John Washburn [Parents] was born ¹ in Nov 1620 in England. He died ¹ on 12 Nov 1686 in Bridgewater, Mass.. John married ^{1, 2} Elizabeth Mitchell on 6 Dec 1645 in Duxbury, Massachusetts.

"He came to Duxbury with his mother and brother Phillip, aged 11, 1635, on the ship Elizabeth."

John was born and baptised in Bengeworth, Worchester, England.

John came to Plymouth Colony in 1635. The ship was the "Elizabeth and Ann". He is recorded as 14 years of age. He came with his mother Margery (Moore) Washborne and his brother Philip Washborne, and they were recorded as 49 and 11 years of age.

John married Elizabeth Mitchell on 6 Dec 1645. They had 11 children:
John Jr @1646
Thomas @1648
Samuel @1651
Joseph 7 July 1653
married Hannah Latham @ 1677
Johnathan @1655
Benjamin @1658
Mary @1661
Elizabeth @1664
Jane @1670
James 15 May 1672
married Mary Bowden on 20 December 1693
Sarah @1675

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 of Bridgewater. "Old Bridgewater' was officially incorporated in 1656.

Elizabeth died between 1681 and 1684. She died before her father, and thus not mentioned in his will.

John married again, another woman named Elizabeth. Her maiden name is not known. She was the widow of Samuel Packard (D: 7 Nov 1684). The marriage took place about 1685.

John made his will on 30 Oct 1686. He died on 12 Nov 1686, in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Plymouth Colony.

The place of his burial is not known. He is not buried in the First Cemetery of current day Bridgewater, as is repeatedly stated.
(The vital record designation CR1 is not a cemetery source. CR1 stands for "church record, Unitarian Church", and both the church and the cemetery did not exist until 40 years after John's death)

Elizabeth Mitchell [Parents] was born ¹ about 1628. She died ¹ in 1681/1684 in Massachusetts. Elizabeth married ^{2, 3} John Washburn on 6 Dec 1645 in Duxbury, Massachusetts.

Elizabeth Mitchell was the first child of Experience Mitchell and Jane (Cooke) Mitchell. She was born about 1628, in Plymouth Colony.

Elizabeth married John Washburn on 6 Dec 1645. They had 11 children.
John Jr @1646
Thomas @1648
Samuel @1651
Joseph 7 July 1653
Johnathan @1655
married Hannah Latham @ 1677
Benjamin @1658
Mary @1661
Elizabeth @1664
Jane @1670
James 15 May 1672
married Mary Bowden on 20 December 1693
Sarah @1675

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 of Bridgewater. "Old Bridgewater" was officially incorporated in 1656.

Elizabeth died between 1681 and 1684. She died before her father, and thus not mentioned in his will. When and where exactly is not known, and neither is her place of burial.

Elizabeth is a Mayflower descendant:
Francis Cooke
Jane Mitchell

Samuel Packard ¹.

"Came from Windham near Hingham, England, on the ship 'Delight of Ipswitch' and settled Hingham, Mass., 1638."

John Washburn ¹ was born ¹ in Evesham, County of Worsester, England. John married Margery.

Came to Duxbury in about 1631.

Margery was born ¹ about 1585. Margery married John Washburn.

Experience Mitchell was born ¹ in 1606. He died on 4 Sep 1689. Experience married ¹ Jane Cooke ^{2, 3} in 1628.

"Experience Mitchell was one of the forefathers of the Colony, was with the pilgrims at Leyden, and came to Plymouth on the third ship 'Anne,' 1623."

Jane Cooke [Parents] ^{1, 2}. Jane married ³ Experience Mitchell in 1628.

Now, this Jane (Cook) Mitchell was the third of the five children of Francis Cook and Esther his wife. Francis Cook and his son John came over as passengers in the Mayflower, landing at Plymouth December 22, 1620, while Mrs. Cook, who was a native of the Netherlands, came over in 1623 in the ship Anne, the third that made the voyage to Plymouth, accompanied by their three other children, Jacob, Jane, and Esther. Their fifth child, Mary, was born in Plymouth in 1626.*

Thomas Washburn [Parents] ¹. Thomas married Deliverance Packard.

Joseph Washburn [Parents] ¹ was born ² on 7 Jul 1653 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He died ³ on 20 Apr 1733 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Joseph married Hannah Latham.

Hannah Latham was born about 1661 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. She died after 1 Jul 1725 in Massachusetts. Hannah married Joseph Washburn.

James Washburn [Parents] ^{1, 2} was born in 1672. He died in 1749.

Francis Cooke was born ¹ in 1582. He died ¹ on 7 Apr 1663. Francis married ¹ Esther on 30 Jun 1603.

A "Mayflower Pilgrim".

Esther died ¹ on 18 Jun 1666. Esther married ¹ Francis Cooke on 30 Jun 1603.

Carlyle Thomas ¹ was born ¹ on 13 Jul 1919 in Quindocqua, Somerset County, Maryland. He died ¹ on 28 Oct 1993 in Crisfield, Somerset County, Maryland. Carlyle married ¹ Mary Catherine Hallberg in 1940 in Somerset County, Maryland.

SS# 213 18 5939

John Coleman Horsey [Parents] ¹ was born ^{1, 2} about 1814 in Maryland. He died ¹ on 24 Sep 1879 in Marion, Somerset County, Maryland. John married ³ Mary M. Caston on 3 Aug 1848 in Coventry Parish, Rehobeth, Somerset County, Maryland, USA.

Likely a brother of Abel Horsey who lived next to Mary E. Horsey in 1880.

Mary M. Caston ¹ was born ^{1, 2} about 1831 in Costen Station, Somerset County, Maryland. She died ¹ on 2 Apr 1884 in Marion, Somerset County, Maryland. Mary married ³ John Coleman Horsey on 3 Aug 1848 in Coventry Parish, Rehobeth, Somerset County, Maryland, USA.