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- Thomas BRIGHAM, (5) b. Abt 1603, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England; d. 8 Dec 1653, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Notes:
Virkus, 7, 850. Came to America in the Susan and Ellen which left
London 18 April 1635. Freeman in Cambridge 1636, constable and
juryman 1639, selectman 1640-1642.
G.H. Johnson 1913, One Branch of the Fay Family Tree; An Account of
the Ancestors and Descendants of William and Elisabeth Fay of
Westboro, Massachusetts, and Marietta, Ohio. Thomas emigrated in
1635, settling in Watertown, Massachusetts. He died leaving an
estate worth 449£ 4s 9p to his three sons and one daughter.
Orlin P. Fay 1898, Fay Genealogy: John Fay of Marlborough and his
Decendants. In New England, he settled in that part of Watertown
that became Cambridge at a later date.
W.T. Brigham, History of the Brigham Family, LDS FHC microfilm
1033775, item #3. Thomas Brigham probably born in England 1603, died
Cambridge, Massachusetts, 8 December 1653 (the 8th day of the 10th
month, i.e. December in the old calendar, not October as recorded in
other references). Probably buried in the old Burial Ground on the
south side of Cambridge Common.
Probably married in 1637.
8 April 1635: Thomas Brigham, age 32, named on a passenger list
of those to be taken to New England on the Suzan and Ellen, under
command of Mr. Edward Payne, Master.
Place of residence unknown, but he owned 13 acres in Watertown, on
the boundary of Newtown (later Cambridge), a village rather closer to
his property. This is now partially occupied by Radcliffe College at
the intersection of Brattle Street and Ash Street. In due course
additional land grants were received. Other land transactions exist
for Thomas Brigham including 180 acres in Shaw Shine, an area set off
from Cambridge in 1655 and later incorporated as Billerica.
18 April 1637: Made Freeman by General Court of the Massachusetts
Bay Company.
1 October 1639: Became Constable and joined with the Selectmen of
the town. Reappointed 8 November 1642.
8 June 1646 and 4 November 1646: Thomas Brigham 7 shillings 6
pence and 4 shillings, respectively, for violation of laws regarding
maintenance of hogs and oxen. Also 11 October 1647 and 12 January
1651 again fined. (Most of villagers were involved in violations.)
Will dated 7 December 1653, proved 3 October 1654 at County Court
held in Cambridge. Heirs include his wife (Mercy Brigham), eldest
son Thomas and four other children: John, Mary, Hannah, and Samuell.
Among overseers of the will is named William Towne. Value of estate
449 pounds 4 shillings 9 pence. The failure to record a deed of sale
of Thomas's Watertown property lead to a lawsuit by four surviving
children in 1695 to reclaim ownership.
W.L. Rubbles, Brigham Ancestry, pp. 1, 3 and 6. Reverend Thomas
Shepherd, preacher at Buttercrambe, Yorkshire, guided a party of
Yorkshire men to emigrate. They embarked on the Susan and Ellen in
London, 18 April 1635. Married in Massachusetts, but no record has
been found.
Emma Elisabeth Brigham 1927, The History of the Brigham Family, vol.
2. Settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on a homestead adjacent to
that of brother-in-law Simon Crosby.
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Thomas m. Mercy HURD 1637, Massachusetts. Mercy b. 1615, England; d. 23 Dec 1693, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- Mary BRIGHAM b. Between 1638 and 1639, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; d. 2 Aug 1676, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
- Thomas BRIGHAM, (6) b. Between 1640 and 1641, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; d. 25 Nov 1716, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
- John BRIGHAM b. 9 Mar 1644/1645, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; d. 16 Sep 1728, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
- Hannah BRIGHAM b. 9 Mar 1649/1650, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; d. 1719.
- Samuel BRIGHAM b. 12 Jan 1652/1653, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; d. 24 Jul 1713, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Generation: 2
- John BRIGHAM, (2) b. Abt 1573, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England; d. Bef 11 May 1621, Hotham Parish, Humberside, England.
Notes:
W.L. Rubbles, Brigham Ancestry, p. 3.
Emma Elisabeth Brigham 1927, The History of the Brigham Family, vol.
2. States there were ten children, but lists nine. Six children
resident in England named in will of brother Robert Brigham in 1640.
Also "Emm Brigham, daughter to my Sister Custance her son"?
Administration of estate granted to widow Custance Brigham 11 May
1621.
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John m. Constance WATSON 30 Sep 1599, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England. Constance b. 15 Aug 1578, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England; d. 10 Jul 1615, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet]
- Constance WATSON b. 15 Aug 1578, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England; d. 10 Jul 1615, Yorkshire, England.
Notes:
W.L. Rubbles, Brigham Ancestry, p. 3.
Emma Elisabeth Brigham 1927, The History of the Brigham Family, vol.
2. Named in will of her father, her sister, and her brother-in-law
Robert Brigham who died 1640. Administrator of estate of husband
1621. Baptised 17 August 1578.
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Children:
- Henry BRIGHAM, (2) b. Bef 27 Dec 1599.
- Robert BRIGHAM b. Aft 1599, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.
- Emm(a) BRIGHAM b. Aft 1600.
- Gilliam BRIGHAM b. Abt 1601, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.
- 1. Thomas BRIGHAM, (5) b. Abt 1603, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England; d. 8 Dec 1653, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
- Margaret BRIGHAM b. Abt 1605, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.
- William BRIGHAM, (3) b. Abt 1607, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.
- Sebastian BRIGHAM b. Abt 1609, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.
- John BRIGHAM, (5) b. Abt 1611, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.
- Phillippa BRIGHAM b. Abt 1614, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.
Generation: 3
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