Brigham Thomas b. 1603 d. 18 DEC 1653

1603 - 1653

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Birth 1603 [1, 2]

Gender Male

_UPD 18 JUL 2009 23:29:08 GMT-5

Died 18 Dec 1653 [1, 3]

Person ID I1749 Alan Donald Vibber

Last Modified 08 Dec 2009

Family Hurd Mercy or Mercie, d. 28 Dec 1693

Married 1637 [3, 4]

Children

1. Brigham Thomas, b. Abt 1641, d. 25 Nov 1717

Family ID F797 Group Sheet

Notes	The Brighams were not among the very first settlers of Marl., though they came to the place quite early, and became a numerous family, extending over almost the whole of the original township. THOMAS BRIGHAM, the ancestor of the Brighams in New England., embarked at London for America, April 18, 1635, in the ship Susan and Ellyn, Edward Payne, master. He was then 32 years of age, and consequently was b. in 1603. He settled in Watertown, near Cambridge line, on land which was afterward set to Cambridge. He was made freeman in 1639, and was selectman in 1640, and subsequently. He m. about 1637, Mercy Hurd, b. in England. He d. Dec. 18, 1653, and she m. 1655, Edmund Rice, then of Sud., but afterwards of Marl. He d. and she m. as her 3d husband, William Hunt of Marl., who d. 1667, and she d. 1693. THOMAS BRIGHAM. the ancestor of the Brighams of New England. was b. 1603, and embarked at London for America, April 18, 1035. He settled in Watertown, on land which was subsequently annexed to Cambridge. He was admitted freeman 1639, and was selectman several years. He md. soon after his arrival in America, Mercy Hurd, b. in England. He d. Dec. 18, 1653, and his widow md. March 1, 1655, Edmund Rice, then of Sudbury, and subsequently of Marlboro, Mass. After the death of Mr. Rice, she md. as her 3d husband. 1604, William Hunt, of Concord and Marlboro, Mass., who .d. 1667, and she d. 1693. Mr. Rice and Mr. Hunt, as well as Mr. Brigham, were the emigrant ancestors of the numerous families bearing the respective names in Massachusetts and other States. There was no issue from her second and third marriages. The children of Thomas Brigham were: (1) Mary; (2) Thomas; (3) John; (4) Hannah; (5) Samuel.

Sources

[S144] History of the Town of Rindge, New Hampshire, from the Date of the Rowley, Ezra S. Stearns, (Name: 1875;), 454 (Reliability: 3).
[S138] History of the Town of Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Charles Hudson, Joseph Allen, 332 (Reliability: 3).
[S138] History of the Town of Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Charles Hudson, Joseph Allen, 333 (Reliability: 3).
[S253] Who Begot Thee? Some Genealogical and Historical Notes Made in an Effort to Trace the American Progenitors of One Individual Living in America in 1903, Gilbert Oliver Bent, Gilbert Oscar Bent, (Name: Printed for private distribution, 1903;), 17 (Reliability: 3).