"All the early records of Hull having been burned, we have no record of the marriage of Nathaniel and Bridget (which probably occurred about 1645 or 1646, when Nathaniel was 28 or 29 years of age), nor the births of their children, except that of Hannah, so we are fortunate in having the record of their baptisms at Hingham.
NOTE: (-----) Bosworth, eldest daughter of Nathaniel Bosworth, and presumably a daughter of his wife, Bridget – as there is not the least evidence to show that Nathaniel ever had another wife – married John Lobdell. Now if – as has been supposed – Bridget was the widow of Nicholas Lobdell and the mother of John Lobdell, the latter married his halfsister. As this could not very well be, the supposition proves to be an error, and we look about for some suggestion as to what Bridget’s maiden name really was. We find that among her children was a son named Bellamy – an unusual given name, presumably a family name; and living in Hull at the same time that the Bosworths were living in Hingham and Hull (places only a few miles apart), we find a man named Jeremiah Bellamy, and note that Bridget named another son Jeremiah. This seems to us, as well as to many other unbiased persons, sufficient reason for believing that Bridget was a daughter of this Jeremiah Bellamy, although unfortunately, to date, no positive evidence can be found."
