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BENJAMIN WASHBURN'S ESTATE

 
[MD 16:1:47+,  Plym. Co. Prob., I: 94] "On the 28th Day of july 1690: Benjamin Washbourn of the Town of Bridgwater .... having Some Days since listed himself in order to Goe against the ffrench Enemy and Considering the Difficulty of the voyage that therein it might please God to take him away Either by the sword or other ways and not having yet disposed of his Estate according to his will .... The said Washbourne therefore desired that we whose names are here under written would take notice that his will is as followeth: I the said Benjamin Washbourne Do Give unto my Brothers Jonathan Washbourne and james Washbourne both of Bridgwater .... my lot of Land in said Bridgwater being butted in the South Brooke to be Equally Devided between my said Brothers And my half of that lott lying on the Easterly side of the Burch plain in said Bridgwater:

I Give unto my Brother Samuel Washbourne of sd Bridgwater .... also my lot of meadow lying on Setucket River joyning to a Lott of meadow now belonging to my Brother Joseph Washbourne of sd Bridgwater. And also my half purchase of Undivided land being both within the Limits of sd Bridgwater the which sd lot of meadow and sd half purchase of undivided land I give unto my Said Brother Joseph Washbourne .... And all the Remainder of my lands I Give unto my Said Brother James Washbourne .... I do also give unto my Sister Jane Washbourne of sd Bridgwater a Brindled Cow which at this time wereth the Bell also two pound in money in my sd Brother Samuel his hands. I Give unto my sd Sister and Brother jane and James to be Equally Divided between them two. I do also Give unto my Sister Sarah Washbourne of sd Bridgwater one sheep and one Lamb . and whatsoever Else shall appear to belong unto my Estate I Give unto my sd Brother James Washbourne"

"Edward michell Thomas michel and John ffield made oath before the County Court at Plimouth march 17th 1690/91 that on the Day of the Date first above written they were present and heard Benjamin Washbourne aforenamed verbally Declare the before written to be his will and that the Same was then written from his own mouth."

[1 :95] The inventory was taken 12 December, 1690, by David Perkins and John Leonard. The real estate was: "50 acres of Land" £1 5, "more Land and meadow" £8.
"Samuel Washbourne made oath before the County Court at Plimouth March 17th 1690/91 that the above written is a true Inventory of the estate of his Brother Benjamin Washbourne late of Bridgwater deceased"

[From the original bond*] "Joseph Washbourne and Samuel Washbourn John ffield Senr and Edward michel all of Bridgwater" gave a bond of £60 sterling, on 17 March 1690/1, "the Said Joseph Washbourne and Samll Washbourn as principles each of them in the Sum of twenty pounds . and the said John ffield and Edward Michell as Sureties Each of them in the Sum of ten pounds .... the sd Joseph Washbourne and Samuel Washbourne have obtained Letters of Administration to Administer upon the Estate of their Brother Benjamin Washbourne deceased"
* This is the only original document, relating to this estate, now on file.