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Families of the Children of William4 Washburn and Experience Mann
The family of daughter Thankful
Washburn is very uncertain and is still under study, but the rest of the
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(370.) Abigail5 Washburn, eldest daughter of (113) William4 Washburn, (56) John3 (6th), (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts Colony, on 11 Dec. 1715,[1] married John Freelove, son of Thomas and Sarah Freelove, of Freetown, MA,[2] as his second wife, on 10 May 1739 in Bridgewater.[3] He was born ca. 1710, a grandson of Morris and Elizabeth (Wilbore) Freelove, and he had married first to Sarah Gansey/Garnsey on 11 July 1734 in Swansea, MA.[4] He was named executor in the will of his grandfather Morris Freelove, of Freetown, in 1740, which was inventoried in 1743.[5]
John
Freelove died testate on 10 Feb. 1755 in Bridgewater.[6]
His will was dated 1 Feb. 1755, witnessed by Daniel Snell, Timothy Perkins, and
Benjamin Willis Junr,
and probated on 3 Mar. 1755. He mentioned his wife Abigail Freelove, whom he
named as sole executrix, daughter Sarah Freelove, who was to receive, in
addition to money, “all the Goods which belong’d to
my First Wife,” daughter Abigail Freelove, son John Freelove, and daughter
Thankfull Freelove.[7]
(See Appendix [A]
for a full transcription of his will.) Abigail (Washburn) Freelove died on 20
Apr. 1772 in
John Freelove had one daughter by Sarah Gansey, and probably 3 more children by Abigail Washburn:
1015 i Sarah Freelove, born on 17 Feb. 1735 in Freetown,[9] married Adam Look, son of Samuel and Ruth (Savory) Look (Jr.), of Rochester, MA,[10] on 23 Nov. 1758 in Freetown.[11] He was born on 2 Nov. 1726 in Rochester,[12] a grandson of Samuel and Ellis (Daggett) Look, of Tisbury, Martha’s Vineyard,[13] and he was a mariner. He was not a head of household in Massachusetts in the 1790 federal census, but he died intestate in 1795 in Rochester, and his son-in-law, Jerethmeel Doty, of Rochester, yeoman, was granted administration of his estate on 12 Aug. 1795, with Elisha Ruggles, Gentleman, and Zebulon Haskell, yeoman, both of Rochester, as sureties.[14] On 12 Aug. 1795 John Stevens, Jona. Snow & William Crapo, all of Rochester, were appointed to appraise the estate of Adam Look, late of Rochester, mariner. The inventory was dated 31 Aug. 1795 and totaled only £29.3.5.[15] They probably had at least two children:
1. Sarah Look,
born say ca. 1760 in
2. Joseph Look,
Esq., born on 25 Jan. 1776 in
3. (Probably others)
+ 1016 ii Abigail Freelove, born on 16 July 1740
in Freetown,[33]
married Ebenezer Whitman, of East Bridgewater, son of Nicholas and Mary5
(Conant) Whitman,[34]
on 21 Nov. 1760 in
+ 1017 iii John Freelove (Jr.), born on 4 Feb.
1741/2 in Freetown,[36]
his mother Abigaill Freelove, of Bridgewater, was
appointed as his guardian on 5 Apr. 1756,[37]
and he married 1.) Sarah5
Fuller, daughter of Isaac4 and Sarah (Packard) Fuller (Jr.), on 24 Jan. 1765 in
1018 iv Thankfull
Freelove, born on 15 Jan. 1752 in Bridgewater,[40]
her mother Abigaill Freelove, of Bridgewater, was
appointed as her guardian on 5 Apr. 1756,[41]
and she married Ezra Whitman, of East Bridgewater, son of John and Hannah
(Shaw) (Snow) Whitman, as his second wife,[42]
on 7 Nov. 1796 in East Bridgewater.[43]
He was born on 7 May 1747 in Bridgewater,[44]
baptized on 10 May 1747 in East Bridgewater,[45]
and had married first to Rhoda Snow, daughter of David and Joanna (Hayward)
Snow,[46]
on 1 Sept. 1768 in Bridgewater.[47]
They were living in
(372.)
William5 Washburn (Jr.), eldest son of (113) William4 Washburn, (56) John3 (6th),
(43) John2 (5th),
(28) John1 (4th);
born in
William and
Rebecca Washburn’s children’s birth were recorded in Bridgewater, but on 16 Mar. 1758 Constable Samuel Dunbar of Plimton warned William Washburn, his wife, and their
children Philip, Rebecca, Thankfull, Eunice, and William, “all at the house of
Israel Allger, there last Place of residence was at
Easton,” to depart town.[56] They moved to Hardwick, Worcester Co., MA, then
to Wendell, Hampshire (now Franklin)
Co., MA.[57] He died on 27 Jan. 1788 in Wendell, MA, aged 69
years,[58] but no probate records were filed for his estate
in Hampshire Co., MA, and she died a widow on 14 Mar. 1796 in Wendell, MA,[59] and they were both buried in Wendell Center
Cemetery in Wendell, MA.
William Washburn (Jr.) and Rebecca Curtis had children:
+ 1019 i Experience6 Washburn, born on 22 Oct. 1738 in Bridgewater,[60] married Jonathan Orcutt, son of Ebenezer and Deliverance (Kingman) Orcutt, of Cohasset, MA, on 5 Nov. 1759 in North Bridgewater, MA.[61] (Continued in Washburn Generation 6.)
+ 1020 ii Elisha6 Washburn, born on 14 July 1741 in Bridgewater,[62] probably married Charity Snell, daughter of Moses and Mary (Besse) Snell,[63] on 8 Dec. 1763 in Bridgewater.[64] (Continued in Washburn Generation 6.)
+ 1021 iii Philip6 Washburn, born on 30 Sept. 1743 in Bridgewater,[65] married Sarah Carpenter, daughter of Nathan and Sarah (Powers) Carpenter, of Hardwick, MA, on 8 Jan. 1767 in Hardwick.[66] (Continued in Washburn Generation 6.)
+ 1022 iv Rebecca6 Washburn, born on 26 Jan. 1746 in Bridgewater,[67] married Ensign Lemuel6 Leach, son of Stephen5 and Lydia (Flowry) Leach, of Halifax, MA,[68] on 12 Oct. 1767, probably in East Bridgewater, MA.[69] (Continued in Washburn Generation 6.)
1023 v Thankfull6 Washburn, born on 6 June 1749 in
+ 1024 vi Eunice6 Washburn, born on 18 July 1750 in Bridgewater,[71] married Benjamin Crane (Jr.), son of Benjamin and Anna (Brackett) Crane, of Milton, MA,[72] on 13 June 1770 in Bridgewater.[73] (Continued in Washburn Generation 6.)
1025 vii
William Washburn (3rd), born on 22 Apr. 1752 in
(375.)
Thankful5 Washburn, fifth daughter of (113) William4 Washburn, (56) John3 (6th),
(43) John2 (5th),
(28) John1 (4th);
born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts Colony, on 13 Aug. 1723,[76]
married (580) John5 Kinsley, son of (152) Samuel4 and Mary
(Packard[?]) Kinsley (3rd), of
John and
Thankful Kinsley moved to Norwich, New London Co., CT, but their deaths were
not recorded in the
Thankful Washburn and John Kinsley supposedly had children:
1026 i John Kinsley (Jr.), born on 27 Aug. 1749 in Norwich, New London Co., CT,[80] died on 28 Dec. 1753 in Norwich, CT, of small pox.[81]
1027 ii Rhoda Kinsley, born on 12 Apr. 1751 in Norwich, CT,[82] marriage not found.
1028 iii William Kinsley, born on 16 Apr. 1753,[83] died on 29 Dec. 1753 in Norwich, CT, of small pox.[84]
1029 iv Thankful Kinsley, born on 26 Sept. 1754 in Norwich, CT,[85] married Phinehas Scott, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Richardson) Scott, in 1773 in Bennington, VT.[86] He was supposedly born on 6 June 1745 in Sunderland, MA,[87] and they lived in Bennington, VT. They were living in Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, in the 1790,[88] and 1800 federal censuses.[89] She died on 4 Nov. 1808 in Bennington, VT, aged 54 years,[90] and he was still living in Bennington, VT, in the 1810 federal census.[91] He remarried to Jerusha Merrill on 13 Jan. 1812 in Bennington, VT.[92] He died on 6 June 1819 in Bennington, VT, aged 74 years,[93] and was buried in Old Bennington Cemetery in Bennington, VT. She remarried to Ebenezer Dunning on 14 Apr. 1821 in Bennington, VT.[94] Thankful (Kinsley) Scott had children:
a. John Scott, born in 1775 in Bennington, VT,[95] probably died young.
b. Samuel Scott, born in 1778 in Bennington, VT,[96] married Lucretia Harmon, daughter of Ezekiel and Grace (Dewey) Harmon,[97] on 8 June 1806 in Bennington, VT.[98] She was born on 20 Sept. 1778 in Bennington, VT.[99] They were living in Bennington, VT, in the 1810,[100] 1820,[101] and 1830 federal censuses.[102] She died on 10 Oct. 1832 in Bennington, VT, aged 54 years,[103] and he was still living in Bennington, VT, in the 1840 federal census.[104] He died on 17 Feb. 1844 in Bennington, VT, aged 66 years,[105] and they were both buried in Old Bennington Cemetery in Bennington, CT.
c. Clara Scott, born in 1780 in Bennington, VT,[106] supposedly married Samuel Squires.[107]
d. Elizabeth “Betsey” Scott, born on 23 June 1785 in Bennington, VT,[108] married Calvin Bingham (Jr.), son of Calvin and Lydia (Denton) Bingham,[109] on 17 Jan. 1808 in Bennington, VT,[110] and they moved to Onondaga Co., NY. He was born on 22 Jan. 1784 in Bennington, VT.[111] They were living in Camillus, Onondaga Co., NY, in the 1810,[112] and 1820 federal censuses, where he was a farmer,[113] and in Marcellus, Onondaga Co., NY, in the 1830,[114] 1840,[115] and 1850 federal census,[116] where he was a farmer. She died on 11 Apr. 1854 in Marcellus, Onondaga Co., NY,[117] and he died on 6 June 1865 in Marcellus, NY,[118] and they were both buried in Old Marcellus Village Cemetery in Marcellus, NY. Their son Kinsley Scott Bingham was a United States Senator and the 11th Governor of Michigan, from 1855 to 1858.[119]
e. Col. Martin Scott, born on 17 Jan. 1788 in Bennington, VT,[120] married Lavinia McCracken, daughter of Carlisle McCracken,[121] on 7 May 1840 in Rochester, NY.[122] He served as a Lieutenant in the War of 1812, acquired fame as a sharpshooter, and served as a Major and Lt. Colonel in the Mexican-American War.[123] He was killed on 8 Sept. 1847 in the Battle of El Molino Del Rey, Mexico, aged 59 years, 7 months, 21 days, and was buried with full military honors on 2 Mar. 1848 in Bennington, VT.[124] She died on 27 Sept. 1854 on board the steamer ship “Arctic” in the Atlantic Ocean when the ship was riding in collided with the French steamer “Vesta” near Cape Race, and was lost at sea.[125]
f. John Kinsley Scott, born in 1790 in Bennington, VT,[126] never married, died on 20 May 1834 in Bennington, VT, aged 44 years,[127] and was buried in Old Bennington Cemetery in Bennington, VT.
g. Rhoda Scott, born in 1792 in Bennington, VT,[128] never married. She was living with the family of her brother Henry Scott in Bennington, VT, in the 1840, and 1850 federal censuses, and she died on 17 Oct. 1855 in Bennington, VT, aged 63 years,[129] and was buried in Old Bennington Cemetery in Bennington, VT.
h. Hiram W. Scott, born on 5 Mar. 1795 in Bennington, VT,[130] married Roena/Rowena Babbett, daughter of James and Mercy (Winslow) Babbett,[131] on 26 Dec. 1815 in Bennington, VT.[132] She was born supposedly on 11 June 1793 in Berkley, Bristol Co., MA.[133] They were living in Bennington, VT, in the 1820,[134] and 1830 federal censuses.[135] They were living next door to his brother Henry Scott in Bennington, VT, in the 1840,[136] and 1850 federal censuses, where he was a farmer.[137] She died on 19 Nov. 1858 in Auburn, Cayuga Co., NY,[138] and he died on 1 Jan. 1882 in Auburn, NY.[139]
i. Henry Scott, born on 3 Oct. 1798 in Bennington, VT,[140] married Mary Ann/Marianna Frye on 1 Jan. 1832 in Bennington, VT.[141] She was born in 1812 in VT.[142] He was a head of household in Bennington, VT, in the 1830 federal census.[143] They were living next door to his brother Hiram Scott in Bennington, VT, in the 1840,[144] and 1850 federal censuses, where his sister Rhoda Scott was living with them, and he was a farmer,[145] and he was still living in Bennington, VT, in the 1860 federal census.[146] He died on 5 July 1882 in Bennington, VT, aged 83 years, 9 months, 2 days,[147] and she died on 3 Nov. 1882 in Bennington, VT,[148] and they were both buried in Old Bennington Cemetery in Bennington, VT.
j. Mary Scott, born on 11 Apr. 1803 in Bennington, VT,[149] married Capt. Ira H. Hawks, son of Eleazer and Rhoda Hawks, as his second wife,[150] on 30 Nov. 1839 in Bennington, VT.[151] He was born on 10 Nov. 1796 in VT,[152] and had married first to Fanny N. Church on 5 Mar. 1817 in Bennington, VT.[153] They were living in Bennington, VT, in the 1840,[154] and 1850 federal censuses,[155] where he was a farmer, and in the 1860 federal census.[156] Mary (Scott) Hawks died on 29 Mar. 1863 in Bennington, VT, aged 60 years,[157] and he died on 3 Jan. 1877 in Bennington, VT, aged 81 years,[158] and was buried in Old Bennington Cemetery in Bennington, VT.
1030 v Mary Kinsley, born on 30 Oct. 1756 in Norwich, CT,[159] marriage not found.
1031 vi
Bethiah Kinsley, born on 10 Oct. 1758,[160]
died on 4 Mar. 1759 in
1032 vii Roger Kinsley, born on 7 Feb. 1760 in Norwich, CT,[162] married Phebe (Beeman) Millington, daughter of Joseph and Catherine (Durkee) Beeman.[163] She was born on 23 June 1760 in Kent, Litchfield Co., CT.[164] They were living in Fairfax, Chittenden Co., VT, in the 1790 federal census,[165] but he was not a head of household in Vermont in the 1800 or 1810 federal censuses. He died in 1817 in Fairfax, Franklin Co., VT,[166] and she also died in Fairfax, VT, and they were both buried in the North Fairfax-Beeman Cemetery in Fairfax, VT.
(377.)
Ezekiel5 Washburn, third son of (113)
William4 Washburn, (56) John3 (6th),
(43) John2 (5th),
(28) John1 (4th);
born in
Ezekiel Washburn died intestate in 1785 in Bridgewater. His widow, Naomi Washburn, requested that Capt. Anthony Dike, blacksmith, of Plymouth, be appointed to administer his estate on 5 Apr. 1785, which was granted, with Ephraim Noyes, of Abington, and Naomi Washburn as sureties. William Shaw and Samuel Brett, Jr., of Bridgewater, and Ephraim Noyes, of Abington, were appointed to appraise his estate on 6 Apr. 1785, which was declared insolvent, and Matthew Kingman, of Bridgewater, and Ephraim Noyes were commissioners. His real estate was sold, his widow, Naomi Washburn, received her thirds, and his heirs, namely William and Else French, Nathaniel and Betty Pratt, and William and Deliverance Shaw, Jr., signed a quitclaim to their father's estate.[171] In the 1790 federal census Naomi Washburn was still living in Bridgewater, MA.[172]
Ezekiel Washburn had 6 children by Experience Curtis:
1033 i Zipporah Washburn,
born on 16 Aug. 1750 in
1034 ii
Ezekiel Washburn (Jr.), born on 11 Mar.
1752 in
+ 1035 iii Alice6 “Else” Washburn, born on 15 Apr. 1754 in Bridgewater,[176] married William French, probably as his second wife, on 12 Aug. 1773 in North Bridgewater.[177] (Continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)
+ 1036 iv Elizabeth6 “Betty/Betsey” Washburn, born on 11
Jan. 1756 in Bridgewater,[178]
married (2437) Lt.
Nathaniel Pratt, son of Deacon Seth and (928)
Hannah6 (Washburn) Pratt,[179]
on 12 Nov. 1778 in
+ 1037 v Deliverance6 Washburn,
a twin, born on 30 Aug. 1758 in
1038 vi
Experience Washburn, a twin, born on 30
Aug. 1758 in
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© 2002 John A. Maltby,
[1]
Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts To the Year 1850, New
England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1916, 2 volumes, [hereinafter
Bridgewater VRs], Vol. 1, p. 325.
[2]
Bristol County Probate File “Thomas Freelove, Freetown, 1739,” Amos Snel of Bridgwater was granted
administration of the estate of Thomas Freelove, late of Freetown, on 9 June
1739, at the request of the widow Sarah Freelove, who declined the administration
on 3 Feb. 1738/9, mentioning also sons Thomas Freelove and John Freelove, who
also declined the administration, witnessed by Abigail Washburn, from FHL microfilm
#0575143.
[3]
Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 383; Thomas, Helen Gurney, Vital Records of the
Town of Freetown, Massachusetts, 1686 Through 1890, Heritage Books, Bowie,
MD, 1988, [hereinafter Freetown VRs], n.p., “Freetown Marriages: Washburn,”
marriage intentions recorded 4 Nov. 1738 in Freetown.
[4]
Freetown VRs, n.p., “Freetown Marriages: Freelove,” marriage intentions
recorded 16 May 1734 in
[6]
Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 473, from a private record of deaths in
[8]
Vital Records of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New
England Historic Genealogical Society,
[10]
Pierce, R. Andrew, “Joseph Daggett of Martha’s
Vineyard, His Native American Wife, and Their Descendants,” New England
Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 161, Jan. 2007, p. 19-20.
[13]
Pierce, R. Andrew, “Joseph Daggett of
Martha’s Vineyard, His Native American Wife, and Their Descendants,” New
England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 161, Jan. 2007, p.
15-16.
[15] Plymouth County Probate, Vol. 35, p. 391.
Jerathmeel Doty, the administrator, gave his oath to the inventory on 5 Nov.
1795.
[16]
Rochester VRs, Vol. 2, p. 117, the marriage of Edward Doty Jr. and Hannah
Eldridge, of Dartmouth, on 11 Dec. 1755 in Dartmouth.
[19]
Rochester VRs, Vol. 2, p. 117, the marriage of Edward Doty and Mary Andrews on
19 Nov. 1726 in Rochester; Roser, Susan E., Mayflower Marriages From the
Files of George Ernest Bowman, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore,
1990, p. 158, under Joseph Doty2.
[20]
Roser, Susan E., Mayflower Deeds & Probates From the Files of George
Ernest Bowman, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, p. 259, from an
original unrecorded document in the file of Edward Doty Jr., of Rochester,
Plymouth County Probate Docket #6620.
[22]
Middleborough VRs, Vol. 1, p. 174: marriage of Samuel Rider and Patience
Weston, both of Middleborough, on 7 Sept. 1769 in Middleborough.
[26]
Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, pp. 195, 217: marriage of Zenas Raymond and Clarissa
Rider, both of Middleborough, on 1 June 1815 in Middleborough. Zenas Raymond
apparently died intestate in ca. 1829 in Middleborough. (Plymouth Co. Probate
Docket #16524.)
[27]
Middleborough VRs, Vol. 2, p. 302, marriage intentions recorded 7 May 1843 in
Middleborough; Rochester VRs, Vol. 2, p. 204, marriage intentions recorded 3
May 1743 in Rochester.
[29]
1850 Federal Census, Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA, p. 271, dwelling #204, family
#224:
Joseph Look, 75, male,
farmer, $700, born Rochester
Clarissa Look, 58,
female, born Midd. [Middleborough]
Disere P. Bassett, 15,
female, born Rochester
George W. Bassett, 12,
male, born Rochester
[30]
Lainhart, Ann S., 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Rochester, Boston,
1988, p. 47, dwelling #49, family #58:
Joseph Look, 81, male, white, farmer,
born MA
Desier D. Tulier, 20, female, white,
born MA
[31]
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 112, p. 321, online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New
England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, his parents Adam & Sarah
Look.
[35]
Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 139. He is called “Ebenezer Whitman, Jr.,” to
differentiate him from his cousin, Ebenezer Whitman.
[39]
Per email letter of Linda R.F. Arnold of Menifee, CA,
of 1 Feb. 2000, who says that John Freelove (Jr.) did not marry, as his second wife, to Sarah Woods in 1774 in Freetown,
MA, correcting Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 163, which implies that
Sarah Woods was the second wife of John Freelove (Jr.)
[42]
Woodworth-Barnes, Esther Littleford, and Alicia Crane Williams, Mayflower
Families Through Five Generations, Vol. 16, Part 3: Family of John Alden Fifth
Generation Descendants of his sons John, Joseph and Jonathan, General
Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2004, [hereinafter MF5G: Alden, pt. 3], p.
200.
[46]
Mitchell, History of
Bridgewater, p. 301; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 347: marriage of David
Snow and Joanna Hayward; Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 303: birth of Rhoda,
daughter of David and Joanna Snow, on 7 Oct. 1742.
[48]
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year
1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 165, Bridgewater Town,
Plymouth County, the Ezra Whitman household had 2 free white males aged 16 or
older, 2 free white males under 16, and 4 free white females.
[53]
Plymouth VRs, p. 88, the marriage of Benjamin Curtice and Mary Bessee of
Sandwich on 24 Dec. 1700 in Plymouth; Plymouth County Probate Vol. 6, p. 21,
Mary Curtis, relict widow of Benja. Curtis, late of Pembroke, and Benja.
Curtis, son of the deceased, were granted administration of his estate of 22
Sept. 1727; Plymouth County Probate Vol. 6, p. 375, the settlement of the
housing, lands and real estate of Benjamin Curtice, late of Pembroke, dated 28
July 1733, lying partly in Pembroke and partly in Plympton to be settled upon
Benjamin Curtice, the eldest son, reserving one third to the widow, he paying
the other children for their parts, namely David Curtice, Joshua Curtice and
Jonathan Curtice, sons of the deceased, and Mary Wood, the wife of Timothy Wood
of Middleborough, Zerviah Curtice, Elizabeth Curtice, and Rebekah Curtice,
daughters of the deceased, for their shares of the estate.
[55]
Davis, Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families, p. 75-76; Torrey, New
England Marriages, p. 66, for the wife of Nehemiah Besse, of Sandwich.
[56]
Plymouth Co. Court Records, Vol. 3, General Sessions of the Peace, Session 2,
pp. 173-228, under various unsorted warrants to warn persons from Plimton.
[58]
Wendell Town Records, on microfilm, accessed at the Sutro Library in San
Francisco by Carolyn Schwab, of San Rafael, CA; Massachusetts, Town Clerk,
Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm
#770463; www.findagrave.com, memorial
#67972729, from his gravestone in Wendell Center Cemetery in Wendell, MA.
[59]
Wendell Town Records, on microfilm, accessed at the Sutro Library in San
Francisco by Carolyn Schwab, of San Rafael, CA; Massachusetts Deaths and
Burials, 1795-1910, online database at www.FamilySearch.org,
from FHL microfilm #770463; www.findagrave.com,
memorial #67972816, from her gravestone in Wendell Center Cemetery in Wendell,
MA.
[61]
Vital Records of Brockton, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England
Historic Genealogical Society,
[66]
Baldwin, Thomas W., Vital Records of Hardwick, Massachusetts, To the Year
1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1917, [hereinafter
Hardwick VRs], p. 260.
[68]
Bowman, George Ernest, Vital Records of the Town of Halifax, Massachusetts,
To the end of the year 1849, Massachusetts Society of Mayflower
Descendants, Boston, 1905, [hereinafter Halifax VRs], p. 33, marriage of
Stephen Leach, of Bridgwater, to Lydia Flowry of Hallifax, on 24 Jan. 1744/5 in
Halifax.
[72]
Milton Records, Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1662-1843, Boston,
1900, [hereinafter Milton VRs], p. 106,
the marriage of Benjamin Crane of Milton and Anne Bracket of Braintree on 12
May 1737; Quincy, MA: Vital and Church Records, 1672-1870, online database at www.AmericanAncestors.org, New
England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, the marriage of Benjamin Crane
of Milton and Anna Brackitt of Braintree in 1737.
[78]
“Easton, Massachusetts, Bristol County, Births, Deaths and Marriages by
Families, 1697-1847,” from FHL [Family History Library] microfilm #1059951, a
transcription of the entire town vital records from the incorporation of the
town of Easton to about 1843 made in 1880 by Geo. G. Withington, Easton town
clerk, [hereinafter Easton VRs], p. 10.
[80]
Vital Records of Norwich, Connecticut,
1659-1848, Hartford, 1913, p. 294, from the online database at
NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007.
[81]
Vital Records of
[82]
Vital Records of
[83]
Vital Records of
[84]
Vital Records of Norwich, Connecticut,
1659-1848, Hartford, 1913, p. 294, from the online database at
NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007.
[85]
Vital Records of
[88]
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year
1790: Vermont, actually taken in 1791, Bountiful, UT, 1993, p. 16,
Bennington Town, Bennington Co., the Phenhas Scot household had 1 free white
male aged 16 or over, 4 free white males under 16, and 3 free white females.
[89]
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, Baltimore, MD, 2000, p. 30, Bennington, Bennington Co.,
the Phinehas Scott household had 2 males under 10, 2 males aged 10-15 years, 2
males aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female under 10, 1 female aged
10-15 years, 1 female aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 45 or over.
[90]
Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, wife of Phinehas
Scott, from FHL microfilm #27680; Ancestry.com Our Family History 2011 file
submitted by Barmardon72; www.findagrave.com,
memorial #22440606, from her gravestone in Old Bennington Cemetery in
Bennington, VT.
[91]
1810 Federal Census, Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, p. 84, the Phineas Scott
household had 2 males aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female under
10, 1 female aged 10-15 years, and 1 female aged 16-25 years.
[92]
Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm
#27629.
[93]
Per the Ancestry.com Our Family History 2011 file submitted by Barmardon72; www.findagrave.com, memorial #22440603,
from his gravestone in Old Bennington Cemetery in Bennington, VT.
[94]
Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm
#27536; Ancestry.com Our Family History 2011 file submitted by Barmardon72.
[97]
Her parents’ names from her www.findagrave.com
memorial #22440601.
[98]
Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm
#27572; Ancestry.com Our Family History 2011 file submitted by Barmardon72.
[99]
Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm
#27572, her parents Ezekiel and Grace Harmon; her www.findagrave.com memorial #22440601.
[100]
1810 Federal Census, Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, p. 82, the Saml Scott
household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 female under 10, 1
female aged 10-15 years, 1 female aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 26-44
years.
[101]
1820 Federal Census, Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, p. 113, the Samuel Scott
household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 26-44
years, 1 female under 10, 1 female aged 10-15 years, and 1 female aged 26-44
years.
[102]
1830 Federal Census, Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, p. 38, the Samuel Scott
household had 1 male aged 15-19 years, 1 male aged 20-29 years, 1 male aged
50-59 years, 1 female aged 15-19 years, 1 female aged 20-29 years, and 1 female
aged 50-59 years.
[103]
Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm
#27680, wife of Samuel Scott; Ancestry.com Our Family History 2011 file
submitted by Barmardon72; www.findagrave.com,
memorial #22440601, from her gravestone in Old Bennington Cemetery in
Bennington, VT.
[104]
1840 Federal Census, Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, p. 267, the Samuel Scott
household had 1 male aged 60-69 years, 1 female aged 20-29 years, and 1 female
aged 30-39 years, including 1 person employed in manufacturing and trade.
[105]
Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm
#27680; Ancestry.com Our Family History 2011 file submitted by Barmardon72; www.findagrave.com, memorial #22440605,
from his gravestone in Old Bennington Cemetery in Bennington, VT.
[107]
Per the Ancestry.com Our Family History 2011 file submitted by Barmardon72, but
the marriage was not found in the Vermont Vital Records online database at www.FamilySearch.org.
[109]
Per the Ancestry.com Our Family History 2011 file submitted by Barmardon72; and
per his www.findagrave.com memorial
#45061298.
[111]
Per the Ancestry.com Our Family History 2011 file submitted by Barmardon72; and
per his www.findagrave.com memorial
#45061298.
[112]
1810 Federal Census, Camillus, Onondaga Co., NY, p. 83, the Calvin Bingham
household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 female under 10, and
1 female aged 16-25 years.
[113]
1820 Federal Census, Camillus, Onondaga Co., NY, p. 266, the Calvin Bingham Jr.
household had 3 males under 10, 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 26-44
years, 2 females under 10, 2 females aged 10-15 years, and 1 female aged 26-44
years, including 1 person engaged in agriculture.
[114]
1830 Federal Census, Marcellus, Onondaga Co., NY, p. 229, the Calvin Bingham
household had 1 male aged 5-9 years, 2 males aged 15-19 years, 1 male aged
40-49 years, 2 females under 5, 2 females aged 5-9 years, 2 females aged 10-14
years, 1 female aged 15-19 years, and 1 female aged 40-49 years.
[115]
1840 Federal Census, Marcellus, Onondaga Co., NY, p. 334, the Calvin Bingham
household had 1 male aged 15-19 years, 2 males aged 20-29 years, 1 male aged
50-59 years, 1 female aged 15-19 years, 1 female aged 20-29 years, and 1 female
aged 50-59 years, including 3 people employed in agriculture, and 1 person
employed as a learned professional engineer.
[116]
1850 Federal Census, Marcellus, Onondaga Co., NY, p. 334, dwelling #1674,
family #1728:
Calvin Bingham, 66,
male, farmer, $5800, born VT
Betsey Bingham, 65,
female, born VT
Adaline R. Bingham, 27,
female, born NY
Perry Gaylord, 18,
male, laborer, born NY
Joseph McDeul, 16,
male, laborer, born Ireland, attending school
Mary Mahaffey, 31,
female, born Ireland
[117]
Per the Ancestry.com Our Family History 2011 file submitted by Barmardon72; www.findagrave.com, memorial #45061398,
from her gravestone in Old Marcellus Village Cemetery in Marcellus, NY.
[118]
Per the Ancestry.com Our Family History 2011 file submitted by Barmardon72; www.findagrave.com, memorial #45061298,
from his gravestone in Old Marcellus Village Cemetery in Marcellus, NY.
[119]
www.findagrave.com memorial #5783791.
[120]
Per the Ancestry.com Our Family History 2011 file submitted by Barmardon72, and
per his www.findagrave.com memorial
#22440602.
[123]
Per the Ancestry.com Our Family History 2011 file submitted by Barmardon72, and
per his www.findagrave.com memorial
#22440602.
[124]
Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm
#27680, which says he died in Mexico; Ancestry.com Our Family History 2011 file
submitted by Barmardon72; www.findagrave.com,
memorial #22440602, from his gravestone in Old Bennington Cemetery in
Bennington, VT.
[127]
Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm
#27680; Ancestry.com Our Family History 2011 file submitted by Barmardon72; www.findagrave.com, memorial #22440599,
from his gravestone in Old Bennington Cemetery in Bennington, VT.
[129]
Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm
#27680; Ancestry.com Our Family History 2011 file submitted by Barmardon72; www.findagrave.com, memorial #22440604,
from her gravestone in Old Bennington Cemetery in Bennington, VT.
[131]
Per the Ancestry.com Our Family History 2011 file submitted by Barmardon72, but
the marriage of James Babbett/Babbitt and Mercy Winslow was not found in the
Massachusetts vital records.
[132]
Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm
#27464, her name spelled Roena Babbett in the marriage record; Ancestry.com Our
Family History 2011 file submitted by Barmardon72, which spells her name Rowena
Babbitt.
[134]
1820 Federal Census, Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, p. 113, the Hiram Scott
household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 female under 10, and
1 female aged 26-44 years, including 1 person engaged in agriculture.
[135]
1830 Federal Census, Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, p. 38, the Hiram W. Scott
household had 1 male under 5, 2 males aged 5-9 years, 1 male aged 30-39 years,
1 female aged 5-9 years, 1 female aged 10-14 years, and 1 female aged 30-39
years.
[136]
1840 Federal Census, Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, p. 256, the Hiram W. Scott
household had 1 male under 5, 1 male aged 40-49 years, and 1 female aged 40-49
years, including 1 person employed in agriculture.
[137]
1850 Federal Census, Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, p. 186, dwelling #76,
family #78:
Hiram Scott, 57 [sic],
male, farmer, $760, born VT
Rowena Scott, 57,
female, born VT
Kinsley Scott, 15,
male, born VT, attending school
[141]
Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm
#27553, which gives her name as Mary Ann Frye; Ancestry.com Our Family History
2011 file submitted by Barmardon72, which gives her name as Marianna Frye.
[142]
Per her www.findagrave.com memorial
#60447459.
[143]
1830 Federal Census, Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, p. 39, the Henry Scott
household had 1 male aged 10-14 years, 2 males aged 30-39 years, 1 female aged
15-19 years, 1 female aged 20-29 years, and 1 female aged 30-39 years.
[144]
1840 Federal Census, Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, p. 256, the Henry Scott household
had 1 male aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 40-49 years, 1 female under 5, 1
female aged 5-9 years, 1 female aged 20-29 years, and 1 female aged 40-49
years, including 2 people employed in agriculture.
[145]
1850 Federal Census, Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, p. 186, dwelling #75,
family $77:
Henry Scott, 52, male,
farmer, $2000, born VT
Mary A. Scott, 38,
female, born VT
Ellen C. Scott, 18,
female, born VT, attending school
Margaret L. Scott, 15, female,
born VT, attending school
Charles H. Scott, 5,
male, born VT
John M. Scott, 2, male,
born VT
Rhoda Scott, 57,
female, $700, born VT
[146]
1860 Federal Census, Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, Page No. 254?, dwelling
#194, family #203:
Henry Scott, 62, male,
farmer, $3500, $550, born VT
Mary Scott, 48, female,
born VT
Ellen Scott, 27,
female, born VT
Margaret Scott, 25,
female, born VT
Charles Scott, 15,
male, born VT, attending school
John Scott, 12, male,
born VT
[147]
Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, which gives his
parents as Phineas Scott and Thankful Kinsley, from FHL microfilm #540142;
Ancestry.com Our Family History 2011 file submitted by Barmardon72; www.findagrave.com, memorial #60447458,
from his gravestone in Old Bennington Cemetery in Bennington, VT, which gives
the year as 1887.
[148]
Per the Ancestry.com Our Family History 2011 file submitted by Barmardon72; www.findagrave.com, memorial #60447459,
from her gravestone in Old Bennington Cemetery in Bennington, VT.
[150]
Per the Ancestry.com Our Family History 2011 file submitted by Barmardon72; and
per his www.findagrave.com memorial
#38257780, his parents’ names from his death record.
[151]
Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm
#27577; Ancestry.com Our Family History 2011 file submitted by Barmardon72.
[152]
Per his www.findagrave.com memorial
#38257780.
[153]
Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm
#27508; per his www.findagrave.com
memorial #38257780. Fanny (Church) Hawks died on 20 Nov. 1838 in Bennington,
VT, and was buried in Kingsley Cemetery in Bennington, VT, per her www.findagrave.com memorial #38270974.
[154]
1840 Federal Census, Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, p. 275, the Ira Hawks household
had 1 male under 5, 1 male aged 5-9 years, 1 male aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged
20-29 years, 1 male aged 40-49 years, 1 female under 5, 1 female aged 15-19
years, 1 female aged 20-29 years, and 1 female aged 30-39 years, including 2
persons employed in agriculture.
[155]
1850 Federal Census, Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, p. 186, dwelling #65,
family #66:
Ira Hawks, 54, male,
farmer, $8000, born VT
Mary Hawks, 47, female,
born VT
Albert Hawks, 16, male,
born VT, attending school
Rhoda Hawks, 4, female,
born VT
Mary Murphy, 25,
female, born Ireland
[156]
1860 Federal Census, Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, Page No. 230, dwelling
#16, family #16:
Ira Hawks, 64, male,
$1000, $100, born VT
Mary Hawks, 57, female,
born VT
Maria Hawks, 41,
female, born VT
Rhoda Hawks, 14,
female, born VT
Erwin Hawks, 8, male,
born NY, attending school
Sibel Haswell, 51,
female, $500, born NY
[157]
Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm
#27577, which gives her parents as Phineas and Thankful Scott; Ancestry.com Our
Family History 2011 file submitted by Barmardon72, that date also given in the
Ira H. Hawks www.findagrave.com
memorial #38257780, but her gravestone was not listed in www.findagrave.com for the Old Bennington
Cemetery.
[158]
Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954, online database at www.FamilySearch.org, from FHL microfilm
#540098; www.findagrave.com memorial #38257780,
which gives the date as 2 Jan. 1877 in Bennington; Ancestry.com Our Family
History 2011 file submitted by Barmardon72, which gives the date as 16 May
1867.
[159]
Vital Records of
[160]
Vital Records of
[161]
Vital Records of
[162]
Vital Records of
[163]
Her parents’ names from her www.findagrave.com
memorial #136641798.
[164]
White, Lorraine Cook, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital
Records, Kent 1739-1852, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1999,
[hereinafter White, Barbour Index of Kent VRs], p. 41, taken from Vol.
1, p. 116, of the Kent town records; her www.findagrave.com
memorial #136641798 gives her birth date as 23 Jan. 1760 in Kent, CT.
[165]
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year
1790: Vermont, actually taken in 1791, Bountiful, UT, 1993, p. 24, Fairfax
Town, Chittenden County, the Roger Kingsley household had 1 free white male
aged 16 or over, 1 free white male under 16, and 2 free white females.
[166]
www.findagrave.com, memorial #34222323,
from his gravestone in North Fairfax-Beeman Cemetery in Fairfax, VT.
[168]
Vital Records of Plympton, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New
England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1923, [hereinafter Plympton
VRs], p. 296, the marriage of Elisha Cortis and Thankfull Bears on 19 Dec. 1718
in Plympton.
[170]
Brockton VRs, p. 299, from records of the Fourth Church of Christ in (North)
[171]
Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #21968; Vol. 27, p. 200; Vol. 29, pp. 419‑422,
450; Vol. 30, p. 48‑49; Vol. 37, p. 20. No relationship has been
discovered between Anthony Dike and Ezekiel or Naomi (Thayer) Washburn. Anthony
Dike's wife was Molly Pool.
[172]
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year
1790: Massachusetts,
[174]
[A]
The Will of John
Freelove, of Bridgewater, Massachusetts (1755): *
In the Name of God Amen;
the first Day of February One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty five I, John
Freelove of Bridgwater in the County of Plimouth in the Province of the
Massachusetts Bay in New England Yeoman, being verry sick & weak in Body,
but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be Given to God therfor, Calling to Mind
the Mortality of my body And Knowing that It is appointed for all men once to
dye Doe make and Ordain this my Last Will & Testament, that is to say,
Principally and first of all I Give and Recommend my Soul into the hands of God
that Gave it and my Body I Recommend to the Earth to be Buried in Decent
Christain Burial at the Discretion of my Execr. nothing Douting but but at the Generall Resurrection
I Shall Receive the same again by the Mighty power of God, and Touching Such
Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I Give
Demise & Dispose of the same in the following manner & form
Imps, I Order my Funeral charges as also all my Just Debts
Due to any Person or persons whatsoever to be paid Out of my Personall Estate
in Conveniant Time after my Decease by my Execr. hereafter to be Named
Item I Give and Bequeath to my well=Beloved wife
Abigail Freelove the Sum of Six pounds thirteen shillings & four pence
Lawfull Money Out of my Estate Togather with one third part of the incom or
Profitt of my Lands, so, Long as She Remaineth my Widdow, and also all the
Houshold Goods Except those which belongd to my First Wife and one third part
of my Dwelling House and Celler so Long as She remains my Widdow~~
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Eldest Daughter
Sarah Freelove the Sum of thirteen pounds Six Shillings and Eight pence Lawfull
money to be paid her Out of my moveable Estate as also all the Goods which
belong’d to my First Wife
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Abigail
Freelove the sum of Thirteen pounds Six Shillings and Eight pence Lawfull
Money, Out of my Moveable Estate to be paid her at the Age of Eighteen years~~
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Son John Freelove all
and Singular my House and Lands Messuages, Tennements not allready Disposed of
togather with all my Debts & moveable Effects after all the Legacies herein
shall be paid out and Due payment made to my Creditors~~
Item I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Thankfull
Freelove the Sum of Thirteen pounds Six Shillings and Eight pence Lawfull
money, to be paid Out of my moveable Estate, when Arrived to the Age of
Eighteen years
Item I Do in this my Last Will and Testament
Constitute and Appoint my Well Beloved Wife Abigail Freelove my Sole Execx. of this my Last Will and Testament, and Do Hereby
Utterly Disalow; Revoke & Disanull, all and evary other Former, Testament,
Will Legacies, & Bequests & Execrs, by me in any wise before named, Will’d &
Bequested Ratifying this and no Other to be my last Will and Testament, In
Witness whereof I Have hereunto Sett my hand & Seal the Day and Year
Abovementioned
Signed, Seal’d,
Published John Freelove (seal)
Pronounced &
Declared by the sd.
John Freelove as his last
Will & Testamt.
In the Presence of us
the Subscribers
Daniel Snell
Timothy Perkins
Benjamin Willis Junr.
Probated on 3 March
1755, and proved by Timothy Perkins & Benjamin Willis Junr.
* Transcribed by John
A. Maltby from
[B]
The Will of Joseph Look of Rochester, Plymouth
County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1857) *
In the name of God, Amen. I, Joseph Look of Rochester
in the County of Plymouth, and State of Massachusetts Esq. being of sound and
disposing mind and memory, do make this my last Will and Testament.
First I give, bequeath and demise to my beloved son,
Isaac W. Look, the interest of five hundred dollars to be paid to him annually
after my death during his natural Life,-and after the death of him the said
Isaac W. Look, it is my Will, that the said five hundred dollars shall be
equally divided between five of my grand-children, viz. Sarah F. Stevens, the
wife of Micah W. Stevens, Desire P. Taber, the wife of Charles Taber, Charity
C. Hathaway, the wife of Elnathan Hathaway, George W. Basset and James H. Look
Junior.
Secondly; I give, bequeath and demise to my beloved
grand-daughter, Desire P. Taber, above named, in addition to what I have
already given her, two hundred dollars more, to be paid to her in one year
after my death also one undivided half part of my indoor moveables or goods
Thirdly; I give, bequeath and devise to my beloved
daughter-in-law, Thankful H. Look, the wife of James H. Look, the other half of
my indoor moveables or goods, after my death.
Fourthly, I give, bequeath and devise to my beloved
son, James H. Look, his heirs, and assigns forever all my real and personal
estate that I may die seized of, except what I have herein before given away.
Fifthly, I hereby appoint my son James H. Look,
Trustee, to hold in trust for my son Isaac W. Look, what I have given to him
the said Isaac and to pay or cause to be paid to him the said Isaac for his use
and benefit the interest of the five hundred dollars aforenamed in this Will.
Sixthly; I hereby appoint my son James H. Look, to be
Executor of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former wills
by me made and declaring this to be my last Will and Testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this nineteenth day of September A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty
seven.
Joseph Look (seal)
Signed, published pronounced and declared by the said
Joseph Look to be his last Will and Testament, in the presence of the
subscribers, who, in his presence, and at his request, and in his presence and
in the presence of each other hereunto set our hands as Witnesses the day and
year above named.
James
Ruggles.
William
Stevens.
Isaac
Stevens.
Presented for probate on the
last Tuesday of Oct. 1857 by James H. Look, the Executor therein named, and
proved by James Ruggles and William Stevens, two of the witnesses, Letters
Testamentary granted to James H. Look.
* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 99, p.
456-457, from FHL microfilm #0555644.
[C] The Will of Ezra Whitman of Bridgewater,
Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1813) *
In the Name of God amen I
Ezra Whitman of Bridgwater in the County of Plymouth Housewright being weak in
Body, but as I trust of sound Mind & Memory do make & ordain this my
last will & Testament & dispose of all my worldly Estate in Manner
& Form following, namely —
I give & bequeath unto my well beloved Wife
Thankful the use & Improvement of my Homestead Farm & Buildings
thereof, & of my Clock, & of my Pew for herself, so long as she shall
remain my widow. I also give her as her own forever one hundred Dollars in
Money, to be paid her out of a Note I hold against Jephthah Whitman, two Cows,
two Beds & Bedding, all my Crockery Ware, Earthen Ware & Glass Ware
& All my household Furniture not otherwise herein after disposed of. I also
give her two Cords of Slabs annually to be paid & delivered her as herein
after directed –
I give unto my Son Ezra Whitman, one Bed one Case of
Drawers, my great Iron Kettle; my tin quart pot, my Chair Table, one small
Looking Glass, six kitchen pommet Chairs & the privilege of Wood from my
wood lot by the Meeting house & of living on the place where he now lives
in manner as is hereafter proscribed, I also give him all my wearing apparel
& the privilege of sitting in my Pew on the lower Floor. —
I give & devise unto my Daughter Hannah Hayward
her Heirs & Assigns Forever two Chamber Chairs & one undivided eighth
part of Whitman’s Saw Mill, so called), in consideration of which I do order
her, her Heirs & Assigns to deliver unto my said Wife half a Cord of Slabs
annually so long as she remains my widow —
I give & devise unto my Son David Snow Whitman
& my Grandson Ezra Whitman (son of my Son Ezra) their Heirs & assigns
forever, my Homestead Farm and Buildings to be divided between them as
conveniently as may be for each by a Line from the Road to the River & in
such a Manner, as that my Son David may have, in the Opinion & Estimation
of the Dividers, one hundred Dollars more in value than my Grandson Ezra &
to come into possession thereof after the Decease of my Wife or after her
Marriage again, which ever Event may first happen & not before —
I also give unto my said Son David one Bed, and also
my clock after my Widow’s Decease or Marriage —
I give and devise unto my Daughter Rhoda Totman her
Heirs & assigns forever my Desk & two Chamber Chairs, & also one undivided
quarter part of said Saw-Mill on condition that she her Heirs & assigns
deliver my Widow one Cord of Slabs annually during her Widowhood —
I give and devise unto my Grandson Calvin Whitman
Keen, (son of my said Daughter Hannah by her first Husband Josiah Keen), his
Heirs & assigns forever one Cow in lieu of the Heifer I had of his, &
one eighth part of said Saw Mill (which with what I have herein before given
makes the whole of my half of said Mill) in consideration whereof I do order him
to deliver to my said Widow half a Cord of Slabs annually during her Widowhood.
And I do give to each of the aforesaid Devisees of said half of said Mill their
respective Heirs & assigns their proper right & privileges in the Dam
Stream, Flowage & all other appurtenances to their respective parts &
shares belonging —
I give and devise unto my Grandson Luther Whitman,
(Son of my Son Ezra) the House & Land where his Father now lives & my
Meeting house Lot both Swamp and Upland purchased partly of James Latham &
partly of Eleazer Whitman, to have & to hold the same to him his Heirs
& assigns forever, reserving & granting the said House and Land first
mentioned to my Son Ezra & his Family to live on & improve till the
said Luther becomes twenty one Years of Age, and also granting to my Son Ezra
& his Family the privilege of getting their Wood off of the Wood lot during
the said Luther’s Minority; & also hereby authorizing & directing my
Executor herein after named to sell the improved part of the last said Lot
(about two acres) to pay debts if it should be necessary —
I give & bequeath unto my Granddaughter Hannah
Shaw Keen (Daughter of my said Hannah as aforesaid) one Bed & Bedding, one
Card Table, & one small Looking Glass.—
I give unto my two Grandsons aforesaid Luther Whitman
& Ezra Whitman my Pew on the lower Floor in the Meeting house subject to
the right I have given to my Wife therein & reserving to my Son Ezra &
his Family a right to sit in the same. —
I also order that my Pew in the Gallery, Horse &
Chaise & all my Estate not herein disposed of to be sold by my Executor
& Provided I should not live to rebuild my half of the Saw Mill, which I
have already undertaken, I hereby order my Executor to accomplish the same
& pay the Expence out of my Estate —
And I do now appoint Alfred Whitman (Son of my
Brother John Whitman) to be Guardian to my two Grandsons Luther Whitman &
Ezra Whitman, so far at least as to have the Care of & be Trustee to the
Estate, I have herein given them, during their Minority, & to see that
whatever I have done & given for the Benefit and Comfort of my son Ezra
& his Family herein be solely appropriated to that purpose, & it is my
Will & Intention, that nothing which I have given him or them shall be
taken to pay his Debts. & I do now appoint the said Alfred Whitman to be
sole Executor of this my last Will & Testament made this twenty eighth day
of September ADom: one Thousand eigh hundred and Thirteen —
Signed sealed published &
declared by the
above named Ezra Whitman to
be his last
Will & Testament in the
presence of us who at Ezra Whitman (seal)
his request & in his
presence have hereunto subscrib-
ed our Names as witnesses to
the same –
Nahum Mitchell
Cushing Mitchell Junr.
Charles Mitchell
Presented for probate on 7
Feb. 1814 by Alfred Whitman, the Executor therein named, and proved by Charles
Mitchell, one of the witnesses.
* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Plymouth County Probate Vol. 45, p.
232-234, from FHL microfilm #0550903.