Washington Trust Bancorp (WASH) 10-Q 2008 Q0 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The undersigned officer of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies that the Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007 to which this certification is attached (the “Report”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation.

Date:   November 9, 2007	By:	/s/ John C. Warren
		John C. Warren
		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
		(principal executive officer)

The undersigned officer of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies that the Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007 to which this certification is attached (the “Report”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation.

Date:   November 9, 2007	By:	/s/ David V. Devault
		David V. Devault
		Executive Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
		(principal financial and accounting officer)