Rebecca (Washburn) Johnson (1697 - 1764)

Born 1697 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of David Johnson — married 7 Jan 1719 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 26 Apr 1764 at about age 67 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Rebecca was born in 1697. She was the daughter of Joseph Washburn and Hannah Latham. She passed away in 1764. ^[1]

Name

Name: Rebecca /Washburn/^[2]

Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts

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Joseph Washburn and Hannah Latham had children, probably including:

Rebecca Washburn, third daughter, married Capt. David John­son, son of Capt. Isaac and Abiah (Leavitt) (Lazell) Johnson, of West Bridgewater,^[3] on 7 Jan. 1719/20 in Bridgewater.^[4] He was born ca. 1692,^[5] probably in Hingham, MA, and grandson of Deacon John and Sarah (Gilman) Leavitt, of Hingham.^[6]

On 11 June 1729 David Johnson of Bridgewater, yeoman, purchased 20 acres of land and meadow from Timothy Washburn, of Bridgewater, Husbandman, that was part of the homestead of his father, Thomas Washburn, in Bridgewater, including the dwelling house of his father on the other side of the way opposite to the farm,^[7] and on 17 June 1730 Capt. Isaac Johnson, of Bridgewater, deeded several tracts of land in Bridgewater to his son David Johnson, of Bridgewater, for love, goodwill and affection.^[8] On 6 Oct. 1738 David Johnson, John Johnson, John Kingman, and several others signed an agreement to build a dam, furance and coal house on the northwesterly side of the road which leads from John Johnson’s dwelling house to Zechariah Snells on Salisbury Plain River in Bridgewater.^[9] On 27 Mar. 1741 David Johnson, of Bridgewater, Gent., sold the quarter acre of land where the house of Thomas Washburn once stood on the other side of the way from his land to his neighbor David Leach, of Bridgewater, yeoman,^[10] and on 7 Oct. 1743 David and Elizabeth Leach, of Bridgewater, Husbandman, sold several parcels of land totaling 36½ acres in Bridgewater to David Johnson, of Bridgewater, Gentleman.^[11] On 21 Jan. 1742/3 David Johnson, of Bridgewater, Gentleman, purchased 50 acres of land in Bridgewater on the Easton town line along with 2¾ acres of meadow from John Green, of Boston, for £410,^[12] which he and his wife Rebekah Johnson sold to William Barclay, of Easton, Blacksmith, on 13 Apr. 1744 for £500.^[13] On 18 Mar. 1752 David Johnson, of Bridgewater, Gentleman, deeded several parcels of land in Bridgewater totaling about 60 acres including part of the land he purchased from Timothy Washburn to his son, Isaac Johnson,^[14] and on 22 June 1754 David Johnson, of Bridgewater, Gentleman, sold several parcels of land totaling 45 acres in Bridgewater to his son David Johnson Jr., of Bridgewater, where the dwelling house of David Johnson Jr. now stands.^[15]

Capt. David Johnson died on 22 Feb. 1773 in West Bridgewater, aged 80 years,^[16] but no pro­bate records were found for either of them in Plymouth County.

Rebecca Washburn and Capt. David Johnson had children,^[17] including:

+ 509 i Maj. Isaac Johnson, born on 9 Aug. 1721 in Bridgewater,[317] married (588) Mary4 Willis, daughter of Capt. Thomas3 and (153) Mary (Kinsley) Willis,[318] in 1744 in Bridgewater,[319] and they lived in Bridgewater. (Continued in Washburn Fifth Generation.)

+ 510 ii David Johnson (Jr.), born on 8 Aug. 1724 in Bridgewater,[320] married 1.) Susanna5 Willis, daughter of John4, Esq. and Patience4 (Hayward) Willis (4th),[321] on 26 May 1743 in Bridgewater,[322] and 2.) Parnel4 Packard, daughter of Joseph3 and Susanna4 (Mitchell) Packard,[323] on 2 Oct. 1751 in Bridgewater,[324] and he lived in West Bridgewater. (Continued in Washburn Fifth Generation.)

511 iii Mary Johnson, born on 29 [sic] Aug. 1729 in Bridgewater,[325] baptized on 24 Aug. 1729 in West Bridgewater,[326] married Robert4 Latham, son of Capt. Chilton3 and Susanna (Kingman) Latham,[327] on 12 June 1751 in Bridgewater.[328] He was born on 16 Aug. 1711 in Bridgewater,[329] a grandson of Robert2 and Susanna2 (Wins­low) Latham.[330] Mary (Johnson) Latham died on 20 Apr. 1752 in East Bridgewater, aged 22 years,[331] probably of childbirth complications, and Robert Latham remarried to Bethiah4 (Hayward) Harris, daughter of Deacon Thomas3 and Bethiah3 (Brett) Hayward, and widow of Arthur Harris,[332] on 17 Apr. 1753 in Bridgewater.[333] She died on 28 Aug. 1778 in East Bridgewater,[334] and he remarried again to Jerusha Hooper, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Packard) Hooper,[335] on 18 Nov. 1778 in East Bridgewater.[336] Robert Latham died intestate on 9 Dec. 1788 in East Bridgewater, aged 77 years, “suddenly,”[337] and Hezekiah Hooper was granted administration of his estate, which was found insolvent.[338] Jerusha (Hooper) Latham was living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1790 federal census,[339] and she remarried to Jacob5 Mitchell, son of Seth4 and Ann (Latham) Mitchell, as his third wife,[340] on 14 Apr. 1791 in East Bridgewater.[341] Jacob Mitchell was born on 24 Mar. 1740 in Bridgewater,[342] and had married first to Rebecca Loring on 26 Jan. 1763 in Bridgewater,[343] and secondly to Sarah (Sturtevant) Whitman, daughter of Caleb and Patience (Cushman) Sturtevant, of Halifax, and widow of Josiah Whitman,[344] on 4 Sept. 1783 in Bridgewater.[345] He died on 19 June 1827 in East Bridgewater, aged 87 years,[346] and Jerusha (Hooper) (Latham) Mitchell died a widow on 2 Apr. 1829 in East Bridgewater, aged 85 years,[347] but no probate records were found for either of them in Plymouth Coun­ty. Mary (Johnson) Latham had one child:

1. Robert Johnson Latham, born on 10 Apr. 1752 in Bridgewater,[348] died on 15 Mar. 1756 in East Bridgewater, aged 4 [sic] years.[349]

+ 512 iv Sarah Johnson, born on 19 July 1732 in Bridgewater,[350] baptized on 23 July 1732 in West Bridgewater,[351] married Joseph4 Packard (Jr.), son of Joseph3 and Mary (Willis) Packard,[352] on 27 Dec. 1748 in Bridgewater,[353] and they lived in West Bridgewater. (Continued in Washburn Fifth Generation.)

+ 513 v Rebecca Johnson, born on 22 June 1734 in Bridgewater,[354] baptized on 23 June 1734 in West Bridgewater,[355] married Ezra4 Edson, son of Samuel3 and Mary (Dean) Edson (3rd),[356] on 18 Nov. 1756 in Bridgewater,[357] and they lived in Bridgewater. (Continued in Washburn Fifth Generation.)

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Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Beverly Knauer, Saturday, October 5, 2013.
2. ↑ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
3. ↑ Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 204.
4. ↑ Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 390; Roser, Mayflower Marriages, p. 122.
5. ↑ Calculated from his age at death.
6. ↑ Lazell, Theodore Studley, “John Lazell of Hingham, Mass., and Some of His Descendants,” Genealogies of Mayflower Families From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. II, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1985, p. 578.
7. ↑ Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 24, p. 118-119, acknowledged by Timothy Washburn on 11 June 1729, and witnessed by Josiah Cotton, the registrar, and Mary Cotton.
8. ↑ Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 25, p. 173-174, witnessed by Solomon Johnson and Daniel Johnson, acknowledged by Capt. Isaac Johnson on 25 June 1730, and recorded on 26 June 1730.
9. ↑ Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 33, p. 131, the owners being James Packard, Henry Kingman, Josiah Snell junr., Jabez Field, Josiah Churchell, John Johnson, Jno. Kingman 2d, David Johnson, Daniel Haward, Robert Haward, Richard Thayer, and Benja. Edson, the witnesses being Danl. Johnson, Isaac Kingman, William Brett, and Ebenezer Whitman, acknowledged by all the owners on 29 June 1738, and recorded on 25 Apr. 1740.
10. ↑ Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 34, p. 56, witnessed by Daniel Johnson and Daniel Johnson Jr., and acknowledged by David Johnson on 27 Mar. 1741. Judge Daniel Johnson was the brother of Capt. David Johnson.
11. ↑ Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 36, p. 123-124, witnessed by Thomas Perkins and John Willis, and acknowledged by David and Elizabeth Leach on 7 Oct. 1743.
12. ↑ Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 36, p. 195, acknowledged on 24 Jan. 1742, and recorded on 12 July 1744.
13. ↑ Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 37, p. 28-29, witnessed by Joseph Josselyn and Hugh Orr, acknowledged by Rebekah Johnson, wife of David Johnson, and David Johnson on 13 Apr. 1744.
14. ↑ Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 49, p. 72, witnessed by Josiah Johnson and Jonathan Snow Jr., acknowledged by David Johnson on 15 Dec. 1755, and recorded on 25 May 1764.
15. ↑ Plymouth County Land Records, Vol. 43, p. 201-202, witnessed by Isaac Johnson and Jonathan Snow Jr., acknowledged by David Johnson on 23 Feb. 1756, and recorded on 4 Mar. 1756.
16. ↑ Vital Records of West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1911, p. 205, buried in the Old Grave Yard, South Street, West Bridgewater.
17. ↑ Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 204, says they had Isaac 1721, David 1724, Mary 1729, Sarah 1732, and Rebecca 1734.

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