Thomas BRIGHAM

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: He married 2nd Mrs. Susanna Morse of Watertown

Notes:

Name:
He came into marl. with his mother, who m. Edmund Rice, and on arrive at age, he purchased a town right, settled in the southwest part of the town, on what is now called the "Warren Brigham farm," and on the south road to Northborough. The house which he built after King Phillips war, is still standing; and even the chair in which he expired, is in the neighborhood, in the possession of one of his descendants, Mrs. lewis Ames. He was a prominent man in the town.

Family/Spouse: Mary RICE. Mary (daughter of Henry RICE and Elizabeth MOORE) was born on 19 Sep 1646; died before 30 May 1695. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Nathan BRIGHAM was born on 17 Jun 1671; died on 16 Feb 1647.
2. Gershom BRIGHAM was born on 23 Feb 1680; died on 3 Jan 1749.

Thomas married Susanna SHATTUCK on 30 May 1695. Susanna was born in 1643; died on 16 Mar 1716. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:
Thomas Brigham, the ancestor of the Brighams in New England, embarked at London for America, April 18, 1635, in the ship Susan and Ellyn, Edward Payne, master. He was then 32 years of age, and consequently was b. in 1603. He settled in Watertown, near Cambridge line, on land which was afterward set to Cambridge. He was made freeman in 1639, and was selectman in 1640, and subsequently. He m. about 1637 Mercy Hurd, b. in England. He d. Dec. 18, 1653, and she m. 1655 Edmund Rice, then of Sud., but afterwards of Marl. He d. and she m. as her 3rd husband William Hunt of Marl., who d. 1667, and she d. 1693.

Thomas married Mercy HURD about 1637. Mercy was born in England; died in 1693. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]