James TROWBRIDGE

1717 - 1806  (89 years)

• Name	James TROWBRIDGE  [2, 3]
  	James Trowbridge learned the trade of a wood turner in his native town, Newton, Mass., and inherited from the estate of his maternal grandmother the shop, tools and the timber in the shop, formerly owned by his grandfather. Soon after his marriage he sold his shop and removed to Worcester, Mass., where he was engaged in farming the remainder of his life. he bought in 1739 from Matthew Clark for L360 the latter's farm of 60 acres ion the southwesterly part of the town, afterwards adding many acres by purchase from other parties. He was a well-known and respected resident of Worcester. he held the office of tax collector in 1784. the section of the town where he lived came to be called Trowbridgeville, by which name it is still know, although none of his descendants live on the old homestead. [1]
  Birth	21 Apr 1717	Newton, Massachusetts   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Jul 1806	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Person ID	I68095	Main Tree
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	Capt William TROWBRIDGE,   b. 19 Nov 1684, Newton, Massachusetts d. 19 Nov 1744, Newton, Massachusetts (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sarah WARD,   b. 25 Mar 1685, Newton, Massachusetts d. 21 Jun 1720, Newton, Massachusetts (Age 35 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	14 Dec 1708  [2]
  Family ID	F27389	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jerusha PARK,   b. 22 Nov 1722, Newton, Massachusetts d. 26 Apr 1756, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	18 Jan 1740	Newton, Massachusetts   [2]
  Children	1. Sarah TROWBRIDGE,   b. 7 May 1743  [Birth] + 2. Mary TROWBRIDGE,   b. 25 Feb 1745, West Chesterfield, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire d. 24 Jun 1818, Chesterfield, Cheshire Co, New Hampshire (Age 73 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F27387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Mary KILLEY
  Marriage	11 Jan 1757	Worcester, Massachusetts   [1]
  Family ID	F40324	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2020

  
  

  Family 3	Lydia MOWER   d. Aft July 1806
  Marriage	22 Jun 1779  [2]
  Family ID	F27388	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2020

  
  

• Sources

  [S4759] Francis Bacon Trowbridge, Ancestry.com: "The Trowbridge Genealogy" History of The Trowbridge Family in America. [S4758] Rev. F.W. Chapman, A.M., Ancestry.com: "The Trowbridge Family, or the Descendants of Thomas Trowbridge". [S12071] Andrew Henshaw Ward, A.M., Ward Family; Descendants of William Ward, Who settled in Sudbury, Mass., in 1639.