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Families of the Children of Gideon4 Washburn and Mary Perkins

 

 

            The list of children of Gideon and Mary Washburn may still be incomplete, since there were no daughters listed in Nahum Mitchell’s History of Bridgewater, and Gideon left us no will to identify any daughters. Son Abraham lived in Pelham in Hampshire County, sons Isaac and Jacob lived in Bridgewater, but Jacob later moved to Leicester in Worcester County, son Luke moved down to Tolland, CT, and probable son James moved to Brookfield in Worcester County, and then up to Woodstock, VT.

 

 

 

 

John2 Washburn (5th)

 

 

James3 Washburn

 

 

 

 

Elizabeth2 Mitchell

 

Gideon4 Washburn

 

 

 

 

Mary Bowden

 

Abraham5 Washburn

 

 

 

Isaac5 Washburn

 

 

 

Jacob5 Washburn

 

 

 

Luke5 Washburn

 

 

 

Gideon5 Washburn (Jr.)

 

 

 

Sgt. James5 Washburn

 

 

 

 

 

David Perkins

 

 

Mary Perkins

 

 

 

 

 

John2 Howard (Jr.)

 

 

Martha3 Howard

 

 

 

 

Susanna2 Latham

 

 

(685.) Abraham5 Washburn, eldest son of (175) Gideon4 Washburn, (65) James3, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born, probably in Bridgewater, MA, in say ca. 1725, married Mary4 Weston, of Middleborough, possibly daughter of Jonathan3 and Mercy4 (Rickard) Weston, of West Bridgewater,[1] on 18 Oct. 1753 in Middleborough.[2] She was baptized in 1731 in West Bridgewater,[3] a granddaughter of John2 and Deborah (Delano) Weston, of Duxbury,[4] and of Henry3 and Mercy3 (Morton) Rickard, of Plympton,[5] and they moved to Paxton, Worcester Co., MA.[6] They were living in Paxton, MA, in the 1790 federal census.[7]

         He was probably the “Abram” Washburn living in Pelham, Hampshire Co., MA, in the 1800 federal census,[8] and he died testate on 29 June 1803 in Pelham, MA.[9] His will was dated 25 June 1803, and probated on 26 July 1803 in Hampshire Co., MA, witnessed by Abia Southworth, John May, and James Thurston. He mentioned his wife Mary, whom he appointed as a co-executrix, with Abia Southworth, eldest son Eliab Washburn, son James Washburn, eldest daughter Molly Whittemore, and daughter Sarah Gates.[10] (See Appendix [A] for a full transcription of his will.) The inventory of his estate was appraised by Jonathan Packard, Samuel Joslin, and Seth Edson Junr. on 17 Aug. 1803, and totaled $228.33, including some livestock, but no real estate. Abia Southworth, the executor, gave his oath to the inventory on 8 Nov. 1803, and the executor’s accounting shows a payment made to Doct. Abia Southworth.[11]

         Abraham Washburn and Mary Weston had children, order uncertain:[12]

+      1938     i   Eliab6 Washburn, born ca. 1754,[13] called “eldest son” in his father’s 1803 will, married Molly5 Lazell, daughter of John4 and Mary (Byram) Lazell, of Bridgewater,[14] on 20 Feb. 1777 in East Bridgewater.[15] (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

+      1939    ii   James6 Washburn, born say ca. 1758, married Sarah (___) by ca. 1783, and moved from Paxton to Pelham, MA, in 1792. (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

+      1940   iii   Mary6 “Molly” or “Polly” Washburn, born, say ca. 1768, married Jeremiah Whittemore (3rd), son of Jere­miah and Mary (Carter) Whittemore (Jr.), of Spencer, Worcester Co., MA, on 21 Feb. 1792 in Spencer.[16]  (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

        1941   iii   Luke Washburn, born say ca. 1772, marriage not found. He evidently died, however, before the 1803 will of his father, presumably unmarried.

+      1942   iv   Sarah6 “Sally” Washburn, born in 1776, married Ebenezer Gates, son of Cyrus and Ruth (Bruce) Gates,[17] on 28 Dec. 1797 in Pelham, Hampshire Co., MA.[18] (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

        1943    v   (Possibly others)[19]

 

 

(686.) Isaac5 Washburn, probably second son of (175) Gideon4 Washburn, (65) James3, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born, probably in Bridgewater, MA, in say ca. 1727, married Deborah5 Conant, daughter of Lot4 and Deborah (Goodspeed) Conant, of Bridgewater,[20] on 11 Sept. 1753 in Bridgewater.[21] She was born on 8 Sept. 1728 in Bridgewater,[22] a granddaughter of Nathaniel3 and Hannah3 (Mansfield) Conant, of South Bridgewater.[23]

         He was possi­bly the Isaac “Washbon,” of Plympton, who mar­ried 2.) Chloe Coombs, daughter of Ithamar and Hannah (Andrews) Combs,[24] of Roch­es­ter, MA, in 1769.[25] She was born on 20 June 1734 in Roches­ter,[26] a grand­daughter of Anthony and Dorcas (Wood­en) Coombs, of Wells, ME. The will of Ithamar Combs, of Rochester, dated 16 Apr. 1768, and probated on 1 Aug. 1768, mentions his daughter Chloe Combs, among others.[27] He may have been the Isaac Washburn living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1790 federal census,[28] but he was not a head of household in Plymouth Co., MA, in the 1800 federal census.

         No death or probate records were found for Isaac Washburn in Plym­outh County.

         Isaac Washburn had children, all presumably by Deborah Conant:

+      1944     i   Elijah6 Washburn, born on 1 Dec. 1753 in Bridgewater,[29] moved to Hardwick, MA, and married Mary Winchester, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Pratt) Winchester,[30] on 1 Jan. 1778 in Hardwick.[31] (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

        1945    ii   Nathaniel Washburn, born on 3 Nov. 1757 in Bridgewater,[32] marriage not found.

        1946   iii   Edmund Washburn, born on 19 Apr. 1759 in Bridgewater,[33] marriage not found.

        1947   iv   (Supposedly) Isaac Washburn (Jr.),[34] marriage not found.

        1948    v   (Probably others)[35]

 

 

(687.) Jacob5 Washburn, probably third son of (175) Gideon4 Washburn, (65) James3, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born probably in Bridgewater, MA, in ca. 1733,[36] married probably 1.) (692) Lucia5 Richmond, his first cousin, daugh­ter of Robert4 and (177) Martha4 (Washburn) Richmond, in 1759 in Middleborough.[37] She apparently died by 1761, and he remarried to 2.) Mercy4 Pool, supposedly daughter of Isaac3 and Mary Pool, of Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA, on 3 Dec. 1761 in Bridgewater.[38] She was born ca. 1734.[39]

         Jacob and Mercy Washburn moved to Leicester, Worcester Co., MA, by 1779. They were living in Leicester, MA in the 1790,[40] and 1800 federal censuses.[41] Mercy (Pool) Washburn died on 22 Sept. 1804 in Paxton, aged 70 years,[42] and he was living alone, probably next door to his son Francis Washburn, in Leicester in the 1810 federal census.[43] He died on 20 June 1818 in Leicester, MA, aged 85 years,[44] but no probate records were filed for his estate in Worcester Co., MA.

         Jacob Washburn had chil­dren by Mercy Pool:

        1949     i   (Unnamed son), born on 15 June 1764,[45] died on 27 June 1764 in Bridgewater.[46]

+      1950    ii   Bethiah6 Washburn, born on 24 May 1765 in Bridgewater,[47] married William Thomson, of Paxton, MA, probably son of James and Mary (Black) Thomson,[48] of Leicester, MA, in 1782.[49] (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

+      1951   iii   Jacob6 Washburn (Jr.), born on 3 Aug. 1767 in Bridgewater,[50] married 1.) Achsa Johnson on 12 Nov. 1789 in Leicester, MA,[51] and 2.) Ruth Shaw on 18 Apr. 1797 in East Bridgewater, MA.[52] (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

        1952   iv   Caleb Washburn, born on 10 Apr. 1770 in Bridgewater,[53] marriage not found. He may have been one of the unnamed children of Jacob Washburn who died of smallpox in 1777.

+      1953    v   Francis6 Washburn, born on 7 Jan. 1772 in Bridgewater,[54] married 1.) Cath­erine Earle, daughter of Marmaduke and Elizabeth (Newton) Earle, of Paxton, MA,[55] on 30 Dec. 1796 in Paxton,[56] and 2.) Polly Watson, probably daughter of Samuel and Ruth (Baldwin) Watson, of Leicester, MA, on 7 Dec. 1806 in Leicester.[57] (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

        1954   vi   (Unnamed child), died on 3 May 1777 in Bridgewater, of smallpox.[58]

        1955  vii   (Unnamed child), died on 19 May 1777 in Bridgewater, of smallpox.[59]

+      1956 viii   Sally6 Washburn, born on 14 July 1779 in Leicester, MA,[60] married Jude Jones, of Paxton, MA, on 10 Oct. 1799 in Spencer, MA.[61] (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

 

 

(688.) Luke5 Washburn, probably fourth son of (175) Gideon4 Washburn, (65) James3, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born, probably in Bridgewater, MA, in say ca. 1736, was probably the Luke Washburn who married (1401) Desire4 Packard, daughter of Samuel3 and (452) Anne4 (Leach) Packard,[62] on 30 Aug. 1763 in Bridge­water.[63] She was born ca. 1741 in Bridgewater,[64] a granddaughter of Nathaniel2 and Lydia (Smith?) Packard,[65] and of Benja­min3 and (129) Hephzibah4 (Washburn) Leach.[66]

         Luke and Desire Washburn moved to Connecticut, settling in Tolland, Tolland Co., CT, by 1770. He died in Tolland, CT, on 3 Mar. 1776.[67] Desire (Packard) Washburn moved to New York after his death, and she died on 4 Apr. 1826 in Sidney Township, Delaware Co., NY, aged 85 years.[68]

         Luke Washburn and Desire Packard had children:

+      1957     i   Chloe6 Washburn, born on 25 June 1765 in Woodstock, Windham Co., CT,[69] supposedly married Daniel Bristol, son of John and Sarah (Nearing) Bristol,[70] in ca. 1778 in CT,[71] and they moved to New Marlborough, Berkshire Co., MA. (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

        1958    ii   Molly Washburn, born on 11 July 1767 in Killingly, Windham Co., CT,[72] mar­riage not found.

        1959   iii   Nancy Washburn, born on 27 Aug. 1770 in Tolland, CT,[73] marriage not found.

+      1960   iv   Luke6 Washburn (Jr.), born on 19 Jan. 1773 in Tolland, CT,[74] married Mabel Shepard, daughter of Amos and Mehitabel (Wood) Shepard, on 6 July 1794 in West Hartford, CT. (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

+      1961    v   Daniel6 Washburn, born on 3 Feb. 1775 in Tolland, CT,[75] married Lucy Wood, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Whitecomb) Wood,[76] on 23 June 1795 in Tolland, CT.[77] (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

 

 

(689.) Gideon5 Washburn (Jr.), probably fifth son of (175) Gideon4 Washburn, (65) James3, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born, probably in Bridgewater, MA, in say ca. 1740, married Ruth Whitman, daugh­ter of Zacha­riah and Elinor (Bennett) Whitman, of South Bridgewater,[78] on 24 Sept. 1765 in Bridgewater.[79] She was born on 14 Apr. 1746 in Bridgewater,[80] a granddaughter of Ebenezer and Abigail (Burnam) Whitman, of South Bridgewater,[81] and of Samuel and Ruth (Perry) Bennett, of Middleborough.[82]

         On 27 Dec. 1769 Gideon Washburn, Jr., of Bridgewater, and wife Ruth, sold land in Bridgewater to his brother, Jacob Washburn, of Bridgewater, blacksmith, that had been deeded to him by his father, Gideon Washburn, bordering on land that his father had deeded to his brothers Abraham Washburn and Isaac Washburn.[83]

         Gideon Washburn (Jr.) was killed at sea by a cannon ball in 1777,[84] intestate. His widow, Ruth Washburn, was granted administra­tion of his estate on 6 Oct. 1777, with David Kingman, of Bridgewater, and Jonah Whitman, of Plympton, as sureties. Hezekiah Hooper, Jonah Whitman, and Seth Pratt were appointed to appraise his personal estate on 6 Oct. 1777, and they made oath to the inventory on 29 Nov. 1782, by which time his widow was then Ruth Ripley, formerly Ruth Washburn.[85]

            Ruth (Whitman) Washburn remarried to Deacon Josiah Ripley, of Plympton, son of Deacon Timothy and Eunice (Coomer) Ripley,[86] as his second wife, on 14 June 1781 in Plympton.[87] He was born on 10 Nov. 1744 in Plympton,[88] and had married first to Sarah6 Cushman, daugh­ter of Thomas5 and Mehitabel4 (Faunce) Cushman,[89] on 30 Oct. 1771 in Kingston, MA.[90] They were living in Plympton, MA, in the 1790 federal census.[91]

         Ruth (Whitman) (Washburn) Ripley “hanged herself with a Skain of yarn in the Kitchen of their Own Home in a fit of Insanity” on 11 Mar. 1806 in Plympton, aged 59 years, 10 months, 26 days,[92] and Deacon Josiah Ripley died testate on 6 Jan. 1823 in Plympton, aged 78 years, 1 month, 15 days,[93] his will dated 10 Nov. 1806, and probated on 17 Feb. 1823, mentioned his son Isaiah Ripley, his brother William Ripley and father Timothy Ripley, his daughter Sarah Ripley and her mother Ruth Ripley, deceased, and he named his son Isaiah Ripley as executor of his estate.[94] (See Appendix [B] for a full transcription of his will.)

         Gideon Washburn (Jr.) and Ruth Whitman had chil­dren, order uncer­tain:

        1962     i   Ruth Washburn, born ca. 1766,[95] died on 27 July 1778 in Bridgewater, aged 11 years.[96]

+      1963    ii   Libeus6 Washburn, a son, born ca. 1768, probably in Bridgewater, married Alice5 Keith, daugh­ter of John4 and Alice4 (Mitchell) Keith, of Bridgewater,[97] on 16 Mar. 1792 in Bridgewater.[98] (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

+      1964   iii   Capt. Asa6 Washburn, born, say 1770, probably in Bridgewater, possibly married 1.) Betsy Hooper in 1789,[99] and 2.) Eunice7 Bradford, daughter of Capt. John6 and Eunice (Loring) Bradford (Jr.), of Plympton,[100] on 25 June 1801 in Halifax,[101] and 3.) Anna Dustin, of Dartmouth, in 1811.[102] (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

        1965   iv   (Unnamed child), born ca. early 1773, was 4½ years old when Gideon died in 1777, died in ca. 1780, at age 7, as per Ruth Ripley's accounting of the estate of her former husband, Gideon Washburn, deceased.

                        Ruth (Whitman) Washburn had one more daughter by Deacon Josiah Ripley:

        1966    v   Sarah “Sally” Ripley, born on 30 Nov. 1785 in Plympton,[103] mentioned in the 1806 will of her father, probably married Ebenezer Cox Jr., son of Ebenezer and Zillah (Darling) Cox, of Middleborough,[104] in ca. 1806.[105] He was born on 19 May 1782 in Middleborough.[106]

 

 

(690.) Sgt. James5 Washburn, probably youngest son of (175) Gideon4 Washburn, (65) James3, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born probably in Bridgewater, MA, in say ca. 1743, married 1.) Ruth Rice on 7 Sept. 1769 in New Braintree, Worcester Co., MA,[107] and they lived first in Brookfield, MA, then moved to Woodstock, Windsor Co., VT, in 1777. James Washburn was among those whose name was listed on the first tax list of the second precinct of Brookfield.[108] She apparently died in ca. 1784 in VT, and he remarried to 2.) Mariah (Fuller?), possibly daughter of Achippus and Meriah (Rider) (Churchill) Fuller, of Woodstock, VT,[109] in ca. 1785.

         James Washburn served as a Sergeant in the Revo­lu­tion­ary War, in Capt. John Packard’s Company, Col. David Brewer’s 9th Regiment of Massachusetts Militia from Apr. to Dec. 1775,[110] and as a Private in Capt. Asa Danforth’s Company under Gener­al Horatio Gates, fought in the Battle of Saratoga in 1777.

         James Washburn sold some of his property in Woodstock to George Sampson, of Middlebor­ough, MA, in Nov. 1787, but he was still living in Woodstock, VT, in the 1791 federal census.[111] He died intestate in 1797 in Woodstock, VT, and his widow Maria Washburn petitioned for administration of his estate with Ichabod Churchill on 8 Mar. 1797, and Ichabod Churchill was granted administration.[112] His inventory was appraised by Jabez Bennett, George Simmons, and Anthony Besse, which totaled $426.46, including his house and land worth $190, 50 acres of land in Bridgewater valued at $70, and some joiners tools.[113] Jabez Bennett and George Simmons were appointed to examine the claims against the estate, which totaled $332.78, the widow Maria Washburn was granted certain articles of household furniture for her support, as well as a $60 allowance in lieu of her dowry for the support of her children. Ichabod Churchill, administrator of the estate of James Washburn, late of Woodstock, filed his settlement of the estate on 17 Nov. 1798, at which time the notes of Joseph Woods and Isaiah Washburn against the estate of the deceased were “deducted from the list of claims on account of the Bridgewater Lands,” and his real estate was sold by Ichabod Churchill, the administrator, on 4 Jan. 1799 to satisfy the rest of his creditor’s claims.[114] Mariah Washburn was mentioned as a creditor to the estate of Seth Washburn, of Woodstock, in 1802.[115]

         Sgt. James Washburn had 8 chil­dren by Ruth Rice, and 3 more children by Maria (Fuller?):

+      1967     i   Willard6 Washburn, born on 3 Apr. 1770 in Brookfield, MA,[116] married Susanna (___) in ca. 1794,[117] and they lived in Woodstock and Hartland, Windsor Co., VT. (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

        1968    ii   Sabrey/Sabra Washburn, born on 26 May 1772 in Brookfield, MA,[118] died on 23 Apr. 1773 in Brookfield, aged 11 months.[119]

        1969   iii   Huldah Washburn, born on 4 Apr. 1774 in Brookfield, MA,[120] marriage not found.

+      1970   iv   James6 Washburn (Jr.), born on 24 June 1776 in Brookfield, MA,[121] mar­ried Nancy Backus in ca. 1809, and they lived in Vermont. (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

+      1971    v   Reuben6 Washburn, born on 5 June 1778 in Brookfield, MA,[122] married Anna Vaughan in 1805. (To be continued in Washburn Generation 6.)

+      1972   vi   Levi6 Washburn, born on 17 Nov. 1780 in Brookfield, MA,[123] married 1.) Martha “Patty” Tubbs, of Marlow, Cheshire Co., NH, on 10 May 1801 in Marlow, NH,[124] and 2.) Rachel5 Hildreth, daughter of Edward4 and Sarah (Whitney) Hildreth, of Chesterfield, NH, and 3.) Mrs. Catherine (___) Stratton in Dec. 1859. (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

+      1973  vii   Joseph6 R. Washburn, born on 15 Feb. 1783 in Woodstock, VT,[125] supposedly married Sarah Warner.[126] (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

        1974 viii   Benjamin Washburn, born on 2 June 1785 in Woodstock, VT,[127] marriage not found. He was not found in the 1810 or 1820 federal censuses in Vermont.

        1975   ix   Samuel6 Washburn, born on 2 Oct. 1786 in Woodstock, VT,[128] as a minor over the age of 14 he chose Jabez Bennett, Esq., of Woodstock, as his guardian in June 1802.[129] He may have served in the militia during the War of 1812, and he died intestate in 1824 in Woodstock, VT. Job Lyman, of Woodstock, was granted administration of the estate of Samuel Washburn, late of Woodstock, deceased, on 8 Apr. 1824, John A. Pratt and Justus Burdick, both of Woodstock, were appointed to appraise his estate, Job Lyman notified the court that the estate was insolvent, and so Pratt and Burdick were also appointed to examine the claims against the estate. The inventory of the estate of Samuel Washburn, late of Woodstock, totaled $322.80, no real estate, but his clothing included a military chapeau, sashes, shoulder wings, military coats and gloves, a Masonic apron, and a cane. The claims against the estate, notes owed to Norman Williams and Jos. Churchill for expenses for his last sickness, totaled $391.69, and the remaining estate after expenses was settled to his creditors on 3 Aug. 1825.[130]

        1976    x   Ruth Washburn, born on 8 June 1789 in Woodstock, VT,[131] marriage not found.

        1977   xi   Sabra6 Washburn, born on 2 Apr. 1792 in Woodstock, VT,[132] married Benjamin C. Howe on 30 Sept. 1813 in Bridgewater, VT.[133] They were living in Plymouth, Windsor Co., VT, in the 1820 federal census.[134]

        1978  xii   Polly Washburn, born on 21 Mar. 1795 in Woodstock, VT,[135] marriage not found.

 

 

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    [1] As suggested by Steven Smith in his Washburn GenForum query of 27 Jan. 2001. Jonathan and Mercy Weston moved from West Bridgewater to Plympton, MA, where they supposedly died, but left no probate records, nor even Plympton death records. Thomas Weston Jr., Esq., in his “The Descendants of Edmund Weston of Duxbury, Mass.” does not give a husband for Jonathan and Mercy Weston’s daughter Mary, and neither does Nahum Mitchell in his History of Bridgewater, but she was of the right age to have become the wife of Abraham Washburn, and no other appropriate marriage record was found for her in Bridgewater or Plympton. [See footnote 3 for the full references of both.]

    [2] 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. 119.

    [3] Per 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. 333, and Weston, Thomas Jr., Esq., “The Descendants of Edmund Weston of Duxbury, Mass., for Five Generations,” Genealogies of Mayflower Families From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. III, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1985, [hereinafter Weston, “Descendants of Edmund Weston”], p. 673, but her birth was not listed in the West Bridgewater vital records.

    [4] Weston, “Descendants of Edmund Weston,” pp. 671, 673.

    [5] Davis, William T., Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, reprint, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1994, originally published as Part II of Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth, Boston, 1899, [hereinafter Davis, Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families], p. 213.

    [6] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 326.

    [7] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah 1993, p. 231, Paxton Town, Worcester County, the Abraham Washburn household had 3 free white males aged 16 or older, 1 free white male under 16, and 4 free white females.

    [8] 1800 Federal Census, Pelham, Hampshire Co., MA, p. 217, the Abram Washburn household had 3 males under 10, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female under 10, 1 female aged 10-15 years, 1 female aged 26-44 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over.

    [9] Vital Records of Pelham, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1902, [hereinafter Pelham VRs], p. 176.

    [10] Hampshire County Probates Records Vol. 22, p. 294-296, transcribed by Janet Muff from Family History Library [FHL] microfilm #0879194.

    [11] Hampshire County Probate Records Vol. 23, p. 41-42, from FHL microfilm #0879195.

    [12] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 326, gives Abraham sons James, Eliab and Luke, but doesn’t mention any daughters.

    [13] He was at least 45 years of age in the 1800 federal census.

    [14] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, pp. 227-228; Lazell, Theodore Studley, “John Lazell of Hingham, Mass., and Some of His Desdendants,” Genealogies of Mayflower Families From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. II, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1985, p. 592.

    [15] Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA, 1916, 2 Volumes, [hereinafter Bridgewater VRs], Vol. 2, p. 385; Vital Records of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1917, [hereinafter East Bridgewater VRs], p. 313, married in the First Church of East Bridgewater.

    [16] Vital Records of Spencer, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849, Systematic History Fund, Worcester, MA, 1909, [hereinafter Spencer VRs], p. 212. He was called “Jeremiah Livermore Jr.” in the marriage record.

    [17] His mother’s maiden name from the Ancestry.com World Tree file submitted on 11 Feb. 2005 by Arthur W. Day, and the Ebenezer Gates Family Group Sheet of Janet Muff, taken presumably from Gates, Charles Otis, Stephen Gates of Hingham and Lancaster, Massachusetts and His Descendants, New York, 1898. I found no marriage record for Cyrus Gates and Ruth Bruce in the vital records of Bolton or Stow, MA.

    [18] Pelham VRs, p. 151, marriage intentions recorded 30 Nov. 1797 in Pelham.

    [19] From the ages of the members of Abraham’s family in the 1790 census, it appears he probably had at least 1 more daughter and 2 more sons, but these may have also been relatives or farm hands. Only 4 children are mentioned in Abraham’s 1803 will.

    [20] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 138.

    [21] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 387.

    [22] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 76.

    [23] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 138.

    [24] Vital Records of Rochester, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1914, [hereinafter Rochester VRs], Vol. 2, p. 89: marriage of Ithamer Combs and Hannah Andrews on 4 Nov. 1731 in Rochester.

    [25] Rochester VRs, Vol. 2, p. 311.

    [26] Rochester VRs, Vol. 1, p. 89, as “Cloa, daughter of Ithemer and Hannah Comes.”

    [27] Plymouth County Probate Vol. 20, p. 94-96, from FHL microfilm #0550711.

    [28] 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 Isaac Washburn household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older and 3 free white females.

    [29] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 328.

    [30] Paige, Lucius R., History of Hardwick, Massachusetts, with a Genealogical Register, Boston, 1883, [hereinafter Paige, History of Hardwick], p. 540; I.G.I. Marriage Records, marriage of Thomas Winchester and Mary Pratt on 24 Nov. 1748, taken from LDS temple records, from microfilm #458924.

    [31] Baldwin, Thomas W., Vital Records of Hardwick, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1917, [hereinafter Hardwick VRs], p. 260. The marriage record calls her “Sarah” Winchester, but the marriage intentions call her “Mary” Winchester, Paige’s History of Hardwick, p. 540, calls her “Mary,” and the birth records of her children give their mother’s name as “Mary.” Mary Winchester had a cousin named Sarah Winchester who was her same age, the daughter of Joshua and Mary Winchester.

    [32] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 334.

    [33] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 328.

    [34] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 328. His birth record was not found in the Bridgewater vital records.

    [35] They apparently had 2 daughters still living with them in the 1790 federal census.

    [36] Calculated from his age at death.

    [37] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 54, marriage intentions recorded 19 Mar. 1759 in Middleborough, “both of Middleboo.”

    [38] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 387, where he is called “Jacob Washburn, gentleman, of Middleborough.”

    [39] Calculated from her age at death.

    [40] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 225, Leicester Town, Worcester County, the Jacob Washburn household had 2 free white males aged 16 or older, 1 free white male under 16, and 5 free white females.

    [41] 1800 Federal Census, Leicester, Worcester Co., MA, p. 495, the Jacob Washburn household had 1 male aged 45 or over, and 1 female aged 45 or over.

    [42] Paxton Burial Ground Inscriptions, p. 31.

    [43] 1810 Federal Census, Leicester, Worcester Co., MA, p. 494, the Jacob Washburn household had only 1 male aged 45 or over.

    [44] Vital Records of Leicester, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849, Systematic History Fund, Worcester, MA, 1903, [hereinafter Leicester VRs], p. 280.

    [45] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 337.

    [46] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 575.

    [47] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 326.

    [48] Leicester VRs, p. 216, marriage intentions published between James Thompson of Leicester and Mary Black, of “New Rutland District,” on 27 Feb. 1757 in Leicester.

    [49] Leicester VRs, p. 238, under “Bathier Worshburn,” marriage intentions recorded 21 Aug. 1782 in Leicester.

    [50] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 330.

    [51] Leicester VRs, p. 226.

    [52] East Bridgewater VRs, p. 313.

    [53] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 327.

    [54] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 329.

    [55] Bill, Ledyard, The History of Paxton, Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, 1889, [hereinafter Bill, History of Paxton], p. 104.

    [56] Membrino, Marcia L., and Paul A. Russell, Paxton, Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1748-1850, Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1996, [hereinafter Paxton VRs], p. 39; Leicester VRs, p. 226, marriage intentions recorded 24 June 1796 in Leicester.

    [57] Leicester VRs, p. 226.

    [58] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 575.

    [59] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 575.

    [60] Leicester VRs, p. 100.

    [61] Leicester VRs, p. 226, marriage intentions recorded 2 May 1799 in Leicester;

    [62] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 255; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 26, marriage of Samuel Packard Junr and Anne Leach, both of Bridgewater, on 3 July 1722 by Jacob Tomson, Justice of the Peace in Middleborough.

    [63] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 389. Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 326, implies that it was Luke, son of Abraham Washburn, who married Desire Packard, but he would have been too young to have married in 1763. It was probably his uncle Luke, son of Gideon Washburn, who married in 1763.

    [64] Calculated from her age at death.

    [65] Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1987, [hereinafter Torrey, New England Marriages], p. 549, for Nathaniel Packard’s wife. Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 253, says Nathaniel probably married a daughter of John Kingman; Wood, Ralph V., Jr., Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume 12: Francis Cooke of the Mayflower, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA, Picton Press, 1996, [hereinafter MF5G: Cooke], p. 244, gives her name as Lydia Smith?/Kingman?, apparently unsure which is correct.

    [66] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 230.

    [67] Tilton, Jan, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Tolland, 1715-1850, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 2002, [hereinafter Tilton, Barbour Index of Tolland VRs], p. 338, taken from Vol. 2, p. 105, of the Tolland Town Records.

    [68] Per email letter of Cliff Cochran of 3 Dec. 2003, who reports she was buried in Pioneer Cemetery in Sidney Center, NY.

    [69] Barbour, Lucius Barnes, and Newton Case Brainard, Vital Records of Woodstock, 1686-1854, Hartford, 1914, [hereinafter Woodstock VRs], p. 131; Tilton, Barbour Index of Tolland VRs, p. 338, taken from Vol. 2, p. 105, indexed as “T. Chloe.”

    [70] Per Ancestry.com World Family files, submitted by Robert Dann on 25 Aug. 2001, and by Sandy Gaston on 16 Dec. 2000.

    [71] Per email letter of Barbara at of 10 Nov. 2001, their year of marriage calculated from the estimated year of birth of Daniel Bristol (Jr.), their presumed eldest son.

    [72] Per Tilton, Barbour Index of Tolland VRs, p. 338, taken from Vol. 2, p. 105, of the Tolland Town Records.

    [73] Tilton, Barbour Index of Tolland VRs, p. 338, taken from Vol. 2, p. 105, of the Tolland Town Records.

    [74] Tilton, Barbour Index of Tolland VRs, p. 338, taken from Vol. 2, p. 105, of the Tolland Town Records.

    [75] Tilton, Barbour Index of Tolland VRs, p. 337, taken from Vol. 2, p. 105, of the Tolland Town Records.

    [76] Tilton, Barbour Index of Tolland VRs, p. 543, marriage of Joseph Wood, of Somers, and Mary Whitecomb, of Ellington, on 2 Nov. 1763 in Tolland, taken from Vol. 2, p. 183, of the Tolland Town Records.

    [77] Tilton, Barbour Index of Tolland VRs, p. 337, taken from Vol. 3, p. 43, of the Tolland Town Records.

    [78] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 336; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 61, marriage of Zechariah Whitman of Bridgewater and Elinor Bennet of Middleborough on 1 Nov. 1733 in Middleborough.

    [79] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 386.

    [80] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 344; Vital Records of Plympton, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1923, [hereinafter Plympton VRs], p. 170, under “Ripley.”

    [81] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 335.

    [82] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 39, birth of Elinor Bennett, daughter of Samuel and Ruth Bennett, on 16 Oct. 1711 in Middleborough; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 49, marriage of Samuel Bennet of Middleborough and Ruth Perry of Middleborough on 6 Jan. 1708/9 in Bridgewater.

    [83] Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 59, p. 88.

    [84] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 328.

    [85] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #21978; Vol. 23, p. 173; Vol. 28, p. 173‑174.

    [86] Plympton VRs, p. 378, the marriage of Timothy Rippley and Eune Comer, both of Plympton, on 15 Nov. 1737 in Plympton.

    [87] Plympton VRs, p. 419.

    [88] Plympton VRs, p. 172.

    [89] Vital Records of Kingston, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1911, [hereinafter Kingston VRs], p. 205, marriage intentions between Thomas Cushman and Mahitable Faunce recorded on 18 Feb. 1737/8 in Kingston.

    [90] Kingston VRs, p. 269.

    [91] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 178, Plymton Town, Plymouth County, the Josiah Ripley household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 1 free white male under 16, and 3 free white females.

    [92] Plympton VRs, p. 509, buried in the Old Cemetery in Plympton.

    [93] Plympton VRs, p. 508; Plymouth County Probate Docket #16992.

    [94] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #16992, Vol. 56, p. 394-396, from FHL microfilm #0550909.

    [95] Calculated from her age at death.

    [96] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 574, buried in the Old Graveyard in Bridgewater.

    [97] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 211.

    [98] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 389; Plympton VRs, p. 419.

    [99] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 384, marriage intentions recorded 28 Mar. 1789 in Bridgewater, but it is not certain the marriage ever actually occurred.

    [100] Fessenden, G. M., “A Genealogy of the Bradford Family,” Genealogies of Mayflower Families From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. I, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1985, [hereinafter Fessenden, “Bradford Genealogy”], p. 339.

    [101] 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. 78; Plympton VRs, p. 419, marriage intentions recorded 17 May 1801 in Plympton.

    [102] Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1929, 3 volumes, [hereinafter Dartmouth VRs], Vol. 2, p. 525, marriage intentions recorded 20 Apr. 1811 in Dartmouth.

    [103] Plympton VRs, p. 170.

    [104] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 140, the marriage of Ebenr. Cox and Zilla Darling, both of Middleborough, on 7 Dec. 1780 in Middleborough.

    [105] Plympton VRs, p. 377, marriage intentions recorded 12 Oct. 1806 in Plympton; Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 177, marriage intentions recorded 19 Oct. 1806 in Middleborough.

    [106] Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 219.

    [107] Vital Records of New Braintree, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1904, [hereinafter New Braintree VRs], p. 121.

    [108] Whitmore, W.H., “Second Precinct of Brookfield, Tax List,” The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 20 [Apr. 1866], p. 161.

    [109] No marriage record has been found for James Washburn and Mariah, his second wife, but she was apparently related to Ichabod Churchill in Woodstock, VT, who was the son of Meriah Rider by her first husband, Joseph Churchill, of Plymouth, MA, and she did have a son named Mariah by her second husband, Archippus Fuller, who was born about the right time to have been the second wife of James Washburn.

    [110] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, 17 Volumes, Boston, Vol. XVI, pp. 654, 665.

    [111] 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. 68, Woodstock Town, Windsor Co., VT, the James Washburn household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 1 free white male under 16, and 3 free white females, although this family grouping does not match the family of James Washburn very well.

    [112] Hartford District, Windsor County, VT, Probate Records, Vol. 2, p. 42-43, from FHL microfilm #0029160. Ichabod Churchill may have been related to Maria. He was born on 9 Aug. 1746 in Plymouth, MA, to Joseph and Meriah (Rider) Churchill, and married Sarah Tinkham, of Halifax, MA, on 7 Nov. 1771, before moving up to Woodstock, VT, but Joseph and Meriah Churchill did not have a daughter named Maria or Meriah Churchill.

    [113] Hartford District, Windsor County, VT, Probate Records, Vol. 2, pp. 65-66, from FHL microfilm #0029160.

    [114] Hartford District, Windsor County, VT, Probate Records, Vol. 2, pp. 87, 90-91, 131-132, and 285, from FHL microfilm #0029160. Among the creditors were mentioned Ichabod Churchill, Joseph Churchill, Jabez King, Joseph Wood, Isaiah Washburn, Willard Washburn, and Seth Washburn Jr., in addition to many others. The creditors ended up with 59 cents on the dollar.

    [115] Hartford District, Windsor Co., VT, Probate Records, Vol. 3, p. 45-46, for the small sum of $7.00, from FHL microfilm #0029160.

    [116] Vital Records of Brookfield, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849, Systematic History Fund, Worcester, MA, 1909, [hereinafter Brookfield VRs], p. 228.

    [117] Calculated from the birth of their first child on 19 Apr. 1795.

    [118] Brookfield VRs, p. 227.

    [119] Brookfield VRs, p. 543.

    [120] Brookfield VRs, p. 227.

    [121] Brookfield VRs, p. 227.

    [122] Brookfield VRs, p. 227.

    [123] Brookfield VRs, p. 227.

    [124] Marlow Town Book No. 2, p. 527, from FHL microfilm #0015219; Marlow Town Records Vol. 3, p. 44, from FHL microfilm #0015220. He was “of Woodstock, Vt.,” and she was “of Marlow.”

    [125] I.G.I. Birth Records, taken from the General Index to the Vital Records of Vermont, from FHL microfilm #0027720.

    [126] Ancestry.com World Tree Juergens Family Tree file submitted by sirsam1977.

    [127] I.G.I. Birth Records, taken from the General Index to the Vital Records of Vermont, from FHL microfilm #0027720.

    [128] I.G.I. Birth Records, taken from the General Index to the Vital Records of Vermont, from FHL microfilm #0027720.

    [129] Hartford District, Windsor County, VT, Probate Records, Vol. 3, p. 41, “on the first Tuesday in June 1802,” from FHL microfilm #0029160.

    [130] Hartford District, Windsor County, VT, Probate Records, Vol. 8, p. 63-66, from FHL microfilm #0029163. No widow or heirs were mentioned in the settlement of his estate. Job Lyman was living next door to Norman Williams in Woodstock, VT, in the 1830 federal census.

    [131] I.G.I. Birth Records, taken from the General Index to the Vital Records of Vermont, from FHL microfilm #0027720.

    [132] I.G.I. Birth Records, taken from the General Index to the Vital Records of Vermont, from FHL microfilm #0027720.

    [133] Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm #27589.

    [134] 1820 Federal Census, Plymouth, Windsor Co., VT, p. 210, the Benjn. C. Howe household had 3 males under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years, including 1 person engaged in manufacturing.

    [135] I.G.I. Birth Records, taken from the General Index to the Vital Records of Vermont, from FHL microfilm #0027720.



[A] The Will of Abraham Washburn of Pelham, Hampshire County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1803): *

In the Name of God amen.  I Abraham Washburn of Pelham in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being weak in body, but of sound and perfect mind and memory blessed be Almighty God for the same, do make & publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following—that is to say—

I give and bequeath unto my well beloved Wife Mary Washburn all my real and personal Estate during her natural life, to be by her used, improved and disposed of by her, if she stands in need thereof in case of want or Sickness—

I do also will and bequeath unto my eldest Son Eliab Washburn all my wearing Apparel, my two Cows, and two heifers & all the Debts due, and my ten sheep if my beloved Wife does not dispose of them in her life time by reason of Want or Sickness.—

I do also will and bequeath unto my Son James Washburn, the sum of ten shillings to be paid to him by my Executor or Executrix which I shall hereafter mention—  I do also will and bequeath unto my eldest Daughter Molly Whittemore, and my daughter Sarah Gates all my indoor moveables, to be equally divided between the two daughters after the decease of my Wife, if she does not dispose of them in her lifetime by reason of Want or Sickness—   I do also appoint Abia Southworth & my Wife Mary Washburn my Executor and Executrix ot this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former Wills by me made— In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and Seal this twentyfifth day of June in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight Hundred and three—

Signed, sealed, published and                                                                                           Abraham Washburn                       (seal)

delivered by the above named Abra-

ham Washburn to be his last Will &

testament in the presence of us who

have hereunto subscribed our names

as witnesses in presence of the testator:

Abia Southworth

John May

James Thurston

                                                                                Commonwealth of Massachusetts,

By the Hon. Samuel Hinshaw Esqr. Judge of the Probate of Wills and for granting letters of Administration on the Estates of Persons deceased having Goods, Chattels, Rights or Credits in the County of Hampshire within the Commonwealth aforesaid.

To all unto Whom these presents shall come-Greeting

Know ye, that upon the Day of the Date hereof at Northampton in said County the instrument herein to annexed purporting the last Will and Testament of Abraham Washburn late of Pelham deceased who had while he lived, and at the time of his Death, Goods, Chattels, Rights or Credits in the County aforesaid is presented before me and proved—

I do therefore, by virtue of the Power and Authority to me given in and by the Laws of the Commonwealth aforesaid, approve and allow of the said Instrument as the last Will and testament of the said Deceased—and do commit the Administration thereof in all matters concerning the same and of the Estate of the said Abraham Washburn whereof he died seized and possessed in the said County unto Abia Southworth one of the Executors in the said Will named, will & faithfully to execute the same and to administer the Estate of the said Deceased according thereunto; who accepts the said trust and gives bond as the law directs for the due performance thereof, allowing leave for the Executrix also to come and take upon herself the trust reposed in her—

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office the 26th day of July Anno Domini One thousand Eight Hundred and three—

                                                                                                                                                Samuel Henshaw

Recorded from the Original on file Att. F. Henckley Regd.

 

The Inventory of the Estate of Abraham Washburn, late of Pelham in the County of Hampshire, deceased, was appraised by Jonathan Packard, Samuel Joslin, and Seth Edson Junr. on 17 Aug. 1803, and totaled $228.33, including some livestock, but no real estate. Abia Southworth, the Executor, gave his oath to the inventory on 8 Nov. 1803. The Accounting of Abia Southworth shows payments to Doct. Abia Southworth, John May, and the probate court.

 

* Transcribed by Janet Muff from Hampshire Co. Probate Vol. 22, p. 294-296, from FHL microfilm #0879194, and checked against a photocopy by John A. Maltby, the inventory and accounting abstracted by John A. Maltby from Hampshire County Probate Vol. 23, p. 41-42, from FHL microfilm #0879195.

 

 

[B] The Will of Josiah Ripley of Plympton, Plymouth County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1806) *

        In the name of God Amen. I Josiah Ripley of Plympton in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Yeoman enjoying a comfortable degree of bodily health, and of perfect & disposing mind and memory, thanks be given to God therefor, calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make & ordain this my last will and Testament, and desire it may be received by all men as such (that is to say) principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God who gave it, and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent christian burial at the discretion of my Executor hereafter named, nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same by the mighty power of God.

        And as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.

        Imprimis I give to my son Isaiah Ripley, and to his heirs & assigns forever all my homestead farm including my dwelling house, barn, and all other buildings standing thereon, together with all my woodland, swamp and fresh meadow, except a certain piece of fresh meadow lying and being on the northerly side of Winnetuxet river, and is that meadow that I bought of my brother William Ripley which was formerly my honoured Father’s Timothy Ripley late of Plympton decd containing by estimation about one acre be the same more or less. I also give to my son Isaiah all my neat stock including my sheep and swine, together with all my farming tools and utensils, together with all my household goods and furniture, except all such household goods & furniture as are now to be found which came into my possession by my second wife Ruth Ripley late of Plympton deceased and which was her property before her intermarriage with me.

        Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Sarah Ripley and to her heirs and assigns forever the above mentioned piece of fresh meadow which I bought of my brother William Ripley lying and being on the northerly side of Winnetuxet river containing by estimation about one acre be the same more or less together with all the household goods and furniture excepted in the above clause of this my last will & Testament which came into my possession by her honoured Mother Mrs Ruth Ripley, late of Plympton deceased, which shall be found after my decease. I also order my son Isaiah Ripley to pay to my Daughter Sarah Ripley, twenty five dollars in one year after my decease if she be then living and if she be not living, and there should be a child or children of her body, then living to pay to that or them that sum after the same manner as above directed if she should be then living, but if she nor no child of her body be then living no such legacy shall be paid, and the above mentioned piece of meadow shall belong to my son Isaiah and to his heirs and assigns forever. And if any debt or demand should be made against my Estate after my decease by my Daughter Sarah or any other person for or under her or in her behalf for wages or any other way whatever, she shall not be entitled to hold the above piece of Meadow, nor receive the above legacy of twenty five dollars, but both shall belong to my son Isaiah. And I do positively order my son Isaiah Ripley to pay all my just debts and funeral expenses, and to receive all debts due to my Estate of every name & nature for his own use and benefit.

        Lastly I do constitute make and ordain my son Isaiah Ripley, my sole Executor of this my last will and Testament And I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke, and disannul all & every other former Will, Testament, Legacies, Bequests, and Executors by me in any wise before named, willed & Bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testament.

        In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this tenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and six 1806

Signed, Sealed published pronounced

and declared by the said Josiah Rip-

ley as his last will & Testament

in the presence of us the subscribers

Elijah Bisbee                                                                                                                        Josiah Ripley                                     (seal)

John Bisbee

William Bisbee

 

Presented for probate on 17 Feb. 1823 by Isaiah Ripley 2d, the Executor therein named, and proved by Elijah Bisbee Esqr, John Bisbee, and William Bisbee, the witnesses.

 

Elijah Bisbee Esqr., Jonathan Blanchard, yeoman, and William Bisbee, yeoman, all of Plympton, were appointed to appraise the estate of Josiah Ripley, late of Plympton, yeoman, on 20 Jan. 1823. The Inventory was dated 17 Feb. 1823, his real estate totaled $1129.00, including his homestead farm valued at $819, and the one acre of fresh meadow given to his daughter valued at $25, and his personal estate totaled $97.25. Isaiah Ripley 2d, the Executor of the will of Josiah Ripley, deceased, gave his oath to the inventory on 17 Feb. 1823.

 

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 56, p. 394-396, from FHL microfilm #0550909.