Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn (abt. 1629 - bef. 1684)

Born about 1629 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, New England

Ancestors

Wife of John Washburn Jr — married 6 Dec 1645 (to before 5 Dec 1684) in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, New England

Descendants

Died before 5 Dec 1684 before about age 55 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, New England [uncertain]

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Biography

This person is an ancestor of President H.W. Bush and President George W. Bush ^[1]

Elizabeth Mitchell, the first child of Experience Mitchell and Jane Cooke Mitchell was born in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony about 1629.^[2] Some sources give a date of August 27, 1628. No contemporary record is available to confirm the exact date. Elizabeth was the granddaughter of Mayflower Pilgrim Francis Cooke.

Elizabeth married John Washburn in Plymouth on 6 Dec ember 1645.^[3] He was probably the one baptized in Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England on 28 November 1621 son of John and Margaret (Moore) Washburn.^[2] On 06 November 1664, John Washburne Junr. acknowledged sale of land given him by his father Experience Mitchell.^[4]

John and Elizabeth were among the original settlers of what is referred to today as "Old Bridgewater". They settled in the area that is today the central portion of the town. "Old Bridgewater" was officially incorporated in 1656.

Elizabeth died between 01 November 1681 and 05 December 1684.^[2] She died before her father, and thus was not mentioned in his will. When and where exactly is not known, and neither is her place of burial. After her death, John married Elizabeth (Unknown) Packard, the widow of Samuel Packard. They married between 07 November 1685 and before 30 October 1686.^[5]

John died in Bridgewater on 12 November 1686.^[6] He left a will dated 30 October 1686, and presented 08 Jun 1687, in which he named wife Elizabeth, sons John, Thomas, Joseph, Samuel, Jonathan, Benjamin, and James, daughters Mary, Elizabeth, Jane and Sarah. He calls James and Sarah his two younger children. The inventory of his estate provides his death date.^[7]

They had 11 children born Duxbury and Bridgewater, order uncertain, but all named in father's will:^[2][7]

1. John Washburn, b. about 1646, based on age at death
2. Thomas Washburn, b. say 1649
3. Samuel Washburn, b. between 25 Mar 1651 - 24 Mar 1651/2, based on age at death
4. Joseph Washburn, b. 7 July 1653
5. Johnathan Washburn, b. say 1658
6. Benjamin Washburn, d. between 28 July 1690-12 Dec 1690 unmarried
7. Mary Washburn, b. shortly bef. 24 Jul 1662
8. Elizabeth Washburn, b. say 1665
9. Jane Washburn, b. bef. 1672, possibly about 1670
10. James Washburn, b. 15 May 1672
11. Sarah Washburn, b. about 1675

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Sources

1. ↑ Roberts, Gary Boyd; Ancestors of American Presidents
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Wood, Ralph V., Jr., Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Francis Cooke, Vol. 12 (Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, 1996), pp. 35, 72-3.
3. ↑ Bowman, George Ernest, "Plymouth Colony Vital Records," Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 13:86
4. ↑ Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899- . (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010) Bowman, George Ernest, "Plymouth Colony Records of Deeds," Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 34(1937):84, "John Washburn, Jr., Grantor"
5. ↑ Bowman, "Washburn Notes," MD, Vol. 15:248-50.
6. ↑ Bowman, "Washburn Notes," MD Vol. 15:251.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (20 May 2014), Probate records 1686-1702 and 1849-1867 vol 1-1F > image 49 of 490; State Archives, Boston. Plymouth County Probate Records, Vol. 1:84.

See also:

• Roberts, Gary Boyd; Ancestors of American Presidents. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.
• Corey, Thomas E. "Third Generation" on Descendants of Francis Cooke website (2002). (Link via Wayback Machine at Archive.org, capture date 08 May 2005.)