of the homestead which is the N. W. corner of Josiah Washburn's homestead; by Gershom Conant's land; by the road from Conant's to Ichabod Orcutt's; by the road from said Orcutt's to the S. Meeting House 1767.   Hugh Orr Jr. witness, acknowledged June 9, 1777, at Salisbury, before Joshua Porter, Justice of the Peace.

   Capt. Abram Washburn was, some years since, living in Hinsdale, in the County of Berkshire, æ. 74, whose father, Miles Washburn, first settled in New Milford, and afterwards in Kent, in Conn., and finally removed to Hinsdale.   Capt. Abraham thought his grandfather's name was Ebenezer.

   The family of Washburn is so numerous, and there are so many of the same christian name, that there may be many mistakes, and some confusion in the account here given of them.

   WATERMAN.—Perez Waterman (s. perhaps of Dea. Robert of Halifax) settled in S. B., and had a son Perez, and d. 1793, ae. 90.   He had also a D. Abigail, who m. Charles Perkins 1762.

   2.   Perez (son of the above) and his wife Abigail had Stephen 1766, Calvin 1768, Ruth 1770, Bethiah 1772, Lydia 1774, Barnabas 1776.   He m. Ruth Nye of Sandwich 1784; 2d wife.   He removed to Oakham.   Stephen led a seafaring life.—Calvin m. Salome Allen of Oakham 1793.

   Lucy Waterman m. Newland Sampson of Plympton 1766.—Jonathan m. Abigail Washburn 1768.—John of H. m. Mercy Orcutt 1769.—Rebecca m. Elisha Bartlett of Brookfield 1778.—Wid. Sarah m. Samuel Whitman 1776.—Wid. Betsy, late w. of David Waterman and D. of Nathaniel Pratt, m. Daniel Hudson 1822; she m. Waterman 1802.—Ruth m. Nathan Hall 1790.—Jabez of Hali. m. Hannah Benson 1805.—Elizabeth of Hali. m. Nathaniel French 1811.—Otis of Kingston m. Betsy Waterman 1820.—Minerva m. Isaac Alden 1821.

   WENTWORTH.—Theophilus Wentworth (born at Canton 1773) and his wife Betsy (born 1779 at Randolph) lived in S. B., and had Eliza 1796, Prince Wales 1798, Martin 1801, Darius 1803, Hiram 1807, Soranus 1810, Lewis 1814, Ephraim French 1818*.

   Edward of Stoughton m. Sarah Winslow 1746.—Seth m. Jane Warren 1761.—Oliver m. Sarah Leach 1779.

   WESLEY.—Joseph Wesley m. Jane Gilmore 1739, and settled in E. B., and had Isaac 1740*, Joseph 1742, John 1745*, Joseph quit-claimed all his estate to his mother 1772, being lately the estate of John Hagens; she d. 1787, ae. 80.

   2.   Joseph (s. of the above) m. Margaret Robinson, D. of Mary Pratt, D. of Joshua Pratt, 1773, and had Jennet bap. 1777, her mother then a widow; Joseph, the father, d. at New York, in the army, 1776.   Jennet m. Byram Lazell 1793.—Mary Pratt m. Nath'l Ramsdell 1753.