Simeon Washburn

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Simeon Washburn (abt. 1721 - 1802)

Simeon (Simon) Washburn

Born about 11 Sep 1721 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Son of James Washburn Jr. and Elizabeth (Leonard) Crossman

Brother of Reuben Washburn Sr., Ebenezer Washburn, Josiah Washburn, Jonah Washburn and Mary (Washburn) King

Husband of Jemima (Gary) Washburn — married 1753 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father of Simeon Washburn Jr. I, Martha (Washburn) Briggs, Daniel Washburn, Abisha Washburn, Jemima Gary (Washburn) Perry, Ebenezer Washburn Esq. JP, Simeon Washburn Jr. II, Abigail Washburn, Caleb Washburn, Molly Washburn, Mary (Washburn) Cole, Marcy Washburn and Joshua Washburn

Died 27 Oct 1802 at about age 81 in Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

Profile last modified 17 Jul 2022 | Created 11 Nov 2012

Biography

Massachusetts Colony

From John Maltby:
Simeon Washburn, probably second son of James Washburn Jr., and Elizabeth Leonard, born, say 1725, married:

Jemima Gary, daughter of Ste­phen and Mercy (Gilbert) Gary, of Taunton,[1] in ca. 1746.[2] She was a granddaughter of Eleazer and Elizabeth (Crane) Gilbert, of Taunton,[3] and a great-granddaughter of Henry and Tabitha (Kinsley) Crane.[4]
On 4 May 1717 Stephen Gary and his wife Mercy signed a receipt for her share of the estate of her father, Eleazer Gilbert, of Taunton, to her “father in law” [stepfather] George Townsen and mother Elizabeth Townsen, administrators of the estate of Eleazer Gilbert.[5]

The will of Stephen Gary, of Taunton, “labourer,” dated 2 Feb. 1749/50, and probated on 12 Feb. 1749/50, mentioned, among others, his daughter Jemima.[6] Simeon Washburn, of Attleborough, and wife Jemima, signed receipt for legacy from the estate of her father, Stephen Gary, of Taunton, on 23 Mar. 1756.[7]

On 10 Dec. 1751 Simeon Washburn purchased land in Attleborough from Timothy Martin, and from Jeremiah Fisher,[8] and Simeon and Jemima Washburn settled in Attleborough, Bristol Co., MA. They may have lived near the border with Rehoboth. Their children’s births were recorded in Rehoboth, with the exception of the first son Simeon, with a note saying “the first 8 of this family born in Attleboro,” and were baptized in the Second Congregational Church in Attleborough, with the exception of daughter Jemima, and those who probably died in infancy. On 9 Mar. 1762 Simeon Washburn purchased land in Rehoboth, MA, from Henry Joslin Jr.,[9] on 9 June 1762 he purchased land in Rehoboth from Amos Brown,[10] and on 18 Aug. 1764 he purchased land in Taunton from Seth Gary.[11] Simeon Washburn sold his land in Attleborough to Obadiah Carpenter on 24 May 1762.[12] He sold land in Rehoboth to David Perry on 10 Mar. 1763,[13] and to Daniel Perry on 16 Mar. 1764,[14] sold his land in Taunton on 31 Aug. 1764 to Aaron Pratt,[15] and he sold land in Rehoboth to Joshua Briggs Jr. on 31 Oct. 1765.[16] He also sold land in Rehoboth to William Dryer Jr. on 29 Nov. 1774.[17] Eventually Simeon and Jemima Washburn moved to Keene, Cheshire Co., NH. He was not a head of household in Massachusetts or New Hampshire in the 1790 federal census, but he was probably the Simeon Washburn living in Cheshire Co., NH, in the 1800 federal census.[18]

On 16 June 1780 Ebenezer Wheelock was paid $258 by James Claghorn, Commissioner for the Sale of Confiscated Estates of Vermont, for 2 days service including expenses, in search of the mother of Ebenezer Washburn. Wheelock rode from Springfield, VT, to Keene, NH, in order to obtain the deed to the confiscated land of Washburn in Rutland, VT, which was thought to have been kept by the mother of Ebenezer Washburn.[19] Simeon Washburn died on 27 Oct. 1802 in Keene, NH, and Jemima (Gary) Washburn died on 11 Nov. 1804 in Keene, NH.[20]

Simeon Washburn and Jemima Gary had children, including:
Simeon Washburn (Jr. I), baptized in Jan. 1746/7 in Attleborough, died in Jan. 1746/7 in Attleborough.
Martha Washburn, born on 5 or 25 Dec. 1747 in Attleborough, married Nathaniel Briggs, son of Corp. John and Lydia (Finney) Briggs (Jr.), of Norton, MA, on 31 July 1766 in Norton.
Daniel Washburn, born on 23 Nov. 1749 in Attleborough, baptized on 8 Apr. 1750 in Attleborough, possibly married Jerusha Foster, and moved to Vermont.
Abisha Washburn, born on 30 Nov. 1751 in Attleborough, married Mary Wilmarth, daughter of Nathan and Mercy (Titus) Wilmarth (Jr.), of Attleborough, on 19 Dec. 1776 in Attleborough.
Jemima Gary Washburn, born on 30 Apr. 1754 in Attleborough, mar­ried Robert Perry, of Rehoboth, MA, on 19 Mar. 1772 in Reho­both.
Ebenezer Washburn, born on 8 Apr. 1756 in Attleborough, married 1.) Sarah DeForest, daughter of Simon and Mary DeForest, and 2.) Hannah (___) McBride, widow of John McBride, of York, Ontario, on 24 Jan. 1803.
Simeon Washburn (Jr. II), born on 8 Feb. 1759 in Attleborough, possibly died in infancy, since no baptismal record was found for him in the Second Congregational Church in Attleborough.
Abigail Washburn, born on 28 Mar. 1761 in Attleborough, possibly also died in infancy, since no baptismal record was found for her in the Second Congregational Church in Attleborough.
Caleb Washburn, born on 6 Mar. 1763 in Attleborough, baptized on 11 June 1763 in Attleborough, possibly married Chloe Puffer, daughter of Richard and Jemima (Albee) Puffer, on 4 Apr. 1787 in Keene, Cheshire Co., NH, and settled in Keene, Cheshire Co., NH.
Molly Washburn, born on 29 Apr. 1765 in Rehoboth, baptized on 12 Dec. 1765 in Attleborough, marriage not found.
Marcy Washburn, born on 30 Aug. 1767 in Rehoboth, possibly also died in infancy since no baptismal record was found for her in the Second Congregational Church in Attleborough.
Joshua Washburn, born on 30 Jan. 1770 in Rehoboth, baptized on 12 June 1770 in Attleborough, possibly also moved to Cheshire Co., NH, and married Hepzibah (___).
Sources

↑ Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, 3 Volumes, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1929, [hereinafter Taunton VRs], Vol. 2, p. 195, marriage of Stephen Gary and Mercy Gilbert on 9 Nov. 1711 in Taunton.
↑ Calculated from the baptism of their first child in Jan. 1746/7.
↑ Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1987, [hereinafter Torrey, New England Marriages], p. 301, Eleazer Gilbert and Elizabeth Crane.
↑ Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 190; Loose papers of Dr. H.C. Burleigh, deposited at the Queens University Archives, Kingston, Ontario, containing his research on Washburns, some of which are numbered, photocopies which were sent to me by Diane L. Rice, of Michigan, [hereinafter Burleigh Papers], p. 42.
↑ Bristol County Probate Vol. 4, p. 116.
↑ Bristol County Probate Vol. 12, p. 173-174. Others named in the will of Stephen Gary were his wife Marcey, sons Stephen, Elijah, Ebenezer and Seth Gary, daughter Patience, deceased, and her children, and daughters Abigail and Jemima.
↑ Bristol County Probate Vol. 16, p. 93.
↑ Bristol County Land Records, Vol. 38, pp. 219, 220.
↑ Bristol County Land Records, Vol. 45, p. 426.
↑ Bristol County Land Records, Vol. 45, p. 512.
↑ Bristol County Land Records, Vol. 47, p. 202.
↑ Bristol County Land Records, Vol. 46, p. 4.
↑ Bristol County Land Records, Vol. 46, p. 224.
↑ Bristol County Land Records, Vol. 47, p. 118.
↑ Bristol County Land Records, Vol. 47, p. 210.
↑ Bristol County Land Records, Vol. 50, p. 136.
↑ Bristol County Land Records, Vol. 56, p. 304.
↑ 1800 Federal Census, Cheshire Co., NH, p. 182, the Simeon Washburn household had 1 male aged 45 or over and 1 female aged 45 or over.
↑ Burleigh Papers, p. 88, abstracted from the Manuscript State Papers of Vermont, Vol. 37, p. 159.
↑ Both dates per email letter of Ivan Ranson, taken from the Keene Vital Records, p. 238.
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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Peg Schram for creating Washburn-1209 on 11 Nov 13.