Thomas(1) Bradbury [1]

Line: Decends from the Bradbury's of England.

Thomas (1) Bradbury, (Thomas (8) in the English pedigree), second son of Wymond and Elizabeth (Gill neeWhitgift) Bradbury, was baptized at Wicken-Bonant, Essex County, England, on the last day of Febryar, 1610-11, as appears by the parish register. Early in 163 he appeared at Agamenticus, now York, Maine, as the agent or steward of Sir Ferdinando Gorges, the proprietor of the Province of Maine. He was one of the original proprietors of the ancient town of Salisbury, Mass., one of the earliest settlers there, and was one of the foremost citizens for a period of more than half a century. He was made a freeman in 1640, held at various times the offices of schoolmaster of the town, town clerk, justice of the peace, deputy to the general court, county recorder, associate judge and captain of the military company, and always filled these important positions with credit to himself and satisfaction to the public. For a recording officer he was peculiarly fitted by his tastes and acquirements. He wrote an easy, graceful and legible hand, and had a clear and concise style of expression. His chirography may still be seen in numerous official documents on file in the archives of Essex County, Mass., and also at Exeter, N.H. In 1636, Mr. Bradbury became a grantee of Salisbury, and that year married Mary, daughter of John and Judith Perkins, of Ipswich Note 1. In the days of the witchcraft delusion, she was tried as a witch and convicted, but escapted punishement. Mr. Bradbury died March 16, 1695 and his widow died Dec. 20, 1700.

Thomas Bradbury's Will

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Children:

  1. Wymond (2) [2], b. April 1, 1637, m. May 7, 1661, Sarah Pike.
  2. Judith (2) [3], b. October 2, 1638, m. Oct. 9, 1665, Caleb Moody of Newbury. Note 2
  3. Thomas (2) [4], b. Jan. 28, 1641; he was living in 1662, but probably died unmarried.
  4. Mary (2) [5], b. March 17, 1643, m. Dec. 17, 1663, John Stanyan of Hampton, N.H.
  5. Jane (2) [6], b. May 11, 1645, m. March 15, 1668, Henry True.
  6. Jacob (2) [7], b. June 17, 1647, d. at Barbadoes, unmmarried.
  7. William (2) [8], b. Sept. 15, 1649, m. March 12, 1672, Rebecca Maverick neeWheelwright.
  8. Elizabeth (2) [9], b. Nov. 7, 1651, m. May 12, 1673, John Buss of Durham, N.H. Note 3
  9. John (2) [10], b. April 20, 1654, d. unmarried, Nov. 24, 1678.
  10. Ann (2) [11], b. April 16, 1656, d. 1659.
  11. Jabez (2) [12], b. June 27, 1658, d. April 28, 1677.
Mary Perkins was the daughter of John Perkins, the elder, of Ipswich, who was born in Glouchestershire, ENgland, in 1590, embarked with his family at Bristol, ENgland, in the ship Lyon, Capt. William Pearce, master, and after a very temptestuous voyage arrived in Bostn, Feb. 5, 1631. Roger Williams was a fellow-passener. Mr. Perkins was admitted freeman, May 18, 1631, remained in Boston two years, and then moved to Ipswich. He was representative to the General Court in 1636, held various town offices, and was a man of respectability. He owned a large island at the mouth of Ipswich river, which was known as Perkins' Island. He died previous to 1655, at the age of 64 years. By wife Judith he had six children:
  1. John (2), m. Elizabeth ---
  2. Thomas (2), m. Phebe Gould
  3. Elizabeth (2) m. William Sargent
  4. Mary (2) m. Thomas Bradbury
  5. Lydia (2) m. --- Bennet
  6. Jacob, b. 1624, m. Elizabeth, who died in Ipswich, Feb. 12, 1685
John Perkins has a numerous posterity.
Caleb Moody, son of William, the emigrant who settled at Newbury, married first, Sara Pierce, and had issue. She died August 25, 1665, and he married Judith Bradbury, Nov. 9, 1665. He died Aug. 25, 1698 and Judith died Jan. 24, 1700. The children by this marriage were
  1. Caleb, b. Sept. 9, 1666; m. Ruth Morse by whom he had 8 children. His fifth child, Eleanor, b. Oct. 17, 1700, married James Bridges of Andover, whose son Moody Bridges married Naamah Frye, and was the father of Sarah Bridges, who married John Dean who was the father of Charles Dean who married Patience Tappan Kingsbury, and who was the father of John Ward Dean, A.M., the eminent historian and editor of the New England Geneological Register. Moody Bridges also had a daughter Sara Naamah Bridges, born Sept. 7, 1748, who married Jedediah Jewett of Exeter, N.H., and Pittston, Maine, whose daughter, Martha Jewett, married James North, and was the mother of James William North, author of the History of Agusta.
  2. Thomas, b. Oct 20, 1668
  3. Judith, b. Sept. 23, 1669, and died at Salisbury, January 28, 1679
  4. Joshua, b. Nov. 3, 1671
  5. William, b. Dec 15, 1673
  6. Samuel, b. Jan 4, 1676; he graduated at Harvard College, 1697, was ordained at York, Dec. 20, 1700, and died there Nov. 13, 1747.
  7. Mary, b. Oct. 23, 1678
  8. Judith, b. Feb. 12, 1683
Rev. John Buss was the minister at Oyster River, now Durham, N.H. In 1694, his house was burned by the Indians and many valuable records destroyed. John Buss died in 1737 at a very advanced age. Elizabeth Buss, daughter of Rev. John and Elizabeth (Bradbury) Buss, married James Smith, who was the ancestor of Col. Thomas Westbrook SMith of Augusta, Maine, whose daughter Eliza Ann, became the wife of Hon. James W. Bradbury.