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Email Us		Gillian BRIGHAM was born about 1601 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.278 Parents: John BRIGHAM and Constance WATSON.

Hannah BRIGHAM was born on 9 Mar 1650 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.22,279 She died on 8 Dec 1719 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Parents: Thomas BRIGHAM and Mercy.

Spouse: . Gershom EAMES and Hannah BRIGHAM were married by 1671 in Marlboro, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.279

Spouse: . William WARD and Hannah BRIGHAM were married on 4 Aug 1679 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

Henry BRIGHAM died in 1606 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.280 No children. Parents: Thomas BRIGHAM and Elizabeth.

Henry BRIGHAM was christened on 27 Dec 1599 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.278 He died after 5 Sep 1640 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England. Parents: John BRIGHAM and Constance WATSON.

Jennet BRIGHAM was born in 1555.43 Parents: Thomas BRIGHAM and Jennet MILLINGTON.

John BRIGHAM281 was born in 1574 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England. He was christened on 10 Oct 1574 in York, St Martin Coney, Yorkshire, England. He died in 1621 in Hotham, Yorkshire, England.

JOHN BRIGHAM (Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Thomas1) born in Holme on Spalding Moor about 1573, resided in his native parish and later in the adjoining parish of Hotham where lie died in 1621. His (eldest) son Henry and three other children (unnamed) were given legacies in the will of his great-uncle Henry3 Brigham of Seaton, dated 30 June, 1606, previously given. (P. and E. York Wills, vol. 30, fol. 165.) On 11 May, 1621, administration on the estate of John Brigham of Hotham, deceased, was granted to his widow Custance Brigham. (Adm. Act Books, P. and E. Court of York, Harthull Deanery.)

He married 30 Sept., 1599, Constance Watson, baptized 17 Aug., 1578, daughter of James Watson, and sister of Isabel Watson the wife of his brother Thomas5 Brigham; she is mentioned in the wills of her father, James Watson, dated 10 July, 1615, her sister Isabel Brigham dated 8 June, 1634, and her brother-in-law Robert5 Brigham, dated 5 Sept., 1640. (P. and E. York Wills, vol. 34, fol. 95, vol. 42, fol. 281, and original will for 1640.)

On account of the loss of the registers of Holme on Spalding Moor between 1601 and 1628, the baptismal record of only Henry6, the eldest child of John5 and Constance (Watson) Brigham, is now preserved; but the will of Robert5 Brigham (brother of John5), in 1640, previously given, names six others, William, John, Robert, Gillian, Margaret, and Phillippa, all "now in this land," thus clearly indicating there were others then out of England, evidently referring to Thomas6 Brigham who accompanied his own-cousin Anne6 (Brigham) Crosby, wife of Simon Crosby, to New England in the ship Susan and Ellen in April 1635, and Sebastian Brigham who emigrated to New England in the autumn of 1638 in the company led by Rev. Ezekiel Rogers of Rowley in Yorkshire, a parish about a dozen miles southeast of Holme on Spalding Moor. The order of births of these ten children is uncertain. Parents: Thomas BRIGHAM and Gillian.

Spouse: Constance WATSON. John BRIGHAM and Constance WATSON were married on 30 Sep 1599 in , , Yorkshire, England. Children were: Henry BRIGHAM, Gillian BRIGHAM, Thomas BRIGHAM, Margaret BRIGHAM, William BRIGHAM, Sebastian BRIGHAM, John BRIGHAM, Phillippa BRIGHAM, Robert BRIGHAM.

John BRIGHAM was born about 1611 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.278 Parents: John BRIGHAM and Constance WATSON.

Spouse: . John BRIGHAM and Mary ANDERSON were married on 1 Nov 1637 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.278

John BRIGHAM was born on 9 Mar 1644/45 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.282 He died on 16 Sep 1728 in , , Massachusetts, USA. Parents: Thomas BRIGHAM and Mercy.

Spouse: . John BRIGHAM and Sarah DAVIS were married by 1673 in Marlboro, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.283

Spouse: . John BRIGHAM and Deborah HAYNES Brown were married after 1698.284

Spouse: . John BRIGHAM and Sarah BOWKER were married on 22 May 1717.

Jonathan BRIGHAM was born on 22 Feb 1674/75 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.285 He died on 4 Jan 1768 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.286 Parents: Thomas BRIGHAM and Mary RICE.

Spouse: . Jonathan BRIGHAM and Mary FAY were married on 26 Mar 1696 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.11

Joseph BRIGHAM was born on 21 Apr 1706 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.22 He died on 29 Jul 1786 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.287 Parents: Gershom BRIGHAM and Mehitable WARREN.

Spouse: . Joseph BRIGHAM and Comfort BIGELOW were married on 26 Aug 1728 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.272

Spouse: . Joseph BRIGHAM and Ruth Rice WARD were married on 3 May 1757.

Margaret BRIGHAM was born about 1605 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.278 Parents: John BRIGHAM and Constance WATSON.

Martha BRIGHAM was born on 6 Oct 1704 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.22 She died on 15 Oct 1782. Parents: Gershom BRIGHAM and Mehitable WARREN.

Spouse: . Joseph BIGELOW and Martha BRIGHAM were married on 22 Feb 1725 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.272

Mary BRIGHAM was born about 1649 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.288 She died on 2 Aug 1676 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Parents: Thomas BRIGHAM and Mercy.

Spouse: . John FAY and Mary BRIGHAM were married in 1668/69 in Marlboro, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.289

Mary BRIGHAM was born on 26 Oct 1687 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.22 Parents: Thomas BRIGHAM and Mary RICE.

Spouse: . Jonas HOUGHTON and Mary BRIGHAM were married on 30 Jul 1710 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.290

Capt. Nathan BRIGHAM was born on 17 Jun 1671 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.22 He died on 16 Feb 1746/47 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.22 Parents: Thomas BRIGHAM and Mary RICE.

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Peter BRIGHAM was born in 1551 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.291 He was buried on 15 Oct 1590 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.291 Parents: Thomas BRIGHAM and Jennet MILLINGTON.

Spouse: . Peter BRIGHAM and Everill HESSYE were married on 12 Nov 1586 in , , Yorkshire, England.291

Phillippa BRIGHAM was born about 1614 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.278 Parents: John BRIGHAM and Constance WATSON.

Priscilla BRIGHAM was born in Feb 1684/85 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.285 She died on 10 Apr 1685 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.285 Parents: Thomas BRIGHAM and Mary RICE.

Richard BRIGHAM was christened on 16 Aug 1579 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.43 He died in 1627 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England. Parents: Thomas BRIGHAM and Gillian.

Spouse: . Richard BRIGHAM and Anne were married after 1606 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.292

Richard BRIGHAM was born in 1557 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.43 He died about 1600 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.43 Parents: Thomas BRIGHAM and Jennet MILLINGTON.

Spouse: . Richard BRIGHAM and Alison BURLEY were married on 28 May 1581 in , , Yorkshire, England.43

Spouse: . Richard BRIGHAM and Elizabeth WRIGHT were married on 10 Jun 1589 in , , Yorkshire, England.43

Spouse: . Richard BRIGHAM and Margaret WILSH were married on 14 Nov 1591 in , , Yorkshire, England.43

Robert BRIGHAM was christened on 20 May 1582 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.292 He was buried on 8 Sep 1640 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.292 Parents: Thomas BRIGHAM and Gillian.

Spouse: . Robert BRIGHAM and Dorothy MAWBURNE were married in Feb 1607/8 in St Margaret's, Yorkshire, England.

Robert BRIGHAM278 was born about 1615 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England. Parents: John BRIGHAM and Constance WATSON.

Samuel BRIGHAM was born on 12 Jan 1652/53 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.22 He died on 24 Jul 1713 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.286 He was christened in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Parents: Thomas BRIGHAM and Mercy.

Spouse: . Samuel BRIGHAM and Elizabeth HOWE were married in 1683 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.284

Sebastian BRIGHAM was born about 1609 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.278 Parents: John BRIGHAM and Constance WATSON.

Thomas BRIGHAM was christened on 21 May 1575 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.43,293 He died before 19 Mar 1632/33 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.293 Parents: Thomas BRIGHAM and Gillian.

Spouse: Isabel WATSON. Thomas BRIGHAM and Isabel WATSON were married on 4 Feb 1600/1 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.293 Children were: Ann BRIGHAM.

Thomas BRIGHAM Sr280 was born in 1475 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.

THOMAS BRIGHAM, born probably about 1475, is the earliest of the Brighams of Holme on Spalding Moor of whom record has been found. As "Thomas Brigham senior" he appears on the rental roll of the Manor of Holme in 1528, as holding one toft, an orchard, a barn, a close called Leyre Pytts, and half a bovat. of land called Salvan Lands, etc., for which he paid yearly 14s. 8d. (Public Record Office, Rentals and Surveys, Roll 735.) No will or administration on his estate is preserved; and the name of his wife has not been learned.

He was probably the father of the following child:
2 .1 Thomas2, b. about 1500.

Children were: Thomas BRIGHAM.

Thomas BRIGHAM280 was born in 1500 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England. He was buried on 6 Mar 1559/60 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.

THOMAS BRIGHAM (Thomas ), born about 1500, appears as "Thomas Brigham junior" on the rental roll of the Manor of Holme in 1528, holding a cottage formerly in the tenure of William Armytts, three butts of arabic land in Tathom, a flatt of arable land of five acres above Rowley, etc.; yearly rental 5s. 8d. Public Record Office, Rentals and Surveys, Roll 735.) He was assessed 2d. on goods worth 20s. at Holme on a subsidy in 1544. (Lay Subsidy 203-222.) He was buried at Holme on Spaiding Moor, 6 Mar. 1559-60. No will can be found. He married about 1525, Elizabeth ; she died in 1573, administration being given to her son henry Brigham, 5 Dec., 1573. (Adm. Act Books, P. and E. Court of York, Harthill Deanery.)
Parents: Thomas BRIGHAM Sr.

Spouse: Elizabeth. Thomas BRIGHAM and Elizabeth were married in 1525 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England. Children were: Thomas BRIGHAM, Henry BRIGHAM.

Thomas BRIGHAM291 was born in 1525 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.280 He was buried on 6 Feb 1558/59 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.291

THOMAS BRIGHAM (Thomas2, Thomas1), born about 1525, was a yeoman of Holme on Spalding Moor where he was buried 6 Feb., 1558-9, leaving the appended will:

In dei noie Amen, the xxvth day of October in ye year of Or lord god and mdlviij, I Thomas Brigham of Holme in Spaldingmore, seke of body but hole and pfit of membre doth make -this my last will and testament as hereaftr followith first I geve up my soull to god almyghtie to or lady saint mary and to all the celestial copany of heven and my body to be buried Wtin ye church yeard of the said Holme. It. I geve for tithe forgotten ijd. It. I geve to Janett my doughter a grett brasse pott aftr the decease of my wyf Jenett Brigham. It. I geve to Thomas Brigham, Peter Brigham, William Brigham, and Richard Brigham, my sons, a wayne coop, plowght, and all gear thereto belonging, aftr the decease of my said wyf. The rest of all my goods not legatt or bequest, I geve to Janett Brigham my wyf whome I do make my executrix. These witnes, Robt Chalmes and John Myllygton.
Proved 13 Apr., 1559, by the widow Jennet. (P. and E. York Wills, vol. 15, part 3, fol. 347.)

Thomas Brigham married in 1548, Jennet Millington alias Tomlinson, b. about 1526, daughter of William and Barbara Millington alias Tomlinson of Holme on Spalding Moor. She was buried there 21 Jan., 1587-8. Parents: Thomas BRIGHAM and Elizabeth.

Spouse: Jennet MILLINGTON. Thomas BRIGHAM and Jennet MILLINGTON were married in 1548 in , , Yorkshire, England.291 Children were: Thomas BRIGHAM, Peter BRIGHAM, William BRIGHAM, Jennet BRIGHAM, Richard BRIGHAM, Francis BRIGHAM.

Thomas BRIGHAM43 was born in 1549 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.291

THOMAS4 BRIGHAM (Thomas2, Thomas2, Thomasl), born about 1549, is mentioned in the will of his father dated 25 Oct., 1558, previously given; also was given a bequest in the will of his cousin Peter Tomlinson alias Millington, dated 21 Dec. 1584, as mentioned above. (P. and E. York Wills, vol. 15, part 3, fol. 347, and vol. 22, fol. 677.) He was a cloth-worker as in his burial record of 8 Nov., 1586, he is called a "webster." On 3 May, 1587, administration on his estate was given to his widow Gillan. (Adm. Act Books, P. and E. Court of York, Harthill Deanery.) Parents: Thomas BRIGHAM and Jennet MILLINGTON.

Spouse: Gillian. Thomas BRIGHAM and Gillian were married in 1571.43 Children were: Elizabeth BRIGHAM, John BRIGHAM, Thomas BRIGHAM, William BRIGHAM, Richard BRIGHAM, Robert BRIGHAM.

Thomas BRIGHAM was born in 1603 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.93 He signed a will on 7 Dec 1653 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.294 He died on 18 Dec 1653 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.93 He had his estate probated on 3 Oct 1654 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.294 He was christened of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

THOMAS BRIGHAM

ORIGIN: Unknown
MIGRATION: 1635 on Susan & Ellen
FIRST RESIDENCE: Cambridge

CHURCH MEMBERSHIP. Admission to Cambridge church prior to 18 April 1637 implied by freemanship.
FREEMAN: 18 April 1637 [MBCR 1:373].
EDUCATION: He made his mark to his will and to town documents [CaBOP 154]. His inventory included "a parcel of old (books] with one Bible and a great bible" valued at £1 [MPR 1:10-17].
OFFICES: Cambridge selectman, 1640, 1647 [CaTh 41, 43, 701. Constable, October 1639, 8 November 1642 [CaTR 36, 46].
ESTATE: In the Cambridge land inventory on 1 May 1635, Thomas Brigham held one house with three and a half acres of land [CaBOP 64, 100]. In 1645 Thomas Brigham held one acre on the west side of Menotime [CaBOP 127]. In 1645, Thomas Brigham received the first numbered lot at Menotime containing ten acres (CaTR 67]. In 1646, Thomas Brigham received 8 acres in the ox pasture (CaTR 65]. On 11 October 1647, Thomas Brigham was charged 3d. per head, for a total of 7s. 8d., being abated one-third part of what he owed [CaTh 63]. On 17 May 1648, Thomas Brigham purchased ten acres of land in Fresh Pond meadow from William Hamlett (CaBOt 134]. In 1648, Thomas Brigham received seventy two [CaBOP 138]. On 9 June 1652, Thomas Brigham received 180 acres in the Shawshine division [CaTR 98].

In his will, dated 7 October 1653 and proved 3 October 1654, Thomas Brigham of Cambridge, "weak in body," bequeathed to "my wife" one-third part of the estate; to "my eldest son Thomas" one-third part of the remainder; residue to be equaIly divided between my other four children John, Hannah & Samuel"; "my wife" to have use of the whole estate during her widowhood for the bringing up of the children, should she remarry, their bringing up to be at the discretion of the overseers; "my loving brethren Thomas Danforth, John Cooper, Thomas Fox, John Hastings & William Towne" overseers [MPR Case #2702].

An inventory of the estate of Thomas Brigham, taken 10 February 1653/4, was untotalled; the real estate amounted to £208 10s.: "the dwelling house & barn with 4 acres of land adjoining," £70; "the lot bought of goodman Doggett in Watertown," £40; "the upland & meadow in the hither end of Watertown," £60; "10 acres upon Rocky meadow," £15; "9 acres salt marsh, £13 10s.; and "a small farm at Charlestown line, "
£10 [MPR 1:10-17]. Two servants, "Daniell Mikenna, a scotchman," and "Anne Ketch 6 years to serve" were also valued in the estate, as were "a pair of horseman pistols" valued at £1 10s. [MPR Case #2702].

On 21 March 1656, twenty acres of land in Watertown which had been the property of Thomas Brigham late of Cambridge, were sold by Edmund Rice and Mercy Brighamn, now his wife [MLR 7:447; see also MLR 10:654, 656].
ASSOCIATIONS: Thomas Brigham was first cousin of Constance (Brigham) Crosby, widow of Robert Crosby, who came to New England about 1640, and of Anne (Brigham) Crosby, wife of SIMON CROSBY, who came to New England in 1635 (Brigham Gen 2:26].
COMMENTS: On 18 April 1635, "Tho[mas] Briggham," aged 32, was enrolled at London as a passenger for New England on the Susan & Ellen [Hotten 62].

On 8 June 1646, Thomas Brighamn was found delinquent in a breach of the order about ringing his hogs. He was cited for "his wife's rescuing of 7 two hogs from the impounder" who should have driven them to the pound, and several other occasions, and was fined 4s. (CaTh 53-54]. On 8 February 1648/9, Thomas Brigham was granted liberty to fell timber on the common to repair his house and fences [CaTh 79]. In February 1652/3, with Richard Jackson, Thomas Brigham sought the counsel of an arbitrator in the matter of a fence on a neck of land, in difference against Mr. Joseph Cooke, Edward Goffe and Thomas Danforth [CaTR 156].

Regarding the tradition that Thomas's wife, Mercy, was Mercy Hurd, Winifred Lovering Holman remarked that the "names of Hurd and Hunt -could be easily confused and without further evidence I do not accept that her maiden name was Hurd" [Stevens-Miller Anc 2:109-31, especially 115]. We concur.
BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE: In 1907 W.I. Tyler Brigham and Emma E. Brigham compiled The History of the Brigham Family: A Record of Several Thousand Descendants of Thomas Brigham The Emigrant, 1603-1653 [New York 1907] (cited above as Brigham Gen 1), a comprehensive account of the family. In 1927 Emma Elisabeth Brigham compiled The History of the Brigham Family, Second Volume [Rutland, Vermont, 1927], which included "The English Origin of Thomas Brigham the Emigrant, 1603-1635" by J. Gardner Bartlett (cited above as Brigham Gen 2). Parents: John BRIGHAM and Constance WATSON.

Spouse: Mercy. Thomas BRIGHAM and Mercy were married about 1641 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.11,93 Children were: Mary BRIGHAM, Thomas BRIGHAM, John BRIGHAM, Hannah BRIGHAM, Samuel BRIGHAM.

Thomas BRIGHAM was born on 9 Mar 1641 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 25 Nov 1716/17 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.22
Source: "The History of the Brigham Family" 2nd Vol. by Emma Elisabeth Brigham Parents: Thomas BRIGHAM and Mercy.

Spouse: . Thomas BRIGHAM and Susanna SHATTUCK were married on 30 Jul 1695 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.11

Spouse: Mary RICE. Thomas BRIGHAM and Mary RICE were married on 27 Dec 1665 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.11 Children were: Thomas BRIGHAM, Capt. Nathan BRIGHAM, David BRIGHAM, Jonathan BRIGHAM, David BRIGHAM, Gershom BRIGHAM, Ellnathan BRIGHAM, Priscilla BRIGHAM, Mary BRIGHAM.

Thomas BRIGHAM was born on 24 Feb 1666/67 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.22 He died on 5 Dec 1683 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.22 Parents: Thomas BRIGHAM and Mary RICE.

William BRIGHAM was christened on 17 Jun 1578 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.43 He was buried on 17 Aug 1578 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.43 Parents: Thomas BRIGHAM and Gillian.

William BRIGHAM was born in 1553 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.43 Parents: Thomas BRIGHAM and Jennet MILLINGTON.

Spouse: . William BRIGHAM and Annas were married in 1576 in , , Yorkshire, England.43

William BRIGHAM was born about 1607 in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire, England.278 Parents: John BRIGHAM and Constance WATSON.

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Alice BRIWERE295 died after 1233.

Spouse: Reynold de MOHUN. Reynold de MOHUN and Alice BRIWERE were married. Children were: Sir Reynold de MOHUN II.

Olive BROWNE296 died about 1546 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England. Parents: Robert BROWNE and Isabel SHARPE.

Spouse: Guthlake OVERTON. Guthlake OVERTON and Olive BROWNE were married about 1510.297 Children were: Edward OVERTON, Richard OVERTON, John OVERTON, Anthony OVERTON, William OVERTON, Isabel OVERTON, Rose OVERTON, Katherine OVERTON, Martha OVERTON, Mary OVERTON.

Robert BROWNE.297

Spouse: Isabel SHARPE. Robert BROWNE and Isabel SHARPE were married. Children were: Olive BROWNE.

Alice BRUNBURY.298

Spouse: William HILL. William HILL and Alice BRUNBURY were married. Children were: Beatrice HILL.

Anne BULKELEY was born about 1544 in , Buntingdale, Shropshire, England. Parents: Thomas BULKELEY and Elizabeth GROSVENOR.

Catherine BULKELEY was born about 1546 in , Buntingdale, Shropshire, England. Parents: Thomas BULKELEY and Elizabeth GROSVENOR.

Deborah BULKELEY was born about 1575.299 Parents: Reverend Edward BULKELEY and Olive IRBY.

Dorcas BULKELEY300 was born about 1577.299 She was buried on 21 Oct 1616.301 Parents: Reverend Edward BULKELEY and Olive IRBY.

Spouse: . Rev Anthony INGOLDSBY and Dorcas BULKELEY were married on 10 Dec 1598.299 Marige license

Photo Reverend Edward BULKELEY78,106,107,228,302,303 was born in 1540 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England.304 He died on 5 Jan 1620/21 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England.15,304

REV. EDWARD BULKELEY

(Rev.) - EDWARD BULKELEY, D.D., second son of Thomas Bulkeley of Woore, Shropshire, by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Randall Grosvenor, was born not far from 1540. He matriculated pensioner from St. John's College, Camhridge, Michaelmas, 1555; Scholar, 1555;, B.A.,1559/6O M.A., 1563; B.D., 1569; DD. 1578; Fellow, 1560. He obtained the rectorship of Odell in Bedfordshire, probably in 1571. He "compounded" for the living at Odell, 6 Mar. 1571/2, as it is shown by the Bishops Certificates of the Diocese of Canterbury.* This means that he then paid to his superior his first year's salary, as was then the established practice in the English Church.
He married; proably about 1566, OLIVE IRBY,born say 1547, buried at Odell, 10 Mar. 1614/5, daughter of John and Rose (Overton) Irby, by whom he had three sons and tweIve daughters.

It- is very difficult to learn much of the personal history of a minister who lived in the sixteenth century and who, by the very nature of his calling, did not figure in the political annals of his generation, He was Prebend of Chester, 1574; of Westminster, of Lichfield, 1594; and was Vicar of St. Mary, Shrewsbury,1578-82. We know that he was one of the commissioners appointed by the Bishop of Lincoln in 1608 for the "Levye of Armour" in Bedfordshire among the clergy.

We owe to the late Col. Banks the following interesting item from Shrewsbury Corporation Record, Burgess Roll, 1580: Edward Bulkeley of Shrewsbury professor of theology, son of Thomas, admitted burges and has issue Nathaniel, aged 6; Mary, aged 13; Frances, aged 12; Judith, aged 10; Martha, aged 8; Deborah, aged 5; Dorcas, aged 3; Elizabeth, aged 1.

Rev. Richard Madockes of Woodhall.[Odell], co. Bedford, in his will dated 15 Aug. 1606, proved 27 Nov. 16O6, after providing for his relatives in Shrewsbuy, gave legacies to Mr. Doctor Bulkley, Mistress Olive Bulkley, and their daughter Mistress Elizabeth Bulkley. and appointed Edward Bulkley, D.D., and pastor, sole executor. Dr. Bulkeley's daughter the "Mistress Elizabeth" referred to above, married Richard Whittingham, of Sutterton, co. Lincoln. He in his will, dated 6 Mar. 1615, proved 1 Apr. 1618, made provision for his wife Elizabèth, by whom he then had no children, and his own heirs; and then gave legacies to his "brother" Mellowes' children to William Ingoldsbie, a son of brother Ingoldsbie, clerk, and. the rest of sister Ingoldsbie's children, and to Olive Welbie and all the rest of her brothers and Sisters; also to his father-in-law, Mr. Doctor Buckley, his brother-in-law Mr. Peter Buckley, and the latter's son Edward; and made Mr. Anthony Ingoldsbie, of Fishtoft, clerk, one of the supervisors of the will.

Dr. Bulkley was a moderate Puritan; he resigned his pastorate in 1609, probably because of increasing age, and died at Odell early in Jan. 1620/1. His burial on 5 Jan. 1620/1 was entered in the Odell registers by his son Peter, who had succeeded him as Rector.

The will of Edward Bulkley late of "Woodhall" Bedford, doctor of theology, deceased, was proved Jan. 162O/1, and a commission to administer was granted to Peter Bulkley, son of the said deceased, and executor named in the will [westminster Act Book, No. 3, fo. 59] The will does not exist, either filled or in the register.

Parents: Thomas BULKELEY and Elizabeth GROSVENOR.

Spouse: Olive IRBY. Reverend Edward BULKELEY and Olive IRBY were married in 1566 in , of Cayshoe, Bedfordshire, England. Children were: Mary BULKELEY, Frances BULKELEY, Judith BULKELEY, Martha BULKELEY, Nathaniel BULKELEY, Deborah BULKELEY, Dorcas BULKELEY, Elizabeth BULKELEY, Sarah BULKELEY, Paul BULKELEY, Reverend Peter BULKELEY.

Elizabeth BULKELEY300 was born about 1579.299 She died on 14 Oct 1643 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.299,305 Parents: Reverend Edward BULKELEY and Olive IRBY.

Spouse: . Richard WHITTINGHAM and Elizabeth BULKELEY were married on 3 Aug 1607 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England.306

Spouse: . Atherton HOUGH and Elizabeth BULKELEY were married on 9 Jan 1617/18 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.299,307

Photo Frances BULKELEY6,78,304,308,309,310,311 was born on 1 Jan 1568 in , Moulton, Lincolnshire, England. She was christened in 1568 in , Moulton, Lincolnshire, England.312 Listed as issue of Edward Bulkeley in the Shrewsbury Corporation Record, Burgess Roll, 1580 as age 12. She died in 1610 in , Moulton, Lincolnshire, England. She was buried in 1610 in , Moulton, Lincolnshire, England.312 Parents: Reverend Edward BULKELEY and Olive IRBY.

Spouse: Richard WELBY. Richard WELBY and Frances BULKELEY were married on 4 Jun 1595 in Whaplode, , Lincolnshire, England.313 Children were: Thomas WELBY, Ann WELBY, Anthony WELBY, Olive WELBY, Edward WELBY.

Photo Hugh BULKELEY228,298 was born in 1450 in , Woore, Shropshire, England. Parents: John BULKELEY and Audry TITLEY.

Spouse: Helen WILBRAHAM. Children were: Humphrey BULKELEY.

Photo Humphrey BULKELEY228,298 was born in 1472.

Humphrey Bulkeley, of Woore, married Cecily , daughter and heir of John Moulton, of Moulton. Parents: Hugh BULKELEY and Helen WILBRAHAM.

Spouse: Cecily MOULTON. Children were: William BULKELEY.

Photo John BULKELEY228 was born in 1430 of Haughton, , England. He died in 1450.298

John Bulkeley, of Haughton, son of Peter, married Audrey daughter and heir of John Titley of Woore, co. Shropshire. He died 145O. Letter Patent granting son of Peter de Bulkeley six pence pension as archer of the Crown, 1399. Parents: Peter BULKELEY and Nicola BIRD.

Spouse: Audry TITLEY. Children were: Hugh BULKELEY.

Judith BULKELEY was born about 1570.299 Parents: Reverend Edward BULKELEY and Olive IRBY.

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