Seth is listed in the DAR Patriot Index Vol III P-Z 2003 Washburn : Washburne Seth Sr. : b 5-19-1723 MA d 2-12-1794 MA m(X) Mary Harrod (X) Sarah (Denny) Sargent - Col Ma

The Will of Seth Washburn of Leicester (1790) In the name of God Amen I Seth Washburn of Leicester in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts Esqr being at this time in a low state of Health but through the goodness of God of a sound disposing mind and memory and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last Will & Testament and first and principally I give and bequeath my precious and immortal Soul into the hand of God who gave it me (when ever it shall please him to call), And my Body to the Earth from whence it was taken to be buried in a decent manner at the discression of my Executor herein hereafter named nothing doubting but at the general Ressurrection I shall receive the same again by the Mighty power of God. And as touching the worldly goods & Estate wherewith it has pleased God by his Blessing upon my Industry to endow me, I give bequeath & Devise as follows Imprimis. To Sarah my beloved Wife I give and bequeath all the Household furniture which she had when we married and three cows, and a Horse to ride, a pair of Oxen and the Cart and wheels and a hoe & Draft chain, an Ox & plowthe tools and Creatures during her natural Life but at her decease the said Creatures & tools or the value of them to revert to my Heirs, and I give my said Wife the Indentures of John & Polly Terry, if my Decease should happen, before they are out and the income of the place that was hers During her life time agreeable to her first Husbands will reference thereto being had I give and devise to my Grandson Seth Washburn son of my deceased son Seth Sixty Acres of Land in Callis in the State of Vermont to him his Heirs and assigns forever which with what I gave to his deceased Father is one full share of my Estate, provided nevertheless if that he should die childless the said Land to revert back to my Surviving Heirs Item, I give my weareing apparel to my two sonsJoseph and Asa Item, I give and bequeath to my unmarried Daughters the use of the North Chamber in the in the House which I own in the North part of Leicester together with a priviledge in the Kitchen, Cellar and Well and Liberty to bake in the oven in the North room and to get Wood on the farm so long as they shall remain Single ItemTo my sons Joseph & Asa, I give bequeath and devise to them their Heirs and assigns forever the whole of my lands in Callis not above disposed of to be equally divided between them. Furthermore it is my will that my Real Estate not disposed of should be sold & that my Just debts and funeral charges be paid out of the proceeds thereof, or of my personal Estate as shall be most convenientAnd I do hereby constitute and appoint my son Joseph Washburn Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament, hereby authorizing him to sell and dispose of all my Real and personal Estate excepting the indoor moveables which I give and bequeath to my Daughters to be devided as will be hereafter mentionedAnd the whole amount of my Interest after my Just debts and funeral charges are paid to be Equally devided between my Children, Viz., Joseph, Asa, Marah, Hannah, Sarah Amittai & Lucia with this proviso that the two sons are to have no reference in this devission to what they have recived of my Estate but those of the Daughters who have recived no part of their portion are to be made Equal to those who have, before the general devission takes place and as they are all of age, I see no need of an appraisement Item. The Blacksmith Tools, and the farming tools not given to my wife I give to my two sons any thing above written notwithstandingAnd I do hereby utterly disannul and revoke all former or other wills or Instruments by me made and I do ratify and Confirm this to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I do hereunto set my Seal the Ninth day of December in the year of our Lord 1790 Signed, Sealed, published & declared in presence of us Matthew Jackson Joseph Wicker } Seth Washburn (seal) Ebenr. Washburn We the subscribers hereby freely fully and absolutely Relinquish that part of the Legacy and bequest made to us by our late Hond Father deceased in the within written Instrument which relates to our using and improving the dwelling House and firewood on the farm in the North part of the Town of Leicester In Testamony whereof we have hereunto set our hands this fourth day of March A.D. 1794 Hannah Washburn Test Ebenr Washburn Lucy Washburn Matthw Washburn [sicJackson?] Worcester Ss. To all people who shall see these presents Joseph Dorr Esq. Judge of the Probate of Wills & in aforsaid County within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Sendeth Greeting Know ye that on the fourth day of March A.D. 1794. The Instrument hereunto annexed purporting the last Will and Testament of Seth Washburn late of Leicester in said County Esqr. deceasedwas presented for Probate by Joseph Washburn the Executor therein named, then present Matthw Jackson & Ebenezer Washburn two of the witnesses thereto subscribed, who made Oath that they saw the said Testator sign Seal and heard him declare the said Instrument to be his last Will and Testament, and that they with Joseph Wicker, subscribed, their names together as Witnesses to the Execution there of in the said Testators presence & that he was then to the best of their Judgement of a sound, disposeing mind, I do prove approve and allow of the said Instrument as the last Will & Testament of said Deceased, and do commit the Administration thereof in all Matters of the same concerning, & of his Estate whereof he died seized and possessed in said Commonwealth unto the before named Executor well & Faithfully to Execute said Will & to administer the Estate of said deceased according thereto, who accepts of his said trust, & he hath given bonds for the faithfull discharge of said trusts, & shall render an account of his proceedings where thereto Lawfully required In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & Seal of Office this day and year abovesaid. Jas Dorr J Prob * Transcribed by John A. Maltby from Worcester Co. Probate Vol. 25, p. 422-424, from FHL microfilm #0856314.