Born ‎±. 1638 Prob. Cambridge, MA, died ‎02 Aug 1676 Watertown, Middlesex, MA‎, approximately 38 years
http://www.familytreemaker.com/_glc_/3658/3658_44.html SECOND GENERATION 2 MARY2, daughter of Thomas and Mercy (Hurd) Brigham; born probably inCambridge, Mass., about 1638; died in Watertown, in 1676; married JohnFay, the emigrant, who settled in Marlborough, Mass., and died 5 May,1690, ‘. 50. Mary was the first Brigham born in America, and as such deservesespecial mention. Paige, in his History of Cambridge (pp. 501-2), amost thorough and painstaking work, chronicles that "Mary went toSudbury and Marlborough with her mother, brothers and sister, when her father died, where she married John Fay of Marlborough." And hecites evidence, as already indicated by a legal document (Mid. Prob.Recs., vii. 9), wherein, joining with other complainants, John Fay andSamuel Fay, children of Mary Fay of Marlborough, and heirs of ThomasBrigham, late of Cambridge, began suit September 28, 1695, to recovercertain lands in the possession of Samuel Hastings, who possessed alsothe Puritan Brigham homestead. John Fay Sr.'s wife was Mary, and therewas no other Fay in Marlborough at that time of suitable age to be thefather of said John, Jr., and Samuel Fay, parties to said suit. Paigewas undoubtedly correct, and we must include in our genealogy of theBrighams the children of John and Samuel Fay, sons of Mary (Brigham)Fay. Both of them had large families, among them being sons who becamethe heads of numerous branches (see Fay Family). There was also adaughter, Mary Fay, who married Jonathan3 Brigham, her cousin, and ason of Thomas2 Brigham; they had 10 children, thus starting severalmale lines of Brighams. Hudson, in his Hist. of Marlborough, does notconflict with Paige's position; and he adds that John Fay retired(with most other Marlboroites), during King Philip's War, toWatertown, where he buried his wife Mary and a young son David, justcoming five years. John Fay, the husband of Mary Brigham, came to America when he waseight years of age. No mention is made of his parents. He is found inMarlborough as early as 1669. He married (2) Susanna, daughter ofWilliam Shattuck of Watertown and widow of Joseph Morse. As will beseen, she married for her third husband, Thomas2 Brigham. Children (Fay), born in Marlborough: i John3, b. 30 Nov., 1669; d. in Westboro, 5 Jan., 1747; m. (1)Elizabeth, dau. Benjamin and Elizabeth (Sweetman) Wellington, b. 29Dec., 1673; d. 8 March, 1729; m. (2) Levinah4, dau. of Page 63 Elnathan3 Brigham; res. Westboro. Ch. (by first wife): 1 Bathshebah4, b. 1 Jan., 1693; m. John Pra??t of Westboro. 2 Eunice, b. 2 June, 1696; m. Isaac Pratt of Westboro. 3 Mary, b. 29 Sept, 1698; d. 20 Nov., 1704. 4 John, b. 5 Dec., 1700; m. 17 April, 1721, Hannah Child. 5 Lydia, b. 24 Nov., 1702. 6 Dinah, b. 5 Sept., 1705; m. David Goodnow, in 1722. 7 James, b. 27 Dec., 1707; m. 1727, Lydia Child of Watertown. 8 Mehitabel, b. 18 June, 1710; m. (???) Fletcher. 9 Benjamin, b. 15 Aug., 1712; m. (1) Martha Mills; (2) Elizabeth Stow. 10 Stephen, b. 5 May, 1715; m. Ruth Child. ii David, b. 15 Oct., 1671; d. 28 Sept., 1676. iii Samuel, b. 11 Oct., 1673; d. in Westboro, 10 Nov., 1732; m. 16May, 1699, Tabitha, dau. of Increase and Record Ward, b. 16 May,1675. He res. in Westboro. Ch.: 1 Rebecca4, b. 19 Feb., 1700; m. William Nurse of Shrewsbury, Mass.;had 9 ch. 2 Tabitha, b. 14 Aug., 1702; m. William Maury of Brookfield. 3 Samuel, bap. 6 May, 1705; m. (1) Deliverance Shattuck of Watertown;m. (2) Elizabeth (Hastings) Cutler; had 24 ch., 14 by first wife and10 by second wife. 4 Jeduthun, b. 7 June, 1707; m. 1739, Sarah Shattuck of Watertown. 5 Abigail, b. 19 Jan., 1709; m. Thomas Converse of Killingly, Conn. 6 Ebenezer, b. 12 April, 1713; m. (1) Abigail (???); m. (2) ThankfulHyde; m. (3) Mary Mason; had 18 ch. 7 Mary, b. 28 March, 1720; d. unm. prior to 1746. iv Mary, b. 10 Feb., 1675; m. Jonathan3 Brigham, 8.

Born ‎±. 9 Mar 1641 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, died ‎between. 25 Nov 1716–1717 Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts‎, 76 years, buried ‎Nov 1717 Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Free (Wm. Cutter) Google Book http://books.google.com/books?id=9jNHy0PBqlUC&pg=PA1600&dq=william+cutter,+marlboro,+howe,+brighamPA1456,M1 --------------------------------------- Genealogical Register of Decendants of Puritans pg 9 CHAPT. I. 1. Thomas Brigham,2 2d, on the marriage of his mother to EdmundRice, seems with his brothers and sister to have continued with her.On attaining his majority he purchased of his father-in-law for œ30 atown right in Marlborough' "of 24 acres, with the frame of a dwellinghouse thereon, with all the privileges of the town commons and furtheraddition of allotments to be made thereto." And, Aug. 28, 1665, havingcompleted payment for the same, he received a deed from the executorsof Rice. This was a most fortunate purchase. It has advantageouslyaffected the circumstances of thousands of his descendants to thisday: For it constituted him an extensive proprietor of the lands ofwhat are now four townships, mostly of the altered mica and hornblendslate formations, the richest of extent in Mass. on which agriculturecan be profitably pursued. In 1686 he was one of a company to purchase6,000 acres of the Indians situated near Marlb., and afterwards"annexed to her." This further enlarged his claim to wild lands, and,as fast as he and his sons increased in ability to occupy them, theydrew lots, and mostly in the S. W. part of what is now Marlborough',and in those portions of Northboro' and Westboro' which arecontiguous. He settled in the S. W. part of the town, on what is now called theWarren Brigham farm, on the south road to Northboro'. He drew 63 acresat one division, 39 of which was on the side of Crane Hill, on a pathfrom his house to Crane Ordinary. The house which he built afterPhilip's war, and which was subsequently used as a garrison, is yetstanding; and even the chair in which he expired is in theneighborhood, in the possession of one of his descendants, Mrs. LewisAmes. He was probably one of the principal citizens of the town, butin what capacities he served her or the church cannot be ascertained,owing to the loss of records. He made his will April 17, 1716, whichwas proved Jan. 2, 1717. In this he gave to David and Gershom all hislands situated on the W. side of Assabet River [S. branch] and otherlands near them; and to Nathan and Jona. in equal shares all that partof the Eaton Farm on the E. side of this stream. To Elnathan, whom hehad previously settled on a part of this Farm, he gave more land, andmade Nathan, Jonathan and Gershom his executors. To each son he hadprobably before conveyed tracts for farms on which they had long beensettled; and he must have been an extensive land owner. How manyfarms, mineralogically the richest in New England, have long beeninherited from him! He had 5 sons, and his two brothers had 9, of whom8 lived to have families in the same community; and yet four times thenumber of his descendants have been traced. To what is thisattributable, except to his inheriting the largest portion of theirfather's estate, and seizing lands on a narrow strip of mica slate?Samuel secured lands partly upon it, and his seed remains. John forhimself and sons went down entirely off of it, and who can report hisrace? If they ever turn up in a series of generations, in one place,it will probably be where they have ascended to the formation whichtheir fathers left, or to a newer one. Thomas2 m. Mary Rice, b. Sept. 19, 1646, dau. of Henry and Elizabeth(Moore) Rice, and gr.-dau. of Edmund R. of Sud. and Marlborough', and30 (5) 1695, he m. 2d, Susanna (Shattuck) Morse of Watertown, and had, 2. I. Thomas,3 b. Feb. 24, 1666, and no further reported. 10. 3. II. Nathan,3 June 17, 1671, "d. Feb. 16, 1746-7,aged 75 ys. 8 ms." 4. III. David,3 Aug. 11, 1673, died young. 17. 5. IV. Jonathan,3 Feb. 22, 1674, m. Mary Fay. 26. 6. V. David,3 April 12, 1678, d. June 26, 1750, m.Deborah (???), and 2d, Mary Newton. 35. 7. VI. Gershom,3 Doct., Feb. 23, 1680, d. Jan. 3,1748-9. 41. 8. VII. Elnathan,3 March 7, 1683, d. April 10, 1758;m. Bethiah Ward. 9. VIII. Mary,3 Oct. 26, 1687, m. 30 (4) 1710, Jonas Houghtonof Lancaster. Descendants of Thomas Brigham (1475 -1566) http://www.annapolis.org/fay/park_files/laura_sophia_brigham.html Generation No. 7 8. THOMAS7 BRIGHAM (THOMAS6, JOHN5, THOMAS4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2,THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1640 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and diedNovember 25, 1716 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. He married (1) MARYRICE December 27, 1665, daughter of HENRY RICE and ELIZABETH MOORE.She was born September 19, 1646 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA, and diedMay 30, 1695 in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA. He married (2) SUSANNASHATTUCK July 30, 1695, daughter of WILLIAM SHATTUCK and SUSANNAUNKNOWN. She was born 1643 in Watertown, Massachusetts, and died Aft.1695 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Notes for THOMAS BRIGHAM: Thomas Brigham married a second wife Susanna, on 30 July 1695,daughter of William Shattuck of Watertown and widow (1) of JosephMorse and (2) of John Fay, whose first wife was Mary, the sister ofThomas. It will be noted that every descendant of Thomas is also adescendant of Edmund Rice, who is an ancestor of many colonialfamilies in eastern Massachusetts. He had a large number of children,some of whom were of mature age at the time of the emigration. Notes from The History of the Brigham Family from the New HampshireHistoric Society 20 Park Street, Concord, New Hampshire, obtained byKen and Susan Barbi on August 12, 2000. Notes for SUSANNA SHATTUCK: Susan "Susanna" Shattuck who was the widow of Joseph Morse marriedJohn Fay as her second husband after John Fay's first wife, MaryBrigham, died. Susan already had 7 children by Morse, and John Fay's 4children, and gave birth to 4 more children by John Fay. After JohnFay's death, Susan married as her third husband, Thomas Brigham, whowas a brother of John Fay's first wife, Mary Brigham. It isinteresting to record that from Susan's last marriage, one of herdescendants [actually it was her husband Thomas' brother Samuel] wasPeter Bent Brigham who left a sum of $1,000,000 which was not to bespent until 25 years after his death. By this time the fund had grownto $2,000,000 and was used to build the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, aworld famous medical research hospital connected with Harvard MedicalSchool in Boston, Mass. Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants"by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 13. Source History of Town of Marlborough published in 1862: 1) Susan'smarriage date to Thomas Brigham of July 30,1695, and 2) fact thatSusan's father was William Shattuck of Watertown, Massachusetts, b.1643. Children of THOMAS BRIGHAM and MARY RICE are: i. THOMAS8 BRIGHAM, b. February 24, 1666. 12. ii. NATHAN BRIGHAM, b. June 17, 1671, Marlborough, Massachusetts;d. February 16, 1746, Marlborough, Massachusetts. iii. DAVID BRIGHAM, b. August 11, 1673. iv. ENSIGN JONATHAN BRIGHAM, b. February 22, 1675, Marlborough,Massachusetts; d. January 4, 1768, Marlborough, Massachusetts; m. MARYFAY; b. February 10, 1674, Marlborough, Massachusetts; d. November 9,1751. Notes for ENSIGN JONATHAN BRIGHAM: Jonathan Brigham married his cousin, Mary Fay. He settled in what wasa part of the Thomas Brigham Estate in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Hewas prominent in his community and held offices of responsibility. Hewas commonly called the "Indian Warrior". One day while chopping inthe woods, he saw a savage preparing to take aim at him; he seized hismusket, stepped forward in full view, exclaiming as he did so, "Shootstraight, you dog". Both fired at the same moment, then the Indiandropped his gun, and with a tremendous whoop, bounded high into theair and fell dead. The Indian's bullet passed close to the ear ofJonathan, who escaped unhurt. Source WFT Pedigree number 893 v. GERSHOM BRIGHAM, b. February 23, 1680. 13. vi. ELNATHAN BRIGHAM, b. March 7, 1683; d. April 10, 1758. vii. MARY BRIGHAM, b. October 26, 1687. 9. MARY7 BRIGHAM (THOMAS6, JOHN5, THOMAS4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1)was born Abt. 1638 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and died 1676 inWatertown, Massachusetts. She married JOHN FAY Abt. 1669 inMarlborough, Massachusetts. He was born 1648 in England, and diedDecember 5, 1690 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Notes for MARY BRIGHAM: Mary was the daughter of Thomas and Mercy (Hurd) Brigham; bornprobably in Cambridge, Mass., about 1638; died in Watertown, in 1676;married John Fay, the emigrant, who settled in Marlborough, Mass., anddied 5 May, 1690, age 50. Mary was the first Brigham born in America, and as such deservesspecial mention. Paige, in his History of Cambridge (pp. 501-2), amost thorough and painstaking work, chronicles that "Mary went toSudbury and Marlborough with her mother, brothers and sister, when herfather died, where she married John Fay of Marlborough." And he citesevidence, as already indicated by a legal document (Mid. Prob. Recs.,vii. 9), wherein, joining with other complainants, John Fay and SamuelFay, children of Mary Fay of Marlborough, and heirs of Thomas Brigham,late of Cambridge began suit September 28, 1695, to recover certainlands in the possession of Samuel Hastings, who possessed also thePuritan Brigham homestead. John Fay Sr.'s wife was Mary, and there wasno other Fay in Marlborough at that time of suitable age to be thefather of said John, Jr., and Samuel Fay, parties to said suit. Paigewas undoubtedly correct, and we must include in our genealogy of theBrighams the children of John and Samuel Fay, sons of Mary (Brigham)Fay. Both of them had large families, among them being sons who becamethe heads of numerous branches (see Fay Family). There was also adaughter, Mary Fay, who married Jonathan3 Brigham, her cousin, and ason of Thomas2 Brigham; they had 10 children, thus starting severalmale lines of Brighams. Hudson, in his Hist. of Marlborough, does notconflict with Paige's position; and he adds that John Fay retired(with most other Marlboroites), during King Philip's War, toWatertown, where he buried his wife Mary and a young son David, justcoming five years. John Fay, the husband of Mary Brigham, came to America when he waseight years of age. No mention is made of his parents. He is found inMarlborough as early as 1669. He married (2) Susanna, daughter ofWilliam Shattuck of Watertown and widow of Joseph Morse. As will beseen, she married for her third husband, Thomas2 Brigham. [Brigham(1907) p. 63] Notes for JOHN FAY: John Fay embarked May 30, 1656, at Gravesend, England, and arrived inBoston on June 27, 1656, at the age of 8 years on the Speedwell(sister ship of the Mayflower). John was by no means the first Fay tocome to America. Available Town records in New England show forexample that (1) Richard Fay resided in Dorchester MA in 1634; (2)Henry Fay, a weaver of Newberry MA died 6/30/1655 and (3) William Faywas admitted as a townsman in Boston in 1643. These Fay'sunquestionably preceded John Fay to America (1656), but there are norecords to establish any interrelationship between any of them. There is, however, reasonable evidence that his father and a brotherMichael had preceded him to America. Although there is no documentedrecord of the father (David) or Michael's birth or death. Reference ismade in the early Town records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, that thefather of John and Michael was David Fay "who came to America prior to1656." On the other hand the direct lineage of the descendants of JohnFay from his birth in 1648 down to 1898 were clearly and logicallydocumented in the records accumulated in Orlin P. Fay's book. The passenger list of the Speedwell lists five minors, including JohnFay age 8 years. These young men were bound to Sudbury MA (settled 17years previously) where each of them had parents or relatives. It ispresumed that since John Fay was the youngest of these minors, he verylikely had parents already residing in Sudbury. Shortly after John Fay's arrival a group of recent immigrants,including young John moved to a new grant which was newly incorporatedunder the name of Marlborough, MA. The early records of Marlboroughshow that John Fay was made a freeman in 1669, at which time he had awife and child. In 1675 the name of John Fay appears among theproprietors of Worcester Mass., and that he had a lot of 50 acresassigned to him "in the eastern squadron, lying next to the Countyroad to Boston." Although, he owned land in Worcester he continued tolive in Marlborough until the marauding Indians during the PhillipsWar made it necessary to move his family to the greater security ofWatertown Mass. While in Watertown he buried his first wife, MaryBrigham and one child. His second marriage was to Susan "Susanna"Shattuck who was the widow of Joseph Morse. She had 7 children byMorse and 4 by John Fay. After John Fay's death, Susan married as herthird husband, Thomas Brigham, who was a brother of John Fay's firstwife, Mary Brigham. It is interesting to record that from Susan's lastmarriage, one of her descendants [actually it was her husband Thomas'brother Samuel] was Peter Bent Brigham who left a sum of $1,000,000which was not to be spent until 25 years after his death. By this timethe fund had grown to $2,000,000 and was used to build the Peter BentBrigham Hospital, a world famous medical research hospital connectedwith Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass. Source: "Fay Genealogy - John Fay of Marlborough and his Descendants"by Orlin P. Fay, 1898, page 13. Ships to America - The Speedwell, 1656 An alphabetic list of ships to America is provided at Ship Index. A list of more ships to New England is provided at Ships & Passengers The Speedwell of London Voyages are listed at ship name on Ship ListMay 27, 1656, The Speedwell, from London (Gravesend), arrived atBoston, New England Source: "Passengers to America, A Consolidation of Ship PassengerLists from The New England Historical and Genealogical Register"Edited by Michael Tepper Selected excerpts from The New EnglandHistorical and Genealogical Register. Reprinted by GenealogicalPublishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 1977, page 462. Ship and Passenger Information: This list is annotated by the Searcher's office, Gravesend, England,with the date of "30th May, 1656". However, an additional annotationindicates they "were Landed at Boston in N. E. the 27th of the Month,1656. J. E." The list may have been prepared at departure by theSearcher's office or later by the vessel's master, under a high bondas assurance of the accuracy about those actually making the voyage(such lists were dated at arrival and were endorsed at the Searcher'soffice on return of the vessel). The source listing, however, showsthe "J.E." entry as an endorsement after that of the Searcher'soffice. In this case, the initials "J.E." were not those of the masterand the month was not specified. This leaves questions about the monthin which the "27th" actually occurred - before, during, or after May. Robert Lock, Master 41 passengers listed. Stratton, Richard Mulfoot, John Smith, Richard43 Brinsley, Francis 22 Noyce, Thomas 32 Edwards, Mathew Boules, Joseph 47 Brand, William 40 Copeland,John 28 Holder, Christopher 25 Thurston, Thomas 34 Prince, Mary 21 Gibbons, Sarah 21 Weatherhead,Mary 26 Waugh, Dorothy 20 Smith, Lester 24 Clarke, Christopher 38 Lane, Edward 36 Richardson,Tho: (Thomas) 19 Earle, John 17 Barnes, Thomas 20 Hopgood, Shudrack 14 Goodynough, Thomas20 Goodinough, Nathaniel 16 Fay, John 8 Tayler, William 11 Smith, Richard 28 Munnings, Muhuhulett 24 Mott,Margarett 12 Reeue (Reeve), Henry 8 Seker, Henery 8 Morse, John 40 Dauison (Davison), Nickolus45 Baldwin, John 21 Baldwin, Mary 20 Worster, Rebeca (sic) 18 Wigins, John 15 Miller,John 24 Home, Thomas 11 Crane, John 11 Baalam, Charels (sic) 18 Source: http://www.primenet.com/~langford/spls/656ne001.htm November3, 2000 From Genealogy Forum: Re: John Fay (1648-90)a French Huguenot? Posted by: Mary (FAY) Nelson 9 Date: June 21, 1999 at 17:34:50 In Reply to: Re: John Fay (1648-90)a French Huguenot? by Dennis N.Reed of 583 From my personal research, I think that John Fay was born in PentonMewsey, Hampshire, England and not in France. There are unpublishedrecords in England which support this research, but I haven't gottento see them firsthand. Anyway a large clan of FAY family members arestill in England and trace themselves to Collingbourne-Ducis,Wiltshire well before 1600. There is a David FAY marrying an ElizabethCoale/Cole in December 1616 in Penton Mewsey. This is published in theParish marriage records, which I found at the Clayton Library inHouston, TX. This is the only David Fay I've found in England for thisperiod. Children of MARY BRIGHAM and JOHN FAY are: 14. i. JOHN8 FAY, JR., b. November 30, 1669, Marlborough,Massachusetts; d. January 5, 1746, Westboro, Massachusetts. ii. DAVID FAY, b. October 15, 1671; d. September 28, 1676, Watertown,Massachusetts. 15. iii. SAMUEL FAY, b. October 11, 1673, Marlborough, Massachusetts;d. October 10, 1732, Westboro, Massachusetts. iv. MARY FAY, b. February 10, 1674, Marlborough, Massachusetts; d.November 9, 1751; m. ENSIGN JONATHAN BRIGHAM; b. February 22, 1675,Marlborough, Massachusetts; d. January 4, 1768, Marlborough,Massachusetts. Notes for ENSIGN JONATHAN BRIGHAM: Jonathan Brigham married his cousin, Mary Fay. He settled in what wasa part of the Thomas Brigham Estate in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Hewas prominent in his community and held offices of responsibility. Hewas commonly called the "Indian Warrior". One day while chopping inthe woods, he saw a savage preparing to take aim at him; he seized hismusket, stepped forward in full view, exclaiming as he did so, "Shootstraight, you dog". Both fired at the same moment, then the Indiandropped his gun, and with a tremendous whoop, bounded high into theair and fell dead. The Indian's bullet passed close to the ear ofJonathan, who escaped unhurt. Source WFT Pedigree number 893 10. JOHN7 BRIGHAM (THOMAS6, JOHN5, THOMAS4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1)was born March 9, 1644 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He married SARAHUNKNOWN. Child of JOHN BRIGHAM and SARAH UNKNOWN is: 16. i. MARY8 BRIGHAM, b. May 6, 1678. 11. CAPTAIN SAMUEL7 BRIGHAM (THOMAS6, JOHN5, THOMAS4, THOMAS3,THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born January 12, 1652 in Cambridge,Massachusetts, and died July 24, 1713 in Marlborough, Massachusetts.He married ELIZABETH HOWE. She was born April 5, 1665 in Marlborough,Massachusetts, and died July 26, 1739 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Children of SAMUEL BRIGHAM and ELIZABETH HOWE are: i. ELIZABETH8 BRIGHAM, b. March 24, 1685. ii. HEPSIBAH BRIGHAM, b. January 25, 1686. 17. iii. CAPTAIN SAMUEL BRIGHAM, b. January 25, 1689, Marlborough,Massachusetts; d. September 1, 1771, Grafton, Massachusetts. iv. LYDIA BRIGHAM, b. March 6, 1691. v. JEDEDIAH BRIGHAM, b. June 8, 1693. vi. JOTHAM BRIGHAM, b. December 23, 1695. vii. TIMOTHY BRIGHAM, b. October 10, 1698. viii. CHARLES BRIGHAM, b. December 30, 1700. ix. PERSIS BRIGHAM, b. July 10, 1703. x. ANTIPAS BRIGHAM, b. October 16, 1706. Descendants of Thomas Brigham (1475 -1566) http://www.annapolis.org/fay/park_files/laura_sophia_brigham.html Massachusetts Archives Collection (1629-1799) http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ArchivesSearch/RevolutionaryDetail.asp?Vol=112&Page=204 Volume Number 112 Page 204 Summary PETITION SUBMITTED TO THE GENERAL COURT BY SEVERAL INHABITANTSOF Marlborough COMPLAINING OF THE SELECTMEN'S ACTIONS IN REFUSING TOLEVY A TAX TO SATISFY A TOWN DEBT AND THEREBY INCURRING ADDITIONALCHARGES FOR THE TOWN TO PAY, REQUESTING THE COURT TAKE ACTION IN THECASE. NO ACTION NOTED. Number of Pages 1 Condition Series 2043 : RECORDS : GENERAL COURT Cite N/A Copy Type Original Original Date (yyyy/mm/dd) 1670/05/09 Other Dates Seals No Geographic Locations Marlborough (MA) Personal Names : Signature Type BARRETT, JOHN (BARRIT) : Transcript BELLOWS, JOHN : Transcript BENT, PETER : Transcript BRIGHAM, JOHN (BRIGUM) : Transcript BRIGHAM, THOMAS (BRIGGAM) : Transcript HOWE, JOHN (HOW) : Transcript ------------------ Massachusetts Archives Collection (1629-1799) http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ArchivesSearch/RevolutionaryDetail.asp?Vol=112&Page=217 Volume Number 112 Page 217 Summary PETITION SUBMITTED TO THE GENERAL COURT BY THOMAS KING ANDOTHERS REQUESTING A GRANT OF LAND AT KUNNAPOUG FOR THE ESTABLISHMENTOF A PLANTATION. Number of Pages 1 Condition Series 2043 : RECORDS : GENERAL COURT Cite MASS RECS 4, PT 2: 500 Copy Type Original Original Date (yyyy/mm/dd) 1671/05/31 Other Dates Seals No Geographic Locations BOSTON (MA) CONNECTICUT RIVER Marlborough (MA) Personal Names : Signature Type BARNES, RICHARD (BARNS) : Transcript BEERS, ELEAZAR (BEERES) : Transcript BEERS, RICHARD (BEERES) : Autograph BENT, PETER : Transcript BRIDGHAM, SAMUEL : Transcript BRIGHAM, JOHN : Transcript BRIGHAM, THOMAS : Transcript FAY, JOHN : Transcript HOWE, JOHN (HOW, JR.) : Transcript HOWE, JOHN (HOW, SR.) : Transcript KING, THOMAS : Transcript PARK, THOMAS : Transcript RAWSON, EDWARD : Autograph RICE, EDWARD : Transcript RICE, JOSEPH : Transcript RICE, SAMUEL : Transcript RICE, THOMAS : Transcript TORREY, WILLIAM : Autograph WETHERBEE, JOHN (WITHERBEE) : Transcript

Born ‎09 Mar 1645 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, died ‎16 sep 1728 Sudbury, Middlesex, MA‎, 83 years
Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers Volume 1 page 253 Brigham, *John, Sudbury, s. of Thomas, rem. to Marlborough, of wh. hewas rep. 1689 and 90, had Sarah, b. 27 Mar. 1674; Mary, 6 May 1678;Jotham, 6 June 1680; Hannah, 27 Mar. 1683; and Thomas, 6 May 1687.SAMUEL, Sudbury, youngest s. of Thomas, rm. to Marlborough, freem.1690, by w. Eliz. d. of Abraham Howe of M. wh. d. 26 July 1739, aged75, had Eliz. b. 24 Mar. 1685; Hepzibah, 25 Jan. 1687; Samuel, 25 Jan.1689; Lydia, 5 Mar. 1691; Jedediah, 8 June 1693; Jotham, 23 Dec. 1695;Timothy, 10 Oct. 168; Charles, 30 Dec. 1700; Persis, 10 July 1703; andAntipas, 16 Oct. 1706. He was a capt. and d. 24 July 1713. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gsfn=&gsln=brigham&gskw=&prox=1&db=nedict&ti=0&ti.si=0&gl=&gss=rfs&gst=&so=3 ----------------------------- Very colorful, interesting figure! http://www.familytreemaker.com/_glc_/3658/3658_48.html John, known as "Dr." Brigham, founder of the "lost tribe" of ourfamily,undoubtedly was the most brilliant of the children of Thomas1.Drake (History of Middlesex County, vol. ii. p. 141 et seq.) describeshim as "one of the most popular and remarkable men of his day, havingconsiderable capacity for public affairs, unusual ability as asurveyor and some ambition as a land speculator." Lewis (History ofWorcester County, vol. ii. p. 1332) refers to him as "John Brigham,the doctor, surveyor, Commissioner of the General Court, landspeculator and the most enterprising man in town." It is the veryexuberance of his activity, his ubiquitous absorption here and there,into this and that problem...... Savage - BRIGHAM, JOHN, Sudbury, s. of Thomas, rem. to Marlborough, of wh. hewas rep. 1689 and 90, had Sarah, b. 27 Mar. 1674; Mary, 6 May 1678; Jotham, 6 June 1680; Hannah, 27 Mar. 1683; and Thomas, 6 May1687. SAMUEL, Sudbury, s. of Thomas, rem. to Marlborough, freem. 1690, by w. Elizabeth d. of Abraham Howe of M. wh. d. 26 July1739, aged 75, had Elizabeth b. 24 Mar. 1685; Hepzibah 25 Jan. 1687; SAMUEL, 25 Jan. 1689; Lydia, 5 Mar. 1691; Jedediah, 8 June 1693;Jotham, 23 Dec. 1695; Timothy, 10 Oct. 1698; Charles, 30 Dec. 1700; Persis, 10 July 1703; and Antipas, 16 Oct. 1706. He was acapt. and d. 24 July 1713. Sebastian, Cambridge 1636, rem. to Rowley, was capt. 1644, rep. 1650. Johnson's Hist. of N. E. 193, andGage, in Hist. of Rowley, gave this spel. of the name, wh. Farmer had under Bridham. The bapt. name must be influential in prevent.mistake, and the local historian likely to be correct. THOMAS,Cambridge, came in the Susan and Ellen, 1635, aged 32, freem. 18 Apr. 1636, wasnot of Watertown, as Bond thot., did not rem. to Sudbury, as Farmer had said, but w. Mercy Hurd, m. porob. after com. from Eng. hadThomas, b. a. 1642; John, b. 9 Mar. 1645, above ment.; Mary, wh. prob.d. bef. hr f.; Hannah, 9 Mar, 1650, or 1; and Samuel, 12 Jan. 1653,above ment.; all nam. in his will pro. early in 1654. He made hiswill 7 Oct. and d. 8 Dec. 1653. His wid. m. 1 Mar. 1655, Efmund Rice; andnext, 1664, William Hunt. THOMAS, Sudbury, s. of the preeced. rem. to Marlborough, m. 27 Dec. 1665, Mary, was freem. 1690, had[[253]] Thomas, b. 24 Feb. 1667, wh. d. bef. his f.; Nathan, 17 June1671; David, 11 Aug. 1673, d. young,; Jonathan, 22 Feb. 1675; David,again, 12 Apr. 1678; Gershom, 23 Feb. 1681 (the last two d. bef. theirf.); Elnathan, 7 Mar. 1683; and Mary, 26 Oct. 1687. He made his will21 Apr. 1716, wh. was pro. 2 June 1717. Six of this name had been gr. at Harv. in 1834, and an equal number in aggreg. at the other N.E. coll. Massachusetts Archives Collection (1629-1799) http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ArchivesSearch/RevolutionaryDetail.asp?Vol=112&Page=204 Volume Number 112 Page 204 Summary PETITION SUBMITTED TO THE GENERAL COURT BY SEVERAL INHABITANTSOF Marlborough COMPLAINING OF THE SELECTMEN'S ACTIONS IN REFUSING TOLEVY A TAX TO SATISFY A TOWN DEBT AND THEREBY INCURRING ADDITIONALCHARGES FOR THE TOWN TO PAY, REQUESTING THE COURT TAKE ACTION IN THECASE. NO ACTION NOTED. Number of Pages 1 Condition Series 2043 : RECORDS : GENERAL COURT Cite N/A Copy Type Original Original Date (yyyy/mm/dd) 1670/05/09 Other Dates Seals No Geographic Locations Marlborough (MA) Personal Names : Signature Type BARRETT, JOHN (BARRIT) : Transcript BELLOWS, JOHN : Transcript BENT, PETER : Transcript BRIGHAM, JOHN (BRIGUM) : Transcript BRIGHAM, THOMAS (BRIGGAM) : Transcript HOWE, JOHN (HOW) : Transcript ---------------- Massachusetts Archives Collection (1629-1799) http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ArchivesSearch/RevolutionaryDetail.asp?Vol=112&Page=217 Volume Number 112 Page 217 Summary PETITION SUBMITTED TO THE GENERAL COURT BY THOMAS KING ANDOTHERS REQUESTING A GRANT OF LAND AT KUNNAPOUG FOR THE ESTABLISHMENTOF A PLANTATION. Number of Pages 1 Condition Series 2043 : RECORDS : GENERAL COURT Cite MASS RECS 4, PT 2: 500 Copy Type Original Original Date (yyyy/mm/dd) 1671/05/31 Other Dates Seals No Geographic Locations BOSTON (MA) CONNECTICUT RIVER Marlborough (MA) Personal Names : Signature Type BARNES, RICHARD (BARNS) : Transcript BEERS, ELEAZAR (BEERES) : Transcript BEERS, RICHARD (BEERES) : Autograph BENT, PETER : Transcript BRIDGHAM, SAMUEL : Transcript BRIGHAM, JOHN : Transcript BRIGHAM, THOMAS : Transcript FAY, JOHN : Transcript HOWE, JOHN (HOW, JR.) : Transcript HOWE, JOHN (HOW, SR.) : Transcript KING, THOMAS : Transcript PARK, THOMAS : Transcript RAWSON, EDWARD : Autograph RICE, EDWARD : Transcript RICE, JOSEPH : Transcript RICE, SAMUEL : Transcript RICE, THOMAS : Transcript TORREY, WILLIAM : Autograph WETHERBEE, JOHN (WITHERBEE) : Transcript

Born ‎09 Mar 1650 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, died ‎08 Dec 1719 Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA‎, 69 years
http://www.familytreemaker.com/_glc_/3658/3658_53.html The History of the Brigham Family Author: Willard Irving TylerBrigham Call Number: R929.2 B855Zb v. 01 This book contains a record of several thousand descendants of ThomasBrigham the Emigrant. 1603-1653. Bibliographic Information: Brigham, Willard Irving Tyler. The historyof the Brigham Family. The Grafton Press. New York. 1907. HANNAH2, daughter of Thomas1 and Mercy (Hurd) Brigham; born inCambridge, Mass., 9 March, 1649-50; died in Marlborough,Mass., Dec., 1719; married (1) Gershom Eames(*) of Marlborough, whowent to Watertown, Mass., on the breaking out of King Philip's War,where he died 25 Nov., 1676; married (2) William, son of William Ward(who was in Sudbury as early as 1639, and owned land there); born inSudbury, 22 Jan., 1640; died in Marlborough, 25 Nov., 1697. The historians have had a good deal of trouble over Hannah withrespect to her marriage, Morse having married her to Samuel Wells ofGlastonbury, Conn., and Hudson (p. 357) concurring with the historianof Shrewsbury that Gershom Eames married Hannah Johnson, daughter ofSolomon and Hannah Johnson. The Sudbury records show the birth of aHannah, daughter of Solomon Johnson (who was Solomon, Jr.), but shewould have been only 14 years old when Gershom Eames married HannahBrigham. Paige corrects these errors (pp. 501-2), and we can supporthim with overwhelming evidence. Paige first quotes two Massachusettspublic records; one wherein her name is given as Hannah Ward andanother where William Ward, her husband, joins with Thomas2, John2,and Samuel2 Brigham, in 1681, in conveying to Nicholas Fessendencertain of the Thomas1 Brigham land in Cambridge. Paige continues: "I do not find any Hannah Ward in that town who could representherself as a daughter of Thomas Brigham, except the wife of WilliamWard, who united with the Brighams in the sale of (*) the Cambridgeland. This Hannah had been the wife of Gershom Eames; and is supposedby her descendant, Andrew H. Ward, in his History of Shrewsbury (p.457) to have been a daughter of Samuel Johnson of Sudbury. But I thinkit more probable that Thomas Brigham was her father, and that JohnBrigham, who witnessed the execution of her will, Oct. 30, 1714, washer brother." Hannah Eames had two children: Hannah (named for herself) and aposthumous daughter, Mary. She lived in Marlborough both before andafter her marriage to Mr. Ward, although she probably accompanied herfirst husband to Watertown at the time of King Philip's War. In herwill, executed 30 Oct., 1714, she makes pathetic reference to the boyElisha, who was killed or stolen by the Indians. After the usualintroductory formula, she devises as follows:WILL OF HANNAH BRIGHAM-EAMES-WARD..... The name in the early records is spelled with an E, but most of thefamilies have dropped the E and spell it Ames (Hudson's History ofMarlborough, p. 358). Children (Eames or Ames), born probably in Marlborough: i Hannah3, b. 3 Feb., 1675. ii Mary (posthumous), b. 1677; d. 1772, ‘. 95 yrs. and 1 mo.; m. 11March, 1696, John, son of Elias and Sarah (Blanford) Keyes of Marlborough; moved to Shrewsbury about 1723; built a new house andpart of the family slept in the new one and part in the old one, just before the building was completed. In Aug., 1723, bothhouses were burned and two of his sons sleeping in the new house perished. He was a Major and d. 1768, in his 94th year. Ch. (Keyes): Gershom4, b. 1 March, 1698; m. about 1718, Sarah (???); moved toBoston and became wealthy; 5 ch. 2 Mary, b. 24 Oct., 1700; m. 1720, Daniel Rand. 3 Solomon, b. 30 Aug., 1703; m. Sarah (???). 2 ch. 4 Hannah, b. 9 July, 1706; m. 1725, Gershom Flagg. 5 Thankful, b. 24 May, 1709; m. 1728, Jonas Keyes. 6 John, b. 30 April, 1712; burned to death, Aug., 1723. 7 Sarah, b. 5 March, 1715; m. 21 Dec., 1721, Joshua Wilder. 8 Stephen, b. 2 April, 1718; also burned to death, Aug., 1723. Children (Ward) born in Marlborough (as per Hudson's History ofMarlborough): iii William, b. 27 March, 1680; m. Jane Cleveland, and res. in thepart of Marlborough which is now Southboro. He rose to the rank of colonel and was a J. P. Ch: 1 Hezekiah; 2 Elisha; 3 William; 4Charles; et al. iv BETHIAH, m. Elnathan3 Brigham, 11. *************** v (Col.) Nahum, b. 18 Dec., 1684; m. 16 July, 1714, Martha, dau. ofCapt. Daniel and Elizabeth (Kerley) Howe; b. 30 July, 1687; followedthe sea in early life, and then moved to Shrewsbury, where he was aColonel, J. P., Rep. and Judge. Their sixth child was (Gen.) Artemas4,b. 1727; grad. Harvard Coll., 1748, was Major in the French War; atthe opening of the Revolution was appointed General andCommander-in-chief of all the forces raised by the Colony; he hadcommand of the troops besieging Boston until the appointment ofWashington as Commander-in-chief. He then commanded the right wing ofthe besieging army until the capitulation, after which he had commandof the department of the East. He served several terms in Congress,was president of the governor's council, and until his death judge ofthe Court of Common Pleas for Worcester County. vi Elisha, b. 12 Jan., 1686; was killed or taken captive by theIndians in Worcester, 1709, while riding post from Marlborough toHadley. vii Bathshebah, b. 16 May, 1689; d. 6 Oct., 1693. viii Gershom, b. 3 Jan., 1693; rep. Marlborough, 1738; d. unm., 1739. END Her parents were emigrants from England in 1635. She was the sister ofSamuel Brigham, who married his niece, Elizabeth How (WW 57), andwidow of Gershom Eames.http://www3.telus.net/robertkline/g0000000.htmlCHILD2http://www.familytreemaker.com/_glc_/3658/3658_54.html

Born ‎±. 1657 Sudbury, MA, died ‎26 May 1718‎, approximately 61 years
Lydia Rice was born circa 1657 at Sudbury, MA; the 2nd Lydia Rice isproven by the fact she was given land by her father, 10 May 1662, longafter her half sister Lydia had married in 1645 to Hugh Drury.1' Shewas the daughter of Deacon Edmund Rice and Mercy Hunt.2,3 Lydia Ricemarried James Hawkins Jr, son of James Hawkins and Mary Mills, circa1678.1 Lydia Rice died on 26 May 1718; (death year may be 1709). Her married name was Hawkins. Children of Lydia Rice and James Hawkins Jr: James Hawkins (22 Jan 1679) Lydia Hawkins (24 Aug 1681) James Hawkins (08 Aug 1683) Mercy Hawkins (29 Oct 1687) Abigail Hawkins (13 Oct 1689) Mercy Hawkins (20 Jul 1691) Mary Hawkins (17 May 1693) Mercy Hawkins (20 Sep 1696) Abigail Hawkins (26 Feb 1699)

Born ‎29 sep 1659 Sudbury, Middlesex, MA, died ‎30 Mar 1742 Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA‎, 82 years
EARLY SUDBURY RECORDS ~ Source of images: NEGHS Registers http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~historyofmarlborough/sudburyrecords.htmlARL ---------------------- Capt Samuel Wells was born on 13 April 1660 at Wethersfield, CT; (18thper Supplement).4,3,5 He married Ruth Rice, daughter of Deacon EdmundRice and Mercy Hunt, on 20 June 1683 at Wethersfield, CT.6,2,3 CaptSamuel Wells died on 28 August 1731 at Glastonbury, CT.7,3,8 Samuel and Ruth Wells sold land on 1 June 1684 as follows: "Inconsideration of £34, paid by Eleazer How, Carpenter, for the town ofMarlborough, in the Countie of Middlesex, &c, sold and conveyed tosaid Eleazer How, a parcel of upland or House lot of about 12 1/2acres, lying within the bounds of the town of Marlborough...."9,8 Hewas grandson of Governor Thomas Wells of the Connecticut Colony.3 Children of Capt Samuel Wells and Ruth Rice: Mercy Welles (15 Oct 1684 - 01 Nov 1684) Samuel Welles (09 Jul 1688 - 16 Oct 1688) Rev. Samuel Welles+ (24 Dec 1689 - 20 May 1777) Thomas Welles+ (14 Feb 1692/93 - 14 May 1767) Thaddeus Welles+ (27 May 1695 - 22 Dec 1781) Silas Welles (21 Mar 1699/0 - 17 Sep 1754)