Sarah (Washburn) Ames (1675 - 1746)

Born 1675 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, New England

Ancestors

Wife of John Ames — married 12 Jan 1697 in West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 1746 at about age 71 in West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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SARAH WASHBURN of BRIDGEWATER, PLYMOUTH COLONY

Biography

Sarah Washburn was born about 1675, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn. (p. 1) ^{[1] [2]} She married on January 12, 1697 in Bridgewater, MA ^[3](p. 16) ^[4] John Ames who was born Apr. 14, 1672 in Bridgewater, MA (p. 33) ^[3], son of John Ames and Sarah (Willis) Ames. (p. 241)^[5]

Sarah died in 1746 and John Ames died in 1756. They are both buried in the Old Graveyard, West Bridgewater, MA.

Children

1. Elisabeth, born Dec. 9, 1697. (p. 32) ^[3]
2. John, born Mar. 19, 1700. (p. 33) ^[3] (?; married Mehetable Packard, June 3, 1726)
3. Sarah, born Jan. 23, 1702. (p. 35); married Abiel Packard, Jan. 11, 1722-3. ^[3]
4. Abigail, born Feb. 9, 1705. (p. 31) ; married Thomas Wade, Jan. 20, 1752. ^[3]
5. Jonathan, born June 10, 1707. (p. 33); died Nov. 4, 1775; married Keziah Tinkham, Nov. 17, 1757. ^[3]
6. Deborah, born Apr. 1, 1710 (p. 32) ^[3]; died in 1765, unmarried. ^[6]
7. Daniel, born Oct. 7, 1712 (p. 32); married Hannah Keith, Jan. 28, 1742. ^[3]
8. Benjamin, born Feb. 24, 1714-15 (p. 31) ^[3]; died Aug. 19, 1773 ^[7] (married Dorcas Thayer).
9. Joshua, born Apr. 9, 1718. (p. 33); died Joshua, Dec. 26, 1755. [PR106] ^[3][8]

Marriage

Husband: John Ames

Wife: Sarah Washburn

Marriage:

Date: 12 JAN 1697

Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Child: Sarah Ames

Child: Joshua Ames

Child: Elizabeth Ames

Child: John Ames

Child: Benjamin Ames

Child: Jonathan Ames

Child: Abigail Ames

Child: Daniel Ames

Child: Deborah Ames

Parents/Family

Husband: @I2246@

Wife: @I2867@

Marriage:

Date: 06 DEC 1645

Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Child: Sarah Washburn

Child: Jane Washburn

Child: Elizabeth Washburn

Child: John (3)(XIV) Washburn

Child: Thomas Washburn

Child: others

Death

• From her headstone in the "Old Graveyard" in Bridgewater:

Inscription:

MRS. SARAH W.

wife of

Mr. John Ames

Died A.D. 1746,

Aged 71 yrs.

Burial

Old Graveyard

West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Plot: Section E marker #269

Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts

~~ Third Generation in America ~~

• From John Maltby:

The grandchildren of John Washburn of Plymouth Colony continued primarily in Bridgewater, with some moving to Plympton, Taunton and Easton, Massachusetts, and others to Little Compton, Plymouth, and Kingston, Massachusetts. The great-grandchildren of John Washburn, however, began to spread out far from the original Plymouth Colony area.

• Families of the Children of John Washburn and Elizabeth Mitchell:

Sarah Washburn, youngest daughter of John and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Washburn, born in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, in ca. 1675,^[9] married John Ames Jr., son of John and Sarah (Willis) Ames, of Bridgewater,^[10] on 12 Jan. 1696/7 in Bridgewater.^[11] He was born on 14 Apr. 1672 in West Bridgewater,^[12] a grandson of William and Hannah Ames, of Braintree, MA,^[13] and of Deacon John and Elizabeth (Hodgkins) (Palmer) Willis, of Bridgewater.^[14] In 1690 John Ames Junr and his brother-in-law Samuel Washbourn were named as constables in Bridgwater,^[15] and John Ames Jr. was administrator of his son John Ames 3rd’s estate in 1726.^[16]

Sarah (Washburn) Ames died in 1746 in West Bridgewater, aged 71 years, and was buried in the Old Grave Yard in West Bridgewater.^[17] John Ames Jr. died testate on 1 Jan. 1756 in West Bridgewater, and was also buried in the Old Grave Yard.^[18] His will was dated 15 Dec. 1755 and probated on 3 Feb. 1756, and mentioned his sons Jonathan Ames, whom he named as executor, Daniel and Benjamin Ames, and daughters Deborah Ames, Sarah Packard, wife of Abiel Packard, Abigail Wade, wife of Thomas Wade, and grand­children Joseph Bassett, Dorothy Bassett, and Sarah Bassett.^[19] (See Appendix (E) for a full transcription of his will.)

Sarah Washburn and John Ames had children, including: ^[20]

• Elisabeth Ames, born on 9 Dec. 1697 in Bridgewater, married Joseph Bassett, son of William and Sarah (Sweetland) Bassett, of West Bridgewater, in 1724 in Boston, MA,

• John Ames 3rd, born on 19 Mar. 1700/1 in Bridgewater, married Mehitabel Packard, daughter of Israel and Hannah Packard, on 3 or 9 June 1726 in Bridgewater. She was a granddaughter of Zacheus and Sarah (Howard) Packard. He died intestate in 1726 in Bridgewater, and his father was administrator of his estate.

+ 181 iii Sarah Ames, born on 23 Jan. 1702/3 in Bridgewater,[370] married Capt. Abiel3 Packard, son of Zacheus2 and Sarah2 (Howard) Packard,[371] on 11 Jan. 1722/3 in Bridgewater,[372] and they lived in North Bridgewater, MA. (Continued in Plymouth Generation 4.)

182 iv Abigail Ames, born on 9 Feb. 1705 in Bridgewater,[373] married Thomas Wade (Jr.), son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Curtis) Wade,[374] as his third wife, on 20 Jan. 1752 in Bridgewater.[375] He was born in 1680,[376] and had married first to Rebecca Snow on 20 Dec. 1722 in Bridgewater, and secondly to Elizabeth Hanmer on 5 May 1743 in Bridgewater.[377] He died on 22 Jan. 1789 in Bridgewater, “old,”[378] but no probate records were found for him. Abigail (Ames) Wade died testate on 24 Sept. 1789 in Bridgewater, aged 84 years.[379] Her will was dated 24 Apr. 1789, witnessed by Libeus Fobes, James Snow, and James Leach, and was probated on 2 Nov. 1789. She mentioned her nephew Mr. Joseph Bassett of Bridgwater, Gentleman, her niece Mrs. Dorothy Packard, widow of David Packard, deceased, and her niece Mrs. Sarah Dyer, wife of Mr. Christopher Dyer, of Bridgwater. Joseph Bassett was executor of her will.[380] (See Appendix [F] for a full transcription of her will.)

+ 183 v Jonathan Ames, born on 10 June 1707 in Bridgewater,[381] married Kezia Tinkham, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Staples) Tinkham, of Middleborough,[382] on 17 Nov. 1757 in Bridgewater,[383] and they lived in Bridgewater. (Continued in Plymouth Generation 4.)

• Deborah Ames, born on 1 Apr. 1710 in Bridgewater, was still unmarried in 1755 when her father wrote his will. She was possibly the Deborah Ames who was buried in 1765 in West Bridgewater.

• Daniel Ames, born on 7 Oct. 1712 in Bridgewater,[386] married Hannah3 Keith, daughter of Timothy2 and Hannah3 (Fobes) Keith,[387] on 28 Jan. 1742 in Bridgewater,[388] and they lived in North Bridgewater. (Continued in Plymouth Generation 4.)

+ 186 viii Benjamin Ames, born on 24 Feb. 1714/15 in Bridgewater,[389] married Dorcas Thayer, daughter of Hezekiah and Christian (Thayer) Thayer, of Braintree, MA,[390] in ca. 1758,[391] and they also lived in North Bridgewater. (Continued in Plymouth Generation 4.)

• Joshua Ames, born on 9 Apr. 1718 in Bridgewater, died on 26 Dec. 1755 in Bridgewater, unmarried, but no probate records were found for him.

Source notes

Bridgewater Births

AMES, John, first born s. John Jr., Apr. 14, 1672. (p. 33)

Children: Ames

Abigail, ch. John Jr. and Sarah, Feb. 9, 1705. (p. 31)

Benjamin, ch. John Jr. and Sarah, Feb. 24, 1714-15. (p. 31)

Daniel, ch, John Jr, and Sarah, Oct. 7, 1712. (p. 32)

Deborah, ch. John Jr. and Sarah, Apr. 1, 1710. (p. 32)

Elisabeth, ch, John Jr. and Sarah, Dec. 9, 1697. (p. 32)

John, ch. John Jr. and Sarah, Mar. 19, 1700. (p. 33)

Jonathan, ch. John Jr. and Sarah, June 10, 1707. (p. 33)

Joshua, ch. John Jr. and Sarah, Apr. 9, 1718. (p. 33)

Sarah, ch. John Jr. and Sarah, Jan. 23, 1702. (P. 35)

Bridgewater Marriages

AMES, John and Sarah Washburn, Jan. 12, 1696-7* [Job, PR. 103]

Ames, Abigail and Thomas Wade, Jan. 20, 1752.

Ames, John and Mehetable Packard, June 3, 17[torn, rec. before June 9, 1726]*

Keith, Hannah and Daniell Ames, Jan. 28, 1742.

Tinkham, Kezia and Jonathan Ames, Nov. 17, 1757. [Keziah, PCR]

Bridgewater Deaths

AMES, John Jr., h. Sarah, ----, 1756 [Jan. 1, PR106].

Ames, Jonathan, h. Kezia, Nov. 4, 1775; Kezia, w. Jonathan, Feb. 8, 1823.

Ames, Joshua, Dec. 26, 1755. [PR106]

Ames, Kezia, w. Jonathan, Feb. 8, 1823

Wade, Abigail, w. Thomas, Sept. 24, 1789, in 85th y., GR6 [Waid, PR2. Wade, wid., Sept. 27, PR3 ^[3]

New England Marriages

AMES, John (1672-1756) & Sarah WASHBURN 12 January 1696-7; Bridgewater. (p. 16)^[21]

Sources

1. ↑ The Washburn family : descendants of John of Plymouth, Mass. and William of Stratford, Conn., and Hempstead, L.I., compiled by W. C. Sharpe, 1892
2. ↑ Washburn, a Partial History of the Family from the Arrival of John Washburn about 1632: And a Short Sketch in England in Reign of Edward III, 1327-1377, Darwin Elber Washburn, 1904
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11} Vital Records of Bridgewater Massachusetts to the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1916
4. ↑ New England Marriages Prior to 1700, By Clarence Almon Torrey, Elizabeth Petty Bentle, Genealogical Publishing Com, Jan 1, 1985
5. ↑ The Mayflower Descendant: Volume 2;1900, by George E. Bowman, Heritage Books, Oct 1, 1994
6. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 64971045
7. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 93995474
8. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 64971053
9. ↑ Calculated from her age at death.
10. ↑ Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 99; MF5G: Cooke, p. 112.
11. ↑ Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 391.
12. ↑ Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 33; Latham, Epitaphs, p. 26, from his gravestone inscription.
13. ↑ Bates, Braintree Records, p. 633: “John Ames, the sone of William Ames and Hannah his wiffe was borne the 24th 3rd month 1647.”
14. ↑ Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 345.
15. ↑ Plymouth Co. Court Records, Vol. 1, General Sessions of the Peace, Session 6, p. 52-54.
16. ↑ Plymouth Co. Probate Docket #403, Vol. 5, p. 133.
17. ↑ West Bridgewater VRs, p. 186; Latham, Epitaphs, p. 26, buried in the Old Grave Yard, South Street, West Bridgewater.
18. ↑ Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 2, p. 431; West Bridgewater VRs, p. 185; Latham, Epitaphs, p. 26, buried in the Old Grave Yard, South Street, West Bridgewater.
19. ↑ Plym­outh Co. Probate Docket #404.
20. ↑ Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 100, says they had Elizabeth 1697, John 1700, Sarah 1702, Abigail 1705, Jonathan 1707, Deborah 1710, Daniel 1712, Benjamin 1715, and Joshua 1718.
21. ↑ New England Marriages Prior to 1700, By Clarence Almon Torrey, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Com, Jan 1, 1985

• John A. Maltby Genealogies - Sarah Washburn

• Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Society of Mayflower Descendants Applications, 1911-1929 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.

Original data: Society of Mayflower Descendants in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Applications for Membership. Microfilm. Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

• Find A Grave Memorial # 64971062 Sarah (Washburn) Ames

• See also: (p. 63) American ancestors and cousins of the Princess of Wales: the New England, Mid-Atlantic and Virginia forebears, near relatives, and notable distant kinsmen, through her American great-grandmother, of Lady Diana Frances Spencer, now Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, by Gary Boyd Roberts, William Addams Reitwiesner, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1984