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Seth WashburnAge: 701723–1794

Name
Seth Washburn
Given names
Seth
Surname
Washburn
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Birth 19 May 1723 43 29
 Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA

Birth of a brother 1734 (Age 10)
 Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA

younger brother - Ebenezer Washburn
MarriageMary Harwood - View family
12 April 1750 (Age 26)
 Leicester, Worcester, MA

Birth of a son
#1
1 February 1751 (Age 27)
 Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts

son - Seth Washburn Jr
Birth of a son
#2
18 May 1753 (Age 29)
 Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts

son - Joseph Washburn
Birth of a son
#3
25 July 1757 (Age 34)
 Leicester, Worcester, MA

son - Asa Washburn
Birth of a daughter
#4
16 June 1759 (Age 36)
 Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts

daughter - Mary Washburn
Death of a father 1759 (Age 35)
 

father - Joseph Washburn II
Birth of a daughter
#5
5 June 1762 (Age 39)
 Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts

daughter - Hannah Washburn
Birth of a daughter
#6
22 October 1764 (Age 41)
 Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts

daughter - Sarah Washburn
Birth of a daughter
#7
17 April 1766 (Age 42)
 Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts

daughter - Amity Washburn
Birth of a daughter
#8
11 November 1769 (Age 46)
 Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts

daughter - Lucy Washburn
Marriage of a sonSeth Washburn Jr - View family
1772 (Age 48)
 

son - Seth Washburn Jr
daughter-in-law - Susanna Rood
Birth of a daughter
#9
12 October 1774 (Age 51)
 Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts

daughter - Elizabeth Washburn
Military 1775 (Age 51)
 Massachusetts

Note:  Seth is listed in the DAR Patriot Index Vol III P-Z 2003
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
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Note: Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, 17 Volumes, Boston, Vol. XVI, p. 673-674. - https://archive.org/details/massachusettssol16mass


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Note: Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, 17 Volumes, Boston, Vol. XVI, p. 673-674. - https://archive.org/details/massachusettssol16mass

Death of a son 17 August 1776 (Age 53)
 

son - Seth Washburn Jr
Death of a daughter 30 June 1777 (Age 54)
 

daughter - Elizabeth Washburn
Marriage of a sonAsa Washburn - View family
16 November 1780 (Age 57)
 Spencer, Mass

son - Asa Washburn
daughter-in-law - Sarah Upham
Death of a mother 1780 (Age 56)
 

mother - Hannah Johnson
Marriage of a daughterMary Washburn - View family
11 October 1781 (Age 58)
 Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts

son-in-law - Samuel Sargent
daughter - Mary Washburn
Marriage of a sonJoseph Washburn - View family
6 May 1787 (Age 63)
 

son - Joseph Washburn
daughter-in-law - Ruth Davis
Death of a wife 16 September 1787 (Age 64)
 Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts

wife - Mary Harwood
MarriageSarah Denny - View family
30 April 1788 (Age 64)
 

Will 9 December 1790 (Age 67)
 Leicester in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Note: 
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.
Death 12 February 1794 (Age 70)
 Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts

Globally unique identifier
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Last change 30 November 2017
 

Family with parents - View family
father
Joseph Washburn II
Birth about 1 March 1680 39 28  Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA
Death 1759 (Age 78)  
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mother
Hannah Johnson
Birth 1694  Hingham
Death 1780 (Age 86)  
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Marriage: about 1713 — Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA
#1 brother
Elijah Washburn
Birth  Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA
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#2 brother
Joseph Washburn
Birth  Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA
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#3 himself
Washburn-Seth-Military-673.JPG Seth Washburn
Birth 19 May 1723 43 29  Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA
Death 12 February 1794 (Age 70)  Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
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#4 younger brother
Ebenezer Washburn
Birth 1734 53 40  Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA
Death yes  
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#5 brother
Josephs 5th Son Washburn
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#6 sister
Abiah Washburn
Birth  Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA
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#7 sister
Sarah Washburn
Birth  Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA
Death 1817  
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#8 brother
Mary Washburn
Birth  Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA
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Family with Sarah Denny - View family
himself
Washburn-Seth-Military-673.JPG Seth Washburn
Birth 19 May 1723 43 29  Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA
Death 12 February 1794 (Age 70)  Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
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10 years
wife
Sarah Denny
Birth 3 May 1733  
Death September 1801 (Age 68)  
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Marriage: 30 April 1788
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himself
Washburn-Seth-Military-673.JPG Seth Washburn
Birth 19 May 1723 43 29  Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA
Death 12 February 1794 (Age 70)  Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
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6 years
wife
Mary Harwood
Birth 19 December 1728  Lunenburgh, Massachusetts
Death 16 September 1787 (Age 58)  Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
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Marriage: 12 April 1750 — Leicester, Worcester, MA
10 months
#1 son
Seth Washburn Jr
Birth 1 February 1751 27 22  Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
Death 17 August 1776 (Age 25)  
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2 years
#2 son
Joseph Washburn
Birth 18 May 1753 29 24  Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
Death 27 March 1807 (Age 53)  
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4 years
#3 son
Asa Washburn
Birth 25 July 1757 34 28  Leicester, Worcester, MA
Death 6 October 1834 (Age 77)  
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23 months
#4 daughter
Mary Washburn
Birth 16 June 1759 36 30  Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
Death 3 May 1848 (Age 88)  
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3 years
#5 daughter
Hannah Washburn
Birth 5 June 1762 39 33  Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
Death 1850 (Age 87)  
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2 years
#6 daughter
Sarah Washburn
Birth 22 October 1764 41 35  Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
Death 14 December 1850 (Age 86)  
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18 months
#7 daughter
Amity Washburn
Birth 17 April 1766 42 37  Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
Death 22 June 1794 (Age 28)  
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4 years
#8 daughter
Lucy Washburn
Birth 11 November 1769 46 40  Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
Death 26 November 1796 (Age 27)  
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5 years
#9 daughter
Elizabeth Washburn
Birth 12 October 1774 51 45  Leicester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
Death 30 June 1777 (Age 2)  
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wife's husband
Thomas Sargeant
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wife
Sarah Denny
Birth 3 May 1733  
Death September 1801 (Age 68)  
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Marriage: yes
 
Military 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
Will 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.

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