in
e.
Robert Perkins, born on 9 Feb. 1796 in
f. Sarah
Perkins, born on 24 Aug. 1798 in
g.
Harry Perkins, born on 16 June 1800 in
h.
Sarah P. Perkins, born on 21 July 1805 in
1511 v
Thomas Perkins (3rd),
born on 1 Aug. 1756 in Bridgewater,[230]
graduated from Harvard University in 1779, and went to Kentucky and died there
on 21 Aug. 1786,[231]
presumably unmarried.
1512 vi Theodore Perkins, born on 22 Oct. 1758
in
a.
Thomas Perkins, born on 13 Apr. 1785 in
b.
(Unnamed child), died on 15 Apr. 1787 in
c.
Martha Perkins, born in Mar. 1788 in
d.
Mary Perkins, born in Aug. 1791 in
e.
Alfred Perkins, born in Aug. 1793 in
1513 vii Deborah Perkins, born on 12 Sept. 1761
in Bridgewater,[249]
married Benjamin5
Edson, son of John4 and
Hannah (Allen) Edson,[250] on
3 Jan. 1782 in Bridgewater.[251] He
was born on 12 Nov. 1754 in
a.
Hannah6 Allen Edson, born on
26 Feb. 1784 in
b.
John6 Edson, born on 25 Mar. 1786
in
c.
Benjamin Edson (Jr.), born on 22 May 1788 in
d.
Allen6 Edson, born on 16 Feb. 1791
in
e.
Rev. Theodore6
Edson, born on 24 Aug. 1793 in
f.
William P. Edson, born on 14 Feb. 1797 in
1514 viii
Sardine Perkins, born on 20 Apr. 1764 in
1515 ix
Cyrus Perkins, born on 6 Mar. 1767 in
(482.) Ebenezer Perkins,
third son of (132)
Mary4
Washburn, probably (59)
Joseph3, (43)
John2 (5th), (28)
John1 (4th);
born in
Ebenezer Perkins died testate on 31 May
1770 in
Ebenezer Perkins and Experience Holmes had
children:[290]
1516 i Ebenezer Perkins (Jr.), born on 2 Feb.
1751/2 in
a.
Ebenezer Perkins (3rd),
born on 31 Mar. 1783 in
b.
Mary Keith Perkins, born on 9 May 1784 in
c.
Daniel Perkins, born on 2 Feb. 1786 in
d. Thomas
Perkins, born on 14 July 1788 in
e.
Solomon Perkins, born on 16 May 1790 in
f.
Rev. Aaron Perkins, born on 5 May 1792 in
g.
Ornan Perkins, born on 20 Apr. 1794 in
h.
Minerva Perkins, born on 25 Feb. 1796 in
i.
Ebenezer K. Perkins, born on 5 Sept. 1798 in
j.
Simeon Perkins, born on 5 Apr. 1801 in
k.
Mary Perkins, born on 27 Dec. 1802 in
l.
Ozias Perkins, born on 9 June 1804 in
1517 ii
Mary Perkins, born on 7 Nov. 1753 in
Bridgewater,[340]
married Oliver Carver, son of Joseph and Sarah (Hartwell) Carver (Jr.),[341] on
9 Jan. 1774 in Bridgewater.[342] He
was born on 12 May 1751 in
1518 iii
Holmes Perkins, born on 18 Jan. 1757 in
1519 iv
Hephzibah Perkins, born on 18 June 1759
in
1520 v
Susanna “Susey” Perkins, born on 25 Feb.
1764 in
1521 vi Nancy
Perkins, born on 1 Dec. 1769 in Bridgewater,[352]
married (3023)
Rufus6 Leach, son of Zadock5 and (1242) Susanna6 (Washburn)
Leach,[353] in
1798 in Bridgewater,[354] and
moved to New York, but he was not a head of household in New York or
Massachusetts in the 1810 or 1820 federal censuses. He was a grandson of (425)
Ezra5 and
Susanna4 (Leach) Washburn, of
(483.) Lt. Francis
Perkins, youngest son of (132)
Mary4 Washburn, probably (59)
Joseph3, (43)
John2 (5th), (28)
John1 (4th);
born in
Lt. Francis Perkins died testate on 20
Mar. 1783 in
Lt. Francis Perkins had at least 3
children by Susanna Waterman, and presumably 3 more children by Philibert
Keith, order uncertain:[369]
1522 i
Robert Perkins, born ca. 1764,[370] a
guardian was appointed for him in 1783,[371] and
he was living alone in the 1790 federal census in Bridgewater, next door to his
brother-in-law, Enoch Perkins.[372] He
died intestate on 29 Dec. 1793 in
1523 ii
Francis Perkins (Jr.), born on 28 Sept.
1766,[374]
died on 24 Jan. 1768 in
1524 iii Susanna
Perkins, born ca. 1767,[376]
married (1510) Enoch Perkins, her first cousin, son of (480) Thomas and Mary (Pratt) Perkins (Jr.),[377] on
26 Mar. 1783 in
1525 iv Jacob
Perkins, born on 16 May 1776,[383] a
guardian was appointed for him in 1783,[384] and
he married 1.) Mary Thomas, daughter of Nathaniel and Betty (House) Thomas, of
Pembroke,[385] on
18 Dec. 1808 in Pembroke.[386] She
was born on 1 Jan. 1786 in Pembroke,[387] and
died on 20 Jan. 1839 in
a.
Mary Thomas Perkins, born on 25 Oct. 1809 in Bridgewater,[394]
married Dr. Calvin Barton Pratt, of Middleborough or Barnstable, MA, son of
Calvin and (2890) Clarissa5
(Keith) Pratt, Esq., on 28 Nov. 1833 in Bridgewater.[395] He
was born on 15 Apr. 1806 in
b.
Maria/Marcia Perkins, born on 1 Oct. 1811 in Bridgewater,[399]
married Thomas8
Jefferson Washburn, of Orono, ME, son of (3529) Solomon7 and Sarah “Sally” (Carver) Washburn Jr., of
Bridgewater, MA, and Bridgton, ME, on 3 July 1836 in Bridgewater.[400] He
was born on 25 June 1809 in Bridgton, Cumberland Co., ME.[401] He
died on 21 May 1846 in
c.
Jacob Perkins (Jr.), born on 13 Nov. 1813 in Bridgewater,[405]
died on 19 Nov. 1838 in Bridgewater, aged 25 years, 6 days,[406]
presumably unmarried.
d.
David Perkins, born on 22 Jan. 1816 in
e.
Sally Keith Perkins, born on 23 Feb. 1818 in
f.
Edith Perkins, born on 15 Mar. 1820 in
g.
Robert Perkins, born on 20 Feb. 1822 in
h.
Ellen M. Perkins, born on 17 Feb. 1824 in
i.
Nathaniel T. Perkins, born on 8 Jan. 1827 in
1526 v
Francis “Frank” Perkins (Jr.), born say
1778 in
1527 vi
Philibert Perkins,[432] a
daughter, born ca. 1780 in Bridgewater,[433] no
guardian was appointed for her in 1783, but she was still unmarried and living in
Bridgewater in the 1850 federal census with the family of her brother, Jacob
Perkins.
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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. 256.
[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. 179.
[5]
Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 177; Torrey, Clarence Almon, New
England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore,
1987, [hereinafter Torrey, New
England Marriages], p. 360, for her maiden name.
[8]
Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 173; Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p.
181, who says he had, by his second wife, children Hepzibah, Molly, Phinehas,
Cyrus, Independence, Otis Kinsley, Eliza, and Lucy.
[11]
Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 65, 78; Mitchell,
History of Bridgewater, p. 181, says “He married a Muxam for his 3d.
wife.”
[13]
[15]
Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, says the wife of Josiah Hayward was Sarah,
daughter of Thomas Perkins, and says they had daughters Lois and Sarah.
[25]
Her maiden name from the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 28 May 2005
by Kenneth L. Shaw, but the marriage of David Simmons and Priscilla Howland was
not found in the vital records of
[27]
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. 1, p. 68.
[28]
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year
1790: Vermont, actually taken in 1791, Bountiful, UT, 1993, p. 62, Pomfret,
Windsor Co., the Moses Simmons household had 3 free white males under 16, 1
free white male aged 16 or over, and 5 free white females.
[35]
1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 9, dwelling #108, family
#128:
Lewis
Holmes, 43, male, trader, $6000, born MA
Rebecca
Holmes, 55, female, born MA [sic]
Lewis
J. Holmes, 16, male, clerk, born MA, student
Salome
Washburn, 79, female, born
Charles
Brigham, 18, male, clerk, born MA
Caleb
Alden, 29 male, laborer, born MA
Mary
J. Haskel, 23, female, born
Francis
Carver, 17, male, clerk, born MA
Ellen
Dersmond, 23, female, born
[37]
Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 181, says Sarah “married at Wareham
and afterwards P. Turner,” however according to Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p.
154, and Vol. 2, p. 567, Sarah Hayward, the wife of Plato Turner, was born on 2
Apr. 1769, and died of Cancer in Bridgewater on 29 Apr. 1830, aged 61 years,
which agrees with a 1769 birth year, but eliminates her as a daughter of Mary
(Perkins) Hayward, who died in 1756. It could be that Sarah Hayward, wife of
Josiah and Mary (Perkins)
[40]
Jones, William, “Robert Carver of
[44]
Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 444, buried in the Old Graveyard in Bridgewater;
Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #3591.
[58]
Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 426, buried in the Old Graveyard in Bridgewater;
Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #176.
[70]
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year
1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 166, Bridgewater Town,
Plymouth County, the Eleazer Carver household had 1 free white male aged 16 or
older, 2 free white males under 16, and 5 free white females.
[79]
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year
1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 166, Bridgewater Town,
Plymouth County, the Joseph Alden household had 1 free white male aged 16 or
older, 4 free white males under 16, and 5 free white females.
[80]
Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 424, buried in the Old Graveyard in Bridgewater;
Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #137.
[82]
Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 89, says they had Mehitabel 1775,
Joseph 1777, Daniel 1780, Thomas 1782, Cyrus 1785, Eunice 1788, Seth, Bethiah,
and Betsy.
[93]
He was not listed in Brig. Gen. Gardner W. Pearson’s Records of the
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia,
[95]
1850 Federal Census, East Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 266, dwelling #408,
family #516:
Joseph
Alden, 73, male, farmer, $1500, born MA
Almora
Howard, 46, female, born MA
Ella
Josselyn, 1, female, born MA
Ellen
T. Hayward, 7/12, female, born MA
John
Austin, 35, male, shoe cutter, born MA
Emeline
Austin, 20, female, born MA
[98]
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. 35, the marriage of
Ephraim Tilson and Mercy Sears, both of Hallifax, on 25 Dec. 1752.
[99]
Halifax VRs, p. 80; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 18, marriage intentions
recorded 1 Dec. 1804 in Bridgewater.
[101]
Tilson, Mercer V., The Tilson Genealogy from Edmond Tilson at Plymouth, N.E.
1638 to 1911, 1911, p. 345, however her birth was not recorded in the vital
records of Halifax.
[105]
Pearson, Brig. Gen. Gardner W., Records of the Massachusetts Volunteer
Militia Called out by the Governor of Massachusetts to suppress a Threatened
Invasion during the War of 1812-1814, Boston, 1913, reprint, Heritage
Books, Bowie, MD, 1999, p. 51.
[111]
Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 18; Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 89,
says they were married in 1813.
[117]
Pearson, Brig. Gen. Gardner W., Records of the Massachusetts Volunteer
Militia Called out by the Governor of Massachusetts to suppress a Threatened
Invasion during the War of 1812-1814, Boston, 1913, reprint, Heritage
Books, Bowie, MD, 1999, p. 51.
[132]
Mitchell, History of
[133]
Vital Records of West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New
England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1911, [hereinafter West
Bridgewater VRs], p. 111, the year of her birth from Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 350.
[136]
Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 24; Yarmouth VRs, p. 584, marriage intentions
recorded 3 Sept. 1809 in Yarmouth.
[137]
Sherman, Robert M., and Ruth Wilder Sherman, Vital Records of Yarmouth,
Massachusetts, to the year 1850, Picton Press, Camden, ME, 1975,
[hereinafter Yarmouth VRs], p. 359.
[144]
Vital Records of Pembroke, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England
Historic Genealogical Society,
[145]
Pembroke VRs, p. 227; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 22, marriage intentions
recorded 18 Apr. 1812 in Bridgewater.
[150]
Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #11828, but apparently the bond was never recorded
in the Plymouth County Probate Books.
[151]
“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. 105, the marriage of Edward Dean and Joanah
Williams, both of Easton, on 6 Mar. 1768.
[154]
Easton VRs, p. 47, the birth of Edward Dean, son of James and Hannah Dean of
Easton, on 30 June 1748; Taunton VRs, Vol. 2, p. 241, the marriage of Hannah
Hayward of Easton and James Dean of Taunton on 15 June 1744 in Easton.
[160]
Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 193, under “Uianna” Keith, but Mitchell, History of Bridgewater,
p. 208, calls her “Lavinia,” which is more likely.
[170]
Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 266, says they had William 1748,
Mary 1750, Sarah 1752, Enoch 1754, Thomas 1756, Theodore 1758, Deborah 1761,
and Cyrus 1767.
[177]
Stover, Margaret Harris, Vital Records of Raynham, Massachusetts,
General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA, 1997, [hereinafter
Raynham VRs], p. 154, the unnamed wife of Solomon Snow was noted to have died
on 23 Aug. 1775 in the journal of Rev. Isaac Backus at Raynham.
[178]
Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 288; Raynham VRs., p. 91, marriage intentions
recorded 27 Aug. 1780 in Raynham.
[179]
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 Solomon Snow household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 2
free white males under 16, and 3 free white females.
[186]
Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 292, from records of
[189]
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year
1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 166, Bridgewater Town,
Plymouth County, the Eli Hudson household had 1 free white male aged 16 or
older, 4 free white males under 16, and 3 free white females.
[192]
Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 202, says they had Thomas 1776, Asa
1778, Ovid 1781, Eli 1783, Sally 1785, William 1787, Selah 1790, and Olive
1793.
[197]
Vital Records of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New
England Historic Genealogical Society,
[202]
Calculated from the age of their oldest child in the 1850 federal census, her
maiden name from the birth record of their son Caleb L. Hudson Jr. in East
Bridgewater VRs, p. 70.
[203]
1850 Federal Census, East Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 266, dwelling #403,
family #511:
Caleb
Hudson, 38, male, shoe cutter, $1000, born MA
Eliza
Hudson, 30, female, born MA
Mary
E. Hudson, 13, female, born MA, attending school
Deborah
Hudson, 11, female, born MA, attending school
Parna
P?.
Caleb
L. Hudson, 6, male, born MA, attending school
Charles
N. Hudson, 4, male, born MA, attending school
Ellen
A. Hudson, 2, female, born MA
Emma
E. Hudson, 1, female, born MA
[218]
Vital Records of Plympton, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England
Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1923, [hereinafter Plympton VRs], p.
421, the marriage of Robert Waterman Jr. of Halifax and Martha Cushman of
Plympton on 8 Apr. 1734 in Plympton.
[219]
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year
1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 166, Bridgewater Town,
Plymouth County, the Enoch Perkins household had 1 free white male aged 16 or
older, 2 free white males under 16, and 2 free white females.
[243]
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. 433, shows that Francis Cooke
was probably living in Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH, in the 1790 federal
census, but does not give names for the husband of his daughters, a couple of
which would have been the right age to have become the wife of Rev. William
Conant.
[253]
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year
1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 166, Bridgewater Town,
Plymouth County, the Benjn Edson household had 1 free white male aged 16 or
older, 2 free white males under 16, and 2 free white females.
[279]
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year
1790: Vermont, actually taken in 1791, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 59,
Bridgewater, Windsor County, the Cyrus Perkins household had 1 free white male
aged 16 or older, 1 free white male under 16, and 2 free white females.
[280]
Heads of Families at the Second Census of the United States Taken in the
Year 1800: Vermont, Vermont Historical Society, Montpelier, 1938, reprinted
by Clearfield Company, p. 160, Bridgewater, Windsor County, the Cyrus Perkins
household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 26-44, 4 females under 10, 2 females
aged 10-15, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.
[281]
1810 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Windsor Co., VT, p. 493, the Cyrus Perkins
household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 26-45 years, 1 female under 10, 3
females aged 10-15 years, 1 female aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 26-45
years.
[283]
Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 47, marriage of Thomas Holmes and Mary Sprout,
both of Middleborough, on 1 Apr. 1731.
[286]
Van Antwerp, Lee D., Vital Records of Plymouth, Massachusetts, to the year
1850, Picton Press, Camden, ME, 1993, [hereinafter Plymouth VRs], p. 40,
the birth of Thomas Holmes, son of John and Experiance Holmes, on 7 Jan. 1708/9
in Plymouth. John Holmes later moved to Middleborough, where he died in 1728;
Stratton, Eugene A., “Descendants of Mr. John Holmes, Messenger of the Plymouth
Court,” National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 74, June 1986, No.
2, pp. 91-93, 205.
[287]
Yarmouth VRs, p. 136, the marriage of Ebenezar Sproute and Experience Hawes on
1 Mar. 1703/4 in Yarmouth; Stratton, Eugene A., “Descendants of Mr. John
Holmes, Messenger of the Plymouth Court,” National Genealogical Society
Quarterly, Vol. 74, June 1986, No. 2, p. 205; Roser, Susan E., Mayflower
Marriages From the Files of George Ernest Bowman At the Massachusetts Society
of Mayflower Descendants, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1990,
[hereinafter Roser, Mayflower
Marriages], pp. 206, 255.
[288]
Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 536, buried in Trinity Church Graveyard in
Bridgewater; Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #15557.
[289]
Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 536, supposedly from a private record of burials in
South Bridgewater kept by Lt. John Washburn.
[290]
Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 266, says they had Ebenezer 1752,
Mary, Holmes 1757, Hepzibah 1759, Susanna 1764, and Nancy.
[297]
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year
1790: Massachusetts,
[298]
Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 536, buried in Trinity Church Graveyard in
Bridgewater; Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #15556.
[300]
Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 267, says they had Daniel, Solomon,
Thomas, Aaron, a Baptist Minister in N.Y.; Ornan, Ebenezer, Simeon, Ozias, went
to Hanson, Minerva, and Mary.
[306]
Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England
Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1929, [hereinafter Taunton VRs], Vol. 2,
p. 365; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 288, marriage intentions recorded 1 Apr.
1809 in Bridgewater.
[322]
Pembroke VRs, p. 326; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 292, marriage intentions
recorded 18 Apr. 1818 in Bridgewater.
[333]
Mitchell, History of
Bridgewater, p. 267, says he married “Sally W. Hayward,” daughter of
Timothy; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 292, gives her name as Charlotte Hayward,
daughter of Timothy, but Timothy Hayward had no daughter named
[344]
1790 Federal Census, Foster, Providence Co., RI, p. 288, the Oliver Carver
household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 1 free white male under 16,
and 4 free white females.
[347]
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year
1790: Vermont, actually taken in 1791, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 39, Danby,
Rutland County, the Holmes Perkins household had 1 free white male aged 16 or
older, 1 free white male under 16, and 4 free white females.
[348]
Heads of Families at the Second Census of the United States Taken in the
Year 1800: Vermont, Vermont Historical Society, Montpelier, 1938, reprinted
by Clearfield Company, p. 111, Danby, Rutland County, the Holmes Perkins
household had 1 male aged 10-15, 1 male aged 26-44, 2 females under 10, 1
female aged 10-15, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.
[357]
Plympton VRs, p. 421, marriage of Robert Waterman Jr., of Halifax, and Martha
Cushman, of Plympton, on 8 Apr. 1734 in Plympton.
[360]
Plymouth VRs, p. 88, the marriage of Robertt Waterman and Mary Cushman on 19
Mar. 1702 in
[361]
Plympton VRs, p. 302, the marriage of Josiah Cushman and Susanah Shurtlef on 29
Dec. 1709 in Plympton.
[367]
Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 537, buried in Trinity Church Graveyard in
Bridgewater; Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #15567.
[369]
Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 266, says he had Susanna and Robert
by Susanna Waterman, and Jacob, Francis, and Philibert by Philibert Keith.
[372]
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year
1790: Massachusetts,
[373]
Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 538, buried in Trinity Church Graveyard in
Bridgewater; Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #15642.
[375]
Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 536, buried in Trinity Church Graveyard in
[380]
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year
1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 166, Bridgewater Town, Plymouth
County, the Enoch Perkins household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 2
free white males under 16, and 2 free white females.
[385]
Pembroke VRs, p. 361, marriage of Nathaniel Thomas and Betty House, of
Abington, on 20 Feb. 1774 in Abington.
[386]
Pembroke VRs, p. 326; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 289, marriage intentions
recorded 15 Oct. 1808 in Bridgewater.
[389]
Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 289, marriage intentions recorded 12 May 1844 in
Bridgewater; Vital Records of Groton, Massachusetts, To the End of the Year
1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 1926, [hereinafter Groton VRs], Vol.
2, p. 134, marriage intentions recorded 10 May 1844 in Groton.
[391]
1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 2, dwelling #18, family
#20:
Jacob
Perkins, 74, male, no occupation, $6000, born MA
Susan
Perkins, 54, female, born MA
Philibert
Perkins, 70, female, born MA
Martin
Holmes, 25, male, laborer, born MA
Wm.
Irving, 30, male, laborer, born
Rosey
Fox, 18, female, born MA, attending school
Mary
Fox, 14, female, born MA, cannot read or write
[393]
Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 267, says they had Mary, Maria, Jacob,
David, Sally Keith, Edith, Ellen, Robert, and Nathaniel.
[398]
1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 25, dwelling #325,
family #379:
Calvin
B. Pratt, 44, male, Physician, $3000, born MA
Mary
T. Pratt, 40, female, born MA
Mary
B. Pratt, 15, female, born MA, attending school
Henry
T. Pratt, 13, male, born MA, attending school
Sarah
K. Pratt, 11, female, born MA, attending school
Calvin
Pratt, 8, male, born MA, attending school
(Plus
11 more unrelated persons)
[403]
1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 23, dwelling #294,
family #345:
Marcia
P. Washburn, 39, female, $1500, born MA
Marcia
P. Washburn, 13, female, born
Thomas
J. Washburn, 11, male, born MA, attending school
Jacob
P. Washburn, 9, male, born MA, attending school
Nathan
W. Washburn, 6, male, born MA, attending school
Margaret
Power, 18, female, born
[404]
Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #22054, Vol. 93, p. 305. Philo Leach was a son of
Apollos and Chloe (Dyer) Leach, and was husband of Lucia Hooper. No known
relationship between Marcia Perkins and Philo Leach has been discovered.
[411]
1850 Federal Census, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA, p. 25, dwelling #303, family
#386 (hard to read):
David
Perkins, 37, male, Lawyer, born MA
Olive
R. Perkins, 28, female, born Miss.
Roslia?
Perkins, 6, female, born MA
Margaret?
Perkins, 4, female, born MA
David
Perkins Jr., 2, male, born MA
Mary
T. Perkins, 1/12, female, born MA
(Plus
4 other unrelated persons)
[418]
1850 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 8, dwelling #99, family
#119:
Robert
Perkins, 28, male, trader. $6000, born MA
Susan
M. Perkins, 27, female, born MA
Edith
Perkins, 4, female, born MA
William
Coburn, 18, male, clerk, born VT
Hannah
Murphy, 23, female, born
[422]
Jones, William, “Robert Carver of
ĕ APPENDIX ĕ: The Will of
Ebenezer Keith of
In the name of God Amen. On the Twenty first Day of
October Anno Domini One Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy and Three, I
Ebenezer Keith of
Imprimis—I Give and Bequeath to my well beloved wife, Hepzibah, the one half of the indoor moveables that she brought with her to be intirely at her dispose, also the one half of my dwelling house, Barn and Corn house during the time of her being my widow, also the improvement of Two Cows during the said term. I allso Give to my said wife my two Great Bibles to be Entirely at her dispose—
Item—I Give and Bequeath to my Two daughters namely Hipzibah & Uranna the other half of the said indoor moveables, that my said wife Brought with her, allso Thirteen pounds six shillings & Eight pence a piece to be paid by my Executor when my said daughters arrive to the Age of Eighteen years
Item—I Give and bequeath to my two daughters, namely Rachel and Susanna the Remainder of my indoor moveables, also Twenty pounds a piece, to be paid by my Executor within one year after my decease—
Item—I Give and bequeath to my two daughters, namely Mary and Lucy, Seven pounds a piece to be paid by my Executor within Two years after my decease
Item—I Give and bequeath to my Son Amos Twenty pounds.
Item—I Give and bequeath to my Three Sons, namely, Caleb, Calvin, and Alexander to them their heirs and Assigns forever, all my Land Lying on the Easterly side of the Country road being by Estimation about Fifty Five Acres, also Four Acres of Swamp Lying near Joseph Carver’s, being the Lot of Swamp I had of my Hond Father—also my Right in the Little Cedar Swamp (so called) and in case Either of my said Sons (being minors) should die with out Issue, then his part to be divided equally between the Survivors
Item—I Give and bequeath to my Son Ebenezer, Nine Acres of Land, where my Corn house now stands, also Eight Acres of Land on the westerly and northerly side of the Country Road Including my house and Barn with all the Buildings standing on Each Lot to him the said Ebenezer his heirs and Assigns for ever
Item—I Give and bequeath to my Eldest Son Luther my Interest in the Library in the South Precinct in Bridgwater, together with all my Other Books, Except my Two Great Bibles—I also Give to him my desk—
Item—I Give and bequeath to my two Sons, namely Luther & Ebenezer, (whom I nominate and appoint my Sole Executors) all my Estate Real and personal, not already disposed of, to them their heirs and Assigns forever, they paying my Just Debts, funeral charges and Legacies herein mentioned—In Witness and confirmation hereof. I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal the day and year abovesaid
Signed, Sealed, pronounced, published & Ebenezer Keith (seal)
declared by the said Ebenezer Keith to be his
Last Will & Testament in presence of us—
Ephraim Keith
Gershom Richmond junr
Elisha Crosman
Probated on 6 July 1778, present by Luther Keith, one of the executors, and proved by Ephraim Keith and Gershom Richmond junr. Administration of the estate granted to Luther Keith and Ebenezer Keith. Thomas Hooper and Gershom Richmond were sureties on the bond of Luther Keith and his brother Ebenezer Keith.
* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from
ŧ APPENDIX ŧ: The Will of Thomas Perkins of
In the Name of God Amen March 13th. 1773 I Thomas Perkins of Bridgwater in the County of Plymouth in New England Gentleman being at Present in a State of Health and of a Sound & Disposeing Mind and memory which I think God for but calling to mind the mortality of my Body Do make & ordain this my Last Will & Testament that is to Say Principaly & First of all I give and Recommend my Soul into the Hands of the great God who gave it hoping through the Merrits Mediation and Intercession of Christ to attain the Pardon of all my Sins and Inherit eternal Life and my Body I comit to the Earth to be buried in a decent manner at the Discretion of my Executor hereafter named and as touching my Worldly Estate I give & Dispose thereof in the following Manner: In the First Place my Will is thall my Debts & Funeral Charges be paid in a convenient time after my Decease by my Executor out of that part of my Estate givin to my Sons Thomas & Theodore.—
Item I Give
& bequeath to my well beloved Wife Mary the Improvment of the Land lying on
the East Side of the way that my
Item I give & bequeath to my Son William one Eighth part of my Land lying to the Southward of the great Brook (so called) it being Part of the Twentyeth Twenty first & Twenty Second Titiquot great Lotts of the first division to him his Heirs & Assigns together with my Steel faced Anvel with what I have heretofore let him have—
Item I give & bequeath to my Son Enoch his Heirs & Assigns forever one Quarter Part of my Land lying to the Southward of the great Brook (so called) it being Part of the 20th. 21st. & 22d. of Titiquot great Lots of the first Division.—
Item I give & bequeath to my Sons Thomas & Theodore my Land lying to the Northward of the great Brook Bounded on the west Side cheifly by the Land of Ensign Thomas Hayward and his Sons Land & Northerly End by the land of Elkanah Rickard and the East Side by a way and then mostly by Sd Rickards Land. I also give unto the Sd. Thomas & Theodore a Peice of Land where my Corn House Standeth and a small Peice of Land on the west Side of the Road near Ensn. Joseph Keiths Dwelling House with a Peice of Land I Purchd. lying between the Lands of Elijah Snow & the Land of Uriah Rickard together with my Cedar Swamp & the Reversion of what I have given my Widow with all my other Rights lying & being in whatsoever that I have not hereafter Disposed of to them their Heirs and Assigns forever.—
Item I give & bequeath to my Son Cyrus one Quarter Part of my Land lying below the great Brook before Described to him his Heirs & Assigns forever And my Will is that my Sd. Son Cyrus Shall be Put to good Trade when he shall come to a Suitable Age.—
Item I give and bequeath to my three Daughters Mary Sarah & Deborah to each of them one Eighth Part of my Land lying to the Southward of the great Brook as it is before Described reserving a Priviledge for my Widow to cut fencing Stuff Sufficient to keep her Improvement in repair to them their Heirs & Assigns forever—
I likewise give to my three Sons William Enoch & Thomas all my Personal Estate except what I have given to my Wife in this Will & what legally belongs to her.— I Constitute my Well beloved Sons William & Enoch to be Executors of this my last Will and Testament ratifying this & no other to be my last Will and Testament in Witness where of I have hereunto Set my Hand & Seal the Day & Year Above writen.—
Signed Sealed Published declared & Thomas Perkins
Pronounced in the Presence of us
Joseph Keith 3d
Hepzh Keith
her
Annah *
mark
Probated on 1 Nov. 1773, presented by William Perkins & Enoch Perkins, the executors, and proved by Joseph Keith the 3d & Annah Bolton two of the witnesses thereto subscribed who made Oath that they Saw the Sd Testator Sign Seal and heard him declare the Sd Instrument to be his last Will and Testament & that they with Hepsebeth Keith Subscribed their Names together as Witnesses to the Execution thereof…
* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from