MY INTRODUCTION: My grandfather, Charles Marvin Washburn, of Minneapolis, Minn., had built the linage of our family geneology from the early colonists back to England through to the present day (of which I am carrying on in his memory). He, being a detailed person as an educator/teacher and an attorney, had done his homework with the family research. After leaving the Minneapolis school system as principal of schools he passed the bar and became an attorney at 54 years of age. He then went to work for his cousins as an attorney for the Washburn- Crosby Flour Mill and railroad. Today the company is known as General Mills. The radio station in Minneapolis still exhists...WCCO Radio (Washburn-Crosby Company). The time I am describing here took place during the 1930's and 40's. He passed on in his early 80's. Through his study and much correspondence and travel, he had accumulated all the birth and marriage certificates for our complete family line. One goal he accomplished was the etablishment of our family linage with the Mayflower Society and the Son's of the American Revolution. All of his documentation was transcribed by type-written accounts and bound together with actual photographs and supporting records that are represented in a "labor of love" in a non-published book. Also, I have a multitude of other supportive documentation. Xerox copies were not existant in his day, so all copied document's became actual photographic reproductions, full size...etc. You have to realize this was quite a accomplishment for that period! From the pages of his delicate researched study I present to you the following----- THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT AS TRANSCRIBED BY Charles Marvin Washburn..Circa: 1930-1940: ================================================================================ ========== WILL OF JOHN(2) WASHBURN OF DUXBURY AND BRIDGEWATER (Mass.) These are to publish and declare to all to whom it may concern that I John Washburn Senr. of Bridgewater in the Colony of New Plymouth being through the mercy of God of sound judgment and memory do ordain and make my last will and testament in manner following vizt. Into the hands of God I commit my spirit believingly resigning up my soul into the everlasting arms of Gods mercy my body to be decently interred at the discretion of my executors: And for my outward estate I do will that after all my just debts and funeral expenses be fully paid my lands and other moveables be disposed of as followeth: Imprs- I give to my wife Elizabeth Washbourne one bed one boulster one pillw two pairs of sheets one blanket one coverlet two chests six bushels of Indian corne one bushell of Barley, father with respect to money which was my wives part whereof I have already laid out for her we are agreed that I shall returne to her two pounds and ten shillings which I have already done. I give to my son John four score acres of upland in the place where he hath already built and what shall be found wanting of the four score acres in the said place shall be made up to him on the easterly side of my land next the South Brooke more I give to him a lot of meadow in Cousters Kitchen lying between the lots of Samuel and James more two lots of meadow lying in the Great meadow above the Great Island more I give to him a whole purchase right in the undivided lands, further my will is that my son John take care of my brother Phillip to provide for him and on that consideration I further give to my son John half a purchase right in my undivided lands and half a fifty acre lot not yet laid out further I give to him the improvement of a lot of meadow in the Great meadow lying next to John Ames during my brothers life and after my brothers decease the one half of the lot shall be to my son James and my son John shall enjoy the other half - To my son Thomas I have already given him twenty acres of upland which he hath exchanged for land where he hath built more I have given him a lot of meadow in Cousters Kitchen lying on the outside northerly I have also given him half a purchase right in the undivided lands of all which lands I have formerly given him deeds. To my son Joseph have given twenty acres of land lying at Satucket pond and a lot of meadow lying at Black Brooke I have otherwise done for him according to my ability And my will is that he shall therewth rest contented. To my son Samuel I give thirty five acres of land in the place where he hath already built and lot at Quatitequat joining to his Great lot there. More I give half a purchase right in the undivided lands. Also a lot of meadow lying up poore meadow river and joining to his own lot there more a lot of meadow in Cousters Kitchen lying on the outside southerly - further I give to him thirty acres of land joining to his land where he hath built and also a steer calf. To my son Jonathan I give fifty acres of land lying on the outside of my land next the South Brooke and if he should come to settle upon it within the space of two years after the date of this my will he shall enjoy it as his own otherwise my sons John Samuel Benjamin and James shall enjoy the land being equally divided between them each of them paying to my son Jonathan fifty shillings in comon pay more I give to my son Jonathan a lot of meadow lying in the Great Meadow joining to a lot of Goodman Turners also a purchase right in the undivided lands. To my son Benjamin I give fifty acres of land which formerly was my fathers lot also a lot of meadow lying up Satucket river and joing to a lot of Samuel Wadsworths and a half a purchase right in the undivided lands - also two young steers a young hoarse a cow a bed and an iron pot. To my younger son James when he shall come to age I give the land which lyeth between my son John and my son Benjamin butting on the river and runing in length till it meet with the butt of my son Samuels land with my dwelling house and all out housing thereunto belonging also a lot of meadow in Cousters Kitchen joining to a lot of Benjamin Willis and half a purchase right in the undivided lands, a fifty acre lot lying near Bear swamp I give to my two sons John and Samuel to be equally divided between them a lot of meadow lying in the mouth of Black Brooke I give to my three sons Samuel Jonathan and Benjamin to be equally divided between them: To my daughter Mary I give ten acres of land to be laid out: and one cow. To my daughter Elizabeth I give ye mare which they have in keeping and ten acres of land already laid out to my son in law her husband. To my two daughters Mary and Elizabeth give twenty acres of land lying down the Town river on the northerly side and joining to the lands of William Brett to be equally divided. To my daugher Jane I give twenty acres of land lying down Satucket river on the easterly side and joining to the lands of Samuel Allen: further give to her one cow one heifer a bed and an iron pot. To my daughter Sarah I give twenty acres of land joining to my son Samuels land near his house further all my right and interest in the lands called the majors purchase or in any other lands without the four mile my will is that it shall be equally divided between my sons John Thomas Samuel Jonathan Benjamin and James. My two old oxen I leave in the hands of my two sons John and Samuel to be sold when fit for sale and four pounds of the money to be disposed of for my son Benjamin toward his building. I leave on the land which I intend to my son James: one horse two oxen one bull two cows with all the furniture for husbandry to be improved for the benefit of my two younger children James and Sarah and my will is that when these children come to age the principal be divided between them. By principal I intend the horse oxen and other cattle with the tools and funiture afore mentioned. For my trustees and overseers I do nominate my kind friend Mr. John Thomson of Middleborough and my brother Edward Mitchell I do nominate and ordain my two sons John and Samuel executors of this my last will and testament revoking all other wills and testaments whatsoever. Witness my hand and seal October 30th 1686. John Washbourne his # mark (Seal) Sealed and delivered in the presence of Thomas Hayward Joseph Alden ===END OF DOCUMENT TRANSCRIBED BY Charles Marvin Washburn==========