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In the extracts of H. G. Somerby from the register books of Aus- terfield in Yorkshire, from 1561 to 1631, pub. in the N. E. His. and Gen. Reg. is found with somewhat a different orthography, viz.,
Robert, son of William Bradfourth (probably born) 25 June, 1561 ; Eliz'th daughter of William Bradfourth, 16 July, 1570; Mar- garet daughter of Thomas Bradfourth, 9 March, 1577; Margaret daughter of Wm. Bradfourth, 8 March, 1585 ; William son of Rob- ert Bradfourth, 22 Sept. 1587; Alice, daughter of Wm., 30 of Oct. 1587 ; Wm., son Wm., 19 March, 1589 ; Robert, son of Rob- ert Bradfourth, 14 May, 1591, &c.
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Thomas Bradford, Richard Anderson, Martin and Edw'd Atkin- son, Bridget Crompe, &c., embarked for Virginia in the Merchant's Hope, Hugh Weston, Master, 1635.
George Bradford had a family b. in Woodstock, Ct. ; his son George b. there 1757, who went to Providence, R. I.
Bradford, Alexander, of Dorchester, (a brother of John Bradford,) and his wife Sarah as carly as 1644. He d. without issue about 1645. His brother John left children, Robert free, 1642, and Moses 1669, supposed not to have been of Gov. Bradford's family.
Coats of arms of Bradford's.
Bradford, (Earl of Bradford) see Bridgeman coat of arms Brad- ford (Cheshire and Devonshire) Sa. a cross engr. ar. Bradford (Yorkshire,) one. Bradford (as borne by Gen. Sir Thomas Bradford G. C. B.) one-Bradford, (Yorkshire,) one-Bradford (Wiltshire,) one. And six others most of them differ. Brandford, (London late of Barbadoes) one.
So many of the different branches of the family of Gov. Bradford has been before published it would be useless to republish them. And the history of the life of Gov. Wm. Bradford is as familiar to antiquarians, as household words, and would be only a recapitula- tion of his adventurous and useful life, as one of the early and prin- cipal founders of the religious freedom of this country.
Nineteen of this name have graduated at Harvard College, four at Yale College, four at Brown U. and one at Williams.
BRADLEY, PETER, died 1662. Estate £59, 1s. 0d. (Hen. Rec.) Francis Bradley was made a freeman from Fairfield, in Oct., 1664. George Bradley, of Tolland, before 1749; children, Henry, Josiah and Jonah. Jonah died before 1749, but left no children. This name was found early in the New Haven Colony. Four of the name have graduated at Harvard, and sixteen at Yale College. Whether Peter and Francis Bradley were of the New Haven fam- ily, I leave for those of the name to determine.
BRADLEY, WILLIAM, an early settler at N. Haven ; Deputy 1676 ; son Ab'm, b. Oct. 24, 1654, m. Hannah Thompson, Dec. 25, 1673 ; Mary, b. April 30, 1653; Benj'n, b. 2d, 8th 1657 ; Esther, b. Sept. 19, 1659; Sarah, b. June 21, 1665; Joshua had a son Joshua Bradley, b. at N. Haven, Dec. 31, 1665 ; Joseph Bradley
NOTE .- Maj'r Wm. Bradford's 3d son Thomas, and 5th son Joseph went to Norwich, and afterwards to N. Lond'n, as the Norwich record shows that Tho's held all the land of his uncle John, by inheritance and deeds, (see deeds noted June 10, 1690.)
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had a daughter b. at N. H., April 25, 1669, and d. May 10. Wid- ow Bradley d. 1692. Mrs. Hannah Bradley d. at N. H., wife of Mr. Ab'm, Oct. 26, 1718. Eliz'th wife of Serg. Benj'n Bradley, d. Nov. 3, 1718. Daniel Bradley d. Nov. 2, 1723. This has been a N. H. name from the early settlement.
BRADLEY, SAMUEL, of Branford, propounded for a freeman, May, 1672. Steven and Nathan of Guilford, chosen commisioners for Guilford, 1669, and Francis Bradley for Fairfield. Joseph of N. Haven nominated for freeman May, 1668. Wm. and Joseph in the list of freemen at N. Haven, in 1669.
Coats of arms-Bradley (Bethom, Co. Lancaster,) one. Bradley (London, originally of Bradley, Co. Lancaster,) one. Bradley, (Warwickshire,) one. Bradley, (Worcestershire,) one. Bradley, or Bradeley, one. Bradley, ( Worcestershire, ) one. Bradley, (gore. Court, Co. Kent, now represented by Francis Dyne Bradley, Esq.,) &c. Ten others for this name.
BRADSTREET, SIMON, was b. at Horblin, Lincolnshire, En- . gland, in March, 1603; his father was a non-conforming minister, and d. when his son was only fourteen years old, and his son Simon was placed in the care of Hon. Tho's Dudley for eight years, one year of which he spent at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He left Cambridge, and resided in the family of the Earl of Lincoln, as his steward, and afterward with the Countess of Warwick. Mr. Win- throp, himself, Mr. Dudley and others agreed to emigrate and form a settlement in Mass. Mr. Bradstreet having been appointed an as. sistant, he with his family and others, went on board the Arabella, the 29th of March, 1630 ; anchored June 12, near Narimkeak, now Salem, came on shore and returned to the vessel at night ; the ves- sel came into the inner harbor on the 14th of June, when he went on shore again. He attended the first Court, Aug. 23, at Charles- town. In the spring of 1631, Mr. Bradstreet and others, began to build at Newtown, now Cambridge, and one of the first company that settled there in 1632, where he remained some years. In 1639, the Court granted him 500 acres of land in Salem, next convenient to Gov. Endicott's farm-He was a short time at Ipswich-He was also a first settler at Andover-About 1644, he built the first mill on the Cochichewick-He was the first secretary of the Colony, and held the office several years; Commissioner in the United Colonies, in 1643, where he served several years. In 1653, he and his colleague, opposed making war against the Dutch in N. Y., and on the Indi- ans. Deputy Gov'r from 1672 to 1679, and was then elected Gov'r
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and held the office of Gov'r until his nephew, Mr. Joseph Dudley, was appointed Gov'r in 1686. Andros demanded their Charter dur- ing the administration of Gov. Bradstreet. In 1689, Gov. Bradstreet was again at the head of the government, and continued there until May, 1692, when he had become 89 years old, and was superseded by Sir Wm. Phips, as Gov'r under the new Charter, and Mr. Brad- street appointed first assistant. He m. in England, Miss Ann Dud- ley, daughter of Thomas, when she was only 16 years of age. She became the most distinguished of the early matrons in this country, by her literature, in 1642, by her poem dedicated to her father, and others. The children of Gov. Bradstreet and Ann Dudley, were
1. Samuel, who had two daughters in Boston, 1663, 1665.
2. Simon, settled in the ministry, at New London, Conn.
3. Dudley, of Andover.
4. John, b. in Andover, July 31, 1652, settled in Salem.
5. Ann, m. Mr. Wiggin, of Exeter.
6. Dorothy, m. Rev. Seaborn Cotton, Hampton, June 25, 1654.
7. Hannah, m. Mr. Andrew Wiggin, Exeter, June 14, 1659.
8. Mary, m. Nath'l Wade, Nov. 11, 1672.
The mother d. in Andover, Sept. 16, 1672, aged 60; Gov. Brad- street m. for his 2d wife, a sister of Sir Geo. Downing, who was in the first class that graduated at Harvard College, in 1660, and was ambassador of Cromwell, and Charles II., to Holland. (See N. E. His. Gen. Register, Vol. 1, pp. 75, 76 and 77, also Abbot's History of Andover.)
BRADSTREET, REV. SIMON, was settled at N. London, Ct., Oct. 5, 1670, and died 1683. Rev. Richard Blinman and Gershom Bulkley had preached at N. London, before 1670. But Dr. Trum- bull says " there seems to have been no church formed in N. Lon- don, until the ordination of Mr. Bradstreet. Mr. S. Bradstreet and Mr. John Baldwin, of N. L., were presented for freemen, Oct., 1669." He returned to Mass.
BRADSTREET, SIMON, EsQ., of Boston, in 1676, had 974 votes for the office of Magistrate.
BRADSTREET, MR. SAMUEL, of Mass., 1656.
BRADSTREET, DOROTHY, m. Mr. Seaborn Cotton, at Ando- ver, Mars., June 14, 1654, m. by Mr. Bradstreet. Hannah Brad- street of Andover, m. Mr. And'w Wiggin, June 3, 1659. Humfry Bradstreet made free in Mass., May 6, 1635. Lyman Bradstreet freeman in Mass., 1636.
BRADSTREET, DUDLEY, of Boston, freeman 1674.
This has been an old and highly respectable name in Mass. and Conn.
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The name Bradstreet (Ireland) has one coat of arms.
BRADSTREET, SIMON, was at Emmanuel College, entered 1617, also at the same 1620 and '24. Mather appears to suppose Simon Bradstreet did not continue at the University to receive its honors, and Farmer finds him one year at Emmanuel College.
BRAINERD, BRAINARD, DANIEL, was one of the twenty- eight purchasers of Haddam, in 1662. He was born at Braintree, Essex County, in England, and was brought to Hartford by the Wyllys family when a child, where he continued until he was of the age of 21 years : his name was probably Brainwood. After he removed to Haddam he became a Deacon, and a Justice of the Peace. He was m. and had sons, Daniel, Jr., who was a Deacon at East Haddam ; Deacon James ; Joshua, of East Haddam ; W'm, of Haddam Neck, Caleb, Elijah and Hon. Hezekiah, the Assistant, and daughter Hannah, who m. Tho's Gates : all survived their fa- ther. (" Our honoured mother Hannah.")
DANIEL, JR., son of Daniel, Sen., had sons Daniel, Dr. Noadiah, Stephen and Bezaliel. DANIEL had a son Daniel. NOADIAH had two sons, Noadiah and Jared. BAZALIEL had sons, Daniel, Bezaliel, and Enoch. DEACON JAMES had sons, James, Gideon, Abijah, Daniel, Zechariah, Jepthah, Othniel and Heber.
HEZEKIAH was the father of Col. Hezekiah-of Rev. Nehe- miah-of David and John, the noted Missionaries, and Israel. Daughters, Dorothy Smith, Jerusha Spencer, Martha Brainard, and Elizabeth. He left a large estate for his family, distributed to his children in 1729. This has been a family of Ministers and Dea- cons, in olden and later times.
BRAINARD, REV. CHILIAB, son of W'm, graduated at Yale College in 1731, and was settled at Eastbury, in the 2d society of Glastenbury, in Jan. 1736, and d. June 1, 1739. REV. NEHE- MIAH BRAINARD, graduated at Yale College, 1732, and succeed- ed Rev. Chiliab Brainard in the 2d society of Glastenbury, where he was settled in Jan. 1740, and d. Nov. 9, 1742.
The Deacons in this family were Daniel, Hon. Hezekiah, Ezra in 1771 : Deacon Daniel, Esq., d. 1715, aged 74-Tho's in 1795, of Middle Haddam-James d. 1742, aged 73-Elijah elected Deacon in 1759; d. 1764, aged 58-Col. Hezekiah chosen Deacon, 1764; d. Dec. 14, 1774, aged 67-Nehemiah, Esq., (deacon,) d. 1807, aged 66-Deacon Eliakim in 1815, aged 83-Daniel elected Dea- con, 1725; d. 1743, aged 77-Deacon Noadiah, chosen 1743; d. 1746, aged 50 : most of them Deacons at Haddam and E. Haddam.
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Col. Hezekiah, Daniel and Gen'l John Brainard, of Haddam, were noted as military officers. Hon. Hezekiah, son of the first Daniel Brainard, was an important public officer-Justice of the Peace- Justice of the Quorum for Hartford County, in 1722-Clerk of the Gen'l Assembly in 1721-Speaker of the House of Representatives, three sessions ; and in 1723 was elected a member of the Governor's Council, (Senate of Conn.,) which he held until his death, May 24, 1727, aged only 45 years. His son Rev. David was celebrated as a missionary among the Indians, and preached to them at Schodac, N. Y., in 1743. This tribe soon after removed to Stockbridge, Mass., and Mr. Brainard visited the Indians at the Forks of the Delaware, for which purpose he was ordained at Newark, N. J., in June, 1744 ; he preached to them near Freehold, N. Jersey. His health failed him, and he returned to N. England, and d. at Northampton, Mass., Oct. 10, 1747, aged about 30 years. Hon. Hezekiah, (Col. Heze- kiah,) Daniel, Gen'l John, Jabez, Nehemiah, Hezekiah who d. in 1805, aged 62, Ezra, Col. Daniel, and Gen'l John Brainard, have held the office of Commissioner, or Justice of the Peace. Dr. Hez- ekiah was a Justice of the Quorum, in 1797. Hon. Jeremiah G. Brainard, so many years one of the Judges of the Superior Court of Conn., was of the family of Daniel, of Haddam. His son John G. C. Brainard, the celebrated Poet, was b. at N. London, Oct. 21, 1796 ; a brother of Wm. F. Brainard, Esq., of N. L. This family have been noted for their talents, wit and piety. Brainwood has one coat of arms.
BRAKER, JOHN, m. Sarah Greenell, April 29, 1717; issue, born at Saybrook, John, b. July 21, 1718; Samuel, b. May 28, 1720; Mary and Sarah, b. March 22, 1723; Sarah d. March 28, 1723 ; 2d Sarah, b. 1726; Edward, b. March 22, 1729, died; Patience, b. May 10, 1732.
BRAMFIELD, WILLIAM, of Wethersfield, in 1645.
BRANKER, BRANGER, MR. JOHN, was at Windsor about 1640, and was freed from watching and warding in Windsor, Nov., 1643 ; and from watching, training and warding in Sept., 1649, at Hartford. He was made free in Mass., in 1632. He was a gentle- man of a good estate and reputation. Abigail Branker, his wife, witnessed the will of John Porter, of Windsor, April 20, 1648. He d. May 29, 1662. Inventory of his estate was £502, 10s; all of which he gave his widow Abigail with her wearing apparel, riding apparel for horse, &c. Rev. John Warham made a jointure of marriage with Mrs. Abigail Branker, dated Sept. 12, 1662, ( the
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widow of Mr. John Branker deceased,) which was recorded April 8, 1664. John Branker-Inventory dated June 17, 1662.
BRATFIELD, LISLEY or LESLY, of Wethersfield, plaintiff in Court at Hartford, April 6, 1643. In July 1645, Ed : Vier of Weth- ersfield by his will, dated July 19, 1645, gave " Lysly Bradfield three pownds."
Bradfield has four coats of arms and Bratfield has one.
This name was early at Branford from Wethersfield.
BRATTLE, THOMAS, owned land in Wethersfield, in 1668, which bounded on James Boosy land, (then deceased.)
BRATTLE, WILLIAM, m. Mary Wright, of, Wethersfield, Sept. 21, 1743, and had Sarah, b. 1744; William, b. 1745; Eliza- beth, b. Jan., 1747; Mary, b. July 25, 1748 ; John, b. Aug., 1750 ; James, b. 1751; Martha, b. Feb. 22, 1753; and Ann, b. Aug. 15, 1755.
This has been an important and valuable name in Mass., from an early period of the settlement. Thomas Brattle, b. at Boston, 1657-graduated at Harvard in 1676-became one of the founders of Brattle Street Church in Boston. He died May 18, 1713. His brother William, graduated at Harvard College, in 1680. He be- came a tutor and fellow of the Institution afterwards, and a fellow of the Royal Society. He was a gentleman of great literary ac- quirements ; he gave a handsome legacy to Harvard College in his will. His son W'm was more celebrated than his father. He was a statesman, divine, physician, and versed in military tactics as Maj'r General.
Brattle has one coat of arms, viz., or. a boar pass. gu.
BRAY, THOMAS, wife Mary of Gloucester, Mass., had issue, Tho's, Jr., b. 1659; Hannah, b. 1662; Esther, b. 1664; perhaps others.
This name came into Conn. at a late period ; it is now found in Litchfield County, and other parts of the State.
BRAY or BRAYE, ( Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Glouces- tershire, Surrey, &c., &c., descended from William DeBray, a wit- ness in 1088, to the Charter of Battle Abbey, &c., ) one. Bray, (Northumberland, on Lincoln's Inn, 1787, ) one. Bray, (Oxford- shire,) one ; and fourteen others. Braye has four coats of arms.
BREAD, Breed, ALLEN, this name has been many years at Norwich, Conn., though not one of the first settlers. Gershom Bread is mentioned by Miss Caulkins, as contractor to build the first bridge over the cove at Norwich, in 1767: also John N. Breed, Esq., a
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lawyer of note, at a later period, elected Mayor of Norwich City, April 18, 1796 ; Miss Caulkins says descended from Allen Breed who emigrated from England, 1630. Gershom Bread first of the name at Norwich, as early as 1750, a merchant, had three sons, viz., Hon. John McLarran, Shubael and Simeon, all deceased. John M. d. in June, 1798. Allen Bread of Lynn, came there from England, in 1630; he was one of the first purchasers of Southampton, L. I., of the Indians ; deed dated Dec. 13, 1640. He is not in Thomp- son's list of settlers at Southampton, during the first twelve months. If he ever removed to Southampton, L. I., he probably returned to Lynn ; he d. (says Dr. Allen,) March 17, 1692, aged 91 years. Edmand Farrington, another purchaser of Southampton, returned to Lynn, and d. in 1680, aged 88 years. Capt. Daniel How, another purchaser and settler, sold his possessions there in 1645, to Hon. John Cosmore, and removed to East Hampton, L. I., a first settler ; he was a freeman at Lynn, Mass., in 1634-Deputy to Gen'l Court in Mass., 1636-Lieut. in 1638. (Thompson says he removed to New Haven in 1638, from thence to Southampton, L. I.) ALLEN BREAD is noted by Farmer, as born in 1601, a grantee mentioned in the Indian deed of South Hampton, L. I., in 1640; d. at Lynn, Mass., March 17, 1691; his children, Allen, Timothy, Joseph and John. John of Lynn, 1640, d. 1678. (Lewis.) This has uniform- ly been a respectable name in Conn. Five of this name had gradu- ated at Y. College, in 1844.
BREAD, ALLEN, 3d tus of Lynn, free May 7, 1684. John Bread of Lynn, Mass., free ; also Timothy and Joseph Bread, 1691. (His. Reg.) " Bread or Beade, Allen, Sen., m. Elizabeth Knight, Mar. 28, 1656. Allen, Jr's., children, Joseph, b. Feb. 12, 1658 ; Al- len, b. Aug. 30, 1660, when his wife was Mary ; John, b. Jan. 18, 1663 ; Mary, b. Aug. 24, 1665 ; Elizabeth, b. Nov., 1667 ; Samuel, b. Sept. 25, 1669 ; his wife Mary, d. Nov. 30, 1671." Allen 3d, m. Eliz'th Ballard, May 22, 1684 ; 3. Nathaniel, b. Aug. 24, 1685. John Bread, Sen., d. June 28, 1678. John, m. Sarah Hathorne, Dec. 28, 1663 ; children, Sarah, b. Dec. 28, 1667 ; William, Eph'm, Ebenezer, b. April 15, 1676 ; his wife Sarah, d. Nov. 22, 1676 ; he m. Sarah Hart, March 4, 1678. (See N. E. His. Reg. Vol. 5, p. 94 ; also Lynn Rec.)
BREWER, WIDOW JOANNA, of Roxbury, Mass., d. 1688, aged 87 years; said to have come to N. England about 1633, with a family, and to have been the wife of a brother of Daniel Brewer first of Roxbury. "Ann, widow Brewer's daughter d. 1658."
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BREWER, CAPT. JOHN, of Cambridge, Mass,, (probably son of Joanna.) Wife Ann, had son John, b. in Cambridge, Nov. 8, 1642, and a daughter Hannah, b. Jan'y 18, 1644. Married 2d wife MARY WHITMORE of Lynn, Oct. 23, 1647, and had children, Mary, b. 1648; William, b. 1653; Sarah, b. 1658, married Samuel Graves, of Lynn, March 12, 1678, and had 3 children, Crispus, Hannah and Samuel. John, Jr., settled in Sudbury, m. Elizabeth Rice, and had 9 children, John, b. 1669 ; Elizabeth, Han- nah, James, 1675; Sarah, 1678; Mary, 1680; Abigail, 1682 ; Martha, 1685, and Jonathan, 1689. From John Brewer, Jr., de- scended the numerous and respectable families of Sudbury, Framing- ham, Hopkinton, Tyringham, &c.
BREWER, THOMAS, of Ipswich, 1642, perhaps Bro. of Dan'l 1st.
BREWER, THOMAS, aged 14 years, living at Lynn, Mass., in 1672 ; a Thomas Brewer of Lynn, m. Elizabeth Graves, Dec. 4, 1652, and had six children, Mary, Rebecca, Mary 2d, Crispus, Thomas and John.
BREWER, OBADIAH, settled at Lynn, and made freeman 1642, (supposed son of widow Joanna, ) or Bro. of Dan'l Ist.
BREWER, CRISPUS, of Lynn, " by vote of the town in 1682 had leave to sit in the pulpit on Sundays" (perhaps a son of widow Joanna. ) Crispus Brewer, son of Crispus, had daughter Rebecca, b. Oct. 28, 1667 ; Mary, daughter of Crispus, m. John Richards of Lynn, Nov. 18, 1674, and had 4 children, Mary, John, Edward and Crispus.
BREWER, CHRISTOPHER, of Lynn, had a daughter Abigail, b. 4th Dec., 1664.
HANNAH BREWER, of Lynn, m. Samuel Ingals of Lynn, Feb. 2, 1682, and had Hannah and Abigail.
RICHARD, of Lynn, d. Oct. 8, 1665.
* DANIEL, of Roxbury, Mass., the emigrant ancestor of the generations settling in Boston, Roxbury and Springfield, was b. in
* Brewer, Daniel, of Roxbury, Mass., (Farmer says,) free 1634, d. Jan. 9, 1689, aged 84 ; his son Nath'l b. 1635, d. Feb. 26, 1693. Daniel, minister of W. Springfield, ordained May, 16, 1694, d. 1733, aged 66, grandson of Daniel of Roxbury ; his wife Catherine Chauncey of Northamp- ton, she d. May 15, 1754, aged 78, had 8 children. John Brewer of Cambridge 1644, daugh- ter Hannah by Ann his wife b. 1644. Thomas Brewer free 1652, (see Farmer,) Daniel of Roxbury was probably born in England. Daniel Brewer is put down in the list of persons and estates at Roxbury with nine persons in his family. Christopher Brewer of Lynn, had daugh- ter Abigail b. at Lynn, Dec. 4, 1664. Daniel Brewer's son Nath'l b. at Roxbury, Ms., 1635, and his daughter Sarah, b. there 1638. Daniel Brewer, free in Mass. 1634. Tho's Brewer of Roxbury, free 1652. Nath'l free in Mass. of Roxbury, 1673-4. Jno. Brewer of Sudbury free, 1678. John and Ann Brewer had a son John, b. at Cambridge 1642. Tho's Brewer and his family at Salem, 1754. Crispus of Lynn, 1684.
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England 1605, May 14, came to New England 1633 ; freeman 1634, d. Jan'y 9, 1689, aged 84 ; was 29 when constituted a citizen of N. E., (in 1639 had 9 persons in his family.)
DANIEL, the eldest son, settled in Roxbury, b. in England, 1624, d. 1717, aged 81 years. Married Hannah'Morill, Nov. 5, 1652 and had Hannah, 1659, d. young, Hannah 2d, July 1665, (m. Michael Roath or Rooth of Rox. 1686, who had daughter Martha.) Rev. Dan- iel, b. Feb. 1668, graduated at Harvard College 1687, settled at Spring- field, 1694, m. Catherine Chauncey of Northampton Aug. 23, 1699, and had 8 children ; KATHERINE, b. 1700, m. William Pyncheon and had 5 children ; 2d, DANIEL, b. 1702, died young ; 3d, ABI- GAIL, b. 1705, m. Tho's Merrick, and had 3 children ; 4th, EU- NICE, b. 1707, m. Rev. Rob't Breck, and had 2 children ; 5th, DANIEL 2d, b. 1709, graduated at Harvard College 1727, and died un- married 1733 ; 6th, Dea. NATHANIEL, b. 1711, m. Eunice and had a large family who settled in Springfield ; 7th, ISAAC, b. 1713, m. Mary Bliss and settled in Wilbraham, and had 6 children. Sth, CHARLES, b. 1716, m. Eunice Bliss, settled in Springfield, and had 3 children. From Rev. Daniel Brewer descended the numerous families in Hampden Co. Mass.
BREWER, THOMAS, son of Daniel first of Rox., freeman 1652.
BREWER, GEORGE, son of Daniel first, of Rox., d. 1656 at Rox.
BREWER, NATHANIEL, son of Daniel first, b. in Rox., 1635, d. Feb. 26, 1693 ; m. Elizabeth - -, and had daughter Elizabeth, b. 1661, Joanna (or Susannah) 1662; wife Elizabeth, d. 1662, m. Elizabeth Rand 1663, (2d wife,) and had NATHANIEL, Jr., 1665. NATHANIEL, Jr., son of Nath'l of Rox., m. Margaret Weld, of Rox., 1692, and had Margaret, b. 1693 ; Nathaniel, 1694 ; Doro- thy, 1697, (who m. John Williams of Rox.) Mrs. Margaret Brewer, d. 1704; Nath'l Brewer, Sen., m. Elizabeth Sunderland, 1705, who d. 1749. He d. 1733, aged 63 years.
BREWER, 3d NATHANIEL, m. Elizabeth Mayo of Rox., 1717, and had 11 children, 1st, MARGARET, b. 1719, m. Joseph Winchester, Rox .; 2d, ELIZABETH, b. 1720, m. Dan'l Weld Rox. ; 3d, JOSEPH, m. Rebecca Weld of Rox., and had 3 children -Dorathy, Nath'l and Stephen ; 4th, DORATHY, 1724, m. Henry Winchester, Rox. ; 5th, Nathaniel, b. 1726, m. Margaret - and had Samuel and Mary ; 6th, STEPHEN, b. 1728, m. Susanna - -, 1757, and had 4 children, William, 1758, Stephen, 1759, Susanna, 1762, and Edward, 1764 ; 7th, SARAH, b. 1730, m. John
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Goddard, Rox. 1753 ; 8th, John, b. 1731, m. Susanna, and had five children, Gen'l John, 1763, (of Passamaquoddy, Maine, ) Joanna, 1765, (wife of Sam'l Goddard, Rox. ; ) Thomas, 1766, (settled in Maine and had 7 children ;) Rebecca, 1768, and Stephen 1771, (settled in Northampton ;) 9th, MARY, b. 1734, m. Joseph Smith of Rox. ; 10th, REBECCA, b. 1742, m. Rob't Champtney of Rox., 1767, and 11th, Dolly b. 1744, m. George Woods of Rox. Most of the Brew- ers of Boston are descendants of Samuel, son of Nath'l 3d.
SARAH, daughter of Daniel Brewer, first, was b. in Rox. March 16, 1638, m. John Mays of Rox., Nov. 19, 1656. Daniel Brewer first, had two other children, as he had 9 in his family, 1639, includ- ing himself and wife. Possibly Crispus and Christopher of Lynn or Hannah, Mrs. Ingalls may have been his children.
Brewer, Daniel, freeman in Mass. 1634; Obediah, free, Mass. 1642; Tho's of Roxbury, free, 1652; Nath'l of Roxbury, Mass. free, 1673-4 ; Chrispus, of Lynn, free, May 1684. Seven of this name had graduated at Y. College before 1851, and nine at Harvard College.
BREWER, THOMAS, of Glastenbury, Conn., came from Mass., (probably the Thomas aged 14, living in Lynn, 1672,) m. Sarah of Glastenbury, July 13, 1682, and had 10 children ; 1st, Mary, b. July 28, 1684; 2d, Thomas, b. Feb. 17, 1686-7; 3d, Hezekiah, b. Feb. 23, 1690; 4th, Sarah, b. Dec. 9, 1692; 5th, Joseph, b. March 20, 1694-5; 6th, Benjamin, b. Aug. 13, 1697; 7th, Daniel, b. March 25, 1699; 8th, Lydia, b. July 27, 1701 ; 9th, " Aome" or Naoma, b. Sept. 28, 1703, and 10th, Alexander, b. Oct. 5th, 1706.
BREWER, THO'S, JR. (eldest son of Thomas) of Glastenbury, m. Sarah Goodale, daughter of Richard, May 4th, 1710, and had a family, two only recorded, Mary, b. Dec. 14, 1712, and John, b. Oct. 11th, 1737.
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