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Families of the Children
of Jonathan3 Washburn and Mary
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(139.) Elisabeth4 Washburn, eldest daughter of (60) Jonathan3 Washburn, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, on 12 Oct. 1684,[1] married Lt. John3 Benson, son of Joseph2 and Sarah Benson, of Hull, MA,[2] on 4 Dec. 1710 in Bridgewater.[3] He was born say ca. 1682, a grandson of John1 and Mary (Williams) Benson, who came from Caversham, England, in 1638 to New England, settling in Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[4]
Lt. John
Benson was a weaver, and they lived in
Elisabeth Washburn and Lt. John Benson had children, order uncertain:[10]
+ 526 i Susanna4 Benson, born in ca. 1712, probably in Hull, MA, married Jonathan5 Cushman, son of Robert4 and Persis (Lewis) Cushman,[11] on 25 Feb. 1735/6 in Bridgewater,[12] and they lived in Kingston, MA. (Continued in Washburn Fifth Generation.)
527 ii Elisabeth Benson, probably died young, not mentioned in her father’s will.[13]
528 iii Mary Benson, probably died young, not mentioned in her father’s will.[14]
+ 529 iv Lt. Jonathan4
Benson, born ca. 1718,[15]
married Martha Snell, daughter of Amos and Mary3 (Packard) Snell,[16]
on 7 Nov. 1740 in
+ 530 v Benjamin4
Benson, born, say 1720, married Keziah Snell, daughter of Amos and Mary3 (Packard) Snell,[18]
on 30 Oct. 1745 in
+ 531 vi Hannah4 Benson, born, say 1722, married James
Dunbar (Jr.), son of James and Experience4
(
(140.)
Josiah4 Washburn, eldest son of (60)
Jonathan3
Washburn, (43) John2 (5th),
(28) John1 (4th);
born in
Josiah
Washburn died intestate on 27 Jan. 1733/4 in
Sarah (
Josiah Washburn four children, all presumably by Sarah Richmond, order uncertain,[37] and Sarah had one more son by Samuel Crane:
+ 532 i Josiah5 Washburn (Jr.), born ca. 1726 in Bridgewater, married Phebe4 Hayward, daughter of Deacon Thomas3 and Bethiah3 (Brett) Hayward, of East Bridgewater,[38] on 3 May 1753 in Bridgewater.[39] (Continued in Washburn Fifth Generation.)
+ 533 ii Mary5 Washburn, born ca. 1729 in Bridgewater, married Job Pratt, son of Joseph and Lydia3 (Leonard) Pratt (3rd),[40] on 1 Feb. 1757 in Bridgewater,[41] and they lived in Bridgewater. (Continued in Washburn Fifth Generation.)
+ 534 iii Silence5
Washburn, born ca. 1731 in
+ 535 iv Jonathan5 Washburn, born ca. 1733 in Bridgewater,[43] married Rebecca Perkins on 18 Jan. 1757 in Bridgewater,[44] and moved to Norwich, Hampshire Co., MA. (Continued in Washburn Fifth Generation.)
536 v Samuel Crane (Jr.), born on 19 Feb. 1738/9 in
Bridgewater,[45]
never married,[46]
died intestate on 31 May 1809 in Bridgewater, aged 71 [sic] years,[47]
and Solomon Hayward, of Bridgewater, was granted administration of his estate
on 3 June 1809.[48]
Samuel Crane (Jr.), as the only son of Samuel Crane, inherited his father’s
property, which passed on to his Washburn half-brothers and half-sisters after
his death. He was not listed as a head of household in the 1790 federal census
in Plymouth Co., MA, but he was living in
(141.)
Benjamin4 Washburn, second son of (60)
Jonathan3
Washburn, (43) John2 (5th),
(28) John1 (4th);
born in
Benjamin Washburn was granted administration of his father's estate on 10 Jan. 1725/6, and of his brother Ebenezer Washburn’s estate on 3 Apr. 1728.
Benjamin
Washburn died intestate on 25 Aug. 1740 in
On 18 Nov. 1749 Martha Washburn, widow, as heir to Henry Kingman, of Bridgewater, joined other heirs in selling a lot in Bridgewater to the heirs of Jonathan Packard, of Bridgewater.[60] On 22 Sept. 1755 Mary Washburn and Martha Washburn, spinsters, daughters of Benjamin Washburn, deceased, sold their rights in the homestead and outlands of their father to their brother, Benjamin Washburn, witnessed by Josiah Edson Jr. and Cornelius Washburn.[61] On 12 Mar. 1757 Benjamin Washburn, 3rd, yeoman, Joseph Washburn, Jr., laborer, and Mary, his wife, and Martha Washburn, Jr., spinster, all of Bridgewater, sold a cedar swamp partly in Halifax and Pembroke, to Edmund Curtis, laborer, “derived from our grandfather Jonathan Washburn, deceased, to our father Benjamin Washburn, deceased.”[62]
Martha
(Kingman) Washburn never remarried, and died on 15 Feb. 1793 in
Benjamin Washburn and Martha Kingman had three children:[64]
537 i Mary5 Washburn, born on 24 Mar. 1729/30 in
Bridgewater,[65]
married (926)
Joseph6
Washburn (Jr.), son of (354) Capt. Joseph5 and Deliverance
(Orcutt) Washburn, of
+ 538 ii Martha5 Washburn, born on 23 Oct. 1731 in
+ 539 iii Benjamin5 Washburn (Jr.), born on 6 July 1735 in Bridgewater,[72] married Desire5 Sears, daughter of Edward4 and Desire (Holmes) Sears,[73] of Halifax, MA, on 29 Apr. 1762 in Halifax.[74] (Continued in Washburn Fifth Generation.)
(143.) Martha4 Washburn, second daughter of (60) Jonathan3 Washburn, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts Colony, on 27 Feb. 1692,[75] married Edward Martin, son of Ephraim and Thankful (Bullock) Martin, of Rehoboth,[76] Bristol Co., MA, as his second wife,[77] on 19 Jan. 1731/2 in Rehoboth.[78] He was born on 22 Oct. 1700 in Rehoboth,[79] and had married first to Rebecca Peck on 8 Nov. 1722 in Rehoboth,[80] who had died on 4 Apr. 1731 in Rehoboth.[81]
The will of Ephraim Martin, of Rehoboth, yeoman, dated 10 May 1734, and probated on 16 July 1734, mentioned his wife Thankfull, and son Edward Martin, in addition to other children.[82]
Edward Martin died testate on 2 June 1745 in Rehoboth.[83] His will was dated 10 May 1745, and probated on 10 June 1745. He mentioned his wife, Martha, son Sylvanus Martin, under 21, and daughters Mary, wife of Simeon Horton; Hopstill Martin, Rebecca Martin, and youngest daughter Lois Martin, under 21. He named his brother, Seth Martin, as executor of his will.[84] No death record was found for Martha (Washburn) Martin.
Edward Martin had children 4 by Rebecca Peck, and one more daughter by Martha Washburn:
540 i Mary Martin, born on 10 Sept. 1723 in Rehoboth,[85] married Simeon Horton, as his second wife, on 3 Nov. 1743 in Rehoboth.[86] He had married first to Mercy Peck, of Rehoboth, on 6 Jan. 1738/9 in Rehoboth.[87] Simeon Horton died testate on 22 Aug. 1749 in Rehoboth,[88] leaving 2 young daughters, both probably by his first wife, and named his brother, Solomon Horton, as executor. To his daughters he left his “first wifes wearing apparel.”[89] On 5 Sept. 1749 Mary Horton of Rehoboth, widow, was appointed as guardian of Susannah Horton and Mary Horton, both under 14, daughters of Simeon Horton, of Rehoboth, deceased.[90]
541 ii Hopestill Martin, born on 8 May 1725 in Rehoboth,[91] was still unmarried in 1745, married Samuel Thurber, of Providence, RI, on 15 May 1748 in Rehoboth.[92] She supposedly died on 7 July 1785 in Providence,[93] and he supposedly died on 18 July 1807 in Providence, RI.[94]
542 iii Sylvanus Martin, born on 1 July 1727 in Rehoboth,[95] his uncle Seth Martin was appointed as his guardian on 14 Apr. 1746.[96] He married Martha Wheeler, of Rehoboth, probably daughter of Maj. Philip and Martha Wheeler, on 20 Feb. 1745/6 in Rehoboth,[97] and he also lived in Rehoboth. She was born on 1 Nov. 1727 in Rehoboth.[98] In 1759 he was appointed as guardian of Mary Horton, daughter of Simeon Horton.[99] Sylvanus Martin, Esq., died on 13 Aug. 1782 in Rehoboth.[100] Martha (Wheeler) Martin was probably the Martha Martin living in Rehoboth in the 1790 federal census, next door to her son, Valentine Martin.[101] They had children:
a. Lt. Edward Martin, born on 7 Dec. 1746 in Rehoboth,[102] married 1.) Ruth Round, of Rehoboth, on 21 July 1767 in Rehoboth,[103] and 2.) Deborah Brown, of Rehoboth, on 17 Dec. 1769 in Rehoboth.[104] He died on 27 Mar. 1782 in Rehoboth.[105]
b. Sylvanus Martin (Jr.), born on 19 Mar. 1748/9 in
Rehoboth.[106]
He was not listed as a head of household in
c. Hopestill Martin, born on 19 Dec. 1750 in Rehoboth.[107]
d. Vallentine Martin, born on 29 Jan. 1753 in Rehoboth.[108]
He was still living in
e. Simeon Martin, born on 20 Oct. 1754 in Rehoboth.[112]
f. Philip Martin, born on 11 June 1756 in Rehoboth.[113]
He was not listed as a head of household in
g. Joseph Martin, born on 19 May 1758 in Rehoboth,[114] died on 21 Apr. 1759 in Rehoboth.[115]
h. Martha Martin, born on 28 Jan. 1761 in Rehoboth.[116]
i. Cyrus Martin, Esq., born on 21 Oct. 1763 in Rehoboth,[117] married Charlotte Bridgeham, daughter of Dr. Joseph and Martha (Buchlin) Bridgeham, of Rehoboth,[118] supposedly on 12 May 1785 in Rehoboth or Colrain, MA.[119] She was born on 16 May 1765 in Rehoboth.[120] He was living in Rehoboth, MA, in the 1790 federal census,[121] and in Guilford, Windham Co., VT, in the 1800,[122] 1810,[123] and 1820,[124] and 1830 federal censuses,[125] where he was a farmer, and possibly a Justice of the Peace. Cyrus Martin was on a committee with William Bigelow and Peter Briggs in 1804 to set off the dower of the estate of William Shepardson to his widow Grace Shepardson.[126] In March 1813 Cyrus Martin, Esq., Aaron Barney, and John Noyes were appointed to appraise the inventory of the estate of Samuel Shepardson, and he was also at the same time appointed on the committee to examine the claims of the creditors against the estate.[127] In March 1814 Cyrus Martin and Cyrus Carpenter were appointed to appraise and set off the dower of the estate of Samuel Shepardson to the widow Anne Shepardson.[128] Cyrus Martin died on 26 Sept. 1831 in Guilford, VT, aged 68 years,[129] and Charlotte (Bridgeham) Martin died on 20 Jan. 1841 in Guilford, VT, aged 75 years.[130]
j. Wheeler Martin, born on 16 Aug. 1765 in Rehoboth.[131]
He was not listed as a head of household in
k. Serepta Martin, born on 30 Mar. 1769 [sic] in Rehoboth.[132]
l. Calvin Martin, born on 13 Sept. 1768 in Rehoboth,[133] probably the Dr. Calvin Martin, of Rehoboth, who married Susanna May, daughter of Elisha and Ruth (Metcalf) May, of Attleborough,[134] on 13 June 1793 in Attleborough, MA.[135] She was born on 18 Sept. 1769 in Attleborough.[136]
543 iv Rebeckah Martin, born on 21 Dec. 1729 in Rehoboth,[137]
her uncle Seth Martin was appointed as her guardian on 9 June 1746,[138]
and she married Capt. John Barney (Jr.), son of John and Hannah (Clark) Barney,[139]
supposedly on 4 Dec. 1748 in
a. Capt. Edward Barney, born on 18 Aug. 1749 in Rehoboth,[148]
married 1.) Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Benoni and Mabel (Porter) Brown,[149]
on 29 Oct. 1770 in
b. Rebeckah Barney, born on 2 Oct. 1751 in Rehoboth,[162]
married William Bigelow in ca. 1772. She died on 3 Feb. 1781,[163]
and he probably remarried. He was living in
c.
John Barney (3rd),
born on 15 Sept. 1753 in Rehoboth,[168]
married 1.) Sarah “Sallie” Grow, who died in Oct. 1775,[169]
and 2.)
(1830) Ruth Shepardson, daughter of (561) Zephaniah and
Ruth (Hills) Shepardson, of
d. Hannah Barney, born on 26 July 1755 in Rehoboth,[176]
married Noah Shepardson, probably son of Amos and Margaret (Pidge) Shepardson,
of
e. James Barney, born on 18 Mar. 1757 in Rehoboth,[183]
married Thankful Loves Marsh in ca. 1775. They were living in
f. Lydia Barney, born on 9 Mar. 1759 in Rehoboth,[188]
married David Fisher in ca. 1778 in
g.
Anna Barney, born on 2 Feb. 1761 in
Rehoboth,[192]
married (1822) Samuel Shepardson, probably son of (560) John and Anna
(Blanchard) Shepardson, of Attleborough,[193]
in ca. 1780 in
h. Lettice Barney,
a daughter, born on 4 Jan. 1763 in
i. Sarah Barney, born supposedly on 1 Dec. 1765 in
j. Sylvanus Barney, born supposedly on 31 Mar. 1767 in
k. Martin Barney,
born supposedly on 1 Apr. 1769, died on 18 June 1769 in
l. Gen. Aaron Barney, born on 27 June 1772 in Guilford, VT,[220]
married Betsey Chase, daughter of Paul and Betsy (Kinnicutt) Chase,[221]
on 20 Apr. 1792 in
+ 544 v Lois Martin, born on 21 Aug. 1733 in Rehoboth.[233] Ephraim Martin, of Rehoboth, presumably her uncle, was appointed as her guardian on 9 June 1746,[234] and she married Joseph Barney (3rd), son of Joseph and Joanna (Martin) Barney (Jr.), of Rehoboth,[235] on 24 Dec. 1752 in Rehoboth.[236] (Continued in Washburn Fifth Generation.)
(144.) Joanna4 Washburn, third
daughter of (60) Jonathan3 Washburn, (43) John2 (5th),
(28) John1 (4th);
born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts Colony, on 12 Oct. 1693,[237]
probably married Samuel Hackett (Jr.), of Raynham, MA, son of Samuel and Mary
(Crane) Hackett, of Taunton, MA, as his second wife,[238]
on 23 Sept. 1736 in Bridgewater.[239]
He was born ca. 1692 in
Joanna Washburn and Samuel Hackett supposedly had at least one daughter:
+ 545 i Joanna Hackett, born supposedly in Oct. 1739 in Middleborough,[242] married William Haskins, Jr., of Middleborough, supposedly son of William and Mary (Cole) Haskins,[243] in ca. 1758,[244] and they also lived in Raynham, MA. (Continued in Washburn Fifth Generation.)
ii (Possibly others)
(147.)
Jonathan4 Washburn (Jr.),
sixth son of (60) Jonathan3 Washburn, (43) John2 (5th),
(28) John1 (4th);
born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts Colony, on 29 Aug. 1700,[245]
married Thankful Newton, daughter of David and Hannah3 (Leonard) Newton,
of Marlborough, MA,[246]
on 9 Apr. 1724 in Bridgewater.[247]
She was born on 30 Oct. 1701 in Marlborough,[248]
a granddaughter of Moses and Joanna (Larkin) Newton, of Marlborough,[249]
and of Isaac2
and Deliverance (Ames) Leonard, of Bridgewater.[250]
On 5 June 1723 Thankful Newton, of
On 25 Apr.
1730 Mr. Jonathan Washburne, of Bridgewater, was granted administration of the
estate of Mary Bolton, of Bridgewater, Singlewoman,[252]
and in September 1732 Jonathan Washburne of Bridgewater, yeoman, was presented
in court for striking John Bolton “with a long stick or pole…upon the Right
arm” on 19 Sept. 1832, while
On 25 May
1763 Jonathan Washburn, of
Jonathan
Washburn (Jr.) died on 26 Dec. 1766 in
Jonathan Washburn (Jr.) and Thankful Newton had only two surviving daughters:[257]
546 i
Beulah5 Washburn, born probably in
+ 547 ii Hephzibah5 Washburn, was
still unmarried and living in
548 iii (Two unnamed children), who died on 27 Aug.
1747 in
(148.) Cornelius4 Washburn, youngest son of (60) Jonathan3 Washburn, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts Colony, on 6 May 1702,[264] married Experience Richards, daughter of Joseph and Anna (Carver) Richards (Jr.), of Weymouth,[265] MA, in ca. 1727.[266] She was born on 8 Jan. 1705/6 in Weymouth,[267] a granddaughter of Joseph and Susanna Richards, of Weymouth, and of John and Millicent (Ford) Carver, of Marshfield,[268] and they settled in Bridgewater.
In Dec. 1738 Jonathan Peterson of Pembroke, “Practitioner of Physick” sued Solomon Perkins of Bridgewater, Joyner, and Cornelius Washburn of Bridgewater, husbandman, for debt on a bill of £20 dated 14 May 1737.[269] Cornelius Washburn was appointed as administrator of the estate of his brother, Benjamin Washburn, in 1740.
Cornelius
Washburn died testate on 17 Feb. 1779 in
Cornelius Washburn and Experience Richards had children:[273]
549 i Nathan Washburn, born on 25 Dec. 1728 in
+ 550 ii Daniel5 Washburn, born on 21 July 1730 in Bridgewater,[276] married Experience4 Harlow, daughter of William3 and Joanna (Jackson) Harlow (3rd), of Bridgewater,[277] on 4 June 1752 in Bridgewater,[278] and they lived in Bridgewater. (Continued in Washburn Fifth Generation.)
551 iii Ebenezer Washburn, born ca. 1733,[279]
baptized on 14 July 1734,[280]
died on 12 Oct. 1747 in
552 iv Robert Washburn, born on 6 Feb. 1735 in
553 v Robert Washburn, born on 25 Jan. 1736 in
554 vi (Unnamed child), died on 10 June 1739 in
555 vii Cornelius Washburn (Jr.), born on 29 Dec. 1739 in Bridgewater,[287] died on 22 or 27 Sept. 1747 in Bridgewater, aged 8 [sic] years.[288]
556 viii Experience Washburn, born on 1 Feb. 1743,[289]
died on 10 Feb. 1743 in
+ 557 ix Experience5 Washburn, born on 8 Mar. 1744 in Bridgewater,[291] married Jonathan5 Alden, son of John4 and Hannah (Kingman) Alden, of East Bridgewater,[292] on 26 Nov. 1766 in Bridgewater,[293] and they lived in East Bridgewater. (Continued in Washburn Fifth Generation.)
+ 558 x Joanna5 Washburn,
born on 28 May 1747 in
(149.)
Mary4 Washburn, probably youngest daughter of (60) Jonathan3 Washburn, (43) John2 (5th),
(28) John1 (4th);
born in Bridgewater or Taunton, MA, in say 1704,[297]
married Daniel Shepardson, son of John and Elizabeth (Fuller) Shepardson,[298]
of Attleborough, Bristol Co., MA, as his second wife, on 9 May 1728 in Norton.[299]
He was born on 16 Mar. 1699/1700 in Attleborough,[300]
a grandson of Jonathan and
John Shepardson died in 1708, and “Elizebeth Sheperson,” his widow, presented his inventory on 3 Dec. 1708.[307] A 1709 agreement between Elizabeth Fuller, widow of John Fuller, of Attleborough, and their children over the division of the estate of John Fuller, mentioned, among his heirs, daughter Elizabeth Shepherdson, widow of John Sheperson, late of Attleborough.[308]
Daniel Shepardson died testate on 18 May 1770 in Attleborough, aged 70 years,[309] his will dated 13 Apr. 1770, and probated on 11 June 1770, mentioned his wife Mary, eldest son Daniel Shepardson, sons John, Zephaniah and Stephen Shepardson, and only daughter Hannah Bolkcom, wife of Alexander Bolkcom, and he named his son Stephen Shepardson as executor of his estate.[310] (See Appendix [C] for a full transcription of his will.) No death record was found for Mary Shepardson in Attleborough or Taunton.
Mary Washburn and Daniel Shepardson had children, order uncertain:
+ 559 i Hannah Shepardson, born on 29 Dec. 1730? in Attleborough,[311]
married Alexander Balkcom (3rd), son of
Alexander and Martha (Robinson) Balkcom/Bolkcom (Jr.),[312]
in 1750 in Attleborough,[313]
and they lived in
+ 560 ii John Shepardson, born on 16 Feb. 1732? in Attleborough,[314]
married Anna Blanchard, of
+ 561 iii Zephaniah Shepardson, born on 11 May 1733 in Attleborough,[316] married Ruth Hills, of Attleborough, in 1754,[317] and they moved to Guilford, Windham Co., VT, before 1791. (Continued in Washburn Fifth Generation.)
+ 562 iv Stephen Shepardson, born on 11 Aug. 1735 in Attleborough,[318] married Luce Fisher, daughter of Nehemiah and Sarah (Morse) Fisher, of Norton,[319] on 15 Mar. 1759 in Attleborough,[320] and they also moved to Guilford, Windham Co., VT, before 1791. (Continued in Washburn Fifth Generation.)
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[1] Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1916, 2 volumes, [hereinafter Bridgewater VRs], Vol. 1, p. 328.
[2] Smith, Ethel Farrington, “Seventeenth Century Hull, Massachusetts, and Her People,” The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 142, [July 1988], pp. 270-272.
[4] Smith, Ethel Farrington, “Seventeenth Century Hull, Massachusetts, and Her People,” The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 142, [July 1988], pp. 270-272.
[5] Mitchell, Nahum, History of the Early Settlement of of Bridgewater, in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Boston, 1840, reprint, Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1983, [hereinafter Mitchell, History of Bridgewater], p. 115.
[7] Vital Records of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1917, [hereinafter East Bridgewater VRs], p. 168.
[9] Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #1891, abstracted in Wood, Ralph V., Jr., Francis Cooke of the Mayflower, The First Five Generations, published as Volume 12 of “Mayflower Families Through Five Generations,” Picton Press, Rockport, ME, 1996, [hereinafter MF5G: Cooke], p. 264-265.
[10] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 115, says they had Susanna, Benjamin, Elizabeth, Mary, Hannah and Jonathan.
[11] Tilden, Robert J., “Persses?….Persis Who?”, The Mayflower Quarterly, Nov. 1991, pp. 330-334; Cushman, Joseph Augustine, The First Seven Generations of the Cushman Family in New England, Bridgewater, MA, 1964, [hereinafter Cushman, Joseph Augustine, Cushman Family in New England], p. 33.
[12] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 50; Vital Records of Kingston, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1911, [hereinafter Kingston VRs], p. 204, marriage intentions recorded 19 July 1735 in Kingston.
[25] Westgate, Alice Wilma Andrews, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume Two: Thomas Rogers of the Mayflower, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA, 1978, [hereinafter MF5G: Rogers (Vol. 2)], pp. 200, 298; Merrick, Barbara Lambert, “Which Josiah Washburn Married Sarah Richmond?”, The Mayflower Quarterly, Vol. 48, pp. 12-17; Westgate, Alice W. A., revised by Ann T. Reeves, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume Nineteen, Family of Thomas Rogers, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000, [hereinafter MF5G: Rogers (Vol. 19)], p. 56-57.
[28] MF5G: Rogers (Vol. 2), p. 167; MF5G: Rogers (Vol. 19), p. 17; Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1929, [hereinafter Taunton VRs], Vol. 1, p. 365: birth of Edward Richmond, son of John Richmond.
[29] Bristol Co. Probate
Records, Vol. 10, p. 111; MF5G:
[35] Bates, Samuel A., Records of the Town of Braintree, 1640-1793, Randolph, MA, 1886, [hereinafter Bates, Braintree Records], p. 671, “Samuel Crane the son or Stephen Crane and Mary his wife was born upon the 23rd of May 1687.”
[36] Bridgewater VRs,
Vol. 2, p. 455, called “mother of Samuel Crane, aged 86 years;” MF5G:
[37] MF5G: Cooke, p.
265, and MF5G:
[43] Dumas, David W., “Jonathan Washburn of Norwich, Massachusetts,” The Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 42, No. 1 [Jan. 1992], p. 1.
[48]
Plymouth County Probate Docket #5185, Vol. 39, p. 208, with Nathaniel Goodwin
& Nathan Hayward as sureties, from FHL microfilm #0550720.
[49] 1800 Federal Census, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 60, the Samuel Crane household had only 1 male aged 45 or over.
[50] Merrick, Barbara Lambert, “Which Josiah Washburn Married Sarah Richmond?”, The Mayflower Quarterly, Vol. 48, pp. 12-17.
[52] Bowman, George Ernest, “Benjamin Washburns of Bridgewater,” Pilgrim Notes and Queries, Vol. V, No. 1, [Jan. 1917], [hereinafter Bowman, “Benjamin Washburns of Bridgewater”], p. 2, which corrects the confusion in Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 325, and sorts out which Benjamin Washburn married which Kingman sister.
[57] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 569, buried in the Old Graveyard in Bridgewater; Latham, Williams, Epitaphs in Old Bridgewater, Massachusetts, 1882, reprint, Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1986, [hereinafter Latham, Epitaphs], p. 90, buried next to his wife, Martha Washburn.
[59] Konig, David Thomas, ed., Plymouth Court Records 1686-1859, 16 Volumes, Pilgrim Society, May 1978, republished on a CD-ROM, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 2002, [hereinafter Plymouth Co. Court Records], Vol. 6, Court of Common Pleas, Session 8, p. 180.
[63] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 573; Latham, Epitaphs, p. 90, buried with her husband, Benjamin Washburn, in the Old Graveyard in Bridgewater.
[64] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, pp. 327-328, says they had Mary 1730, Martha 1731, and Benjamin 1735.
[73] Sherman, Robert M., and Ruth Wilder Sherman, Vital Records of Marshfield, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Rhode Island, 1970, [hereinafter Marshfield VRs], p. 140, marriage of Edward Sears “of Plimpton” and Desire Holmes of Marshfield on 22 Mar. 1732/3 in Marshfield.
[74] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 384; 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, 61; Bowman, “Benjamin Washburns of Bridgewater,” p. 2.
[76] Arnold, James N., Vital Records of Rehoboth, 1642-1896, Providence, RI, 1897, [hereinafter Rehoboth VRs], p. 239: marriage of Ephraim Martin and Thankful Bullock on 6 Dec. 1699 in Rehoboth.
[84] Bristol Co. Probate Records, Vol. 11, p. 10-13. Witnesses to his will were Peres Bradford, Daniel Wheton, and Samuel Thurbur, who also appraised his real estate.
[101]
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year
1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 52, Rehoboth Town, Bristol
County, the Martha Martin household had 2 free white males aged 16 or older,
and 2 free white females.
[109]
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year
1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 52, Rehoboth Town, Bristol
County, the Valentine Martin household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older,
3 free white males under 16, and 2 free white females.
[118]
Rehoboth VRs, p. 57, the marriage of Joseph Bridgeham and Martha Bucklin, both
of Rehoboth, on 13 Sept. 1760 in Rehoboth; FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File,
submitted by Samuel D. Wattles, of Rosamond, CA.
[119]
I.G.I. Marriage Record of Cyrus Martin, taken from LDS church records,
microfilms #s 184634, 458640, 1553853; FamilySearch Pedigree Resource Files,
submitted by Michael Allen, of San Francisco, CA, and Keith H. Lloyd, of Reno,
NV; Rehoboth VRs, p. 474, marriage intentions recorded 19 Feb. 1785 in
Rehoboth, but the actual marriage was not found in the vital records of either
Rehoboth or Colrain.
[121]
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year
1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 52, Rehoboth Town, Bristol
County, the Cyrus Martin household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 3
free white males under 16, and 1 free white female.
[122]
Heads of Families at the Second Census of the United States Taken in the
Year 1800: Vermont, Vermont Historical Society, 1938, reprinted by
Clearfield Company, 1972, p. 138, Guilford, Windham County, the Cyrus Martin
household had 1 male under 10, 2 males aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 26-44
years, 2 females under 10, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.
[123]
1810 Federal Census, Guilford, Windham Co., VT, p. 461, the Cyrus Martin
household had 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 45
or over, 2 females under 10, 1 female aged 15-25 years, and 1 female aged 45 or
over.
[124]
1820 Federal Census, Guilford, Windham Co., VT, p. 129, the Cyrus Martin
household had 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 2 females under
10, 1 female aged 10-15 years, 1 female aged 26-44 years, 1 female aged 45 or
over, and had 3 persons engaged in agriculture.
[125]
1830 Federal Census, Guilford, Windham Co., VT, p. 32, the Cyrus Martin
household had 1 male aged 60-69 years, and 1 female aged 60-69 years.
[127]
Marlboro District, Vermont, Probate Records, Vol. 5, pp. 453, 493-495, 649-651,
from FHL microfilm #0029140.
[128]
Marlboro District, Vermont, Probate Records, Vol. 5, pp. 796, 826-830, from FHL
microfilm #0029140.
[129]
Vermont Deaths to 1871, online database at www.AmericanAncestors.org; FamilySearch
Pedigree Resource Files, submitted by Michael Allen, of San Francisco, CA,
Keith H. Lloyd, of Reno, NV, and Mary Louise French, of Spokane, WA, and
others.
[130]
Vermont Deaths to 1871, online database at www.AmericanAncestors.org;
FamilySearch Pedigree Resource Files, submitted by Michael Allen, of San
Francisco, CA, Keith H. Lloyd, of Reno, NV, and Mary Louise French, of Spokane,
WA, and others.
[134]
Vital Records of Attleborough, Massachusetts, To the End of the Year 1849,
The Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 1934, [hereinafter Attleborough VRs], p. 494,
marriage intentions of Elisha May and Ruth Metcalf, both of Attleborough,
recorded on 3 Sept. 1763 in Attleborough.
[139]
His parents per the FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File, submitted by David or
Rebecca Jones, of Hailey, ID. Rehoboth VRs, p. 422, lists the marriage
intentions of John Barney of Rehoboth and Hannah Clark of “Swanzey” on 8 Mar.
1728/9 in Rehoboth; Rounds, H.L. Peter, Vital Records of Swansea,
Massachusetts to 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston,
1992, p. 188, marriage of John Barney and Hannah Clark on 18 May 1729 in
Swansea.
[140]
The marriage date from the I.G.I. Marriage Records, taken from LDS temple
records, FHL [Family History Library] microfilm #458121, but the marriage was
not recorded in the vital records of Rehoboth.
[142]
Guilford Town Records, Vol. A, 1781-1784, p. 32, witnessed by Othniel Wilkins
and Bezeleel Glesen, from FHL microfilm #0028291.
[143]
Guilford Town Records, Vol. A, 1781-1784, p. 39, witnessed by Samuel Wells and
John Arms, from FHL microfilm #0028291.
[144]
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. 48, Guilford
Town, Windham County, the John Barney household had 2 free white males aged 16
or older and 3 free white females.
[145] Guilford Vital Records Index, Vol. 1, 1770-1952, FHL microfilm #0028290, taken from Book D, p. 353.
[146] Guilford Vital Records Index, Vol. 1, 1770-1952, FHL microfilm #0028290, taken from Book D, p. 353.
[151]
FHL Ancestral File, submitted by Fred H. Merrick, of
[152]
FHL Ancestral File, submitted by Fred H. Merrick, of
[154]
[155]
[156] 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. 48, Guilford Town, Windham County, the Edward Barney household had 3 free white males aged 16 or older, 4 free white males under 16, and 6 free white females.
[157] 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. 137, Guilford, Windham County, the Edward Barney household had 2 males under 10, 2 males aged 10-15, 2 males aged 16-25, 1 male aged 45 or older, 2 female aged 10-15, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.
[158]
1810 Federal Census, Guilford, Windham Co., VT, p. 151, the Edward Barney
household had 3 males under 10, 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 16-25
years, 1 male aged 26-44 years [sic], 1 female under 10, 1 female aged 10-15
years, 1 female aged 26-44 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over.
[159]
1820 Federal Census, Guilford, Windham Co., VT, p. 129, the Edward Barney
household had 3 males under 10, 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 16-25
years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female under 10, 1 female aged 10-15 years, 1
female aged 26-45 years, 1 female aged 45 or over, and had 3 persons engaged in
agriculture.
[160] Ancestry.com World
Tree file FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File, submitted by David or Rebecca
Jones, of
[163] Ancestry.com World
Tree file and FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File, submitted by David or
Rebecca Jones, of
[164] 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. 49, Guilford Town, Windham County, the Wm Bigelow household had 2 free white males aged 16 or older, 3 free white males under 16, and 3 free white females.
[165] 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. 137, Guilford, Windham County, the William Bigelow household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 10-15, 1 male aged 16-25, 2 males aged 26-44, 1 male aged 45 or older, 2 females under 10, 1 female aged 10-15, and 2 females aged 26-44 years.
[166]
[170] Attleborough VRs, p. 552, marriage intentions of Zephaniah Shepardson and Ruth Hills, both of Attleborough, recorded on 2 Sept. 1754 in Attleborough.
[172] 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. 48, Gulford Town, Windham County, the John Barney Junr household had 2 free white males aged 16 or older, 3 free white males under 16, and 6 free white females.
[173] Guilford Vital Records Index, Vol. 1, 1770-1952, FHL microfilm #0028290, taken from Book C, p. 214.
[175] 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. 137, Guilford, Windham County, the Widow Ruth Barney household had 1 male aged 10-15, 1 male aged 16-25, 1 female under 10, 2 females aged 10-15, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.
[177] Attleborough VRs, p. 551, marriage of Amos Shepardson and Margaret Pidge, both of Attleborough, on 30 Mar. 1732 in Attleborough.
[179] 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. 49, Guilford Town, Windham County, the Noah Shepardson household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 2 free white males under 16, and 3 free white females.
[180] 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. 138, Guilford, Windham County, the Noah Shepardson household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 16-25, 1 male aged 45 or older, 1 female under 10, 1 female aged 10-15, and 1 female aged 45 or older.
[181] Ancestry.com World
Tree file and FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File, submitted by David or Rebecca
Jones, of
[182]
1810 Federal Census, Guilford, Windham Co., VT, p. 151, the Noah & Enoch
Shepardson household had 1 male under 10, 2 males aged 26-44 years, 1 male aged
45 or over, 1 female under 10, and 3 females aged 16-25 years.
[184] 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. 48, Guilford Town, Windham County, the James Barney household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 5 free white males under 16, and 4 free white females.
[185] 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. 139, Halifax, Windham County, the James Barney household had 3 males under 10, 1 male aged 10-15, 2 males aged 16-25, 1 male aged 26-44, 1 female under 10, 1 female aged 10-15, 2 females aged 16-25, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.
[186]
Ancestry.com World Family Tree file of pnj@oeonline.com, and the FamilySearch
Pedigree Resource Files, submitted by Val and Laura Dunn, of North American
Fork, UT, and David or Rebecca Jones, of Hailey, ID.
[187]
[188] Her birth per the
Ancestry.com World Tree file and the FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File,
submitted by David or Rebecca Jones, of
[189] 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. 50, Hallifax Town, Windham County, the David Fisher household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 5 free white males under 16, and 1 free white female.
[190] Ancestry.com World
Tree file and the FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File, submitted by David or
Rebecca Jones, of
[192] Her birth per the Ancestry.com World Tree file and the FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File, submitted by David or Rebecca Jones, of Hailey, ID, but it was not listed in the vital records of Rehoboth.
[193] Attleborough VRs, p. 551, marriage of John Sherperson of Attleborough and Anna Blanchard of Norton on 17 Jan. 1754 in Attleborough.
[196] Ancestry.com World Family Tree file of pnj@oeonline.com; Ancestry.com One World Tree’s Kuhnen Family History file.
[197] Guilford Vital Records Index, Vol. 1, 1770-1952, FHL microfilm #0028290, taken from Book D, p. 355.
[198] Attleborough VRs, p. 552, marriage intentions of Zephaniah Shepardson and Ruth Hills, both of Attleborough, recorded on 2 Sept. 1754 in Attleborough.
[201] 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. 50, Guilford Town, Windham County, the Zeph’h Shepardson Junr household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 3 free white males under 16, and 5 free white females.
[202] Ancestry.com World
Tree file and the FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File, submitted by David or
Rebecca Jones, of
[204] Ancestry.com World
Tree file and the FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File, submitted by David or
Rebecca Jones, of
[205] Her birth per the
Ancestry.com World Tree file and the FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File,
submitted by David or Rebecca Jones, of
[206]
Ancestry.com World Tree file and the FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File,
submitted by David or Rebecca Jones, of
[207] Ancestry.com World
Tree file and the FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File, submitted by David or
Rebecca Jones, of
[208] 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. 49, Guilford Town, Windham County, the Wm Marsh Junr household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older and 2 free white females.
[209] 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. 138, Guilford, Windham County, the William Marsh Jr. household had 2 males under 10, 1 male aged 10-15, 1 male aged 26-44, 1 female under 10, 2 females aged 10-15, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.
[210] His birth per the
Ancestry.com World Tree file and the FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File,
submitted by David or Rebecca Jones, of
[211]
Ancestry.com World Family Tree file of pnj@oeonline.com; FHL Ancestral File,
submitted by Fred H. Merrick, of San Francisco, CA, Anne S. Hughes, of Orlando,
FL, and others, which doesn’t give the location of the marriage.
[212]
FamilySearch Pedigree Resouce File, submitted by Florence Goldie Husted Kurtz,
of
[214]
FHL Ancestral File, submitted by Fred H. Merrick, of
[216] 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. 48, Guilford Town, Windham County, the Sylvanus Barney household had 1 free white male aged 16 or older, 1 free white male under 16, and 2 free white females.
[217] 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. 137, Guilford, Windham County, the Sylvanus Barney household had 2 males under 10, 1 male aged 10-15, 1 male aged 16-25, 1 male aged 26-44, 1 female under 10, 1 female aged 10-15, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.
[218] Ancestry.com World Family Tree file of pnj@oeonline.com, and the FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File, submitted by David or Rebecca Jones, of Hailey, ID, and Teri Cluff, of Eagar, AZ.
[219] Ancestry.com World
Tree file and the FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File, submitted by David or
Rebecca Jones, of
[220] Guilford Vital Records Index, Vol. 1, 1770-1952, FHL microfilm #0028290, taken from Book D, p. 353.
[221] Ancestry.com World Family Tree file of Valerie Phillips Gildehaus, who supplied the names of her parents.
[223] Guilford Vital Records Index, Vol. 1, 1770-1952, FHL microfilm #0028290, taken from Book D, p. 353, listed with the family of Aaron Barney.
[224]
Hemenway, Abby
[227]
Guilford Town Records, Book C, pp. 127, 130-131, 161, Aaron Barney, Esq., took
oath of office as a Justice of the Peace in
[228]
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. 137, Guilford, Windham County, the Aaron Barney
household had 4 males under 10, 1 male aged 26-44, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.
[229]
1820 Federal Census, Guilford, Windham Co., VT, p. 63, the Aron Barney
household had 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 45
or over, 1 female aged 10-15 years, 1 female aged 16-25 years, 1 female aged 45
or over, and had 4 persons engaged in agriculture.
[230]
1830 Federal Census, Guilford, Windham Co., VT, p. 25, the Aaron Barney household
had 1 male aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 50-59 years, and 1 female aged 50-59
years.
[231]
Vermont Deaths to 1871, online database at www.AmericanAncestors.org;
Ancestry.com World Tree file, not listed in the Guilford Vital Records Index.
[232]
Vermont Deaths to 1871, online database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, which
gives her parents as Paul Chase and Betsey; Guilford Vital Records Index, Vol.
1, 1770-1952, FHL microfilm #0028290, taken from Book F, p. 19.
[235]
Rehoboth VRs, p. 20: marriage of Joseph Barney, Jr., and Joanna Martin, both of
Rehoboth, on 29 Dec. 1726 by Rev. David Turner.
[238]
Per the FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File, submitted by Mrs. George F.
Hackett, of Estherville, IA; Taunton VRs, Vol. 2, p. 213, the marriage of Samuel
Hackit and Mary Crane on 28 Mar. 1690 in Taunton.
[239]
Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 387. This Joanna was a little old to have married
Samuel Hackett in 1736, at almost 43 years of age, and would have therefore
been 46 years of age when her supposed daughter was born, but no other Joanna
Washburn was found who could have been the wife of Samuel Hackett.
[241]
Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #8844, Vol. 27, p. 178, with Benja. Whitman and
Thos. Sturtevant as sureties, however there was another Samuel Hackett who was
born in Middleborough on 20 June 1714 who was more likely the one who died
there in 1785.
[242]
I.G.I. Birth Records, taken from an FHL patron family group sheet, from
microfilm #1260947, but her birth was not recorded in the vital records of
Middleborough or Raynham, MA.
[244]
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. 54, marriage intentions recorded on 30 Oct. 1758
in Middleborough.
[246] MF5G: Cooke, p. 267; Sherman, Robert Moody, and Vincent, Verle Delano, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume Two: James Chilton of the Mayflower, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA, 1978, [hereinafter MF5G: Chilton], p. 59. Thankful Newton was still small when her father died testate in 1702 in Marlborough, and named her in his will.
[248]
Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849,
Systematic History Fund, Worcester, MA, 1908, [hereinafter Marlborough VRs], p.
141.
[249]
Marlborough VRs, p. 137, the birth of David Newton, son of Moses and Johannah
Newton, on 12 Mar. 1671/2; Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 534; LDS
Ancestral File, submitted by Allin D. Kingsbury, of San Jose, CA, and many
others, for the maiden name of Johannah, wife of Moses Newton.
[252]
Plymouth County Probate Docket #2220, Vol. 5, p. 704-5. Mary Bolton was the
daughter of John and Sarah (Chesebrough) Bolton, and sister of Joseph Bolton,
the husband of (406) Deliverance
Washburn, and of John Bolton, with whom Washburn came to blows two years later.
[253]
Plymouth County Court Records, Vol. 2, General Sessions of the Peace, Session
9, p. 48. John Bolton was the brother of Mary Bolton, whose estate Jonathan
Washburn was administrator of in 1730.
[258]
[259]
The children given in the I.G.I. to Ebenezer Pratt and Beulah Washburn were
actually the children of Ebenezer Pratt and Abial Pratt, who settled in
[260] Heads of
Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790:
Massachusetts,
[263] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 575; 2 children of Jonathan Washburn—it is assumed that they were children of Jonathan and Thankful Washburn.
[266] Barclay, Mrs. John E., “The Ancestry of Experience, Wife of Cornelius4 Washburn of Bridgewater, Mass.,” The New England Historic Genealogical Register, Vol. 119, pp. 22-25.
[273] Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 326, says they had Nathan 1728, Daniel 1730, Ebenezer, Robert 1736, Robert 1737, Cornelius 1739, Experience 1745, Joanna 1747, and Cornelius.
[277] Williams, Alicia Crane, ed., Harlow Families, Descendants of Sgt. William Harlow [1624/5-1691] of Plymouth, Massachusetts, Gateway Press, Baltimore, 1997, p. 46-47.
[297] Mary was not listed among the heirs of Ebenezer Washburn, in 1728, but she is thought to have been a daughter of Jonathan and Mary Washburn because of three reasons. First, she was called “of Taunton” at the time of her marriage to Daniel Shepardson in 1728. Secondly, Mary (Vaughan) Washburn, widow of Jonathan Washburn, was living in Taunton in 1727 when she was granted administration of the estate of her husband, Jonathan Washburn, of Taunton. She was the only Washburn parent living in Taunton at that time. Thirdly, Mary doesn’t fit into any of the other Washburn families for reasons discussed under the daughters of Joseph Washburn.
[298] Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1987, [hereinafter Torrey, New England Marriages], p. 668, John Shepardson.
[299] Taunton VRs, Vol. 2, p. 498, “in Norton;” Attleborough VRs, p. 596; Vital Records of Norton, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1906, [hereinafter Norton VRs], p. 350.
[302] The will of William Richardson, of Attleborough, dated 28 July 1749, mentioned, among others, wife Rebekah, daughter Hannah Shepardson, deceased, and grandson Daniel Shepardson Jr., son of daughter Hannah, deceased. (Bristol Co. Probate, Vol. 12, p. 69.)
[310]
Bristol Co. Probate Records, Daniel Shepardson, Attleborough, 1770, from FHL
microfilm #580783.
[311] Attleborough VRs, p. 232. The final digit in the year is missing, but believed to have been 1730 because of her marriage in 1750.
[312] Attleborough VRs, p. 335: Marriage of Alexander Balkcom, of Attleborough, and Martha Robinson, of Needham, on 14 May 1725 in Attleborough.
[A] The Will of John Benson, of Bridgewater,
County of Plymouth, Province of the Massachusetts Bay (1770): *
In the Name of God, Amen
On the first day of February anno
Domini 1770. I John Benson of Bridgwater in the county of Plymouth gentleman
being of a sound and disposing mind and memory proceed to make this my Last
will and testament. In the first place, I give and recommend my sould into the
hands of God who gave it, trusting in his mercy through Jesus Christ for
pardon, grace and glory, and my body I commit to the earth to be decently
buried by my executor hereafter-named. And with regard to my worldly interest I
dispose of it in the following manner viz.~~
In the first place, I give
and bequeath unto my wife Sarah my foot-wheel, or wheel to spin linnen on, and
also my pillion.~~
Item, I give and bequeath
unto my daughter Susannah my young cow, and my best bed with the furniture that
belongs to it.~~
Item. With regard to my son
Benjamin, and my daughters Elizabeth, Mary & Hannah, all deced, their parts
& portions of my estate I gave them when living, and their children or
heirs are not to expect any more of my estate.
Item, I give and bequeath
unto my son Jonathan, all my other estate not before disposed off, he paying
out my debts & funeral charges, whom I appoint sole executor of this my
Last will & testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand &
seal the day & year aforesaid.
Signed, sealed, published,
pronounced & declared by
the sd John Benson
as his Last will & testament before his
us. Josiah Edson John
Benson X (seal)
Hugh Mahurin mark
Job Pratt
Probated on 6 Aug. 1770,
presented by his son Jonathan Benson, the executor named, and proved by Josiah
Edson and Job Pratt.
Josiah Edson, Esq., and Job
Pratt, yeoman, both of Bridgewater, were sureties on the bond of Jonathan
Benson of Bridgewater, as executor of the will of John Benson.
* Transcribed by John A.
Maltby from
[B]
The Will of Cornelius
Washburn, of Bridgewater, County of Plymouth, Province of the Massachusetts
Bay (1774): *
In the name of God Amen ~~
The Eleventh day of April A Dom: 1774 I
Cornelius Washburn of Bridgwater in the county of Plymouth in the Province of
Massachusetts Bay in New England, yeoman, being aged and infirm in body, but of
perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God, therefore calling to mind the
mortality of of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to
die do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say,
principally and first of all I Give and recommend my soul into the hands of God
that Gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent
christian burial at the discretion of my Executor, nothing doubting but at the
General Resurrection I shall receive the same again 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 order all my
Just Debts and funeral charges as also all future charges that shall arise on
the Settlement of my Estate to be paid by my Executor out of my moveable Estate
Item—I give to my wife
Experience (over and above her right of dower) the remaining part of my
moveable Estate after the above mentioned charges are paid excepting my
husbandry tools, Arms and martial Stores~~
Item—I Give to my Son
Daniel and to his heirs and assigns a Ten Acre Piece of Land in the southerly
part of Bridgwater near the dwelling house of Josiah Washburn 2d and adjoining Seth Pratt’s, Jonathan Benson’s and
Benjamin Benson’s Lands, as also all my other Lands except those included in
the following Legacies, also I Give to him the said Daniel my husbandry tools,
arms, and martial stores~
Item—I Give to my
daughter Experience her heirs & assigns a piece of Land Situate in the
southerly part of Bridgwater aforesaid, which I bought of William Davenport
adjoining south brook so called containing by estimation twenty eight acres~
Item—I Give go my
daughter Joanna and to her heirs and assigns a piece of Land in the southerly
part of said Bridgwater on which Daniel Conant now Liveth, containing by
estimation eighteen acres
Item—I Give to my
Grandson Cornelius Washburn all my Lands belonging to my homestead with all the
priviledges and appurtenances belonging thereto, to him and to his heirs and
assigns, but reserving to my wife Experience the improvement of one third part
of it during her natural Life
Item—I do in this my
Last will and testament constitute and appoint my Son Daniel Washburn my Sole
Executor of this my Last will and testament, and do hereby utterly disallow,
revoke and disannul all and every former testaments, wills, Legacies and
bequests and Executors by me in any wise before named and 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: the day and year above written
Signed, Sealed,
Published, pronounced his
and declared by the said
Cornelius Cornelius X Washburn
(seal)
Washburn as his Last
will and tes-
Mark
-tament in the presence
of us the Sub-
-scribers
Benja. Willis junr
Jacob Washburn
his
Josiah X Mahurin
Mark
Probated on 5 Apr. 1779,
presented by Daniel Washburn, the Executor, and proved by Benjamin Willis Esqr and Josiah Mahurin.
The Inventory of all the
Estate both Real and Personal which Cornelius Washburn Late of Bridgwater in
the county of Plymouth yeoman deceased died Seized of made by us the
Subscribers the Eighth day of April A Dom 1779
Personal Estate
584.16.~~
Lands belonging to the
homestead with buildings thereon £2000.0
Eighteen Acres of Land
by Daniel Conants 684.0
Twenty eight Acres of
Land at South brook 616.0
Ten acres of wood Land 380.0
3680.0.~~
£4264.16.~~
Benj. Willis
Seth Pratt
Hezekiah Hooper
The oath of the
appraisers was dated 20 May 1779, the oath of Daniel Washburn, the Executor,
was dated 7 June 1779.
* Transcribed by John
A. Maltby from
[C]
The Will of Daniel Shepardson of Attleborough,
County of Bristol, Province of the Massachusetts Bay (1770) *
In the Name of God amen I Daniel
Shepardson of attleborough in the County of Bristol and province of the
Masachusetts bay in New England Gentleman Being of a Sound mind and memory
Blessed be God for it and Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Dye
Do make this my last will and testement first of all I Recomend my Soul to God
that gave it and Redemed it by the precious Blood of our lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ and my Body I Recomend to the Earth by my Executor hereafter Named in
hopes of a joyfull Reseration
and as to what worldly Estate
God in his providence hath Blessed me with I give and dispose of in the
following manner and form
first I give and Bequeith
unto Mary Shepardson my beloved wife the use & improvement of all my Real
Estate & Buildings and the one half of my household Goods and the use of
one Cow all during her Natral life if She Should out Live me
2dly I give and
bequeth unto my Eldest son Daniel Shepardson his heirs & assigns forever
one third part of my Stock farming tools and Blacksmith tools and one half of
My waring appariel and the Reson that I give My Son Daniel no more in this will
is because I have given him So much before that this that I give him in this
will maks up his full potision in My Estate
3dly I give and
bequeth to my Son John Shepardson his heirs and asigns forever one third part
of my Stock farming tools & Black Smith tools and the Reson that I give my
Son John no more in this will is Because I have given him So much before that
this that I give him in this Will maks up his full potision in all my Estate
4thly I give and
bequeth to my Son Zephaniah Shepardson his heirs and asigns forever one third
part of my Stock farming tools & Black Smith tools and one half of my
warring apparil and the Reson that I gave my Son Zephaniah no more in this will
is because that I have before this given him So much that what I give him in
This will maks up his full potision of my Estate
5thly. I give and
bequeth to my Son Stephen Shepardson his heirs and asigns forever the whole of
my lands and Buildings in Attleborough with all the appertainments thereunto
belonging and the Reson that I gave to my Son Stephen Shepardson So much in
this will is for the Trouble and Cost that he hes and may be at in taking care
of me and my wife to be his after my wifs death
6thly I give and
bequeth to Hannah Bolkcom my only Daughter wife of Alexander Bolkcom of Norton
her heirs the one half of my house hold goods at my Deces I give to my Said
Daughter the other half of my household goods and a Cow at the Deces of my Wife
Mary Which I have given the use of to my said wife During her Natral life and I
Do hereby order my Son Stephen Shepardson To pay to my Said Daughter Hannah ten
pounds worth to be paid in Cattle Sheep or Iron to be paid in two years from
and after my Deces
Lastly. I Do appoint my Son
Stephen Shepardson to be the Sole Executor on this my Last will & testament
& to Call in all That is Due to me and to pay all my honist Debts and my
funaral Charges and administring on my Estate and to pay them out of the Debts
Due to me and if that is not a Knoff to pay the Rest out of what I have here in
given him
Declaring this and none but
this to be my last will & testement In Wittness whareof I have hereunto set
to my hand and Seal this Thirtenth Day of April & tenth year of his majesties
Ragin George the third AD 1770 –
Sign’d Sel’d published and
Declared by Daniel Shepardson in presents of Us
Stephen Richardson Daniel Shepardson
John Fisher Junr
Hannah Parmenter June
11th 1771 Proved
Proved on 11 June 1770 by
John Fisher Jur and Hannah Parmenter, two of the witnesses.
The Inventory of the Personal
Estate of Daniel Shepardson, late of Attleborough, was appraised on 16 July
1770 by Noah Read, Caleb Parmeter, and Stephen Richardson, and totaled
£21.15.0.
* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Bristol County Probate File “Daniel
Shepardson, Attleborough, 1770,” from FHL microfilm #580783.