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Families of the Children of Moses4 Washburn and Hannah5 Cushman

 

 

            Most of the children of Moses Washburn and Hannah Cushman stayed in the Bristol County, Mass., area. The vital records for most of the towns in Bristol County have been published, but for many of the cities they are very incomplete, particularly for New Bedford, Dartmouth, Fall River, and Taunton. No family has been found yet for daughter Hannah Washburn and her husband Jacob Humphreys, and the families of a couple of the grandsons are very tentative at this point, and will be added to later as new information is found.

 

 

 

 

John2 Washburn (5th)

 

 

James3 Washburn

 

 

 

 

Elizabeth2 Mitchell

 

Moses4 Washburn

 

 

 

 

Mary Bowden

 

Peter5 Washburn

 

 

 

Moses5 Washburn (Jr.)

 

 

 

Robert Washburn

 

 

 

Ira Washburn

 

 

 

Bezaleel5 Washburn

 

 

 

Capt. Thomas5 Washburn

 

 

 

Hannah5 Washburn

 

 

 

Lydia5 Washburn

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas3 Cushman (Jr.)

 

 

Robert4 Cushman

 

 

 

 

Ruth2 Howland

 

Hannah5 Cushman

 

 

 

 

Persis Lewis

 

 

 

(676.) Peter5 Washburn, eldest son of (174) Moses4 Washburn, (65) James3, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born in Bridgewater, MA, on 16 June 1728,[1] married Abigail Pope, daughter of Thomas and Reliance (Jenney) Pope, of Dartmouth, MA,[2] on 17 Jan. 1754 in Dartmouth.[3] She was born on 15 Jan. 1724/5 in Dartmouth,[4] a grand­daughter of Isaac and Alice (Freeman) Pope,[5] and of Lettis and Desire (Blackwell) Jenney,[6] a great-granddaughter of John and Sarah3 (Warren) Blackwell,[7] and a descendant of Richard1 Warren of the “Mayflower.”[8] Peter Washburn and his brother Moses Washburn Jr., of Dartmouth, purchased land in Dartmouth on 3 May 1754 from John Badcock and wife.[9]

         Peter Washburn, and his wife, Abigail, as an heir to Thomas Pope, joined other heirs, including Moses Washburn and wife Sarah, in selling land in Dartmouth to Thomas Pell in 1765.[10] On 18 Feb. 1757 Peter Washburn and Moses Washburn, Jr., both of Dartmouth, sold all their homestead in Dartmouth where they dwelled to John Eastland, with their wives sign­ing release of dower.[11] On 4 Mar. 1758 Moses Washburn, of Dartmouth, deed the northerly part of his homestead in Dartmouth to his son Peter Washburn.[12] On 18 Dec. 1761 Peter Washburn sold this same tract of land to his brother, Bezaleel Washburn, with wife Abigail sign­ing.[13]

            Abigail (Pope) Washburn died on 8 Jan. 1784 in Dartmouth, aged 56 [sic] years.[14] Peter Washburn was still living in Dartmouth, MA, in the 1790,[15] 1800,[16] and 1810 federal censuses.[17] He died testate in 1817 in Dartmouth, “advanced in years.” His will was dated 20 Mar. 1806, witnessed by James Gifford, William Russell, and Elizabeth Gifford, and was probated on 7 Oct. 1817, presented in court by his son Ira Washburn, and proved by James Gifford and Elisabeth Gifford. He mentioned his son Ira Washburn, whom he named as sole executor and principal heir, his daughters Deborah Washburn, Margaret Washburn, the heirs of his deceased daughter Anna Shearman—Ebenezer Shearman, Ruben Shearman, and Thurston Shearman, and the heirs of his deceased daughter Rhobe Chase—Amasa Chase, Ichabod Chase, and Abigail Chase, when they become of age.[18] (See Appendix [A] for a full transcription of his will.)

         Peter Washburn and Abigail Pope had chil­dren:

+      1898     i   Anna6 Washburn, born ca. 1755 in Dartmouth,[19] married Capt. John Shearman/Sherman, of Dartmouth, widower of her aunt, (684) Lydia5 Washburn,[20] as his second wife, in ca. 1786.[21] (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

+      1899    ii   Ira6 Washburn, born ca. 1756 in Dartmouth,[22] married Martha Chase, daugh­ter of Simeon and Elisabeth6 (Cornell) Chase, of Dartmouth,[23] on 17 May 1781 in Dartmouth.[24] (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

        1900   iii   Deborah6 Washburn, born ca. 1759 in Dartmouth, marriage not found. She was living in Dartmouth with her father in the 1790 federal census, she was still unmarried in 1806 when her father wrote his will, and was probably still unmarried in 1810 living in her father’s household in the 1810 federal census.

        1901   iv   Margaret6 Washburn, baptized on 13 Sept. 1761 in Dartmouth,[25] marriage not found. She was living in Dartmouth with her father in the 1790 federal census, she was still unmarried in 1806 when her father wrote his will, and was probably still unmarried in 1810 living in her father’s household in the 1810 federal census.

+      1902    v   Roby/Robey/Rhobe6 Washburn, baptized on 30 June 1765 in Dartmouth,[26] married Simeon Chase (Jr.), son of Simeon and Elisabeth6 (Cornell) Chase, of Dartmouth,[27] on 5 Mar. 1797 in Dartmouth.[28] (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

 

 

(677.) Moses5 Washburn (Jr.), second son of (174) Moses4 Washburn, (65) James3, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born in Bridgewater, MA, on 9 Dec. 1730,[29] married Sarah Pope, daughter of Thomas and Reliance (Jenney) Pope, of Dartmouth,[30] on 27 Nov. 1753 in Dartmouth.[31] She was a granddaughter of Isaac and Alice (Freeman) Pope,[32] and of Lettis and Desire (Blackwell) Jenney,[33] a great-granddaughter of John and Sarah3 (Warren) Blackwell,[34] and a descendant of Richard1 Warren, of the “Mayflower.”[35] Moses  Washburn Jr. and his brother Peter Washburn, of Dartmouth, purchased land in Dartmouth on 3 May 1754 from John Badcock and wife.[36]

         Moses Washburn, Jr., and his wife, Sarah, as an heir to Thomas Pope, joined other heirs, including Peter Washburn and wife Abigail, in selling land in Dartmouth to Thomas Pell in 1765.[37] On 18 Feb. 1757 Moses Washburn, Jr., and Peter Washburn, both of Dartmouth, sold all their homestead in Dartmouth where they dwelled to John Eastland, with the wives of each signing.[38]

            Moses Washburn (Jr.) was a black­smith, and they had moved to New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, by 1772. On 1 Mar. 1772 Moses Washburn, of New Bedford, sold land in Dartmouth to James Chase, of Somerset, merchant, with wife Sarah Washburn signing.[39] They were living in New Bedford, MA, in the 1790 federal census,[40] and in the 1800 federal census, Moses Washburn (Jr.) was living in New Bedford, his wife having presumably died by them.[41]

         Moses Washburn (Jr.) was de­clared non compos mentis in 1809, and his son Lettice Washburn petitioned that a guard­ian be ap­pointed for him on 18 Oct. 1809. On 1 Nov. 1809 James Taber, Gen­tle­man, of New Bedford, was ap­pointed as his guard­ian,[42] and Nathan Nye, Joseph Wheldon and Samuel Taber, all of New Bedford, were appointed to appraise his inventory, which was valued at $3,979.65. James Taber, as guardian of Moses Washburn, petitioned for permission to sell a part of the real estate of Moses Washburn to pay his debts, and on 25 Sept. 1810 Taber deeded land in New Bedford to Lettice Washburn, of New Bedford, and to Elnathan Taber, of New Bedford.[43] Again in 1812 Taber petitioned for, and was granted permission to sell another portion of the real estate of Moses Washburn for his upkeep and to pay his debts.[44]

            Moses Washburn (Jr.) died intestate in 1813, and his son, Lettice Washburn, peti­tioned that James Taber be ap­pointed as adminis­tra­tor of his father’s estate on 8 Oct. 1813, “it being too inconvenient for me to administer the estate.” Ste­phen Hathaway, Philip Spooner, and Joel Packard were appointed to divide his es­tate, which was filed on 18 Mar. 1814. The estate, by now valued at only $2100, was divided between his children: Lettice Washburn, the eldest son, Bezaliel Washburn, the second son, Nehemiah Washburn, the third son, Moses Washburn, the fourth son, Israel Washburn, the fifth son, Reliance Randall, the eldest daughter, and Abigail Marthers, the youngest daughter, each receiving an equal $300 share.[45] His wife was not allotted her “thirds,” so she had most certainly already died before 1813, and probably even before James Taber was appointed as guardian of Moses Washburn in 1809.

         Moses Washburn (Jr.) and Sarah Pope had chil­dren, order uncer­tain:

+      1903     i   Reliance6 Washburn, the eldest daughter, born ca. 1755,[46] probably in Dartmouth, mar­ried Amos Randall, son of Simeon and Martha (Hathaway) Randall, of Rochester, MA,[47] on 3 Dec. 1775 in Dartmouth.[48] (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

+      1904    ii   Lettice6 Washburn, the eldest son, born in ca. Jan. 1758,[49] probably in Dartmouth, married 1.) Marcy Spooner, daughter of Barnabas and Joanna (Votau) Spooner,[50] on 6 June 1779 in Dartmouth,[51] and 2.) Sarah Spooner, daughter of James and Susanna (Demaranville) Spooner,[52] of Dartmouth, on 24 Jan. 1782 in Dartmouth.[53] (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

+      1905   iii   Bezaliel6 Washburn, the second son, born say ca. 1760 in Dartmouth, married Rhoda Crapo, of Freetown, MA, probably daughter of Francis and Margaret (Beals) Crapo,[54] of Rochester, MA, in 1784,[55] and they lived in New Bedford, MA. (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

+      1906   iv   Nehemiah6 Washburn, the third son, born say ca. 1762 in Dartmouth, married Mary Merihew, daughter of Amos and Elisabeth (Spooner) Merihew, of Dartmouth,[56] on 20 July 1780 in Dartmouth.[57] (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

        1907    v   Moses6 Washburn (3rd), the fourth son, born ca. 1764,[58] probably never married. He was not a head of household in Bristol Co., MA, in the 1790 federal census, and was probably still living with his father at that time. He was declared non compos mentis on 29 Apr. 1814, and his friend, Samuel Perry, of New Bedford, was appointed as his guardian on 3 May 1814, with George Hatch, mariner, of New Bedford, and James Taber, Esq., of Fair Haven, as sureties.[59] He died on 21 Apr. 1838 in New Bedford, MA, in the “almshouse,” aged 73 years.[60]

        1908   vi   Israel6 Washburn, the fifth son, born say ca. 1768, probably married 1.) Mary DeMoranville, of Dartmouth, in 1791,[61] but she apparently died by 1797, and he remarried to 2.) Rebecca Ashley, of Freetown, supposedly daughter of Abraham and Phebe (Taber) Ashley, of Freetown,[62] on 25 Oct. 1797 in Freetown.[63] She was born supposedly on 6 Jan. 1778 in Freetown,[64] a granddaughter presumably of Amaziah and Sarah (Wing) Taber, of Dartmouth,[65] and another descendant of Francis Cooke, of the “Mayflower.”[66] She may have died by 1810, and he possibly remarried to 3.) Dolly Stewart, of New Bedford, on 4 Jan. 1810 in New Bedford.[67] He was living in New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, in the 1800 federal cen­sus, with chil­dren, names unknown,[68] but he was not found in the 1810 federal census in Bristol County. He may have been the Israel Washburn living in Fairhaven, Bristol Co., MA, in the 1820,[69] and 1830 federal censuses,[70] but he was not found in Fairhaven or New Bedford in the 1840 or 1850 federal censuses. No death or probate records were found for him in New Bed­ford. He possibly had at least one son:

1. Israel7 D. Washburn, born ca. 1792 in MA,[71] possibly never married. He was a farmer in New Bedford in the 1840 federal census,[72] and was living in the poor house in New Bedford in the 1850 federal census, either unmarried or widowed.[73] No death record was found for him in Massachusetts.

2. (Probably others)[74]

+      1909  vii   Abigail6 Washburn, the youngest daughter, born say 1770, married Varnum Mather, son of John Noyes and Lydia (Royce) Mather,[75] on 28 Apr. 1793 in Springfield, Windsor Co., VT,[76] and they moved to Canada.[77] (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

 

 

(681.) Bezaleel5 Washburn, probably fifth son of (174) Moses4 Washburn, (65) James3, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born, possibly in Taunton, MA, in say 1740,[78] married 1.) Bathsheba/Barsheba Hammond, daughter of Nathan and Mary (Barlow) Hammond (Jr.), of Rochester, MA,[79] on 23 Dec. 1762 in Rochester,[80] and they settled in Dartmouth. She was a twin, born on 23 Aug. 1740 in Rochester,[81] and she died on 1 Apr. 1767, as recorded in Rochester.[82] Bezaleel remarried to 2.) Hannah Griffith, possibly daugh­ter of Daniel and Mary (Edwards) Griffith, of Freetown, MA,[83] on 10 May 1770 in Dartmouth.[84] She was born on 30 Oct. 1750 in Freetown or Rochester,[85] and died on 29 Sept. 1784 in Dartmouth.[86] He remarried again to 3.) Patience Sollard/Lollard on 10 July 1785 in Dart­mouth.[87]

         On 18 Dec. 1761 Peter Washburn, of Dartmouth, sold to Bezaleel Washburn, of Dartmouth, 10 acres in Dartmouth, the northerly part of his father’s homestead.[88] On 28 Oct. 1765 Moses Washburn, of Dartmouth, deeded to his son Bezaleel Washburn, the north half of his homestead farm in Dartmouth, including the part Bezaleel bought from his brother, Peter Washburn.[89] Constable Ford Ellis, of Rochester, warned out Bezaliel Washburn and John Wester, “who had their last residence in Dartmouth” to depart town on 21 Jan. 1767.[90]

            Bezaleel Washburn served in the Revolutionary War as a private in Capt. Job Cook’s Company, Col. Hathaway’s 2nd Bristol County Regiment, and served for 5 days from Aug. 4, 1780 to Aug. 8, 1780.[91] He was living in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA, in the 1790,[92] and 1800 federal censuses,[93] and moved to Otsego Co., NY, by 1810, where he was living in the 1810 federal census.[94] He died on 5 Oct. 1813 in Oneonta Township, Otsego Co., NY,[95] but no probate records were found for him in Otsego Co., NY. Patience (Sollard) Washburn may have been the female aged 80-89 years living in the house of her youngest son, Daniel Washburn, in Laurens, Otsego Co., NY, in the 1840 federal census.

         Bezaleel Washburn had 7 chil­dren by Hannah Grif­fith, and 7 more chil­dren by Pa­tience Sollard/Lollard:

        1910     i   Robert Washburn, born on 30 May 1771 in Dartmouth,[96] marriage not found.

        1911    ii   Barsheba/Bathsheba6 Washburn, born on 18 July 1773 in Dartmouth,[97] mar­ried Jeremiah Buffinton, of Dartmouth, on 26 Feb. 1795 in Dartmouth.[98] Children not found.[99] They were probably living in Otsego Co., NY, in the 1800 federal census,[100] but he was not found in Otsego Co., NY, or Erie Co., PA, in later censuses, and no probate records were found for him in Otsego Co., NY.

+      1912   iii   Stephen6 Washburn, born on 29 July 1775 in Dartmouth,[101] married Jennette/Janette Terry in ca. 1801,[102] and moved to Otsego Co., NY, then to Erie Co., PA. (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

        1913   iv   Thomas6 Washburn, born on 19 Sept. 1777 in Dartmouth,[103] possibly married Polly Boomer, of Troy (now Fall River), Bristol Co., MA, on 10 Oct. 1805 in Dartmouth, MA.[104] Children not found. He was not found in Bristol Co., MA, or in Otsego Co., NY, in the 1810 or 1820 federal censuses.

+      1914    v   Bezaleel6 Washburn (Jr.), born on 3 Mar. 1780 in Dartmouth,[105] married Jerusha Weatherby, daughter of Benoni and Ruth (Ackley) Weatherby, of Colchester, CT,[106] in ca. 1802, and moved to Wethersfield, CT, then to Otsego Co., NY, then to Erie Co., PA. (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

        1915   vi   Mary Washburn, born on 3 Sept. 1782 in Dartmouth,[107] marriage not found.

        1916  vii   Hannah Washburn, born on 9 Sept. 1784 in Dartmouth,[108] marriage not found.

+      1917 viii   David6 Washburn, born on 12 Aug. 1785 in Dartmouth,[109] supposedly married Esther Griffith.[110] (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

+      1918   ix   Jonathan6 Washburn, born on 12 Aug. 1787 in Dartmouth,[111] married Philena Rounseville, of Freetown, MA, daughter of Philip and Mercy (Cole) Rounseville,[112] on 10 June 1814 in Freetown,[113] and they lived in Dartmouth, MA. (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

        1919    x   Jane Washburn, born on 29 Sept. 1789 in Dartmouth,[114] marriage not found.

        1920   xi   Rebecka6 Washburn, born on 16 Jan. 1791 in Dartmouth,[115] possibly married William Barton.[116] They were apparently living in Irwin, Barry Co., MI, in the 1850 federal census, where he was a farmer.[117] They presumably had at least one son:

a. Samuel Barton, born ca. 1833 in NY.[118]

b. (Probably others)

        1921  xii   Obed Washburn, born on 12 Aug. 1793 in Dartmouth,[119] marriage not found.

+      1922 xiii   James6 Washburn, born on 28 Jan. 1796 in Dartmouth,[120] married Betsey (___) in ca. 1816, and moved to Otsego Co., NY. (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

+      1923 xiv   Daniel6 Washburn, born on 30 Jan. 1798 in Dartmouth,[121] probably married Rhoda Nash on 28 Dec. 1823 in Laurens, Otsego Co., NY.[122] (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

 

 

(682.) Capt. Thomas5 Washburn, probably sixth son of (174) Moses4 Washburn, (65) James3, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born, possibly in Taunton, MA, in say 1742,[123] married Mary3 Crapo, probably daughter of Fran­cis2 and Patience (Spooner) Crapo, of Rochester, MA,[124] on 18 Dec. 1763 in Roch­es­ter.[125] She was born on 21 June 1744 in Rochester,[126] a granddaughter of Peter1 and Penelope4 (White) Crapo, of Rochester,[127] a great-granddaughter of Samuel3 and Rebecca White, of Sandwich, MA,[128] and a descendant of William1 White, of the “Mayflower.”[129]

         Thomas Washburn was a mariner, and supposedly a Captain. On 26 Oct. 1765 Moses Washburn, of Dartmouth, deeded to his son, Thomas Washburn, of Dartmouth, mariner, the south half of his homestead in Dartmouth.[130]

            No death records were found for either Thomas or Mary Washburn in Dartmouth, Roches­ter, or New Bedford, MA, and he was not listed as a head of household in the 1790 or 1800 federal census in Bristol Co., MA.

         Capt. Thomas Washburn and Mary Crapo had chil­dren:

        1924     i   Aholiab Washburn, a son, born on 25 June 1766 in Dartmouth, MA,[131] marriage not found. He was not a head of household in Massachusetts in the 1790 federal census.

        1925    ii   Francis Washburn, a son, born on 29 Feb. 1768 in Dartmouth,[132] marriage not found. He was not a head of household in Massachusetts in the 1790 federal census.

+      1926   iii   Rest6 Washburn, a daughter, born on 27 Nov. 1769 in Dartmouth,[133] married Wil­liam Reynolds, of Dartmouth, son of Michael and Mercy (Chase) Reynolds, possibly as his second wife, in 1786.[134] (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

        1927   iv   Percy Washburn, recorded as a daughter, born on 21 Mar. 1773 in Dartmouth,[135] marriage not found.

        1928    v   William6 Washburn, born on 5 Nov. 1774 in Dartmouth,[136] possibly the William Washburn who married 1.) Betsey Drew, of New Bedford, on 8 Dec. 1808 in New Bedford,[137] and possibly 2.) Sarah Ruggles, of New Bedford, in ca. 1834.[138] Children not found. No death record was found for either of them in New Bedford, and he was not found in the federal censuses in New Bedford.

 

 

(684.) Lydia5 Washburn, possibly youngest daughter of (174) Moses4 Washburn, (65) James3, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born, possibly in Taunton, MA, ca. 1748,[139] married Capt. John Sherman, of Dartmouth, in ca. 1768 in Dartmouth.[140] She died on 9 July 1784 in New Bedford or Dartmouth, aged 36 years,[141] and he remarried to his first wife’s niece, (1898) Anna6 Washburn, daughter of (676) Peter5 and Abigail (Pope) Washburn, of Dartmouth, in ca. 1786 in Dartmouth.[142] She was born ca. 1755 in Dartmouth,[143] and died on 26 May 1791 in New Bedford or Dartmouth, aged 36 years.[144]

         Capt. John Sherman remarried again to Mary Church, of New Bedford, on 29 Dec. 1796 in New Bedford.[145] She also died on 26 June 1799 in New Bedford,[146] and he remarried again to Charlotte (Marshall) Russell, of Nantucket, a widow, in 1800.[147] John Sherman was living in New Bedford, MA, in the 1790 federal census,[148] and in the 1800 federal census, near his son, John Sherman Jr.,[149] and probably also in the 1810 federal census.[150] No death record was found for him in New Bedford, MA.

         Capt. John Sherman had 9 children by Lydia Washburn, 3 more sons by Anne Washburn, 2 more children by Mary Church, and 1 more daughter by Charlotte Mar­shall:

        1929     i   Alice Sherman, born on 19 Nov. 1768,[151] died on 20 Nov. 1768 in New Bed­ford, MA.[152]

+      1930    ii   Charlotte Sherman, born on 20 Nov. 1769 in New Bedford,[153] married John Chadwick, Jr., of New Bedford, on 20 July 1797 in New Bedford.[154] (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

+      1931   iii   Capt. John Sherman (Jr.), born on 30 Dec. 1771 in New Bedford,[155] proba­bly mar­ried Avis Waterman in ca. 1796.[156] (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

        1932   iv   Ichabod Sherman, born on 15 Mar. 1774 in New Bedford,[157] marriage not found. He was not found in the 1850 federal census in Massachusetts.

        1933    v   Peter Sherman, born on 13 July 1776 in New Bedford,[158] marriage not found. He may have been married and living near his father in New Bedford in the 1810 federal census,[159] but he was not found in Bristol Co., MA, in the 1850 federal census.[160]

        1934   vi   Thomas Sherman, born on 3 Jan. 1779 in New Bedford,[161] marriage not found. He was not found in Bristol Co., MA, in the 1850 federal census.

+      1935  vii   Lydia Sherman, born on 15 Apr. 1781 in New Bedford,[162] probably married Caleb Spooner, son of Simpson and Mary (Bowdish) Spooner, of New Bedford, on 17 Feb. 1805 in New Bedford.[163] (To be continued in Washburn Sixth Generation.)

        1936 viii   Stephen Sherman, born on 12 Dec. 1782 in New Bedford,[164] marriage not found. He was not found in Bristol Co., MA, in the 1850 federal census.

        1937   ix   Mercy Ellis Sherman, born on 6 June 1784,[165] died on 27 July 1784 in New Bed­ford.[166]

         [See (1898) Anna Washburn for the rest of Capt. John Shearman’s children.]

 

 

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        [1] Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA, 1916, 2 Volumes, [hereinafter Bridgewater VRs], Vol. 1, p. 334.

        [2] Rounds, H. L. Peter, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Probate Records, 1687-1745, [hereinafter Rounds, Bristol County Probates, Vol. 1], p. 228; Wakefield Robert S., revised by Judith H. Swan, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Family of Richard Warren, Volume 18, Part One, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2004, [hereinafter MF5G: Warren, pt. 1], p. 166, the will of Lettis Jenne of Dartmouth, yeoman, dated 24 Jan. 1731/2, mentions daughter Reliance, wife of Thomas Pope, among others, taken from Bristol County Probate Vol. 8, p. 85-87.

        [3] Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1929, 3 volumes, [hereinafter Dartmouth VRs], Vol. 2, p. 526.

        [4] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 1, p. 182.

        [5] Wakefield, Robert S., Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume Eighteen Part III, Family of Richard Warren, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2001, [hereinafter MF5G: Warren, pt. 3], p. 72; Rounds, Bristol County Probates, Vol. 1, p. 253, the will of Isaac Pope, of Dartmouth, yeoman, mentions wife Alce and son Thomas Pope, among others.

        [6] MF5G: Warren, pt. 1, p. 166.

        [7] MF5G: Warren, pt. 1, p. 40.

        [8] MF5G: Warren, pt. 1, pp. 1-2, 8-9.

        [9] Bristol County Land Records, Vol. 41, p. 142.

        [10] Bristol County Land Records, Vol. 47, p. 236.

        [11] Bristol County Land Records, Vol. 42, p. 554.

        [12] Bristol County Land Records, Vol. 45, p. 536.

        [13] Bris­tol County Land Records, Vol. 49, p. 257.

        [14] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 3, p. 77.

        [15] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 43, Dartmouth Town, Bristol County, family of Peter Washburn had 1 free white male 16 or older, 3 free white females.

        [16] 1800 Federal Census, Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA, p. 352, the Peter Washburn household had 1 male aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, and 2 females aged 16-25 years.

        [17] 1810 Federal Census, Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA, p. 271, the Peter Washburn household had 1 male aged 45 or over, and 2 females aged 45 or over [sic].

        [18] Bristol County Probate Records, from Family History Library [FHL] microfilm #0577880, from the file titled “Peter Washburn, Dartmouth, 1817.”

        [19] Calculated from her age at death.

        [20] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 3, p. 64; Vital Records of New Bedford, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1932, 3 volumes, [hereinafter New Bedford VRs], Vol. 3, p. 150, Lydia (Washburn) Sherman died on 9 July 1784, aged 36 years.

        [21] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 2, p. 525, marriage intentions recorded on 29 Dec. 1785 in Dartmouth.

        [22] Calculated from his age at death.

        [23] Chase, John Carroll and George Walter Chamberlain, “Some of the Descendants of William Chase of Roxbury and Yarmouth, Mass.,” Genealogies of Rhode Island Families From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. I, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1989, p. 170.

        [24] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 2, p. 526.

        [25] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 1, p. 291, from records of the First Congregational Church of Dartmouth.

        [26] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 1, p. 291, from records of the First Congregational Church of Dartmouth.

        [27] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 2, p. 113, the marriage intentions of Simeon Chase of Dartmouth and Elisabeth Cornell of Dartmouth published on 17 June 1758 in Dartmouth.

        [28] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 2, p. 526.

        [29] Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 333.

        [30] Rounds, Bristol County Probates, Vol. 1, p. 228; MF5G: Warren, pt. 1, p. 166, the will of Lettis Jenne of Dartmouth, yeoman, dated 24 Jan. 1731/2, mentions daughter Reliance, wife of Thomas Pope, among others, taken from Bristol County Probate Vol. 8, p. 85-87.

        [31] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 2, p. 526.

        [32] MF5G: Warren, pt. 3, p. 72; Rounds, Bristol County Probates, Vol. 1, p. 253, the will of Isaac Pope, of Dartmouth, yeoman, mentions wife Alce and son Thomas Pope, among others.

        [33] MF5G: Warren, pt. 1, p. 166.

        [34] MF5G: Warren, pt. 1, p. 40.

        [35] MF5G: Warren, pt. 1, pp. 1-2, 8-9.

        [36] Bristol County Land Records, Vol. 41, p. 142.

        [37] Bristol County Land Records, Vol. 47, p. 236.

        [38] Bristol County Land Records, Vol. 42, p. 554.

        [39] Bristol County Land Records, Vol. 71, p. 185.

        [40] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 49, New Bedford Town, Bristol County, the Moses Washburn household had 3 free white males aged 16 or older and 2 free white females.

        [41] 1800 Federal Census, New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, p. 437, the Moses Washburn household had only 1 male aged 26-44 years, and 1 male aged 45 or older.

        [42] Bristol County Probate Records, Vol. 45, pp. 215, 258.

        [43] Bristol County Land Records, Vol. 93, p. 34‑35.

        [44] Bristol County Probate Records, from FHL microfilm #0577880, from the file titled “Moses Washburn, New Bedford, 1814,” which also contained his probate records after his death.

        [45] Bristol Co. Probate Records, from FHL microfilm #0577880, from the file titled “Moses Washburn, New Bedford, 1814,” and from Bristol County Probate Records, 48:499; 49:263.

        [46] Calculated from her age at death and her marriage in 1775.

        [47] Vital Records of Rochester, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1914, [hereinafter Rochester VRs], Vol. 2, p. 250, the marriage of Simeon Randall and Martha Hathaway, of Freetown, on 13 Nov. 1751 in Freetown; Rounds, H. L. Peter, Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts, Probate Records, Book 2, 1745-1762, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1988, [hereinafter Rounds, Bristol County Probates, Vol. 2], p. 223, the will of Isaac Hathaway, of Freetown, yeoman, dated 27 Nov. 1752, mentioned daughter Martha Randall, wife of Simeon Randall, among others.

        [48] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 2, p. 526. He was called “Amos Randall of Rochester.”

        [49] Calculated from his age at death.

        [50] Per email letter of Diana Bastian of 27 Feb. 2001, taken from Spooner, Thomas, Records of William Spooner of Plymouth, Massachusetts and His Descendants, Vol. 1, 1883.

        [51] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 2, p. 526.

        [52] Per email letter of Diana Bastian of 27 Feb. 2001, taken from Spooner, Thomas, Records of William Spooner of Plymouth, Massachusetts and His Descendants, Vol. 1, 1883.

        [53] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 2, p. 526.

        [54] I.G.I. Birth Records for Rhoda Crapo, in 1766, taken from LDS temple records, microfilm #170590, and from an LDS patron family group sheet, from microfilm #1396082, supported by them twice naming of a son Francis Crapo Washburn.

        [55] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 2, p. 526, marriage intentions recorded 10 July 1784 in Dartmouth, but the marriage was not recorded in the vital records of Freetown, MA.

        [56] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 2, p. 316, marriage intentions between Amos Merihew and Elisabeth Spooner, both of Dartmouth, recorded on 2 Apr. 1762 in Dartmouth.

        [57] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 2, p. 526.

        [58] Calculated from his age at death.

        [59] Bristol County Probate Records, from FHL microfilm #0577880, from the second file titled “Moses Washburn, New Bedford, 1814,” and from Bristol County Probate Court Records, Vol. 49, pp. 276, 500.

        [60] New Bedford VRs, Vol. 3, p. 179.

        [61] New Bedford VRs, Vol. 2, p. 576, marriage intentions recorded 29 May 1791 in New Bedford, but the marriage was not recorded in the vital records of Dartmouth.

        [62] Ancestry.com Odell Family Tree file submitted by dtwebster1, of Wray, CO; Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 2, p. 42, the marriage intentions between Abraham Ashley and Phebe Taber, both of Dartmouth, recorded on 11 Apr. 1767 in Dartmouth.

        [63] New Bedford VRs, Vol. 2, p. 576, marriage intentions recorded 26 Sept. 1797 in New Bedford, Thomas, Helen Gurney, Vital Records of the Town of Freetown, Massachusetts, 1686 Through 1890, Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1988, [hereinafter Freetown VRs], n.p., under “Freetown Marriages: Washburn.”

        [64] Per the Ancestry.com Odell Family Tree file submitted by dtwebster1, of Wray, CO, but her birth was not recorded in the vital records of either Freetown or Dartmouth, MA.

        [65] Wood, Ralph V., Jr., Francis Cooke of the Mayflower, Picton Press, Camden, ME, p. 526; Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 1, p. 271, the birth of Phebe Taber, daughter of Amiziah and Sarah Taber, on 7 Oct. 1751 in Dartmouth; Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 2, p. 484, the marriage intentions recorded between Amaziah Taber and Sarah Wing, both of Dartmouth, on 16 Nov. 1749 in Dartmouth.

        [66] Wood, Ralph V., Jr., Francis Cooke of the Mayflower, Picton Press, Camden, ME, pp. 1-27, 61-71, 94, 211-212, 526.

        [67] New Bedford VRs, Vol. 2, p. 576.

        [68] 1800 Federal Census, New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, p. 437, the Israel Washburn household had 1 male under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 female under 10, and 1 female aged 16-25 years.

        [69] 1820 Federal Census, Fairhaven, Bristol Co., MA, p. 539, the Israel Washburn household had 2 males under 10, 1 male 26-44 years, 1 female aged 10-15 years, 1 female aged 26-44 years, 1 female aged 45 or over, and had 1 person engaged in agriculture.

        [70] 1830 Federal Census, Fairhaven, Bristol Co., MA, p. 286, the Israel Washburn household had 1 male aged 10-14 years, 1 male aged 15-19 years, 1 male aged 40-49 years, 1 female aged 5-9 years, 1 female aged 15-19 years, 1 female aged 40-49 years, and 1 female aged 80-89 years.

        [71] Calculated from his age in the 1850 federal census.

        [72] 1840 Federal Census, New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, p. 442, the Israel Washburn household consisted of only 1 male aged 40-49 years.

        [73] 1850 Federal Census, New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, p. 283, dwelling #788, family #1235, which was “the Poor House,” line 13:

                Israel D. Washburn, 58, male, farmer, born MA

        [74] At least one daughter by the 1800 federal census.

        [75] His parents from the FHL Ancestral File of John Noyes Mather and Lydia Royce, submitted by Val Crumley, of Worland, NY.

        [76] Bartley, Scott Andrew, “Vital Records of Springfield, VT,” Vermont Genealogy, Special Publication No. 13, Spring 2011, p. 107.

        [77] Per email letters of Rodney Price of 9 and 10 Aug. 1999, and 28 Dec. 2001, who received his information from Grace Goodall. The marriage record was found at the Vermont State Archives in Montpelier, VT.

        [78] Estimated from his marriage in 1762.

        [79] Rochester VRs, Vol. 2, p. 155, marriage intentions of Nathan Hammond, Jr., and Mary Barlow recorded on 17 Nov. 1739 in Rochester.

        [80] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 2, p. 525; Rochester VRs, Vol. 2, p. 311.

        [81] Rochester VRs, Vol. 1, p. 145, her birth recorded as “Bathshua” Hammond.

        [82] Rochester VRs, Vol. 2, p. 443, recorded as “Barsheba Washbun, daughter of Nathan Hammond Jr. and Mary.”

        [83] Rochester VRs, Vol. 2, p. 141, marriage of Daniel Griffeth and Mary Edwards on 28 Sept. 1729 in Rochester.

        [84] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 2, p. 525.

        [85] Freetown VRs, n.p., under “Freetown Births: Griffith;” Rochester VRs, Vol. 1, p. 138.

        [86] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 3, p. 77.

        [87] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 2, p. 525.

        [88] Bristol County Land Records, Vol. 49, p. 257.

        [89] Bristol County Land Records, Vol. 49, p. 263.

        [90] Plymouth County Court Records, Vol. 3, General Sessions of the Peace, Session 3, p. 224.

        [91] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Volumes, Boston, Vol. 16, p. 659.

        [92] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 43, Dartmouth Town, Bristol County, family of Bezaliel Washburn had 1 free white male aged 16 or over, 4 free white males under 16, and 5 free white females.

        [93] 1800 Federal Census, Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA, p. 352, the Bazaleal Washborn household had 2 males under 10, 2 males aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 2 females under 10, 1 female aged 10-15 years, 1 female aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

        [94] 1810 Federal Census, Otsego Co., NY, p. 183, the B. Washburn household had 2 males aged 10-15 years, 1 male aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 45 or older, 1 female aged 16-25, and 1 female aged 45 or older.

        [95] New Bedford VRs, Vol. 3, p. 179, but the death occurred in New York, per his descendants.

        [96] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 1, p. 291.

        [97] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 1, p. 290.

        [98] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 2, p. 525.

        [99] They probably had 2 sons and a daughter by 1800.

        [100] 1800 Federal Census, Otsego Co., NY, p. 29, the Jeremiah Buffington household had 2 males under 10, 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 female under 10, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

        [101] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 1, p. 291.

        [102] Calculated from the birth of their first child, in 1802.

        [103] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 1, p. 291.

        [104] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 2, p. 527.

        [105] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 1, p. 291.

        [106] Her parents per email letter of David L. Rice of 23 Dec. 2002.

        [107] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 1, p. 291.

        [108] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 1, p. 291.

        [109] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 1, p. 291.

        [110] Per the Ancestry.com World Tree file of Red MacDougall.

        [111] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 1, p. 291.

        [112] Freetown VRs, n.p., under Freetown Marriages: Rounsevell/Rounsevelle/Rounsvill/Rounsville, marriage intentions of Philip Rounseville and Mercy Cole recorded on 18 Feb. 1775 in Freetown.

        [113] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 2, p. 526; Freetown VRs, n.p., under “Freetown Marriages: Washburn.”

        [114] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 1, p. 291.

        [115] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 1, p. 291.

        [116] Per email letter of Stephen Bassett.

        [117] 1850 Federal Census, Irwin, Barry Co., MI, p. 99, dwelling #521, family #530:

                William Barton, 60, male, farmer, $150, born NY

                Rebecca Barton, 60, female, born NY [sic]

                Samuel Barton, 17, male, farmer, born NY, attending school

        [118] Calculated from his age in the 1850 federal census.

        [119] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 1, p. 291, recorded only as “Obed, son of Bezaliel and Patience Washburn.”

        [120] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 1, p. 291.

        [121] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 1, p. 291.

        [122] I.G.I. Marriage Records, taken from an LDS patron family group sheet, from microfilm #1553834.

        [123] Estimated from his marriage in 1763.

        [124] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 2, p. 138, marriage of Francis Crapo and Patience Spooner on 13 Feb. 1734/5 in Dartmouth.

        [125] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 2, p. 526; Rochester VRs, Vol. 2, p. 311.

        [126] Rochester VRs, Vol. 1, p. 95.

        [127] Sherman, Robert M. and Ruth W., Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume One, The William White Family, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, MA, 1975, [hereinafter MF5G: White], p. 116.

        [128] MF5G: White, p. 104.

        [129] MF5G: White, p. 99.

        [130] Bristol County Land Records, Vol. 49, p. 267.

        [131] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 1, p. 290.

        [132] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 1, p. 291.

        [133] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 1, p. 291.

        [134] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 2, p. 526, marriage intentions recorded 20 Sept. 1786 in Dartmouth.

        [135] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 1, p. 291.

        [136] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 1, p. 291.

        [137] New Bedford VRs, Vol. 2, p. 577.

        [138] New Bedford VRs, Vol. 2, p. 577, marriage intentions recorded 7 Nov. 1834 in New Bedford.

        [139] Calculated from her age at death.

        [140] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 2, p. 526, marriage intentions recorded 12 Dec. 1767 in Dartmouth.

        [141] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 3, p. 64, buried in Acushnet Cemetery; New Bedford VRs, Vol. 3, p. 150.

        [142] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 2, p. 428, marriage intentions recorded on 29 Dec. 1785 in Dartmouth.

        [143] Calculated from her age at death.

        [144] Dartmouth VRs, Vol. 3, p. 63, also buried in Acushnet Cemetery; New Bedford VRs, Vol. 3, p. 149.

        [145] New Bedford VRs, Vol. 2, p. 477.

        [146] New Bedford VRs, Vol. 3, p. 150.

        [147] New Bedford VRs, Vol. 2, p. 477, marriage intentions recorded on 28 June 1800 in New Bedford.

        [148] Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: Massachusetts, Bountiful, Utah, 1993, p. 47, New Bedford Town, Bristol County, the John Sherman household had 2 free white males aged 16 or older, 6 free white males under 16, and 3 free white females.

        [149] 1800 Federal Census, New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, p. 433, the John Shearman household had 2 males aged 10-15 years, 2 males aged 16-25 years, 1 male aged 45 or over, 1 female aged 16-25 years, and 1 female aged 26-44 years.

        [150] 1810 Federal Census, New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, p. 308, the John[?] Shearman household had 3 males under 10, 1 male aged 45 or over, 2 females under 10, and 1 female aged 45 or over. [The first name is hard to read in the census.]

        [151] New Bedford VRs, Vol. 1, p. 416.

        [152] New Bedford VRs, Vol. 3, p. 149.

        [153] New Bedford VRs, Vol. 1, p. 417.

        [154] New Bedford VRs, Vol. 2, p. 475.

        [155] New Bedford VRs, Vol. 1, p. 419.

        [156] Estimated from the birth of their eldest child on 20 Aug. 1797. Her surname is listed in the birth records of their children.

        [157] New Bedford VRs, Vol. 1, p. 419.

        [158] New Bedford VRs, Vol. 1, p. 420.

        [159] 1810 Federal Census, New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, p. 308, the Peter[?] Shearman household had 1 male aged 26-44 years, 1 female under 10, and 1 female aged 26-44 years. [The first name is hard to read in the census.]

        [160] The Peter Shearman, aged 75, living in Fairhaven, MA, in the 1850 census with a wife Susannah was born in Maine.

        [161] New Bedford VRs, Vol. 1, p. 421.

        [162] New Bedford VRs, Vol. 1, p. 420.

        [163] New Bedford VRs, Vol. 2, p. 477.

        [164] New Bedford VRs, Vol. 1, p. 421.

        [165] New Bedford VRs, Vol. 1, p. 420.

        [166] New Bedford VRs, Vol. 3, p. 151.


[A] The Will of Peter Washburn of Dartmouth, Bristol County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1806): *

In the name of God Amen this twentieth day of March 1806 I Peter Washburn of Dartmouth in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Yeoman Being far Advanced in years by Nature decaying But of a Sound Mine and Memory which I thank God for, calling to Mind the Mortality of the Body, and knowing it is appointed for man once to die Do Make and ordain this my Last Will and and [sic] testament first and principally of all to commit my soul to God that gave it and my Body to the dust to be Decently Buried by my Executor hereafter Named by as touching such Worldly Estate as the lord hath been pleased to bless me with I do dispose of in the following manner after my funeral charges & just Debts is paid.

                In Primus I give & Bequeath to my Beloved son Ira Washburn the north part of that farm North of the Road that leads from the Mills to the Meeting house that he now Lives on with all the privaledges to the same belonging free and clear to him his heirs & assigns forever, to his Disposal together with the remainder of said farm and my homested farm stock and farming tools to come into possession of immediately after my Decease, All except What I shall reserve the Improvement of to my two daughters, viz—Deborah Washburn & Margaret Washburn during their Natural Lives, together with the stock that I shall give to them free and clear to their disposal, After them to him My beloved son Ira Washburn free and clear to him his heirs and assigns forever.

                Item I Give and bequeath to the heirs of my Beloved daughter Anna Shearman Dec. Viz Ebenezer Shearman, Ruben Shearman, and thurston Shearman, One dollar Each to be paid in One year after my Decease by my Executor.

                Item I give and Bequeath to my Beloved daughter Deborah Washburn all my indoor movables except what I Shall Hereafter reserve to my daughter Margaret Washburn, together with my Looms and all the tackling to them belonging with all my wearing apparel to her heirs and assigns forever.

                Item I give and bequeath to my Beloved daughter Margaret Washburn one feather bed and furniture and a chest with a drans[?] free and clear forever with the use and improvement of my household furniture during her Natural Live or What she needs for her comfort.

                Item I Give and Bequeath to my two daughters Deborah & Margaret Equally between them One Cow, five sheep, one Swine free and clear to their disposal together with a privaledge to keep said stock on the homestead farm having an Equal chance with the other stock that is kept on said farm and it is my Will that there be no more stock but that the above mentioned will be kept Well yearly together with the use and improvement of my dwelling house Barn and other out houses and Orchard with the privaledge and improvement of the Square beginning at the Northwest corner of the orchard Southwardly to the road and by and with with [sic] the road till it Comes to the east End of the barn from thence to the first mentioned corner to be as Wide on the road as from the North east Corner of the barn to the north west Corner of the orchard to have the improve of the above Square with all the privaledges to it belonging during their Natural lives.

            Item I Give and Bequeath to the heirs of my Beloved Daughter Rhobe Chase viz. Amasa Chase & Ichabod Chase, one dollar each and ten dollars to Abigail Chase when each comes of age to receve said money by or from my Executor.

                It is my Will that my Executor hereafter named Shall furnish my two daughters Viz Deborah Washburn and Margaret Washburn with the following Necssaries of live Annually during their Natural Lives Unless one should Marry in that case one half to cease fifteen bushels of good Grinding corn five Bushel of Rye four Gallons of molasses twelve pounds of sugar two pounds of tea fire wood at the door sufficient for one fire ten pounds of good Ham and to pay doctor Bills and taxes and to keep their fences and buildings in good repair & provided my Beloved son Ira whom I shall further mention should decese the improve of my homested farm and that part south of the road where he now liveth will come into possession of my two daughters.

                I now give to my Beloved son Ira Washburn the remainder and residue of all Estate that I have not Mentioned if any there be to him his heirs and assigns forever Whom I do therefore Constitute Ordain and appoint to be my Executor to this my last Will and testament and Revoking all others, Declaring this to be my last Will and testament.

                In Witness hereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seal this twentieth day of March one thousand eight hundred and six.

                                                                                                                                                 his

                                                                                                                                Peter         X           Washburn

                                                                                                                                                mark

Signed Sealed and Declared

to be my last will &

testament in Presence of

James Gifford

William Russell

Elizabeth Gifford

 

                                                                                                Octo 7, 1817, approved

 

Presented in court on 7 Oct. 1817 by Ira Washburn, executor, and proved by James Gifford and Elisabeth Gifford. Holder Slocum Esq. & James Gifford, yeoman, both of Dartmouth, were sureties on the bond of Ira Washburn, of Dartmouth.

 

* Transcribed by John A. Maltby from the loose papers in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Probate Court from FHL microfilm #0577880, from the file entitled “Peter Washburn, Dartmouth, 1817.”