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Sergeant Samuel Washburn Will

[From original will on file]

"Samuel Washburne of Bridgwater .... (yeoman)" made his will on 13 March, 1720. Bequests were as follows:

To "wife Deborah Washburne the Improvement of the Easterly End of my now dwelling house and Shop and Cellar with the one half of the Incomes or profit of my homested or homeliving during her Natural Life or Widowhood In Case Shee Shall not marrey Again also I give unto her One third part of all my moveable Estate and Also my oxen Cart and Wheels and all my Other husbandry tackling my will is shall be part of her sd Third"

To "my Son Samuel Washburne no Lands having alredy by Deed of Gift given him his homested or homeliving and a Lot of Land Lying by Josiah Washburns that being his part of my real Estate in my first Devision that I make of it"

To "the heirs of my Son Noah Washburne deceased nothing having by a Deed of Gift alredy Given them their part or portion of Lands & other Estate"
To "the heirs of my Son Israel Washburn deceased the Improvement of the Westerly End of my now dwelling house with the Improvement of the one half of my homested or homeliving During the Natural Life of my wife Deborah having Given to their father a Deed of Gift of my homested after after my decease and the Decease of my wife Deborah"

To "my Son Nehemiah nothing In this first devision having given him by Deed his full part of my Estate In this Devision"

To "my Son Benjamin Washburne his heirs & assigns all that tract of Land on which he now dwelleth being about fourty Eight Rods wide Joining at one End partly upon the great river and partly to the Lands of mr Kieth deceasd butting upon the four Mile Line also my upland right In the meadow right and half my right In the Cedar Swamp having by deed of Gift Given my son Nehemiah the other half of my right In the Cedar Swamp"

To "My Daughter Hannah wife of John Kieth .... one full half of all my moveable Estate both within doors and without"

To "My Grandson Israel Washburn son of my son Israel Washburn deceased Twenty shillings to be paid .... to his Guardian for him"

To "My Cousin Deliverance Jennings wife to Ephraim Jennings fourty Shillings In Good bills of credit"

Sons Samuel Washburn and Nehemiah Washburn were appointed executors.
"all my wareing Cloathes of all sorts be Equaly divided betwen my three sons Samuel Washburne Nehemiah Washburne and Benjamin Washburne before aney devision be made"
"whatsoever Shall appear to be in my Estate Either real or personal after this devision shall be Made shall be Equaly divided betwen my three sons Samuel Washburne Nehemiah Washburne Benjamin Washburne and my daughter Hannah Kieth"

The will was signed by a mark. The witnesses were Benjamin Allen, Eleazer Carver and William Orcut, the last one signing by a mark. On 4 April, 1720, the will was probated, the three witnesses being present.
On the back of the will is endorsed: "Serjant Washburns Will" [The will is also recorded, 4: 217.]

[From the original on file] On 30 March, 1720, "The Inventory of the Moveable Estate; of Mr Samuel Washburn, of Bridgwater .... Who Deceased march ye twenty-fourth . 1719/20" was taken by Josiah Edson, Joseph Pratt and John Field.